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French FinMin "Vigilant" After Economy Unexpectedly Contracts In Q1
French FinMin "Vigilant" After Economy Unexpectedly Contracts In Q1
“We remain vigilant, without giving in to being alarmist,” said French Finance Minister Roland Lescure on social media after the Gallic nation saw its economy unexpectedly shrink at the start of the year.
French gross domestic product fell 0.1% in the three months through March, the first quarterly contraction since the COVID pandemic, raising concerns over its resilience to the fallout from the Iran war.
Statistics office INSEE had initially reported zero growth for the quarter, but a sharper decline in consumer spending than expected...
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Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times,
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Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times,
A federal judge ruled on May 7 that the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) termination of hundreds of humanities grants last year was unconstitutional and involved “blatant” discrimination.
In April 2025, the Trump administration axed more than 1,400 grants, amounting to more than $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, research institutions, and other humanities organizations.
The move was part of a whirlwind cost-cutting drive that tech billionaire Elon Musk was leading...
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