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COMPANIES SCRAMBLE TO COPE WITH WAR’S FALLOUT
For businesses, the Iran War’s twin legacies will be higher prices and lingering uncertainty.
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CHINA IS VIEWED MORE POSITIVELY THAN U.S. IN 25 OF 36 COUNTRIES, ACCORDING TO SURVEY
A newly released survey found that China is viewed more positively in 25 out of 36 countries, which is the first time in 20 years that Beijing is more popular than Washington in the majority of countries involved in the survey.
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U.S. IS PAYING $23.8 BILLION A WEEK IN INTEREST ON NATIONAL DEBT
During this fiscal year that began on 1 October, the U.S. government has been borrowing an average of $39 billion a week, running up a budget deficit so far of almost $1.4 trillion, and is now paying $23.8 billion a week in interest on that debt, Fortune magazine reported.
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SPECIAL REPORT: IRAN WAR THREATENS GLOBAL FUEL SUPPLIES
U.S. oil reserves increased by three million barrels during the week of 3 July but that was a proverbial drop in the bucket.
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GLOBAL INFLATION WILL ACCELERATE, IMF FORECASTS
The renewed hostilities along the Persian Gulf are likely to accelerate global inflation, roil supply chains, and bog down financial markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in an 8 July report.
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SPOTLIGHT: AI STRAINS THE U.S. UTILITY INDUSTRY
AI’s surging power demand will continue for years.
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FED OFFICIAL URGES AN END TO FORWARD GUIDANCE
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee routinely offers “forward guidance” – an indication of how interest rates might change in the future – after its meetings.
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U.S. TRADE DEFICIT GREW IN MAY
The U.S. global trade deficit leaped up 42.2 percent in May, year on year, to $77.6 billion, a 14-month high, driven by a record high value of imported capital goods, the commerce department reported.
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MORE AMERICANS HAVE STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK
Although the U.S. jobless rate held steady at 4.2 percent last month, the number of Americans no longer looking for work because they have no expectations of finding a job is rising, according to a Newsweek analysis.