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Five Chinese icebreakers are moving off Alaska. The U.S. Coast Guard sent one plane and one cutter. That’s the full response. China now has more ships in the Arctic than the U.S. can operate across the entire region. One American icebreaker is in repairs. The other is alone. “The U.S. military and Coast Guard are …
China’s coast guard and navy prove even allies can’t steer clear of trouble. While attempting to chase and corner a patrol boat with the Philippine Coast Guard near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, a ship with the China Coast Guard (CCG-3104) collided with a Type 052D Destroyer of the Chinese …
What we hear near tops. https://t.co/GBnBeTXE4T — The Great Martis (@great_martis) August 11, 2025 Tell me you run out of narrative ideas to attach to unjustified price action without telling me… https://t.co/RzTFIjGfrK — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) August 11, 2025 https://twitter.com/longoption/status/1954911308832203029 $META depreciation to capex ratio increased to 3.8x from 2.2x. We have constantly been drawing …
S&P 500 hits its most expensive valuation in 4 years 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/afbN5BNL4o — Barchart (@Barchart) August 5, 2025 For those who believe the S&P 500 is reasonably valued. What an illusion. pic.twitter.com/1pRE3IHX7v — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) August 5, 2025 Based on July‘s S&P 500 monthly data, the market is OVERVALUED somewhere in the range of …
President Trump announced he has ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned near Russia. He did this after warning remarks by Dmitry Medvedev. That move reflects rising tensions and diplomatic risk. Trump posted on Truth Social: “I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and …
An F-35 stealth fighter crashed near Lemoore Naval Air Station in Fresno County, California on July 30, 2025. The pilot ejected safely and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. Cal Fire and Fresno County Sheriff’s Office responded immediately to control the scene. Federal investigators from the Navy and Marine Corps are leading the …
Russian nuclear submarines are conducting drills just 66 miles from Florida, a direct response to expanded U.S. and NATO activity near Russian borders. https://twitter.com/DI313_/status/1949189017880109477
Momentum just doubled. The European Union and the United States are finalizing a trade agreement that would lock in a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S. The framework mirrors the Japan deal signed days earlier. That one included a $550 billion investment pledge and a 15% tariff ceiling. The EU pact is smaller, …
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 A Border Patrol agent was shot in the face near the George Washington Bridge, sending NYPD and emergency units rushing to the scene. The suspects are described as two Hispanic males who fled on a scooter. In a shocking twist, one of the alleged suspects walked… pic.twitter.com/8tauCy2brH — Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) July …
BREAKING – Chinese national and one of China’s richest men, Zhong Shanshan, has secretly bought $67 million worth of New Hampshire land, four times its assessed value, tied directly to the state’s water supply. — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) July 18, 2025 Yes, the core claim is true: Zhong Shanshan's company, Nongfu Spring, bought …
According to Polymarket, recession odds have climbed back near their April 9th peak. GDP Leaked? pic.twitter.com/3O5XkEYKyU — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) April 29, 2025 $2,900 tariff on a $2,100 purchase from Hong Kong. You can kiss the global economy goodbye. Unavoidable now. Even if we stopped all of this tomorrow. Will take a very long time to …
This is truly bananas: all of Europe appears to have been seconds away a continent-wide blackout. The grid frequency across continental Europe plunged to 49.85 hertz — just a hair above the red-line collapse threshold. The normal operating frequency for Europe’s power grid is 50.00 Hz, kept with an extremely tight margin of ±0.1 Hz. …
Some people believe that the tariff disruptions will settle down as more negotiations happen and greater thought is given to how to structure them to work in a sensible way. However, I am now hearing from a large and growing number of people who are having to deal with these issues that it is already …
The pressure is not just building. It is bursting through the seams. More than 5,300,000 student borrowers are now in default. Another 4,000,000 are about to be hunted down when federal collections resume on May 5. These are not small figures. They represent lives unraveling under debt that was never meant to be repaid in …
🇺🇸🇵🇭U.S & PHILIPPINES SIMULATE “FULL-SCALE BATTLE” IN SOUTH CHINA SEA Over 17,000 troops from the US and Philippines just kicked off Balikatan 2025, their biggest joint military drill yet. For the first time, the war games will simulate an island invasion and feature an… https://t.co/X9aaz37XfY pic.twitter.com/kOXHL3ZxQd — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 21, 2025 🚨🇺🇸DEF SEC …
