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Europe is sweltering under a heat dome pushing temperatures in parts of the continent to 46C, as deaths rise and the risk of disaster grows. The spike in temperatures is being driven by a mass of hot air moving north from the Sahara, fuelled by a strong high‑pressure system known as the ‘African anticyclone.’ Meteorologists …
Peter Schiff, host of The Peter Schiff Show, explains why he believes a major market crash, bond crisis, and inflation surge are still ahead, discusses Japan as a potential trigger for global financial turmoil, and outlines why he expects gold to ultimately outperform stocks, Bitcoin, and the U.S. dollar.
Goldman Sachs is warning of a “violent” shift in market mechanics as forced selling begins to take hold. In today’s video, we look at the ONE ETF that could trigger a wider market meltdown and why a massive liquidation event in semiconductors (SOXL) is the signal everyone is missing. While the bear case is mounting, …
President Trump dismissed claims that the Iran campaign betrays his core promise. He told NBC’s Meet the Press that he never made a formal guarantee of peace. “Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” he asked. The interview ended abruptly when the President walked off set. The White House is struggling …
Video catches her turning ceremony into personal TikTok show. Admin grabs arm quick to shut it down and keep order for everyone else. She flips victim mode and calls cops on him instead. This generation demands chaos then sues rules. Staff now scared to do their job because one crybaby ruins it. Victim card wins …
TikTok is still wigging out over food prices. I can’t believe how expensive certain things are in this video: pic.twitter.com/zFw0I2mKaC — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 5, 2026
TikTok continues to meltdown over the cost of living here. pic.twitter.com/rtNJ91NY7Z — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 4, 2026 The gas prices are disgusting.My gas bill has doubled. We are living in Energy crisis. — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) May 4, 2026 A recent survey by Generation Lab found that more than 8 in 10 young adults rate …
by Michael When global supply chains collapse, the pain is not felt immediately. Tankers that left their destinations before the war with Iran began are still arriving at their destinations, products that were manufactured prior to the war still fill our shelves, and we are still eating food that was produced last year. So even though …
(Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are among investment banks offering hedge fund clients ways to bet against the $1.8 trillion private credit market, people with knowledge of the matter said. The firms have assembled baskets of listed companies with exposure to the space, the people said, who requested not …
Security lines at airports across the country are stretching for hours after TSA operations were shut down by the Dems shutdown for several weeks. pic.twitter.com/5EbpXZImdS — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 8, 2026 🚨BREAKING: MASSIVE DELAYS AT AIRPORTS ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES pic.twitter.com/NUYlGm4dmO — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) March 8, 2026 Airports across the United States were …
🚨NEW *UNHINGED* JAMES CARVILLE🤬 "Look, you fat f*ck Trump — if you listen to this, you listen good!" "I got Trump Derangement Syndrome. I hate the motherf*cker! And you know what? I don't want to get rid of it. I don't want to get better! I want to get WORSE! I want to hate… pic.twitter.com/p9rfP1lCcC …
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night called CBS’ denial of his claim that it blocked the broadcast of his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico “crap” — and urged the network and its parent, Paramount Skydance , to stand up to the “bullies” in the Trump administration. Colbert’s broadside came hours after …
Private credit firms sold a record amount of debt to themselves last year as the buyout sector’s slowdown pushed them to find new ways to generate cash from loans to companies owned by private equity. Private lenders struck so-called continuation deals worth $15bn globally in 2025, up from almost $4bn the previous year, according to …
by Michael We live at a time when the pace of change is so rapid that it can be overwhelming at times. More change occurs in a single month than happened during most entire years when I was growing up. When I pull up the news each day, there is always a fresh serving of …
Private credit has surged in popularity since post-financial crisis regulations discouraged banks from serving riskier borrowers. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned after a pair of private credit-backed companies declared bankruptcy that problems in credit are rarely isolated. Companies that are most linked to the asset class, such as Blue Owl Capital, as well as …
So many stories about Trump v. MAGA and MAGA v MAGA broke out this week that it is hard to know where to begin and how to organize it all. by David Haggith Some rifts opened; others widened significantly, as separation between Trump and several of his biggest MAGA supporters expanded to levels that were referred to …
When the Court finally strikes down the tariffs, expect a full-blown Trump meltdown. pic.twitter.com/oziYXb9Ftt — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) November 8, 2025
Here is the list of subprime lenders and related firms that have recently collapsed or filed for bankruptcy: Tricolor – Subprime auto lender and used car retailer; filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in September 2025 amid fraud allegations and triggered major losses for Barclays First Brands – Auto parts supplier with deep ties to subprime …
‘It’s surprising that one thing affected their network, because usually there’s backup, and redundant systems all running at the same time. One particular system going down is very, very surprising.’ Knight admitted he was puzzled by the outage which, he noted, will have cost Amazon hundreds of millions of dollars. It began at 3:11am ET. …
I have noticed that too about Marco Rubio. Look at him in this clip. He looks completely miserable.https://t.co/7tOVUf0kHB — Amor Avhad (@glass_it) October 16, 2025 If elections actually made a difference, they would have been banned long ago. The pattern never changes. First you feel hopeful, then everything falls apart, and soon you find yourself …
🚨🇺🇸 BEN & JERRY’S MELTDOWN: CEO WALKS OUT ON UNILEVER Jerry Greenfield just quit the ice cream empire he built, blasting Unilever for muzzling its activist soul. In a late-night letter, shared by co-founder Ben Cohen, Greenfield said the brand once stood for “peace, justice,… https://t.co/BSUPaRbJf4 pic.twitter.com/5BQNKQhz6N — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 17, 2025 “It’s …
If Bitcoin needs lies to rise, what does that make it worth? BREAKING: Michael Saylor violates promise to shareholders, dilutes MicroStrategy $MSTR with 875,301 new shares https://t.co/aOmYIOWpdn pic.twitter.com/jXqtw9ZDeR — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 25, 2025 As #Bitcoin demand dries up fast and the price tanks, watch the maximalists scramble to invent new fake narratives and rumors …
If 2008 was a house fire, crypto derivatives are a fireworks factory next to a gas station. “Derivatives are driving the growth and sophistication of investment in cryptocurrency markets… now account for the majority of daily volume, outpacing spot trading in size and impact… In 2025 alone, global annual derivative volumes are approaching an estimated …
Booker’s public blowup isn’t just political theater; it signals a deeper breakdown in Democratic strategy. Fixating on Trump as the singular villain shows a party scrambling to define itself without a clear positive agenda. This obsession blinds them to growing voter fatigue and shifting priorities, especially among suburban and independent voters who want solutions, not …
Hunter Biden unleashes brutal F-bomb tirade on top Democrats and media elites in scorched earth rant. Hunter Biden just went off on the Democratic Party: "Fuck him and everybody around him… George Clooney is not a fucking an actor. He's a brand." "James Carville hasn't won a race in 40 fucking years." "David Axelrod had …
Life savings wagered on one-day market moonshot. That’s it. I’ve had it. My boss just sent me a passive-aggressive email at 6 AM. My landlord is raising my rent again. I’m tired of grinding away for a 3% raise every year while the whole world gets more expensive. The “slow and steady” path is a …
