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How Do Democrats & Republicans Feel About Certain US Industries Much and more has been written, in the last decade particularly, about the U.S. political sphere becoming increasingly polarized. The two main parties…

Study Dismantles Link Between Preterm Birth And Autism Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Contrary to previous research and popular belief, premature birth alone does not lead to…

US Court Ruling Sends Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Bonds into Collapse By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com A day after a New York court ruling that Venezuelan law would determine the validity of bonds issued…

The US president’s reelection bid centers on defining him as the “polar opposite” of his predecessor, a strategist told the outlet US President Joe Biden has personally instructed his reelection campaign aides…

Bankruptcy Judge Allows Rudy Giuliani To Appeal $148 Million Defamation Verdict Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A New York bankruptcy judge has allowed Rudy Giuliani to appeal…

Supermarket Scramble: Food Spending’s Share Of Disposable Income Hits Highest Level In Three Decades The most recent inflation prints (CPI & PPI) are the latest examples of Bidenomics failing Americans. For many, the supermarket…

The Mantra For The Next Cycle: Allocate 1% To Bitcoin Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, “Nobody got fired for buying IBM” …but you might get fired for not buying Bitcoin Every Bitcoin cycle has a…

Nvincible Nvidia Surges After Smashing Estimates, Guiding Sharply Higher It’s now officially the “most important stock on planet earth“, and thus everyone was watching what Nvidia would report after the close, with…

WTI Holds Gains Despite API Reporting Large Crude Build Oil prices ended higher today as traders weighed tightening physical supplies against financial markets that have remained under pressure. Higher for longer rates…

A Japanese national sought to smuggle uranium and plutonium from Myanmar, the investigators said US federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against Takeshi Ebisawa, alleging he was a leader of a…

Maintaining digital sovereignty amid technology’s rapid development becoming an increasingly important goal, Cosmas Zavazava says The world must encourage innovative technologies for the people, paying utmost attention to data privacy and security…

Justin Trudeau wants “massive changes” in the news landscape Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday blamed social media for preventing major news outlets from shaping public opinion the way they used…

The Year Of Cascading Crises Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, I often write about different crises, but usually one at a time. Whether it’s a market crash, recession, bank failures, etc….

Late-Day FOMO-ing Lipstick Rescued Market Pig Ahead Of Jensen’s Big Night No notable macro today, but we did note that mortgage applications crashed after rates pushed back above 7%… Source: Bloomberg But…

The Catholic Church’s protection of George Pell is again set to be exposed in the Victorian Supreme Court as the father of a choirboy allegedly sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell has…

The Pitfalls Of Central Planning Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, If Central Planning can’t expand its power, it expands its budget, at the expense of its programs. Central Planning has…

The defector serviceman was reportedly found shot dead in a coastal Spanish town last week The Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine and was shot dead in Spain last week likely…

NatGas Soars After Chesapeake Cuts Production Outlook Amid Vicious Bear Market With US natural gas prices crashing to lows not seen since early Covid in recent days, around $1.60 per million British…

ChatGPT Had A Public Meltdown But OpenAI Says It’s Fine Now Authored by Tristan Greene via Cointelegraph, OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) system suffered a bit of a public meltdown between…

Just two countries had a stronger view that Kiev would win, even before Avdeevka fell, the pollster found Only 10% of Europeans polled across 12 countries believe Ukraine will triumph over Russia…

The US reportedly rushed vehicles to Kiev without factoring in necessary repairs The US has no plan in place to maintain, service or repair tanks, armored vehicles and air defense systems Washington…

FOMC Minutes Show ‘Most Officials Fear Risk Of Cutting Too Quickly’, Staff Mention Financial Stability Issues Tl;dr: The Fed is worried about cutting too soon more than waiting too long… “Most participants…

American Totalitarian ‘Crypto Dollar’ May Come Before The Election Authored by Aaron Day via The Brownstone Institute, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) threaten to replace the cash we use with programmable, trackable,…

Khabib Nurmagomedov was congratulated by the Russian leader moments after a crucial title win, UFC chief Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov, one of Russia’s top combat sports athletes in history, received a…

The intergovernmental forum should not be used as a platform for bickering, Beijing’s foreign ministry has said China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the purpose of the G20 forum is to…

