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PepsiCo Prints “Rare” Earnings Miss As Volatility & Uncertainty Mount It’s rare for PepsiCo to miss Bloomberg Consensus earnings estimates. Still, the soda and snack giant has stumbled amid growing uncertainty surrounding…

US Existing Home Sales Weakest March Since Great Financial Crisis Following an unexpectedly large jump in February (biggest in a year), existing home sales were expected to drop significantly in March, and…

Anduril Co-Founder Warns: U.S. Munitions Stockpile Would Last One Week In Hot Conflict The United States would deplete its munitions stockpile if it entered into genetic warfare against a global superpower, Anduril…

Sergey Naryshkin has said he held a phone call with John Ratcliffe and announced the possibility of a future face-to-face Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergey Naryshkin has said he may…

The Ukrainian leader’s visit to South Africa is not a bilateral courtesy, but part of a grander Euro-American project to fracture the Global South When Ukraine’s leader Vladimir Zelensky lands on African…

New Poll Data Confirms The Democrats’ Worst Fears Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Can you believe it? The Democrats, once the supposed champions of the working class, have exposed themselves as…

Moscow is closely monitoring the EU’s militarization, Sergey Shoigu has warned Moscow reserves the right to launch a nuclear strike in response to Western military aggression, Sergey Shoigu, secretary of Russia’s National…

China Dismisses Reports Of US Trade Progress As “Fake News,” Demands Removal Of Unilateral Tariffs Before Negotiating Table  Wednesday’s equity market rollercoaster—sharp pops and drops—was driven by conflicting reports on headlines surrounding…

“Vladimir, STOP!” Trump Responds To ‘Massive’ Russian Missile Strike On Kiev, Leaving 9 Dead Amid stalled US-led peace talks, Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, including raining down ballistic missiles…

WTF Are CEOs Waiting For? Jobless Claims Refuse To Buckle To ‘Recession’ Narrative The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose very modestly to 222k last week….

Futures Drop On Tariff Concerns As Dollar Slides It’s risk-off price action this morning, with US equity futures lower, rates rallying across the curve, macro credit opening softer, while the USD trades…

American Air Yanks Full Year Guidance As Trade Wars Hinder Travel Demand Prediction  American Airlines posted a mixed first-quarter report, highlighted by an earnings beat, continued debt reduction, and firm performance in its loyalty…

Massive Buying Of Boeing Aircraft Sends US Durable Goods Orders Soaring In March US Durable Goods Orders printed a massive 9.2% MoM surge in preliminary March data, massively beating the +2.0% MoM…

The US president earlier signaled a potential easing of the proposed tariffs and said he has discussed the situation with Beijing Beijing has pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s claims that…

Relations between the neighbors have cratered following a deadly attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people Tensions between India and Pakistan have sharply escalated following a deadly attack in the Indian-administered Kashmir…

The decision follows extensive consultations with political parties, according to the National Treasury Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has scrapped the 0.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) hike that was set to kick in on May…

Nintendo Switch 2 Frenzy: “Selling Out” Across US Retailers As Tariffs Won’t Impact Pricing  U.S. families with young gamers can breathe a sigh of relief this week as Goldman analysts told clients that the…

NPR: Abrego Garcia Was “Living Quietly” In Maryland Before He Was Deported Authored by Jonathan Turley, Yesterday, I tweeted out after hearing a segment on National Public Radio on the case of…

The US president is not only “a powerful political leader” but also a “strong man,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin respects his US counterpart Donald Trump because he…

The first nation to master the technology will dominate on the battlefield, the president has predicted Russia must lead the way in implementing artificial intelligence within its military to harness its potential,…

The US president stated earlier that Ukraine lost the peninsula “years ago” US President Donald Trump’s statement that Ukraine lost Crimea many years ago aligns entirely with Moscow’s position, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

Western powers want to present the fall of the Syrian regime as a strategic defeat for Moscow, but its goals have changed in the past decade The ousting of longtime Syrian President…

Western interference in Ukraine forced Russia to act, Dmitry Peskov has stated European leaders who chose to ignore Russia’s security concerns must share the blame for the deterioration of relations with Moscow,…

The country’s Court of Appeal reportedly never processed the document, making it unenforceable Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be at risk of being arrested in Italy under an International Criminal Court…

