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Goldman: The Market Views A Kamala Victory As Negative For Stock Prices, Yields And The Dollar Much has been said – certainly during this week’s presidential debate and in its aftermath –…

“The broad scope and reach” of the Russian network is turning the Global South away from Kiev, spokesman Jamie Rubin has claimed RT is eroding support for Ukraine around the world, and…

The levies on some products will go up to 100% by month’s end, according to the trade representative’s office Washington has finalized tariff hikes on billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese imports,…

The TIFF film festival in Toronto cited security threats from Ukrainian activists The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has made the “unprecedented” decision to effectively cancel the scheduled showings of the documentary…

Why On Earth Would Soft Hiring ‘Tee Up Fed Rate-Cuts’? Authored by John Tamny via RealClearMarkets.com, Oaktree Capital co-founder Howard Marks has long made the essential point (referenced here regularly) that the…

OpenAI Says Latest o1 Model On “New Level”, Can “Think Before It Answers” Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, OpenAI has released several new artificial intelligence models under a revised naming scheme…

This is quite remarkable and brilliantly done. While we don’t need anything to confirm what our eyes and ears clearly heard/saw, a guy uploaded the entire transcript of the ABC debate into…

The Russian broadcaster has been doing the KGB’s bidding all along, its press office has joked RT has been operating out of “KGB headquarters all this time,” the network joked on Friday,…

Well, Well, Well: Biden And Harris Hit Temu, Shein With Trump-Esque Tariffs The very same day Vice President Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump’s plan to institute new tariffs on products Americans buy…

The suspect had two knives and planned to attack the troops as they ate lunch, prosecutors said Police in the German state of Bavaria have arrested a Syrian migrant for allegedly plotting…

Cash Cow Clues: Can Dividend Yields Forecast Interest Rates? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, We have written many articles and commentaries forecasting interest rates. The analysis has used prior and current…

Friday The 13th: The Cutting Cycle By Philip Marey, Senior US strategist at Rabobank Friday The 13th: The Cutting Cycle Market speculation about a 50 bps rate cut by the Fed next…

Recession Now… Or Stagflation Forever Authored by Michael Pento via PentoPort.com, The labor market is clearly weakening. But in reality, this is what needs to happen. Short-term pain is needed to reconcile…

The Russian leader says allowing attacks with Western long-range missiles would make NATO directly involved in the conflict The West has received and understood the latest warning by Russian President Vladimir Putin,…

Germany’s stricter border control will worsen relations, Poland’s Foreign Ministry has said The German government’s decision to tighten border controls is an “unfriendly act” towards neighboring Poland that could worsen the two…

Despite historical ties with the US, the Gulf countries are building multi-faceted relationships with partners such as Russia and China Pragmatic economic partnership and a shared desire for political autonomy form a…

Urgent Salvage Operation Planned To Avert Environmental Disaster From Burning Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker The European Union’s Operation Aspides naval force announced on X that a “new salvage operation” is set to begin…

Kamala Harris blew her chance when she shot down opportunities with Fox News and NBC, the former president has said Former US President Donald Trump has ruled out another debate with Kamala…

The precious metal has rallied ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve The price of gold reached an all-time high on Friday, soaring above $2,600 per ounce…

Election Officials Warn Problems With US Mail Could Cause 2024 Voting Disruptions Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A coalition representing state and local election officials across the…

Inflation Expectations Rebound In September As Partisan Gaps In Sentiment Surge After a hope-filled rebound in August, analysts expect UMich Sentiment in preliminary August data to show further improvements with inflation expectations…

Jeftovic: “That Trump-Backed Crypto Smells Like A PsyOp…” Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, Serious glitch in the matrix if it’s real… Sometime on September 11th I started noticing that there were…

The agency says it plans to restart its economic review missions in the country that it had stopped over the Ukraine conflict A number of EU nations have confronted the International Monetary…

Moscow’s envoy to the UN has made the Kremlin’s red line clear Granting Kiev permission to use Western-supplied weapons would mean NATO’s direct involvement in the Ukraine conflict, Russia’s envoy to the…

Six people, mostly in mid-level positions, showed “signs of intelligence and subversive work” according to the Russian FSB Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has released photos of six British diplomats whom Moscow…

