DOJ Ends 44-Year-Old Race-Based Hiring Decree Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Aug. 4 that it has ended a decree initiated more than 44 years ago, which imposed across the federal government hiring practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) theories. In a court filing […]
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US Trade Deficit Shrinks To 2-Year Lows The US trade deficit narrowed in June to the tightest since September 2023 as companies scaled back on imports after a massive tariff-front-running surge earlier in the year. The goods and services trade gap shrank 16% from the prior month to $60.2 billion (slightly better – smaller –
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Futures Rise Again Because Why Not Risk is mostly higher again this morning, last Friday’s selloff long forgotten, with equity futures and macro credit opening stronger while the yield curve is bear flattening as rates sell off across the curve, and the USD is higher. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3%, led by small
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More than 170 countries were gathering in Geneva on 5 August to begin the final fortnight of negotiations on the terms of a Global Plastics Treaty, a United Nations-backed effort to tackle plastic waste. “These negotiations hinge on two key questions: should we cap plastic production, and should we limit harmful chemicals added to plastics?”
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Phosphorus use is considered to be lacking in African agriculture and has declined sharply in recent decades. A vital nutrient underpinning the world’s food systems — and increasingly vital to green technologies — is the focus of an international summit in Ghana this September, as scientists, policymakers and industry leaders meet to address the urgent
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Japanese researchers say they have discovered the mechanism by which exposure to PM2.5 air pollution causes airway dysfunction, and how the resulting damage might be reversed. A large portion of natural and human-made air pollutants fall under the PM2.5 category, which relates to airborne particles below 2.5µm diameter. It includes dust, vehicle exhaust and wildfire
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UBS Reacts To Palantir Earnings: “No Cracks In The Story” “This is still only the beginning of something much larger and, we believe, even more significant,” Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp wrote in a letter to shareholders following the positive earnings release on Monday evening. Karp continued, “Our overall business generated more than $1 billion
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The Real Russiagate Scandal Blows Away Watergate For Crimes And Treason By US Establishment Via SCF, So the hoax is finally officially acknowledged. “Russiagate” – the mainstream narrative, that is – is now described by American intelligence chiefs as a fabrication that was concocted to overturn the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Tulsi
“Difficult Quarter”: HIMS Plunges On Weak GLP-1 Sales Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), the telehealth platform known for selling compounded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, tumbled in premarket trading in New York after missing Wall Street’s revenue estimates in its Monday after-hours earnings release, despite posting a profit beat. Despite strong year-over-year growth in revenue (+73%) and beating EPS and EBITDA estimates,
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Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported its second quarter 2025 earnings results today. Total revenues increased 10% year-over-year to $1.93 billion. Net income grew 2% to $374 million while earnings per share rose 4% to $1.33 compared to last year. Adjusted EPS was up 7% to $1.44. Worldwide same-store sales were up 2%. Unit count
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