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Global stock markets are calling Trump’s bluff on tariffs
CNBC
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July 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 7: An aide picks up a page from a letter to Japan and South Korea, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st, during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the...
Market assessment underway for expansion of gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 8, 2025
ICGB, the operator of the IGB interconnection, targets an expansion in technical annual capacity to five billion cubic meters per year from the current three billion. The company launched the non-binding phase of a process to assess market...
Storms and fires hit Balkan countries following extreme summer heat
Kathimerini
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A car and boats are damaged in Split, Croatia, Tuesday, following a powerful storm. [Tom Dubravec/AP] A severe hail storm ripped up trees and roofs in Croatia on Tuesday, while an empty tourist boat sank when it was hit by a ferry that broke its...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:45 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trash and tension mount in Philadelphia on Day 8 of workers strike, while some seek pop-up haulers PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia faces mounting trash and tension as a strike by many of the city's blue-collar workers enters its eighth day. Some...
Storms and fires hit Balkan countries following a period of extreme summer heat (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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July 8, 2025
Photo: AP Photo/Tom Dubravec A boat looks submerged in the harbor in Split, Croatia, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, following a powerful storm. A severe hail storm ripped up trees and roofs in Croatia on Tuesday, while an empty tourist boat sank when it...
The Peak Chaos Theory Confirmed
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Ideas) Remember Trump's Art of the USD ? It works. Two weeks ago, I published what many considered a bold thesis: that markets had reached "Peak Chaos" and that Trump's tariff strategy would follow predictable patterns from his...
Kazakhstan Faces New US Tariff Measures Under Trump’s Executive Order
The Astana Times
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July 8, 2025
ASTANA – United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 7 extending certain tariff rates until Aug. 1. Under the order, Kazakhstan will face a new 25% reciprocal tariff. Photo credit: Shutterstock The same tariff would...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:02 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other...
Duchess Sophie announces major trip in days as she steps up for King Charles
Daily Express
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July 5, 2025
Duchess Sophie will make a major trip in the Balkans next week, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina for three days between July 10 and July 12. Sophie's visit to the Balkan country will mark...
The Embassy Of Switzerland In BiH Promotes ESG Business Principles
Sarajevo Times
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July 5, 2025
The introduction and implementation of ESG principles of sustainable business was the topic of one of the business meetings organized by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) between Swiss companies in BiH, domestic companies...
The burning Earth: From Japan to Spain, and Pakistan to Nigeria, June hottest ever in 12 countries
Firstpost
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July 8, 2025
The increased temperatures in June affected nearly 800 million people across over a dozen nations in Europe, Asia and Africa read more In an alarming development, a new analysis published by news agency AFP has revealed that the month of June was...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 10:44 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other...
Srebrenica, 30 Years On: Some Mourn Loved Ones, Others Persist in Denial
Balkan Insight
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July 8, 2025
Just a whisper away from the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, where the victims of the 1995 genocide lie buried, some of the “Mothers of Srebrenica” have found a semblance of peace in a newly opened home for the elderly. Sitting in a circle outside and...
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3 Big Things Today, July 8, 2025
Successful Farming
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1. Grains, Soybeans Lower Overnight on Tariff Concerns Grain and soybean futures were lower in overnight trading after President Donald Trump announced a new round of steep tariffs on several countries. On social media, Trump said goods shipped to...
BiH Risks 100 Million Euros That Mean More Prosperity, Investments, And Higher Salaries
Sarajevo Times
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July 4, 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) risks losing 100 million euros in favor of other partners from the region if political actors in BiH do not urgently finalize the reform agenda, state the ambassadors of the member countries of the informal group...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:50 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other...
Policy Updates | Trump announces next trade moves
Profarmer
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July 8, 2025
Trump’s trade moves... President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) that extends the effective date on the tariffs announced April 2 to Aug. 1. The tariffs initially were to take effect July 9. The brief order formalizes what Trump and...
Globetrotter who has visited every nation in Europe names four she 'didn't connect with'
Cornwall Live
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July 8, 2025
An American YouTuber known for her global travels has named four European countries she might not necessarily recommend to others. Having achieved the remarkable feat of being the youngest person to visit every country in the world at just 21...
President Trump’s Tariff Letters Trigger 4.5% Dip in Crypto Market, Stocks Follow Suit
BeInCrypto
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July 8, 2025
The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant downturn, declining by 4.5% in the past 24 hours, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs targeting several countries. Concurrently, the crypto stocks and stocks of...
First Thing Today | Bears maintain upper hand in grains overnight
Profarmer
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July 8, 2025
Good morning! Followthrough selling in grains overnight... Corn, soybeans and wheat faced followthrough selling from Monday’s sharp losses during the overnight session. As of 6:30 a.m. CT, corn futures are trading 2 to 3 cents lower, soybeans are...