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Private Credit Goes From Bad To Worse! Apollo Just Gave Investors Only 45% Of Requested Withdrawals. BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, And Blue Owl Are Doing The Same Thing. Moody’s Just Downgraded A Massive Private Credit Fund!

Wall Street crisis spreads as shadow bank blocks withdrawal Apollo and BlackRock Cap Withdrawals — $1.8 Trillion Private Credit Market Under Real Stress Apollo Global Management capped investor redemptions at one of its largest non-traded private credit funds, Apollo Debt Solutions. According to a shareholder letter, it capped redemptions at 5% of outstanding shares after …

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Trump warns Europe to sign massive energy deal or risk losing gas access. Trump didn’t offer Europe a deal, he eliminated every alternative first.

BREAKING: President Trump just told 450 million Europeans: sign my deal by Thursday or I cut your gas. And if you think this is impulsive, you are not paying attention. This is the most calculated energy play in American history. Qatar’s LNG is offline. Force Majeure. Ras Laffan shut after Iranian drones hit it on …

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Iran now knows how big of a leverage the Hormuz is. It had never tested it before, now they know. It costs $2 million per ship. Iran is printing. Iran outlines four key demands for any US negotiations

Iran now knows how big of a leverage the Hormuz is. It had never tested it before, now they know. This leaves Trump between a rock and a hard place. If he demands the peace now, it won’t be on the terms he wants. The other way is that he keeps escalating which erodes his …

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Trump speaking at 1:30PM today

Trump speaking at 1:30PM today — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) March 24, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, per the official White House schedule released today: at 1:30 PM ET, President Trump participates in the swearing-in ceremony for the new Secretary of Homeland Security (Markwayne Mullin) in the Oval Office, with White House press pool present. He typically makes remarks …

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Iran says it is open to U.S. outreach and willing to consider a deal, but only if sanctions are lifted and key nuclear assurances are met

pic.twitter.com/hnUw7SVNh8 — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) March 24, 2026 Factcheck: Reports of Iranian openness come from unnamed sources, with no confirmed formal negotiations announced by both sides 🚨BREAKING: 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 There’s been quiet outreach between the U.S. and Iran Not full negotiations, but messages are being passed through intermediaries. Iran says it’s willing to listen, but …

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New PMI data shows manufacturing strength while services lag, markets eye signs the economy may be holding up better than feared. Another TACO is coming.

MACRO DATA JUST DROPPED • Manufacturing PMI 52.4 vs. Est. 51.3 • Services PMI 51.1 vs. Est. 51.5 • Composite PMI: 51.4 This should ease the recession fears that started creeping into the market last week and suggests the bear case may have gotten ahead of itself. S&P PMI: "The PMI data are indicative of …

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Pentagon voices doubt, Iran seen stronger after conflict. Costly campaign yields limited change, Hormuz still contested. Back-channel Iran talks reported

A former Pentagon adviser said Iran is entering negotiations with higher leverage than before the war began. The U.S. spent $12 billion, struck 9,000 targets, and deployed the 82nd Airborne. Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz and can threaten chaos across the entire region. That’s not the outcome the opening briefings described. Source: CNN …

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How long before people stop reacting to announcements from Trump that go nowhere? Arab mediators warn US and Iran are nowhere near a deal. The longer Trump fools the market the harsher the crash will be

Trump’s military advisors said to him, it’s wartime sir so it’s good to lie all the time to confuse the enemy. And Trump said, I can do that. Remember last Monday: Trump said he was going to get the rest of the world to patrol the Strait of the Hormuz and Iran said that’s great …

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Airport mood flips, travelers praise ICE presence for speeding up lines

BREAKING: The Democrats are furious after realizing American travelers by-and-large LOVE having ICE assisting TSA lines in airports One woman realized the fake news propaganda was wrong! “I WAS concerned…but they’re not bothering us, so let’s get it done!” 🔥 “I like that they’re here. It’s allowing us to move and get to where we …

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BREAKING: US-Israeli strikes hit Iran energy facilities hours after pause. Saudi Arabia is reportedly close to a decision to join attacks against Iran.

