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BREAKING: President Trump on social media: “… herewith, [I] authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow! …” Trump also declares the “toll free” Strait of Hormuz open. — Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) June 14, 2026 BREAKING: President Trump confirms that the US …
*IRAN SAYS ENDING WAR NEEDS INTL GUARANTEES AGAINST AGGRESSION — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 11, 2026 Earlier: Iran flat-out refused negotiations. That’s a hardline, bearish signal for markets — it implied ongoing conflict, prolonged risk to oil supply, and uncertainty for equities. Now: Iran says ending the war needs international guarantees against aggression. This is conditional …
We’re awfully close to an official bear market in Bitcoin. The high was $125K I believe 💀 pic.twitter.com/S2a273QDGV — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 4, 2025 Tom Lee says the S&P 500 will reach $7,500, Bitcoin will reach $200,000 and Ethereum will reach $7,000 by year end. pic.twitter.com/lMUg0TUqmb — Cole Grinde (@GrindeOptions) November 3, 2025 It …
*US JUNE HOME PRICES FALL 0.2% Home prices are officially outright falling in the United States. Good luck! — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) August 26, 2025 Yeah. One house I've been looking at that had been listed for 6 months had been gradually reduced in price over that time from $1.5m to $1.2m. Then last week …
He literally just said what we think he said and I can't believe how openly just he said it. Watch out Trump. They're not hiding their plans. — Someone Important (@justimportant2) January 15, 2025
When BBC host Martine Croxall spoke with Palestinian-American reporter Mariam Barghouti about Israel’s operations in the West Bank, she wasn’t expecting to be challenged and accused of serving as a mouthpiece for Israeli propaganda. And yet that’s precisely what happened, as Barghouti explained how Croxall’s reflexive defense of genocide was just one small part of …
Here comes Chinese central bank bond buying, but this is no QE. A report surfaced in China Daily strongly implying the Chinese government is beyond just exploring something called money-financed fiscal expansion. We’ll go over what that is, how it is different from QE, and what the real takeaway is. I see that China Stimulus …
Mark meadows, who the story says Trump told not to pay the bill, has denied this story. I’m no Trump fan but was a blatant lie. If I’m wrong please tell me. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4948836-trump-meadows-guillen-funeral/ h/t No-Mouse9004
A political earthquake rocked Texas Super Tuesday. 77% of the incumbents we targeted for voting against school choice lost outright or were forced to runoffs. School choice was the main dividing line in all of these races. Taking out a sitting legislator is the hardest thing… pic.twitter.com/K5rckcn647 — Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) …
by DAVID HAGGITH Photo by Quan Nguyen on Unsplash While I’m going to wait until the weekend in my “Deeper Dive” to lay out what really happened in beneath the surface of CPI and what an outright lie that report is so that I can let my head cool before writing, I’ll note that one normally soft-spoken economist …