Presidential authority to send arms to Kiev is set to expire at the end of September, with the money left untapped US President Joe Biden has weeks left to tap $5.8 billion…

Israel Inserted Elite Commandos Into Syria, Blew Up Secret Missile Base, Reports Say The Sunday night major Israeli airstrikes in the central Syrian town of Masyaf which we reported on earlier in…

Futures Gain As Expectations For A 50bps Rate Cut Spike US futures pointed to modest gains after a rally that lifted the Nasdaq 100 more than 5% this week thanks to Nvidia,…

The Admiral Gorshkov-class warships are taking part in a large-scale exercise The Russian Navy has tested the capabilities of Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates, some of the newest at its disposal, during the massive…

Arvind Kejriwal, the head of the opposition Aam Aadmi party, was arrested in March over alleged corruption  Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi and a key opposition leader, was granted bail…

Kim Jong-un has announced the plan in order to better defend the country against outside aggression North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced plans to “exponentially” increase the country’s nuclear arsenal. During…

The UN mission in the African nation says no deal was reached despite parties previously agreeing to appoint a new bank governor The legislative bodies representing Libya’s two competing governments have failed…

The bloc’s members are starting to realize that the Ukraine conflict is not “their war,” the Hungarian PM has said A growing number of EU countries are edging towards abandoning their “pro-war”…

The second increase this year comes amid persistent inflationary pressure, according to the regulator The Bank of Russia has raised its key interest rate from 18% to 19%, citing persistent inflationary pressures….

33,000 Boeing Union Workers Go On Strike, First Major Walkout Since 2008 Members of the International Association of Machinists And Aerospace Workers, which represents 33,000 Boeing employees at factories near Seattle and elsewhere, overwhelmingly rejected…

Potential Port Strike Has Retailers, Manufacturers Scrambling By Noi Mahoney of FreightWaves Retailers and manufacturers are seeking to mitigate a potentially multibillion-dollar hit if members of the International Longshoremen’s Association go on…

“Wheat & Food Security” At Risk After Russian Missile Hits Ukrainian Grain Ship In Black Sea  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy revealed on X early Thursday that a Russian missile struck a bulk carrier…

Leonid Nevzlin allegedly masterminded an attack on Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov several months ago The Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), founded by Alexey Navalny, has accused Russian-Israeli oligarch Leonid Nevzlin of orchestrating an…

A Russian home improvement chain had begun selling bathroom accessories featuring the Buddha’s face Russian home improvement chain Lemana Pro (formerly Leroy Merlin) has reportedly withdrawn a line of bathroom accessories that…

Adani Group in locked in a long-running feud with Hindenburg Research over claims of stock market manipulation The Adani Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates, has rejected allegations by US-based short seller Hindenburg…

Western arms fail to live up to their reputation, Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandr Fomin has said Russia’s allies can benefit from its experience in dealing with Western weapons in the Ukraine conflict,…

The deluge caused by heavy rains and a dam burst is the worst that Borno State in Nigeria has seen in two decades Dozens have been killed and several others trapped after…

Russia’s Konstantin Borisov, Sergey Korsakov, Anna Kikina were also asked about what experiments they would like to conduct in orbit Russian cosmonauts Konstantin Borisov, Sergey Korsakov, and Anna Kikina have spoken exclusively…

Visualizing The Price Of Gold By US President Since 1989 Gold prices per ounce surpassed $2,500 USD for the first time ever in August 2024, setting a new all-time high. The surge in gold…

Gen Z Should Not Be Fooled by Kamala’s Sudden Seriousness Authored by Ethan Watson via RealClearPolitics, After yanking Joe Biden off the ticket with a giant vaudeville cane, Kamala Harris has breathed…

Union leaders at Kenya’s biggest international airport have ended their industrial action after talks with the government Kenya’s aviation workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights at the country’s…

The military bloc’s member states are planning for a deployment of troops to the country, Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandr Fomin has warned The US and its allies are planning for a further…

The same goes for the war in Gaza and other hotspots, the Chinese defense minister has said Negotiating is the only solution to the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, Chinese Defense Minister Dong…

Uzbekistan Leverages Russia’s Need For Allies, Secures Discounted Gas Via Eurasianet.org, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s visit to Uzbekistan aimed to strengthen ties and promote Uzbekistan’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union…

EV Semi Prices Need To Fall 30-50% To Compete With Diesel, A New Study Says We already know that emission free or EV trucking isn’t a cost efficient endeavor, which is why…

The billionaire has weighed in on a potential imminent escalation of the Ukraine conflict US entrepreneur Elon Musk has reacted with foreboding to President Vladimir Putin’s warning to NATO about the consequences…

The charges carry a maximum sentence of five years in jail Four US black rights activists have been convicted of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents, the Justice Department has announced….

