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🇨🇺 Ships carrying Russian fuel are heading to Cuba Tankers with gas and oil are expected to reach the island on March 23 and April 4, according to shipping data cited by the Financial Times. One vessel transporting gas sails under a Hong Kong flag, while the oil tanker flies a… pic.twitter.com/id8fhDdB1l — Visegrád 24 …
POPEYES FRANCHISE GOES BROKE ON $233M IN CHICKEN One of the largest Popeyes franchise operators in the U.S. just filed for Chapter 11 after losing $18.8 million despite generating about $233 million in sales. The company, Sailormen Inc., has already closed more than 20 locations while thousands of employees wait to see which stores survive …
Across the United States, the Transportation Security Administration is facing a staffing crisis so severe that entire airports may soon be unable to operate normally. Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl warned that smaller regional airports could be forced to close their security checkpoints entirely if officer absences continue. This is not speculation. It is …
🚨 "A source in Tehran" tells the British Daily Mail that Iran's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, "lost a leg and is in a coma after being seriously injured in an attack aimed at eliminating his father." pic.twitter.com/p9pRV7mmkg — Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) March 12, 2026 Iran’s new Supreme Leader has ordered his nation to weaponise the …
Tornadoes cause significant damage in parts of Illinois and Indiana
Really hard to bearish seeing stats like this https://t.co/adTqOewbHC — Reformed Tr🅰️der (@Reformed_Trader) March 7, 2026 🚨 BREAKING! A LARGE tanker just SAFELY cruised through the Strait of Hormuz amid the raging conflict with Iran. Gas prices will come back down. pic.twitter.com/jdaNmgaXep — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) March 8, 2026 Everyone is crying about next week… …
BREAKING: China secretly supplied 50 CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles to Iran. During the ongoing war, Iran reportedly launched them, but none hit their targets, either intercepted by the U.S. Navy or failing mid-flight due to technical issues. Chines equipments failing again pic.twitter.com/Om75qY3uSJ — Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) March 6, 2026 Factcheck: No evidence supports the claim …
Washington state’s average gas price climbed another two cents per gallon Wednesday as tensions in the Middle East continue to push fuel costs higher.
The war-induced sell-off in global stocks continued on Wednesday, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) having to halt trading at one point to allow nervous investors to take a breather. The SET Index ended the day down 81.90 points (5.3%) at 1,384.61, with heavy turnover of 159 billion baht — about three times the …
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said officials threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they refused to leave after a court ruling canceling its contracts was finalized. Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Tuesday that Panama authorities had threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they defied orders to leave two strategic canal ports at …
⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️CNN REPORTS U.S. FORCES ARE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM BRITAIN, INCLUDING REFUELING AIRCRAFT AND FIGHTER JETS, TO THE MIDDLE EAST. — NYPrepper (@nyprepper1) February 17, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, CNN reported on Feb 16, 2026, that US Air Force assets based in the UK, including refueling tankers and fighter jets, are being repositioned to the Middle East …
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations didn’t materialize as one of Tehran’s top security officials visited Oman and Qatar this week and exchanged messages with the U.S. intermediaries.
