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Breaking: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won’t collect the Nobel Peace Prize in person at Wednesday’s ceremony in Oslo, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said https://t.co/Inmd02EwVH — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 10, 2025 Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, …
For the people in the back Those that didn’t think we’d get a Seasonal Weakness either and cried their little hearts out when it did come and they were rugged THIS IS THE FINAL RALLY The market will go higher before a collapse!! This is NOT bullish It is giving you one more chance before …
Funnily enough, pulling out of NATO was one of Trump's ideas, back in 2016. This shouldn't be controversial. pic.twitter.com/tQ4CmYDNnj — The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) December 9, 2025 Finally someone saying what a lot of people are thinking. Why keep sending billions overseas while our own defenses need attention? Ending NATO could let us focus on …
Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei: "AI will wipe out half of all white collar jobs and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next 1-5 years." He's known for being honest (that's why he left OpenAI). He DGAF and doesn't sugar coat it like @Sama. He knows AI is net negative for growth. pic.twitter.com/AzssdSRwyQ — Zoomer 🧢 …
The reality . Bitcoiners scream “fiat is trash” from the rooftops Yet every single one of them needs fiat to buy their precious magic algorithm. They pray daily for “number go up” Not for freedom, not for revolution Just so they can cash out for more fiat than they put in 😂 They seethe at …
via devdiscourse: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine will brief the ‘Gang of Eight’ lawmakers. This group comprises intelligence committee leaders and Senate and House leaders from both parties, receiving updates on significant national security actions. The Pentagon declined immediate comment. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, together with …
The "AI Bubble" bubble may have burst. Citadel Rubner pic.twitter.com/dbrRsC9d8R — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) December 8, 2025 ETF activity has normalized after November’s spike. On November 20th, ETFs accounted for 41% of total equity volume (a 98th-percentile reading) but volumes have since reverted to the 28% 1-year average. This suggests less aggressive …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, The DOJ and the FTC will each launch a witch hunt on high food prices. Food is now a national security concern. Please note a Trump Executive Order Addressing Security Risks from Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain. Section 1. Background. An affordable and secure food supply is …
$SPY $SPX a close above 685-6870 is bullish, between 683-685 6870-6850 is neutral, and below 683-6850 is bearish. I’ll be all cash into the weekend. I only took a put scalp in the morning at the spx highs down to 6863 and that was it. I think next week will be bloody red… pic.twitter.com/cJuk4HgZtJ — …
by confoundedinterest17 According to Bill McBride at Calculated Risk, In October, sales in these markets were up 2.4% YoY. Last month, in September, these same markets were up 7.7% year-over-year Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA). The NAR reported sales were up 2.9% YoY NSA, so this sample is close. Miami FL and central Florida lead the nation …
Economy going to be so good but we gotta keep cutting rates https://t.co/Ah1mWdIOjh — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) December 5, 2025 Kevin Hassett, head of the National Economic Council, argues a wave of new factory construction and reshoring projects is building “massive momentum” for the U.S. economy into next year. He points to dozens of recent factory …
In today’s weather forecast, we are talking about RECORD BREAKING temperatures across the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Heavy snow is expected in Colorado today, where 4-12″ of snow is possible. We could also see scattered snowshowers and thunderstorms, and a few severe thunderstorms may pose the risk of tornadoes! Get all the latest details in …
HOLEE SHIZZLES‼️ Starting next week, 21 Democrat-controlled states will lose federal SNAP funding for refusing to comply with USDA anti-fraud data requirements. – in the states that did comply, they found 186,000 dead people social security numbers being used – 500,000 people… https://t.co/NYall9DVoG pic.twitter.com/6Kr3FEoAQL — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) December 2, 2025 Synopsis. No more money federal …
President Trump defends strikes against the alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and suggests the U.S. may strike land targets in Venezuela "very soon." "I think you're going to find that this is war… very soon we're going to start doing it on land, too.' pic.twitter.com/lCzy3eujK0 — The American Conservative (@amconmag) December 3, 2025 With …
NASA has issued an alert as a powerful solar flare threatens to disrupt electrical power grids on Earth. The US space agency announced yesterday that the intense bursts of energy are classified as X-class, the most severe category, following eruptions from the Sun on November 30. Images of the event were captured by NASA’s Solar …
