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October 9, 2020
Iran is building a massive energy network to boost its geopolitical influence

Tehran's plan to connect Iraq, Jordan, and several GCC states including Saudi Arabia to its grid could be a powerful move to expand its influence in the entire region. It...

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October 9, 2020
Iran is building a massive energy network to boost its geopolitical influence

Tehran's plan to connect Iraq, Jordan, and several GCC states including Saudi Arabia to its grid could be a powerful move to expand its influence in the entire region. It...

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October 9, 2020
‘Worst is behind’ for India with economy returning to growth, says veteran banker

India's gross domestic product (GDP) will be in positive territory in the fourth quarter of this year as demand picks up across all sectors of the economy, says veteran banker...

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October 9, 2020
‘Worst is behind’ for India with economy returning to growth, says veteran banker

India's gross domestic product (GDP) will be in positive territory in the fourth quarter of this year as demand picks up across all sectors of the economy, says veteran banker...

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October 8, 2020
Russia’s weekly gold & foreign currency reserves surge by over $5 BILLION

Russia continues to boost its gold and foreign exchange (forex) holdings, which have reached a total of $585.8 billion according to the latest data released by the country's central bank....

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October 8, 2020
Drug addicts on Wall Street can’t hold out for another four weeks without going into stimulus withdrawal – Peter Schiff

US President Donald Trump has unilaterally abandoned stimulus talks until after the election, promising to pass “a major Stimulus Bill” if he wins. Economist Peter Schiff reminds us that the...

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October 8, 2020
Tens of trillions of dollars are siphoned offshore & put into secret private bank accounts, analyst tells RT’s Keiser Report

The new episode of Keiser Report looks into how economic value has lost all meaning, when the market is fake and the Federal Reserve's free money is used for leveraged...

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October 8, 2020
Huawei to participate in construction of Russia’s high-tech super highways

Russia's state-owned infrastructure company Avtodor and Chinese tech giant Huawei have agreed to develop high-speed toll roads in Russia. According to Avtodor's press service, the partners have agreed “to identify...

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October 8, 2020
Huawei to participate in construction of Russia’s high-tech super highways

Russia's state-owned infrastructure company Avtodor and Chinese tech giant Huawei have agreed to develop high-speed toll roads in Russia. According to Avtodor's press service, the partners have agreed “to identify...

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October 8, 2020
Worst of crisis over for India’s Covid-ravaged economy – business industry

Indian business and industry leaders are seeing signs of recovery after the coronavirus crisis wiped out nearly a quarter of the country's economy in the last quarter. “The more I...

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October 8, 2020
Suit: Atlanta area housing site illegally evicted residents

The owners of an Atlanta area housing site are illegally throwing out residents struggling to make ends meet amid the coronavirus pandemic and have failed to address roaches, bed bugs...

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October 7, 2020
‘The military’s #MeToo moment:’ Fort Hood victims speak out

Maria Valentine says she was just months into her training at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, in 2006 when a sergeant with a history of alleged harassment...

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October 7, 2020
Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time

For the sixth time in the Atlantic hurricane season, people in Louisiana are once more fleeing the state's barrier islands and sailing boats to safe harbor while emergency officials ramp...

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October 7, 2020
India launches antitrust probe into Google’s alleged abuse in smart TV market – report

Silicon Valley giant Google is facing a new antitrust case in India in which it is alleged to have abused its Android operating system's position in the smart television market....

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October 7, 2020
Health official says beer fest attendees should get tested

Health officials in North Carolina are asking people who attended the Mecktoberfest celebration at the Olde Meckleburg Brewery in Charlotte to consider getting tested for COVID-19. The Charlotte Observer reported...

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October 7, 2020
Boom Bust explores why thousands of companies are suing US government over its trade war with China

More than 3,500 companies, including Tesla, Ford Motor Co. and Target, have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration in recent weeks, over its tariffs on China. The firms say that...

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October 7, 2020
Mississippi man gets 5 years, must pay $1.65M for bank fraud

A Mississippi man convicted of bank fraud for inflating the cost of trucks he was buying to get extra money from lenders has been sentenced to prison and ordered to...

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October 7, 2020
Poland slaps huge fine on Russian gas pipeline that doesn’t even cross its borders

Poland's antitrust watchdog UOKiK said on Wednesday it has imposed a 29 billion-zloty ($7.6 billion) fine on Russia's Gazprom over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, designed to boost gas...

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October 7, 2020
Billionaires’ wealth tops $10.2 TRILLION as millions struggle amid pandemic

A new report by UBS and PwC reveals that the world's super-rich “did extremely well” during the coronavirus crisis this year, increasing their already-huge fortunes by more than a quarter....

