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About the author: Desmond Lachman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was previously a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s Policy Development and Review Department and the chief emerging market economic strategist at Salomon Smith Barney. The world economy is in trouble. Not only are …
Iran declares Antarctica its property in direct challenge to Biden, global treaty … pic.twitter.com/IQqn9zIznS — scanner (@tivox_seo) February 15, 2024 JUST IN – Iran declares Antarctica its property in direct challenge to Biden, global treaty – Fox — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 15, 2024 Iran declares Antarctica its property in …
Paramount Global is laying off hundreds of employees, just one day after the company announced CBS had record Super Bowl viewership, Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish said Tuesday in an internal memo to employees. Paramount will lay off about 800 people, or an estimated 3% of its workforce, according to …
In an unprecedented move, a consortium of satellite operators, including Viasat, Terrestar Solutions, Ligado Networks, Omnispace, and Yahsat, has formed the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA). This non-profit organization aims to steer the direct-to-smartphone market towards utilizing their radiowaves, sidelining spectrum derived from terrestrial mobile network operators. This collaboration is …
The troubles with CRE are by no means limited to the US. Real estate is the industry accounting for the largest amount by far of distressed bonds and loans globally, much of it from China which has been in a property downturn for more than three years. Distress has also …
A top asset management firm has warned China’s economic crisis is going to “get much worse.” Hayman Capital founder Kyle Bass has warned that President Xi’s overreliance on real estate has sent its economy tumbling toward 2008-era financial conditions. It comes as Chinese markets have suffered a $7 trillion fallout …
S&P Global: composite PMI shows service sector expansion outpacing manufacturing contraction w/ business confidence rising and fastest private sector growth in 6 months, though still very low by historical standards – we’re basically coming off near-zero: S&P Global: composite PMI shows service sector expansion outpacing manufacturing contraction w/ business confidence …
In a historic turn of events, a coalition of countries is joining the farmers’ protest against the green agenda, signaling a significant global resistance. The list of nations includes the Netherlands, Scotland, France, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Lithuania, Romania, Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. As these countries unite, the farmers’ protest …
Canada is investigating a prolonged data security breach following the “detection of malicious cyber activity” affecting the internal network used by Global Affairs Canada staff, according to internal department emails viewed by CBC News. The breach affects at least two internal drives, as well as emails, calendars and contacts of …
In the heart of the Middle East, tensions simmer as the specter of conflict looms larger than ever. Recent reports of U.S. preparations for retaliatory strikes against Iranian assets in Iraq and Syria have sent shockwaves through the region, raising fears of a potentially devastating escalation. As the geopolitical chessboard …
In a worrisome trend, the number of active social media users has surged to over 5 billion, representing approximately 62.3 percent of the global population, as revealed in a recent study published on Wednesday. The pervasive reach of social media raises concerns about its impact on society, privacy, mental health… …
The head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, stated in an interview for RIA Novosti yesterday that the BRICS states have overtaken the G7 in terms of share in global GDP in PPP terms. As new members have joined, the group’s share in global output rose from 31% to …
The global economy is approaching the point of no return courtesy of mounting government debt, believes JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, and it will lead to a massive falling-out of markets and federal institutions. https://fortune.com/2024/01/29/jamie-dimon-government-debt-crisis-market-rebellion/
Before we talk about PayPal, let me quickly breakdown the entire Payment Process behind the scenes There Are Five Key Participants in the Payment Value Chain Merchants: These are businesses or individuals selling goods or services. To accept card payments, they must open a… — Simplifying Stocks, CPA (@FinFluentialx) January …
THIS IS WHY..THEY’RE SLOWLY CUTTING THE MONEY… Biden BOOM ! Google Layoffs: Tech Giant To Cut Down 30,000 Jobs, Says Report https://t.co/IXLGz1YLa2 — Make L.A. Great Again 🇺🇸 (@lalovestrump) December 26, 2023 Citibank is laying off 20,000, Google 30,000…is Biden going to keep telling everyone how great the economy is? …
“Leaked: A Ukrainian soldier filmed how Ukrainian command buries the bodies of its dead soldiers in mass graves. The killed soldiers are then listed as missing to leave relatives without financial assistance or pensions. Dishonor in the name of US taxpayers” https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/1749411712862994773
The looming economic transformation being peddled by the Deep State including “Natural Asset Companies,” public-private partnerships, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) plan for a global unified blockchain ledger seek to enslave humanity, explains The New American magazine Senior Editor Alex Newman in this episode …
by Michael Do you remember the supply chain problems that we experienced during the darkest days of the COVID pandemic? Well, now we are being warned that the crisis in the Red Sea could actually disrupt global supply chains to an even greater degree. Needless to say, this comes at …
Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre was in Vancouver on Monday, where he claimed that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has “launched an outright crusade against pizza ovens,” as the Liberal government considers requiring certain restaurants that use wood-fired ovens to report their air pollution emissions.
