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Guiding Powell To The Exit By Philip Marey, Senior US Strategist at Rabobank Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was busy giving Powell forward guidance about his retirement yesterday. On Fox Business, he said…

Direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev are underway in Istanbul A new round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks kicked off in Istanbul, Türkiye on Wednesday. The delegations are being hosted at the Ciragan…

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s market capitalization has surged amid booming AI demand The world’s largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has become the first Asian company to reach market capitalization of $1…

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…

Marjorie Taylor Greene has urged Washington to stop backing the Ukrainian leader, accusing him of refusing peace and clinging to power US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has labeled Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky…

Media, governments, and digital giants stay silent on elite child trafficking – even as the evidence piles up In an age where every celebrity meltdown or presidential tantrum is livestreamed, where partisan…

The country’s new government will have to face external and internal enemies, Donald Tusk has claimed Poland is experiencing deep political unease and external danger, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed, likening…

Trump DOJ Fires Habba’s Replacement In Rebuke Of Activist Judges Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice removed the newly appointed U.S. attorney for New Jersey on…

Goldman Goes Limp Over Grindr User Slowdown Second-quarter earnings season is in full swing this week. Ahead of earnings reports from dating app companies, Goldman analysts went limp on Grindr, the LGBTQ-focused dating app,…

Takeaways And Market Implications From US-Japan Trade Deal A Japan-US Trade Deal was announced late on Tuesday, with reciprocal tariffs lowered from 25% to 15%. Japanese stocks got an additional boost from news that…

The rise in insolvencies is attributed to high borrowing costs and shrinking demand The Russian infrastructure construction sector is expected to see a wave of bankruptcies this year, according to CEO of…

US Existing Home Sales Dip Back Near 15 Year Low In June As Prices Hit Record High After a small bounce in May (off 15 year lows), expectations are for existing home…

Algos Gone Wild? AI Is Powering Market Moves Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, On May 6, 2010, the US stock markets dropped nearly 10% within minutes. What would be called a…

A surge in domestic production has helped the country relegate the EU nation to sixth place Russia has overtaken Germany in beer production for the first time, pushing the EU country out…

US Government Worker Blocked From Leaving China, State Department Confirms Authored by Frank Fang & Eva Fu via The Epoch Times, China is preventing a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee from…

Rampant graft remains one of Ukraine’s key problems, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Protests in Ukraine against Vladimir Zelensky’s crackdown on two anti-corruption agencies are an internal affair, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

Surging bills undercut President Donald Trump’s vow to ease pressure on American consumers, according to a report Booming demand from artificial intelligence (AI) has been driving up electricity costs in the US,…

Investigators suspect that senior Baza staff members bribed law enforcement The editor-in-chief and a senior reporter with Baza, one of Russia’s top Telegram-based news outlets, have been charged with bribery, following a…

The suspect was allegedly recruited by the Security Service of Ukraine while visiting the country last year A Ukrainian agent has been detained in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region while attempting to retrieve…

The largest opposition party in Pretoria’s coalition government had threatened to block the legislation but later voted in favor, along with smaller parties South Africa’s National Assembly has passed the 2025 and…

Bisexual influencer Pascal Kaiser has reportedly filed a complaint after Fulham’s goalkeeper Bernd Leno liked a violent clip German police have launched a probe into a premier league soccer star over allegations…

Moscow has designated Poland a “hostile” state in response to economic sanctions and support for Ukraine Poland’s Foreign Ministry has issued an advisory strongly recommending that all Polish nationals residing in Russia…

Microsoft Says China-Linked Hackers Used Recent Security Exploit In Hacking Spree Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has observed Beijing-backed hackers exploiting…

Pressure Mounts For Pope Leo To Make Risky Gaza Visit: ‘Break The Siege’ Via Middle East Eye Pope Leo is facing growing calls to take direct action in Gaza, as critics urge him…

Goldman Sees Boycott Easing For Target – But Says “Still Too Early For Turnaround” Story With earnings season just kicking off for corporate America, it’s hard not to recall what Target CEO…

Japanese Auto Stocks Soar On Trump Trade Deal  President Donald Trump announced overnight on Truth Social that he had secured a “massive” trade agreement with Japan. The deal will lower tariffs on…