Washington warned that by straying from “shared values,” New Delhi risked returning to the frigid relations of the Cold War era India and the US should not stray from the “shared values”…

Yields Surge After Terrible 20Y Auction With Biggest Tail On Record Despite some optimistic expectations (most notably from Bloomberg’s Markets Live blog) that today’s 20Y auction would “stop through with long list…

The first-ever phygital sports tournament kicked off in the city of Kazan The Games of the Future opened in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday. The first-ever international phygital event combines…

“Close To A Deal Or It’s About To Blow Up”: Speaker Johnson Enters McCarthy Territory As March Deadline Looms While House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) last week told reporters “We think we’re…

Thirty years ago, one man’s greed almost destroyed the information network of one of the world’s most powerful intelligence services. His love of the good life led to the greatest KGB success…

Service Members Speak Out Against DEI Training In The Military Authored by J.M. Phelps via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Over 200 individuals currently serving in the U.S. military voluntarily participated in…

FOMC Minutes Preview: So About That Rate Cut… Submitted by Newsquawk SUMMARY: The FOMC minutes will likely echo recent Fed Speak, which has pushed back on the probability of a Fed rate…

Jackpot: NYC Mayor To Give Migrants Pre-loaded Debit Cards Worth Up To $10,000 A shocking ten million illegals have crossed the southern border into the US under President Biden’s watch so far. Thousands of…

Day Two Of Julian Assange’s Last Stand In British High Court Authored by Connor O’Keeffe via The Mises Institute, Today marks the second and final day in what could very well be…

China Bans Stock Selling At Market Open, Close; Limits Shorting One day after Beijing announced it would suspend one of the biggest domestic quant funds for “aggressive” selling, namely dumping $357MM in…

The researchers also said they want new, more inclusive guidelines for naming species German paleobiologists have called for an overhaul of the system used in naming dinosaurs, arguing the current nomenclature contains…

Critics of the US president are increasingly questioning his physical and mental acuity US President Joe Biden tripped twice on Tuesday as he boarded Air Force One for a flight to California….

The old world is giving way to a new order. What key political-economic drivers of change are destined to shape our lives in the medium term? According to an adage that is…

Moscow has placed the shares of Danone’s local business controlled by its foreign parent under temporary state control French dairy producer Danone is looking to sell its operations in Russia to local…

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has emphasized New Delhi’s role as a “consensus builder” on the global stage Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stressed the importance of India “as a voice of…

The 1956 treaty had allowed British ships to fish in the Barents Sea British fishermen will be banned from operating in the Barents Sea, one of the world’s largest fisheries for cod…

UK Warns It Could Restrict Arms Sales To Israel If Rafah Offensive Proceeds Fresh headlines Wednesday say the United Kingdom is mulling restricting arms sales to Israel if it goes ahead with…

Following the start of hostilities, Berlin replaced Russian gas with costlier alternatives, with the industry bearing the brunt Germany has lost more than 200 billion euros ($216 billion) since the start of…

The ex-US president has opposed providing more aid to Kiev and urged NATO members in Europe to increase their defense spending Russia is a “war machine” that has defeated powerful invaders in…

“No One’s Got To Me… I Ain’t Scared Of Sh!t” – NYC Trucker Boycott Leader ‘Chicago Ray’ Steps Down Authored by Chet Nagle via “Chet Nagle’s Now Hear This” on Substack, Chicago…

“Kiwi, Kiwi, Kiwi! Oy, Oy, Oy!” This Is The Most Important Thing To Focus On Right Now By Michael Every of Rabobank Kiwi, Kiwi, Kiwi! Oy, Oy, Oy! Mr Market has many…

Boeing 757-200 Diverted From Route After Suffering Damage To One Of Its Wings So far 2024 seems to be the year of airline incidents – a sad microcosm of the crumbling infrastructure…

Hunter Biden Says DOJ Misrepresented Sawdust As Cocaine To Make Him Look Bad Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Attorneys for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, have accused “reckless”…

An unarmed Trident missile splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean moments after being fired from a sub The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said an “anomaly” occurred during the test-firing of…

