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US Leading Economic Indicators Tumble Most In Over 2 Years Since December’s Trump-optimism-driven surge in Leading Economic Indicators (the first since last February), The Conference Board’s headline index has decelerated rapidly with…

Goldman Raises Oil Demand Outlook Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Goldman Sachs has increased its global oil demand forecast but maintained its price predictions for Brent crude and WTI for the…

The FBI Washington Headquarters Won’t Be Missed Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Current FBI Director Kash Patel is closing down the agency’s Washington, DC, mothership office and moving at…

There’s no chance on Earth that the former US president’s late-stage cancer wasn’t noticed while he was in office Former US President Joe Biden has revealed a devastating medical diagnosis: an aggressive, metastatic…

Why Keynesians Got Inflation And Growth Wrong Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Inflation is not soaring, and economic growth is solid… The Tariff Tantrum has proven that consensus was wrong about soaring inflation and an…

The reported incident comes days after Estonia attempted to inspect a vessel sailing from Russia Estonian authorities have accused Russia of detaining a tanker carrying shale oil from the Baltic country. The…

The US and Russian leaders have held a lengthy phone call Monday focused on the Ukraine conflict US President Donald Trump has said the conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “went…

Amid a fragile ceasefire, hundreds of families caught between borders face fear, uncertainty, and the threat of forced displacement In the shadow of snow-capped Himalayan peaks, the picturesque valley of Pahalgam in…

Israel Allows Aid Into Gaza As WHO Warns 500,000 On Brink Of Starvation Israel has enforced a nearly three-month blockade on humanitarian aid going into the Gaza Strip, amid reports that Hamas…

GM Urges The Senate To Kill California’s 2035 EV Rules Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, GM once supported California’s 2035 EV target. It wisely has second thoughts… Sanity Prevails In 2022,…

The president has said Russia is open to ceasefire talks and that peace efforts are “on the right track” Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed his phone call with his US counterpart…

Donald Trump’s Middle East tour conspicuously excluded the Jewish state, potentially signaling the start of a new foreign policy paradigm Last week, US President Donald Trump embarked on his first official overseas…

FBI ID’s ‘Pro-Mortalist’ Suspect Shredded In Bombing Of Palm Springs Fertility Clinic The FBI has identified the suspect in Saturday’s powerful car-bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic as 25-year-old Guy Edward…

Texas House OKs Bill To Sue Vaccine Makers for False Ads Authored by Jon Fleetwood via substack, In a major victory for accountability and informed consent, the Texas House of Representatives passed HB…

Germany Makes “Sea-Change Policy Shift” On Nuclear Power In Europe Three weeks after widespread power grid failures across Portugal and Spain, triggered by unreliable solar and wind power, Germany appears to be…

Dept Of Defense Tells Commanders To Identify Troops With Gender Dysphoria Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Department of Defense has directed commanders to identify service members with a…

Trump Speaks With Putin & Zelensky Monday Toward Ending Ukraine ‘Bloodbath’ President Trump is expected to hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, followed by a call with…

Moody’s Blues By Philip Marey, Senior US strategist at Rabobank On the same day that the fiscal hawks among the House Republicans blocked their own party’s tax and spending bill because it…

Supreme Court Weighs Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Challenge Authored by Stuart Liess via The Epoch Times, The United States’ highest court this week seemed divided over whether lower court judges had overstepped their…

What Downgrade? Stocks & Bonds Surge Into The Green After Moody’s Cut Despte all the doomsaying and blame-scaping following Moody’s downgrade late on Friday night, the market has well and truly shrugged…

Key Events This Week: Big Beautiful Bill; Initial Claims, Home Sales And Fed Speakers Galore As DB’s Jim Reid writes in his weekly preview, “in terms of what the market has been…

White House envoy Steve Witkoff’s plan reportedly contains guarantees for Hamas White House envoy Steve Witkoff has presented Israel and Hamas with a new ceasefire proposal, Axios has reported, with Washington urging…

The new Danish package comes amid US efforts to broker an end to hostilities between Moscow and Kiev Denmark has announced a new military aid package worth $618 million for Ukraine, focusing…

Other popular films and TV series may also fall under a new set of laws targeting the promotion of childfree ideology Russia’s new laws against the promotion of illegal “childfree” ideology could…

