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  • TOPSHOT – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures during his proclamation at the CNE headquarters in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro proves Milton Friedman right, 60 years later

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  • Bottles of Coca-Cola Co.'s Sprite on a conveyor belt at the company's bottling plant in Salt Lake City, Utah. Companies may start using more plastic bottles following Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum.Commentary

    Commentary: Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Kill U.S. Jobs. They’ll Create the Wrong Ones.

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