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Two dead and at least three injured after a shooting at an ice rink during a high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The mayor's office confirmed the shooter is dead and police are not looking for anyone else. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/HDtMhpnJ5z — AF Post (@AFpost) February 16, 2026 TWO people including a young …
Electricity prices hit (another) new all-time high in January… thank you data centers pic.twitter.com/QsUcHE2YVf — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) February 14, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, AI data centers contribute to rising U.S. electricity prices by increasing demand. BLS data shows prices hit $0.192/kWh in Jan 2026, a new high. Goldman Sachs notes data centers drive 40% of …
Fifty-one House members and nine senators have decided not to run for re-election, the most retirements from Congress this century. Some feel they’ve hit an appropriate retirement age. Others want to tend to their health or their families. Yet more are leaving because they don’t like the workplace. Add it all together, and members of …
The U.S. and Russian Federation agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue. Read more here: https://t.co/bTcwtG77Zo@SEPeaceMissions @DeptofWar pic.twitter.com/NZ51GhsFEV — U.S. European Command (@US_EUCOM) February 5, 2026 The US and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level dialogue between their armed forces. The announcement came after a meeting of senior US and Russian military officers in Abu …
View post on imgur.com BREAKING: Silver officially enters bear market territory, down -22% from its record high byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Silver: Parabolic + Thin Liquidity + Vol Panic = Tearshttps://t.co/sPnuELogbv — The Market Ear (@themarketear) January 30, 2026 Parabolic moves don’t fade, they always break. We warned in Silvergeddon earlier this week that silver was morphing …
ADP National Employment Report And What the Headline Misses About Today’s Labor Market ADP says private employers added 41,000 jobs in December, framing it as a rebound. But when you slow down and look at where those jobs came from, the picture changes. Nearly all of the net… pic.twitter.com/D1zs99G6CR — EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) January 27, …
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 …
🚨 BREAKING: A major explosion hit a Bronx high-rise in New York, with residents reportedly hanging from windows while awaiting rescue. pic.twitter.com/hihNqLTqov — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 24, 2026 Key confirmed details: The blast occurred in a 17‑ to 22‑story building in the Bronx. The explosion caused massive flames and thick smoke to engulf upper …
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@GC.1 https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@SI.1/ 🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The U.S. dollar records its largest daily drop since mid-December 2025, falling 0.7% after Trump’s threats to Europe over the future of Greenland triggered widespread selling of U.S. stocks and government bonds. pic.twitter.com/Tf12qxAduf — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) January 23, 2026 Silver hits record high above $100/oz as gold closes in …
"Rent is throwing money away!" Meanwhile she pays $5,155 a month for a mortgage and $3,241 of it VANISHES into interest and taxes.pic.twitter.com/NZq2A4SX1P — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2026 There is no such thing as home price appreciation outside of inflation. Its a wealth transfer from young to old via interest rates.pic.twitter.com/GrK2AVg8LM — Darth …
news alert: climates change over some xyx period of history pic.twitter.com/lNmQ9G9apB — Mo 🔋 (@modusbyte) January 22, 2026 🚨BREAKING: 🇩🇪 GERMAN CHANCELLOR REVEALS THE EU IS A COMPLETE FAILURE: "Germany and Europe have wasted incredible potential. We have become the world champion of over-regulation and zero growth." pic.twitter.com/HGZGS1czvm — Based Hungary 🇭🇺 (@HungaryBased) January 22, …
Guys – NO ONE wants to hold debt right now. Not mortgages, not governmental. Bond buyers earn their paychecks over time from interest payments. Risk of default is part of it, but when you factor in the time value of money as central banks obliterate currency value with excessive deficit spending, there is very little …
The old bond market adage is that yields will keep rising until something breaks. In 2022/23, rising U.S. yields "broke" several banks by March 2023 (Silicon Valley Bank). Japanese yields are now at a 27-year high and going vertical. When does something "break" in Japan? pic.twitter.com/qMANhs6pIm — Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) January 19, 2026 *JAPAN 40-YEAR …
