Charles Benavidez

Staff Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 27 Feb 2018

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• U.S. Slaps New Sanctions On Cuba To End ‘Glamorization Of Communism’

  Published 18 April 2019 | viewed 277 times

  The U.S. flirtation with Cuba was incredibly short-lived, with the Trump Administration unleashing new measures against the country this week for its support of Venezuela’s…

• America’s Biggest And Most Profitable Actually Got Tax Rebates

  Published 16 April 2019 | viewed 476 times

  Everyone has heard many times over that Amazon paid zero Federal income taxes in 2018, but now that we’re one day past 2019 tax filing…

• Turkey Blames The West For Pre-Election Lira Volatility

  Published 26 March 2019 | viewed 768 times

  Ahead of crucial elections in Turkey, the lira took a bit hit and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fuming, with Turkish regulators launching investigations…

• Putin Signs “Digital Iron Curtain” Into Law

  Published 19 March 2019 | viewed 5,866 times

  Widespread protests have failed to halt the Kremlin’s march towards internet censorship and population control, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has now signed into law…

• Lobster, Golf Carts And Fidget Spinners: What’s In The Federal Budget?

  Published 12 March 2019 | viewed 801 times

  For American taxpayers who cringe at the thought of footing the bill for things like Medicaid and Medicare, it provides little comfort to know that…

• Critics Call For Apple, Google To Remove Controversial App

  Published 24 February 2019 | viewed 1,201 times

  When in June last year Saudi Arabia lifted its decades-old ban on women driving, many thought that was a sign of the change to come—though…

• Lobbying Is Big Business During Election Season

  Published 20 February 2019 | viewed 530 times

  A lot has changed since then-presidential candidate Trump quipped in 2015 to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “I don’t want your money, I’m self-funding my campaign…

• 40% Of Americans Are One Missed Paycheck Away From Poverty

  Published 01 February 2019 | viewed 736 times

  As was witnessed during the recent partial government shutdown, missing a single paycheck can put a household into financial uncertainty. But it’s not just furloughed…

• Will The Bank Of England Give Maduro His Gold?

  Published 28 January 2019 | viewed 1,767 times

  Maduro wants to cash in Venezuela’s gold stashes as he tries to hang on to power—possibly with Russian assistance—and the opposition-declared “president in charge” is…

• Travel, Tax Returns At Risk Despite Shutdown Carries On

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 439 times

  With the IRS union warnings that workers might not show up, claiming “hardship” after a month without pay, and the air travel union warning of…

• Is This The Beginning Of The End For Maduro?

  Published 24 January 2019 | viewed 764 times

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last night gave American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country after Washington threw its support behind opposition leader and National…

• Zimbabwe Pulls Plug On Internet Amid Fuel Price Protests

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 550 times

  In a move that would be the envy of any dictatorship, the government of Zimbabwe shut down the country’s internet last week following violent clashes…

• Workers Walk A Tightrope As Shutdown Puts Paychecks On Hold

  Published 19 January 2019 | viewed 1,155 times

  As the government shutdown drags into its 28th day over the $5-billion border wall, Federal workers are still showing up to work even though they’re…

• U.S. Trade Deficit With China Grows To Record High

  Published 16 January 2019 | viewed 893 times

  China’s exports are down, and imports are down even further, which translates into a trade surplus for Beijing that could set Trump on an even…

• Russia’s Post-Soviet Calendar Boy, The Putin Phenomenon

  Published 13 January 2019 | viewed 550 times

  Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s approval rating may be declining, but the lure of the now-famous Putin calendar, featuring the best of the president’s testosterone-filled shots--from…

• Gold Turns Bullish On Major China Bump

  Published 09 January 2019 | viewed 2,341 times

  The Bank of China increased it gold holdings in December for the first time since the third quarter of 2016 in major bullish news for…

• Vatican Banking Gets A Dose Of Transparency

  Published 04 December 2018 | viewed 691 times

  After decades of financial scandal and nearly 10 years of reform, the Vatican is taking a big leap toward transparency by joining the European banking…

• Tariff Troubles Are Bankrupting American Farms

  Published 29 November 2018 | viewed 2,167 times

  A total of 84 farms in the Midwest have filed for chapter 12 bankruptcy protection over the 12 months ending in June, according to a…

• China’s “Singles’ Day” Sees $31 Billion In Sales

  Published 13 November 2018 | viewed 617 times

  China’s Alibaba e-commerce giant launched the ‘Singles Day’ shopping event in 2009, with $7.8 million in sales. The same event in 2017 brought in over…

• Mexico Moves To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

  Published 09 November 2018 | viewed 1,175 times

  Mexico’s new populist government, whose president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador officially takes office on 1 December, is poised to put a new spin on the…