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Vostok, Antarctica bottomed out at −76.4°C (−105.5°F) sometime between 12:00 UTC yesterday and 00:00 this morning. 🇦🇶 If confirmed, this sets a new continental and worldwide record low temperature for March. 🌡️🏆 But you won't hear a peep about it …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set a risk level for the recall of potato chips due to inaccurate nutritional data and undeclared ingredients. Detroit-based Uncle Ray’s LLC initiated a voluntary recall of Lowes Foods sour cream and onion …
In nearby Fuladshahr, residents said Guards forces that had entered the Hijab stadium on Saturday were targeted. Elsewhere, residents reported heavy bombing of army air and naval bases and other military facilities in Bushehr. In Qom, one message said the …
🚨 JUST IN — PRESIDENT TRUMP ON IRAN: "Their army is gone. Their navy is gone. Their communications are gone. Their leaders are gone. Two sets of their leaders are gone. They're down to their third set. Their Air Force …
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to carry out attacks on US forces in the Middle East The targeting data includes the locations of American warships and aircraft in the region, and is being shared with Tehran since the conflict …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought some news that brings an old theme on here to mind. In fact two parts of it. There was the theme of currency wars from over a decade ago and the consistent attacks from …
“Every time the Unemployment Rate crosses its 36-month moving average from BELOW, a recession sets in.” https://t.co/3rknCG3YUH — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) January 18, 2026 “Private credit investors pull $7bn from Wall Street’s biggest funds” Fewer eyes on this story …
The Trump administration has told countries that want a permanent spot on the new Gaza Board of Peace (BoP), which will be responsible for rebuilding the Gaza Strip and ensuring Hamas’s disarmament, that they must contribute “at least one billion …
CITI SAYS ITS BASE CASE 0-3 MONTH TARGET IS NOW $5,000/OZ FOR GOLD, AND $100/OZ FOR SILVER CITI SAYS SILVER TO CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM GOLD — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) January 13, 2026 Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation. The DOJ …
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday accused the Trump administration of staging a “military-style invasion” of Chicago, striking fear in residents with “thuggery” tactics by immigration agents and even deploying Black Hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building. Pritzker slammed …
Stock futures opened sharply lower. Dow futures shed about 0.8%, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1%. Earnings weakness added pressure, but Trump’s tariff shock dominated headlines. “The average tariff rate roughly on reciprocal is going …
NOW – Bessent Just Blew the Lid Off 50 Years of American Failure—Trump’s First 100 Days Are About to Change Everything Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just said the quiet part out loud and it was a direct shot at the …
The White House has put itself and the country in a bad situation but doesn’t realize it yet. Around April 10th China to USA trade shut down. It takes ~30 days for containers to go from China to LA. 45 …
Earnings are set to disappoint, and it’s not just about outlooks. The damage is already done. Some are wondering why the Russell 2000 is getting hammered while tech stocks are the focus of the pullback. Others debate whether earnings themselves …
A federal judge on Monday scheduled a Wednesday court hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), forbidding the government from moving forward with deportation efforts before then. Lawyers …
“I’m very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris,” Sikorski said, adding he expects the European leaders to discuss, “in a very serious fashion,” the new Trump administration. French President Emmanuel Macron has summoned Europe’s leaders to …
BRILLIANT — DESANTIS SETS REPORTER STRAIGHT ON ILLEGALS. How can you not love this. The vocabulary is changing, and quickly.pic.twitter.com/b7hE6oE07r — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 24, 2025
The team used timed pulses and a form of synthetic light to reduce errors and improve the accuracy of their quantum computer. Researchers at MIT have developed two new control techniques that have enabled them to achieve a world-record single-qubit …
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, saying it was the only way to give the …
Middle managers are in a tough spot right now. They’ve been a target for layoffs as companies look to lean out their organizations, but that doesn’t look like it’s changing (in the short term). The reduction of middle managers has …
The race is on to prevent the sinking of a cargo ship off the Dutch coast which is carrying almost 3,000 vehicles, including 350 Mercedes-Benz, as it burns out of control with an electric car believed to be behind the …