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🚨 BREAKING: U.S. CENTCOM Commander just BRIEFED President Trump about a “FINAL BLOW” to Iran 🚨 Hypersonic DARK EAGLE MISSILES, bombers SURGING, carriers STACKED 🔥 POTUS says “They’re sitting in a CAVE. THEY WANT A DEAL… BADLY” 💣 24 HOURS before the CLOCK EXPIRES! 😳 pic.twitter.com/QnNW4RdMSR — Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) May 1, 2026
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
Iran’s foreign minister Araghchi said in an interview broadcast on state television on Wednesday that no talks were being held with the US and that Iran would attack US interests wherever it saw them, state TV reported. pic.twitter.com/fy8ziF9Inq — Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 26, 2026 The Pentagon is weighing options for a potential “final …
Record winds are just one part of the extreme weather hitting the country this weekend, with some facing blizzard conditions and others preparing for triple-digit heat. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property …
The Sunday killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), by Mexican security forces unleashed coordinated cartel retaliation attacks, driving rapid instability across Guadalajara (Jalisco’s capital) and spilling into high-traffic resort areas, including Puerto Vallarta. CNN reported that the US provided intelligence support to Mexican Army Special Forces, …
As concerns grow over AI surpassing human abilities within two to three years. Polly Dunbar explores whether universal basic income could be the solution in a world without traditional jobs Every week, £282 appears in Elinor O’Donovan’s bank account. The 27-year-old is a multidisciplinary artist who sculpts and makes films and installations, but the money …
Stocks now outweigh the money supply by three to one, which only works as long as liquidity keeps pretending it’s infinite. When cash tightens even a little, there’s nothing underneath that valuation but hope. That's when people want to be in the world reserve currency but even that has its limits…. And we are about …
A lot of Artificial Intelligence deals increasingly sound like Artificial attempts to blow up stock prices, I mean just look at this one: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/wall-street-analysts-explain-how-amds-own-stock-will-pay-for-openais-billions-in-chip-purchases/ Anybody wanna make a “deal” of 100 Billion $ with me, I make one with your friend and that friend makes one with you? https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/openai-nvidia-amd-deals-risks-rcna234806 Nvidia doesn’t manufacture the chips. They …
Paul Tudor Jones said today on CNBC right now feels a lot like 1999 and that he thinks we could be heading for a blow off top pic.twitter.com/Xi0cMD1vA6 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) October 6, 2025 AI is going to go down as a disaster of colossal scale. My electricity bill in Athens GA is up 60% …
There is an asteroid heading toward the moon and it feels unreal until you think what could happen if it hits. Scientists say there is a four percent chance it collides in 2032 and that might sound small, but the fallout could destroy satellites, threaten astronauts, and shake everything we rely on in space. They …
If Bitcoin needs lies to rise, what does that make it worth? BREAKING: Michael Saylor violates promise to shareholders, dilutes MicroStrategy $MSTR with 875,301 new shares https://t.co/aOmYIOWpdn pic.twitter.com/jXqtw9ZDeR — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 25, 2025 As #Bitcoin demand dries up fast and the price tanks, watch the maximalists scramble to invent new fake narratives and rumors …
Today is the day we most likely see blow off top for $SPY. Enjoy the ride while it last! — optionGeek (@StockShark16) July 29, 2025 I know bonds aren’t as fancy as stocks, but the BOJ failing to contain this after intervening twice is quite of a loud warning bell https://t.co/Ut1FNIydIS pic.twitter.com/eG2axuFeU4 — JustDario 🏊♂️ …
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Senator Elizabeth Warren says crypto could "blow up" the entire US economy. pic.twitter.com/KCGh3dZV5O — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) July 17, 2025 Bitcoin remains the primary vehicle for money laundering by the elite and other nefarious groups. Once the cattle realizes this, its value will drop to zero. Hope this helps. https://t.co/ofT0xsFxkL — The Great …
