Couldn't find my passcard on my way in. At Chambers/ #WorldTrade, I dump my purse onto a bench, but still can't find it. For good measure, I empty the pockets, shake it upside down -- no dice, but some mess falls out.
The #MTA guy comes over to glare. So I say "Sorry." He says "No you're not. You knew what you were doing. You do the crime, then you pray, right?"
After a moment, I said "I'm not praying to anyone. I'm apologizing to you, but you don't have to accept it.
& he yells "No, I don't!"

"Respondents in these countries increasingly see China as a more dependable partner than the U.S. and believe the Asian economic colossus is leading on advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence."

#Trump #China #WorldTrade

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/trump-china-europe-closer-ties-00823457

3rd glass of water, plenty of decaf,
Happy Monday - happy Spring! Something showers bring something flowers ~
(I got the local from Times Square and still made it to work early this morning.)
#NYC #WTC #WorldTrade #7WTC #BigLaw #highrise #NewYorkCity #TimesSquare #straphanger #stories
Yes, the firm cafeteria had green eggs this morning.
And corned beef and cabbage for lunch. (I got the eye-talian soup-&-sandwich.)
#BigLaw #WorldTrade #7WTC #law #firm #HighRise #cafeteria #salami #sausage #soup #Saint #Patricks #Day #today
Iran confirms attack on oil tanker for ‘defying orders’ not to cross Strait of Hormuz

Iranian state television says tanker attempted to ‘illegally’ cross strategic passage - Anadolu Ajansı

#usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #worldtrade / #straitofhormuz

„Iran said on Friday that it has no plan to close the Strait of Hormuz and denied reports claiming that the country has fully blocked the strategic waterway.
According to a report by Iran's Tasnim News Agency, a senior officer of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC) said in an interview with state TV that claims by some media outlets that Iran had closed the Hormuz strait were inaccurate.“

https://xhnewsapi.xinhuaxmt.com/share/news?id=1186511539970048

Iran again denies reports of closing Strait of Hormuz

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Here is US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatening to cut off countries or "whole product lines" if anyone reneges on previously-negotiated trade or peace deals.

#USA #US #trade #tariffs #WorldTrade #economics #business #bessent #trump

Don’t worry, the East River gets some love, too. Poor thing, almost frozen solid.
We are near the top of 7 World Trade, halfway up - across from World Trade.
[Another movie used our lobby (and these views) on Saturday.]
#NYC #highrise #7WTC #WorldTrade #NewYorkCity #frozen #HudsonRiver #Manhattan