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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Secures Major Oil Agreement with Venezuela.

The United States has finalized a historic oil agreement with Venezuela, significantly boosting American energy reserves.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced a landmark oil deal with Venezuela on Friday, granting the U.S. majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves. The agreement, according to Trump, will more than double American oil reserves at no cost to taxpayers. KEY QUOTE: “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY! At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with Highly Respected Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, and, through a partnership with private business, have secured majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of…Open

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AMERICANGREATNESS (Jay Rogers) - Patience Isn’t Just a Virtue. It’s a Business Model Washington Wants to Outlaw.

I have underwritten risk for 30 years in hedge funds, private equity, and private credit. The lesson that never changes: nobody builds real wealth quickly […] Source

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AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker) - The Beef Argument That Forgot the Consumer

U.S. Department of Agriculture By Luis Gonzalez A cattle industry cannot rebuild indefinitely on the assumption that consumers will keep paying whatever price scarcity produces.

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NYTIMES (Aruni Soni) - Soaring Diesel Prices Are Helping Oil Companies and Hurting Consumers

The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

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NEWSNATIONNOW (STAN CHOE, Associated Press) - Falling oil prices help calm the stock and bond markets

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are falling again on Tuesday, which is helping to ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and edged a bit closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 80 points, or 0.2%, as [...]

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NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Farmers oppose Trump's plan to import beef. Here's why

According to the USDA, the U.S. entered 2026 with about 86.2 million cattle and calves, the smallest herd since the early 1950s.

What is the current state of the U.S. cattle and calf population according to the USDA as of the beginning of 2026?
The U.S. entered 2026 with approximately 86.2 million cattle and calves, which represents the smallest herd since the early 1950s.
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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Andrew Day) - Ranchers, Lawmakers Slam Trump’s Beef Tariff ‘Betrayal’

State of the Union: The president had said he would temporarily ease tariffs on beef imports. The post Ranchers, Lawmakers Slam Trump’s Beef Tariff ‘Betrayal’ appeared first on The American Conservative .

Republican lawmakers and cattle industry groups criticized a decision by President Donald Trump on Friday to temporarily ease tariffs on beef imports. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said it was “disappointed” by the move, warning it would undercut America’s beef industry. Meriwether Farms, an American beef company, offered a one-word reaction on X: “Betrayal.” (Catharine O’Neill Gillihan, the firm’s CEO, is a member of the board of the American Ideas Institute, which publishes The American Conservative.) Trump announced the policy change on Truth Social, arguing it would lower food prices amid a shortage in America’s beef herd. “As we work to rebuild this herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the…Open

What is the significance of the state of Nebraska in relation to the beef industry?
Nebraska is known as “the beef state” because of the industry’s importance to the state's economy.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, how much more are Americans paying for beef since Donald Trump returned to the White House?
Americans have been paying approximately 25 percent more for beef since Trump's return to the White House.
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What was the reaction from the American beef company Meriwether Farms regarding the tariff decision?
Meriwether Farms offered a one-word reaction on X: “Betrayal.”
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What did President Donald Trump announce on Truth Social regarding beef imports and tariffs?
President Trump announced that for a period of 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef product to be imported with no out of quota tariff. He argued this policy change is intended to lower food prices due to a shortage in America's beef herd.
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STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Nixon Abandoned the Gold Standard: Both Sides of the Coin

The argument over what that decision ultimately cost has never really ended. Domestic inflation, already rising from the mid-1960s, was being exported through the fixed-rate system and intensifying pressure on the dollar. The final trigger came in early August when Britain requested roughly $3 billion in gold “cover” for its dollar holdings, following earlier French […] The post Nixon Abandoned the Gold Standard: Both Sides of the Coin appeared first on StoneZone .

The argument over what that decision ultimately cost has never really ended. Domestic inflation, already rising from the mid-1960s, was being exported through the fixed-rate system and intensifying pressure on the dollar. The final trigger came in early August when Britain requested roughly $3 billion in gold “cover” for its dollar holdings, following earlier French conversions. On the weekend of August 13–15, Nixon and a small group of advisers met in secret at Camp David and chose to act. Closing the gold window was necessary. It ended the Bretton Woods system that had governed international money since the end of World War II and launched the modern era of pure fiat currency. A brief attempt to restore modified fixed rates…Open

What were the primary criticisms and long-term costs associated with abandoning the gold standard?
Critics argued it caused America to lose its monetary anchor and increased inflation risk (contributing to 1970s stagflation), created currency volatility and uncertainty in markets, damaged U.S. credibility with allies, and undermined long-term fiscal discipline by removing automatic checks on deficit spending and debt monetization.
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What were the intended economic benefits of ending dollar convertibility and implementing a temporary 10% import surcharge?
The goal was to force other countries to revalue their currencies upward, which would effectively devalue the dollar in real terms, boost U.S. exports, and improve the trade balance and employment.
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What measures were included in Nixon's New Economic Policy to address inflation and employment?
The package included a 90-day wage-price freeze and tax measures intended to cool inflation while supporting jobs ahead of the 1972 election.
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How did the Smithsonian Agreement of December 1971 attempt to address fixed rates?
The Smithsonian Agreement was a brief attempt to restore modified fixed rates by raising the official gold price to $38 an ounce, but this arrangement collapsed within little more than a year.
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When did President Nixon and his advisers meet at Camp David to decide on closing the gold window?
Nixon and a small group of advisers met in secret at Camp David on the weekend of August 13–15.
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