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U.S. Sends Third Aircraft Carrier to MideastThe Pentagon is deploying the aircraft carrier USSGeorge H.W. Bush and its accompanying warships. WSJ — alpha-Investing (@pawelinvesting) March 31, 2026 THIRD U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, DEPLOYS TO MIDDLE EAST – WSJ — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) March 31, 2026 *US WILL LEAVE IRAN WITHIN TWO TO …
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 …
A complex problem that took microbiologists a decade to get to the bottom of has been solved in just two days by a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Professor José R Penadés and his team at Imperial College London had spent years working out and proving why some superbugs are immune to antibiotics. He gave …
This blue Lobster was caught off the coast of Portland and returned to the water to continue to grow. Blue lobsters are one in two million. pic.twitter.com/lNYMvmmfnI — Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) February 16, 2025
by Mike Shedlock A judge accuses Trump of defying a court order. Surprise Not. Judge Finds Trump Administration Violated Court Order NBC Reports Judge Finds Trump Administration Violated Court Order Halting Funding Freeze A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday said that the Trump administration had violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered …
DOGE in the Treasury? Turns out, it’s not just a rumor. Scott Bessent just put an end to the media speculation, and the truth is even crazier—two DOGE members are actually Treasury employees. This isn’t some fringe conspiracy; it’s real, and it raises serious questions about what’s happening behind the scenes. Why are Treasury officials …
JUST IN: 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Canadian dollar falls to lowest level since 2003 following President Trump's new tariffs. pic.twitter.com/oYdSzfYjmp — Rome (@Rome_Colt45) February 2, 2025
Palantir is up 1,000% in the past two years. byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one. Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not …
Ackman is cooking in 2025 already Fannie Mae $FNMA is up 28% today Freddie Mac $FMCC is up 21% today https://t.co/b2cpCOyyNw pic.twitter.com/6gVGIYCAPy — Michael Burry Stock Tracker ♟ (@burrytracker) January 14, 2025 I believe the government will release $FNMA and $FRCC within the next couple of years. This is long overdue. Trump tried to do …
One side untouched, the other utter destruction. While we rejoice to find our house intact, in the midst of a hellscape like this, you can only think of your neighbors. I was so certain our house was gone a day ago, but the fickle finger of fate decided otherwise. pic.twitter.com/dbL0ECvtSa — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January …
by James Hickman The year was 1901, and it was pretty much a who’s who of American business and finance at the time. Andrew Carnegie. JP Morgan. Charles M. Schwab. Elbert Gary (namesake of the city Gary, Indiana). It would be as if Elon Musk, Billy Gates, and Carl Icahn all got together on a new …
In late December 2024, BlackRock and other major investors participated in a $6 billion Series C funding round for Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI. This substantial investment is aimed at accelerating the growth of xAI’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and product offerings, signaling strong confidence in the company’s future. However, just two days after the funding …
The man currently occupying the White House residence has decided to insult his successor and victims of his regime’s persecution one last time. As Axios reported, Joe Biden will award the second highest civilian medal to 20 individuals today. These include the leaders of the January 6th select committee, Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson …
Of course it turned out to be a terrorist attack. How does this woman still have a job? WATCH: Hold up. An FBI Agent with a nose ring who can barely speak coherent English sentences told the media that a terrorist driving a truck with an ISIS flag killing 10 Americans is NOT a terrorist …
by confoundedinterest17 Well, its that time of year again. Mortgage applications drop to their lowest levels after Christmas until New Years Eve. Then mortgage applications pick up in the new year. Mortgage applications decreased 21.9 percent from two weeks earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending …
China Secretly Snaps Up More Gold, Positions for Its Greater Global Role While 99% of the media keeps staring at official data by the Chinese central bank (PBoC)—misleadingly stating it added 5 tonnes of gold in November following a supposed six-month pause—the PBoC’s… — Jan Nieuwenhuijs (@JanGold_) December 24, 2024
https://t.co/TGY0Wqjq5G — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 23, 2024
My fear is that too many people are not prepared for a market correction 2 years of a Bull Market has created the mentality that every dip is just an opportunity to buy It is not. We are in Wave 5, the Bull Run is coming to an end The only question now is whether …
DUDE We are super close to implosion. Two rosy "strong/resilient" months then complete free fall IMO. Same playbook every cycle. They declare recession is averted then MORE complacency occurs before the rug is pulled out beneath themThose $GME swaps👀💥https://t.co/mq52SLvnLB pic.twitter.com/W6Xo0tDEIE — 🏴☠️Fidel Cashflow🏴☠️🇺🇸 (@fullfieldflicks) December 19, 2024 YOU. CANNOT. MAKE. THIS UP. Yesterday was October …
The FBI in Boston announced Monday that two Iranian men are under arrest, following accusations of export violations and providing material support to Iran.
HE LITERALLY JUST PARDONED HIS SON FOR GUN CRIMES! https://t.co/IpGvieaSAI — Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) December 16, 2024
Empire Fed Manufacturing index drops to 0.2, biggest fall since May 2023. I predicted this last month when it went ridiculously high for one period. A couple of things on PMI reports: First, don’t take any new print to mean anything significant. It’s a jagged sawtooth because they don’t do backward revisions. Just follow the …
In 2021 there were three spikes in Nasdaq Hindenburg Omens. The first two were followed by corrections -10%. The third one in November 2021 was followed by bear market. We see the same pattern in 2024. Two corrections (April, July) and a third spike in November: A Hindenburg… pic.twitter.com/VSngerA3Hl — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 13, 2024 …
Adobe shares fell 14% on Thursday, their steepest drop since September 2022, after the software vendor issued disappointing revenue guidance. Sales in the fiscal first quarter will be between $5.63 billion and $5.68 billion, Adobe said in its fourth-quarter earnings report late Wednesday. Analysts on average were expecting revenue of $5.73 billion, according to LSEG. Analysts at TD …
In this forecast, we are breaking down a weather pattern that will bring several inches of snow and record-breaking low temperatures to some of the United States! Additionally, snow is coming to the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Northeast, which will bring SEVERAL FEET of snow due to lake effect snow! Find the latest details of …
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A small migrant caravan has set out from southern Mexico, heading north, but is unlikely to reach the U.S. border after authorities broke up two other small caravans headed to the United States over the weekend. About 1,500 migrants — mostly from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras — set …
If they truly were the same then why is the coverage so lopsided? Coverage has been fairly even since before before him when journalists would try to stay neutral. If the establishment doesn’t care, why are they this bias towards one side? https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3205606/tv-news-lopsided-trump-85-negative-harris-78-positive/ h/t Wookie9991
View post on imgur.com If you don't follow tech, this might not seem like a big deal. It's a big deal. This is America self-correcting. https://t.co/7m62RQVpb0 — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 16, 2024 Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have reportedly told employees they’re going to donate to Trump PACs are reportedly planning donations to groups …