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An off-brand version of Dayquil and Nyquil has been recalled due to substandard quality. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled 8,640 boxes of Kirkland Signature Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion, a product sold at Costco. One of the key ingredients in the Kirkland product is oral phenylephrine, which is facing …
2/7The FT continues: "Beijing has long fought against the “Japanification” of its economy, and has made huge investments in its high-tech, green and electric vehicle sectors with the goal of boosting long-term growth." What isn't said is that this was also Japan's strategy. — Michael Pettis (@michaelxpettis) November 29, 2024 4/7At the time Japan dominated …
A troubling trend is brewing in the U.S. retail sector. Big names like Walmart, Dollar General, Home Depot, Kohl’s and other retailers are canceling billions of dollars in orders for this holiday season. The last time this happened was in 2022, right after interest rates started to rise. Now, a much deeper issue is forcing …
Nov 1, 2024 Boston Dynamics released a new video Wednesday, Oct. 30, showcasing the latest capabilities of its humanoid robot, Atlas, which now operates without human oversight. In a simulated industrial environment, Atlas autonomously performs tasks such as moving engine parts between containers and sequencing dollies, using advanced machine learning and sensor technology to detect, …
Don't lose the correct view. Always one eye on the past pic.twitter.com/3QfVL3vKRG — Luca Bozzini (@bozzini_luca) November 12, 2024 A perfect example of not allowing bias to get in the way. Simply let the chart prove itself to you by breaking out. It did, and those who wish to take advantage, can 🙂#Bitcoin #Crypto #Gold …
BREAKING: Florida Republicans Cast 800,000 MORE Ballots Than Democrats Ahead Of Election Day In Early Voting Where Dems Normally Win. https://t.co/hNrurR7I35 — John Basham (@JohnBasham) November 5, 2024
Not even close. Polling data expert Nate Silver slammed election forecasts showing a close race between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump across several states. Silver accused many pollsters of “herding” to ensure their predictions aren’t too far off from other predictions. “In fact, I kind of trust pollsters less, they all, every time …
Someone needs to go to jail for election interference — Big Tom Callahan🇺🇸 (@CallahanAutoCo) November 4, 2024
via americanrefugees Donald Trump likes to tell us he can solve America’s demonstrable problems lickety-split. There are many things he can do quickly, in days if not hours, by executive order. These include shutting the open border, to a great extent anyway, reinstating, even increasing, sanctions on Iran to cut the money flow enabling the …
The lack of confirmation for new record highs for the S&P 500 is still a major divergence that should not be ignored. Historically, this has preceded corrective volatility in markets seen in 2007, 2018, 2020, and 2022. h/t IAmNotAnEconomist
BRUSSELS (AP) — As the war in Ukraine enters a critical period, the European Union has decided that it must take responsibility for what it sees as an existential threat to security in its own neighborhood and is preparing to tackle some of the financial burden, perhaps even without the United States. EU envoys have …
This is absolutely mind-boggling! The U.S. government has normalized running a $2 trillion deficit. They better hope there's never an economic downturn, or things could get catastrophic… Oh wait… pic.twitter.com/xZjW4JZkKm — The Cytadel (@thecytadel) September 12, 2024 Gold rising with rising US real rates conveys a simple message that has surprised many US investors but …
Alex Jones has wildly claimed that Kamala Harris will take ecstasy before her first debate with Donald Trump to manage her anxiety. Jones, a longtime Trump supporter, absurdly alleged on his Infowars show that Harris ‘is going to be on drugs’ and ‘going to be bombed out of her gourd’. The commentator, who faces $1.5 …
A leading climate expert called for up to 38 tropical storms due to supercharged "climate fueled" oceans, but so far we have only seen 5. Experts have now concluded that the oceans and atmosphere are actually "overheating" due to global warming and a "new normal" is emerging. — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 8, 2024 Another …
The airport is 23 meters (75 feet) above sea level by the way. pic.twitter.com/KsOivCBM57 — 🌪️ Weather Updates Worldwide (@InfoWeatherWx) September 6, 2024 China has evacuated some 400,000 people as one of the year’s most powerful storms is expected to make landfall in the popular tourist island of Hainan later Friday, state media report. Trains, …
BREAKING: Biden administration to hit Russia with sanctions for trying to manipulate U.S. opinion ahead of the election. pic.twitter.com/hLFixHTzRX — MS NOW (@MSNOWNews) September 4, 2024 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will announce a series of actions Wednesday targeting what it says are Russian government-sponsored attempts to manipulate U.S. public opinion ahead of the November …
We’re not getting ahead. We’re scraping by! byu/Fun_Balance_1809 ineconomicCollapse Inequality is skyrocketing. It’s not good for anyone. The average age of marriage is approaching 30. Recent college grads are going $40k into debt to get a $40k job if they’re lucky. It’s real bad out there.
