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Bilateral talks to end the Ukraine conflict reportedly touched on resuming Russian energy exports to the bloc Moscow and Washington have held discussions about resuming Russian natural gas exports to the EU,…

Markets Soar As Trump Says “Better Go Buy Stocks Now” While commenting to reporters after signing the first (of many) trade deal with the UK, President Trump told Americans that they “better…

Bitcoin Retakes $100,000; StanChart Sees New Record High Imminent Bitcoin just topped $100,000 for the first time since early February… And Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick thinks a fresh all-time high for Bitcoin…

Trump Admin Invokes State Secrets Privilege In Abrego Garcia’s Case Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked the state secrets privilege as a federal court…

Google Dismisses Reports Of Slowing Search Growth On Apple Devices Google issued a statement overnight addressing a wave of press coverage on Wednesday, highlighting declining search traffic on Apple devices. The response…

New Pope Elected As White Smoke Billows From Vatican We have a new pope, folks. White smoke puffed from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, indicating that 133 cardinals who…

B61-13 air-dropped munitions are expected to be in full production later this year The US is planning to launch the first production of its newest thermonuclear gravity bomb variant next month, according…

GOP Fiscal Hawks Dig In, Insist Megabill ‘Must Not Add To The Deficit’ To Avoid $50 Trillion Debt By 2035 A bloc of 32 House Republicans is pressuring their party’s leadership to…

“Gates Is A Huge Liar”: Musk Hits Back After Bill Gates Claims DOGE ‘Killing World’s Poorest Children’ Update (1257ET): Elon Musk responded to Gates on Thursday, saying “Gates is a huge liar”…

Russia and China want to expedite work on Power of Siberia 2, Aleksandr Novak has said Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to speed up the…

The two leaders have signed dozens of cooperation documents covering a wide range of areas following the talks Russia and China have signed nearly three dozen agreements following negotiations between presidents Vladimir…

The Two Catalysts Driving The Next Great Monetary Reset Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, All of this points to something big on the horizon, driven by two key catalysts. We’re entering…

Bilateral trade between the countries jumped 50% from February to March, according to RIA Novosti Russia and the US posted a 50% month-over-month uptick in bilateral trade in March, RIA Novosti reported…

White smoke has been seen above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on the second day of the conclave White smoke has come pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the…

The Ukrainian parliament has ratified the minerals deal between Washington and Kiev, the US president has confirmed US President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to talk with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky…

Joseph Nye introduced the term ‘soft power’ in international relations US political scientist Joseph Nye, who co-authored the international relations theory of neoliberalism together with Robert Keohane and coined the term “soft…

A trend has emerged but there is “no publicity” around it, Kirill Dmitriev has said Foreign businesses that left Russia three years ago are quietly returning to the country’s market, President Vladimir…

Xi, Putin Embrace In Moscow, Vow To ‘Defend Multipolar World Order’ & Counter ‘Neo-Nazism & Militarism’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin put on a big show Thursday as…

Global Growth Bellwether Maersk Slashes Container Market Outlook Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk posted solid first-quarter growth but issued a stark warning, slashing its 2025 outlook for the global transport market amid…

Comments on potential changeover come as Kiev places hopes on faster EU accession Kiev is considering a switch from the US dollar to the euro as its reference currency, the head of…

Black Smoke All Over By Michael Every of Rabobank We got black smoke from the Vatican and the Fed yesterday showing no new Pope and no rate cut. Yet in both cases,…

Why the cracks in the World War II settlement threaten global stability Eighty years is a long time. Over such a span, the world changes almost beyond recognition, and events that once…

Authorities in Moscow are investigating more than 160 incidents of desecration of Soviet war graves and monuments abroad Russia has said it is conducting a criminal probe into the desecration and destruction…

Artificial intelligence may bring about the end of the world as we know it – but not in the way most would expect The global economy was already navigating a minefield of…

Futures, Global Markets Jump On Trump Trade Deal With UK US equity futures storm higher, and are back to their post-Liberation Day highs on positive trade news (Imminent “comprehensive” trade agreement with…

Goodwill Gesture Before Trade Talks? China Airlines Places Order For 14 Boeing 777 Jets Just two days before U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to meet his Chinese counterpart for the…

