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taz @taz.de · 10h
Das Nahverkehrsabo kostet nächstes Jahr 66,80 Euro im Monat. Derweil steckt der Bund viel Geld in den Tankrabatt. Eine falsche Priorität, finden Verbände.
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Sprit wird billiger, Deutschlandticket wird teurer: Verbände bemängeln falsche Prioritäten
Das Nahverkehrsabo kostet nächstes Jahr 66,80 Euro im Monat. Derweil steckt der Bund viel Geld in den Tankrabatt. Eine falsche Priorität, finden Verbände.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 26/09/2026
Foreign aid contributions fell in 2025 amongst almost all of the top 10 donors. In 2025, the amount of foreign aid given by the world’s richest countries fell by almost a quarter. That amounted to a reduction of roughly US$50 billion.
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Ruprecht Polenz @polenz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Auch die Freiheitsreporterin der Welt, @a_nnaschmeider , hält Freiheit und Demokratie für unvereinbar. Der „freieste Mitarbeiter“ @ulfposch natürlich auch. So zeigen beide, dass libertär und demokratisch nicht zusammengeht.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
> @deadline.com $PSKY deadline.com/2026/09/davi...
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Janosch Dahmen @janoschdahmenmdb.de · 24/09/2026
Heute verleiht Mathias Döpfner Peter Thiel den Axel-Springer-Preis. Ein Preis den er selbst erfunden hat, um US-Milliardären zu gefallen. Es muss einen speziellen Charakter haben, um Demokratieverächter Thiel auszuzeichnen. Einige Beispiele zur extremen Bigotterie von Döpfner. 1/
HANDELSBLATT: In Döpfners Hirn
Wie libertäre Menschen denken
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 24/09/2026
Russia could attack Nato country within months, Denmark warns ft.trib.al/s0E0guk
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Russia could attack Nato country within months, Denmark warns
Intelligence service cites ‘low but growing risk’ of troop movement into neighbouring country or attack on infrastructure
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Kevin R. Kosar @kevinrkosar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The president’s net approval rating among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents fell from +54 in August to +43 this month, with 71% approval to 27% disapproval." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-23...
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Poll: Trump's approval hits a new low of 33% as Republicans sour; Democrats lead House vote by 10 with likely voters
The president's approval fell 11 points among Republicans last month, as he set another record low on prices at 21% approve
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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 22/09/2026
France got its deal, convincing Latvia to drop its veto in exchange for a promise of closer co-operation on air defence and access to Paris’ nuclear deterrence umbrella Two of Russia’s richest and most prominent oligarchs freed from EU sanctions w @paolatamma.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/eb23edc6-8...
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EU to lift sanctions on two Russian oligarchs
Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov removed from bloc’s list under deal to extend curbs for three years
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Finanzwende @finanzwende.de · 22/09/2026
„Wer dem Staat Millionen oder Milliarden entzieht, darf nicht davon profitieren, dass unsere Behörden für komplexe Wirtschaftskriminalität schlechter aufgestellt sind als für einfach zu ermittelnde Armutsdelikte“. www.fnp.de/wirtschaft/f...
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Finanzwende prangert Ungleichheit bei Strafverfolgung an
In Deutschland würden Armutsdelikte strenger verfolgt als schwere Wirtschaftskriminalität, kritisiert die Organisation. Die frühere Cum-Ex-Ermittlerin Brorhilker fordert ein strengeres Durchgreifen.
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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 22/09/2026
In 1995-2013 uranium from 20,000 Soviet nuclear weapons supplied 10% of US electricity. Despite a 2024 import ban, Russia remains America's top supplier of nuclear fuel - for @foreignpolicy.com I explore how the ban is theatre and where Moscow's leverage really lies foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/21/u...
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Nuclear Energy Is the Kremlin’s Latest Leverage Over Washington
The United States has done little to end its dependence on Russia for enriched uranium.
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EconReporter @econreporter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WSJ→ As a result, Aramco is pushing more crude through Hormuz, leaning on a workaround used more often by its neighbors: ship-to-ship transfers.
