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Futures Drop After US-China Trade Talks Fall Flat, CPI Looms
US equity futures dropped into today's CPI print after traders weren't moved by the US-China trade talks, which saw the two two sides agree on a framework to implement last month’s Geneva deal with few actual details. There’s also nervousness...

Automotive at a crossroads
After a bruising decade, the automotive industry faces another set of formidable challenges. However, industry leaders remain adamant that the UK’s strengths in advanced engineering, local supply chains and clean-tech investment still offer a...

Ukrainian refugees fuelled Polish economy with €16bn boost in 2024
Ukrainian refugees lifted Poland’s GDP by 2.7% in 2024, said the UN refugee agency in a new report showing their growing role in the country’s economy. The study by consultancy Deloitte for UNHCR found that nearly 70% of working-age Ukrainians in...

Skoda overtakes Tesla in Europe as EV buyers turn to cheaper alternatives
According to market researchers at DataForce, the Czech carmaker — long the butt of automotive jokes but now a serious contender under Volkswagen ownership — sold 14,920 electric cars across Europe last month, eclipsing Tesla’s 14,055. Much of...

Nearly half of Utah’s foreign tourism comes from this country, and they’re not coming this year
Nearly half of Utah’s foreign tourism comes from this country, and they’re not coming this year For more than a third of her life, Tina Hunt has made a tradition of visiting the Southwest for her birthday. When the 59-year-old started daydreaming...

Our Fiery but Mostly Peaceful Foreign Invasion
We all knew that this was coming. When voters came out in force last November to make sure that President Trump’s margin of victory exceeded Democrats’ systemic fraud, it was obvious what would happen next. Democrats would do what Marxist...

Graduation 2025: Rodriguez High School Top Students
Manizha Ahmady Next year: I plan to attend NYU (New York University) for Liberal Studies and eventually transition into Biology. I will be spending my first year abroad in Florence, Italy. Career goal: I plan to attend medical school after college...

Wisconsin state lawmakers, industry experts share concerns about proposed limits to AI regulation
The Republican budget reconciliation bill working its way through Congress contains language that would restrict states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence. The version of the “big, beautiful bill” that passed the House included a...

EU sanctions chief braces for US volte-face
I’m Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta, in Brussels. Welcome to Euractiv’s freshly redesigned newsletter. Feedback and story ideas are welcome. Sign up here. In today’s edition: The EU’s sanctions envoy prepares to go it alone Germany has a new...

The failure of American democracy is scientifically predictable.
There’s only one thing that we know for sure, and that is that there’s absolutely nothing that we can be sure about. Well, that’s not exactly true, because there are some exceptions—like the stoic wisdom in Benjamin Franklin’s oft-quoted quip from...

Daniel Ortega is No Bukele
Left Photo: Inmate in Nicaragua receives diploma (19 Digital). Right Photo: Inmates dehumanized in El Salvador (El Salvador Presidency handout/Anadolu/Getty Images) Ortega and Bukele are polar opposites: one invests in dignity and democracy, the...

GESCO Annual General Meeting 2025: Proposed Resolutions Adopted By A Large Majority
EQS-News: GESCO SE / Key word(s): AGM/EGM/Dividend GESCO Annual General Meeting 2025: Proposed resolutions adopted by a large majority 25.06.2025 / 15:00 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Today's...

Amazon launches new service in Australia for business owners
Online commerce giant Amazon is today launching a new service in Australia targeting the multibillion-dollar business-to-business (B2B) market. Amazon Business will offer small, medium and large companies office products, electronics, furniture...

Europe rearms - but can Slovakia be trusted?
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement A return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is unrealistic. NATO membership for Ukraine is also off the table. Any future security guarantees must involve both...

‘No Kings’ info; Gaming meets theater; Weekly gun violence brief | Morning roundup
#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY Ripples (Photo by @gpatomk) This Saturday, Philadelphia will host one of the largest protests of President Trump’s policies in the country as part of the “No Kings” project, with hundreds of protests expected nationwide....

Delivering a timely boost to the UK’s health sector
The UK’s healthcare system is creaking, across primary, community and secondary settings. The NHS is reeling from long waiting lists that are in part a legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic, and which were compounded by a series of strikes between 2022...

Inflation Data, U.S.-China Deal May Generate Early Buying Interest
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Wednesday, with stocks poised to add to the gains posted in the previous session. The futures advanced following the release of a closely watched Labor Department report...
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From note ban, CAA to farm reforms laws: The other side of PM Modi’s 11 years
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 11 years at the helm of India’s government in 2025, his tenure has been marked by landmark achievements transforming India into one of the fastest-growing major economies and amplifying its global stature....

EU shipping companies effectively lose access to Northern Sea Route
(MENAFN) European Union shipping companies have effectively lost access to the Northern Sea Route (NSR) because of sanctions against Russia, the Financial Times reported, citing industry insiders. The route, which significantly shortens maritime...

Former NATO General Breedlove: Europe can only defend itself briefly, needs the US
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement He commanded NATO Allied Forces in Europe for four years. Today, he says Europe could only defend itself against an attack from the East for a limited time,...