Estonia’s actions are “extremely disruptive,” Robert Fico has said Slovak Prime Minister Rober Fico has accused the government of fellow EU member-state Estonia of trying to thwart his visit to Moscow for…

Pakistan Says It Killed Up To 50 Indian Soldiers In Fresh Border Clashes In the latest developments along the war-ready Indian-Pakistan border, the Pakistani military says it has downed 25 Indian drones over…

Initial Jobless Claims Refuse To Weaken In Face Of CEO Dissonance So, are CEOs all talk? After a brief spike last week, initial jobless claims are back in their four year range…

In ‘Divided’ Decision, BoE Cuts Rates, Plays Down Tariff Fears; Trump Trounces “FOOL” Powell For No Fed Cut Ahead of an expected trade deal between US and UK, the Bank of England…

The Russian embassy has condemned the ban as discriminatory and revisionist A Berlin court has upheld a ban on displaying Soviet flags and symbols at World War II memorials during the city’s…

New Delhi says it has hit radars and drones in various locations in response to cross-border attacks launched by Islamabad India has attacked air defense systems in various locations throughout Pakistan in…

Warsaw will instead focus on building a “safe future” with Berlin, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said Poland will no longer demand reparations from Berlin for the crimes committed by the Nazis…

India Is China 2.0 Authored by Spencer Morrison via American Greatness, India is taking President Trump up on his offer for reciprocal free trade, proposing zero-for-zero tariffs on specific goods like pharmaceuticals, steel, and…

Trump To Reveal “Major Trade Deal” Between US-UK Yet another signal that the trade war has hit its peak came overnight, as President Trump took to Truth Social to tease a “big…

Interior Secretary Warns U.S. At Risk Of Spain-Style Blackouts Interior Secretary Doug Burgum warned the United States is at risk of suffering from blackouts that recently brought most of Spain to a…

The two countries bear a “special responsibility” before the international community, the Chinese president has said Beijing and Moscow have a duty to oppose unilateralism and coercion on the world stage, Chinese…

Kiev’s forces have not stopped their attacks despite a 72-hour ceasefire announced by Moscow, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Two attempts by Ukrainian forces to cross the border into Russia’s…

Digital Euro: ECB Launches Charm Offensive Submitted by Thomas Kolbe, The European Central Bank (ECB) is pushing ahead with the “Digital Euro” project. On a new interaction platform, it is seeking dialogue…

While the Red Army was bringing the victory closer, the famous music manifesto of resistance against Nazism was performed in South Africa As the world celebrates the 80th anniversary of the defeat…

Thousands Of Unexploded Israeli Bombs In Gaza Provide Hamas With Weapons Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute Hamas is using some of the thousands of unexploded bombs that now litter…

Another US Fighter Jet Destroyed In The Red Sea Another $60 million US Navy fighter jet has been ‘lost at sea’ – this time during a crash landing as the aircraft was…

First-Time Homebuyers Face Shifting Market, Stress, Struggles: New Survey A new survey of 1,000 first-time homebuyers reveals the complex and often stressful reality of entering the housing market. Rising housing prices, high…

We have witnessed a lot of crazy in the past several years, but this just about takes the proverbial cake. Current Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, was the leader of al-Qaeda in Syria…

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the DC session of the Munich Security Conference.   Inside the discussion JD Vance outlines the status of President Trump foreign policy in a host of regions….

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…

Social media, in particular those who are deeply aligned with the COVID-19 vaccination stuff, is all abuzz about Casey Means as the replacement nomination for withdrawn candidate Janette Nesheiwat (Mike Waltz’s sister-in-law)….

