China faces Catch 22 in tariff war with Trump.

China Has Limited Firepower to Counter U.S. Tariffs While Beijing has already brandished the ways it could hit back at Trump’s levies, such retaliation risks boomeranging SINGAPORE—In the weeks since the election, China has flaunted the ways in which it could hit back at the U.S. in the event of a new trade war with …

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Convertible notes protect noteholders if stock falls below conversion price: Cash, not stock, repays below the conversion price. $MSTR’s leverage risk could destabilize $BTC; parallels drawn with $NVDA’s market impact.

Late to this party but this is wrong under any reading of the convertible notes prospectus. If the stock is below the conversion price, noteholders get their principal and accrued interest paid back in cash, not stock The fact he is saying this only feeds the “docs don’t matter, fiat don’t matter, equity don’t matter …

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FIRE: AIR CANADA Flight 2259 de Havilland DASH 8-400 LANDS WITH A BROKEN LANDING GEAR in HALIFAX – VIDEO FROM INSIDE CABIN!

🚨 JUST IN: Air Canada flight lands in Halifax with a broken landing gear, resulting in the wing scraping the runway causing a fire The airport is currently CLOSED. This comes just hours after a Boeing 737 attempted a landing without warning extending its gear in South Korea,… pic.twitter.com/Givga3hDEn — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 29, …

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Jordan H Knight: “Australia has effectively signed open borders with India”

Australia has effectively signed open borders with India: The Australia-India Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (MMPA) includes the following provisions: 1. Five year student visas, with no caps on the numbers of Indians that can study in Australia. 2. From 1 July this year, Indian graduates of Australian tertiary institutions on a student visa can …

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Stock market optimism clashes with consumer reality: rising retail inventories, declining spending.

Once again, the disconnect between what the stock market is hoping and what the consumer is telling us, is striking. Retail inventories are climbing month after month, and revisions are upward. The consumer is spending less and less and retail inventory levels are climbing… https://t.co/bBT0uZf6Ym — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) December 27, 2024 That’s just …

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With Costs Soaring, How Is the US Going to Fund Health Care?

by Mike Shedlock Let’s discuss some sobering projections on the cost of Medicare and Medicaid. Long Run Projections The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) discusses a Unified Long-Run Macroeconomic Projection of Health Care Spending and the Federal Budget. MPW stands for AEI authors Mantus, Pang, and Warshawsky. CMS stands for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which …

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Boeing overcharges taxpayers millions, with 8,000% markups on basic items. We cannot get Elon & Vivek in there fast enough.

Listen up American Taxpayers A Boeing Whistleblower Report shows defense contractors are robbing taxpayers, the government did an investigation and found – Boeing charged an 8,000% markup on 44 generic soap dispensers. costing taxpayers an extra $150,000 – Boeing overcharged $300,000 for retainer bands – They marked up transmitters 3500%, costing taxpayers an extra $142,000 …

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Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding – “Even if you don’t wear a mask anywhere else, wear a mask in the bathroom. Honestly, just take it with you.”

Eric Feigl-Ding: “You should really mask up in airports if possible. And, N95 masks are best, especially the duck the best ones are the duck build types. But, N95 masks. And if you don’t have an N95 masks, at least go with the one of the N95 ear loop ones.” “The surgical mask, not so …

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The Problem with MSTR

by Plastic-Umpire4855 Right, I feel like I’m going crazy reading the MSTR channels and any negative comment is met with a hail of abuse. But I don’t get it, and more worryingly it’s now embedding itself into actual financial markets. So here is my understanding: the “company” other than owning BTC has nothing to do …

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They got Luigi dressed up like Lee Harvey Oswald and the guys with him reenacting the scene

I wonder why they dressed him like Lee Harvey Oswald? … Is Luigi about to be taken out? pic.twitter.com/3mp3nOPMxE — 7̵7̵7̵_IS_666 (@777_IS_666) December 24, 2024 PSYOP INTENSIFIES: LUIGI MANGIONE DECKED OUT IN LEE HARVEY OSWALD GARB FOR COURT APPEARANCE ### $UNH pic.twitter.com/0SYVKYaWG6 — iBankCoin, A Reliable Source (@iBankCoin4tw) December 23, 2024 Luigi Mangione and Lee …

