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Kiev and its Western backers must “explore what options are available” to settle the conflict with Moscow, the chancellor has said A new peace conference on finding a diplomatic solution to the…

Lithium Bear Market Over? UBS Says Chinese Battery Giant Curbs Production Western electric vehicle demand downgrades in the last 1.5 years have been one of the driving forces behind lithium prices collapsing from a…

The bloc still relies on Moscow for 18% of its imports, according to a European Commission report Despite a drastic reduction in EU gas imports from Russia, member states still rely heavily…

The pop star was offered a child and cat benefits after her endorsement of VP Kamala Harris for US president Tech mogul Elon Musk has offered to father a child with Taylor…

Footage shows Kiev’s forces in the Russian region retreating under heavy pressure Russian forces appear to be pushing Ukrainian troops back in a Kiev-controlled area of Russia’s Kursk Region, footage circulating online…

The US and its allies are acting “on false intelligence,” Tehran’s foreign minister has said Iran did not supply Russia with ballistic missiles, despite what the “sanctions addicts” in the West claim,…

India’s national security advisor is in Russia for a meeting of the grouping’s security officials Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke on Wednesday of an “urgent need” to reform multilateralism in…

Bundeswehr air-defense systems and artillery stocks have plummeted due to weapons shipments to Ukraine, a new study has found Germany is unlikely to be able to stand up to Russia in the…

Artificial intelligence could pose a threat to human existence, according to Patriarch Kirill Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has warned of the challenges that the rapid development of…

Ukraine has called on New Delhi to play a more robust role in peacemaking efforts if it aims for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council  Ukraine believes India should be…

Russian troops repelled the special forces deployed for the operation and also sank eight US-made Willard Sea Force boats, according to Moscow Moscow’s forces have repelled a Ukrainian attempt to seize a…

The anniversary of the attacks on 9-11 presents a day to reflect, remember and pay tribute to those we lost.   I am sure most of us remember exactly where we were at…

The situation in Kenya has been sparked by industrial action over a proposed 30-year lease deal between the government and Adani Group Hundreds of travelers are stranded at Kenya’s biggest international airport…

The Dangers Of Money Printing: Thomas Jefferson And The Financial Panic Of 1819 Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals, To steal a phrase from Thomas Jefferson, the Federal Reserve and the…

Beijing maintains a conservative economic agenda in its relations with the continent, while finding it increasingly difficult to avoid a political confrontation with the West The ninth forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)…

Israeli Black Hawk Down In Rafah, Several Dead & Injured An Israeli Black Hawk helicopter has gone down while engaged in operations in south Gaza, which is a first of the war…

The winner of the ABC presidential debate was President Donald Trump, not because there was anything he needed to say in order to win the debate, but simply because the transparency of…

Patriarch Kirill has weighed in on the Paris Olympics, accusing it of celebrating spiritual decline The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, has for the first time commented…

**BUMPED** Today, Tuesday September 11, 2024, is the 1,332nd day of Joe Biden in office. It is also the 12th anniversary of the attack at a U.S. embassy outpost in Benghazi, Libya,…

The scientist warned the US president that Germany might be able to develop an atomic weapon A letter from Albert Einstein warning the US president that Nazi Germany might be able to…

The Ukrainian government allegedly sought help in fighting Russia from jihadists in Syria The US should stop Ukraine from seeking help from foreign terrorists, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told RT…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has suggested signing a treaty consisting of 16 articles agreed upon by Yerevan The Armenian government has offered to sign a 16-article peace agreement with Azerbaijan, Prime Minister…

Three UAVs have been brought down by air defenses in Murmansk Region, the official has said The northern Russian region of Murmansk has come under attack by Ukrainian UAVs, Governor Andrey Chibis…

Warren Buffett’s Dumping Of Bank Of America Slows  94-year-old Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been on a multi-month selling spree of Bank of America shares, raising many questions about the motivation behind abruptly dumping billions of dollars…

