Gas prices drop as demand for driving fizzles out: AAA
As temperatures have risen this summer, drivers have become less keen to take road trips. (iStock) According to AAA, gasoline prices fell in line with demand this summer as hot temperatures discouraged drivers from getting on the road. AAA said the national average price of a gallon of gasoline fell 4 cents from the previous […]
DC jail defies US House demand for videos of apparent pepper-spray attack against J6 defendant
The District of Columbia Department of Corrections has denied a House Judiciary Committee request for body camera footage, security video and medical records from the January 6, 2022 incident in which a prison guard used pepper spray on Ronald Colton McAbee while he was in their custody. of Rejection Notice The attack is the latest […]
YOU should DEMAND firing of Biden’s Secret Service Director
Former President Donald Trump may have survived an assassination attempt, but it doesn’t appear the Secret Service had much to do with it. “Donald Trump is alive by the grace of God, not by the help of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.” Sara Gonzalez “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” author says: Not only is Cheatle refusing to […]
China's Surging Commodity Exports Suggest Weak Domestic Demand – OilPrice.com
China’s exports of copper, diesel and alumina surged in June compared with the same month in 2023, with copper exports surging to a record high as sluggish domestic demand due to weaker-than-expected economic growth weighs on Chinese consumption of goods. China’s copper exports surged 187% last month to a record high, official Chinese data showed. […]
House GOP leaders demand accountability on Trump assassination attempt: ‘So many questions’
House Republican leaders are calling for accountability following Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Trump. “I think there’s a lot of questions that need to be answered, but I don’t know who’s responsible. I don’t know what broke, but I do know that there was a break. But we need to find out who’s responsible […]
EXCLUSIVE: State Reps Demand Resignation From Congresswoman Who Went After Trump’s Secret Service Protection
Texas state representatives are demanding Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crocket resign over her bill to strip former President Donald Trump of his Secret Service protection following Saturday’s assassination attempt against him. In a letter sent to the congresswoman on Monday, 27 Texas lawmakers and candidates for office called on Crockett to resign because she co-sponsored […]
Taylor Swift tour hotel demand helps keep UK inflation at 2% | Inflation
The chances of an interest rate cut in August were hit after progress on tackling inflation stalled last month due to rising hotel prices that some analysts blame on the “Taylor Swift effect”. The government’s preferred cost-of-living gauge remained at its 2% target for the second consecutive month in June. The Office for National Statistics […]
Oil prices tick down on worries about Chinese demand By Reuters – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices rose in Asian markets on Tuesday, approaching new highs amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates from September. However, gold’s gains were limited by a firmer dollar, which strengthened on growing expectations that President Donald Trump will be re-elected. As of 00:46 ET (04:46 GMT), it […]
Asian shares fall as China drags, dollar in demand By Reuters – Investing.com
Stella Chiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday as investors pondered a possible Donald Trump victory and its impact on China, while the dollar rose for a second straight day despite dovish comments from the Federal Reserve that raised expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this year. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific […]
Swing-state lawmaker becomes 10th House Democrat to demand Biden step aside
The Democrat representing a battleground district in Michigan became the 10th House member affiliated with the president to call for an end to President Biden’s reelection effort on Thursday. Rep. Hillary Scholten, who represents Grand Rapids and Muskegon, said in a statement that Biden “must step aside from the presidential race and allow new leadership […]