by John Hugh DeMastri at CDN - The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE Price Index) excluding food and energy, cooled for the second month in a row in November, but remained well above the Fed’s target of 2%, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Friday. … Click to read the rest HERE-> Fed’s Preferred Inflation Index Cooled In November, But Core Prices Remain Stubbornly ...

by Micaela Burrow at CDN - Japan’s leadership put final approval to a historic defense budget increase, including $2 billion to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles, at a cabinet meeting Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Japan plans to spend the equivalent of $50.1 billion on defense in fiscal year 2023 starting in April, the first steps … Click to read the rest HERE-> Japan Signs Off On Record Defense Budget, Including Billions For American Weapons first posted at ...

by Micaela Burrow at CDN - President Joe Biden signed Congress’ annual defense bill for 2023 into law Friday, giving his approval to a bill that overturns his own administration’s mandate that servicemembers must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2023 authorizes $858 billion in spending on energy programs, the military and … Click to read the rest HERE-> Biden Signs Defense Bill Into Law, Overturning Military COVID ...

by Jack McEvoy at CDN - Although billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates helped push Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to back the enormous climate spending package by offering to create jobs for West Virginians at advanced nuclear energy facilities, Gates’ nuclear pilot project is now facing severe delays due to a lack of Russian nuclear … Click to read the rest HERE-> Bill Gates’ Nuclear Energy Dreams Wooed Joe Manchin. Now, They Face A Russian Roadblock first posted ...

by Alexa Schwerha at CDN - Several universities across the country have banned TikTok from campus-owned devices or wifi after their prospective states approved similar bans throughout the month. Sixteen states have banned TikTok, a Chinese-owned company and alleged national security threat, from being used on state-owned devices, according to Government Technology. Four states have banned the app on … Click to read the rest HERE-> These Universities Have All ...