3,500 Starbucks workers to go on strike.

Strikes at some organized U.S. Starbucks stores started Friday in Seattle, after the coffee giant and the union representing baristas publicly clashed over claims that the company was not allowing Pride month decor in cafes. The union, Starbucks Workers United, said more than 150 stores representing nearly 3,500 workers have …

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Three years ago, rally, reflation trades, tech implode.

We saw this same sequence three years ago: Off the lows a broad based rally. First reflation trades implode. A few months later Tech implodes. That's where the comparison ends. pic.twitter.com/mM0ZmpQzIk — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) June 22, 2023 The equal weight wave count indicates that wave '2' ended at the February …

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Hunter Biden failed to pay taxes on $8.3 MILLION in income and the DOJ REJECTED U.S. attorney bids to bring charges in Washington D.C. and California….

David Weiss allegedly tried to bring charges against Hunter in Washington D.C. and California in the fall of 2022 and had that request denied in January 2023 The unverified testimony dropped as Hunter Biden enters into agreement that will see him plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes He will also …

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We can’t search Joe Biden’s house ‘because of optics’…

via WSJ: The Beltway press corps spent the week quoting “experts” assuring the public that Hunter Biden’s plea deal didn’t amount to special treatment. You can believe that, or you can read the sworn testimony of Internal Revenue Service investigators who say the opposite. House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith on Thursday …

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MATT GAETZ RIPS INTO JOHN DURHAM: ‘You Won’t Tell Us Who Gave the Orders Because You’re Protecting Those People!’ (Video.)

via redstate: Gaetz:  Have you ever heard of the Washington Generals? Durham: The Washington Generals? Yes. Gaetz: And they’re the team that basically gets paid to show up and lose, right? Durham: (Laughing) I’m sure that the players who exert blood, sweat, and tears don’t view it that way, but …

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Indian PM Modi Gifts 7.5 Carat ‘Eco-Friendly’ Green Diamond to Dr. Jill… Aren’t they currently going after Supreme Court judges for accepting gifts? two tiered justice! truth to light.

Isn't that bribery? — Lilith 🙏❤ ✝ In God we trust (@GodarmyofAngel) June 22, 2023 💣Truth Bomb💣 At the end of the day, John Durham said the quiet part out loud. pic.twitter.com/EbKQFlJNqq — SweetPeaBelle (@SweetPeaBell326) June 22, 2023 h/t Coorslightly

Gary Gensler: ” investing in a levered single-stock ETF may create exposures for investors that in many ways resemble buying shares on margin. Further, investing in an inverse single-stock ETF is meant to be similar to shorting a stock.” “they are not necessarily right for every investor.”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/gensler-prepared-remarks-iac-06222023 Highlights: The use of predictive data analytics, however, also can lead to potential conflicts. Conflicts may arise to the extent that advisers or brokers are optimizing for their own interests as well as others. I have asked the staff to make recommendations to the Commission for …

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How Long Will the Bull Market’s Music Keep Playing?

by bitkogan Hey there, friends! A few commentators on my posts have reacted with skepticism, even mirth, towards my somewhat cautious stance on today’s market. Sure, the market has rallied impressively since last October – the S&P500 has risen over 22% from its lows, and, since the start of this …

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Titan Sub underwent ‘catastrophic implosion’… All 5 passengers died instantly.

via independent.co.uk: The five crew members on board the missing submersible Titan died in a “catastrophic implosion”, the US Coast Guard has confirmed. Oceangate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, British billionaire Hamish Harding, and French adventurer Paul-Henri Nargeolet were on board the Titan when it lost communications with a support ship less than …

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Living La Vida Biden! US Existing Home Sales DOWN -23.16% YoY In May As Fed Pauses And Prices Tumble Most Since 2011 (Inventory For Sale STILL Missing In Action)

by confoundedinterest17 Like a bad good news, bad news joke, the good news is that US existing home sales ROSE 0.2% in May. The bad news? Existing home sales are DOWN -23.16% on a year-over-year basis. And the median price of existing home sales fell -3.44% YoY as inventory for …

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Interest-rates continue to be on the rise

via notayesmanseconomics: It is still early in the morning and yet the theme for today is already interest-rates. Even the country that was most committed to negative interest-rates is these days in on the game. For newer readers it held interest-rates at -0.75% for some years. The SNB is tightening …

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Dutch Study on Banning Investors from Buying Real Estate

by Martin Armstrong Dutch researchers at the University of Amsterdam and Erasmus released a study entitled “Buy-to-Live vs. Buy-to-Let: The Impact of Real Estate Investors on Housing Costs and Neighborhoods.” The study examined a legal Dutch ban on buy-to-let or rental investments. Researchers studied home prices, sales, and the demographics of residents …

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Short Bets on US Stocks Hit $1 Trillion

Short sellers are ramping up bets against US stocks even as paper losses on the positions surpass $100 billion. Total US short interest, or the amount traders have spent betting against US equities, exceeded $1 trillion this month as the S&P 500 Index extended its advance, S3 Partners LLC data …

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Central banks debasing and FIAT currencies plummeting in precious metals, causing a perfect gold storm.

by BoatSurfer600 We are seeing what can be expected at this stage, i.e. central banks taking turns debasing and FIAT currencies plummeting with regards to precious metals and purchasing power. The perfect gold storm is now here Source: https://kingworldnews.com/crude-oil-will-soar-to-at-least-250-300-and-the-perfect-gold-storm-surge-to-10000-15000/