US, Russia Discussing Restoring Gas Flows To Europe As Key To Grand Ukraine Deal | ZeroHedge

The Trump administration is pushing forward with seeking to forge a peace deal in Ukraine, despite recent warnings it could give up trying to mediate if progress isn't made, as well as seeking to repair bilateral US-Russia relations.

"With a frost covering Europe's energy relations with Russia, officials from Washington and Moscow have held discussions about the U.S. helping to revive Russian gas sales to the continent," Reuters has cited eight sources to say. (more…)

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GOP Fiscal Hawks Dig In, Insist Megabill ‘Must Not Add To The Deficit’ To Avoid $50 Trillion Debt By 2035 | ZeroHedge

A bloc of 32 House Republicans is pressuring their party’s leadership to uphold strict fiscal constraints as Congress moves to draft the sweeping legislative package underpinning former President Donald J. Trump’s domestic agenda.

In a letter sent Wednesday to Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the lawmakers, led by Representative Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania, vice chair of the House Budget Committee, demanded that any reconciliation bill adhere to the (more…)

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Google Dismisses Reports Of Slowing Search Growth On Apple Devices | ZeroHedge

Google issued a statement overnight addressing a wave of press coverage on Wednesday, highlighting declining search traffic on Apple devices. The response comes after Apple Senior VP Eddy Cue testified at the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust trial, revealing the first-ever decline in Google search on Apple devices. 

However, Google painted a much different picture about search trends…

Apple receives about $20 billion annually from Google in exchange for making its search (more…)

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