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Yantai, China – July 14, 2026 – Containers docked at the Yantai Port International Container Terminal in Yantai, Shandong, China, on July 14, 2026. Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChina’s economy expanded at the weakest pace since the fourth quarter of 2022 in the second quarter, and while consumption remained sluggish and growth was strained by an accelerating decline in investment, calls for policy stimulus grew. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.3% in the April-June period, the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday, lower than the 4.5% growth expected by economists polled by Reuters and slowing from 5%…

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is aware of the conspiracy theories circulating regarding the sudden death of his friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., but asserted that “it would be a waste of the FBI’s time to investigate this matter.”Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In the Oval Office, the president responded to reporters who asked why FBI agents came to Mr. Graham’s home, a few blocks from the Capitol, on Monday after the 71-year-old senator’s death Saturday night.”I don’t see much evil there,” Trump said. “I…

Consumer prices fell in June by the most in more than six years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday, as soaring energy prices at least temporarily eased this year’s spike in inflation.The Consumer Price Index, a broad measure of the cost of goods and services across the U.S. economy, was generally weaker than expected. The CPI fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in the month, bringing the annual inflation rate down to 3.5%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected a 0.2% decline and 3.8% inflation, following May’s 4.2%. This was the largest monthly decline in headline inflation since…

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NEW DELHI, INDIA – JULY 9: People are seen crossing a flooded road after heavy rains at Ghazipur Sabzi Mandi on July 9, 2026 in New Delhi, India. (Photo credit: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesIndia’s consumer price inflation rose to 4.38% in June from 3.93% in May as the US-Iran war and weak monsoon pushed up food and fuel prices, increasing cost pressure.The headline inflation rate exceeded economists’ expectations for a 4.30% rise, according to a Reuters poll.The year-on-year inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)…

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Republicans have begun scrambling to find a temporary and permanent replacement for Mr. Graham, who won South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary in June and was expected to be re-elected to a fifth term in November.Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Hours after the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, President Donald Trump said Sunday he had a candidate in mind to replace him, but declined to name him out of respect for Graham.”There are some people who think it’s great, but I don’t want to talk about signing Lindsay right now because…

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