The former president has condemned ABC News for letting Kamala Harris “say anything she wanted” Former US President Donald Trump has criticized the “dishonest” moderation of his debate with Vice President Kamala…

Abandoned Cybertruck Becomes Unlikely Tourist Destination After Going Viral On Reddit And Google Maps An abandoned Cybertruck in Seattle has become an unlikely tourist destination, with the stranded vehicle’s attention-grabbing appearance turning…

Gas, Coal Rule U.S. Grid Despite Transition Push Authored by Irina Slav via oilprice.com, Natural gas and coal remain the sources of over half of U.S. electricity generation despite a massive government-sponsored…

Futures, Dollar Slide After Presidential Debate As CPI Looms US futures, the dollar and treasury yields are all lower post-Debate and pre-CPI but off session lows. As of 8:00am, S&P futures are…

Core Inflation Comes In Hotter Than Expected, Collapsing Odds Of 50bps Rate Cut Following last month’s modest miss in CPI which sparked speculation about a 50bps cut, which was then boosted by…

France launched a probe into Telegram because the platform ignored demands to identify cybercriminals, Laure Beccuau claims The case against the CEO of Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, is “exemplary” with regard…

Washington and the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights are seeking to trigger mass protests, the SVR claims The US wants to use a European election monitor to kickstart mass…

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Recalled Eggs Spreads Across Nine States The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued urgent warnings concerning a…

Democrats Aren’t Creating Disorder; They’re Preserving It… Authored by Jonathan Turley, In 1968, in the midst of Democratic convention riots, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley famously declared, “The policeman isn’t there to create disorder;…

Russia’s Rosatom, which is involved in the Akkuyu project, will now look for alternative suppliers in China, Ankara’s energy minister has said Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has accused German industrial giant…

Moscow would prefer the Russian president’s name be kept out of US domestic politics, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Moscow is unhappy about the use of President Vladimir Putin’s name in US…

The federal government has increased security in Manipur, where ethnic violence has claimed hundreds of lives since last year New Delhi has deployed thousands of troops to the northeastern Indian state of…

Nuland Admits US Discouraged Ukraine From Signing Russia Peace Deal At Moment It Was ‘Really Close’ There’s never a dull moment when former high-ranking State Department official Victoria Nuland goes on the record…

Shocking New Survey Exposes Reality That Only 23% Of Independents Think The Economy Is On The Right Track Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent…

Despite concessions from the authorities, thousands still want to demonstrate against low salaries Czech police officers have threatened weeks-long protests over stagnating salaries, after claiming that government concessions on the issue are…

America “can accomplish so much more” if it’s “led by calm and not chaos,” the singer has said on social media American singer Taylor Swift has said that she will vote for…

US, Europe Hit Iran’s Aviation Sector With Fresh Sanctions Over Missile Transfers To Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that the Biden administration is readying new sanctions against…

Donald Trump is right to warn about Russia’s arsenal of atomic weapons, the former independent presidential candidate has said The aggressive policy of the administration of US President Joe Biden towards Russia…

The BRICS state accuses West Jerusalem of war crimes in Gaza South Africa says it plans to file a memorial with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) next month to provide evidence…

Donald Trump is “getting things done” while his rival Каmala Harris merely has “nice-sounding words,” the tech mogul has said Former President Donald Trump would “do a better job” as the next…

The Kruzenshtern has arrived in Agadir from Kaliningrad with 130 trainees on board The Kruzenshtern, a training ship operated by the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo), arrived at the Moroccan port…

The European single currency could drop by 7% versus the US dollar due to a risk of major rate cuts, the US banking giant says The euro currency is expected to slide…

Who cares what happens on the Titanic “15 minutes before the iceberg,” the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman has said The US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris lacked substance and was…

The Democratic and Republican candidates have pointed the finger at each other for US domestic woes The two main US presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, have held their…

