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Iran has downed roughly 30 U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones since the start of the war, a U.S. official said Wednesday. The Reaper, which entered Air Force service in 2007, has been a centerpiece of U.S. counterterrorism operations across the Middle East and other conflict zones, reflecting the military’s growing reliance on unmanned aircraft during the …
Throwing a party in North America, known as the 2026 World Cup for the entire planet, sounds fun until a multi-billion-dollar bill arrives, and the USA, Mexico, and Canada won’t be able to dine and dash. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the horizon, the United States is learning that hosting the world’s biggest …
Lawmakers cry poor while locked into insider tips the rest of us would get jailed for… Cry me a river for the 174k club while my rent eats half my check, clowns… Ban their trading or watch the corruption rot everything left, no mercy… The average salary in America is around $60k. How do you …
Alphabet and Microsoft lead strong Q1 recovery as cloud revenue surges… AI infrastructure spending arms race adds $4 trillion in market value… Amazon leads gains while analysts flag divergence from industrial fatigue… Investors monitor Elon Musk lawsuit against OpenAI naming Microsoft as defendant… Alphabet shares surged as Google Cloud crossed the $20B quarterly milestone with …
NYC is pushing a bill called the Delivery Protection Act that would basically kill Amazons cheap free delivery model. It forces Amazon to hire all their last mile delivery drivers and warehouse workers directly instead of using contractors. That means way higher costs for Amazon so free or fast delivery could disappear or get a …
Just like the Nasdaq blowoff in early 2000 where every tech index screamed higher right before the crash wiped out years of gains. ⚠️THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE: The Semiconductor Index, $SOX, relative to the S&P 500, rose to an all-time high of 1.39, This means semiconductors are now outperforming the average S&P 500 stock by …
via WSB: https://preview.redd.it/maicyws3o2tg1.png?width=1392&format=png&auto=webp&s=2ce18951b27493bf5cca58fabaed9a948cc8d577 https://preview.redd.it/6nok0zs3o2tg1.png?width=1308&format=png&auto=webp&s=cfc73344605d254129cc4644a925e58cfb63c9fd https://preview.redd.it/2i9m0ys3o2tg1.png?width=733&format=png&auto=webp&s=2e90ad02950b23f88bd894de5a53ef5ea9d68d83 https://preview.redd.it/qswb10t3o2tg1.png?width=1381&format=png&auto=webp&s=787e13dec5f1a99e7ab1a9497e098482ca4f5304 https://preview.redd.it/xjcjuws3o2tg1.png?width=1368&format=png&auto=webp&s=82d3ce72b9ecfbce3e30272662fdacf7ed80f436 Long time lurker, first time poster (was hoping to never post loss porn here) Reposting because I didn’t include some of my trades and the original post got taken down. Would be impossible to post all of the trades that blew my account but here’s a sample screenshot …
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 Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
"To date, we've struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure… Today will be the largest strike package yet," says @SecWar. "Our capabilities continue to build; Iran's continue to degrade. We're hunting and striking death and destruction from above." pic.twitter.com/veaFnlQBEZ — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 19, 2026 No matter what Trump does …
Not sure who is telling POTUS that supertankers cost $2 Billion? A brand new 320,000-dwt VLCC supertanker costs $125M right now. Used ones are much less expensive. And fertilizer bulkers even less. pic.twitter.com/izbDvZeMMZ — John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) March 17, 2026 What is the value of a full VLCC supertanker? What is the value …
PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL TARIFF PLAN • 10% global tariff will be imposed for ~5 months on top of existing tariffs • Tariff refunds will be litigated and could take 2–5 years to resolve • Does not need Congressional approval to impose tariffs • Frames Supreme Court decision as not materially constraining presidential tariff …
by Michael President Trump has just said that Iran will have about a “month” to make a deal. If you look at the calendar, about a month from now we will be very close to the end of Ramadan. I think that President Trump is hoping that the military preparations that the U.S. is making …
These are the kind of things our country will be judged by God for. Help me understand: The elderly mother of a relatively unknown news celebrity goes missing, and it’s 24/7 news coverage on every network. But: Roughly 330,000–460,000 children are reported missing annually in the US — MEDIA SILENT. Tens of thousands of women …
🚨🇵🇭APOCALYPTIC FIRE DESTROYS 1,000 HOMES IN PHILIPPINES Massive inferno tears through Barangay Lamion in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. Entire neighborhood consumed as flames spread rapidly through densely packed structures. pic.twitter.com/RWHQrkaUVd — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 4, 2026 A large fire engulfed the town of Bongao in the Philippines, destroying 1,000 homes, local media report. The fire was …
