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via WSJ: Americans spent more in August 5.8% YoY, far more than inflation at 4.0%. The experience economy boomed this summer. Airlines had record revenues and Ticketmaster had 18% YoY increase in ticket sales. According to the NY Fed, the share of households that said they made at least one …
Philippines’ digital ID, the digital version of the physical ID card dubbed PhilID, is the latest feature to be added to the country’s eGov PH Super App through which citizens can access many other important government services. This move comes just as the World Bank has approved $600 million fresh …
Matt Gaetz on fire: "If this country's going down, and if we're losing the dollar, I'm going down fighting. And I don't care if that means fighting Republicans, Democrats, the Uniparty, the leadership, the PACs, the lobbyists. I've had it." pic.twitter.com/Y4HqH2OLQ3 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 3, 2023
https://www.ft.com/content/9663a97e-9ee3-4b70-a804-38ccbe432203 India tells Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomatic staff Rift between Ottawa and New Delhi deepens over murder of Canadian Sikh separatist Related:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182 India has told Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the country, in an escalation of the crisis that erupted when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
The FBI on Friday issued a public service announcement warning senior citizens of “a recent nationwide increase in ‘Phantom Hacker’ scams” that are wiping out victims’ life savings. “Between January and June 2023, 19,000 complaints related to tech support scams were submitted to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), …
by nationalcollapse At around 10:02 Eastern time, the yen reached 150 to the dollar – the highest since 1986: https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/currency/usdjpy?mod=home-page At the exact same time, yields on US 10-year treasuries spiked: https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx&mod=home-page (Spiking yields mean someone sells off treasuries. They need to offer higher yields to get buyers) At 10:20, …
Homeless pirates are now marauding onto houseboats in the San Francisco Bay in the latest criminal enterprise to plague California. Residents along the Oakland-Alameda estuary told a community meeting last week that boats have been cut loose so that they drift out to sea. One woman even recounted how she …
2/ Inflation in Europe has hit its highest level since the creation of the European Union Coinciding with near-zero GDP growth, and contracting economies like Germany and Czech Republic pic.twitter.com/LyGf0vWsOg — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) October 3, 2023 4/ The U.S. experienced a period of stagflation in the 1970s with core …
Well, if you want a used car, you don’t go to the Lamborghini lot. Black woman sues NYC ritzy realtor Douglas Elliman and 35 of its agents ‘for failing to help her find low incoming housing,’ including one broker who sniffed ‘I only specialize in luxury real estate transactions’ A …
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by Martin Armstrong America has been invaded; no one is safe. The media has stifled reports that groups of migrants are targeting upscale residents and burglarizing homes. Biden provided these people with entry under the Visa Waiver Program. These people are trained and committing these crimes on behalf of their …
Everyone’s waiting to discover the level at which yields spur financial instability. From @kitjuckes this morning: “For now, the FX market is a bystander, watching Treasuries and waiting for them to break something.” — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) October 3, 2023 via Bloomberg: The slide in Treasuries has been excessive given …
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by Martin Armstrong The demand for housing in Canada drastically outweighs the supply. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has confirmed that fewer new builds are expected for 2024. In fact, the agency anticipates that Canada will be short by 3.45 million homes by 2030 – right on time. Better yet, the gap …
https://twitter.com/MeanLILMeoW/status/1709067129314816086 h/t Flying Elvii
Breanne McKean, affectionately referred to as ‘Bre,’ died at the hospital after collapsing on Friday She had just been announced as a member of the homecoming court The teen was a passionate athlete who earned recognition in volleyball, basketball and softball Ohio homecoming queen contender, 17, collapses and dies on …
I have rarely seen evil in as pure a form as Yoel Roth and Kara Swisher’s heart is filled with seething hate. I regard their dislike of me as a compliment. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2023
BREAKING: Pentagon official arrested for running pitbull fighting ring for 20 years Law enforcement seized jumper cables used to execute dogs that lose dogfights as well as a device used to impregnate females pic.twitter.com/lrIDDOwkSA — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) October 3, 2023 Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer, …
🚨𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: Extremely terrifying footage of the wedding that became a graveyard — Over 100 killed as fire rips through the marriage hall in Iraq pic.twitter.com/Vo8pPdg7Zd — {Matt} $XRPatriot (@matttttt187) October 3, 2023
Philadelphia leftist journalist & activist Josh Kruger @JoshKrugerPHL was tragically shot dead at his home. He has long criticized law enforcement, downplayed gun violence in his city & advocated for political violence against his opponents. pic.twitter.com/YH8vQ5umDZ — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 2, 2023 Unfortunately, Josh Kruger's online legacy will be …
Traffic referrals to the top global news sites from Meta’s Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, has collapsed over the past year, according to data from Similarweb. Why it matters: Website business models that depended on clicks from social media are now broken. What’s happening: Regulatory pressure and free speech concerns have pushed tech giants to abandon efforts to …
Tucker Carlson: "Virtually nothing the liberal says is true. And the lies aren't ordinary lies, the lies are so brazen, so aggressive, and unending that it's difficult for a normal person to understand what's happening." pic.twitter.com/C0AWsgcNKe — Simon Ateba (@simonateba) October 3, 2023
by Martin Armstrong President Rodrigo Chaves of Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency, but not due to anything happening in his nation per say. People across the globe are passing through Costa Rica en route for the USA as the borders are open to all. Our president is …
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday afternoon left the NYC courtroom without granting an interview after Judge Engoron tossed out 80% of her case against Trump. According to reporters, Letitia James was too defeated to speak to the press after Judge Engoron said in closing remarks that the …
It’s broken. We need to fix it,” Clinton said, adding that the law “doesn’t make any sense.” They ought to work,” Clinton said. “They need to begin working, paying taxes and paying their way. Most of these people have no interest in being on welfare.” They come here, and we’re …
Oct 4th they're gonna ring every phone, computer, tv and radio with a "special sound" nationwide for 30 minutes. Don't know about you, but I don't like it one bit.https://t.co/sPzqEBqylh — John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) October 3, 2023 I’m turning it all off, and disconnecting. Phones and tablets will be going …
This bill sends a message to regulators that they should never tell a bank to shut down an account because they don’t like the type of business that the bank is holding that account for. So that’s a second piece of this bill, section 10, is saying to regulators, ‘you …
Kruger, 39, previously worked for the city and wrote about issues affecting some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents for outlets including The Inquirer. A Philadelphia journalist who advocated for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents was shot and killed inside his Point Breeze home early Monday in what detectives …
