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A total of 26 people were traded in the biggest exchange since the Cold War, a statement from President Biden reads Three American citizens and one US resident have been released by…

How Will You Sit For This Friday’s Close? By Michael Every of Rabobank As widely expected, as our Fed watcher Philip Marey covers here, the Fed left rates unchanged at 5.50% and…

“National Disgrace” – Republican Lawmakers Blast Biden Admin Plea Deal With Three 9/11 Defendants “The Administration’s cowardice in the face of terror is a national disgrace.” Republican Kentucky Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned…

The controversial deal will spare the lives of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his henchmen The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty…

Relations with Georgia have deteriorated since the country passed its so-called foreign agents law The US may introduce sanctions against Georgia to force the former Soviet republic to change its policy course…

Ties between the two countries worsened in 2020 after a clash killed soldiers on both sides Officials from India and China held “constructive” and “forward-looking” conversations on Wednesday to resolve a border…

“This Is Unjust!” Female Boxer Quits Olympic Match, Melts Down In Tears After ‘Biological Male’ Brutalizes Her In 46 Seconds Feminists are once again silent after a female boxer was destroyed in…

Initial Jobless Claims Surge To 12-Month Highs The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose to 249k last week – the highest since last August… Source: Bloomberg…

Futures Gain As Meta Earnings Restore Faith In AI Bubble Futures extend on yesterday’s post FOMC gains, but are off session highs, with tech outperforming and the Russell in the red, following…

WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich & Ex-Marine Paul Whelan Freed By Russia In Major Prisoner Swap With US In a massive overnight night development, Russia has released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US…

New York Decouples Student Standardized Test Scores From Teacher Evaluations Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times, A new law that takes effect in the coming academic year allows New York…

Moderna Shares Tumble 12% After Full-Year Sales Guidance Slashed Shares of Moderna tumbled in premarket trading in New York after the biotech slashed its full-year sales guidance. The company cited lower sales in Europe, potential…

Migrant Shelter Costs In Massachusetts To Exceed $1 Billion For The Next Several Years, State Predicts By American Military News Gov. Maura Healey’s administration expects to spend more money than originally anticipated…

Last year, the African state denied claims that the French leader planned to visit Rabat amid strained relations Moroccan King Mohammed VI has invited French President Emmanuel Macron to visit the North…

Insufficient industry, readiness, innovation, and funding would hamper the military’s ability to prevail in a conflict, a congressional commission has found   The US is unprepared for a potential war with major…

The Great Unwinding: Is There Any Way To Come Out Ahead? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, History suggests being wary of the “strong buys” at $45 when the eventual…

The exchange will reportedly involve Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and US Marine veteran Paul Whelan Russia and a number of Western countries, including Germany and the US, have reportedly agreed…

Media reports suggest that WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan are already en route to destinations outside Russia Russia has agreed to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and…

Kiev should increase its own budget revenues, the US representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery has said The US is beginning to struggle to find resources in its budget to support Ukraine, and…

Executives And HR Admit RTO Is Meant To Make People Quit Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Return to Office (RTO) orders are one ploy companies use to get employees to quit….

Visualizing The Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2024 Emerging technologies of today have the power to reshape industries, achieve significant scale, and shift the economic landscape. As Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld details…

EU AI Act Comes Into Effect – Here’s What To Expect Authored by Savannah Fortis via CoinTelegraph.com, The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act officially takes effect on Aug. 1, following its publication…

Riots Erupt In England After Teenage Child Of Migrants Goes On Stabbing Spree Twenty years ago such an incident would be widely regarded in the UK and Europe as a terrorist attack. …

Bank of England Cuts Rate to 5.0% In “Finely Balanced” 5-4 Vote, Offers No Signals On Next Moves The global easing train is now well and truly on its way. While the…

The US paper’s CEO has been accused of deceiving British police in a criminal investigation more than a decade ago London police are looking into claims that the Washington Post’s new CEO,…

