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WTI Prices Tumble As Official Crude Inventory Data Disappoints, Production Remains Near Record Highs Overnight gains on the heels of across the board inventory draws reported by API (and some optimism on…

Washington has imposed 145% tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade conflict with Beijing US President Donald Trump has signaled a potential easing of trade tensions with China, announcing that tariffs…

Slovakia’s Robert Fico has pointed to a recent study showing the presence of DNA and other undeclared substances in jabs supplied to the country Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called for…

Rubio Announces Sweeping Reorganization Of State Department Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a plan on Tuesday to significantly restructure the Department…

Oil Prices Drop As Kazakh Chaos Threatens OPEC Alliance Oil turned lower after Kazakhstan said it will prioritize national interests over those of the OPEC+ alliance, a move that risks fueling further…

Futures Surge After Trump Tones Down Rhetoric On China, Powell US futures jumped and the dollar stabilized after president Trump said he has no intention of firing Powell, easing some fears on…

MAHA Rising: HHS, FDA Announce Phase-Out Of All Artificial Food Dyes Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again” grew far more substantial on Tuesday,…

‘Depression Cycle Is Here’ Charles Nenner Warns “It Will Be Much Worse In 2026” Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner is not only predicting a big war…

After Dismal European PMIs, US Services Sector Slumps, Manufacturing Jumps Ahead Of Tariff Deadlines European flash April PMIs were ugly this morning with the Euro-area-wide headline composite measure -0.8 to 50.1, and…

‘America First Does Not Mean America Alone’: Bessent Discuses Tariffs, Global Financial System Days after Scott Bessent dazzled JP Morgan with closed-door comments (aka not Main Street) that the tariff standoff with…

“After Shorts Are Squeezed, Will Markets Turn Lower Again” By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities If We Could Turn Back Time I think this is the second time I’ve used a Cher…

Judge Orders Trump Admin To Issue Correction Notices To Fired Probationary Workers Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to provide laid-off…

The US company has already been slapped with several fines in Russia for failing to delete banned content US tech giant Apple is facing legal action in Russia for allegedly violating laws…

The Ukraine conflict has been a valuable source of battlefield experience, the president has said All the world’s armies are closely examining Russia’s tactics and technology used in the Ukraine conflict, President…

Stocks Spike To Session Highs On WSJ Report White House Looking To Slash China Tariffs Stocks are spiking higher, and extending premarket gains, after the WSJ reported that the Trump administration is…

Nearly 700 koalas have been killed from helicopters in a national park in Victoria in a wildlife cull Australian authorities are under fire following the culling of hundreds of koalas in the…

The US outlined a proposal for the restrictions to be rolled back in a bid to facilitate a deal between Moscow and Kiev The EU has firmly rejected the idea of easing…

The country’s UN envoy has rolled out a basketful of demands to Berlin, including €550 billion and a third of Germany’s weapons Most people keep their Easter expectations pretty modest: some pastel…

Millions of Ethiopians are “one shock” away from catastrophe as a result of funding deficits, the World Food Program warns The World Food Program (WFP) has suspended treatment for 650,000 women and…

The treasurer-general of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters wants the government to target wealth accumulated prior to the end of white-minority rule EFF Treasurer-General Omphile Maotwe has urged the government to introduce…

Moscow appreciates the US efforts to mediate an end to the hostilities, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said US Vice President J.D. Vance’s call for Russia and Ukraine to accept a Washington-formulated truce…

Today’s PMIs Hold The Key To Whether The US Is Slipping Into Recession Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, The flash US PMIs for April are released today and will give…

Judge Slams Trump VOA Shutdown As ‘Arbitrary,’ Orders Reinstatement A federal judge delivered a stinging rebuke to the Trump administration on Tuesday, halting its attempt to shutter Voice of America (VOA) and…

The authorities have promised to enforce a ban on Moscow’s diplomats attending WWII commemorations The German authorities have warned Russian Ambassador Sergey Nechayev that he could be expelled from events marking the…