Okinawa Island has seen a spate of sexual assaults reportedly committed by American military personnel over the past year Two US Marines stationed on Japan’s Okinawa Island are under investigation for allegedly…

France and the UK are calling for the deployment of Western “reassurance” forces A majority of Poles opposed the idea of sending national troops to Ukraine, should Kiev and Moscow agree to…

These Are The States Where Americans Have The Most Cash In The Bank In times of economic uncertainty, cash is king. But where do Americans have the most cash in the bank?…

The Path Ahead: Soar, Stall, Or Plummet Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, We have good and bad news for investors who want to know whether the stock market will soar, stall,…

The Big Short & The Bigger Long Authored by Egon von Greyerz via VonGreyerz.gold, For at least 35 years, the monetary system has been telling us that the current era is coming…

“King Of Kings” Christian Film Outperforms Many Woke Studios At Box Office The animated biblical film “The King of Kings”, featuring Pierce Brosnan and produced by Angel Studios—the once small-time production company behind the…

New Delhi has stepped up retaliatory measures after a major terrorist attack in Kashmir left 26 people dead India has revoked the visas of all Pakistanis in the country and has ordered…

The move comes after New Delhi halted a water-sharing treaty following a deadly terrorist attack  Pakistan has announced the closure of its airspace to all Indian airlines and the suspension of trade…

Trump recently slammed Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky for refusing to even consider relinquishing claims over the peninsula European leaders have rejected a US proposal to recognize Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea as part of…

Moscow’s concern goes beyond worries about Russophobia, the region’s decline has consequences for the world Western Europe is once again returning to a familiar role: a primary source of global instability. For…

The attack targeted military-related industries, as well as facilities producing rocket fuel and gunpowder, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian military carried out a “massive” overnight strike on targets across Ukraine…

The Indian prime minister has promised justice for the victims of the Kashmir massacre Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a strong warning on Thursday to those responsible for the recent terrorist…

Both US officials have commented on a piece claiming Washington plans to lift Russia sanctions as part of a potential Ukraine peace deal US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald…

Moscow has trained more than 150 specialists in combating outbreaks on the continent since 2023, President Vladimir Putin has said Russia’s health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, has collaborated with Ethiopia’s Health Ministry to conduct…

A total of 87 UAVs were downed over Russia, with 45 over the peninsula, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has downed almost a hundred Ukrainian drones overnight across several…

Two suspects allegedly planned a drone attack at a petrochemical plant in Nizhny Novgorod Region Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced that it has thwarted a planned drone attack on a…

The presence of foreign “peacekeepers” could lead to a direct confrontation with Russia, Sergey Shoigu has warned The deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine could lead to a clash between Russia and…

Other NATO members must contribute more to deal with the threats they supposedly face, the Pentagon chief has said European NATO members must overcome their dependence on the US for security and…

Back With A Vengeance: Nina Jankowicz Calls On Europeans To Oppose The US Authored by Jonathan Turley, Nina Jankowicz, the former head of Biden’s infamous Disinformation Governance Board, was “back with a…

UK To Greenlight Experiments To “Dim The Sun” In Bid To Stop Global Warming It’s a project reminiscent of the movie Snowpiercer, in which governments institute a global experiment to spray chemicals…

Auto Tariffs Increasingly Looking Like A “Permanent Fixture”, Deutsche Bank Says According to Deutsche Bank, with U.S. auto tariffs increasingly looking like a permanent fixture, they’re closely monitoring how automakers are responding…

Nikita Goldin has succumbed to his injuries a month after a rocket strike that killed three other journalists A Russian military correspondent who sustained serious injuries in a Ukrainian attack a month…

Kiev has faced the brunt of the attack, with numerous casualties, fires, and damage to non-residential buildings, officials have said The Russian military has launched a wave of missile and drone strikes…

Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our Planet, Our Propaganda Authored by Benjamin Zycher via RealClearEnergy, It is Earth Day 2025, the central religious holiday of the environmental left, and the theme this year is…

Trump Trade War Results In Record $12 Billion Surge In Customs Revenues Sometimes, especially when stocks are tumbling, bond yields are soaring and the dollar looks like it is about to lose…