#KeyTakeAwaysHistorical data from previous cycles (1990, 2001, 2008, 2020) suggests a consistent sequential breakdown in credit performance. • Record Threshold: Subprime 60-day delinquency at 6.65% is the highest level since data collection began in the early 1990s •… pic.twitter.com/j1nsuZZ9dZ — DeltaSage (@deltasage_ai) January 14, 2026
via notayesmanseconomics 2026 has started in economic terms at quite a pace. Today’s adventure can be looked at via something I have followed for several decades now. It involves which is sometimes called the Great British Peso and here is what I posted on social media yesterday morning, A new multi-year high for the UK …
New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents More independents lean Democratic than Republican, giving Democrats edge in party affiliation for first time since 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-high 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025, surpassing the 43% measured in 2014, 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, equal shares of …
NEED TO KNOW One person is dead and dozens more are missing after a landfill collapsed in a village in the Philippines on Thursday, Jan. 8 The incident occurred around 4:17 p.m. local time and affected 110 employees at the landfill site in the village of Binaliw in Cebu City A local official reportedly said …
by Michael If the Russians launch an all-out nuclear attack on the United States tonight, will you live or will you die? Of course I don’t think that the Russians will launch such an attack right now, but we live at a time when the threat of nuclear war is greater than ever. More than …
via notayesmanseconomics Hello again and a Happy New Year to you all. That theme links to today’s subject because the research student at the Bank of England morning meeting will have been hanging out the bunting for this, FTSE 100 opens back above 10,000 The FTSE 100 rose 0.4% to 10,008.06, propelled by gains in heavyweight producers. Shell climbed 0.9%, while …
Everything’s lining up for a Q1 shock. THE YEN PARADOX 82,640 contracts betting against the yen. Second highest since July 2024. The Bank of Japan just confessed this morning they have barely begun. After hiking to a 30 YEAR HIGH at 0.75 percent, the yen did not strengthen. It collapsed to 157.77. Finance Minister Katayama …
Bond markets do not scream unless something is wrong. Japan cracking at a 26 year high while France and Germany follow is not a coincidence. This is the cost of pretending debt did not matter for a decade. Once the bond vigilantes wake up, they do not go back to sleep easily. https://twitter.com/GordianKnotFinX/status/2002947193347658025 Gold hits …
For $3.82, Chipotle is now selling high protein chicken cups, starting next Tuesday. No more indicators, the recession is here. byu/TonyLiberty inFluentInFinance
Restaurants across the U.S. are trying to find ways to address soaring beef prices while keeping customers at their tables. With America’s cattle inventory at its lowest level since the 1950s, restaurants that specialize in steaks are having to pass along those added costs to their customers, according to a New York Times report. Julie …
by Michael Frustrated job seekers all over America just got more bad news. The unemployment rate just hit the highest level that we have seen in four years, and that is yet another indication that the labor market is getting even tighter. If you currently have a good job that you highly value, hold on …
64% of Americans are buying less food just to get by. A third are skipping meals entirely. People are refusing ambulances and avoiding doctors because they literally cannot afford to survive. This is not a fringe issue. This is the majority of the country struggling to afford the basics while being told the economy is …
by Michael Inflation is a tax that nobody can escape. No matter how hard you may try, the rising cost of living is going to catch up with you eventually, and we live at a time when the cost of living has become exceedingly painful. The reason why the cost of living has become such …
You don’t get to accuse others of “living off welfare” when you’re a net recipient of the system. Most people receive more in government spending than they pay in federal taxes. That’s not an insult, it’s arithmetic. Meanwhile, high earners fund the overwhelming share of income tax revenue. Calling the primary funders of the state …
by Michael Do you remember all of those people over the years that warned us that the cost of living would eventually spiral out of control? It turns out that they were right. Our leaders flooded the system with trillions upon trillions of new dollars, and now we have a real life nightmare on our hands. …
Gold’s next stop $5,000 in the short-term. Silver challenged the $60 mark this week while a new battle erupted over who truly owns national gold reserves. Here’s what’s driving precious metals higher – and why governments are watching closely… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important developments in precious metals …