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Four front war claims, AWACS hit report, nuclear exit risk all colliding
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the …
Second global chokepoint faces disruption risk as Houthis escalate and Red Sea tensions rise
Did you know there is a second critical strait besides the Strait of Hormuz? The Bab el-Mandeb is another major economic chokepoint. If it were closed, it could significantly worsen the current Iran war crisis. Although Yemen is a strong …
Oil prices rise as Iran rejects direct U.S. talks despite proposal review
Iran’s foreign minister says his government does not plan on any negotiations to end the war and that no talks with the U.S. have taken place. https://t.co/Ih0YmTRk8Q — The Associated Press (@AP) March 25, 2026 Oil prices rose Thursday after …
Trump war escalation drives oil and fertilizer costs sky high while strikes hit Iran and Gulf infrastructure, fears rise of sudden global food shortages
FOOD CRISIS BEGINS: Supply chain already being affected by US/Israel-Iran war, and guess who’s ready to step in and profit with fake-meat alternative proteins? Bill Gates and the state of Israel have a plan to feed the world when WWIII-driven …
Jerome Powell traps housing market, listings rise buyers vanish. Cheap mortgages lock owners in place, market freezes.
More homes are for sale. Prices are down. But nobody’s buying. Because the Fed trapped 40 million mortgages in cheap Covid rates so selling would double their payment. Jerome Powell should have cut rates years ago. Instead, he’s letting them …
US Pending Home Sales Rise 1.8% MoM In February, But The South Saw 2.7% MoM Increase (What I Like About The South)
by confoundedinterest17 What I like about the South. US pending home sales bounced modestly in February (up 1.8% MoM vs -0.6% MoM exp and -10.% MoM prior). Year-over-year home sales continue to decline (down 0.6% YoY). Source: Bloomberg Pending home …
The rise in support for anti-migration parties in Europe
The massive rise in support for anti-migration parties in Europe is partly explained by the joint experience of two generations of European men attending multicultural public schools 🇬🇧 https://t.co/zMonXovmlo — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 16, 2026 The rise in support …
The US Economy Slows as War Risks Rise
by Martin Armstrong The latest GDP numbers show that the U.S. economy slowed far more than expected as we closed out 2025. According to the revised data, Q4 GDP expanded at just a 0.7% annualized pace, sharply lower than the original 1.4% …
New York shells out $330 per night per room for hotel shelters while taxes rise and services are cut
New York City says there’s no money, yet @ZohranKMamdani just signed a $1.86 BILLION no bid contract to house people in hotels. That’s about $330 per night per room, nearly $10,000 per month or $120,000 per year. Meanwhile taxes keep …
Recession Fears Rise As Oil Shock Grows And Leaders Send Mixed Signals About Expanding War
Several headlines sitting together right now point to a very uncomfortable possibility. Energy markets may be heading toward another shock. Officials are discussing the possibility of releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. That reserve currently holds hundreds of millions …
Trump is now saying the rise in gas prices is a “small price to pay” for the invasion of iran
U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP STATES THAT TEMPORARY OIL PRICE SPIKES DUE TO THE IRAN CONFLICT ARE A "SMALL PRICE TO PAY" FOR WORLD SAFETY AND EXPECTS PRICES TO FALL QUICKLY AFTER THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE IS RESOLVED. — First Squawk …
Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: ‘If they rise, they rise’
Source : https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-rising-gas-prices-during-iran-operation-if-they-rise-they-rise-2026-03-05/ President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters in an exclusive interview that the U.S. military operation was his priority. “I don’t …
Washington gas prices continue to rise amid war in Iran
Washington state’s average gas price climbed another two cents per gallon Wednesday as tensions in the Middle East continue to push fuel costs higher.