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…

Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi The world keeps changing, and not always for the better. We have witnessed the rapid degradation of many supranational legal structures, which have fallen victim to…

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…

The two clashed over who should control the Internal Revenue Service Tech billionaire Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were involved in a heated shouting match inside the White House last…

Boeing CEO Confirms China Halted Orders; Goldman Notes “Improved Earnings Results” For Planemaker  Boeing reported first-quarter results that Goldman analysts described as “improved,” but the real headline this morning isn’t the earnings—it’s…

Stop All Federal Funding Of Universities Authored by Connor O’Keeffe via The Mises Institute, The Trump administration has found itself in a dispute with Harvard University. It began when the President’s team sent several…

Iraqis Outraged By Visit Of Syrian Leader Jolani Over al-Qaeda Past Via Middle East Eye Safaa Rashid was barely an adult in 2005 when an explosion ripped through the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing his…

Behind Yesterday’s Gold Selloff: Near-Record ETF Liquidation Amid yesterday’s equity meltup, ETFs accounted for 34% of the overall tape (vs an YTD avg 28%) as the desk skewed better to buy driven…

Russia will not ignore the expansion of potentially hostile military infrastructure along its borders, says Dmitry Peskov Moscow never had any “problems” with the US-led military bloc’s newest members, Finland and Sweden,…

Waste Of The Day: NY Staircase Costs Almost $1 Million Per Step Authored by Jerremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Every journey starts with a single step, but the cost of each step…

It Appears That Mass Deportations Of The Elderly Are Not Being Considered Authored by Jonathan Turley, With all of the coverage yesterday of the heated arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, one order of…

Palestinian Authority’s Abbas Calls Hamas ‘Sons Of Dogs’ & Demands Release Of Hostages In Fiery Speech Political fractures on the Palestinian side have become more and more public as the Gaza war…

Xiaomi To Delay First SUV Release After Fatal Accident Xiaomi has postponed the launch of its first electric SUV, the YU7, following a fatal accident involving its flagship EV—a setback in its…

The US president has previously accused Vladimir Zelensky of undermining his peace efforts US President Donald Trump has said he expected Vladimir Zelensky to be much “easier to deal with” than Russian President…

End The “Green New Scam” Loan Machine Authored by André Béliveau via RealClearEnergy, The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) was created to help advance clean-energy infrastructure and technologies that…

Trump To Exempt US Carmakers From Some Tariffs: Report Exactly two weeks after Trump delayed tariffs on most non-China countries by 90 days, and a week after the president exempt most Chinese…

Kharkov mayor and Jewish community urge police to punish those who desecrated the Drobitsky Yar site Authorities in Ukraine have launched a criminal investigation after three young people were photographed performing Nazi…

NIH Director Gives Update On New Project To Find Causes Of Autism Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on April…

“Give Them All the Fentanyl They Want”: SoCal Mayor Under Fire For Homeless ‘Purge’ Comments A Southern California mayor is facing a wave of outrage after doubling down on a proposal to…

Border Czar Says 68,000 Illegal Immigrants Arrested So Far, More To Come Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, Approximately 68,000 illegal aliens were arrested inside the United States over the…

China Weaponizes Magnet Exports, Potentially Delaying Tesla’s Humanoid Robot Production China’s halt on a wide range of critical minerals and magnet exports in retaliation for U.S. tariffs has disrupted some of Elon Musk’s…

The US president is “frustrated” with the Ukrainian leader, who’s moving in the “wrong direction” on peace talks, Trump’s spokesperson has said The White House has criticized Vladimir Zelensky for publicly discussing…

President Trump’s patience with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is obviously wearing thin.  However, the key for President Trump to change the dynamic; the thing he is inarguably trying to avoid; is a…

Earlier today President Trump was spotted personally reviewing the placement for two new 100-foot flagpoles that will be placed on the White House grounds.  President Trump briefly talked to media about the…

Dick Durbin Pulls Out, Announces He Won’t Run For Reelection Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the longest-serving U.S. senator in Illinois…

Gunmen Execute 26 Tourists In Indian-Controlled Kashmir India has suffered one of its worst terror attacks in recent years, after gunmen conducted mass killings in a picturesque and tourist-poplar spot in the…