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New Photos of Joe Biden Meeting with Hunter’s Chinese Business Associates Released After NARA Illegally Concealed Records

/1🚨 BREAKING 🚨 AFL has obtained new photos of Joe Biden meeting with Hunter Biden’s Chinese business associates and introducing Hunter to China’s President Xi Jinping. pic.twitter.com/SB13yaXiXv — America First Legal (@America1stLegal) December 23, 2024 https://twitter.c​om/_/status/1871255712946418081 https://twitter.com/_/status/187​1256450024321330 America First Legal obtained new photos of Joe Biden meeting with Hunter’s Chinese business associates and introducing Hunter …

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Bill Clinton in Hospital with a fever at Georgetown University Medical Center

Former President Bill Clinton checked into a Washington, D.C., hospital Monday afternoon for “testing and observation after developing a fever,” an aide said in a statement. “President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever,” Angel Ureña, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, wrote on X. …

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Canada faces looming national recession with record population, shrinking job demand, and struggles.

1/ Look at this chart. 🇨🇦 job vacancies have plummeted to 572k in Q3 2024, a staggering 44.5% drop from the Q2 2022 peak. This is the lowest vacancy level since 2021. pic.twitter.com/9baBZ5yFht — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) December 23, 2024 3/ Employers aren’t just hiring less; 🇨🇦 labor demand is shrinking outright. Total jobs (filled + …

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Palantir and Anduril are in Talks With OpenAI, Elon Musk’s SpaceX To Take On Defense Giants

https://www.investors.com/news/technology/palantir-anduril-talks-openai-elon-musk-spacex-defense-giants/ Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and startup Anduril are talking with many other tech companies, including OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to form a consortium to jointly bid on U.S. government contracts, The Financial Times reported Sunday. The aim is to take on traditional defense giants such as Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Boeing (BA) …

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The West is currently obsessed with digital wealth. The East is fixated on hard assets. Liquidity finally starting to move away from utter nonsense?

Liquidity finally starting to move away from utter nonsense? 🥹 https://t.co/2XcGNGNOpi pic.twitter.com/sJ5lZoqTQb — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) December 23, 2024 The United States is making many threats, blind to the Eastern world’s focus on consolidating power through its supply chains. The West is currently obsessed with digital wealth. The East is fixated on hard assets. These …

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Women Who Crushed Animals to Death With Her Feet For Dark Web Videos Denied Bail

A Winnipeg woman accused of crushing animals to death with her feet for videos she and her boyfriend then allegedly sold was denied bail Friday, following a lengthy hearing in a Manitoba court earlier this week. Irene Lima and Chad Kabecz were arrested and charged with several animal cruelty offences in October, after the provincial …

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Builders are dealing with the most unsold inventory since the Great Finance Crisis. 2008 all over again.

"builders are dealing with the most unsold inventory since the Great Finance Crisis" — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 20, 2024 Home builders across America like Lennar and DR Horton are issuing massive warnings about the US Housing Market in 2025. Most recently, Lennar signaled a big decline in revenue YoY and a huge pile-up of …

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London is crimeland with gangs just robbing shops

This is the rebbery on Kilburn High Road, London on 21st November 2024, The mets flying squad arrest four males in the EE shop after they held up staff and shoppers and forced staff to empty the safe of High value devices and accessories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVM9VPUxThE

This is how $36 trillion debt grows—funding popular issues with hidden agendas. Schiff criticizes Trump for supporting debt ceiling suspension, warns crisis.

This is how we got $36 trillion in debt and $2 trillion annual deficits. They use issues like cancer research funds as a wedge. Then attach Ukraine funding, immunity for big pharma to vaccine injuries and other lobbyist payoffs. They hold popular items hostage so you have to… pic.twitter.com/0jICbidwoo — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) December …

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