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The UK’s finances are beyond broken, and yet, the stock market cheers. The illusion continues—for now. The Bank Of England cut rates while increasing their inflation expectations If you think they did this to support UK economic growth then remove your beer goggles: – BOE run out of gold leading in the market inventory it …
Topline The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied the State Department’s claim that it had agreed to a deal to allow U.S. vessels to pass through the canal without paying any toll or fees, amid threats by President Donald Trump of the U.S. retaking control of the critical waterway. Key Facts In a post on …
The Trump administration is more focused on keeping Treasury yields low rather than on what the Federal Reserve does, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. While in the past President Donald Trump has implored the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, Bessent said Wednesday that the current strategy is using the levers of fiscal policy to …
by Michael A free and independent press is absolutely essential. In fact, Thomas Jefferson once warned that “our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Sadly, we have just learned that some of our most prominent media outlets have been receiving enormous amounts of money from the government. …
Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, the physicist known for his pioneering work in the field, told LBC’s Andrew Marr that artificial intelligences had developed consciousness – and could one day take over the world.
Some areas are seeing warmer weather for now, but a change is looking more likely later this week and next week.
We won the last election by complaining about Democrats' policies, which gave us high prices. Tariff lovers will be forced to explain the persistence of high prices…https://t.co/1Tc9HdSEHi — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 1, 2025 Out of all the news headlines that came out this weekend, this is the most shocking . pic.twitter.com/gwXrMDiM7y — Anna Wong …
The EU has always taken its political cues from Washington and will continue doing so with Donald Trump in office, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Despite some EU leaders actively opposing Trump’s election, the newly inaugurated president “will restore order” and bring the bloc to heel “quite quickly,” Putin believes. The Russian president made the remarks on Sunday …
by Michael Do they know something that we do not? All of a sudden, hedge funds are betting billions of dollars that the stock market is going to crash. If they are wrong, they will lose a ton of money, but if they are correct they will make absolutely enormous profits. So why are they …
Authorities charged Mackendy Darbouze on Friday with three counts of first-degree murder after police said three family members were stabbed to death inside a Fayetteville home.
The governors of Georgia and Mississippi have identified two of the Black Hawk helicopter crew killed in a collision with a passenger airliner at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. They are Brooksville, Miss. native Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, whose wife has also posted about his death on Facebook and asked for “peace,” and …
TYSONS CORNER, Va.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—January 31, 2025—MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) (“MicroStrategy”) today announced the pricing of its offering on January 30, 2025 of 7,300,000 shares of 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock (the “perpetual strike preferred stock”), at a public offering price of $80.00 per share. The issuance and sale of the perpetual strike preferred …
by Michael It takes strength to be free. That is why they want us to be weak. When we are weak, we are much more likely to become dependent upon the system to survive, and that makes us much easier to control. So they give us junk to eat, they put poisons into our air …
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We have informed the federal workforce that if they are working for the federal government, they must show up to the office on time and on schedule… If they don't agree by February 6 to show up back to work in their office, they will be terminated." pic.twitter.com/Kvu9ghYpvn — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) …
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday instructing federal agencies to identify and deport international students who broke laws while participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations. The order, first reported by the New York Post, will instruct the Justice Department to investigate antisemitic graffiti and intimidation on college campuses. Federal agencies will …
The daughter of Colombia’s president has waded into the short-lived standoff between her father and President Trump over deportations – suggesting the Latin American nation should send back an American sex tourist for every Colombian deported from the US. “For every Colombian deported we will return a gringo from the Poblado,” wrote Andrea Petro, the …
US: We need 17 years and 400 Trillion dollars to build AI. China over a weekend with twigs and berries: AI is ready — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 27, 2025 NVIDIA (and NASDAQ) could easily fall over 75%. When it happens (not if, in my view), we should see a capital rotation event, a 10 …
Larry Ellison also said the following statement about AI-driven surveillance, despite the potential privacy implications: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting," pic.twitter.com/8wnnwVE1fi — Christine ❤️🕉😊 (@ChristineNunya) January 25, 2025
🤔 Seed oil lobbyist will be Chief of Staff at USDA. pic.twitter.com/WM3KsrXNya — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 23, 2025 Here’s her employment history if anyone needs further information. Hard NO! pic.twitter.com/bsiKLbZudr — Keith Russell (@KeithRussell9) January 23, 2025 In his big inauguration day speech at Capitol One Arena, President Trump declared that we will “Make …
Trump orders crypto working group to draft new regulations, explore national stockpile Action orders working group to start work on crypto regulations Also orders banking services for crypto companies be protected Order bans creation of US central bank digital currencies Trump had courted crypto cash during presidential campaign Jan 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald …
CHUCK SCHUMER — STOP CALLING THEM 'UNDOCUMENTED' 1) MSM will never show you this clip. 2) They are Illegal Aliens. They are not undocumented.pic.twitter.com/j8gewv7ZYs — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 24, 2025
by David Haggith Although the stock market is flying high in another Trump Rally, similar so far to what it did right after his election in 2016, Larry Fink says that where the stock market goes from here is still up to the bond market. That fully supports what I recently wrote about as the …
The House GOP is going to investigate the actual truth behind J6 rather than the sham job performed by the Unselect Committee which sought to throw President Trump in prison under a new panel formed today. As NBC reported, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced Wednesday the creation of a select subcommittee to investigate events …
Seattle CNN — A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it. Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee who sits in Seattle, granted the request by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three other Democratic-led states for …
We’re expecting more snow and extremely cold temperatures that can be quite painful. However, there’s good news on the horizon—a warmup is finally coming soon. Hang in there, and soon we’ll be able to enjoy some relief from this harsh winter weather.
Retail investors in target retirement funds faced higher tax liabilities as a result, the SEC said Vanguard agreed to pay $106.4 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday to settle charges for “misleading statements” connected to its target retirement funds that resulted in higher taxes for retail investors, the regulator said. Vanguard — one …
by Normal_Commission986 Everyone is expecting more massive market gains because of trump. Big tech to get bigger, crypto to go to 1027374083727033 zillion, and pretty much indices to keep going vertical. With everyone on one side of the boat does anyone think it’s possible that trump and his asset pumping / gas on the fire …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1880340616225357892 Recession ‘betting’ odds have plunged since the election pic.twitter.com/VpzZlC1AJQ — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) January 18, 2025 ‼️This is absolutely CRAZY stuff: US stocks, high-yield corporate bonds, the Dollar, housing market minus Treasuries have never been so expensive. This is way ABOVE the 2000 Dot-Com and 2006 housing Bubbles. Is it everything bubble on steroids? …
