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How A US Retail Giant Conquered Inflation

How A US Retail Giant Conquered Inflation Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock, Getty Images) In an economic climate of high inflation, Walmart has emerged as the retail victor, offering cheap goods to cost-conscious consumers. As millions of shoppers grapple with rising prices, the retail […]

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Elevated Risk Of Epilepsy, Appendicitis In Children After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

Elevated Risk Of Epilepsy, Appendicitis In Children After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A boy receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on Sept. 22, 2021. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Children who received the AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines faced an elevated risk of epilepsy […]

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Trump Rakes In Record-Breaking $39 Million Fundraising Haul After Guilty Verdict

Trump Rakes In Record-Breaking $39 Million Fundraising Haul After Guilty Verdict Former President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his campaign brought in around $39 million following his guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his New York ‘hush money’ trial. “From just minutes after the sham trial verdict was announced, our […]

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New Human Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed By CDC

New Human Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed By CDC Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chickens gather around a feeder at a farm in a file photo. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]

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“This Is A Scam”: Trump Rails Against Judge Following Guilty Verdict, Vows To Appeal

“This Is A Scam”: Trump Rails Against Judge Following Guilty Verdict, Vows To Appeal President Trump is giving a live press conference following Thursday’s guilty verdict in his ‘hush money’ trial, in which he was convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. “I paid a lawyer, totally legal. I paid a lawyer, […]

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NATO Chief Pushes Allies To Commit $44 Billion In Defense Aid To Ukraine Annually

NATO Chief Pushes Allies To Commit $44 Billion In Defense Aid To Ukraine Annually Currently NATO defense and foreign ministers are gathered in Prague for two days of meetings as part of preparations for the major Washington Summit in July. At the meeting chaired by the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg he urged that NATO countries must […]

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US Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon

US Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon Authored by Jeffrey D. Sachs via Common Dreams, Each of the last five presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, have brought us closer to the brink. We desperately need leaders with a knack for peace who can steer the nation, and the world, toward a more secure and less […]

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Macquarie: Gold Outperforms Despite Diminished Rate Cut Expectations

Gold prices have been significantly outperforming other assets due to a range of positive factors beyond U.S. interest rates and the dollar, according to Macquarie commodity strategists. The metal’s strength is attributed to its reputation as a safe asset with no counterparty risk, increased central bank buying, and sustained interest from institutional investors. Despite recent […]

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Japan Confirms It Spent A Record $62 Billion In Failed Attempt To Prop Up Yen

Japan Confirms It Spent A Record $62 Billion In Failed Attempt To Prop Up Yen Confirming what everyone knew, this morning Japan’s finance ministry confirmed that it spent a record ¥9.8 trillion ($62.2 billion) over the past month, but really on two occasions, in a failed attempt to prop up the yen after it fell […]

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OPEC+ Negotiates Long-Term Extension of Oil Output Cuts

OPEC+ is negotiating a complex deal to extend its current oil production cuts into 2025, sources revealed. The group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, has been reducing output by 5.86 million barrels per day since late 2022 to counter increased production from non-members like the U.S. and address demand concerns amid high global interest […]