EU Hits Apple, Meta With €700 Million Fines For Violating Digital Markets Act European Union regulators fined Apple €500 million ($570 million) and Meta €200 million ($230 million) for violating the Digital…

The president previously described the American propaganda arm as biased and an unnecessary burden on taxpayers A US federal judge has issued an injunction against the decision by the administration of President…

Intel Reportedly Slashing Workforce To 2007 Levels Intel’s new turnaround strategy aims to prepare it for the 2030s. This includes a potential partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to bolster ‘America First‘ advanced…

Analysts have linked Tesla steep losses to its CEO’s role as a US government efficiency czar Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced he will scale back his efforts to cut…

Breaking Down Copper Trade In Charts Amid Noisy Trade War, IMF Downgrade The ongoing trade war is poised to deliver a negative shock to US growth, prompting the International Monetary Fund to slash its…

A resident of Moldova had been tasked with collecting classified data, the agency has said A former operative of Moldova’s security services has been deported from Russia and banned from re-entering the…

Kiev’s backers are said to be urging security guarantees to be included under Trump’s reported proposal to acknowledge Crimea as Russian The UK and France are “open to a scenario” in which…

Archeologist’s Comment On Human Sacrifice Exposes Inanity Of ‘Oppression Studies’ Mindset Authored by Dave Huber via The College Fix, Making the rounds this past week were comments by a Mexican archeologist regarding…

Klaus Schwab, the founder and ex-chairman of the World Economic Forum, resigned earlier this week without giving a reason The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an internal investigation into whistleblower allegations…

Iran Offers More Nuclear Transparency In Exchange For Lifting Sanctions Iran says that ready to make its nuclear program more transparent at a moment it is preparing to send representatives for a third…

The interagency position was designed to facilitate the prosecution of alleged crimes related to the Ukraine conflict The administration of US President Donald Trump has reportedly eliminated a position within the Office…

While apartheid may be officially over, modern forms of racial bias targeting Russians in parts of Europe persist, a Russian UN diplomat has said Moscow has urged African nations to support its…

The development comes after President Donald Trump reportedly floated a plan that would see the US recognize Crimea as part of Russia A planned high-level meeting in London to discuss the Ukraine…

The government has reportedly cut its GDP forecast in response to the US tariff hike and uncertainty over Washington’s trade policy Germany is facing the third straight year of economic stagnation following…

Estonia Might Become Europe’s Next Trouble Spot Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The latest socio-political and security developments suggest that it relishes being a frontline state… Estonia catapulted back into international…

Nikas Safronov’s portrait of the US leader, released by CNN, shows him wounded but defiant after facing an assassination attempt CNN has released an image of the portrait gifted to Donald Trump…

President Trump takes questions from the assembled press pool in the oval office at the conclusion of the ceremony swearing in Paul Atkins as SEC Chairman.  WATCH (prompted): . Posted in President…

Zelensky Wants To Meet Trump In Rome At Pope’s Funeral The last time Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the same room with US President Donald Trump, it didn’t go so well….

The program to replace all foreign systems on the aircraft is nearing completion, state-owned corporation Rostec has said The latest prototype of Russia’s new SJ-100 Superjet airliner, built entirely from domestically produced…

Austria Sees Sharp Drop In Asylum Applications, March Hits Lowest Level Since 2020 Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, The number of asylum applications in Austria dropped sharply in the first…

Vice-President JD Vance travels to India as part of a diplomatic tour that includes geopolitical relationships and trade deals.  With the Trump administration emphasizing an Indo-Pacific strategy to help thwart aggressive Chinese…

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will be attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday April 26th in Rome. President Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, the pontiff’s…

Interesting series of events converging.  According to multiple media outlets, a delegation from the U.S, Europe and Ukraine are scheduled to meet again in London tomorrow for further discussions of the peace…

I said right after the election the foreign policy and econ institutions would be the first and easiest to deconstruct.  I also said the Intelligence, Main Justice, National Security and Defense apparatus…

CBS 60-Minutes has been one of the most deliberately manipulated news and opinion programs in the past several years.  They have been so over-the-top in their gaslighting and biased media coverage, that…

