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America Is More Than Half Import-Reliant on 30 Critical Minerals, and China Just Tightened the Screws Again

The US Geological Survey puts it plainly: America remains more than 50% import-reliant for over 30 critical minerals and metals, and entirely import-

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Homebuilders Have Cut Prices for 16 Straight Months, and Sentiment Still Won't Recover

Builder sentiment ticked up a single point to 35 in August, a reading the National Association of Home Builders itself still classifies as weak,

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Private Credit Averted Its Worst-Case Scenario, but Redemptions Are Still Climbing

The $1.8 trillion private credit market has been under real pressure this year, and the honest read on where things stand sits between

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The Dollar Fell 2.5% in a Month, and Jackson Hole Is About to Decide What Happens Next

The Dollar Index sat at 98.99 as of late August, up slightly on the day but down 2.51% over the trailing month

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Only 40% of This Year's Disaster Losses Were Insured, and Europe's Wildfires Just Proved It

Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reached an estimated $42 billion in the first half of the year, actually below the long-term trend.

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Airlines Are Headed for a Record $41 Billion Profit Year, While Fewer People Actually Fly

Global airline passenger demand fell 1.7% year over year in June, the second straight monthly decline, dragged down by domestic softness in China,

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GDP Grew 1.5%, Missed Every Forecast, and Still Beat the Prior Quarter

The advance estimate for second-quarter GDP came in at a 1.5% annualized growth rate, well below the 2.1% economists had forecast

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Corporate Buybacks Crossed $1 Trillion Faster Than Ever, Led by a $60 Billion Nvidia Bet on Itself

Announced stock buybacks passed $1 trillion as of August 20, the shortest amount of time any year has taken to reach that milestone. Nvidia

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Student Debt Just Shrank for the First Time in Years, and Not Everyone Will Like Why

America's total student loan balance fell by roughly $7 billion in the second quarter, landing at approximately $1.65 trillion. That'

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