Will VIX explode higher again in 2025? byu/DesmondMilesDant inWallStreetbetsELITE Carry trade is the main risk as far as short term volatility goes imo, if BOJ raises and the U.S. fed cuts we could be in for an Aug 2024 style flash sale. Why didn’t they cut the rates when markets fell -30% to start the …
Jim Zelter’s warning hit hard because he was not talking about a normal slowdown. He was describing the kind of break that wipes out entire business models and leaves companies with no way back. He spoke calmly, but the message underneath was anything but calm. “I think you’re going to get more secular distress than …
If you thought Jerome was loose with the stimmy gun…Hassett about to turn the Fed into a full blown meme factory. I came prepared: pic.twitter.com/H7Dg5Onhpc — MortgagesByM (@MortgagesByMB) December 2, 2025 President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he has chosen the next Federal Reserve chair, a decision unfolding as affordability pressures continue to …
via Phoenix Capital Research The financial system is currently undergoing a tectonic shift from paper assets to hard assets. And this has the potential to create life-changing profits for those who invest accordingly. There are two reasons for this tectonic shift: The AI technology race is now a matter of strategic importance to the U.S. …
How long before a program for visitors becomes a program for everyone? Effective date: December 26, 2025. Scope: Applies to all non‑U.S. citizens — including tourists, visa holders, and green card holders. Process: Facial recognition photos will be taken at airports, seaports, and land crossings. Fingerprints and iris scans may be added later. Refusal to …
🚨 BREAKING: TEXAS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN @RepTroyNehls WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION They are dropping like flies. pic.twitter.com/hfS2N6KLm8 — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) November 29, 2025 Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, announced Saturday that he would not seek re-election next year. Nehls, a close ally of President Donald Trump who co-sponsored legislation that proposed putting the president on the $100 …
President Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start "very soon". https://t.co/ddaJ7HXuj9 — CNN (@CNN) November 28, 2025 Venezuela is officially under a no fly zone, war is coming byu/TonightSpiritual3191 inconspiracy In an escalation of tensions between Washington and Caracas, U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media on …
$VIX down -44% in 5 days.Be fearful when others are greedy. — kpak (@kpak82) November 28, 2025 25% of the ~$3.2 trillion ($800bln) being financed via SOFR has been borrowed above the Fed’s upper bound …for almost three weeks now https://t.co/UisS8uif0j pic.twitter.com/nK5ZyNx9SI — Robert (infra 🏛️⌛️) (@infraa_) November 28, 2025 SOFR has now spent two …
Windows 11 is testing a new feature that allows apps like Claude and Manus AI to access files stored on your PC using File Explorer. Microsoft is hopeful that adding AI to File Explorer will make you more productive. For example, you will be able to summarise documents, create presentations, or even turn your local …
The snub comes at a bad time for Strategy, which also faces the prospect of being booted from MSCI’s USA benchmark. Despite ranking among the 250 most valuable companies in the United States, Strategy has never been included in S&P’s flagship benchmark.
Alternative data shows US layoffs are surging: Job cuts tracked by MacroEdge jumped +70,609 MoM in October, to 154,559, the highest in at least 2 years. Monthly job cuts have now exceeded 100,000 for the 5th time this year. At the same time, layoff announcements compiled by Challenger Gray spiked +99,010, to 153,074, the highest …
President Donald Trump will ‘permanently pause migration’ from third world countries and ordered a green card audit of 19 nations after the Washington, DC terror attack that left a National Guard soldier dead. Trump blasted former president Joe Biden for letting unvetted migrants stream into America – claiming he allowed the Afghan shooting suspect into …
BREAKING: Putin is offering Ukraine a deal: If Ukrainian forces withdraw from the contested territories, Russia will immediately cease all military operations. Should they refuse to do so, Russia will compel their withdrawal through force until peace is achieved. pic.twitter.com/ZhTaXHgsuR — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) November 27, 2025 NOW – Putin says Russia doesn't want …
People understand that something’s wrong with the American economy, but not many understand exactly what the problem is and the magnitude of the problem. He does a really great job of explaining exactly what’s wrong and why it CAN’T be fixed along with ideas for what you can do to protect yourself. h/t telling it …
The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday was living in the US illegally after overstaying his visa, sources told The Post. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, arrived in the US through Operation Allies Welcome, the botched 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal plan that allowed roughly 90,000 Afghans …