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October 7, 2020
Surging yuan is one of the world’s best performing currencies this year

Chinese currency trading outside the mainland surged to its highest level in 17 months on Tuesday, with the offshore yuan extending its rally to 6.7136 per US dollar. The yuan...

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October 6, 2020
We’re sinking on the ‘global financial Titanic’ that hit iceberg in 2008 – Max Keiser

The hosts of the Keiser Report discuss the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the US House, which includes a complete ban on eviction and foreclosure filings for 12...

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October 6, 2020
Biden victory could fuel US money-printing & stock market bubble – Peter Schiff

Victory for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in the November elections would be bad news for the stock market and the entire US economy, veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff believes. Discussing...

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October 6, 2020
Asia ‘best positioned’ for recovery from coronavirus crisis – Goldman Sachs

Fast containment of the Covid-19 outbreak has given Asian countries an advantage over other economies, paving the way for a faster recovery, analysts at Goldman Sachs believe. “We think Asia's...

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October 6, 2020
Bye bye, Benjamins! Global de-dollarization drive continues, boosting gold demand to record highs

New data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show that the process of the shift away from the dollar standard resumed in the second quarter of the year, with the...

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October 6, 2020
Second Covid-19 wave will accelerate Russia’s GDP decline, but economy will do better than European peers – Kudrin

The Russian economy may perform worse than the government expects this year, Russia's Accounts Chamber head, Alexei Kudrin, warned. However, the contraction would be in line with the global forecast...

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October 6, 2020
Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited...

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October 6, 2020
Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited...

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October 5, 2020
‘Clear abuse’: China says US broke WTO rules by banning TikTok

Beijing has accused the United States of breaking global trading rules over bans on Chinese-made apps, including TikTok and WeChat. According to the complaint which was voiced at a closed-door...

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October 5, 2020
Pennsylvania online voter services restored following outage

Pennsylvania officials said online voter services were restored early Monday after a contractor's computer problem took down the online voter registration and mail ballot application system for less than two...

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October 5, 2020
Toomey says he won’t run for another Senate term or governor

Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey confirmed Monday he will not seek re-election in 2022 and plans to leave public service, a surprise move for the fiercely anti-tax and anti-regulation lawmaker...

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October 5, 2020
Supreme Court allows minor leaguers’ class action over pay

The Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed from minor league baseball players who allege they are being paid less than minimum wage. The lawsuit involves minor league...

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October 5, 2020
Venezuela wins UK court decision in battle to get its gold back

The UK's appeals court has ruled in favor of President Nicolas Maduro's government in the battle to repatriate Venezuela's $1 billion worth of gold held at the Bank of England,...

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October 5, 2020
Stock market today looks like the dot-com bubble, says legendary tech investor Bill Gurley

The technology sector's strong run since its March lows resembles the 1999 tech boom that preceded the dot-com bubble burst, said Bill Gurley, one of Silicon Valley's biggest venture capitalists....

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October 5, 2020
Covid-19 pushing global economy ‘over the cliff’ – business leaders warn G20

The global business community has warned that G20 countries need urgent reforms to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy, which is suffering from the worst...

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October 5, 2020
Covid-19 pushing global economy ‘over the cliff’ – business leaders warn G20

The global business community has warned that G20 countries need urgent reforms to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy, which is suffering from the worst...

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October 5, 2020
China accuses India of discriminatory trade, New Delhi says Beijing should reflect on its own transparency

Chinese authorities have accused India of discriminatory and restrictive trade measures, pointing to the ban on Chinese apps and curbs on foreign direct investment. At a recent meeting at the...

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October 5, 2020
Cineworld to close all US & UK movie theaters this week, putting 45,000 jobs at risk

The world's second-largest cinema operator, Cineworld, finally confirmed on Monday that its movie theaters in the US and UK will close temporary amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Starting Thursday, all...

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October 5, 2020
Cineworld to close all US & UK movie theaters this week, putting 45,000 jobs at risk

The world's second-largest cinema operator, Cineworld, finally confirmed on Monday that its movie theaters in the US and UK will close temporary amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Starting Thursday, all...

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October 4, 2020
Trump’s tax scandal is ‘nothing burger’ as this is how all corporate America & US elite function – RT’s Keiser Report

With President Donald Trump's taxes making headlines, the worst part of the scandal is that the entire US “corrupt” tax system works differently for the super rich and the rest...

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October 4, 2020
Trump’s tax scandal is ‘nothing burger’ as this is how all corporate America & US elite function – RT’s Keiser Report

With President Donald Trump's taxes making headlines, the worst part of the scandal is that the entire US “corrupt” tax system works differently for the super rich and the rest...

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