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A Shortage of Oil Tankers Is Threatening to Keep Gas Prices High
Record shipping rates through the Strait of Hormuz could offset falling crude prices.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“.. Diesel has completely decoupled from crude.” - The Merchant’s News ⛽️ @financialtimes.com $CRAK
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Stefan Bach @sbachtax.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Statt neuem #Tankrabatt: 200 € #Weihnachtsgeld von Finanz- & Umweltminister. Aber nur für untere & mittlere Einkommen. @larsklingbeil.bsky.social @ckemfert.bsky.social Ein Thread🧵(1/8) ⬇️ www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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Klimaschutz: 100 Euro Weihnachtsgeld vom Finanzminister
Die Ökosteuer, die jetzt 20 Jahre alt wird, war ein Erfolg. Nun brauchen wir eine CO2-Steuer für den Klimaschutz. Eine Steuergutschrift würde Geringverdiener entlasten.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. People who have discussed the subject with Mr. Trump .. say his outbursts are rooted in worries that if the artificial intelligence boom fueling the American economy slows down, the market could crash and recession could quickly follow.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
(Bloomberg) - Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/09/2026
Ocean container shipping rates could test record highs as Iran war fuel spike drives rise, analysts say reut.rs/4ivWjRF
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Ocean container shipping rates could test record highs as Iran war fuel spike drives rise, analysts say
The off-contract ocean container shipping rate from China ‌to the U.S. East Coast has returned to levels seen after COVID-19 upended global trade, and could set new record highs as the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran drives fuel costs higher.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 16/09/2026
Fed hikes 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% as expected.
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Stefan Bach @sbachtax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Erneut gehen die Spritpreise durch die Decke. Der Volkszorn schwillt an, die Politik gerät wieder unter Druck. Was tun? Die Optionen & deren Vor- & Nachteile wurden schon im Frühjahr diskutiert. Ein Thread🧵(1/6) ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/sbac... www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
however much you think the iran war is sapping u.s. military readiness, it's probably more than that. a free link for you, the people www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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The Iran Blockade’s Growing Price Tag Is Draining America’s Global Military Power
The cost of naval operations since the buildup began in January has topped $7.1 billion — not including all the US assets being used to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/09/2026
Nuclear fusion’s moment of truth ft.trib.al/8GW36tu
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Nuclear fusion’s moment of truth
Start-ups are attracting record investments. Some scientists think their timelines are far too optimistic
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 15/09/2026
The US-Iran war has reached crisis point for Saudi Arabia and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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MBS and Saudi Arabia Face Crisis With Key Oil Pipeline Shut for Weeks
The US-Iran war has reached crisis point for Saudi Arabia and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OIL FUTURES EXTEND GAINS, WITH U.S. CRUDE UP BY $5 A BARREL AS SAUDI ARABIA CANCELS SOME OIL CARGOES AND SUSPENDS LOADINGS AT YANBU AFTER THE PIPELINE HIT
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“.. Even more alarmingly, the US may have used up more than half of its Patriot missiles and about 40% of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors .. .. The shortfalls will require years to close.” @opinion.bloomberg.com
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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sabotage: Pipes found attached to rails at dozens of places around the Netherlands at 5:30am. Serious delays in the national train system this morning. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Grootschalige treinstoring ontregelt treinverkeer in Nederland: ‘Er lijkt sprake van sabotage’
Treinverkeer: Op meerdere plekken op het spoor zijn „materialen aangetroffen die daar bewust zijn neergelegd”, waardoor storingen ontstaan. De storing ontstond rond 5.30 uur en speelt op twintig plekk...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Oil just topped $109, the 10-year Treasury yield broke 5%, diesel hit another record high, and a major U.S. refinery suffered a total power outage. Then came the bombshell about who secretly helped bankroll Don Jr.’s wedding. Read the full Monday update:
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Monday Updates: Oil Tops $109, Yields Break 5%, Don Jr.'s Russian-Funded Wedding, and Trump's AI Meltdown – 9/14/26
Monday afternoon updates. Paywall free.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The damage to Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline will take at least a month to repair, Marhelm Data reports. This is the one that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted would make the Strait of Hormuz obsolete as an oil transit route.
