Oil $210 in Singapore fertilizer prices triple ranch feed costs rise $1,600 to $9,000 amid global supply spike; Europe has “maybe” 6 weeks of jet fuel left, IEA head says: AP

Current energy and food input spikes resemble 1970s oil shock conditions that drove broad inflation across global agriculture markets. 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Oil at $210 in Singapore. Fertilizer prices tripled. One rancher's feed bill jumped from $1,600 to $9,000. Former CIA officer Larry Johnson says the economic shockwave from this war hasn't even arrived yet. When …

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Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole

⬆️ MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET: DEPARTMENT SALARIES/PAYROLL INCREASES/DECREASES ⬇️ • 1,647 layoffs (direct savings $114M)• 1,074 vacant position eliminations (direct savings $100M) • Fire will get a net increase: +227 positions• Housing will get a net increase: +74 positions pic.twitter.com/qRWwBQfj0g — LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia (@lacontroller) April 22, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles …

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A universal basic income of £1,600 a month is to be trialled in England, with 30 people paid an unconditional lump sum for two years.

You will own nothing and be happy: ‘A universal basic income of £1,600 a month is to be trialled in England for the first time in a pilot programme. Under the pilot programme, 30 people in two areas will be paid an unconditional lump sum each month for two years, with the participants observed to …

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