Moscow’s forces have also bombarded a Ukrainian drone control center and trains transporting ammo and troops The Russian military has conducted successful strikes on three Ukrainian US-made Patriot air-defense systems, Moscow has…

Biden’s exit from the election race has shifted some of the focus to the Republican candidate’s age  Donald Trump has insisted he would step down as president if he were to suffer…

Judges ruled that the process leading to the enactment of the Finance Bill 2023 was flawed Kenya’s Court of Appeal declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional on Wednesday. The ruling comes after…

Moscow should be invited to the next peace summit, set for November, the Ukrainian leader has said The entire world believes the diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict is only possible with…

The death of Ismail Haniyeh is a challenge to Iran and other members of the anti-Israeli ‘Axis of Resistance’ The last few days of July were exceptionally hot in the Middle East,…

Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets won’t have a significant impact on the battlefield and will be destroyed, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The recent reported delivery of Western F-16 fighter jets…

Alexander Bikantov was speaking after the UN Security Council lifted an arms embargo on the Central African Republic Russia is planning to strengthen security cooperation with the Central African Republic (CAR) after…

The Wall Street Journal reporter was sentenced to 16 years on espionage charges US journalist Evan Gershkovich, imprisoned in Russia on spying charges, is set to be released by Moscow as part…

Alleged Iranian Arms Deal With Armenia Sparks Controversy In The Caucasus Via  Eurasianet.org Iran International reported that Iran sold $500 million worth of arms to Armenia, a claim denied by both countries….

Zelensky Suspends Ukraine’s Foreign Debt Payments Starting Aug 1st Who could have seen this coming? Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a new law which defers public debt payments until October if necessary, Reuters has…

The blast caused the partial collapse of a residential building in Nizhny Tagil, destroying some 15 apartments A suspected household gas explosion has caused part of a five-story apartment block in the…

“The knot is tightening” in the region, with the US being the main culprit behind the crisis, Dmitry Medvedev has said Peace in the Middle East will only be achieved through a…

The countries exchanged direct fire earlier this year, sparking fears of an all-out war Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct strike on Israel in retaliation for the killing…

The Polish-Hungarian Dispute Is Getting Nastier After Sikorski Lied About Szijjarto Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Polish-Hungarian relations are in crisis over their polar opposite approaches towards Ukraine, which already just…

Visualizing The Global Demand For Oil (2022-2045F) Economists have been attempting to forecast the point of peak oil—the year when oil demand reaches its maximum level—since the 1970s. Despite increasing warnings regarding…

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…

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…

Kari Lake Wins GOP Senate Primary In Arizona, Setting Up Showdown With Rep. Ruben Gallego Authored by Nathan Worcester and Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In this combination photo,…

The US VP had reportedly rejected Kiev’s demands to preemptively sanction Russia and arm Ukraine before combat began in 2022 The relationship between Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and US Vice President and presumptive…

Who Funds The US Presidential Campaigns? Campaign financing, whether for supporting or opposing a candidate running for public office, can be costly, even more so when the stakes are who will become…

China Leads The World In Critical Minerals Production Demand for critical minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel is soaring. These raw materials are used in a range of new technologies,…

Did Jeffrey Epstein & William Barr Attend Interlochen In 1967? Authored by Nick Bryant via nickbryantnyc.com, Interlochen is a prestigious fine arts preparatory school in northern Michigan, and Jeffrey Epstein attended Interlochen…

New Jersey AR-15 Ban Ruled Unconstitutional, But Large Capacity Magazines Still Outlawed New Jersey AR-15 fans were handed a big victory on Tuesday, after US District Judge Peter G. Sheridan issued an…

Doug Casey On ‘Your Enemy, The Deep State’ Authored by Doug Casey via InternationalMan.com, A lot of people would like political solutions to their problems, i.e., getting the government to make other people…

Cars, Cows, & Condos: Just How Much Do Olympic Athletes Make For Winning Medals? With the Paris 2024 Olympics well into its first week, medalists – in addition to their medals and…

