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OpenAI said it raised $110 billion in its latest funding round. Amazon invested $50 billion, Nvidia invested $30 billion and SoftBank invested $30 billion in the round, OpenAI said Friday. OpenAI continues to grow at a rapid pace, but the AI giant faces intensifying competition from Anthropic and Google. OpenAI has closed a $110 billion …
via Phoenix Capital Research The King of Cheap Debt is living up to his name. Prior to winning the 2024 Presidential Election, former-President Donald Trump routinely attacked the Biden administration for increasing the debt. Among other things, President Trump has accused the Biden administration of racking up “8 trillion in wasteful deficit spending,” spending like …
Justice Dept. Will Appeal Dismissal of Comey and James Indictments The Trump administration had vowed to fight a judge’s decision to dismiss unrelated criminal charges against James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York. The Justice Department said on Friday that it would appeal the dismissals of its …
via Phoenix Capital Research The next round of money printing is about to begin. It’s not a question of “if,” but a question of “when.” On the surface, everything seems hunky dory in the financial system. Stocks are at all-time highs. Bonds are stable. And the $USD appears to be finding its footing after losing …
A senior military advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued a stark warning: there is no ceasefire in place, Tehran and Jerusalem remain in a state of war, and the threat of renewed conflict looms large. Yahya Rahim Safavi, a key military aide, emphasized the urgency of bolstering Iran’s military capabilities, specifically …
The White House is now operating on letterhead. On Monday, President Trump issued formal trade warnings to 14 countries, each receiving a tailored notice outlining new tariff rates on exports to the United States. The letters, posted publicly on Truth Social, detailed duties ranging from 25% to 40%, with enforcement set to begin August 1. …
CNBC: Bond king Jeff Gundlach: I wouldn’t rule out another round of QE focused on the long end if bond yields keep rising. That’s the first time I’ve heard an institutional investor mention QE during this cycle. — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 18, 2025 Gundlach: If unemployment starts rising substantially the Fed will cut rates …
The Trump administration’s drive to slash and overhaul the government, led by Elon Musk, has already led to tens of thousands of departures. Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump administration’s drive to shrink the government that figures …
At this point I am convinced $MSTR is a social experiment to see how long people will keep buying into the scam cap raises when the facts are literally staring them in the face and the company is not even hiding it. Like, what else can Saylor get away with. — Foul Tarnished (@gitgud111) February …
‼️The Bank of Japan is set to hike rates next week: Market showed on Friday as much as a 99% chance of a rate raise by the Bank of Japan at its January 23-24 meeting. Probability has risen two-fold over the last week. This comes after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda… pic.twitter.com/5FsQF4qRUN — Global …
The IRS recently announced they’re sending $2.4 billion in unclaimed pandemic-era stimulus checks. Everybody loves “free money,” right? Well, there’s only one small problem – that free money isn’t really free… By Peter Reagan Everyone loves to get “free money.” After all, isn’t that how you think about receiving a refund check from the IRS …
This story is the first in a four-part series this month by Just the News on self-described watchdogs who push for censorship.) “If we don’t have free speech, then we just don’t have a free country,” President-elect Donald Trump said in a video posted to social media just day after winning reelection on Nov. 5. …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of its deadliest airstrikes in the conflict and Ukraine presses its offensive in Russia’s Kursk region. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will host a …
Ricky Pearsall, the San Francisco 49ers’ first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft who was shot during an alleged attempted robbery at San Francisco’s Union Square on Saturday, was released from the hospital on Sunday afternoon. Pearsall was upgraded to “fair condition” early on Sunday, one day after the incident, and then the team announced …
May 20, 2024 As A Man Thinketh PODCAST – Making Sense of Agriculture and Society 0:00 Oregon continues crackdown on small farms, targeting market gardeners, impacting local food supply. 4:08 Increased enforcement of regulations leading to potential permanent closure of small farms in Oregon. 8:03 Impact of new Oregon water rules on groundwater permits and existing water rights. 12:02 Challenges …
So, this man made a post about how bad New York is… https://twitter.com/_/status/1791382902791372996 This woman replied “We walked round Manhattan/Brooklyn all times of day and night with young kids. Never felt safer” We walked round Manhattan/Brooklyn all times of day and night with young kids. Never felt safer. — Urkel Grue (@ccharlie_123) May 17, 2024 …
by Graham Summers, MBA As I keep emphasizing, another round of inflation is coming. And the worst part? The Fed knows it, but is playing political games to boost the economy/ stock market for the Biden Administration. “But wait a minute, Graham,” you’re no doubt thinking, “the Fed’s preferred inflation measure is core-Personal Consumption Expenditures and that …
HERE WE GO AGAIN? ‘Bidenflation II: Fiscal Boogaloo’ Another Sequel Nobody Asked For. Just when wages were finally starting to catch up with Biden’s first round of inflation, too. If there’s any good news to be found in this mess — and you really have to squint to see it — it’s that the job market …
Another tranche of documents from a defamation lawsuit related to Jeffrey Epstein were released on Tuesday. Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sarah Ransome, and Virginia Giuffre’s depositions were unsealed and released. According to the documents reviewed by this reporter, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre said Trump never participated in any sexual abuse of minors. Giuffre also said …
Another batch of documents from a defamation lawsuit related to Jeffrey Epstein were released on Monday morning. The Gateway Pundit obtained the 17 new documents on Monday and they are explosive! Judge Loretta Preska on Wednesday unsealed the first cache of documents from lawsuits related to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse which potentially included names of over 150 people. …
via Mike Shedlock: Jim Jordan fell 17 votes short in the first round of voting. Some would consider it fitting if the process took 15 rounds because that’s how many McCarthy needed. Not Today, Maybe Tomorrow Jordan could only afford to lose at most four votes. He lost 20 votes today with another try tomorrow. …
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun discharging its second round of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Japan plans to discharge 7,800 tons of the wastewater over the next 17 days. The wrecked nuclear plant, which contains 1.34 million tons of radioactive wastewater, will continue releasing the water for decades. Japan’s wrecked Fukushima …
Tropics look busy. But really Idalia is the one out there right now to impact any land. Finishing up things on the east coast today storm will near Bermuda this weekend. Maybe turn close to the NE next. Hard to tell on that one but models teasing some leftovers maybe get close.… pic.twitter.com/ljCB4XXwlK — Mike's …
Off the Recent Lows Orange Juice +45%Natural Gas +43%Sugar +41%Gasoline +33%Uranium +28%Oil +24%Lean Hogs +22%Soybeans +16%Iron Ore +15%Coal +14%Wheat +14% *Bloomberg terminal data, lows since Dec. **ALERT: Inflation expectations, US 5yr BEs, at a nine-year high. — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) August 9, 2023 Crazy examples of Shrinkflation Have you noticed any yourself? 🔊 pic.twitter.com/aA3C21RUYf — …
by confoundedinterest17 Between work at home, Bidenflation and The Feral Reserve, commercial real estate and regional banks are suffering … and it could get a lot worse. And Joe Biden (aka, Negan) in general. Living in Negan Country! By Kevin Stocklin, Epoch Times The work-from-home trend has been taking its toll on office landlords and is now …