India previously requested Russian assistance to repatriate nationals lured to the conflict zone  Thirty-five Indian nationals who fought in the Ukraine conflict alongside the Russian Army have returned home since Prime Minister…

The Folly Of Criminalizing “Hate” Authored by Wanjiru Njoya via The Mises Institute, Many people were shocked when over 1,000 protesters were arrested in the UK and jailed for various offenses including…

Moscow has declared six employees of the British Embassy persona non-grata The UK is actively involved in escalating global tensions and undermining Russia’s stability, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has said. It…

Russia Ready To ‘Combine Potential’ With China If Faced With Western Aggression China has shrugged off accusations issued by the United States this week that it is directly supporting Russia’s ‘war machine’. US…

Erdogan’s Proposed Islamic Alliance Against Israel Is Pure Demagoguery Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Turkish President Erdogan has attempted over the years to present himself as the voice of the international…

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…

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…

Reports of violence against Hindus in the Muslim-majority country have led to tension with India Nobody should do anything that “harms religious harmony” in Bangladesh, interim leader Mohammed Yunus told the nation…

Using Law As A Political Weapon Undermines Public Trust In Elections Authored by Ryan Silverstein via RealClearPolitics, This summer saw a slew of court cases over the issue of ballot access. Now…

Meet The California Car Rental Company At The Center Of A Massive National Theft Ring A California car rental company was found to be at the center of a nationwide crime-tourism spree,…

America Is Going, Going, Gone Authored by J. Peder Zane via RealClearPolitics, Like a Greek chorus, my Republican friends warn that “the America we’ve known and loved will be gone” if Kamala…

Our Moonshot Moment Is Here Authored by  Nadia Schadlow & Craig Mundie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), American policymakers have spent years decrying the loss or impending loss of key competitive…

Endgame: Interest On US Debt Surpasses $1 Trillion For First Time Ever, Exploding August Budget Deficit To Record High 2024 was the year when the runaway US budget deficit was supposed to…

Pennsylvania Voters Reflect On 2024 Election, Their Hopes For The Future Authored by Joseph Lord, Madalina Vasiliu and Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With its 19 electoral votes, Pennsylvania…

USS Roosevelt Carrier Heads Home After Extended Deployment In Middle East The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is heading back to US shores and its home of Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia…

A Paper Clip-Sized Device Is Changing Heart Failure Treatment Authored by Robin Seaton Jefferson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A tiny device, no bigger than a paper clip, may be improving…

Diana Johnson was discussing a criminal “epidemic” at a senior officers’ event The British minister for policing and crime prevention, Diana Johnson, had her purse stolen while speaking about rising lawlessness at…

McDonald’s Meal Deal Extends Into December As Core Customers Under Pressure  McDonald’s is set to extend its $5 meal deal, originally a summer promotion launched in June, through December across all US markets. This…

Tim Walz’s Democrats Are Not The Blue Dog Democrats Authored by Kirsten Kukuwski via RealClearPolitics, In six years, Tim Walz took our state budget from $44 billion to $70 billion, squandered a…

Ohio Sending Troopers, Funding To Springfield Over Haitian Influx Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Ohio’s governor says he is sending law enforcement officials and millions of dollars…

Ukrainian Intelligence ‘Actively Recruiting’ Extremists In Syria’s Idlib: Lavrov On Thursday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov issued a bombshell of an accusation against Ukraine. He said that Ukrainian intelligence agents are “actively recruiting Islamist…

Enhanced international economic cooperation should be “welcomed and encouraged,” the fund’s spokeswoman has said Expansion of BRICS could be beneficial globally and should therefore be “encouraged,” Julie Kozack, a spokeswoman for the…

