Economy & Finance

French Wine, Spirits Exports Sink To 20-Year Low As Demand Sours Trade wars, along with a generational shift away from wine, have pushed Bordeaux winemakers into turmoil, with French wine and spirits exports sinking to their lowest level in two decades. “In volume, our exports have been in a slump and are at their lowest […]

US ‘Not Trying To Dismantle NATO’ But Europe Must Grow Up: US Envoy The Pentagon’s chief strategist is heading to NATO this week to spell out what many European capitals have been quietly dreading: the future U.S. military posture in Europe is under review – likely up for downsizing, and even Europe’s US-supplied nuclear umbrella

German Authorities Discover Massive Fraud In Naturalization Language Tests, Iraqi Ringleader Arrested Via Remix News, Authorities in Germany have uncovered a sophisticated fraud network that allegedly deployed paid operatives to take language and naturalization exams on behalf of migrants, with the fraud taking place on a nationwide scale. The investigation, centered in Nuremberg, suggests a

Ambitious France-Germany Next-Gen Fighter Faces Crash Landing Amid EU Infighting Europe’s flagship sixth-generation fighter project is unraveling fast. Politico Europe days ago observed that the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is now “on the verge of collapse” after Dassault and Airbus failed to meet critical deadlines for agreeing on work-sharing arrangements. The warnings have

New German Law Could Force Green Energy Developers To Fund Grid Links Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com, Germany is proposing that renewable energy developers pay for connecting to the grid in new regulations that would replace the current system of first-come, first-served, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a new draft law it has seen.   The current

Panic Ensues After Trump Orders CIA To Give 2020 Election Intel To ‘Stop The Steal’ Lawyer President Donald Trump has instructed the CIA and other spy agencies to hand over intelligence related to the 2020 election, a bunch of (presumably panicked) US intelligence officials told Politico and NBC News.  The records are to be handed over to Kurt Olsen – now

China Inches Ahead Of US In Humanoid Robot Startups The market for humanoid robots has been growing significantly recently. In 2025, $2.65 billion was invested in humanoid robotics startups, more than in the years 2018 to 2024 combined, according to data published by the market research platform Tracxn. This development indicates that investors now view humanoid

Your Body Clocks Could Predict Dementia Decades Later Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A December study suggested that disruptions in the body’s natural 24-hour cycle, known as circadian rhythm, may increase the risk of developing dementia. kanyanat wongsa/Shutterstock The study, published in Neurology, tracked more than 2,000 adults, with a

10 Dead, 25 Injured After School Shooting In Canada At least 10 people are dead and 25 injured after a mass shooting in northeastern British Columbia, according to police. Six people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, one died on the way to the hospital and two more were found dead in a