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…

Germany’s New Chancellor Slams US Meddling, Defends Crackdown On ‘Far-Right’ Via Remix News, After the Trump administration condemned Germany’s slide into tyranny and anti-democratic actions against the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the…

The international group was caught with 5,000 insects in Kenya, including rare Messor cephalotes, destined for pet markets abroad A Kenyan court has sentenced four individuals to one year in prison or…

Von der Leyen Calls On EU To Hasten Ukrainian Entry As Blow To Putin European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is calling for the fast-tracking of EU accession talks for Ukraine,…

Washington wants to move away from the “obsession” with the Ukraine-backed 30-day ceasefire, the vice president has said US Vice President J.D. Vance has expressed doubts regarding a Ukraine-supported 30-day ceasefire in the…

AfriForum has claimed the Afrikaner minority is in danger due to government policies, prompting Trump to cut financial aid to Pretoria AfriForum wants to mend relations with the ANC after it urged…

The two countries stand against neo-Nazism and militarism, the president has said Moscow and Beijing remain staunch defenders of the historic truth and remember the countless people their countries lost during World…

Aleksandar Vucic came to Moscow despite pressure from Brussels and recent hospitalization with a heart condition Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has delivered a pointed message to the European Union from Moscow’s Red…

World’s Largest Jewelry Brand Says Reshoring US Production “Simply Won’t Work”  Pandora Jewelry CEO Alexander Lacik spoke with Bloomberg TV’s Anna Edwards on Wednesday about the potential for re-shoring production from Asia to…

How An India-Pakistan War Could Derail Central Asia’s Future Authored by James Durso via OilPrice.com, A war between India and Pakistan would significantly destabilize Central Asia, disrupting trade routes, delaying infrastructure projects,…

FBI Mishandled Investigating Congressional Baseball Shooting, House Committee Finds Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, A House Intelligence Committee report released on May 6 says that the FBI mishandled its…

LNG Is A Key Bargaining Chip In Tariff Talks With Asian Nations Asian nations are ramping up energy imports from the U.S. to gain leverage in tariff talks with President Trump, though…

California Gas Prices Could Rise 75% By End Of 2026: USC Analysis Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times, California gas prices could skyrocket by as much as 75 percent by…

The US president claims America played a pivotal role in defeating Nazi Germany President Donald Trump has officially proclaimed May 8 as a national day to celebrate victory in World War II,…

The EU parliamentarians have told dpa they want to send a message of peace by taking part in Victory Day celebrations A group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), including two…

Biden’s Floating Pier Debacle In Gaza Was Even Worse Than We Thought; IG Report Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Joe Biden’s floating aid pier in Gaza, which was only operational for…

Competition In Education: Texas Signs School Choice Vouchers Into Law It’s no secret that US schooling has been in steep decline since the founding of the federal Department of Education in 1980…

FOMC Summary: Clueless As expected, just hours after the PBOC cut rates and injected billions into the economy to give Xi Jinping ammunition in the upcoming trade war negotiations, the FOMC did……

Sacramental Snitches: Church To Excommunicate Any Priests Complying With Washington State Law Authored by Jonathan Turley, We previously discussed the legislation passed by Washington State democrats that requires priests to violate the sanctity of…

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Top Gold ETF Inflows Year-To-Date Year-to-date, gold prices have dramatically outperformed those on bitcoin… However, despite this dramatic divergence, the performance chasm has failed to deter investors putting new…

Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, Today, after nearly two decades of implementation and delays, the federal government’s new identification requirements for…

Ukrainian forces have launched multiple cross-border attacks, sustaining heavy casualties in the process The Ukrainian military launched a new attempt to invade Russia’s Kursk Region on Monday, launching multiple cross-border attacks. While…

Trump Nominates MAHA-Aligned Dr. Casey Means As Surgeon General Authored by Jeff Louderbeack via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump announced on May 7 that Dr. Casey Means – a functional medicine…

The Responsible Lie: How AI Sells Conviction Without Truth Authored by Gleb Lisikh via The Epoch Times, The widespread excitement around generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok,…

Is This Really The ‘Very, Very Big Announcement’ Ahead Of Trump’s Mideast Trip? This is apparently, or likely, the ‘very, very big announcement’ the President Trump teased Tuesday while hosting the Canadian…

Domestic military industrial companies have grown in market value, the newspaper has said India’s defense companies have added more than $5 billion to their market value following the escalation of tensions with…

The Washington-brokered negotiations on the current conflict need to come to a head, the US president has said President Donald Trump has expressed displeasure over the pace of the US-brokered negotiations with…

The First Crypto Currency: The Dollar Authored by Christopher Whalen via DailyReckoning.com, President Abraham Lincoln is considered to be the moral savior of the United States for ending slavery. To pay for…

