Trump mentions hitting Iranian bridges. If long rebuild civilian infrastructure like bridge becomes a target, retaliation could spread across the Gulf and lock the region into a cycle of infrastructure warfare

Trump says the U.S. will hit Iranian bridges that would take “15-20 years to rebuild.” Bridges are civilian infrastructure that millions of Iranians depend on daily. Destroying them doesn’t weaken the IRGC. It punishes ordinary people and makes postwar reconstruction …

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20-year yield hits 4.97%, stocks face a cap, but credit markets are not pricing a recession yet. United Airlines plans for oil hitting $175 a barrel and staying above $100 next year.

United Airlines plans for oil hitting $175 a barrel and staying above $100 next year as industry faces worst shock since COVID The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has delivered the biggest disruption to the airline industry since the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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Fertilizer shock ripples into food prices, strait crisis starts hitting grocery bills. Your eggs look simple, but the costs behind them just jumped everywhere. Hormuz disruption threatens the income lifeline of over 100 million people.

The egg on your plate this morning was made from corn. Not literally. But the hen that laid it ate roughly two pounds of feed for every dozen eggs she produced. That feed was primarily corn and soybean meal. The …

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Iran claims massive cyberattack on US as retaliation for ‘brutal attack’ on elementary school. US to blame for strike on Iran girls’ school that killed 175

An Iranian-linked hacking group has claimed responsibility for the global disruption of one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. Michigan-based Stryker experienced a global outage on Wednesday, saying thousands of employees have lost access to work systems. It employees …

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Trump’s disapproval climbs to 55 percent, Ken Griffin warns tariffs are hitting Americans hard, and Cruz secretly criticizes Trump and Vance

Pres. Trump’s disapproval rating has reached 55%. That's up from 43% when he was inaugurated on January 20th, 2025. TRUMP’S TARIFFS, CONTINUED INFLATION, & GREENLAND ADVENTURISM ARE GOING OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON.https://t.co/0NLAH6U7L0 pic.twitter.com/jQ9cOCpikN — Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 25, …

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Markets are hitting all time highs even as the recession begins. Burry is betting hard on a crash. First come the layoffs, then the defaults. The Fed won’t cut interest rates too much this time.

Playing out, sadly: RECESSION INTO ALL TIME HIGHS #Employment ADP commentary from Chief Economist Richardson: “Hiring has been choppy of late as employers weather cautious consumers and an uncertain macroeconomic environment. And while November’s slowdown was broad-based, it was led …

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The US National Debt has already increased by $1.8 trillion since the Debt Ceiling was raised in July, hitting $38 trillion for the first time. Beijing accelerates de-dollarization

With the Fed & uniparty hurtling us down the road to Venezuela del Norte, converting our Fed confetti into REAL money is a no-brainer. China just smashed another milestone in its war on dollar dominance. Official figures show overseas renminbi …

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