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Belarus in Focus as U.S. Weighs Cutting Up to 40,000 Troops in Europe
Belarus has emerged as a pivotal variable as Washington reviews a possible reduction of up to half of its roughly…
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U.S. Defense R&D Spending Tops OECD at $3.64 per $1,000 of GDP
The United States leads OECD peers in defense R&D intensity by a wide margin, outspending South Korea and all major…
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MQ-9 Reaper Replacement Debate Gains Momentum After USAF 2032 Drone Fleet Outline
New Air Force planning targets call for 100 Mass Modular Aircraft by 2029 and 500 by 2032, sharpening focus on…
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Trump-Xi Summit Puts US-China Trade Truce in Focus as Markets Brace for 24 September
Investors are watching whether Donald Trump and Xi Jinping can preserve the US-China trade truce at their 24 September meeting…
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Ocean Container Freight Rates Jump 201%, Nearing Crisis-Era Peaks
Ocean container freight rates have surged 201%, reviving concerns about supply-chain stress, inflation, and pressure on corporate margins. Elevated diesel…
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2008 Financial Crisis at 18: How Mortgage Rules and Bailouts Shaped the Collapse
Eighteen years after Lehman Brothers failed, debate over the 2008 financial crisis still centers on what turned a housing bust…
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U.S.-China Trade Talks Intensify Before Trump-Xi Summit and November 10 Truce Deadline
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials opened a high-stakes round of trade talks in New York ahead of a Trump-Xi summit…
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Fed Rate Hike to 4.00% Puts Markets Against a Supply-Driven Inflation Shock
The Federal Reserve raised its target rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% even as inflation pressures remain heavily tied…
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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down 1968 Interstate Handgun Sales Ban
A federal appeals court ruled that the long-standing ban on direct interstate handgun sales by licensed dealers violates the Second…
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HHS Awards $42.3 Million to Expand Treatment First for Homelessness and Addiction
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is directing $42.3 million to states and territories to accelerate a Treatment…