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Strait of Hormuz escort mission paused after Monday’s naval bloodbath… White House citing “tremendous military success” and “great progress” on a final settlement… Hundreds of tankers still bottled up, blockade of Iranian ports stays in force… The guns are quiet for now, but the fuse is still burning. A 48-hour window to see if Tehran …
More homes are for sale. Prices are down. But nobody’s buying. Because the Fed trapped 40 million mortgages in cheap Covid rates so selling would double their payment. Jerome Powell should have cut rates years ago. Instead, he’s letting them rise, which will make the housing… https://t.co/dfgJVAxegv — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 24, 2026 …
Crypto Rover @cryptorover 🚨BIG WARNING: THE FIRST MAJOR DOMINO HAS FALLEN. Today, Blue Owl Capital announced that it permanently halted redemptions for Blue Owl Capital Corp II (OBDC II), its $1.7 billion private credit fund aimed at retail investors. And this is not a small thing. Blue Owl Capital is a major alternative asset manager …
🚨 ALERT: A Chinese gold trading platform has just frozen 19 BILLION $ in assets. Thousands of investors can no longer withdraw their funds. The platform is offering 20% compensation of the initial capital. The owner is asking for time and claims he has "been set up /… pic.twitter.com/IZAtV4POBY — The Unknown Millionaire (@theUMreal) January …
Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill @HHS_Jim We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota. You have probably read the serious allegations that the state of Minnesota has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudulent daycares across Minnesota over the past decade. Today we have taken three actions against the blatant fraud that …
BREAKING: The Small Business Administration Drops HAMMER on Somali Fraud, Cuts Off All Minnesota SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler tells me she is “disgusted and sickened” by Nick Shirley’s expose of Somali small business fraud and is taking immediate action. SBA is cutting off and clawing back ALL SBA grants to Minnesota, effective immediately. She says …
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 …
Premarket futures are flat, as it appears the exchange has halted futures trading due to a technical issue. It may reopen soon. Today, the cash market is scheduled to close at 1 PM, so expect very thin trading — ideal conditions for option sellers. However, traders can start… — optionGeek (@StockShark16) November 28, 2025 BREAKING: …
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-chicago-infrastructure-funding-9ef6c7829fc85553bf8d3dbaa759611e CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, the White House budget director said Friday, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown. The administration is pausing a planned extension of the Red Line L train to “ensure funding is not flowing via …
“You’re going to have a financial panic of unprecedented proportions,” warns Jim Rickards, NY Times bestselling author, referring to the risks posed by stablecoins and unregulated digital assets enabled by the Genius Act. He points to Vietnam’s mandatory biometric IDs and mass account freezes as a “trial run” for centralized digital control, and cautions that …
Sherwin Williams cutting its 401(k) match is a pretty loud signal about where the cracks are showing in the economy. The company lives and dies by housing turnover and renovation cycles. Normally, people buying and selling homes drive paint demand, and DIY projects keep the volume steady. But with mortgage rates still locking people into …
The latest tariff changes on small purchases, hit shipping like an iceberg, yet the Titanic Treasury market will be at risk if the Supreme Court Reverses Trump’s tariffs. by David Haggith A lot more news streamed in since my Deeper Dive on the labor market, affirming the major recessionary downturn I reported in my analysis. …
Zillow’s traffic hit 230 million monthly visitors while home sales collapsed to a 30-year low. Inventory climbed 17 percent year over year to 1.36 million listings. Price cuts reached 26.6 percent of active listings in June. Mortgage rates hover near 7 percent. Sellers won’t list. Buyers won’t bite. Zillow’s Q2 revenue jumped double digits. Stock’s …
SUI froze $160M from the Cetus hacker, on-chain, out of over $220M. The $60M gap was bridged to ETH. While this is good in this case, this shows SUI network can freeze your funds on demand. Decentralization is just marketing outside of BTC/ETH. SUI froze $160M from the Cetus hacker, on-chain, out of over $220M. …
More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University have been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at both schools, the White House says. It’s part of a broader push to use government funding to get major academic institutions to comply with President Donald …