The authorities in Bucharest had annulled the first round and removed the winning candidate Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described Romania’s recent presidential election as “strange,” with the declared winner securing victory…

The prime minister has defended blocking humanitarian aid to the civilian population Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to seize control of Gaza as part of a “massive” military operation…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

Nicușor Dan was the pro-EU, pro-war and pro-NATO Romanian presidential candidate supported by Brussels. When Nicușor Dan came in second place in the first round of elections, CTH noted he was very…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

The country’s intelligence agency insists it spoke with the Telegram CEO to protect children, not to interfere in elections France’s foreign intelligence service has denied claims that its director pressured Telegram founder…

Amnesty International’s London HQ is a “center of Russophobic projects”, the Russian prosecutor general has claimed The Office of the Russian Prosecutor General has banned Amnesty International, the London-based non-governmental organization (NGO),…

Beijing aided Islamabad with aerial protection and a reconnaissance system, according to an Indian think tank China provided Pakistan with air defense and satellite support during its recent military confrontation with India,…

Futures Slide, Yields And Gold Jump As Markets React To Moody’s Downgrade US equity futures and bond yields are sharply higher across the curve as market react to Moody’s greatly delayed downgrade…

DNA For Sale: Regeneron To Scoop Up Bankrupt 23andMe In Court-Supervised Sale Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced it has been “named the successful bidder” in the defunct 23andMe’s bankruptcy auction. It will acquire 23andMe’s core business…

Often applied by the West as a tool to force countries into political changes, sanctions fail to achieve their objectives Sanctions have become a preferred instrument in international diplomacy applied either to…

Moscow values Washington’s mediation efforts in the settlement of the conflict, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia remains open to achieving its goals in the Ukraine conflict through peaceful means, Kremlin spokesman…

Severe limits on uranium enrichment by Tehran are non-negotiable, Washington’s envoy Steve Witkoff has insisted The US will not accept any nuclear deal with Iran that allows Tehran to continue uranium enrichment,…

Choreographer Yury Grigorovich and dancer Yury Vladimirov, both iconic figures at the Bolshoi, have passed away Two iconic figures of Russian ballet, celebrated choreographer Yury Grigorovich and acclaimed Bolshoi dancer and teacher…

Finland will deliver around $100 million worth of heavy ammunition using profits from immobilized assets, the Defense Ministry has said Finland will supply heavy ammunition to Kiev using proceeds from Russian assets…

The Russian and US presidents are expected to hold a highly anticipated phone conversation on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to speak on the phone with his US counterpart, Donald…

A bill authored by Senator Lindsey Graham threatens additional tariffs if Moscow does not agree to a peace deal with Kiev US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a new sanctions bill…

UNSMIL has pushed for a permanent ceasefire following the assassination of a militia leader and a surge in violence The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libya’s Presidential Council affiliated with…

Rostec says the Leopard 2A6 tank was built for outdated threats and lacks protection against modern weaponry Leading Russian defense manufacturer Rostec has exposed apparent flaws in the German Leopard 2A6 main…

New Delhi has imposed an embargo on several categories of goods from Bangladesh India has banned imports of several categories of goods from neighboring Bangladesh via land. The ban enters force with…

The conversation is scheduled for 5pm Moscow time and will be based on the results of recent talks in Istanbul, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a…

Inside World Of High-Net-Worth Lending: Kevin Plank Pledges Georgetown Home For $15M Commercial Loan Local Baltimore media outlets have reported that Under Armour founder Kevin Plank—who returned as CEO in April 2024—recently pledged his…

More than 50 young diplomats from 20 countries attended the annual event in Kazan The Russian city of Kazan has hosted a forum of young diplomats from Muslim countries, held alongside a…

Beijing’s first-ever white paper on national security clearly shows that it now sees itself as an indispensable global force Last week, China released its first-ever white paper on national security. While the…

New Dietary Guidelines Will Recommend Americans ‘Eat Whole Food,’ Says RFK Jr. Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Dietary guidelines that are set to be issued by the…

Concerns abound that the 49 second-hand Abrams will be an easy target for Russian drones, the report claims Australia has announced it will ship 49 decommissioned M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine after…

