“ #corporate #China has, since 2014/5 built a large lead in corporate #R&D #spending.” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
#spending
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#labour fiction, meet real world facts...
#spending #ukgov
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Israeli war spending in Gaza, Lebanon tops $30 billion in 2024 -Finance Ministry https://www.byteseu.com/837810/ #BudgetDeficit #Conflicts #FinanceMinistry #Gaza #HezbollahInLebanon #Israel #MilitaryConflicts #October7 #shekels #spending #WarInGaza
https://www.europesays.com/1919336/ DOGE: What to Know About Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency #access #administration #agency #Department #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #doge #dollar #ElonMusk #February #FederalGovernment #GovernmentEfficiency #lawsuit #ManyAmericans #Musk #spending #trump #work
New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:
comics.lucentinian.com/5872
#NewsLaughs #DailyJokes #Comedy #ComedyGold #Laughs
comics.lucentinian.comNFL Team's Spending HabitsWhy did the football team start using coupons at the grocery store?
Because they had too much cap space and needed to find creative ways to spend it!
Younger Americans don't have enough saved to cover a single month of spending, showcasing their vulnerability should the economy head into a downturn. Members of #GenZ spending twice the amount they had in savings on average in February. The ratio has increased in the past 2 yrs, and is much higher than for other generations...they tend to spend a bigger share of their incomes on necessities including #rent and #utilities. https://fortune.com/2025/03/14/gen-z-americans-dont-have-enough-saved-to-cover-a-single-month-of-spending/ #economy #economics #stockmarket #spending
Fortune · Gen Z Americans don’t have enough saved to cover a single month of spending
Oh, Canada! 
The Great White North is considering ditching the F-35s because apparently, even snow melts faster than the US decision-making process on jets. 
Meanwhile, #Portugal is also in on the action, proving that when it comes to #military #spending, two can play at indecision. 
https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-weighs-purchase-f-35-fighter-jets-amid-us-portugal-2025-3 #Canada #Decision #Making #F35 #HackerNews #ngated
Business Insider · Canada weighs its purchase of F-35 fighter jets amid US tensions
https://www.europesays.com/1914023/ DOGE says transgender farmers grant among 230+ contracts canceled in just 2 days #Canceled #Contracts #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #doge #efficiency #ElonMusk #FederalGovernment #grants #Musk #spending #transgender
https://www.europesays.com/1913733/ Despite the legal slog, Trump and DOGE’s war on waste is worth fighting #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #doge #DonaldTrump #editorial #ElonMusk #funding #GovernmentSpending #grants #Musk #opinion #spending #WhiteHouse
#wallstreet #banks #bankers #investors #recession #inflation #stagflation #retail #retailer #consumer #spending #food #energy #groceries #markets #finance #economy #economics #trump #tariffs #inflation #trumpflation #trumpnomics #trade #tradewar #tax #taxes #tariff
Key consumer sentiment gauge plunges amid concern over Trump trade wars
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/trump-trade-wars-consumer-sentiment-00230833
#us #economy #inflation #usa #recession #trumpflation #trump #tariffs #consumer #spending #anxiety #food #energy #groceries #grocery #family #household #business #retail #families #households
Consumer sentiment slumps in March to lowest since 2022 as Trump tariffs spark more inflation worries
CNBCConsumer sentiment slumps in March to lowest since 2022 as Trump tariffs spark more inflation worriesThe University of Michigan's Survey of Consumers was expected to show a reading of 63.2 for March.
#us #consumer #sentiment #spending #inflation #trump #tariffs #taxes #retail #tax #business #tariff #trade #goods #food #energy #families #grocery #eggs #groceries
US Consumer Sentiment Drops, Price Expectations Soar on Tariffs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-consumer-sentiment-drops-price-142846707.html
Yahoo Finance · US Consumer Sentiment Drops, Price Expectations Soar on Tariffs
#Trump & #RussellVought lead on #Project2025 alum, plan to #impound federal #spending in direct violation of 1974 #Impoundment Control Act. This would prompt legal fight very likely decided by #SCOTUS & threaten separation of powers outlined in #Constitution.Trump Drafts Plans to Take Over #Congress Spending Powers. Donald Trump plans to make massive cuts to spending after Congress decides on the #budget..taking a wrecking ball to our democracy, nothing is stopping him https://newrepublic.com/post/192733/trump-plans-spending-cuts-congress-shutdown
The New Republic · Trump Drafts Plans to Take Over Congress’s Spending PowersDonald Trump plans to make massive cuts to spending—after Congress decides on the budget.
Excerpt from the New York Times article: "ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities"
#Trump #ICE #Guantánamo #Migrants #Policy #HumanRights #Government #Spending
#us #economy #inflation #trump #tariffs #trumpflation #trumpnomics #trumpslump #usa #consumer #spending #business #retail #food #energy #eggs #groceries #grocery #american #families #recession #stagflation
https://www.vox.com/politics/403838/trump-economy-recession-inflation-stock-market-treasury-jobs
Vox · Trump’s precarious economy, in four charts
#us #economy #usa #business #trade #retail #consumer #spending #inflation #stagflation #trump #tariffs #taxes #trumpflation #trumpnomics #tariff #tax #food #energy #groceries #eggs #grocery #families
56 percent disapprove of Trump handling of economy: Survey
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5190289-donald-trump-handle-economy-cnn-survey/
