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Spain's Sanchez calls China trade imbalance with EU 'unsustainable'

Spain's Sanchez calls China trade imbalance with EU 'unsustainable'

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called China's trade imbalance with the European Union "unsustainable" on Monday, as he began a three-day visit to Beijing where he hopes to strengthen economic ties. Sanchez's visit is his fourth to China in four years as he

SafetyFestMT returns, offering free workplace safety courses in Helena

SafetyFestMT returns, offering free workplace safety courses in Helena

HELENA, Mont. — Employers and workers across the state of Montana will converge at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena, April 13-15, for the annual SafetyFestMT, a free three-day safety training event. The training, focused on workplace and roadway safety, strives to reach industries including agriculture, construction, small business

China's energy strategy pays off as Mideast war cramps supplies: analysts

China's energy strategy pays off as Mideast war cramps supplies: analysts

China's long-term strategy of diversifying energy sources and building stockpiles is helping it weather disruptions from the Iran war, although some sectors still face major snags, analysts say. China is a net importer of oil and more than half of its seaborne crude came from the Middle

Mideast war takes a bite out of Filipino street food vendors

Mideast war takes a bite out of Filipino street food vendors

Filipinos like their "pares", a traditional beef stew, served hot -- but the soaring cost of liquefied petroleum gas has made that prospect increasingly difficult since war erupted in the Middle East. To save a few pesos 20-year-old Eric Garcia delicately turned a knob to adjust the

More property tax relief needed | Kendall Cotton

Sen. Wylie Galt recently proposed a ballot initiative to cap property taxes, currently labeled BI-11. I welcome this proposal. It seems to be recognition from our leaders that the property tax shifts passed by the 2025 Legislature were inadequate to provide the scale of permanent property tax relief Montanans

US inflation surges to 3.3% as Iran war impact bites

US inflation surges to 3.3% as Iran war impact bites

Inflation in the United States rose sharply in March, government data showed Friday, as higher energy prices due to the war in the Middle East hit Americans hard. The nationwide sticker shock put pressure on President Donald Trump, who has ordered peace talks with Iran and faces mid-term elections

Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce was struck between the United States and Iran, with ceasefire talks due to start in Islamabad on Saturday. For the week, all three major US indices advanced by more than three percent. Oil prices