BREAKING: Ford have halted shipments to China to avoid tariffs
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BREAKING: Axios reports that Trump's administration will move ahead with a new rule that will make it easier to remove federal employees that are 'undercutting Trump's agenda'
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BREAKING: New US strikes on targets belonging to Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
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BREAKING: The US is ready to recognize Crimea as part of Russia as part of a Ukraine peace deal, according to Bloomberg.
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Gold price

One year ago: $2333

Now: $3326 https://t.co/gS9JhibSDb
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Top cities in Global Cities Index, 2024.

1. 🇺🇸 NY
2. 🇬🇧 London
3. 🇺🇸 San Jose
4. 🇯🇵 Tokyo
5. 🇫🇷 Paris
6. 🇺🇸 Seattle
7. 🇺🇸 LA
8. 🇺🇸 San Francisco
9. 🇦🇺 Melbourne
10. 🇨🇭 Zurich
11. 🇺🇸 Boston
12. 🇮🇪 Dublin
13. 🇺🇸 Washington DC
14. 🇸🇪 Stockholm
15. 🇩🇰 Copenhagen

(Oxford Economics)
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Best cities in the world for students, 2024-25.

1. 🇬🇧 London
2. 🇯🇵 Tokyo
3. 🇰🇷 Seoul
4. 🇦🇺 Melbourne
5. 🇩🇪 Munich
6. 🇫🇷 Paris
7. 🇦🇺 Sydney
8. 🇩🇪 Berlin (tied)
8.🇨🇭Zurich (tied)
10.🇺🇸 Boston

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World's best food destinations.

1. 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy
2. 🇬🇧 London, U.K.
3. 🇲🇦 Marrakech, Morocco
4. 🇫🇷 Paris, France
5. 🇮🇹 Naples, Italy
6. 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
7. 🇵🇪 Lima, Peru
8. 🇺🇸 New Orleans, U.S.
9. 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
10. 🇬🇷 Athens, Greece
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The world's richest 1% have increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion in new wealth over the past decade, according to Oxfam. https://t.co/q87XkYXakx
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Projected GDP growth for 2025.

🇵🇱 Poland: 3.5%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 2.7%
🇸🇪 Sweden: 2.4%
🇮🇪 Ireland: 2.2%
🇪🇸 Spain: 2.1%
🇫🇮 Finland: 2%
🇳🇴 Norway: 1.8%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 1.6%
🇬🇷 Greece: 1.3%
🇷🇺 Russia: 1.3%
🇦🇹 Austria: 1.3%
🇧🇪 Belgium: 1.2%
🇫🇷 France: 1.1%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 1.1%
🇩🇪 Germany:
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Military spending, 2024.

🇺🇸 US: $968 billion
🇨🇳 China: $235 billion
🇷🇺 Russia: $145.9 billion
🇩🇪 Germany: $86 billion
🇬🇧 UK: $81.1 billion
🇮🇳 India: $74.4 billion
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: $71.7 billion
🇫🇷 France: $64 billion
🇯🇵 Japan: $53 billion
🇰🇷 South Korea: $43.9 billion
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Combined GDP of

🇩🇪 Germany
🇯🇵 Japan
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇫🇷 France
🇮🇹 Italy
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇦🇺 Australia
🇪🇸 Spain

Total: $23.6 trillion

🇺🇸 United States: $29.1 trillion
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BREAKING: Reuters reports that Israel 'has not ruled out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months'
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BREAKING: US official says that the US and Iran have made 'very good progress in our direct and indirect discussions'
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The Financial Times reports that the rise of Dubai chocolate has 'triggered a global pistachio supply crunch, exacerbating a worldwide shortage of the green nut and sending its prices soaring.'
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JUST IN: Nikkei Asia reports that Japan is considering easing car safety rules for imports as part of trade talks with the US
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JUST IN: Bloomberg reports that the IMF is set to 'lower its outlook for economic growth in new projections'
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JUST IN: CNBC reports that Trump is 'registering the worst economic approval numbers of his presidential career', with just 43% approval and 55% disapproval on economic management.
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CANADA: 🇨🇦 Mark Carney's Liberal Party has a 80% chance of winning the election, compared to 21% for the Conservative Party according to prediction market @Kalshi https://t.co/PRoSIAr2wF
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