Infographic: Global gold demand;Global gold demand is being reshaped by shifting sovereign reserve strategies, changing investment behavior and an increasingly uncertain outlook. Infographic: Global gold demand https://t.co/KL9R4F1O48 — MINING.COM (@mining) February 5, 2026 https://www.mining.com/infographic-global-gold-demand/ Without metals and industrial elements — steel, copper, aluminum, iron ore, nickel, zinc, titanium, etc. — human civilization cannot exist. Nearly …
(The Epoch Times)—Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping held rare same-day talks with both U.S. and Russian leaders on global issues and pledged to significantly increase purchases of U.S. agricultural products. Analysts say Beijing’s move came amid fierce CCP infighting surrounding the recent takedown of top general Zhang Youxia, which reflects Xi’s attempt to …
Dubai: In a rare break from nearly four decades of tradition, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei did not attend the annual February 8 meeting with air force commanders this year — a ceremony he has personally led since becoming Supreme Leader in 1989, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The absence comes amid heightened tensions …
Axios reports Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman told Washington think tanks that if Trump does not follow through on his Iran threats, the regime ends up stronger, a clear reversal from earlier Saudi warnings against escalation. Within hours, the US approved a $9 billion sale of Patriot missile defense interceptors to Saudi Arabia, …
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷BREAKING: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has reportedly been moved to a fortified underground shelter amid fears of a possible U.S. strike. Source: World Israel News / The Jerusalem Post pic.twitter.com/upS3MzTo5G — WAR (@warsurv) January 24, 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei moved to a fortified underground shelter containing a series of tunnels in …
Insane stuff happening over in China right now https://t.co/iL0uCq5WMU — Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@Noahpinion) January 25, 2026 China’s top general ousted, placed under investigation in latest military purge Gen. Zhang Youxia allegedly committed severe violations of party discipline and state laws China’s top general has been removed and placed under investigation for misconduct in Chinese …
Mexico’s security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border. Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch wrote in a social media post …
Hundreds of Valero layoffs begin in California as company idles major refinery #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) January 15, 2026 Are California’s regulations killing energy jobs faster than companies can adapt? Valero is idling its Benicia refinery due to high operational costs, strict California regulations, and ongoing environmental violations, including a recent $82M fine and lawsuit …
Americans reporting the Mall of America in Minnesota is now completely dead because of ICE raids It looks like everyone’s hiding from ICE “It's like a ghost town in here. Usually it's packed. That is crazy” Americans can’t even comprehend the real number of illegals in America pic.twitter.com/ruFqHwuyZF — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 15, …
BREAKING: Listen to this. Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?” Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more." pic.twitter.com/0LmdjP9Keu — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 15, 2026
BREAKING: Gold prices surge above a record $4,600/oz and Silver prices surge above a record $84/oz amid elevated levels of uncertainty. Asset owners are winning. pic.twitter.com/StEDEgEUAj — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 12, 2026 $93.90 Shanghai….whopping $10.25 spread byu/Gairsoppa inWallstreetsilver
They did it on purpose. Sharing ICE agents’ info like that is just reckless stupidity. BREAKING: An independently owned Marriott hotel in Bloomington, MN confirms to @FoxNews they have ID’d & fired an employee who doxxed ICE agents by leaking their names, emails, and surveillance images of them as they checked in at the front …
Cuba’s economy, already in a deep crisis, will likely spiral ever AVANA — The ripple effects from the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday could make their way quickly here, devastating this island that has been in a years long economic crisis. Following the dramatic operation that ousted Maduro in the dead of …
One person digging on X did what the whole system wouldn’t, and now a governor just walked away from a race. That’s what happens when the story slips past the filters. BREAKING: Gov. Tim Walz has dropped out of the 2026 Minnesota Governor’s race amid a multi-billion dollar fraud scandal in his state. pic.twitter.com/MJhmPLTJ6t — …
The European Union has agreed to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets worth around 245 billion dollars, moving closer to securing a long-term financial lifeline for Ukraine amid the ongoing war. The decision removes the need for renewals of sanctions every six months that risked vetoes from Kremlin-friendly member states and follows Russia’s central bank …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsz2a_RzbL4 A mandatory evacuation was ordered Friday at the University of New Orleans for what officials said was a “potential threat.” A campus-wide message was issued just before 11 a.m. that called for all students, faculty and staff to leave the area. UNO Police were going building to building directing people to leave the main …
Note: “Weak consumer spending” refers to store expectations before the season started. Consumer spending ended up being high which is why Black Friday set a new record No paywall: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seasonal-hiring-offers-little-reprieve-for-labor-market-woes-110044972.html Plenty of Americans are expected to pour into stores and fill online carts this holiday shopping season. Fewer may be able to pick up seasonal work …
Trump ‘to lower some tariffs’ amid steep drop in consumer sentiment #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) November 12, 2025 BREAKING: Trump says he is going to "lower some tariffs." pic.twitter.com/FPQD6svdzk — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 12, 2025 Why lower tariffs if the economy is doing so good with them? https://thehill.com/business/5595217-consumer-sentiment-plummets-november/ Consumer sentiment plunged to near-record lows in …