Satellite image showing black smoke from the pipeline
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 13/09/2026
Kushner on Ukraine: “President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Ukraine, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Ukraine right now does not want to do that.” Putin’s brain cell
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The drones that hit Saudi Arabia’s major pipeline came from Iraq. So the Saudis are getting it from two directions—the Houthis to the southwest and Iraqi militias from the northeast—in addition to Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz. No easy path out of this one.
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Saudi Arabia says East-West pipeline hit by drones launched from Iraq
Iraq condemns the attack, dismisses a military commander who led operations in Maysan province.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11/09/2026
#BREAKING Houthis have seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast: govt military official
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Last month, the Pentagon fired the publisher and editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes. Two opposite headlines this morning show the results were swift.
Hormuz shipping traffic falls to single digits, data shows
By Reuters
September 10, 2026 10:48 PM CDTOil shipments through Strait of Hormuz rise with US military assistance

By ALISON BATH  STARS AND STRIPES Published 27 minutes ago

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-09-11/middle-east-iran-hormuz-navy-tankers-22817340.html
Source - Stars and Stripes
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Reuters @reuters.com · 11/09/2026
Global bond selloff pushes 10-year US yield toward 5% on oil, rate-hike fears reut.rs/4xnFBHQ
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Global bond selloff pushes 10-year US yield toward 5% on oil, rate-hike fears
A global bond selloff pushed U.S. 10-year Treasury yields near the closely watched 5% level on Friday ​as inflationary fears stemming from oil prices surging well beyond $100 a barrel and rising odds of a near-term U.S. rate hike rattled investors.
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 10/09/2026
bad news for anyone hoping oil prices drop: houthis rapidly advance toward bab al-mandab, reportedly have captured port city mokha and zuqar island.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 10/09/2026
FT exclusive: The IMF dropped the lead candidate to become its new chief economist at the eleventh hour after he was found to have made critical remarks about the Trump administration’s economic policies, according to people briefed on the process ft.trib.al/8I7TNVM
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 09/09/2026
FT Exclusive: CIA director John Ratcliffe will play a larger role in shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv while maintaining contact with intelligence officers. ft.trib.al/pYYwLWn
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not now El Nino driven food inflation shock, we’re busy with the Strait related energy inflation shock.
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Barchart @barchart.com · 09/09/2026
The average G7 country borrowing cost is at its highest level since the Global Financial Crisis 🚨
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/09/2026
Oil heads for $100, Asia stocks subdued as Middle East tensions escalate reut.rs/4A3XKwW
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Oil heads for $100, Asia stocks subdued as Middle East tensions escalate
Brent crude rallied towards $100 per barrel on Wednesday, keeping the mood ​in Asian stock markets subdued, as attacks intensified in the Middle East, stoking inflation worries ahead of the release of closely watched ‌U.S. consumer price data.
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taz @taz.de · 08/09/2026
Der Finanzminister will Geld aus dem Klima- und Transformationsfonds abziehen. Außerdem drohen internationale Hilfsgelder einzubrechen.
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Bundeshaushalt für 2027: Kritik an Klingbeils Klima-Sparplänen
Der Finanzminister will Geld aus dem Klima- und Transformationsfonds abziehen. Außerdem drohen internationale Hilfsgelder einzubrechen.
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The possible US Navy underwater drone claimed to be captured by Iran’s IRGC (first image) appears to be an Abduril Dive Seems credible probably true, but not expecting straightforward admission from US dept of defence #OSINT
U.S. underwater drone captured by IRGC
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Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · 08/09/2026
Our Big Read today is on the $2tn monster — a debt-servicing burden that gobbles up tax revenues and has the power to overwhelm elected leaders. “These massive sovereign debts are having to get refinanced at ever-increasing rates ... Global investors are already starting to get scared.”
