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Japan’s July exports drop by 2.6%, steepest plunge in over four years

Japan’s July exports drop by 2.6%, steepest plunge in over four years

Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s exports plunged 2.6% in July from a year earlier, their steepest drop since February 2021, as shipments to its two largest markets — the United States and China — declined. The fall was sharper than the 2.1% contraction forecast in a Reuters poll and compared with a 0.5% decline in June. Imports to …

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Vaccine exemption requests in Texas spike in July, as some experts fear more families will opt out

Vaccine exemption requests in Texas spike in July, as some experts fear more families will opt out

Texas school districts are coming back from summer with a rising number of parents asking for vaccine exemption forms and a new law that will make those documents even easier to obtain. Combined with funding cuts to public vaccination programs, chilling effects of immigration policies on health care, and the wearying battle by school nurses to balance parental consent and …

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Japan’s best-selling games of July 2025

Japan’s best-selling games of July 2025

New data provided by Famitsu gives us a look at Japan’s best-selling games of July 2025. Donkey Kong Bananza was the big new release of the month, but it actually wasn’t in first. That’s because Mario Kart World – which comes from a series that always shows staying power – managed to come out on top for the second consecutive …

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Retail sales climbed 0.5% in July

Retail sales climbed 0.5% in July

Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington  —  Americans are still opening their wallets, boosted by low unemployment and improving consumer sentiment. Spending at US retailers rose 0.5% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday. That’s down from June’s upwardly revised 0.9% gain, and in line with economists’ expectations. Retail sales are adjusted for seasonal swings, but not inflation. Consumer sentiment plummeted …

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U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher

U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs up and that higher prices for consumers may be on the way. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers— rose 0.9% last month from June, biggest jump …

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Dollar up as US producer prices surge in July – Reuters

Dollar up as US producer prices surge in July  Reuters Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver after PPI inflation comes in much hotter than expected  Yahoo Finance Businesses have been eating Trump’s tariffs. That’s starting to change  CNN US Producer Prices Rise by Most in Three Years on Services  Bloomberg.com Hot wholesale prices data puts wrinkle in Fed’s rate-cut roadmap  Reuters Source link

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Dollar higher as U.S. producer prices surge in July – Reuters

Dollar higher as U.S. producer prices surge in July  Reuters S&P 500 recovers from lows, is flat as traders shake off hot wholesale inflation: Live updates  CNBC July PPI: U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.9%, much more than expected  upi.com Businesses have been eating Trump’s tariffs. That’s starting to change  CNN Inflation shock: Core producer prices hit 3-year high in July in ‘head-scratching’ inflation surge  Yahoo …

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U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher

U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs up and that higher prices for consumers may be on the way. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers— rose 0.9% last month from June, biggest jump …

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