Air France-KLM targets ‘unbelievable’ spending of American travellers

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  Americans’ confidence in air travel falls after string of plane crashes, poll shows

  Survey indicates 64% of Americans believe flying is safe, down from 71% who said so last year. Americans’ confidence in aviation has slipped following a string of plane crashes in 2025, according ...
  
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  Interior halts employee spending and travel

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  A Strong Dollar Means Bargains for Americans Traveling Abroad

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  The New York Times - Feb. 20
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  US updates Turks and Caicos Islands travel advisory, year after Americans arrested

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  The wealthy are spending, but many consumers are pulling back — and the stock market is fragile.
  
  MarketWatch - 2d
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  Germany condemns 'unbelievable perfidy' of Hamas hostage handovers

  Yahoo News - Feb. 21

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  ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%

  Rate-setters shift tone, suggesting possible pause to reductions in borrowing costs
  
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  How much does Brookfield really make?

  One of the world’s most complex financial conglomerates is attracting scrutiny for circular flows of cash involving its global property portfolio
  
  Financial Times - 9h
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  British politics has yet to catch up with Trump’s new order

  In a world without US security guarantees, all other priorities must give way to defence
  
  Financial Times - 2h
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  Soviet-style ‘inner emigration’ is no escape from today’s reality

  Tuning out the external world may be tempting but it’s the wrong strategy
  
  Financial Times - 1h
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  Soviet-style ‘inner emigration’ is no escape from today’s reality

  Tuning out the external world may be tempting but it’s the wrong strategy
  
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