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MartinBauer expands U.S. footprint with acquisition of American Botanicals
USA – MartinBauer, a global botanical ingredients and plant-based solutions company, has acquired American Botanicals, a Missouri-based supplier renowned for its expertise in wildcrafted herbs and sustainable sourcing. The acquisition strengthens...

Israel Frees Nearly 2,000 Palestinian Prisoners Under U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire Agreement
The exchange fulfills key terms of the truce negotiated in Egypt as Hamas returns all remaining living hostages to Israel. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Israel has released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire...

Attacks on U.S. Legal Profession Reflect Global Slide in Countries It Once Aided
Crackdowns on the legal profession — lawyers, judges and prosecutors — are part of a longstanding authoritarian playbook used around the world to silence dissent. Europe and Eurasia alone provide a plethora of examples — from European Union member...

JPMorgan Announces $10 Billion Investment in U.S. National Security Under $1.5 Trillion Initiative
JPMorgan investment US security program will be in addition to the bank’s earlier announced $1.5 trillion commitment to “fuel the economic progress” of the nation. JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest bank in the U.S. by assets, saw its stock price...

Cyber Force: how the U.S. is preparing to fight tomorrow’s wars in cyberspace
Last week, the Ukrainian parliament passed a bill in its first reading to establish cyber forces in Ukraine. While debates continue at home over whether such a force is truly necessary, the United States is already charging ahead with its own...

Netflix, Amazon Prime lose subscribers in the U.S. to new streaming platforms
Video streaming giants Netflix, alongside Amazon’s Prime Video, have both witnessed a 1% point decline in their market share on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis. While both still maintain dominance in the Q3 2025 report, the development reflects a...

Air Liquide invests $50 million to support new long-term hydrogen supply agreements on U.S. Gulf Coast
October 13, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) is enhancing its strategic U.S. Gulf Coast network to support new customers’ needs. The Group has secured new hydrogen supply agreements with two of the largest refiners in the U.S. and...

Silicon Valley Conference Calls For Deeper U.S.-India Cooperation In Tech And Innovation
By Maria Abraham SANTA CLARA, CA — The 8th U.S.-India Conference, organized by the All India Management Association (AIMA), drew a packed audience to the University of California, Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley Campus on October 7. The theme —...

Vance responds to backlash over Hegseth's Qatari military base announcement Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. would be signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatar Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho. Read more »
A minor MAGA Republican uproar last week over news that the U.S. would host Qatari pilots at a U.S. military base in Idaho was not caused by the Pentagon’s misleading phrasing for the facility but, rather, a “misreporting” on the facts, according...

Finance Ministry to Review Impact of U.S. Tariffs on MSME Sector
New Delhi, Oct 13 (KNN) The Ministry of Finance is set to hold a crucial meeting on Monday to assess the impact of new U.S. tariffs on India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The meeting, chaired by Department of Financial Services...

USSEC grows markets and increases options for U.S. soy growers
Janna Fritz recently returned from Jakarta, Indonesia—her first trip there—where she attended the Southeast Asia U.S. Agricultural Co-operators Conference and spoke about the value and high quality of United States soybeans. Indonesia is a large...

Rollins Says No Farm Aid Until Shutdown Ends; Democrats Say Trump, Rollins Betray U.S. Farmers
The Trump administration won’t move forward on financial assistance for producers struggling with high costs and low commodity prices until the government shutdown ends. Successful Farming said that comes directly from Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins....

U.S. shutdown hits real economy as Treasury juggles payments, says Scott Bessent
The U.S. government shutdown has started to dig into the real economy, Scott Bessent said on Monday, as the closure entered its 13th day. Speaking on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria, Scott said, “This is getting serious. It’s starting...

U.S. Participating in Ukraine’s Large Scale Attacks on Russian Energy Facilities
American and Ukrainian officials speaking to the Financial Times have reported that the United States has been playing a key role in the ongoing large scale attacks on Russian energy facilities being launched from Ukraine. U.S. intelligence is...

Phoenix, U.S. food prices climbing in part because of immigration crackdown, Labor Department says
PHOENIX - The U.S. Department of Labor is formally acknowledging that the crackdown on illegal immigration could result in fewer farm workers and boost food prices even higher. In a new filing in the Federal Register, the agency acknowledges that...

U.S. Aluminum Prices Remain High After Novelis Fire Hit Supply Chain
The Aluminum Monthly Metals Index (MMI) remained sideways, rising by a modest 0.5% from September to October. Meanwhile, the price of aluminum remains in an uptrend, supported by a growing number of factors. A massive fire at Novelis’ Oswego...

Investors Back Irys Insurtech with $12.5 Million to Reinvent Insurance Software
Irys, the company rebuilding insurance infrastructure from the ground up, today announced a $12.5 million seed round led by Markd, with participation from Deepwork Capital, Florida Opportunity Fund, Ansay & Associates, HICO Ventures, and JMG...

S. Korea says it flagged Hyundai US investment plan concerns
South Korea's industry minister said on Monday that the government had expressed concerns over Hyundai announcing multi-billion dollar U.S. investment plans at the same time as Seoul was involved in delicate trade negotiations with Washington. "We...

Dollar Recovers Amid Hopes of U.S.-China Trade Tension Easing
The U.S. dollar recovered after early losses on Monday, as investors hoped that Washington might ease the latest escalation in its trade conflict with Beijing. Political developments in France and Japan weighed on the euro and yen.اضافة اعلان The...

JPMorganChase to invest $10B in U.S. firms key to national security
(The Center Square) – JPMorganChase said Monday it would invest $10 billion in industries tied to U.S. national security as part of a decade-long plan to help protect the U.S. economy as global trade tensions rise. JPMorganChase's Security and...