And hour after the 'glitch', United just tweeted that the ground-stop has been lifted...
UPDATE: The ground stop has been lifted. We’re working to get flights on their way. We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers.
— United (@united) January 23, 2017
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Yet again, a so-called IT glitch has wreaked havoc with an American airline.
Earlier we reported that according to Goldman, virtually all of its investing clients are "anxious" and/or unsettled" due to rising confusion over Trump policies. As Goldman explained, "'Unsettled' is our best description of fund managers’ mindset as the new administration takes office. During an extensive series of client meetings in the US, Europe and Asia, it became apparent that investors are confused about how to best position portfolios under a Trump presidency... Policy uncertainty was a topic of concern raised in every client meeting.
Submitted by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog,
Markets "bought" the election. Now the question is whether they will sell the inauguration. That is the take from the latest weekly letter by Goldman's chief strategist David Kostin, who says that "investor angst is high." Kostin then explains the one-word reason behind such confusion and angst - take a wild guess what it is.
Via The Daily Bell
We need an alternative to Trump's nationalism. It isn't the status quo. The answer to neoliberalism’s Waterloo cannot be the retreat to a barricaded nation-state and the pitting of ‘our’ people against ‘others’ fenced off by tall walls. - UK Guardian
The Guardian has suggested that progressive internationalism should be the antidote to populism around the world. It says that one cannot fight Trump’s supposed populism without suggesting and promoting an alternative.