“Future Brighter Than Ever”: Tesla Shares Pop 5% After Musk Says He’ll Limit Time With DOGE In May In a candid call with analysts on Tuesday, Elon Musk announced that he will…

Dems’ Biden Problem: They Broke Him, They Bought Him Authored by Frank Miele via RealClearPolitics, Joe Biden was resurrected – for at least one night – when he delivered a paid speech…

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…

Nikola Tesla’s 1898 Prediction Of Warship Doom Is Becoming Reality Authored by Stephen Xia and Sean Tseng via The Epoch Times, More than a century ago, Nikola Tesla proposed an invention that…

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…

Bug And Tug: WEF Investigates Klaus Schwab Over ‘In-Room Massages’ And Other Allegations One day after it was reported that World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab, 88, resigned after Chairman after 55…

US peace framework reportedly suggests “de jure” recognition of Crimea as part of Russia, and eventual lifting of sanctions Washington has presented Kiev with what US President Donald Trump is calling a…

US Propane Tanker Diverts Chinese Port Call In Latest Warning Sign For China’s Plastic Factories To begin the week, we highlighted a potential breaking point emerging in the global economy due to the escalating…

How Junk Food Took Hold In The US And What RFK Jr. Is Doing About It Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times, “It’s not food. It’s food-like substances.” Health and…

South Carolina Senate Votes To Oust State Treasurer Over $1.8 Billion Error Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times, Members of the South Carolina Senate voted on April 21 to remove…

BYD Is Expanding Into Japan’s Mini-Car Market Chinese EV giant BYD is already expanding outside of China, into South America and…well, all over the world. It’s next stop looks like it’s going…

The US presidential envoy will reportedly skip the meeting with Ukrainian officials in London US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is heading to Russia for another meeting with President Vladimir…

High-Ranking Democrat Hints At Revenge Against Countries Working With Trump Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has threatened nations that, in his words, “enabled authoritarianism in our country,” warning that Democrats will not view…

Harvard Law School Professors Politicize The Rule Of Law Authored by Peter Berkowitz via RealClearPolitics, A camp counselor picks favorites by lauding some campers regardless of how ordinary or even counterproductive their…

Andrew Cuomo Referred To DOJ For Criminal Prosecution Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Last October, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department,…

How Fragile Is The US Economy? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The U.S. economy is complex. So is the global economy. They are not just complicated but complex, and…

Defy, Deny, Defund, Deport, Destroy Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, I must have dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the…

Tesla Misses Across The Board; Slams “Uncertainty” In Automotive Market, But Affirms Affordable Model “Remains On Track” For H1 2025 With everyone’s attention turning to Mag7 heavyweight Tesla after hours (full preview…

US presidential envoy Keith Kellogg will represent Washington instead US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend the upcoming Ukraine talks in London, despite earlier plans to participate, the State Department…

Democrat County Attorney Lets Anti-Tesla Terrorist Off the Hook Authored by Matt Margolis via PJ Media, So an unhinged leftist goes through downtown Minneapolis, casually walking his dog and keying Teslas as…

A lot of fake news is being published on the subject, even by respectable outlets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has recommended that people go to primary…

The pontiff’s body will lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica until Saturday, the Holy See Press Office has said The funeral Mass for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April…

A garden without a gardener, Western Europe drifts as the world rebuilds The defining trait of today’s Western Europe is not unity or strength – it is the complete absence of a…

The International Monetary Fund has slashed its 2025 outlook for global growth The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its global growth forecast, saying that the global economic system is undergoing a…

A visual journey through the colossal creations of Zurab Tsereteli, the man who turned cities into galleries Renowned sculptor and president of the Russian Academy of Arts, Zurab Tsereteli, passed away on…

Terrorists have gunned down a large group of tourists in the northern state of Kashmir Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed his condolences to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi…

Container Orders Plummet – Trade Deals Now Or Economic Depression Soon Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Global container booking volumes fell by 49% between the last week of March and the first week…

