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Troops have arrived in the Middle East as the US starts its ground war against Iran in a massive escalation that has Iran’s retaliation surging. Yemen’s entrance in the war is sparking panic in the US-Israeli establishment and Danny Haiphong covers the latest developments as month 2 of the war begins. US soldiers 'seriously' wounded …
Institutional investors have rarely ever been this bearish on the US Dollar: US Dollar net exposure by global fund managers is down to -35 points, the lowest in at least 14 years byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts This is insane… US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest levels this century. It’s literally unprecedented. …
Drilling beneath the Topaz Project site near Babbitt, scientists confirmed the presence of helium-3. A concentration of 14.5 parts per billion was found in the lab tests, which was similar to what was measured in Apollo samples. The discovery could be a game-changer for the future of clean energy and was led by exploration company …
Everyday costs are exploding. Gas is up 94 percent. Electricity is up 78 percent. Fuel is up 49 percent. Hotels are up 38 percent. Rent and food are up 25 percent. Average earnings have fallen 2.8 percent. Citizens are being squeezed from all sides and the economic strain is driving a subtle exodus. This is …
Beef prices are ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/RU4c95tWb7 — Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) August 11, 2025 Is now a good time to talk about grocery prices? https://t.co/em3qyQW8YU pic.twitter.com/L16fZ7bMvN — Miss Aja (@brat2381) August 2, 2025 Thanks to Trump's tariffs, the price of ground beef ($6.34/lb) and beef steaks ($11.88/lb) have both reached an ALL-TIME high. Trump's USDA forecasts the …
Prices climbed faster than paychecks again this quarter. Beef just broke $6.12. Social Security faces a mandatory 24% slash starting January 2033. And 40% of U.S. workers now earn less than the inflation-adjusted cost of living. Indeed’s real-pay tracker posted a July spike. 43% of Americans are losing ground on purchasing power. March’s level was …
Currencies are designed as a form of payment with short-term stability; by definition, they cannot appreciate too much or nobody would spend it, and they can't depreciate too much or nobody would hold it. They are not a form of investment; almost anything beats holding cash long… — Market Radar (@themarketradar) May 22, 2025
“President B” pic.twitter.com/HJN8WsvSb1 — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 13, 2025 BREAKING: A 9-0 Supreme Court UPHOLDS a court order requiring the Trump administration to bring a Maryland man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, back to the U.S. after mistakenly deporting him to El Salvador. Deadline TBD. #SCOTUShttps://t.co/bB0HHquFAk pic.twitter.com/vng90OhbL0 — Katie Buehler (@bykatiebuehler) April 10, 2025 h/t …
UK. Pound collapses. Bond yields soar. No one resigns. Britain's Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis.https://t.co/VUYnXhYiNB pic.twitter.com/eVCX6gaoXq — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 9, 2025 Britain’s Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis Soaring yields prompt some comparisons with Truss debacle But the economy’s woes may be more similar to IMF bailout era …
BREAKING: Jack Smith’s grand jury has brought a new SUPERSEDING indictment against President Donald Trump in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election. Jack Smith is trying to work around the July 1st SCOTUS ruling on Presidential Immunity. pic.twitter.com/mnt1gk3OO6 — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 27, 2024 BREAKING: Jack Smith has filed a superseding indictment …
1 hurt in chaos after Howard University nursing graduation ceremony reaches maximum capacity 📹: @Dream_Girl_MG https://t.co/BEL54p8OVJ pic.twitter.com/v82nASe5b9 — Allison Papson (@AllisonPapson) May 10, 2024 A graduation ceremony for nursing students at Howard University ended abruptly and in chaos after angry family members chanted “Let us in!” and pounded on the doors and smashed a window …
Foragers who will soon be hunting for those tasty morel mushrooms hiding under cottonwood trees or alongside lady slipper orchids in Wyoming could be in for a pleasant surprise this year, if prices in Ohio are any indication. A consumer there posted a photo of morel mushrooms from a grocery store priced at $75 a …
by Michael If you haven’t been paying close attention to what is going on in the Middle East, you need to start doing so. As I have discussed previously, I believe that a Great Middle East War will be one of the conflicts that defines World War III. For months, the fighting has mostly been limited …
via WSJ: The U.S. has provided Israel with large bunker buster bombs, among tens of thousands of other weapons and artillery shells, to help dislodge Hamas from Gaza, U.S. officials said. The surge of arms, including roughly 15,000 bombs and 57,000 artillery shells, began shortly after the Oct. 7 attack and has continued in recent …
A pound of crystal meth was recovered by police in a room at a Staten Island hotel that has been converted into emergency housing for migrants, according to sources. The drugs, which were stuffed inside a black bag, were first spotted by a worker at the Ramada Inn on North Gannon Avenue around 9:30 p.m. …
We cannot live with a decade of more of the same. Britain is extremely vulnerable to any mishap – a crack in the housing market, a crisis in the financial markets, another energy crisis. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/13/uk-stop-kidding-ourselves-rich-nation-gone-bust