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USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, in an exclusive Breitbart interview following her Wall Street Journal piece, has pulled bird flu vaccines off the table for good. Initially, she thought vaccinating hundreds of millions of chickens might end the crisis faster. But after digging into the data, she found countries like Mexico, which vaccinate egg-laying …
South Korea will fully lift a short-selling ban in the domestic stock market from March 31 for the first time in five years, the financial regulator said on Friday. “With recent improvements and policy efforts, it is expected that concerns about short-selling trades undermining fair pricing in the market will be resolved,” the Financial Services …
US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to expand domestic production of critical minerals as he tries to reduce US reliance on imports from countries like China. The executive order, which uses cold war era legislation, instructs government agencies, including the defence department, to prioritise mining projects as well as providing technical and financial …
Apple’s (AAPL) streaming platform is losing a reported $1 billion a year as the company faces stiff competition and a more choosy consumer. According to a report in the Information, Apple — which just shed around $700 billion as a result of Wall Street’s latest tech rout — has consistently spent over $5 billion annually …
Private credit default evolution according to Fitch: January: 5.0%February: 5.7% Nothing to see here folks pic.twitter.com/BiInWmLtWA — junkbondinvestor (@junkbondinvest) March 20, 2025
I asked @grok to categorize your sentiments over the last 5 weeks. So should we expect @menlobear to be on the same page this week? pic.twitter.com/PGUzrv5K4N — Michael Wray (@MichaelWrayJr) March 21, 2025 Recession indicators — Trading 4or Life (@trading4orlife) March 21, 2025
Goldman Sachs estimates over $4.7T in notional options exposure will expire this Friday, including $2.8T in $SPX options and $645B in single stock options. That’s about 8.2% of the Russell 3000’s market cap—however, smaller than March 2024’s expiration. pic.twitter.com/MHe6ul0v99 — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) March 21, 2025
by Martin Armstrong The radical left is extremely dangerous when angered. The intense hatred of Elon Musk has caused a worldwide pandemonium where misplaced raged is directed at Tesla owners. Tesla was once celebrated by the left for championing EV technology, and perhaps favored by those on the left. Now, we are seeing countless daily …
The Democrats threw the whole “save the planet!” thing out the window VERY quickly! Someone should tell them how many greenhouse gases they’re emitting by setting cars and buildings on fire. — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 20, 2025
Another day, another scramble for physical gold, pushing Comex gold to a record high 41.6 million ounces. BUT the real action is now clearly in silver, where we are seeing an unprecedented delivery scramble pushing total silver also to a record high. Expect a price move soon pic.twitter.com/tUAswBFN9d — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 21, 2025 Gold …
This is an absolute outrage. Pharmaceutical companies are price-gouging taxpayers through Medicare, and it’s happening right under our noses. Tetrabenazine, a drug that costs just $75 per prescription, is being billed to Medicare at a staggering $2,600—34 times the regular price. In 2022 alone, Medicare paid out $141 million for this drug, with $133 million …
So, Media Matters called Tucker a 'conspiracy theorist' for this segment. The new JFK Files show otherwise. pic.twitter.com/U91pyraEeF — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) March 21, 2025 Nixon’s 1972 meeting with CIA director reveals shocking claim about JFK’s death.
