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April Job Report " Labor Less Resilient Than Indicated
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (357+ words) The April employment report came in stronger than expected, at least on the surface. The US economy added 115, 000 jobs while the unemployment rate held steady at 4. 3%. Economists had been expecting closer to 55, 00067, 000 jobs depending on the survey. Washington immediately celebrated…...
Higher fertilizer prices pressure Trump-loyal US farmers
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1023+ words) Fertilizer costs have increased during the U. S. -Israeli war with Iran, putting pressure on American farmers who have been politically loyal to Donald Trump, as Democrats draw a direct connection between the president's actions and suffering farms. In his successful 2024 White…...
Nigel Farage Trounces Keir Starmer's Labour Party in UK Local Elections
14+ hour, 4+ min ago (396+ words) The Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, was thrashed in their local election battle on Thursday. Labour faced a flood of criticism earlier this year aimed at the Starmer administration over reliance and accountability, including most notably, concerns…...
US Sanctions Foreign Entities Accused Of Sharing Satellite Imagery, Access to Arms to Prop Up Iran's War Effort
14+ hour, 37+ min ago (301+ words) The U. S. is imposing new sanctions on multiple individuals and entities based in China and the Middle East for allegedly being "involved in Iran's efforts to acquire or use arms" and other military equipment. The State Department announced late Friday it…...
Marco Rubio Reveals the Message He Delivered Pope Leo During 'Important Meeting' at Vatican
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (124+ words) Rubio called it a "cordial and important" meeting. But what exactly was said, and by whom? Will it remain a mystery?...
Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (557+ words) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to curb fuel use, reduce overseas travel, and pause gold purchases, underscoring the severe impact of the Iran war on the economy. Global fuel costs have surged, Modi said in a…...
It is Time to Cut Out All Pretense, Masquerades, or Duplicitous Illusions- Donald Trump is a Fascist
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (192+ words) Such Progressives, influenced by British Fabian "Social Imperialism" and Bismarckian state socialism in Germany, believed in statist government by paternalistic "experts" or "wise men" who were above ideology. In England, these were the members of Viscount Alfred Milner's "Kindergarten," who…...
China's April producer inflation at 45-month peak on energy price shock
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (326+ words) BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) " China's producer prices surpassed expectations in April to hit a 45-month high, while consumer inflation also accelerated as global energy costs remained elevated, piling more pressure on manufacturers already grappling "with weak demand at home. The producer…...
Trump rejects Iran's response to US peace proposal as "unacceptable'
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (704+ words) By Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Idrees Ali DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) " President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a U. S. peace proposal sent oil prices surging higher on Monday amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, keeping…...