PPI HOT: Core wholesale prices rise much more than expected
The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December and well ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 0.3%. On an all-items basis, headline …
50% of Americans expect unemployment to rise in the next six months, per Gallup. “the most worried they have been in the history of the series about the labour market.” – UBS
Gallup: Most Americans expect inflation and unemployment to worsen as the stock market grows The latest Gallup poll, released Monday, finds that most Americans expect inflation and unemployment to worsen this year, even as the stock market improves. The research …
Iran launches naval drills as tensions with US rise. US launches largest fighter jet and warship buildup toward Iran. Tension exploding in the Strait of Hormuz.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- U.S. officials: 'Iran's exercises in the Strait of Hormuz seem to be a response to the dispatch of a second aircraft carrier to the region—and a warning to Trump' — MonitorX (@MonitorX99800) February 16, 2026 JUST IN: A new …
Breaking Point: A Million Jobs Suddenly Disappear, Foreclosures Rise 32 Percent, And Some Americans Are Now Facing $1,000 Power Bills
by Michael I feel quite exasperated right now. Everyone knows that the economic numbers that federal bureaucrats in Washington are feeding us each month are fraudulent. It has been that way for a very long time. The employment numbers are …
US payrolls revised sharply down as BLS reports only 15,000 monthly jobs added in 2025 despite January beat. Dow futures rise 200 points
BREAKING: BLS estimates the US economy ADDED +130,000 jobs in January, above expectations of +55,000. Over 60% of employment gains came from healthcare. The unemployment rate declined to 4.3%, from, 4.45 and below expectations of 4.4%. Revisions reduced job growth …
“I grew up in Communist China. I saw how the CCP exploited their followers and discarded them when no longer useful . The pattern is the same everywhere. Causes like this depend on useful idiots to rise. Don’t be one.”
People who have lived the extreme version of socialism probably have an insight on it h/t MazdaProphet
Major explosion in Bronx high rise in New York. Residents seen hanging from windows during massive fire
🚨 BREAKING: A major explosion hit a Bronx high-rise in New York, with residents reportedly hanging from windows while awaiting rescue. pic.twitter.com/hihNqLTqov — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 24, 2026 Key confirmed details: The blast occurred in a 17‑ to 22‑story …
Inflation sinks to 1.55% but set to rise in 2026?
Inflation is now measuring at 1.55% The Federal Reserve has completely screwed this up. They must cut interest rates immediately. pic.twitter.com/6iHdDI0PAu — Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) January 16, 2026 Inflation Set to Rise in 2026 as Tariff Costs Hit Consumers …
California now shields vaccine administrators from most civil liability when giving state‑required immunizations, unless their actions rise to gross negligence or willful misconduct.
“Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be liable for any injury caused by an act or omission in prescribing, dispensing, ordering, furnishing, or in the administration of a vaccine or other immunizing agent, including the residual effects of …
Copper Hits $12,000 for First Time as Tariff Trade Upends Market. Gold and Silver Rise to Record. The US Dollar is in SERIOUS Trouble
(Bloomberg) — Copper hit a fresh all-time high above $12,000 a ton as severe mine outages and trade dislocations linked to US President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda put the crucial industrial metal on course for its biggest annual gain since …
The Rise Of AI Christianity: A New Survey Discovers Nearly Two-Thirds Of Pastors Now Use Artificial Intelligence To Help Prepare Sermons
by Michael Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming virtually every major institution in our society, and that even includes church. In the not too distant future, you may find yourself in a service where the songs have been written by AI, …
Winter Effect! Mortgage Purchase Demand Fell 32% From Previous Week (Expected To Rise In January)
by confoundedinterest17 Mortgage demand is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. That is, mortgage demand will be listless in December (like the infamous Lake Erie snow effect), but leap upwards in January 202. Mortgage applications decreased 1.4 percent from …
Seasonal hiring down 25% from last year as layoffs rise and retailers stay cautious amid weak consumer spending
Note: “Weak consumer spending” refers to store expectations before the season started. Consumer spending ended up being high which is why Black Friday set a new record No paywall: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seasonal-hiring-offers-little-reprieve-for-labor-market-woes-110044972.html Plenty of Americans are expected to pour into stores and fill …
Thanksgiving Index Near All-Time High as Costs Rise Again
via AIER’s The Daily Economy: The 2025 Thanksgiving season arrives with an unwelcome development: after last year’s brief and much-needed period of easing in several Thanksgiving staples, prices have begun to tick back up. As of September 2025, the AIER Thanksgiving Cost …