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By Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price Traders are purchasing call option spreads on Brent Crude, betting that oil prices will hit $110 per barrel by the end of March and April, with bets equivalent to around 30 million barrels. Current market fundamentals and analyst projections suggest a balanced or slightly surplus oil market, casting doubt on the …
Lebanon hopes that Moscow will play an important role in resolving the current tensions in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said after a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. Lavrov stressed during talks with Bou Habib that the involvement of other countries, …
A new study shows that middle income new yorkers are leaving the city while millionaires are moving to NYC. Why is this happening?
The US is set to send 1,500 soldiers to Syria and Iraq, ostensibly in order to join the fight against ISIS, CBS Philadelphia reports on 14 January. The soldiers will be sent from the New Jersey Army National Guard in its largest deployment of soldiers to the area since 2008. “We have the people we need. We …
View post on imgur.com The United States is preparing for a possible major war in the Middle East after a series of recent attacks in Iraq, Lebanon and Iran, Politico writes, citing sources. pic.twitter.com/iIlw920IdK — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) January 6, 2024
Israeli officials are scrambling to head off mounting frustration in Washington in the run-up to a potentially difficult meeting between the top US diplomat and Benjamin Netanyahu by offering a series of policy proposals on Gaza that critics say lack detail or commitment. The US has offered staunch support to Israel since the outbreak of …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, The mainstream holds the Fed is busy planning a return to the glory days of zero interest rates, but ZIRP is on the downside of the S-Curve; it’s done, gone, history. Let’s summarize what the Federal Reserve accomplished since embarking on its massive interventions to control volatility, risk, bond …
by Michael There is no way to avoid an apocalyptic war in the Middle East now. Too much has been said and done, and both sides have pushed things past the point of no return. It won’t be too long before thousands of missiles are flying back and forth, and that is going to have enormous …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is the pride of the donor class. After all, much of the Federal spending splurge in green energy has gone to big donors, including the Chinese. The top 1% of US earners now have more wealth than the middle class. Biden’s song. All he wanted to do was destroy the US middle class. And …
by Chris Black Yemen is regarded by the elites as the best place to expand the war for Greater Israel. Israel is actually openly saying this now. The Houthis are not backing down, so this will mean, in theory, attacks inside of Yemen by Western forces. Then it becomes: “Okay, well – we need troops …
“You’re all misreading the electorate…The electorate is not looking for less blood…they’re looking for more…more angry about crime…more angry about the border…People are looking for a bigger middle finger this time than they were in 2016” – @Reince Priebus #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/IB1gJ6iKYR — Brent Baker 🇺🇲🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) December 17, 2023
Economic inequality worsens in the U.S. as the top 1% amass more wealth. Housing affordability declines. The 1% are crushing it 👇 pic.twitter.com/0Wfsj4EbR6 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 14, 2023 Housing is less affordable for both renters and buyers alike, per Bloomberg: pic.twitter.com/vT3bMKiKxV — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 14, 2023
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/08/automakers-turn-to-hybrids-ev-transition.html Electric Vehicle Market Share vs. Hybrids Average Price EV/Hybrid/ICE “People are finally seeing reality,” Toyota Chairman and former CEO Akio Toyoda, who has been heavily criticized for the slower approach on EVs, said in October regarding EVs, according to The Wall Street Journal. As sales of all-electric vehicles grow more slowly than expected, major …
🚨#WATCH: As BBC News opens with anchor Maryam Moshiri was caught giving the middle finger live on the broadcast before transitioning to delivering the morning news pic.twitter.com/1l4tHccEM2 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) December 6, 2023 h/t General Thade
Full Story: https://t.co/cKkQZUus2A — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) November 25, 2023 This is what I heard: School loans Car loans (Plus full cov. ins. & gas) House mortgage loan (Plus utilities and ins.) THESE THREE ARE KILLER ALL AT ONCE! h/t Tonight We Ride!