Peter Dutton has pointed to a strong likelihood he would re-employ sacked former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo who oversaw Dutton’s numerous fraud and theft scams such as the $538 million Paladin…

The bloc has opposed efforts by Moscow and Washington to broker a peace deal in the Ukraine conflict, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The EU has been obstructing US-Russian diplomatic efforts to…

A Recap Of Trump’s First Three Months Authored by Greg Collard and James Rushmore via Racket News, Following Trump 2.0 is a difficult task. There has been no calm in President Trump’s…

Moscow considers the Ukrainian leader illegitimate, but will not make it an obstacle to negotiations Ukrainian officials in the future could legally challenge any agreements signed by Vladimir Zelensky, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

US International Trade Court Denies Companies’ Bid To Block Trump’s Tariffs Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. International Trade Court on April 22 denied a request…

Solid 5Y Auction Stops Through Despite Another Sharp Drop In Foreign Demand After yesterday’s ugly 2Y auction saw a major drop in foreign demand, markets were worried that not only would today’s…

“West Coast On Tipping Point”: Los Angeles Port Set For Steep Drop In Traffic The Trump administration is likely monitoring sliding scheduled import volumes at the Port of Los Angeles—the largest container…

Beige Book Finds Inflation Mentions Tumble To 3 Year Low, Biggest “Headcount Reductions Are In Government Roles” Was that it for the Atlanta Fed recession (which as we described, managed to fool…

Federal employees have reportedly been asked to report instances of such discrimination among colleagues The White House has launched a task force to investigate the alleged anti-Christian bias within federal agencies, directing…

Deported ‘Maryland Father’, Kilmar’s Van Full Of Migrants Owned By Convicted Human-Trafficker Last week it was revealed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported El Salvadoran man (aka, ‘Maryland Father’) at the center of…

While US negotiators trade smiles with Tehran, internal rifts and foreign pressure reveal just how fragile Washington’s position has become Last Saturday, the second round of US-Iran nuclear talks took place in…

The foreign minister explained his reasoning by citing labor shortages, but stressed that foreign workers need to comply with Russian laws Reducing the number of migrant laborers in Russia would not be…

Steve Witkoff is expected to meet the Russian president on Friday, Axios reports A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, could happen on…

Vance Ramps Up Pressure On Ukraine With Peace Plan That ‘Sharply Favors Russia’ Vice President JD Vance while traveling in India on Wednesday issued some new and provocative remarks on the prospect…

High-Level Ukraine Peace Talks Scrapped After Rubio, Witkoff Pull Out Last Minute US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was expected to lead a high-level American delegation for more Ukraine peace consultations among…

Oklo In Talks To Supply Energy To OpenAI, Prompting Sam Altman To Step Down OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stepped down as chair of nuclear start-up Oklo to avoid a conflict of…

If You Believe The Trump Pivot Story, “Clearly You Enjoy Fairy Tales” By Michael Every of Rabobank And They All Lived Happily Ever After(?) Once again, an awful lot just happened, even…

Round Two! Trump Excoriates Zelensky For Rejecting Crimea Proposal For Peace Trump vs. Zelensky Round Two? Tensions initially looked to have cooled after the Zelensky-Vance-Trump February 28 verbal blow-up and showdown at…

The Ukrainian leader’s refusal to discuss any territorial concessions prolongs the conflict, the US president has said Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could lose the entirety of his country if he continues stalling talks…

The recent series of talks between Washington and Moscow has helped clarify the Kremlin’s position, the US secretary of state has said Washington has gained a much better understanding of Russia’s position…

The deadly incident in India’s Jammu and Kashmir region has claimed 26 lives and left many others wounded India has downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and announced several other retaliatory measures in…

Sudden Massive ETF Inflows Push Bitcoin Above Google As World’s 5th Largest Asset Investments in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rebounded to levels last seen in January, signaling a recovery in investor sentiment…

US New Home Sales Surged In March As Mortgage Rates Tumbled, But… New home sales soared 7.4% MoM in March (dramatically better than the +1.3% MoM expected), lifting sales up 6.0% YoY……

A group of retired officers, including over two dozen generals, has urged Parliament to debate troop presence and lethal aid for Kiev A group of high-ranking French veterans has called for increased…

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…