The bomber struck as young men queued to enlist at military base in Somalia At least 10 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a military base…

Bucharest’s “electoral mess” shouldn’t even be called a presidential vote, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has dismissed allegations from Romania that Moscow interfered in…

What On Earth Has This Got To Do With Pride? Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Some bright spark has decided that a Falklands War landing craft is the perfect thing to…

The mostly underage group planned attacks on police during Victory Day celebrations, the agency has claimed Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has reported that it disrupted a terrorist conspiracy allegedly plotted by…

Keep An Eye On Cocoa Prices Cocoa futures surged as much as 7.9% on Friday to $11,068/ton in New York, approaching record levels once again, as mounting supply-side risks reignite upside price…

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is narrowly leading his conservative rival, according to a poll released after voting concluded Poland’s presidential election is set for a runoff, with Rafal Trzaskowski narrowly leading rival…

Seven delegations will visit various countries, including Russia, to present New Delhi’s anti-terror case against Islamabad India has said it will send seven multi-party delegations to various countries as well as the…

The Telegram founder has said election meddling can’t be stopped by further interference Elon Musk has voiced support for fellow tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov after the Telegram founder said he had rejected…

“Smacks Too Much Of Elimination Of Political Rivals” – German Chancellor Merz “Very Skeptical” About Banning AfD Via Remix News, In recent months, a ban of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) appeared…

The US president has joined a bipartisan outpouring of support for his predecessor US President Donald Trump has extended well wishes to his predecessor and long-standing political rival, Joe Biden, following news…

If Abortion Is Healthcare, Why Is Abortion Data Going Unreported? Authored by Samantha Flom via RealClear Politics (emphasis ours), We were told mifepristone is “safer than Tylenol” by pro-abortion activists. Now women…

Pepe Escobar ‘Decodes’ The Istanbul Kabuki Authored by Pepe Escobar, Did President Putin really change the game by proposing the resumption of negotiations on the proxy war in Ukraine in Istanbul –…

House Republicans Advance Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” After Weekend Of Negotiations Following a Friday fracas on Capitol Hill which saw House Republicans fail to advance President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” out…

The Russian-born billionaire said spy chief Nicolas Lerner wanted him to silence “conservative voices” Telegram founder Pavel Durov has claimed that French foreign intelligence chief Nicolas Lerner personally asked him to censor…

Steve Witkoff says first direct Russian-Ukrainian talks in three years were an important step to peace US President Donald Trump’s upcoming phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be “very successful”…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears on NBC Meet the Press to discuss the current status of the trade negotiations, tariffs and pending trade deals. In addition, Secretary Bessent outlines the construct of…

Former HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes is a man very familiar with the Russiagate nonsense and the weaponization of the DOJ, FBI and CIA against candidate Donald Trump and later President Trump. Within…

Kroger Overcharging Customers On Sale Items, Consumer Reports Investigation Finds You know times are getting tough when grocery stores resort to good ole’ fashion ripping off customers via mispricing. Shoppers at Kroger-owned…

Los Angeles Announces Flying Taxis For Visitors At ‘No-Car’ Olympics Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, Los Angeles announced May 15 that air taxis will be available for visitors and…

As we have outlined extensively, the stakes for Europe are high on many fronts.  The totalitarian leftists who control the European Union from Brussels have designated allies in key countries like Germany…

I often hear or receive this question in various iterations.  When discussing the research outlines of current events, especially when we cite the historic background of what took place leading to those…

Just in time to get rid of the questions about his cognitive abilities during his term in office, the people around Joe Biden announce the former President has an “aggressive form of…

FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino sat down for a lengthy interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. Director Patel begins the interview noting how he and Deputy…

Rubio Outlines Ongoing CIA Attacks Against Trump Administration! Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on CBS Face the Nation to discuss on going geopolitical events.  In addition to the discussion and outline…

FBI Agents Beg Court To Destroy List Before ‘Shame’ Campaign Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, A group of FBI agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigations asked a judge Thursday to destroy…

Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan has received more than 50% of the votes in the second round Pro-EU Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan has defeated Eurosceptic candidate George Simion in Romania’s presidential election rerun,…

