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Oil Jumps As Trump Says Mulling Restart Of Project Freedom, Which Could Mean New Hormuz Clashes With Iran Summary Trump mulls restarting Project Freedom in Hormuz and says forcibly retrieving 'nuclear dust' is still on the table, oil jumps on headline. Iran Foreign Ministry: "Everything we proposed in the text was reasonable and generous." However, US officials insist on their "unreasonable demands." Saudi Arabia condemns Iran for its latest drone attacks targeting the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait on Sunday. Qatari LNG tanker abruptly U-Turns In Hormuz chokepoint after earlier in weekend an initial one made it...

US PMIs Mixed But Still Signal Accelerating Economic Growth In Q3 With 'hard data' trending weaker, today's preliminary July PMIs offer the first glimpse at whether the reignition of the Iran War is weighing on 'soft' survey sentiment in the US economy. The data was mixed (as always) with Manufacturing disappointing while Services accelerated more than expected: Flash US Manufacturing PMI: 53.8 (June: 53.9). 4-month low. Flash US Services PMI Business Activity Index: 53.6 (June: 51.2). 8-month high. “US businesses reported a good start to the third quarter," said Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at...

Appeals Court Rejects DOJ's Challenge To Suspected Noncitizen Ballots In California Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times,A federal appeals court declined to intervene in the Trump administration's lawsuit against California to sequester 20,000 mail-in ballots from individuals it suspects are noncitizens. An "I Voted" sign is displayed during a press conference at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California's state primary election in the City of Industry, Calif., on June 2, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an emergency application last...