BREAKING: Tether has frozen 601,798 $USDT across 4 addresses on the TRON blockchain. No explanations, no warnings, just another day in centralized stablecoin land! It's a stark reminder of the control that lies in the hands of a few. pic.twitter.com/xTMHOy1DF9 — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) March 24, 2025
The Trump administration implemented the funding freeze through an executive order issued in January 2025. The order directed a pause on all U.S. foreign assistance funds and grants, including those allocated to organizations like Catholic Charities. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo specifying that funding for programs, including financial assistance for nongovernmental …
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com https://www.foxnews.com/video/6362934147112 A debate for a vacant Senate seat in New Jersey briefly turned into a scary situation as candidate Curtis Bashaw froze up for several seconds during what was described as a ‘medical episode.’ Bashaw, 63, is the Republican nominee for the Senate seat left empty by the resignation …
Boeing announced sweeping cost cuts including a hiring freeze and a pause on nonessential staff travel to preserve cash as it deals with a strike of more than 30,000 factory workers.. Boeing factory workers, mostly in the Seattle area, started walking off the job early Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative labor deal and to …
Americans react to the video of Biden freezing up and wandering as Johnny hits the streets pic.twitter.com/6wIkKmE8zg — Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) June 21, 2024
The bank accounts of tens of thousands of U.S. businesses and consumers have been frozen in the aftermath of the abrupt shutdown and bankruptcy of financial technology company Synapse, which acts as a middleman between financial technology companies and banks. Synapse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April and has shut down its services to some …
Ukrainian consulates are set to “temporarily suspend” all services to men between the ages of 18 and 60, meaning such individuals will only be able to procure documents by returning home, Ukrainian online newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli reported on Monday. The newspaper circulated a letter signed by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga and addressed to the heads of …
via Naturalnews: The world’s largest “stablecoin” issue is cozying up to the Deep State in an attempt to “expand dollar hegemony.” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino froze 326 wallets containing $435 million worth of Tether (USDT) for United States authorities including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Secret Service, all in the interest of becoming …
UBS deposit withdrawal issues cropping up. Letter enclosed. HSBC in the UK also having issues. 🚨AS WARNED 7H AGO, CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH $UBS 🚨 Here the summary of the many ⚠️ I posted so far on $UBS for a more convenient read.. we saw it coming form very far 🤷🏻♂️ ⚠️ #BankingCrisis …
Game over pic.twitter.com/2LvKu0YXdN — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 4, 2023 The median income last year was $74,580 compared with $76,330 in 2021, according to the Census Bureau. The 2.3% drop in incomes was the most since 2010. It was the third-straight annual decline. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 5, 2023 US Consumers Are Headed Down ‘A Death …
Every single time he opens his mouth, he lies. https://t.co/KtqEM9gUNC — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) October 1, 2023 Is Joe Biden going to start just freezing up like McConnell? pic.twitter.com/bscsp0mIF6 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 1, 2023
The lead up: https://t.co/mOFVnTVsGn — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 30, 2023 The highest positions of our government, on both sides of the aisle, are held by people who genuinely belong in a nursing home. How are we allowing this to happen? pic.twitter.com/wjIvkAOd2e — Chairman (@WSBChairman) August 30, 2023 Mitch McConnell freezes, struggles to speak …
via nbcnews: Green Dot banking group customers say they have gone days, and in some cases weeks, with holds on their accounts. Green Dot also operates under the name Go2Bank and furnishes deposit and debit card services to Walmart customers. Florida resident Mary Cannon said she’s still having trouble. Cannon has been unable to access …
via thelibertydaily: The American Civil Liberties Union, which claims to be unbiased but leans left on pretty much every issue, has sided with O’Keefe Media Group founder James O’Keefe and other journalists formerly with Project Veritas in the Ashley Biden diary case. Hell has frozen over. O’Keefe posted about the amicus brief sent to federal …
