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Online spending soared $24.1 billion across U.S. retailers during the stretch from July 8 to 11 – dubbed “Black Friday in Summer”, outpacing Adobe Analytics’ prior forecast, as eager shoppers rushed to snap up deep discounts on back-to-school essentials. Retailers recorded online sales growth of 30.3 per cent during events that included Amazon Prime Day, […]
Key Takeaways Amazon’s annual “Prime Day” sale kicks off Tuesday and is projected to boost online spending to a record $23.8 billion across U.S. retailers, according to an Adobe forecast released Monday. Adobe said U.S. retailers are expected to discount their products by between 10% and 24% off the listed price, with apparel seen having […]
Anthony Zurcher: Passage of megabill is big win for Trump US President Donald Trump is to sign his landmark policy bill into law, a day after it was narrowly passed by Congress. The signing event at the White House on Friday afternoon, coinciding with 4 July celebrations, enacts key parts of the Trump agenda including […]
Final vote expected on Trump’s signature billpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 09:01 BST James FitzGeraldNorth America reporter US President Donald Trump’s mega-bill on tax and spending could soon become law, with a final vote expected in the coming hours in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress. Trump’s bill, which could define […]
Trump live: US Senate debates big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts Al Jazeera Source link
Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defence spending Financial Times Source link
Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans on Friday to pass a funding bill and narrowly avert a federal government shutdown, just hours before the deadline. The outcome saved Black Americans — who are overrepresented among federal workers — from bearing the brunt of the furloughs, diminished services, and general chaos that likely would have ensued during […]
Toronto AP — Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage.
Ardem Patapoutian’s story is not just the American dream, it is the dream of American science. He arrived in Los Angeles in 1986 at age 18 after fleeing war-torn Lebanon. He spent a year writing for an Armenian newspaper and delivering Domino’s at night to become eligible for the University of California, where he earned […]
Anthony Albanese has responded to the United States’ calls for a huge rise in defence spending amid fears about China, while hitting back at Donald Trump’s move to double tariffs on steel and aluminium. On Saturday Pete Hegseth urged US allies in the region, including Australia, to “share the burden” and lift defence . . […]