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Of the 186 claims in Economy with evidence either way, 91% held up.
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New tariffs take effect affecting over 90 countries impacting goods leading to price increases
Investigations reveal potential government cover-ups threaten Perrier's natural label
French mineral water companies including Perrier face scrutiny over illegal water filtration practices amid climate change concerns
Solvay's rare earths processing facility in western France is one of only two in Europe
The EU is aiming to increase rare earth metals production led by a facility in France
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Sourcing rare earths from Europe would be good for Europe's economy
La Rochelle plant needs customers to commit to buying rare earths at certain prices
EU has written import lowering targets into law
Pricing is key to La Rochelle plant's future
Solvay has rare earth operations in China according to Mr Kehren there are solutions to do it responsibly without polluting
Responsible rare earth processing costs more money
Kiln turns liquids into solids to separate rare earths.
China has been more willing to handle radioactive pollution from rare earth mining and processing
Viridis Mining is developing a rare earths mine in Brazil hoping to provide 5% of world's rare earths.
Viridis Mining CEO Rafael Moreno says regulatory and financial backing is key.
Western rare earth firms say they need more government support to compete with Chinese rivals.
Securing raw materials is central to recent EU trade deals like the one with Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay last year.
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Some price increases stemmed from tariffs other factors like housing and food costs played a larger role
June inflation highest since February Trump's tariffs increased prices
Prices are rising because of tariffs
Risk is that investors begin to doubt United States will pay back its debts and start demanding higher interest rates
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Country is still on track to borrow an alarming amount of money in coming years
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