by Michael If you are wondering why so many Americans are stressed about their finances these days, just look at the numbers. The Social Security Administration just released national wage statistics for 2022, and the figures that they have given us do not paint a pretty picture at all. In particular, we should all be …
An intriguing shift is observed among almost a third of millionaires in the U.S., who now identify themselves as part of the middle class, according to MoneyWise. A Bloomberg study further reveals that 25% of America’s “regular rich,” earning at least $175,000 annually, perceive themselves as “very poor,” “poor,” or “getting by but things are …
😳😳😳😤😤😤🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤫🤔🤨Outrageous moment woman on Frontier Airlines flight pulls down her PANTS in the aisle after stewardess refuses to let her use the restroom – before 'threatening to KILL' another passenger | Daily Mail Online https://t.co/c0FcxTvnpR — #PILOT🛩 #LEO👮🏻♂️ PATRIOT TX AMERICA (@KookieSquirrel) November 22, 2023 Spirit Air Squatty Potty 🚽 ✈️ pic.twitter.com/g9hMkCMX1u — Lucky Burglar …
Trend emerging… Excess savings gone. Lag effects feeding through. Student loans back on. pic.twitter.com/1hjq2GnH7Q — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) November 21, 2023 Best Buy cuts sales forecast, as holiday shoppers hunt for deals. “CEO Corie Barry said consumer demand ‘has been even more uneven and difficult to predict.’”
👀In the middle of an APEC leaders meeting, President Biden suddenly got up and ran towards President Xi👀 It was so unexpected, the Chinese translator wasn't there to translate. So Wang Yi, China's foreign minister had to get up and translate for President Xi😄 pic.twitter.com/Ap2clMMdMT — Zhao DaShuai 东北进修🇨🇳 (@zhao_dashuai) November 19, 2023
by confoundedinterest17 Republicans elected Mike Johnson from Louisiana as House Speaker, then were surprised when Johnson agreed with big spending Senators McConnell and Schumer on Biden’s mega spendathon. Also, several Republicans voted with Democrats NOT to impeach Cuba Pete (Mayorkas) for allowing 8 million illegals to cross the southern border. Bottom line: the Biden Administration and Congress …
via ABCNEWS: American aircraft on Sunday struck a weapons storage facility and a command-and-control center used by Iran-linked militants in Syria in the latest round of retaliatory strikes amid continued attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East, officials said. “Within the last two hours, the U.S. has taken precision defensive strikes against two sites …
by confoundedinterest17 President Joe Biden and his boss Barack Obama remind me of the legendary corrupt Chicago politicians First Ward Alderman Michael “Hinky Dink” McKenna and “Bathhouse” John Coughlin. And their love of “boodle” (a slang term money, gained (Biden family payoffs from foreign countries), or spent improperly (Obama shipping large pallets of cash to US enemy …
The American middle class is dying right before our eyes. In the past decade alone, middle-income earners lost more purchasing power than they did between 1970 and 1990. That’s all thanks to the rising cost of living in the United States, which pushed median home prices from $17,000 in the 70s to almost $450,000 today. …
BREAKING: US nuclear submarine has arrived at the Middle East, per The Pentagon — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 6, 2023 WWIII Update: U.S. Nuclear-Powered Submarine Arrives in Middle East “A nuclear-powered Ohio-class submarine has arrived in the Middle East, US Central Command has said, in a rare announcement apparently aimed at deterring regional actors from escalating …
America is finished if this kind of bipartisan Treason continues. Will America’s Vladimir Putin please stand up and take this country back, the hard way if necessary: 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 60,000 HOMELESS VETERANS in the United States and the House just passed $14.3 BILLION in “aid” for Israel? pic.twitter.com/j60jiGmuSJ — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) November 2, 2023 …
by TonyLiberty The World Bank has issued a serious warning that oil prices and food prices could surge dramatically due to escalating conflict in the Middle East. The World Bank outlined three potential scenarios for oil supply disruptions, each with varying degrees of price increases. The worst-case scenario could see oil prices rise by as …
The situation in the Middle East is becoming increasingly complex and sensitive. There are concerns about the escalating conflict in the region, and some experts, like Colonel McGregor, warn of potential consequences if the situation continues to escalate. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said that “we take a number of factors into consideration when making …
Holy fuck, the government went from "you get free shit" to "you not only get free shit, but its upper middle class free shit, but don't worry taxpayers got the tab" https://t.co/4YIFNxqmLl — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) October 24, 2023 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/RZHc2c2bFY — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) October 25, 2023