by David Haggith The big-deal, China-deal stock rally didn’t last long with the Dow falling today (while the S&P and Nasdaq put out modest to decent gains). US Treasuries also climbed (intraday) back above the 4.5% level on the 10YR, which has, for a long time now, been the pressurized level at which stocks become …
China’s tech sector is quietly building its own solutions to one of its biggest challenges, replacing the advanced chipmaking tools that it currently sources from U.S. and European companies. SiCarrier Technologies, a Chinese chip equipment firm closely linked to Huawei, is taking on the formidable task of developing alternatives to critical tools from ASML, Applied …
Tick tock. When does it blow up? https://t.co/tH84AvMPIA — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) March 23, 2025 I guess nobody learned a damn thing from the SVB debacle. 👇🏼 H/T: @cherrygarciafan pic.twitter.com/fSqMMwaeSh — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) March 23, 2025
by Michael As a nation, we have literally been in the process of committing financial suicide for decades. Sadly, some people have responded to the new administration’s efforts to get debt levels under control by committing acts of extreme violence. Our society is deeply addicted to debt and that must stop. The 7 economic charts that …
When Martin Lee, leader of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party and the city’s best-known politician, spoke on the night Britain handed the colony to China, he pledged to fight for a democratic future. “The flame of democracy has been ignited and is burning in the hearts of our people,” he said. “It will not be extinguished. …
Chrystia Freeland is out of her depth. She thinks she can go toe-to-toe with Trump, slapping tariffs on Teslas and blocking Wisconsin dairy like that’s some masterstroke. Does she not realize Trump lives for this kind of fight? Canada’s economy is hanging by a thread, and she’s out here picking a trade war with the …
by Michael The United States is rapidly becoming a “post-industrial” nation. All great economic empires eventually become fat and lazy and squander the great wealth that their forefathers left them, but the pace at which America is doing this is absolutely breathtaking. Nobody can deny that our economy is a complete and utter mess right now, and we …
by Michael We are facing an unprecedented retirement crisis in this nation. Millions upon millions of Baby Boomers are retiring, and most of them are struggling. In fact, it has been estimated that 80 percent of our retirees are either struggling right now or are in serious danger of falling into financial insecurity. We are supposed to …
The dollar is close to causing a black swan. 🧐 pic.twitter.com/fyqAXbgCLV — Don Durrett – goldstockdata.com (@DonDurrett) January 5, 2025 ⁉️WILL THE FED STOP SHRINKING ITS BALANCE SHEET SOON⁉️ Bank reserves at the Fed fell by $326 billion, the 2nd biggest drop on record to $2.89TN, the lowest since Nov 2020. This should jump in …
Corporate bankruptcies and defaults accelerating, unemployment continues to rise, and spreads blow out. Especially, after Powell said “we’ve avoided recession” and S&P Global is expecting the speculative-grade default rate to fall to 3.5% by September 2025. Moody’s pointed out… https://t.co/9tn3htvQQI pic.twitter.com/kPNU1t3OTz — WarnTracker 2.0 (@j77324) December 21, 2024 This is concerning: Non-farm payroll employment in …
BREAKING: ⚡ 🇮🇱 Another major economic blow to Israel Cosco suspends Israel shipments amid Red Sea tensions. Cosco, is controlling 5.2% of global shipping capacity. This comes after other companies such as MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd have done the same. This… pic.twitter.com/FYjIWSUjDL — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) January 7, 2024 ALBAWABA – In a noteworthy …
by mark000 Sure looks like a Lehman moment (major negative event) is about to happen over there. Which will trigger a Chinese Financial System crisis, which will trigger one in Japan because of their interdependance. And from there to the rest of the world……. China’s Economy Shows Fresh Weakness in Factories, Housing and Consumer Spending …
https://t.co/7cDv5xM2b6 pic.twitter.com/XprRrZNTSD — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 17, 2023 Country Garden collapse sparks contagion fears as China economy tanks China’s economy is tanking. Investors are running scared. Consumers are stashing their cash. And everybody’s afraid of what Chairman Xi Jinping’s next arbitrary reaction will be. Country Garden – the country’s last surviving mega property developer – …