Some people who arrived in the Soviet era miss the feeling of being in charge of Estonia, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas claims Younger Russian speakers in Estonia consider themselves Estonian, but their…

China Blasts US For Giving Israel “License To Kill” After UN Veto China has let its frustration be known after the US was the lone veto to Tuesday’s UN Security Council vote urging…

The property is officially owned by a Russian-Armenian billionaire but prosecutors suspect that energy giant Gazprom is the true beneficiary France has seized a luxurious villa in Cote d’Azur on suspicion that…

The Russian president visited an aircraft plant, inspecting four newly modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers President Vladimir Putin visited the Kazan aircraft plant in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic on Wednesday, inspecting four Tu-160M strategic…

Are The Magnificent Seven In A Bubble? Ask The Nifty Fifty Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Sometimes, a narrative dominates the financial/social media and promotes a mania among investors. Today, the…

PM Denis Shmigal says his country has lost a third of its economy and some 3.5 million jobs since the start of the conflict with Russia Ukraine has lost a significant portion…

A bill requiring courts to ignore evidence and declare the African state safe for refugees is unlawful, UN human-rights chief says The British government’s new draft legislation promoting Rwanda as a safe…

Futures Slide Ahead Of Earnings By “The Most Important Stock On Planet Earth” US futures extended their slide, bucking a strong Asian session with European stocks mixed, ahead of what Goldman trader…

Scared of being abandoned by the US under Trump, European officials are floating the idea of the bloc’s own nuclear force With its farmers rebelling, its economy declining, and its traditional parties…

DC Man Sues Lottery After Being Told $340 Million Win Was ‘Mistake’ A Washington DC man is suing the DC lottery and Powerball after he was told that his winning numbers were…

Neither contender is willing to course-correct bilateral relations, the top diplomat said Russia is interested in policies, not personalities, and has no expectation that the US intends to change its antagonistic stance,…

The 13th package is “one of the broadest” approved by the bloc, according to Brussels The EU has agreed its 13th package of sanctions against Russia, the EU’s Belgian presidency announced on…

The Russian foreign minister says Moscow has no choice but to continue its military campaign against the neighboring state Neither Ukraine nor its Western backers are willing to put an end to…

The Fed’s Big Problem, There Are Two Economies But Only One Interest Rate Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, On average, the economy looks OK. But averages are misleading. Several large groups…

Ruby Franke was arrested last year after her malnourished and injured son asked a neighbor for food and water An American mother of six whose parenting advice online drew in more than…

Moscow has vehemently denied any such plans, stressing it is against weaponizing satellites The US has reportedly warned its allies that Russia is planning to deploy a nuclear weapon or a mock…

Uber Sues Its Insurer, Claiming It Fails To Honor Coverage For Drivers In Accidents Ride sharing company Uber is suing American Transit Insurance Co.because it claims that the insurer is failing to honor…

Exxon Threatens To Take Billions Of Dollars In Climate Investment Out Of The EU By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com Exxon has warned the European Union that it will leave and take billions…

Spooks tipped off the newspaper about plans to visit Moscow, then people started calling with questions, the media personality said The American intelligence services had the assistance of The New York Times in…

Dozens Of Major Companies Say 2024 Will Be The Year Of Cost Cutting We already know that the Biden administration and the BLS are ignoring the massive layoffs happening across corporate America…

The country now ranks fourth in the world in terms of liquefied natural gas sales, according to Aleksandr Novak Russia plans to continue ramping up both output and exports of liquefied natural…

I’m not exactly sure who Michael Lee the political strategist is; however, his essential summary of Nikki Haley in this soundbite is very accurate.  WATCH: . Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid…

The solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict that Washington is pushing for doesn’t exist, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said By again vetoing a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for a ceasefire in…

The newspaper claims the “chaotic” nature of the retreat by Kiev’s forces contributed to the high numbers Russian forces may have captured up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops as they fled Avdeevka over…

World On Threshold Of Natural Hydrogen “Gold Rush,” Geologists Say Speaking this weekend at a Denver meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, geologists heralded a coming, game-changing surge in…

Environmentalism Needs A New Playbook Authored by Devin Hartman via RealClear Wire, Environmentalism has become a baffling paradox. The latest indication came when environmental activists convinced the Biden administration to halt exports…

