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BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. The comments came after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the Asian …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1906500008058204561 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1906442966669099163 Goldman Sachs $GS has raised probability that a recession occurs in 12 months from 20% to 35%. pic.twitter.com/SgRovbBD4j — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 30, 2025 There has only been ONE TIME the NCAA Final Four had all four #1 top seeds. Just one time. Out of 85 occurrences. It was back in April 2008. …
By Brandon Smith The reasons why conservatives fight so adamantly for smaller government have never been more obvious than they are today. Even before the DOGE audits, the galactic cost of federal debt spending was clearly crushing our economy. The interest payments alone are costing the American taxpayer around $1 trillion annually. If nothing changes …
It's a bear market, ya know. $SPY pic.twitter.com/Pl6avZCdza — Steven Strazza (@sstrazza) March 28, 2025 BofA Fund Manager Survey reports largest drop in US equity allocation on record Time for a sentiment check… 1) Back in early March, the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey showed over 60% of investors were bearish. That’s only …
Bret Baier full interview with Elon Musk and DOGE Team in studio. THIS IS OUTSTANDING.pic.twitter.com/9TI0aODBt3 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 27, 2025 🚨 #BREAKING: Elon Musk just exposed the federal government spent almost $1 BILLION on a short survey asking whether or not people like National Parks This is disgusting. “We routinely encounter a …
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Sherry Walker has been a commercial airline pilot for almost 35 years. She says DEI has so completely undermined safety standards that pilots are sometimes afraid to leave the cockpit for fear of what their co-pilots will do unattended. (0:00) Why Are All These Planes Crashing?… pic.twitter.com/Fl5SNtRlmB — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 24, 2025
HYUNDAI WILL USE BD ROBOTS AT NEW GEORGIA MANUFACTURING PLANT. HYUNDAI OWNS 90% OF BOSTON DYNAMICS. Video is interesting, it's the future of manufacturing.pic.twitter.com/C0DQDsG4Wh — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 27, 2025
Slick! You think they can tell??🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/DCMT3sZVi4 — Cassie Cynical🐩 (@TuckerPoodleMA) March 25, 2025
by Michael Is your job in danger? We live at a time when the development of artificial intelligence is growing at an exponential rate. AI can already perform lots of tasks better and far more efficiently than humans can, and it appears to be just a matter of time before AI can do virtually everything better …
SCOOP: @JDVance and investor group eying next week to announce @tiktok_us deal to prevent April 5 ban of popular app over espionage concerns; announcement likely to include a grace period to put finishing touches on deal designed to keep TikTok ban law from taking effect; GOP… — Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) March 26, 2025
A federal appeals court in a 2-1 decision Wednesday refused to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s order blocking the Trump administration from swiftly deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. The Justice Department had urged the three-judge panel on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to immediately block Boasberg’s order, …
The 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yield has hit a 16-year high, creeping toward 1.75%. That may not sound extreme by global standards, but in Japan’s fragile system, even small increases in borrowing costs send shockwaves through the economy. The Bank of Japan has spent years suppressing rates with aggressive bond-buying. Now, markets are testing …
Waiting for the elevator down 🙃 — Michael (@MichaelONae) March 24, 2025 *TRUMP: US PUTTING SECONDARY TARIFF ON THE COUNTRY OF VENEZUELA *TRUMP: ANY COUNTRY BUYING VENEZUELA OIL TO FACE 25% US TARIFF *TRUMP: VENEZUELA TARIFF TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 2 pic.twitter.com/B2sHoELRGy — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 24, 2025 Only way to do that without lowering …
by Michael Apparently King Charles plans to formally invite the United States to join the British Commonwealth, and President Trump seems very enthusiastic about it. I don’t know why more people are not talking about this, because joining the British Commonwealth would be an extremely dramatic move. We are being told that if the U.S. were …
The latest Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday reveals that 52% of likely U.S. voters approve of President Trump’s job performance, while 46% disapprove. It’s a tight race, but it’s clear: the American people are split, and there are major cracks in the foundation of the Democratic Party. Look at the numbers – …
President Donald Trump said countries that purchase oil and gas from Venezuela will face a 25% tariff on the trade those nations have with the U.S. starting April 2. China was the largest destination for Venezuelan crude last year, followed by the U.S., India and Spain. The Treasury Department also extended Chevron’s license to produce …
by Martin Armstrong https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Maher-on-Kamala.mp4 A new NBC News poll shows that the Democratic Party’s popularity has dropped to a record low. Only 27% of registered voters said they held positive views of the party — the lowest figure in the network’s polling dating to 1990. Former President Joe Biden continue to delude himself that he could …
Attorney General Pam Bondi on progressive federal judges’ rulings against the Trump administration, widespread Tesla vandalism and the vow to continue enforcing federal immigration law despite legal hurdles.
This shit better fucking end in April https://t.co/mpjWuIGMTs pic.twitter.com/JmCfhJmLXO — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) March 21, 2025 That's the week. This was the first up week in the past five weeks. Since the trade war started, the U.S. stock market has significantly underperformed Europe, Canada and China. Why? Because U.S. companies are the biggest beneficiary of …
In 20 years democrats will be campaigning on DoorDash loan forgiveness — Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) March 21, 2025 DoorDash (DASH) will now let people BUY NOW, PAY LATER for fast food. That is NOT a good sign for the economy. — Gareth Soloway (@GarethSoloway) March 21, 2025
Shares of Accenture tumbled about 7.3% after the consulting firm said efforts to tighten federal spending are starting to weigh on its revenues. Accenture is among the first of the U.S. corporate giants to get hit by the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. “As you know, the new administration has a clear goal …
by David Haggith The Fed goosed the stock market today with another Powell put, but in a slightly slier manner. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, offered some pretty peculiar surprises at the Fed’s FOMC meeting today, but not in interest policy. While the Fed held steady on actual interest rate policy as everyone was certain it …
The judicial coup is global BrazilRomaniaUnited States The exception is El Salvador, where the judicial coup was defeated by @nayibbukele Time for BUKELEACIÓN, globally. https://t.co/XNKlX7c5di — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 19, 2025 The U.S. is facing a judicial coup. — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) March 19, 2025 https://twittercom/_/status/1902165165681918398 It is the only way https://t.co/vRVreKr0F2 — Elon …
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for millions of dollars in damages to a giant pipeline company in relation to protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners sued Greenpeace for $300 million in 2019, accusing the environmental group of masterminding the protests, spreading misinformation and …
Alexa+ is billed as a major upgrade that includes individual voice recognition through Alexa Voice ID, nuanced calendar scheduling, Ring home security system integrations, and product purchasing capabilities. It’s Amazon’s latest effort to generate a profit from Alexa, which lost $25 billion in revenue between 2007-2021 according to The Wall Street Journal last year. While …
by Michael As a nation, we have literally been in the process of committing financial suicide for decades. Sadly, some people have responded to the new administration’s efforts to get debt levels under control by committing acts of extreme violence. Our society is deeply addicted to debt and that must stop. The 7 economic charts that …
by Michael Why is it that almost every statistic indicates that things have been getting worse in recent years? Our society has been deteriorating physically, mentally, emotionally, financially and spiritually. It is time to admit how far we have fallen. If we continue to insist that we are doing the right things, we will continue to get the …
Jerome Powell faces a tricky task this week of both assuring investors the economy remains on solid footing while also conveying policymakers stand ready to step in if necessary. Even as the Federal Reserve chair has touted US resilience, uneasiness sparked by President Donald Trump’s rapidly escalating trade war has sent stocks tumbling over the …