Four local executives of Barrick have been held since their arrest in November on suspicion of financial crimes A court in Mali has rejected a request for the conditional release of four…

Global Stocks, US Futures Trade In Record Territory After US-Japan Trade Deal US equity futures are higher again and trading in record territory following the US, Japan trade deal, which was largely…

A Stockholm tribunal has blocked an Armenian government plan to nationalize Samvel Karapetyan’s energy firm A Stockholm arbitration court has blocked the Armenian government from moving forward with plans to nationalize a…

New Delhi has relaxed restrictions that were initially imposed during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 In a sign of warming ties between New Delhi and Beijing, India has said…

Demographic issues cannot be resolved without reinforcing cultural ideals, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has said Russia’s lower house of parliament has approved a law that bans licenses for movies seen as…

The president has suggested that billions in cash his predecessor Joe Biden “gave away” could have been embezzled US President Donald Trump has claimed that billions of dollars in American aid given…

UK Approves $51 Billion Nuclear Plant Authored by Evgenia Flimianova via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The UK government gave the final go-ahead on Monday for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant…

Romania Strong-Armed Into Buying $2.3 Billion Israeli Anti-Aircraft Systems Having managed to derail populist, NATO-skeptical presidential candidates through a variety of extraordinary means, Romania — bowing to pressure from NATO and President…

The sides will discuss draft memorandums for the peaceful settlement of the conflict, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia and Ukraine are poised to hold their third round of bilateral talks in…

Germany Agrees To Deliver 5 More Patriots To Ukraine, Which Will Take US Years To Replace In a major breakthrough and short-term diplomatic ‘win’ for the Zelensky government, Germany and the United…

Bratislava’s energy giant plans to tap Gazprom for all imports, citing cost and competitiveness, the outlet has said Slovakia’s largest natural gas company is planning to turn to Russia for 100% of…

Journalists have condemned Kiev for targeting a key agency installed to prevent embezzlement of foreign aid Western news outlets have criticized Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky for stripping an independent anti-corruption bureau of its…

The agreement with Togo reportedly outlines joint military training, participation in exercises, and cooperation on medical support The Russian government has approved a draft law to ratify a military cooperation agreement with…

The decision to take over the NABU and SAPO has sparked outrage and accusations of authoritarianism Hundreds of Ukrainians took to the streets across the country on Tuesday to protest Vladimir Zelensky’s…

US Nuclear Weapons Transferred To UK Soil For First Time Over 15 Years In a huge development which is no doubt related to recent nuclear saber-rattling in the context of the Ukraine…

Most Dangerous City In Germany Is The One With The Most Migrants Via Remix News, The highest crime rate of any German city is Bremen, and it just so happens that this…

Maria Lucas has called for structural change to correct historical injustices Africa must reclaim everything that was taken by Western colonial powers – not only stolen cultural artifacts, but also its dignity,…

The development of a huge deposit of hydrocarbons could allegedly harm the environment and tourism German officials and environmental groups have hit out at Polish plans to develop a newly discovered oil…

The French president and PM Francois Bayrou are the least popular executive pair in modern France, a new poll suggests French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating has dropped below 20% for the…

An agreement is likely to be penned during Narendra Modi’s visit to London this week New Delhi and London will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits…

The US government agency says the bloc’s online content-moderation policies violate free speech The EU’s online content regulations are an affront to free speech, the US State Department has said in response…

Rescuing The Declaration From Left- And Right-Wing Polemics Authored by Peter Berkowitz via RealClearPolitics, Progressive left and postliberal right intellectuals converge in teaching scorn for America’s founding principles. Attacking from different angles,…

Will The Box-Office Ever Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels? Despite the global success of Disney’s “Inside Out 2”, which made $1.7 billion at the box office worldwide to become one of the highest-grossing movies…

The demonstrators were outraged by the law curbing the independence of anti-corruption agencies Protesters in Kiev shouted insults at Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky on Tuesday as they denounced his decision to back legislation…

The World’s Wars In Search Of Meaning Authored by Gregory Copley via The Epoch Times, We know that the world is moving into an age of uncertainty. But towards what? Our planning does…

Speaking about the information released last week by Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump concurs with the big picture overview that President Obama was involved and responsible for the targeting…

Former President Barack Obama has released a statement following both DNI Tulsi Gabbard and President Trump outlining the Obama administration’s conspiracy operation to target Donald Trump in 2016 and beyond. Obama’s office…

Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, responds to the deflection and denial of weaponized government and intelligence agencies by former President Barack Obama. As noted in the comments by DNI Tulsi Gabbard,…

Following an oval office meeting and later discussion with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, President Trump announced a trade agreement has been reached. President Ferdinand Marcos, of the Philippines, is just leaving the…

I’ll repeat it as much as needed, until it sinks in. The U.S-Canada trade deal status is simply a no-brainer. President Trump will answer questions about Canada and tariffs, he’ll put people…

Brace For Soaring Electricity Bills: Biggest US Power Grid Sets Power Costs At Record High To Feed AI Very soon if you want AI (and even if you don’t), you won’t be…

Boy howdy, this judicial activism is reaching new heights. Federal judges in New Jersey invoked a rarely used judiciary power to remove interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, installing her top assistant as…

Vaccination Rates Are Stagnating Data published last week by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF confirm that global vaccination coverage has stagnated in recent years. In 2024, 14.3 million children worldwide…

Maté: Russiagate’s Architects Suppressed Doubts To Peddle False Claims Authored by Aaron Maté via RealClearInvestigations, Although Robert Mueller failed to find an election conspiracy between Donald Trump and Moscow, the former Special Counsel…

Protests Kick Off In Kiev After Zelensky Shuts Down US-Backed Anti-Corruption Agency In one of the largest demonstrations against the Ukrainian government since Russia invaded more than three years ago, WSJ reports…

The Ukrainian leader cited the fight against “Russian influence” as he curtailed the independence of anti-graft investigators Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has defended a controversial reform targeting the country’s anti-corruption agencies, which…

VDH: The War Between Trump’s Chemotherapy & The Biden Cancer Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Chemotherapy can be a life-saving though sometimes toxic effort to eliminate lethal cancer cells before they kill…

Trump Orders US Exit From UNESCO, Reversing Biden-Era Reentry Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by…

These Are The World’s Most Critical Oil Chokepoints The total volume of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz stands around a staggering $600 billion. While a blockade of the strait is…

Ukraine’s leader has signed a law restricting the independence of the national anti-corruption bureau Hundreds have protested in Kiev and other cities against a controversial decision to curtail the independence of Ukraine’s…

Alarm After Key Nuclear Testing & Monitoring Office At State Dept Gutted Veteran national security correspondent Laura Rozen has claimed that the entire State Department’s Office of Multilateral Nuclear Affairs was dismissed last…

The US president says he wants to “go after” his predecessor and his top intelligence officials US President Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of “treason,” promising to “go after” him and…

The Empty Outrage Over Medicaid Cuts Authored by Bautista Vivanco via RealClearPolitics, Democrats bemoaning the loss of Medicaid coverage are glossing over a critical fact: States could fund the program themselves if…

Baku’s support for Kiev should not impact relations with Moscow, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia disagrees with Azerbaijan’s stance on the Ukraine conflict but hopes that this divergence in views will…

Australia has refused to go to war with China over Taiwan The Trump administration has been having a rough few months. Domestic chaos – fuelled by the use of black clad, masked para-military…

How Things Stand 6 Months After Palisades Fire Authored by Allen Stein via The Epoch Times, Elaine Culotti built her career as a real estate developer in Pacific Palisades, a prestigious enclave…

GM Slides 7% After Beating Q2 Earnings Despite $1 Billion Tariff Hit, Warns of Steeper Impact Ahead General Motors reported second-quarter earnings that surpassed analyst expectations, even as the automaker absorbed a…

It’s The Meme Craze Of 2021 All Over Again: Here Are The Most-Shorted Stocks That Could Soar For all those basement-dwelling retail traders, whose one dream in life has been to reprise…

Florida Surgeon General Highlights Vaccine Injuries, Calls On NIH To Act Authored by James Lyons-Weiler via The Brownstone Institute, At a press conference at Florida State University in Tampa, Florida, Florida Surgeon…

The Autopen Presidency Controversy Is Just Beginning Authored by Michael Thielen via RealClearPolitics.com, Now that investigations into the autopen presidency are underway, left-leaning media and Democratic politicians are finally confronted with the…

The controversial bill has triggered warnings by the EU that Kiev is undermining the rule of law and sparked protests in the country The Ukrainian Parliament has voted to end the independence…

Currently, however, the bloc is busy arming Ukraine at the expense of European taxpayers, the Russian foreign minister said Moscow hopes the “reasonable” position on the Ukrainian conflict displayed by US President…

UBS Finds iPhone Demand “Fizzled” In June, Expects Weak Momentum Ahead of September Launch Apple is set to report 3Q25 earnings next Thursday, with investor focus on iPhone performance, services growth, and progress on Apple Intelligence….