Eight Other Times Israel Likely Behind Covert Assassinations In Iran Mainstream media headlines both in US and European media often portray as an ‘aggressor’ and ‘terrorist state’ while simultaneously presenting Israel as…

Report Finds US Military Lacks Ability To Defeat China, Suggests Cold War Style Defense Spending Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new congressional report suggests that the…

5 Reasons Why You Should Be Prepping Like Crazy Right Now Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, A lot of people seem to think that the summer of 2024…

China Now “Placates” US & NATO With New Drone Export Controls Targeting Putin’s War Efforts One week after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in China to improve dialogue…

L.A. Officials Reject Newsom Order To Clear Out Homeless Encampments Via Headline USA, Los Angeles officials are pushing back on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order this month to start clearing homeless encampments,…

Bill Ackman Unexpectedly Pulls IPO Of Pershing Square USA Fund First it was supposed to be $25 billion, then $10 billion, then $2 billion… and now it’s gone. Bill Ackman, the suddenly…

At least four Russian nationals incarcerated in America can no longer be found on the list Records of several Russian inmates held in the US jails are no longer accessible in the…

Project 2025: The Good, The Bad, & The Frustrating Authored by Connor O’Keefe via The Mises Institute, Anyone following the 2024 presidential election has undoubtedly heard about the political establishment’s latest villain,…

Kamala Harris & The Californication Of America Authored by Edward Ring via American Greatness, If you have ever confronted the astonishing hatred that San Francisco Bay Area Democrats have for anything Republican,…

The Hungarian billionaire may have hit the jackpot with the presumptive Democrat nominee for the US presidential election The old joke that a ‘color revolution’ is impossible in the United States because…

Buttigieg’s ‘Crime Down Under Biden’ Claim Doesn’t Hold Up: John Lott Jr. Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearPolitics, “Crime went down under Biden, and crime went up under Trump,” Secretary…

Meta Jumps After Beating On Revenue And Earnings, But Misses On CapEx Despite Rosy Outlook After 3 rather soggy Mag 7 earnings in the past week – with TSLA, GOOGL and MSFT…

After visiting Chicago to speak to the NABJ convention, President Trump heads back to Pennsylvania for a rally in Harrisburg.  Pennsylvania is one of the biggest battleground states amid the 2024 contest. …

Lachlan Murdoch has openly and publicly bribed Justice Michael Lee to protect the Liberal Party in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation judgment which became obvious when Justice Lee attended News Corp’s celebration of…

Biden Announces New Rules To Make Millions More Eligible For Student Debt Relief Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, President Joe Biden announced new rules on July 31 that make…

An Israeli strike on Beirut that damaged a hospital is “unacceptable,” the Russian Foreign Ministry has said The bombing of Beirut by Israel this week breaches the very basic rules of international…

“Too Complacent” – Back To Mag-7 Earnings & The AI Story Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, It is difficult to tell how much of today’s rally was: AMD related which…

Despite being portrayed as diametrical opposites in the media, neither of the presidential candidates can say no to Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States has been labeled…

Bonds & Gold Soar In July Amid ‘DotCom-Style’ Collapse In Crowded-Trades Bonds and bullion outperformed in July with the dollar down and oil getting hammered… Source: Bloomberg And while the broad S&P…

Vladimir Zelensky’s demand is desperate and unrealistic, the former US Marine has said Vladimir Zelensky’s idea to have Poland shoot down Russian missiles would get NATO directly involved in the conflict with…

Nicolas Maduro has accused SpaceX and Tesla CEO of trying to disrupt peace and stability in the South American country SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to Venezuela’s President Nicolas…

Hawkish FOMC ‘Still Waiting For Greater Confidence’ On Disinflation Since the last FOMC meeting on June 12, gold has outperformed (while the dollar and crude oil have lagged). Stocks and bonds are…

“The Fed Did Not Tip A September Cut, By Any Stretch”: Wall Street Reacts To The FOMC Statement As the market tries to digest Fed speak, here are some of the fastest…