Elite Seal Team That Killed Bin Laden Trains For China Invasion Of Taiwan The Financial Times curiously chose September 11 to run the following perhaps overly sensational headline, which pretty much checks…

The Fulton County judge overseeing the Fani Willis constructed lawfare case against President Trump has just told the prosecution they must drop another two charges as DA Willis is trying to use…

SEAL Team 6 has reportedly been focusing on “a Taiwan conflict” The US Navy’s elite special operations unit, SEAL Team 6, has been training to “help Taiwan” in case of a “Chinese invasion,”…

University Of Michigan To Use $500,000 For “Anti-Racism” Projects By Campus Reform, The University of Michigan’s Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has granted almost $500,000 to research subjects tied…

“Unwelcome News” For Consumers: Ag Juggernaut Brazil’s Beef Supplies To Slide Amid Cattle Crunch In US  The combination of extremely tight beef supplies in the US, with the national cattle herd size sliding to the…

DHS Secretary Mayorkas Criticizes Texas’s Handling Of The Border Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas criticized Texas’s attempts to stop…

According to Robert F Kennedy Jr, if he had accepted the position of Vice President to Donald Trump, the White House would have to place him under house arrest after approximately 3…

Credit Card Processor Data Breach Exposes Personal Information Of 1.7 Million Customers Credit card processing service Slim CD, popular in the U.S. and Canada, has revealed a massive data breach that exposed…

New York Police Commissioner Resigns Amid Federal Probe Authored by Michael Washburn via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban on Sept. 12 resigned from his position,…

Harvard, Columbia, UNC See Drop In Black Freshman Enrollment After Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action Harvard University is feeling the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the use of…

The US and Western European establishment know how to interfere and influence elections abroad, which is why they fear what’s happening now There’s a reason why 2024 has been called the year…

The Republican vice president candidate has outlined what peace talks with Russia might look like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a concrete proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, his running mate,…

The globalist elites have turned culture into a geopolitical weapon for pushing their agenda, the president has warned People around the world should have a right to cultural and civilizational uniqueness and…

The Votes… And Who Counts Them Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Substack, “The world is a dangerous place to live – not because of the people who are evil but because…

By mid-2024, the enclave’s GDP had dropped to one-sixth of its pre-war level, according to a report Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza has led to an unprecedented decline in the Palestinian enclave’s…

Gold Surges To New Record High After Hot PPI As ECB/WSJ Trigger Dollar Dump ECB cut rates by 25bps as expected (along with a stagflationary cut to growth and hike to inflation…

Why Whole Foods Bags Have Shrunk Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Every event organizer with experience knows that venue size really matters. If you have 30…

The move is part of a “paradigm shift” in the Nordic state’s migration policy, government minister Johan Forssell has said Sweden will pay immigrants up to $34,000 to return to their home…

Harris Claimed No US Troops In Combat Zones During Trump Debate Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris falsely claimed that no US troops are…

“We’re Just Giving Them Away”: EV Leases Have Plunged To As Low As $20 Per Month Thanks to tax incentive loopholes, the price of EV leases have plunged to as low as…

President Donald J. Trump is holding a MAGA Rally focused on our struggling economy and the rising cost of housing in Tucson, Arizona today.  The anticipated start time for President Trump is…

Data-Center Power Needs Pushing Oracle To Consider Next-Gen Nuclear, Larry Ellison Says Oracle chairman Larry Ellison announced this week that AI’s growing electricity demand is pushing Oracle to consider next-gen nuclear power….

Tensions Rise At Stellantis After Dealer Network Pens Open Letter To CEO Over “Damaging Brands” Tensions are rising at automaker Stellantis, where dealers recently penned a letter to Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares, accusing…

Judge Says CFTC Exceeded Its Authority Halting Kalshi Election Bets Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, A federal judge has granted partial summary judgment in Kalshi’s case against the United States Commodity…

The Qatari network “disseminates false content” and “constitutes a threat to the IDF,” according to a government statement The Israeli government has said it is revoking the press credentials of Al Jazeera…

Iran Insists It Did Not Send Russia Ballistic Missiles Via Middle East Eye Faced with furious US accusations that Iran has supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, Iranian officials in public and private are strenuously denying the claims. A…