There are multiple examples of sketchy, seriously sketchy, deep state operatives and institutional creatures who are supporting Nikki Haley, but perhaps support from former acting CIA Director Mike Morell is one of…

Foreign Minister Jaishankar has once again defended trade and defense ties with Moscow, emphasizing that the West has long preferred to arm Pakistan New Delhi continues to maintain robust trade and diplomatic…

According to Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev, the project has become Moscow’s first large-scale humanitarian aid initiative Moscow has completed the delivery of 200,000 tons of free food to six African countries, fulfilling…

Kiev is moving to reform the mobilization system to provide the military more manpower The Ukrainian parliament is debating restrictions on the children of draft dodgers as part of sweeping mobilization reforms…

Moscow is ready for dialogue, but has only received unacceptable proposals from Ukraine and its backers, Anatoly Antonov said By refusing to understand Moscow’s demands and continuing to arm Ukraine, the US…

Israel Sets Timeline To Start Of Rafah Offensive, Issues Hamas An Ultimatum After ceasefire negotiations have faltered, Israel has given Hamas a new ultimatum, with top Israeli war cabinet official Benny Gantz…

‘Pure Junk Science’: Researchers Challenge Narrative On CO2 And Warming Correlation Authored by Katie Spence via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Each year from 2023 to 2030, climate change sustainable development goals…

The 2030 Agenda: The Totalitarian Trojan Horse Authored by Daniel Lacalle via The Epoch Times, Upon perusing the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals included in the well-known 2030 Agenda, one may conclude…

The former Fox host accused Britain’s ex-prime minister of attempting a “shakedown” American journalist Tucker Carlson has said former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson would only agree to an interview if he…

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 combined market cap of the country’s seven largest companies would make them the second-largest stock exchange in the world, analysts say America’s seven largest tech companies have larger market capitalizations than…

Nearly half of parents with young children in England have had to incur debt to pay for childcare, a survey has found Having a child in England has become “financial suicide” for…

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…

Did The India Bubble Just Burst In its latest US Equities Weekly Rundown note, Goldman Sachs wrote that In international markets, the desk continues to field demand for India as investors move…

Seattle Activists Declare ‘Homosexual Intifada’ Authored by Jason Rantz via mynorthwest.com, As if “Queers for Palestine” wasn’t enough of a self-parody, keffiyeh-donning gay activists in Seattle have declared a “homosexual intifada.” Homosexual…

Gamification Of Trading Apps Creates Rise Of Teen Stock Traders Teens are becoming increasingly addicted to the gamification of stock and options trading, allowing them to buy and sell ‘meme’ stocks and…

VDH: Delusions, Alternate Realities, & The Biden Consortium Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Hunter Biden has a train of a dozen lawyers defending him on felony indictments ranging from…

Nevada Residents Shocked To Discover They Voted In Primary ‘Numerous’ Nevada voters were shocked to discover that they voted in the Feb. 6th presidential primary, despite not having done so – the…

A Stunning 10 Million Illegals Have Entered The US Under Biden; Tucker Warns They Are “Destroying” The Country A record 7.3 million illegal aliens have crossed the southwest border under President Biden’s…

Indian PM unveiled $4bn-worth of projects and said Middle Eastern countries are eager to invest in region bordering Pakistan Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced projects worth almost $4 billion (320…

Washington has instead called for a temporary “pause” to fighting in the Palestinian enclave The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council measure calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip,…

The Catholic church’s view on same-sex couples goes against Christian teachings, the Russian priests argue The Vatican’s recent decision to permit the blessings of same-sex couples is a gross deviation from the…

Public Schools In Portland Face Civil Rights Complaints Over Diversity Efforts Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, On Thursday, Portland Public Schools (PPS) were sued by an education advocacy group over…

China Suspends Quant Fund For Dumping $350 Million Shares In 1 Minute To appreciate how “sensitive” Beijing has become to any sharp and/or continued selling of Chinese stocks, now that public sentiment…

China Markets Eye More Housing Support After LPR Surprise By George Lei, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist China slashed its five-year loan prime rate, a key reference for mortgages, by an unprecedented 25…