This is pretty good well worth the watch… now watch the job growth in America
Trudeau Silent as Trump Bans Canada from US infrastructure projects
BB&T, SunTrust to Merge in $66 Billion Deal
Calling it a merger of equals, BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) and SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) announced this morning that they are merging in an all-stock transaction worth $66 billion. The share price of both regional banks is up on the news.
The combined company, which will get a new name and a new corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, will become the country’s sixth largest bank holding company, with assets valued at $442 billion, deposits valued at $324 billion and loans valued at $301 billion. The combined company’s market cap will be $76 billion, and it will serve approximately 10 million customers.
https://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2019/02/07/bbt-suntrust-to-merge-in-66-billion-deal/
US Ambassador Says US Supports the Reopening of Halki Seminary
Sam Brownback, the American Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, has stated that the United States will support the reopening of the Halki Theological School in Turkey. Brownback made the comments during an interview with the state-run AMNA news agency on Friday.
Brownback stated that the US has always supported the reopening of the seminary since it was shuttered by the Turkish authorities 48 years ago.
The American Ambassador At Large explained that he could not say exactly what progress has been made in this direction, but noted that the US continues to strongly support the reopening of the school.
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/02/08/us-ambassador-says-us-supports-the-reopening-of-halki-seminary/
The tiny island of Trikeri in the Pagasitic Gulf off the end of the Pelion peninsula is one of Greece’s lesser-known idylls.
There are no cars on the lush green island. There are some narrow lanes, but no actual roads, and most of the island’s infrastructure consists of hiking trails. The island’s port area features just a few tavernas and small shops.
In less than one hour one can go from one side of Trikeri to the other on foot, exploring the lush vegetation and the pristine pebble beaches while enjoying stunning views of the Pelion peninsula.
Perched atop the highest point of the island is the imposing Monastery of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
Political Prisoners of the Greek State
However, this quiet island paradise has a haunting past, because during and after the dark years of the Greek Civil War it was used as a concentration camp.
The first prisoners to arrive in 1946 were men who had been accused of political crimes. They were mostly men from the districts of Epirus and Thessaly who had participated in the EAM-ELAS resistance movement during WWII.
In 1947, the men were relocated to other camps and the Trikeri camp was used for female pro-Communist political prisoners who had been captured during the Greek Civil War.
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/02/08/the-dark-secret-of-the-greek-island-paradise-of-trikeri/
Yellow Vests are reaction to ultra-liberal policies – Italy’s deputy PM
The ideas of the Yellow Vests describe Europe’s future, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has insisted, as he defended his meeting with the French protesters which enraged Paris.
In a letter to French newspaper Le Monde, Di Maio stressed that he was impressed by the Yellow Vests’ manifesto and said their demands “go beyond the right and the left and put the citizen and his needs at the centre.”
“This is why I wanted to meet with Yellow Vest representatives… because I don’t believe that Europe’s political future lies with parties on the right or left, or with so-called ‘new’ parties which in reality follow tradition,” he wrote.
https://www.rt.com/news/451009-italy-france-minister-letter/