Gold-Backed Vs USD-Backed Stablecoins: Key Differences Authored by Dilip Kumar Patairya via CoinTelegraph.com, What are gold-backed stablecoins, and how do they work? Gold-backed stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to physical gold reserves…

Buyers Strike Arrives: Foreign Demand For 2Y Treasury Auction Craters To 2 Year Low For much of April, and certainly following the vomit-inducing surge in 10Y yields two weeks ago, the biggest…

Goldman Finds First Solar “Well-Positioned” To Benefit From US Tariffs On Asian Panel Producers With the Trump administration preparing to impose new tariffs on U.S. solar imports from four Southeast Asian nations,…

‘Building 7 Controlled Demolition?’: Republican Senator Plans Shock 9/11 Hearings, Says ‘My Eyes Have Been Opened’ Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is raising eyebrows after revealing on Benny Johnson’s conservative podcast that he’s…

Putin Offers To Halt Fighting Along Current Front Lines In Ukraine: Report In a huge development, President Vladimir Putin has offered to halt his invasion of Ukraine across the current front line…

‘Soft’ Data Slaughter Continues As Richmond Fed Manufacturing New Orders Expected To Be The Worst Ever… In yet more confirmation that propaganda works, two ‘soft’ data surveys this morning signal the end…

The Bundeswehr has reportedly approached key companies to speedily move troops and equipment if an emergency arises Germany’s military, the Bundeswehr, has reached out to major logistics and defense companies to prepare…

The 8 Narrative Fallacies That Drive American Politics Authored by Allan Feifer via AmericanThinker.com, We live in a world rife with narrative fallacies intended to herd Americans and other Westerners towards Marxism. …

The two-day international event aims to commemorate the 1945 victory against Nazi Germany, the organizers have said An international conference to mark the upcoming anniversary of the end of World War II…

Nearly Half Of US Home-Sellers Are Offering Buyer Concessions Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Nearly half of U.S. home sellers gave concessions to buyers in the first quarter of…

Wells Fargo Analysts Say Amazon Paused Some Data Center Lease Commitments First came China’s “Deep Seek” moment at the start of the year. Then TD Cowen’s Michael Elias told clients Microsoft was…

Stocks Soar, Reverse All Of Yesterday’s Losses On Bessent China Comments, Short Squeeze US equity markets were already ramping higher, as yesterday’s massive short pile up reversed and transformed into a squeeze…

Supreme Court Hears Major Parental Rights Case Over LGBT Readings Authored by Jonathan Turley, Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a major parental rights case in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a challenge…

Massive ‘Mystery Explosions’ Rock Ammo Depot Outside Moscow, Resulting In Mushroom Cloud A ‘mystery explosion’ has rocked a munitions depot in Russia’s Kirzhach district (Vladimir region) outside of Moscow on Wednesday, resulting…

A settlement will be complicated and should not be rushed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia does not believe that a peace deal with Ukraine can be concluded in an expedited…

The Trump administration “seeks to rebalance global trade” with “friends like India,” according to the American vice president US Vice President J.D. Vance has announced that the US and India have agreed…

The late Catholic leader was humble and always supported the abused and the downtrodden – except in one very sad case When a great man and leader of the Roman-Catholic Church –…

The Crimean Peninsula officially joined the Russian Federation after an overwhelmingly positive vote in 2014 Kiev refuses to discuss recognizing Crimea as a Russian territory, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky told journalists on Tuesday,…

Kiev and its European backers will be meeting with Washington officials in London this week Washington will propose a peace deal recognizing Russian sovereignty over Crimea and freezing the front lines in…

Gunmen opened fire from close range at a large group of tourists in the northern Indian state At least 27 people were killed in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on…

Ronen Bar claims he was fired by Israel’s PM for not displaying unconditional loyalty The head of Israel’s Shin Bet, its domestic intelligence agency, has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of firing…

Ukraine has not yet lifted its self-imposed ban on negotiating with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Kiev needs to scrap its own self-imposed ban on talks with Russian President Vladimir…

The levies target products manufactured in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam Washington has set tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar imports from Southeast Asia, according to information published by the US…

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…