A recent examination of economic data reveals that earning $100,000 in 2025 offers a buying power roughly equivalent to $40,000 in 1990. This stark reality has ignited discussions among people online, highlighting the ongoing concerns regarding inflation and the rising cost of living. Economic Disparity Through the Years The latest figures and commentary reveal a …
No way this is true. Tariff rate for a doll is 25%, so $800 tariff would be on a doll worth$3,200. — Jackie Staaf (@StaafJackie) December 22, 2025 pic.twitter.com/3QiXj2zlCu — Mahovolich (@mahovolich) December 21, 2025
Next week, Verizon is set to lay off about 15,000 employees which is roughly 15% of its workforce, marking the largest job cuts in the wireless carrier’s history as part of its ongoing restructuring. pic.twitter.com/fF4xey2NbH — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 13, 2025 Verizon is planning to cut about 15,000 jobs in the telecommunications company’s largest-ever layoffs …
Democratic California Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s wealth grew by at least 2,292%, largely through stock trading, during her 37 years in Congress. The former House speaker, who announced Thursday that she will retire from Congress in 2027, had a $2,675,036 minimum net worth in the year she began serving and a $63,996,050 minimum net worth in …
Nvidia's losses accelerate to -5% on the day, now down -16% since Monday's high. That marks a drop of -$800 BILLION since Monday byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts U.S. stocks rebounded from session lows on Friday as hope for an end to the monthlong government shutdown offset continued weakness in tech stocks. Still, all three major indexes snapped …
Plastic spoon The human brain may contain up to a spoon’s worth of tiny plastic shards—not a spoonful, but the same weight (about seven grams) as a plastic spoon, according to new findings published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine. Researchers detected these “almost unbelievable” levels of microplastics and nanoplastics in the brains of human …
Joe Biden’s age is his superpower. And to quote Joe Scarborough, this is the best Biden ever and that’s the truth – and f**k you if you can’t handle the truth! (Yeah he actually said that) Here we are. h/t OneDollarSatoshi
Walgreens Boots Alliance will close a significant portion of its roughly 8,600 U.S. stores as the pharmacy chain seeks to turn around its struggling business, which has been hit by inflation-weary customers paring their spending. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walgreens-stores-closing-locations/ “The current pharmacy model is not sustainable,” CEO Tim Wentworth told investors on a Thursday earnings call. With 75% …
via oilprice The OPEC+ group is set to continue with its production cuts until at least the end of the first half of 2024 as the alliance’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) did not recommend any changes to output policy at its meeting on Wednesday. The JMMC is the OPEC+ panel that monitors the situation …
A Super Bowl Ticket Costs Roughly 11.7% Of The Median Household Income teaser image “…the average price for a Super Bowl ticket on the secondary market is $9,024…”Purchasing a ticket for the Super Bowl in 2024 costs roughly 11.7% of the median household income, according to a new study by Finder. TicketIQ data used for …
by PepeLives00 View post on imgur.com https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/inside-todays-jobs-report-885000-full-time-jobs-lost-offset-1127-million-part-time-jobs Biden is celebrating the new jobs report showing 336,000, but when you actually break it down, it’s terrible: 70,000+ are Gov’t jobs 151,000 are part-time Full time jobs actually went *down* 22,000 If someone has 2 part-time jobs, Biden counts that as 2 new jobs DC Math! pic.twitter.com/Q1tnCrmbAG …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/silvergate-capital-ceo-alan-lane-to-exit-as-crypto-bank-winds-down-c5f5c698 Silvergate Capital Chief Executive Alan Lane and other executives are leaving the company amid the wind down and liquidation of Silvergate Bank. Lane and Chief Legal Officer John Bonino will both leave, effective Tuesday. Chief Financial Officer Antonio Martino will exit, effective Sept. 30. The company said in a securities filing that it …
‘A new analysis from the Heritage Foundation found that the current U.S. commitment of $113 billion in aid to Ukraine is costing American taxpayers roughly $900 per household. “The formal aid packages alone amount to a staggering $113 billion—roughly $900 per American household and almost 12 times the spending cuts promised by House leadership in …
SVB works with literally like half of all US VC-backed startups, and is similarly popular for their banking services in the UK and wider Europe. If they find they’ve lost any significant portion of their funding then we’re going to see a large wave of western start-ups wiped/ significantly hobbled by SVB collapsing. $42B WITHDRAWN …