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
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to take a toll on jobs and lead to some price increases. But the figures also underscore anxiety among Americans: all the uncertainty around the expansive duties appears to be pushing them to step up …
Read More »US retail sales rise in July; softening job market poses risk to spending – Reuters
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Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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