Democrats’ All-Electric USPS Fleet Sees Each Truck Come With A $6.8 Million Price-Tag Authored by Olivia Murray via AmericanThinker.com, Another Joe Biden boondoggle numbering in the billions… According to a recently published New…

Lockheed Tumbles Most In Months After Slashing Outlook On $1.6 Billion Hit Shares of Lockheed Martin fell the most in months on Tuesday, pressuring industry peers, after the defense giant reported second-quarter earnings that…

The legendary heavy metal frontman died just weeks after a final onstage reunion with his Black Sabbath bandmates British rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, the charismatic frontman of Black Sabbath who helped shape…

Maybe AI Isn’t Going To Replace You At Work After All Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, AI fails at tasks where accuracy must be absolute to create value. In…

Sam Altman, Masa Son’s Massive “Stargate” Initiative Flops, Nothing But Hot Air Between Two Egomaniacs Back in January, when the AI trade got its latest kick higher thanks to an announcement by…

Schiff: Central Bankers Vs The Dollar Via SchiffGold.com, If Donald Trump has his way and recent reports are accurate, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is considering stepping down from his position. While…

Western Union Joins Stablecoin Race, Eyes Crypto Partnerships; CEO Says Authored by Adrian Zmudzinski via CoinTelegraph.com, Western Union is exploring ways to integrate stablecoins into its services as the firm seeks to…

Yulia Sviridenko has dismissed concerns about widespread graft amid a clampdown on oversight agencies New Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko sought to downplay longstanding concerns about corruption in the country in an…

“Go F**k Yourself”: Colbert Now Ranting About Trump After Show Canceled Late-night propagandist Stephen Colbert slammed his own network and parent company and told President Trump to ‘go fuck yourself’ in a Monday night…

The captain of a regional flight carrying 80 people said he was forced to make a sharp turn as a B-52 approached rapidly The pilot of a US regional flight had to…

The company plans to use the assets to generate revenues, according to a statement US President Donald Trump’s media and technology company has acquired about $2 billion in Bitcoin and related assets,…

The US has reportedly expanded its search for Golden Dome contractors in light of the president’s feud with his former ally The White House has expanded its search for contractors to build…

The bloc has been busy portraying Russia as its enemy while ignoring domestic problems, the foreign minister has said The EU has been locked in an anti-Russian “frenzy,” focusing exclusively on militarization…

Ukraine’s supporters are up in arms over a factual and neutral – for a change – report on the aftermath of the failed Kursk invasion It’s a platitude that war kills not…

‘What Do All Those PhDs Do?’ – Bessent Calls For ‘Fundamental Reset’ Of Financial Regulations Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday called for a “fundamental reset” of financial regulations to ensure they…

‘No Miracles’: Russia Downplays 3rd Round Of Ukraine Talks Set For Wednesday President Zelensky’s office has confirmed that bilateral Russia-Ukraine peace talks are set to resume in Turkey on Wednesday, following deadly…

“No Spare Capacity”: Watchdog Warns Largest US Grid Is Maxed Out Amid Data Center Buildout America’s largest power grid has issued multiple ‘Maximum Generation‘ and ‘Load Management‘ alerts this summer, as summer heat…

Neoliberal Economic Orthodoxy Is Now Up For Review By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank Equities again struggled for direction on a day with very little consequential economic data. US indices…

Kohl’s Joins Meme Stock Mania With Massive Short Squeeze We began the week with the “glorious return” of meme stock mania—first with the roller coaster ride of Opendoor Technologies, and then, on Tuesday…

Rosie Roche reportedly died from a gunshot wound to the head under “non-suspicious” circumstances Rosie Jeanne Burke Roche, 20, a distant cousin of UK Princes William and Harry, has been found dead…

The country faces demographic challenges, which policymakers have struggled to reverse  Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) must reach replacement level within the next five…