US corporate bankruptcies are the highest in 7 years https://t.co/HjmfYYpxR9 pic.twitter.com/gKJMkltxJQ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 30, 2024 Home buying conditions have NEVER been worse: UMich pic.twitter.com/2hnslFk8vS — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 30, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQjTaJIzhtk
WARNING: Labor market conditions index has been steadily declining This systematically happens prior to recessions pic.twitter.com/w3YYWHR566 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) August 26, 2024 US firms’ ‘low firing’ approach may turn to more layoffs, Fed’s Barkin tells BBG WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The “low-hiring, low-firing” approach that U.S. businesses currently take to their employment decisions …
The bond market is placing bets as to rates will be in two years. They're betting there's bad things ahead https://t.co/o9q9qo7821 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 26, 2024 Ya but just how bad is this? During the GFC the lowest of the low points AFTER a deep jobs recession was 168.9. Purchase demand is at …
If it succeeds, Polaris Dawn will be the first non-government mission to perform a spacewalk. But not only that, it’ll do that about 700 kilometres (435 miles) above Earth. To compare: the International Space Station (ISS) orbits Earth at about 400 kilometres, where the… pic.twitter.com/V9eUGo0Yh8 — Civil Learning (@CivilLearning1) August 26, 2024
As we approach $NVDA earnings next week here are some concerns: This company’s stock appears to be heavily overvalued based on the metrics provided. The P/E 76 and P/S 24 ratios are extraordinarily high, suggesting that the market has very optimistic expectations for future… https://t.co/l3ckYZdQ6X — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) August 20, 2024 $NVDA breakout …
Newly released video shows Saudi agent filming locations ahead of 9/11 attacks Footage was unsealed in court action by families of victims who claim Saudi government was complicit in event Article dated June 2024: A 25-year-old video has come to light of a man identified by the FBI as a Saudi intelligence agent filming locations …
LEAK: Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker accidentally published this video ahead of schedule. She leaked Kamala Harris’ pick for Vice President as Josh Shapiro. pic.twitter.com/zRggINoFHB — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) August 2, 2024 https://twitter.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1819218108789240092 George aka BehizyTweets: Meet Ellen Greenberg, a young woman who was stabbed 10x in the chest and 10x in the back by …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, History suggests being wary of the “strong buys” at $45 when the eventual bottom is $4. In response to my chart-fest post The Rollercoaster Ride Ahead: 15 Years of Extreme Distortions Will Be Unwound, readers asked: OK, so what can I do in response? That’s the right question, for passively awaiting the …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, The rollercoaster ride is about to get “fun,” as in unpredictable, volatile and unnerving for those normalized to extreme distortions “fixing” all things financial. Humans have a knack for normalizing extremes. We quickly habituate to conditions that would have been intolerable before the extremes were normalized by habituation and recency bias. In …
Texts show countersnipers aware of gunman long before previously thought They even had photos of 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks circulating A series of bombshell text messages from countersnipers who were supposed to protect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania rally where an assassin’s bullet nearly killed the president showed them a step behind the gunman. A …
Last week, gold set another all-time high price record. Today we discuss the forces driving gold’s price, specifically central banks and commodities contracts, and what to expect… From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold hits new all-time …
The latest inflation report says we’re still 50% over the Fed’s target. Is that really close enough? Will inflation disappear by itself? Why is Jerome Powell so close to giving up the inflation fight? From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group | Reading time: 3 minutes Morgan Stanley thinks the Federal Reserve could start cutting rates as early as …
Some delegates are concerned that the DNC is trying to jam them by moving up the voting deadline. "Behind the scenes, people at the Biden campaign and DNC are working to put in the fix," Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, a Biden delegate from Maryland, wrote to her fellow state delegates… pic.twitter.com/EOnzWsrc47 — Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) July …