Germany’s Scholz Wants ‘Faster Pace’ Of Progress Toward Peace In Ukraine Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, On Sunday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a diplomatic push toward peace in Ukraine and said…

Only Six Countries Operate Nuclear Submarines India unveiled its second nuclear-powered submarine last week in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The domestically produced vessel is armed with ballistic missiles that have a striking range of 750…

Orban’s Latest Ceasefire Proposal Won’t Amount To Anything For Now Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the press during his trip to Italy that “communication is number one,…

The former US president said he wants to save millions of lives from being unnecessarily lost Donald Trump has claimed that President Joe Biden’s Ukraine policy – now fully adopted by his…

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…

The former US leader has recalled how the Democrats threw their boss “out of the campaign like a dog” US President Joe Biden has claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris clearly won…

Japan Complains After Chinese Ships Armed With Machine Guns Sail Near Disputed Islets By Keishi Koja of Stripes.com Japan lodged another protest with China last week, its third in less than two…

“I Do Consider Her A Progressive”: Bernie Sanders Dismisses Kamala Harris’ Performative Flip-Flops As “Pragmatic” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Sunday called Vice President Kamala Harris “pragmatic” for betraying progressive voters by…

Taibbi: Official Donald Trump-Kamala Harris Debate Drinking Game Rules Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News, Since the last presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden ended the latter’s re-election bid,…

CNN Journalist Suggests It’s Unfair to Ask Kamala About “Policy Detail” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via modernity.news, Ahead of tonight’s debate, a CNN journalist suggested it was unfair for people to…

“It’s A Crazy Story”: Illegal Alien MS-13 Gangster Kills Girl, Then Enrolls In Maryland High School Investigative journalist Chris Papst of Fox45 News’ Project Baltimore revealed that a Maryland high school unknowingly allowed…

Creating Jobs And Changing Lives: The Return Of American Manufacturing Authored by Maggie Miller via RealClearFlorida, In the heart of Riviera Beach, Florida, a company called K12 Print is redefining what it…

The second presidential debate of the 2024 election year, but the first debate between President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris takes place tonight in Philadelphia, hosted by ABC News at…

Oil Facing Physical Shortage Crisis: API Crude Draws 9 Of Past 10 Weeks As Cushing Hits Tank Bottoms It was very much a given that ahead of tonight’s debate between Donald Trump…

Kamala Surrogate Lectured By CNBC Anchor Over “Master Class In Avoiding Any Questions” Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Commerce Secretary and Kamala Harris surrogate Gina Raimondo found herself on the end…

Chinese Spy Case Sheds Light On State-Level Security Woes, Intelligence Experts Warn Authored by Lily Zhou and Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The arrest of New York Gov. Kathy…

“There’s definitely more to this story,” the former first lady has said Former First Lady Melania Trump has called for answers to “uncover the truth” behind the attempted assassination of her husband,…

“We’re working that out now,” Joe Biden has stated Washington intends to lift restrictions on Kiev’s use of US-provided ATACMS missiles to strike deep inside Russian territory, an Axios reporter has claimed,…

Robert F Kennedy released the following message via his Twitter Account: Bottom line: No matter what state you live in, VOTE TRUMP. A Trump victory is a Kennedy victory. pic.twitter.com/GBn2p2RLnX — Robert…

Stocks, Bullion Bounce, Banks Battered As Brent Busts Before Debate With both the presidential debate and CPI prints on deck, traders were not in an adventurous mood today, and after a rocky…

Waste Of The Day: $8.3 Billion Of Disaster Funds Stuck In Purgatory Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to help some local governments pay…

One In Five Student Loan Borrowers Avoid Making Payments: Report Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), One in five borrowers with outstanding student loans have made no payments,…

The exercise is to be held simultaneously in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans as well as the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas Russia launched a massive strategic naval exercise on Tuesday. Called…

Private Equity Firm Sweeps Up Bankrupt LL Flooring, Which Will Stay In Business After All By Daphne Howland of RetailDive Summary After declaring it would liquidate because no buyer could be found,…