US and ISR today has hit Iran energy sites connected to the power grid. This is it. The global economy is done. byu/Former_Rush1821 inconspiracy US-Israeli strikes hit Iranian energy infrastructure hours after Trump announced a pause, raising questions over stated de-escalation efforts. Key Developments Iran says US-Israeli strikes targeted energy facilities in Isfahan and Khorramshahr. …

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Gold dumped in forced selling, dollar falls with it

$GLD is sitting at oversold levels with RSI under 30 while the dollar trades below 100. That combination doesn’t make fundamental sense. Gold down, dollar down, fear at 14.9. This is the “sell what you can, not what you want” phase. Margin calls don’t care about your thesis. March 2020, gold dropped 12% in a …

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The TACO Trade Is Back — But the Real Story Is 5.2% Inflation Expectations

via Phoenix Capital Research President Trump just unveiled another massive TACO. The term “TACO” is an acronym for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” It implies that the President, for all his bluster and verbal aggression, is in fact quite opposed to conflict, especially if it hurts the stock market. Earlier today, President Trump tweeted the following: …

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Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon

Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country’s south, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says, as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in the area in an escalating military assault against Hezbollah. The comments by Smotrich are the most explicit yet by a senior Israeli official on …

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Scientists have discovered a hidden 48‑dimensional structure inside quantum light

Scientists just found a hidden 48-dimensional universe inside routine quantum light. 🤯Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand have discovered a vast, previously unseen "alphabet" for encoding quantum information, reaching a record 48 dimensions!This "alphabet"… pic.twitter.com/tH0dpLqKIY — GP Q (@argosaki) March 22, 2026 Scientists just found a hidden 48-dimensional world in quantum light Date: March …

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2 Illinois State University students among 6 injured in shooting near campus, Normal police say

Mass shooting injures 6, including ISU students, in off-campus residential neighborhood WGLT | By Ryan Denham, Eric Stock Published March 22, 2026 at 9:34 AM CDT Six people — including two juveniles — were shot early Sunday morning in a residential neighborhood in Normal just south of the Illinois State University campus, authorities said. It’s …

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FBI buys location data, warrant rules bypassed

Why is the FBI buying people’s location data and how is it using the information? FBI director revealed agency had resumed buying private information en masse in possible constitutional violation Kash Patel’s disclosure on Wednesday that the FBI has resumed buying location data on Americans has many people, including members of Congress, wondering: how does …

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DEI Returns – Financial Aid Race-Based Distribution

by Martin Armstrong California lawmakers are now advancing a measure that would allow race-based preferences in financial aid, which is remarkable when you consider that the state constitution has explicitly prohibited such practices since 1996. Proposition 209 banned the state from granting “preferential treatment” based on race in public education, employment, and contracting, yet once again, we …

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Looks like we’re going in. Or it’s just a bluff to get Iran to negotiate. Stalemate now, but one move could send oil vertical fast

Looks like we’re going in. Or it’s just a bluff to get Iran to negotiate https://t.co/WbIZWsLZLy — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 23, 2026 Defense officials told The New York Times that senior military leaders are considering deploying a brigade combat team from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, about 3000 paratroopers assigned to the Immediate …

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Powell: There is ZERO NET JOB CREATION in the Private Sector

by Martin Armstrong Jerome Powell finally said out loud what the revisions have been quietly showing for months. During his March 18 press conference, Powell said that “effectively there’s zero net job creation in the private sector” over roughly the past six months after adjusting for what Fed staff view as overstatement in the payroll …

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The Insane Cost of Living Is Crushing People [VIDEO]

The cost of living in America has reached a breaking point — and the numbers prove it. In this video, real Americans share what financial stress actually looks like in 2026. A household earning nearly $30,000 a month that still feels broke. An ER doctor making $2,600 every two weeks whose rent alone costs $2,200. …

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Trump proposes ‘joint control’ of Strait of Hormuz as he stunningly reveals he has no idea who’s in charge of Iran

President Donald Trump floated joint control of the Strait of Hormuz and suggested he didn’t know who was currently leading Iran when responding to a reporter on Monday morning. Trump spoke to journalists on the tarmac of Palm Beach International Airport as he departed Florida after spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago and was asked by …

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The pace the snake is eating itself accelerates

https://t.co/LXlko0l1Vk — Melody Wright (@m3_melody) March 22, 2026 The tide has gone out. pic.twitter.com/PMRSvAQjOS — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 23, 2026 There Are 630,000 More Home Sellers Than Buyers—the Biggest Gap on Record When sellers outnumber buyers, the buyers who are in the market have bargaining power. In other words, it’s a buyer’s market. …

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