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The three tankers had different owners, different operators and different clients. But they shared one thing: a small insurer headquartered in New Zealand, backstopped by some of the world’s biggest reinsurance firms. The company, Maritime Mutual, is run by 75-year-old Briton Paul Rankin and family members. For more than two decades, it has insured everything …
They were already inside. Hundreds of FBI agents moved through the January 6 crowd. They mingled with protesters, watched from behind barricades and even entered the Capitol. They did it without uniforms, without disclosure, and without public accountability. For years the number was hidden under vague testimony and redacted memos. Now it has surfaced. Congressional …
Starter homes should not cost $400,000. byu/TonyLiberty inFluentInFinance
The Federal Reserve has kept rates unchanged. They are warning of higher risks due to tariff shock. Here we go… — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) May 7, 2025 FED DECISION HIGHLIGHTS – MAY 7, 2025 1.Interest rates held steady for the third consecutive meeting. 2.Inflation described as still “somewhat elevated.” 3.Economic outlook grows murkier, with …
Chinese manufacturers and suppliers are going viral on TikTok as they claim luxury items people assume are made in Europe are actually made in China. The trend known as “Trade War TikTok” and “Chinese Manufacturer-Tok” sees suppliers explain the production process, break down the cost of the supplies, and reveal how customers can order directly …
via WSJ: “The group was made up of “violent criminals” who were members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua and El Salvador’s MS-13 gangs, Rubio wrote on X, describing them as “murderers and rapists.” The Pentagon described the operation as a “successful counterterrorism mission.” El Salvador President Nayib Bukele touted the “joint military operation” between the …
Trump’s stimulus kept the economy afloat in 2020. Biden inherited the benefits, rode the bull market, and walked away before the cracks turned into craters. Now, Trump is back at the wheel, facing an economic mess that was years in the making. Biden’s presidency was defined by easy money. Checks were sent, loans were paused, …
Zelensky Launches Scathing New Attack on Trump Team – ‘He’s Good at Real Estate, This is Different.’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to make backhanded comments at the administration of President Donald J. Trump, claiming that Europe, unlike the United States, “has discipline and no chaos.” He also accused members of the administration of falling …
Scholz openly limiting free speech by labeling dissent as “extreme” exposes hypocrisy. Censorship disguised as values undermines the very freedom Europe claims to protect. NOW – Germany's left-wing Scholz says to Elon Musk that Germany's and Europe's "freedom of speech" is not for "extreme right positions." pic.twitter.com/WyfDZFvSIk — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 21, 2025
The Fountain of the Lions was a mind blowing feat of engineering that allowed water to tell the time in the 14th century. This amazing spectacle worked thanks to a complex network of inner pipes, carefully placed holes and a clever siphon system.
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has had zero support from exes, including Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz, who are in a major panic that he’ll drag them down by spilling sordid secrets about them if he winds up wearing a number, a source exclusively tells In Touch. “It’s not like they’ve been going around trashing him, …