Dive into the complexities of the global financial system with Mike Maloney as he explores the timeline of banking collapses, drawing parallels between the events leading up to the 2008 financial crisis and recent banking issues. The discussion delves into concerns about the stability of various sectors, including commercial and …
The recent tumult in Chinese stocks has sent shockwaves through the nation’s asset management sector, resulting in a notable uptick in mutual fund closures. In 2023, around 240 local mutual funds were liquidated, marking the highest closure rate since the industry underwent a significant shakeup in 2018 due to more …
by Michael Since the middle of November, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have literally attacked dozens of commercial ships in the Red Sea, and the Houthis insist that the attacks will continue until Israeli troops pull out of Gaza. Needless to say, that is not going to happen. Since the …
Luckily, oil prices have fallen significantly from their highs. It's interesting that oil markets are not concerned about geopolitical tensions. This is offsetting some of the impact of higher shipping costs. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 16, 2024 https://twitter.com/spaghettimballs/status/1747306662032220188
M2 money supply is contracting for the FIRST time since the 1930s ht g.o.t. pic.twitter.com/saWAj4OSoS — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) January 14, 2024 In the intricate web of economic indicators, a disconcerting picture emerges, suggesting a looming period of stagnation. The M2 money supply is contracting for the first time …
John Kerry Stepping Down as Biden’s Climate Czar. The last time I checked on Biden’s climate czar John Kerry, he looked dejected when an interviewer listed some of the falling green energy dominoes during the recent United Nations climate summit in Dubai. Now, as Kerry heads to the World Economic Forum …
via amgreatness: Let’s acknowledge once again that, as the English Prime Minister Harold Wilson once observed, a week is a long time in politics. The world is in a yeasty state at the moment. Who knows what will happen with the millions of illegal, mostly hostile, migrants that Biden has …
by mark000 To believe in a global soft landing requires a mind to have “recency bias”, “confirmation bias”, “optimism bias” and “normalcy bias” knobs cranked up to 11. The backdrop right now is war: bad and getting worse, global financial system (banks and plumbing) with problems poised to burst, and …
via breitbart The United Nations healthcare agency — the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) — has given transgender activists a majority of the seats in a panel that is drafting healthcare policies for children. Eleven members of the W.H.O.’s 21-member panel have no formal medical training, seven are transgender, and just ten …
This WEF article provides an helpful overview of the report, and the key topics that will be addressed in Davos.https://t.co/ZeqAbmMbtV It is under the guise of these "risks" that they will be offering "solutions". pic.twitter.com/RnvW7WPquD — Noor Bin Ladin (@NoorBinLadin) January 11, 2024
BREAKING: Blackrock will be laying off 600 employees, mostly from the ESG division. ESG global investments collapsed by $5 trillion in just 2 years. ESG is the system used by Blackrock and Vanguard to blackmail companies into adopting woke practices. Here is BlackRock CEO… pic.twitter.com/SHLOVQhvTs — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January …