Putin’s truce aims to open peace talks as Ukraine keeps up drone attacks A 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially come into effect, with Russian forces halting offensive…

Kiev has agreed to a 30-kilometer-wide demilitarized zone along the line of contact, Keith Kellogg has said Russia is not aware of any Ukrainian offer to establish a demilitarized zone along the…

MCAT Developers Still Promote DEI Despite Public Scrutiny; Report Authored by Simon Olech via Campus Reform, The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which develops and administers the Medical College Admissions Test…

Satellite Images Uncover China’s Buildup In Cuba, Triggering U.S. Spy Concerns China’s aggressive push into Cuba is sounding alarm bells, with fears of covert surveillance operations targeting the United States, a concerning…

The Storm Before The Calm Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Risk management is critical to wealth preservation, especially in today’s turbulent market storm. However, during such volatile times, we must also…

Undocumented migrants will now be turned away at the border Germany’s new government has ordered tighter border controls, marking a sharp shift in immigration policy and fulfilling a key campaign promise of…

Consumer Debt Jumps In March As Student Debt Unexpectedly Soars One month ago, just as our long-running narrative that US consumers had been living with maxed out credit cards for the past…

HSBC Launches ‘TradePay’ For Struggling Importers U.S. importers who ignored President Trump’s first-term warnings about shifting supply chains out of China have been stunned—some into paralysis—by the renewed tariff war in his…

Peter Dutton was meant to be safe from losing his seat of Dickson and both the Labor Party and the Liberal Party didn’t think otherwise until a few weeks before the election…

A watchdog has reported dozens of injuries, millions in equipment losses and minimal results The US military’s humanitarian pier mission in Gaza last year resulted in far more injuries, damage, and operational…

New Delhi has said the facilities were used by Islamabad to train terrorists India conducted a series of strikes against nine suspected terror-linked sites located in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the…

In the U.K and throughout Europe May 8th is known as “VE Day” designating Victory of Europe Day, commemorating May 8, 1945, marking the Allies’ acceptance of Germany’s unconditional surrender. In Russia…

Russia Thwarts Largest Drone Attack In History, Sparking Airport Chaos, Hours Before Victory Day Ceasefire Hours before Putin’s unilaterally declared three-day Victory Day ceasefire is expected to go into effect (starting May…

Crackdown On Student Loan Defaulters To Begin With Benefit Seizure, Then Wage Garnishment Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The U.S. government will begin seizing federal benefits from 195,000 student…

Tesla Sales Plunge In Both China And Europe, Despite Surge In Overall EV Adoption Tesla’s China-made vehicle sales dropped sharply in April, bucking the trend of strong growth among major Chinese EV…

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Explains Why It’s Different Now Vs September With no actions taken and no SEP to discuss (although the statement clearly hints at stagflationary uncertainty), all eyes (and…

Fed Rejects Trump Calls To Cut Rates: Warns Of “Increased” Stagflationary “Uncertainty” Since the last FOMC meeting, on March 19th, a great deal has happened – Liberation Day, bond market crisis, stock…

New Delhi has struck what it calls terrorist targets on the territory of the neighboring state in response to a deadly act of terrorism The Indian military has launched a series of…

Ten Points To Keep In Mind Amidst Escalating Indo-Pak Tensions Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Everyone has the right to make up their own minds about these tensions and the Kashmir…

Stocks Slide As Apple Exec Admits Efforts To Replace Google For AI Search Apple Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue testified that the company is “actively exploring” a redesign of its…

Mark Carney has requested the American president stop referring to his country as the 51st US state Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has claimed he asked US President Donald Trump to stop…

The Venezuelan president has arrived in Russia to participate in the May 9 Victory Day celebrations Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro have signed a strategic partnership agreement…

The European Commission is undermining the legislature’s budgetary authority, Roberta Metsola has argued The European Parliament has warned the European Commission (EC) that it could take it to court if it bypasses…

From Swan Lake to The Nutcracker, his music continues to captivate audiences across generations and continents Thanks to ‘The Nutcracker’, this Russian composer gifted the world some of its most beloved Christmas…

Gold Soars To Another New High, What’s The Message? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, There are three messages. Do you see them? Three Messages Gold does not believe the Fed is…