How long will the BOE be able to hold the dam from collapsing and we start seeing yield on GILTs running wild like horses on an open field? https://t.co/W0axZRfn18 pic.twitter.com/L1dSKvtZkh — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) March 21, 2025 Tell me you are about to put on capital controls ahead of a sovereign debt crisis without telling …
by Mike Shedlock Union contracts are at the heart of the problem. Chicago coming up. Full Blown Crisis Please note L.A. city budget shortfall grows to nearly $1 billion, with layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’ L.A.’s financial problems exploded into a full-blown crisis on Wednesday, with the city’s top budget official announcing that next year’s shortfall is now …
by Martin Armstrong President Donald Trump is urging the Fed to cut interest rates to offset the inflation that will be caused by tariffs. “The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S.Tariffs start to transition (ease!) their way into the economy,” Trump wrote. “Do the right thing. April 2nd is Liberation Day …
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Kerry Lutz and Chris Vermeulen discussed the current volatility in the markets, particularly influenced by political events. Chris highlighted significant selling pressure affecting equities, suggesting that the market appears oversold and may experience a bounce in the coming weeks. However, he expressed uncertainty about whether this would lead to a recovery or …
🚨Mike Benz FULLY UNCOVERS Drug Trafficking System Within The United States Government: “The CIA drug running operation started in the 1930s… Flying drugs out on American Military aircraft.. Washing the money through off shore bank accounts.” pic.twitter.com/FFclUxHYvb — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 20, 2025 “Marcello told his top lieutenants, "Don't worry about that little Bobby …
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick used an appearance on Fox News to encourage viewers to buy stock in Tesla, as the company struggles amid Elon Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration. Although cabinet secretaries traditionally do not endorse individual stocks, Lutnick told viewers of Jesse Watters Primetime that Musk – a “special government employee” of …
They’re going to bundle the loans into securities and sell the tranches by food type “Crunchy Wrap Supreme is BBB debt rated with 10 year maturity at 6% coupon. The instruments are non-callable with warrants attached as a sweetener.” https://t.co/TSApyPQItI pic.twitter.com/rO5EYfKcXZ — Roberto Rios (@peruvian_bull) March 21, 2025
MGM owns 10 hotel/casinos in Las Vegas. They own every major hotel on the west side of the Strip south of Caesars Palace. BellagioARIAThe Cosmopolitan of Las VegasMGM GrandMandalay BayPark MGMNoMad Las VegasNew York-New YorkLuxorExcalibur — MaxKatt (@MaxKatt2) March 20, 2025 MGM dominates Vegas Strip, controlling 10 casinos including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand
by Martin Armstrong “THE FIRST ALL-SEASON MOUNTAIN RESORT IN UKRAINE WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FORMAT, A HOLISTIC CONCEPT AND THE BROADEST PALETTE OF IMPRESSIONS, SERVICES AND ATTRACTIONS” The war in Ukraine has left the nation utterly insolvent, almost entirely reliant on foreign aid. President Zelensky claims he cannot account for billions in aid, urging world leaders to send more rapidly …
April 2nd …⏩ pic.twitter.com/o1y6e8Fvr9 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 21, 2025 Magnificent 7 stocks are more exposed to global growth risks than S&P 493 pic.twitter.com/Kk5oEocRsS — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) March 20, 2025 S&P 500 Dow Jones Both rejected resistance, both showing weakness below the undercarriage. This not good.This very bad. pic.twitter.com/QvB8qjdeL3 …
Guy keys this @Tesla in Toronto and then unlocks the door to his apartment. All caught on Sentry Mode. pic.twitter.com/STsA8he3zS — JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) March 20, 2025
Vlogger Tiffany Cianci recently went viral with a video explaining how private equity firms have recently bought up and destroyed well-known brands like Hooters, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Party City and Forever 21, driving these often beloved franchises into bankruptcy. Even worse, she says, the private equity firms have offloaded all the associated debt they took on …
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It’s funny. These are numbers you’d normally see with a Democratic president. Things have completely flipped. The middle class is now firmly Republican and the financial elite are Democrats. Mind boggling https://t.co/M1kYvBZetT — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 20, 2025
Yes – me and my dear followers figured this out long ago already 🥹 https://t.co/n5mG6Nz0UG pic.twitter.com/pEPkZSpw0A — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) March 20, 2025
This is a clear case of Judicial Bias. The arrogance of this judge to publicly state his decision was made in advance and clearly violates the requirement that judges must maintain the appearance of impartiality. "they should assume that if a hearing is scheduled to challenge… pic.twitter.com/nNpF2nCs3s — SeekingTruth (@envisionalt7) March 20, 2025 Meanwhile in …
Shares of Accenture tumbled about 7.3% after the consulting firm said efforts to tighten federal spending are starting to weigh on its revenues. Accenture is among the first of the U.S. corporate giants to get hit by the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. “As you know, the new administration has a clear goal …