Shaking was reported in parts of Los Angeles Monday morning from a magnitude-5.2 earthquake more than 100 miles away in San Diego County. The quake at about 10:10 a.m. was in the Julian area in east San Diego County, about 130 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Shaking was reported in parts of LA, Grand …
COPAKE — Authorities are investigating after a twin-engine transport plane crashed around noon Saturday in the town of Copake. The Associated Press cited a source close to the investigation Sunday who said all six people on board the aircraft died in the crash. Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore told News10 ABC at a press conference …
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company, exploded Friday night in a busy district of central Athens, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. The explosion comes amid widespread public anger over a 2023 railway disaster, Greece’s worst, in which 57 people were killed …
Trump finds a hundred issues to keep the tariff issue churning , non monetary issues can be anything he wants it to be, changes daily with his frame of mind. Follow the bouncing balls…sales taxes like VAT, how much they spend on military, currency levels, standard of living ,… — johnmaher (@johnmaher0) April 7, 2025 …
Emergency overnight repurchase agreements (REPO) are $0. Very interesting. REPO is how the Federal Reserve injects liquidity into the banking system during a financial crisis. We're not seeing that. This flash crash is purely orchestrated by the banking cartel and hedge funds. https://t.co/NU4j7hm9G8 pic.twitter.com/mGTjT60V3n — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 4, 2025 This flash crash is happening …
🚨#BREAKING: The Secret Service along with bomb disposal squads, are investigating a possible explosive package device near the White House 📌#Washington | #DC At this time, numerous law enforcement and government agencies, including the Secret Service and bomb squad, are on… pic.twitter.com/DLAPM5jBr6 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April …
Are we on the brink of war with Iran? That’s the looming question as a significant U.S. military buildup in the Indian Ocean has raised alarms. Seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, 10 aerial refueling tankers, and at least three C-17 cargo planes have been spotted at Diego Garcia, a British island territory that has historically …
Corporate profits as a share of national income have increased to 15.7%, an all-time high. Compensation of employees as a share of national income is 62.1%, near an all-time low. Why has a larger share of national income accrued to corporate profits? pic.twitter.com/BdUhxNne6H — Eric Basmajian (@EPBResearch) March 13, 2025 Corporate profits reaching a record …
by confoundedinterest17 Did Jerome Powell and The Federal Reserve push markets too hard? Sales of existing single-family houses, townhouses, condos, and co-ops that closed in January dropped by 4.9% from December, seasonally adjusted, to an annual rate of 4.08 million sales, according to the National Association of Realtors today. This rate of sales was up just 2.0% …
Will the coast be toast? An increase in seismic activity has prompted predictions that a mile-wide submarine volcano named the Axial Seamount will erupt near the United States West Coast by year’s end. “The eruptions are pretty big,” Bill Chadwick, a volcanologist at Oregon State University who studies the fire-spouting formation, told KOIN. Located 300 …
🚨 Unsettling message spotted on Google Earth near Cesar Chavez Ave, LA: "HELP," "TRAFICO," "LAPD," and "FEDERAL" written in debris Coordinates: 34°03’17.8”N, 118°13’32.2”W. Tartarian type bridge & corner building =100% tunnels in the area!! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/eFhKwtsy9D — Maria Omeara 🇺🇸 (@MariaOmeara13) January 25, 2025 pic.twitter.com/VxB0XMSbyR — Maria Omeara 🇺🇸 (@MariaOmeara13) January 25, 2025
The market is WAY too pessimistic on this dividend achiever Mondelez $MDLZ! It’s trading for 16x earnings and owns iconic snack brands like Oreos, Chips Ahoy, etc. They also have a near 3.5% yield and grow their dividend 10%+ annually? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/gMViiVGdAY — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) January 22, 2025
Oh man. It’s ripping already. This looks like the hills above WeHo area/Hollywood Hills. pic.twitter.com/zakXA8tlB2 — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 9, 2025 Mandatory evacuations ordered near the Runyon Canyon area in Hollywood Hills. Encompasses large area with a lot of people in it. pic.twitter.com/OKJ1SNrqWT — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 9, 2025
South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency says it has detected the movement of at least 250 North Korean transporter-launcher (TEL) vehicles into the Korean Demilitarized Zone TELs are capable of launching North Korean short- and medium-range ballistic missiles. South Korea's Defense Intelligence Agency says it has detected the movement of at least 250 North Korean transporter-launcher …
Police departments will be using AI to squeeze every last cent out of the communities they “serve”. The system, called “Heads Up,” doesn’t just check speed or running traffic lights like in other locales. Instead, they look for violations, like failure to wear a seat belt or texting while driving. “The Heads Up cameras take …