2 h. ago Consumers cut spending by most in four years last month even as inflation fell

A key price gauge declined last month, a sign that inflation may be cooling though stiff tariffs threatened by the White House threaten that progress

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5 h. ago What are Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, where are they and what will the deal with Trump involve?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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7 h. ago Zelensky braces for Trump showdown: Ukrainian leader jets into Washington to sign key rare earths deal

Volodymyr Zelensky 's delegation is expected to sign a landmark economic agreement with the U.S. aimed at financing the reconstruction of war-damaged Ukraine

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35 h. ago Top Democrat says Trump may seek mineral deal with both Russia and Ukraine

Jeanne Shaheen discusses Trump’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to rare-earth reserves for helping end warDonald Trump may be pursuing a mineral rights deal with Vladimir Putin and Russia as well as with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine, a top Senate Democrat has warned, discussing the US president’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to 50% of its rare-earth reserves, as a price for helping end the war three years after Russia invaded.“I think anything that helps position Ukraine for any peace negotiations is a positive move,” said Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, the ranking Democrat on the Senate foreign relations and armed services committee, who recently visited Ukraine. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago ‘Culture of fear’: Jets rank bottom of NFL players’ report cards as Washington improve

Jets holds up rear in third NFLPA report card surveySuper Bowl champion Philadelphia climb into top 10The New York Jets have been graded the worst team in the NFL for ownership in this year’s NFL Players Association workplace survey, with players describing a “culture of fear” under owner Woody Johnson. The Jets ranked 29th out of 32 teams in the overall report card, falling eight spots from last year’s rankings.“They talked about the culture – it’s a problem, top down,” NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter said of Jets players’ responses to the survey. “[They said,] ‘It’s a culture of fear here.’ And I think that stood out in those grades.” Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Trump says no significant security guarantees in Ukraine minerals deal

President says Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit White House to sign ‘very big agreement’, but details remain unclearRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has announced that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal, but the US will not provide significant security guarantees to Ukraine as part of the agreement.The conclusion of a deal, which Trump has claimed would allow the US to recoup hundreds of billions of dollars it spent on military aid to Kyiv, followed days of intense negotiations in which Zelenskyy said he wanted the US to guarantee Ukraine’s security against the ongoing Russian invasion. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Wheels up on Starmer's 'mission impossible': Keir jets off to Washington to woo Donald Trump with defence spending pledge... as Rachel Reeves insists trade with America can GROW

The Prime Minister is heading across the Atlantic for crunch talks in the White House , as he attempts to convince the US President not to abandon Europe and Ukraine.

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45 h. ago Trump says US will not make Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ and Kyiv can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live

Trump also announced Zelenskyy would visit the White House on Friday to sign the mineral deal The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Trump says Zelenskyy will sign minerals deal on Friday with US getting ‘our money back’ – Ukraine war live

Trump made the comment during a cabinet meeting at the White House on WednesdayThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Does Ukraine REALLY have trillions in minerals? Country 'isn't known to hold ANY reserves of main rare earths', according to US Geological Survey

The Ukrainian Geological Survey last year claimed that the war-torn country had reserves of rare minerals - but US scientists made no mention of sought-after earths in their own survey.

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48 h. ago Ukraine minerals deal: What are the details and why does Trump want them?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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52 h. ago Billionaires in the making from Trump's mineral deal: Who will get what as Ukraine and the US agree to carve up rare Earth resources

US firms could potentially make billions off the back of Donald Trump's mineral agreement with Ukraine, which the US president claimed might be worth as much as a trillion dollars.

Economics

53 h. ago Ukraine’s rare earth minerals deal: What are the details and why does Trump want them?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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54 h. ago Donald Trump claims incredible potential of Ukraine mineral agreement

The draft of the deal does not include Trump's contentious proposal to give the US £395billion worth of profits from Ukraine's rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance.

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64 h. ago Trump says Zelenskyy set to visit White House on Friday to sign minerals deal

President says ‘I hear he’s coming on Friday’ amid reports that terms of US-Ukraine aid exchange have been reachedDonald Trump has said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal to pay for US military aid to defend against Russia’s full-scale invasion.The announcement followed days of tense negotiations between the US and Ukraine in which Zelenskyy alleged the US was pressuring him to sign a deal worth more than $500bn that would force “ten generations” of Ukrainians to pay it back. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Ukraine’s rare earth minerals: Where are they and why does Trump want them?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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66 h. ago Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say

Three senior Ukrainian officials say that Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the exploitation of rare earth minerals

Economics

67 h. ago New rules around Marine One airspace cause travel hell at a DC airport

A Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines jet collided over Washington’s Reagan National Airport last month, prompting new safety procedures

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69 h. ago Fliers at Reagan facing long delays after FAA changed rules to shut down airspace when Marine One is in the air

A Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines jet collided over Washington’s Reagan National Airport last month, prompting new safety procedures

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2 d. ago After viral Trump showdown, Maine governor’s MAGA opponents petition for her recall – but there’s a problem

Janet Mills angers local conservatives by telling Donald Trump: ‘I’ll see you in court’

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