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Dow Futures Slips Lower on Gloomy Fed Recovery Outlook

The Minute of Thursday Global stocks are slipping after a grim assessment of the second half of the US Federal Reserve’s recovery. Minutes from the Fed’s July interest rate meeting in July suggest further support in the coming months, but a possible shift in focus to inflation targeting and direct …

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Cinemas are starting to reopen. Will anyone go?

AMC, the largest movie theater chain in the world, will reopen more than 100 US locations on Thursday after closing its doors in March. Other big chains like Regal Cinemas and Alamo Drafthouse will be back this weekend as well, while Cinemark started last week with phased reopening. Roughly 1,400 …

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The short-sighted silence of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The New York congresswoman, who is without a doubt the most popular figure among the party’s liberal leftists, was moved to a 90s second speech in which she defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ name proposed for the Democratic nomination. It was a purely symbolic attempt, because everyone – including AOC …

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