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 07/09/2026
Oil closes in on $100 as renewed supply crunch looms ft.trib.al/LDe9Wdr
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Oil closes in on $100 as renewed supply crunch looms
Traders warn that ‘something has to break’ amid attacks on shipping and eroding inventories
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/09/2026
Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia
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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia
Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions for Serbia’s EU membership plan * Europe live – latest updates Thousands of mourners have gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of Ratko Mladić, a Serbian general convicted of orchestrating the worst massacre in Europe since the second world war, and whose hero’s return home has raised international alarm. Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” for ​his role during the Balkans genocide in the 1990s, Mladić died in prison in late August, aged 84, while serving a life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading...
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Konrad Litschko @litschko.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Weiter geht's. Am Donnerstagabend tauchten weitere Abschussvorrichtungen nahe des Umspannwerks Dormagen (NRW) auf - und weitere Bekennerschreiben. Ein erstes ging an die taz. Gefahndet wird nach einem Mann aus Gevelsberg. Nach taz-Informationen ist es Daniel V., Ende 40 taz.de/Wer-ist-der-...
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Wer ist der Mann, der Stromnetze angreift?
Nach dem Bekennerschreiben an die taz gehen die Angriffe auf Umspannwerke weiter – jetzt in Dormagen. Die Polizei fahndet nach einem Gevelsberger.
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Florian Flade @florianflade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
News💥Drohnenanschlag am Flughafen #Leipzig/Halle: Mehrere Tatverdächtige konnten die Ermittler inzwischen identifizieren. Einer gilt als mutmaßlicher „Logistiker“ und reiste per Flugzeug über den BER ein und aus. Ein anderer kam aus Belarus mit Touristenvisum. Mehr: www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
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Gescheiterter Drohnenanschlag in Leipzig: DNA-Spuren führen Ermittler zu mutmaßlichen Kreml-Agenten
Die Bundesregierung sieht die russische Regierung hinter dem versuchten Drohnenanschlag am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle. Nach Recherchen von NDR, WDR und SZ haben die Sicherheitsbehörden mehrere Verdächtig...
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Tagesschau Bot @tagesschau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ermittlungen wegen verfassungsfeindlicher Sabotage #Eilmeldung
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Ermittlungen wegen verfassungsfeindlicher Sabotage
Nach der Störung an einem Umspannwerk bei Köln wird wegen verfassungsfeindlicher Sabotage ermittelt.
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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
While everyone fixates on manufacturing and re-industrialization, it is services that is experiencing a productivity revolution. The revolution is global and taking place in some of the most labor-intensive sectors. My latest www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/s...
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The Quiet Revolution in Services
Dani Rodrik explains why strong productivity growth in the sector is as welcome as it is unexpected.
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Tagesschau Bot @tagesschau.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sabotage in Brandenburg sollte wohl Blackout auslösen #Brandenburg #Sabotage #Stromausfall
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Sabotage in Brandenburg sollte wohl Blackout auslösen
In Brandenburg haben Unbekannte Kurzschlüsse an einer Hochspannungsleitung verursacht.
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Thomas Vorreyer @vorreyer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
EIL: Anschlag auf Kohlekraftwerk in Brandenburg: Das Umspannwerk in Jänschwalde wurde beschossen - mit Raketen unklarer Herkunft. Vor Ort wurden nach MAZ-Informatioenn Abschussvorrichtungen gefunden. Zu einem Stromausfall kam es nicht. www.maz-online.de/brandenburg/...
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Beschuss mit Raketen: Versuchter Anschlag auf Umspannwerk Jänschwalde
Nach MAZ-Informationen wurde eine wichtige Anlage nahe des Kohlekraftwerks mehrfach beschossen. Einsatzkräfte sollen vor Ort weitere Raketen entschärft haben. Zu einem Stromausfall kam es nach ersten ...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/09/2026
Japan’s benchmark bond yields hit 3% for first time since 1996 ft.trib.al/DDpozgV
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Japan’s benchmark bond yields hit 3% for first time since 1996
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent sends signal that he expects Bank of Japan to raise rates soon
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