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Explain Why Cutting Rates Ahead Of The Election Is Not Political Senator Warren and her pals pressed Powell this morning to cut rates today (he didn’t –…

Iran Says Hamas Chief’s Killing Had US Involvement, Blinken Denies Foreknowledge Iran’s Foreign Ministry has issued a fiery statement saying that Washington must also bear responsibility for the Israeli attack which killed Hamas leader…

What’s The Ideal Oil Price For A US President? Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com, The energy policies of the new U.S. president – Kamala Harris or Donald Trump – will be…

The UFC fighter has been banned from driving for two years for his reckless behavior behind the wheel Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has been handed a five-month suspended sentence and was…

French DJ Barbara Butch has taken legal steps against online abuse after the Games opening ceremony sparked major controversy Barbara Butch, the French DJ who performed during the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony,…

Homeland Security Memo Warns Violent Venezuelan Gang ‘Green Lights’ Members To Kill US Cops  A new Homeland Security Investigations memo obtained by the New York Post revealed that the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de…

From Hezbollah To “He’s Bullish” By Michael Every of Rabobank “He’s bullish”….  Hezbollah The first market focus today is naturally the BOJ, and the second is the Fed. In both cases, the…

Soldiers will train with special ammunition for Iskander-M missiles and practice covert deployment along with mock launches The Russian Armed Forces have kicked off the third stage of drills focused on the…

For the past several weeks and months I have been asked to present thoughts on potential candidates for offices in/around the Trump administration if they can achieve victory in the 2024 election. …

Markets Are On Shaky Ground Before Fed’s Decision By Sagarika Jaisinghani, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and analyst With European equities wrapping up their weakest July performance since 2020, sentiment is fragile just as a…

Uber Teams Up With BYD To Supply Drivers On Its Network With 100,000 EVs  Uber Technologies and China’s largest EV maker, BYD, announced a multi-year deal to bring 100k new BYD vehicles…

Washington’s unilateral approach would violate international law, the two countries’ representatives have reportedly insisted US claims to a vast section of potentially resource-rich seabed floor have no basis in international law and…

Is There Value In Small Cap Value Versus Large Cap Growth Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The graph below, making the rounds on social media, serves as evidence from many market…

President Trump agreed to speak at the National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ) convention in Chicago, while Kamala Harris has declined the invitation.  This has set off some kind of political firestorm…

Washington is an accessory to the murder of Ismail Haniyeh through its support for Israel, Tehran has claimed The US bears partial responsibility for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh,…

WTI Extends Gains After US Crude Inventory Tumbles To 6-Month-Lows Oil prices have surged overnight following the assassination of Hamas’ political leader in Tehran. This geopolitical risk premium surge came on top…

New Evidence Refutes FBI Testimony That Trump Shooter Is Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, A top FBI official made a point of testifying that President Trump’s would-be assassin…

Three people died when the basement of a coaching center was flooded last week Hundreds of civil service candidates have launched a protest in New Delhi, including almost a dozen who have…

Boeing Appoints Kelly Ortberg As New CEO After Another Catastrophic Quarter Boeing is finally going back to its core engineering roots. The aerospace giant has named former Rockwell Collins boss Kelly Ortberg…

In the first part of the interview with Mike Lee, Tucker Carlson asks his opinion of the Hersch research discussing how Barack Obama threatened Joe Biden into exiting from the 2024 campaign. …

“I’m Not Afraid Of You”: Venezuelan President Maduro Challenges Elon Musk To A Fight Move over Mark Zuckerberg.  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro fired back at Elon Musk on national television, challenging the billionaire to a fight. This…

Before heading to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for a rally tonight (6:00pm), President Trump is delivering remarks at the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.  RSBN is livestreaming the event which has become…

This is a very significant policy proposal.  President Trump is supporting a position that Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security income. [SOURCE] This comes on the heels of President Trump…

The number of warplanes is “small,” the news outlet has reported, citing unnamed sources The first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The number…

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien says the new approach will be developed in the coming months NATO is in the process of developing a new…