The White House has dismissed the claims as “racist conspiracy theories” A bizarre rumor that Haitian migrants have been murdering and eating pet cats in Ohio has thrown a spotlight on President…

The country’s creative scene outside the big cities is brimming with events to attend Summer in Russia is not only a season for escaping to dachas and barbecuing. It’s a time boasting…

US presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, are facing off in a debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia The two main US presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican…

“I’ve Never Seen Anything Like That”: Jeff Currie Claims Fears Of An Oil Market Glut Are “Completely Overplayed” By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Oil market participants are “dramatically overestimating” a supply glut,…

Stellar 3Y Auction Stops Through, With Highest Bid-to-Cover On Record With the stock market rollercoaster stuck in “down” mode today, it is probably not a surprise that the flight to safety would…

Volkswagen Declares War On Unions, Scraps Three-Decade-Old Job Protections As discussed earlier today, Germany’s economy is slowly but surely sinking, whether or not Mario Draghi’s proposal to flood Europe in new debt…

Benchmark Brent has been trading below $70 as OPEC cuts its demand growth forecast Crude prices plummeted on Tuesday after OPEC cut its demand growth forecast for this year and the next,…

Americans Lost $5.6 Billion In Cryptocurrency Scams Last Year, FBI Says Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Americans lost more than $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency fraud in 2023, a significant…

America’s “aggressive actions” threaten the global security architecture and the balance of power, the Russian president has warned The US will stop at nothing to secure its dominant position in the international…

West Jerusalem wants to pressure South Africa into dropping its claim at International Court of Justice in The Hague Israel has started lobbying the US Congress to put pressure on South Africa…

The two countries have sent troops to participate in Brazil’s “Operation Formosa” The US and Chinese navies are taking part in joint military exercises led by the Brazilian Armed Forces for the…

Gov. Gavin Newsom Wants Mandate For Oil Companies To Create Stockpile Of Gasoline Authored by Leslie Eastman via LegalInsurrection.com, Legal Insurrection readers may recall the report about Chevron’s California operations. Chevron had been…

Brent Tumbles Below $70 As Hedge Funds Least Bullish Oil On Record Oil just had its worst week in almost a year, and the new week is starting off just as bad…

47% Of All Voters Think Harris Is Too Progressive Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The latest New York Times / Siena College poll is a doozie. It has Trump in the…

Goldman’s Take On Energy Markets Ahead Of ‘Rocket Fuel’ In Gulf Propelling Francine Towards Louisiana Tropical Storm Francine churned off the Texas Gulf Coast early Tuesday with sustained winds of 65 mph. The storm is expected…

Ally Financial Craters After Auto Lender Reveals Surging Delinquencies, Charge-Offs Yesterday we said that the latest consumer credit numbers, which saw a bizarre surge in credit card debt as consumers – their…

Nonprofits Sue IRS Alleging Political Speech Rules Not Applied Equally Authored by Steven Kovac via The Epoch Times, Two Texas churches and a couple of nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status are challenging…

Rickards: The Race Is Anyone’s Call Authored by James Ricjards via DailyReckoning.com, Few events will affect investors more than the U.S. presidential election. The playing out of the campaign between now and…

BMW Shares Tumble After Brake Problem Sparks Outlook Cut  BMW AG shares tumbled in Germany on Tuesday after the company slashed its annual outlook due to a faulty braking system from supplier Continental…

JPMorgan Tumbles After Bank’s President Says Analysts Are “Too Optimistic” The stock of the largest US bank is tumbling this morning after Daniel Pinto, JPMorgan’s president, said that analysts were too optimistic…

For those who have followed my travels, research and granular reviews into the background motives of the multinationals, an article within Politico catches my attention and I hope it may be of…

The move comes as the government faces mounting pressure over its special treatment of Ukrainian refugees Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees lost their temporary protection status in Germany over the course…