SINGAPORE/LONDON—The dollar wavered near a seven-week high on Monday, as investors took stock of last week’s strong economic data and rapid reconsideration of where interest rates will peak. Data on Friday showed U.S. consumer spending rebounded sharply in January, while inflation accelerated. Traders now expect the Fed to raise interest rates to around 5.4 percent…
Oklahoma Senate Moves to Ensure Only US Citizens Are Voting in State Elections
The Oklahoma Senate on Feb. 22 approved legislation aimed at helping county election boards remove illegal aliens from voter registration rolls in a move that lawmakers say will prevent unlawful voting from taking place. The bill, known as SB 377, was authored by state Sen. Brent Howard (R-Dis. 38) at the request of Oklahoma’s Secretary of the State Election Board. Specifically, under…
Oil Rises on Russian Supply Jitters
February 27, 2023
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LONDON—Oil prices edged up in volatile trade on Monday, as Russia halted exports to Poland via a key pipeline ahead of a hefty supply cut announced for March, but a stronger dollar and fears of recession capped gains. West Texas Intermediate U.S. crude futures (WTI) traded at $76.68 a barrel, 36 cents, or 0.5 percent…
World Shares Mixed After Latest Wall Street Retreat
February 27, 2023
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BANGKOK—Shares gained Monday in Europe after retreating in Asia, where they tracked Wall Street’s latest decline. Last week, U.S. shares suffered their worst setback since early December. Reports on inflation, the jobs market, and retail spending have come in hotter than expected, leading analysts to raise forecasts for how high the Federal Reserve will have…
NTD Good Morning (Feb. 27): Republican Reactions to Energy Department’s Conclusion on Covid Origin; Migrant Shipwreck Near Italy
The Energy Department now says it is likely that Covid leaked from a lab. Hear how some Republican lawmakers reacted to the news. Authorities say at least 61 people died in a shipwreck near Italy on Feb. 26. The wooden boat carrying migrants included 12 children. It crashed against rocks near the southern Calabrian coast. The Winter…
LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Feb. 27): Republican Reactions to Energy Department’s Conclusion on Covid Origin; Migrant Shipwreck Near Italy
The Energy Department now says it is likely that Covid leaked from a lab. Hear how some Republican lawmakers reacted to the news. Authorities say at least 61 people died in a shipwreck near Italy on Feb. 26. The wooden boat carrying migrants included 12 children. It crashed against rocks near the southern Calabrian coast. The Winter…
Beijing to Build a USSR-Style Internal Committee and Greatly Weaken Premier Li Qiang’s Power
News Analysis Recently, Hong Kong media reported that China’s Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of State Security will be separated from the State Council system and placed under the Central Internal Affairs Committee, a new institution directly under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This new structure is modeled after the…
This Perfectly Preserved Praying Mantis Trapped in Fossilized Amber Is 30 Million Years Old
A praying mantis, encased in amber and frozen in time since Earth’s ancient Paleogene Period, sparked a flurry of bids amongst collectors after its modern discovery in the Dominican Republic. Some 30 million years ago, when giant rhinos and primitive three-toed horses roamed the earth, sticky resin leaking out of a single tree trapped a…
Vaccines Don’t Stop Transmission: NSW Premier Pushing Public Service to Scrap Mandates
February 27, 2023
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Widespread vaccine mandates in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales (NSW), should be scrapped, according to (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet. The premier said he issued the directive to the state’s public service but conceded certain areas were keeping mandates going. “I’ve made it abundantly clear what my position is on this, and it’s based…
Ohio Sen. JD Vance Suggests PPP-Style Program for East Palestine Residents After Toxic Train Derailment
February 27, 2023
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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has proposed that a Paycheck Protection Program, also known as PPP, be rolled out for residents of East Palestine, Ohio following the recent train derailment and a wave of deindustrialization. In an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Feb. 26, the Republican senator noted that East Palestine is a small town of about 5,000…
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