Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt recently granted a podcast interview in which said we should not assume that both China and the US are competing over AI on equal footing. The keypoints were reported in the Times of India. Schmidt explained that China's focus is...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice without a stated reason at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week. The Washington Post stated that this is a highly unusual directive.

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. Tariff evasion by foreign exporters including China and U.S. importers could cost the U.S. over $40 Billion in revenues annually according a Goldman Sachs analyst. The evasion includes transshipment of goods through bystander countries which have a lower tariff rate than the major exporting...

UBS, the Swiss bank said that it will pay $985.6 million to settle a case over its role in helping wealthy clients evade taxes. UBS and former employees have been under investigation in France since 2013. UBA previously admitted that it helped Americans evase taxes and paid a $780 million settlement and...

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. Researchers at Harvard Medical School, University of Chicago and University of Pittsburgh have conducted a major study which concludes that the profit seeking model of private equity companies that purchase hospitals raises the costs of health care and also has negative impacts on patient...

According to news reports, Russian MIG-31 entered Estonian airspace today September 19, 2025 for an unusually long period, some 12 miknutes. Estonia's foreign minister called the action "unprecendentedly brazen" intrusion of Estonia a NATO country. NATO responded calling the Russian behavior an example of recklessness. 10 days ago,...

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. China is advancing on ambitious plans to create a maritime Silk Road including shipping lanes and established ports. Some of the routes include transits through the Northwest Passage which Canada has territorial claims. China's plans are designed to create much faster alternatives to existing...

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. The U.S. State Department, under the “Rewards for Justice” program, has offered up to $15 million for information that leads to the disruption of Iran’s oil sanctions evasion network and the financial mechanisms of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company may face a fine of up to $1 billion or more for violating U.S. export control laws against Huawei. The Bureau of Industry and Security has reportedly been investigating the chip company after one of its chips was found in...

By Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. MBA Canada maybe re-thinking its global trade and domestic policies by considering support of partnerships with China's electric vehicle manufacturers and other Chinese manufacturers. Canada has an advantage in that it has an abunsdant suppkly of critical minerals suitable for electric vehicle battery production....