Iranian missiles sow panic and destruction in Israeli towns, Slovenia limits fuel purchases with pumps running dry, and Alexander Stubb warns the West has split and must face reality

Iranian Missiles Sow Panic, Destruction In Israeli Towns Sheltering from an Iranian missile attack on his town in southern Israel on Saturday, 17-year-old Ido Franky heard “terrifying” blasts like nothing he had experienced before. An Iranian missile hit Franky’s town of Arad, hours after another struck Dimona — home to …

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Grocery prices have tripled. Over 25% of buy now, pay later purchases are now for food. Americans are going broke just to eat.

Grocery prices have absolutely exploded over the past few years, and I’m seeing families struggle in ways that just break my heart. In today’s video, we’re looking at some really eye-opening TikToks that show just how bad this situation has gotten for everyday Americans. I came across this video of …

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China halts US soybean purchases!

Bloomberg’s Ben Westcott reported that “China’s purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled, less than two weeks after the US touted a wide-ranging trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world’s two biggest economies.” “After a flurry of orders late last month — which were the first of this …

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China suspends Russian oil purchases over U.S. sanctions

SINGAPORE: Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow’s two biggest oil companies, multiple trade sources said on Thursday (Oct 23). The move comes as refiners in India, the largest buyer of seaborne Russian oil, are …

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Beijing retaliates after US trade chief mocks China as “addicted” to American tech, orders ByteDance and Alibaba to halt Nvidia chip purchases

“We don’t sell them our best stuff, not our second-best stuff, not even our third-best… You want to sell the Chinese enough that their developers get addicted to the American technology stack, that’s the thinking” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/china-reportedly-discouraged-purchase-of-nvidia-ai-chips-due-to-insulting-lutnick-statements/ar-AA1KX76p According to FT, China’s senior leaders found Secretary Lutnick's "addicted to American technology stack" …

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Bessent warns China of 100% tariff over Russian oil purchases. China replies coercion fails. Firms quietly hedge for up to 500% secondary tariff risk.

Scott Bessent warned that China could face 100% tariffs if it continues buying Russian oil, citing a pending bill that allows secondary duties up to 500%. https://kyivindependent.com/china-should-expect-100-tariffs-for-buying-russian-oil/ “The Chinese take their sovereignty very seriously. We don’t want to impede on their sovereignty, so they’d like to pay a 100% tariff,” …

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Home purchases were canceled at highest May rate on record, The Big Short sequel in motion, crash just started in Florida

America’s most expensive housing market is right here in the bay area in Santa Clara county as far as large areas where people actually live. But even here the housing market is showing signs of cracking with inventory. Starting to pile up price is getting stale and more homes with …

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Real estate investors are pulling out fast. Housing market sees 50% drop in investor purchases, 65% in Atlanta. Home values under pressure

The U.S. housing market is shifting, and investors are pulling out fast. A new report reveals that real estate investor purchases have plummeted 50% from their pandemic peak, with some metro areas seeing even sharper declines. In Atlanta, investor buying has dropped 65%, signaling a major retreat from the market. …

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World debt has now officially crossed $300 trillion; Global Central Banks are loading up on Gold and the majority of purchases are going undeclared

WARNING: World debt has now officially crossed $300 trillion And still continues to climb aggressively This is not looking good… pic.twitter.com/CIc0BKEhBo — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 4, 2025 Why aren’t they loading up on Bitcoin? https://t.co/36owOQbnGR — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 5, 2025 Hard assets. https://t.co/2rIsh9jI02 — Otavio (Tavi) Costa …

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Trump halts Iranian oil purchases, with secondary sanctions targeting nations trading with Iran. China is a major buyer of Iran oil

Trump:ALERT: All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States… — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) May …

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Chinese purchases of American oil are down -90% Y/Y, while Chinese purchases of Canadian oil are up +700% Y/Y.

Chinese purchases of American oil are down -90% Y/Y, while Chinese purchases of Canadian oil are up +700% Y/Y. That’s a $20B annual loss for the United States at $60/barrel. pic.twitter.com/Q4N1jzHWCF — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) April 16, 2025 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/china-pivots-from-us-to-canada-for-more-oil-as-trade-war-worsens?embedded-checkout=true

MSTR’s Bitcoin purchases slow; Bitcoin and MSTR stock both decline. Mr. Saylor is about to get a massive margin call on his “risk free” strategy.

MSTR has slowed down their bitcoin purchases.. and bitcoin is down… and their stock is down. 🤔 It’s almost like these things are correlated in some way… I wonder if folks will keep lending them billions to buy bitcoin if this continues. https://t.co/FKAco4hglh pic.twitter.com/duimjODWAw — @jason (@Jason) December 30, 2024 …

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Bitcoin’s rise ties to Tether, funding US debt; dependency on legacy systems exposed. MSTR stock drives Bitcoin purchases, creating a self-reinforcing cycle. How long can it last?

**Tether Alert** The idea that Wall Street is embracing Tether and Bitcoin is much clearer.The more Tethers are being bought, the higher Bitcoin goes. The higher Bitcoin goes the more Tethers are being bought. As Tether grows in size the more US Treasury debt is being… https://t.co/SwF1Ha6rQf — bob coleman …

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