Tattoos May Be Linked To Cancer – Here’s Why… Authored by Zena le Roux via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), “I got tattooed during a time in my life when I wasn’t…

GPS Disruption Reported In World’s Most Critical Maritime Chokepoint A new report has emerged stating that vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz are experiencing GPS interference, disrupting electronic navigation systems and forcing commercial ships…

Biden Diagnosed With ‘Aggressive’ Stage IV Prostate Cancer Fresh on the heels of the Trump administration dumping the Biden-Hur tapes to Axios (revealing what we all knew – Biden was totally cooked…

The former US president and his family are “reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” according to his office Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate…

Do Republicans Buy The Dip Far More Than Democrats By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Together We Stand… Ratings… UMich We already covered the Trump PIVOT and the Trump PUT as positives…

Trump’s jet reveals the collapse of US aerospace prestige and rising Gulf influence One of the more intriguing international stories in recent weeks was the report that Donald Trump, now back in…

Ivan Zaborsky won one of Europe’s most prestigious endurance races earlier in May A new world record set by Russian ultramarathon runner Ivan Zaborsky will not be recognized by the International Association…

IDF troops have advanced into both the northern and southern areas of the enclave as part of Operation Gideon’s Chariots Israel launched a large-scale ground campaign in Gaza on Sunday following a…

Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted earlier that he was asked to block Romanian conservatives on his social media platform The French Foreign Ministry has vehemently denied undertaking any attempts to interfere in…

The Great Simmering In The West Authored by J.B.Shurk via AmericanThinker.com, People all over the world are worried about the future.  While regional wars continue to fester, the prospect of global war weighs…

Trump Denies Rift With Netanyahu, Says PM ‘Fought Hard & Bravely’ Via The Cradle US President Donald Trump denied that he has grown “frustrated” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, describing the leader who…

The Right Sector and Coalition of Indigenous Peoples plan to cooperate militarily with the aim of destabilizing Russia Ukrainian neo-Nazi group Right Sector is set to sign a formal cooperation agreement with…

Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan has an edge over his competitor, George Simion in three out of four pollsters Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan has taken the lead over his opponent, George Simion, in…

Houthis Again Target Israel’s International Airport With Ballistic Missile The Houthis have responded to Israel’s major Friday airstrikes on sites across Yemen by launching two ballistic missiles at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel…

Did The Biden Admin Fudge Jobs Numbers Into Election? Labor Dept Report Raises Questions Via American Greatness, The former Biden administration’s claim to have added nearly 400,000 jobs from July to September…

The new vaccine type can potentially provide safer, more targeted treatment with fewer side effects than existing therapies Russian scientists have developed a new vaccine designed to protect against cat allergy, one…

Hamas Planned Oct. 7 To Prevent Israel-Saudi Normalization, Documents Confirm Newly uncovered internal Hamas documents confirm a longtime theory explaining the motives behind the Oct.7, 2023 terror attack which kicked off the…

Schiff On Metals & Miners: Dollar Bubble Burst Will Humble The Economy Via SchiffGold.com, Peter recently joined Metals and Miners host Gary Gohm to discuss a range of economic topics, from consumer debt to…

Vance & Zelensky Repair Relationship In ‘Good’ Vatican Meeting Amid ongoing efforts to reset the relationship between Washington and Kiev, US Vice President JD Vance met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top aides…

Pavel Durov says he was “approached” about the matter ahead of Sunday’s presidential election The French government sought to make Telegram block conservative voices in Romania ahead of the country’s presidential runoff,…

Ankara’s “greatest desire” is to see Moscow and Kiev reach a “definitive result” in peace talks, the president has said Türkiye is ready to continue mediating between Russia and Ukraine to help…

EU Establishment Fumes As “Far Right” Romanian Candidate Closes In On Presidential Win When EU backed officials in Romania fabricated the accusation that right leaning presidential candidate Calin Georgescu was only popular…

IFFHS has put Lev Yashin atop the all-time list, ahead of Italy’s Buffon and Germany’s Neuer Soviet footballing legend Lev Yashin has been named the greatest goalkeeper in the sport’s history by…

From Debanking To Banking Arms-Race – The Rise Of Stablecoins Authored by Megan Knab via CoinTelegraph.com, There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry, from banks debanking…