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Farmers are already set for a $55 billion payday — why does Washington want to give them even more?

Lawmakers fuel the national debt crisis with an $11 billion farm bailout nobody needs.

CATL’s First-Half Profit Jumps 42% on Energy Storage Tailwind

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. posted a 42% increase in first-half profit as the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker benefited from robust demand for energy-storage systems.

12.5% to 10%: Why Trump admin imposed reduced tariff rate on India & what it means

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the revised tariffs on 60 economies on Thursday, one day before the expiry of the temporary additional 10% duties that had been imposed on imports from all countries.

Oil Tankers Run The Houthi Gauntlet to Keep Saudi Exports Flowing

Attacks on ships by the Yemeni rebels have slowed but not stopped Red Sea oil shipments

Yak-130M aircraft can effectively engage heavy drones — Rostec

The aircraft has been equipped with a new sighting system, onboard defense, and an expanded range of weapons, including guided missiles

Oil surges to $100 per barrel. And, Trump imposes a new round of tariffs

Oil surged to $100 per barrel after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. And, President Trump overnight replaced expiring tariffs with a slew of new ones. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)

US tariffs could divert textile input sourcing, say Indian exporters

Met Office chief Penny Endersby: ‘There is not going to be a usual summer’

The head of the UK’s national weather service on this year’s multiple heatwaves, the net zero backlash and why geoengineering is not a panacea

China, ASEAN agree on energy supplies, power grid integration

The agreement identifies innovation in energy technologies, civilian nuclear energy, and related areas as promising fields for future cooperation

Dangote Targets $100 Billion Empire With Oil and Fertilizers

Aliko Dangote is betting that Africa’s largest refinery, the continent’s biggest cement producer and his fertilizer businesses will expand his empire fivefold to $100 billion by the end of the decade.

Travelers Draws Wave of Bears as Stock Eyes Best Year Since 2000

The best year for Travelers Companies Inc. shares in more than 25 years has unleashed a bevy of downgrades as Wall Street bets that the stock’s gains have peaked.

Uzbek economy grows 8.5% as services and investment expand

Official figures presented at a presidential review showed investment reaching €24.6 billion and exports €12.7 billion in the first half of 2026, as Moody's upgraded Uzbekistan's sovereign credit rating and Fitch shifted its outlook to…