Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
by Michael What are the odds? When I heard that a study that was released in 2019 had analyzed the damage that would be done by a nuclear war between India and Pakistan in 2025, I knew that I had to investigate. It turns out that this study really does exist. According to the authors of …
by Fidler_2K https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/trump-tariffs-hit-us-exports-import-covid-level-event.html The Port of Portland, Oregon, tops the list with a 51% decrease in exports, while the Port of Tacoma, Washington, a large agricultural export port, has seen a 28% decrease. Tacoma’s top destinations for corn, soybeans and other ag exports include Japan, China and South Korea. The trade data shows declines of …
Why did the 2yr treasury sell off when everything else rallied on the tariff pause? Why did gold recover and finish the day up $100 amid widespread euphoria in risk assets? Something doesn't add up here and I don't know what it is. Keep your helmets on. pic.twitter.com/Nqe0oJkxdY — Nobody Special (@JG_Nuke) April 9, 2025 …
Europol shut down "Kidflix," a child exploitation platform with nearly 2M users, in a global operation. Notice it happened on Trump’s "Liberation Day" on April 2, 2025, when he announced new U.S. tariffs. Coincidence? #Europol #Kidflix #TrumpTariffs pic.twitter.com/Tf62JqbUUi — Freyja™ (@FreyjaTarte) April 3, 2025 German authorities take down major darknet platform used for child pornography …
Artificial intelligence is coming for your job: 41% of employers intend to downsize their workforce as AI automates certain tasks, a World Economic Forum survey showed Wednesday. Out of hundreds of large companies surveyed around the world, 77% also said they were planning to reskill and upskill their existing workers between 2025-2030 to better work …
We went from “bro its easy you just have a digital wallet to store your bitcoins” to “you gotta split your secret wallet passkey into 7 physical forms and distribute them like horcruxes across the globe to keep your coins safe” h/t SwagImprover
The PlayStation Network (PSN) is currently experiencing issues, affecting users worldwide1. Sony has acknowledged the problem and is working to resolve it. You can check the official PlayStation Network status page for the latest updates. https://twitter.com/KingRoulz/status/1840933976254415088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://mp1st.com/news/psn-servers-down-and-having-issues-worldwide-this-sept-30 https://www.psu.com/news/psn-down-sony-confirms-playstation-network-is-experiencing-issues/ https://status.playstation.com/en-us/
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that it is voluntarily withdrawing all lots of OXBRYTA ® (voxelotor) for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) at this time, in all markets where it is approved. Pfizer is also discontinuing all active voxelotor clinical trials and expanded access programs worldwide. Pfizer’s decision is based on the …
“Now let’s talk about gold. Why is gold hitting record highs in almost every fiat currency? Because gold is real money. It’s the only thing standing tall in the face of this global monetary madness. People around the world are losing faith…” https://t.co/FfxaraDU96 — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) September 26, 2024 Will …
🚨LINDA YACCARINO: X'S CORE MISSION IS PROTECTING FREE SPEECH WORLDWIDE "X's core mission is protecting free speech worldwide. While we comply with laws in every country we operate in, we're not shy about challenging overreach that puts citizens at risk or compromises their… pic.twitter.com/corQf9pWFQ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 2, 2024
Urgent: #Yemeni Armed Forces announce targeting two American destroyers and a ship in qualitative operations #Urgent #Yemeni Armed Forces: Our targeting of the two American destroyers “Cole” and “Laboon” came while they were crossing our area of operations towards the northern Red Sea as part of providing American military protection to the #Israeli enemy, and …
Hospitals, banks, airports, airlines and broadcasters worldwide were impacted by a massive, ongoing IT outage Friday. Thousands of Windows PCs, which many companies and organizations rely on as part of their critical internet infrastructure, were hit by the CrowdStrike outage. Perhaps most concerning, several US states reported that their emergency 911 call centers were also …
Location: Worldwide Event: Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. The Department of State is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events and advises U.S. citizens overseas to …
Read an article based on this report on Bloomberg Business Week, an article about this report on The Crimson (Harvard’s student newspaper), and a harsh critique from AgriInvestor on how Harvard has reacted to our report. —– One of the world’s major buyers of farmland is under fire for their involvement in land conflicts, environmental destruction and risky investments. A …
Amid escalating concerns over fiscal deficits worldwide, the surge in gold purchases by central banks during the first quarter signals a broader financial instability, echoing fears beyond the US alone. As governments grapple with post-COVID economic challenges, the unprecedented acquisition of gold underscores growing uncertainties and the quest for stability in a volatile global economy. …
JUST IN: Massive global outage has affected dozens of top platforms today, including the following: 📘 Facebook 📸 Instagram 🎮Google Play💬 Facebook Messenger 🎥 YouTube 📱 Google 💬 WhatsApp📭 Gmail🗺️ Google Maps📞Teams📲TikTok 👻Snapchat — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) March 5, 2024 Meta-owned Facebook, Messenger and Instagram experienced worldwide outages Tuesday, with more than half a …
Your food rights yanks being stripped away just as in the UK. These lunatics in power are lower than a snakes belly .. h/t The Crystal Dimension
Global banks’ increasing liquidity hoarding, seen in the eurodollar space and reflected in the record highs of the Federal Reserve’s BTFP balance, heightened borrowings instead of repaying emergency funds, and a surge in the Foreign Repo Pool at FRBNY, indicates widespread caution. As US banks actively hoard cash, Reserve managers globally fortify dollar reserves, suggesting …
US Govt has 24/7 high resolution video from any location on earth…Lockheed-Martin global surveillance tech. Did you know that the US Govt has 24/7 high resolution video from any location on earth? They can select any date, time and location and see in fine detail what happened, even at night. It’s as if Google earth …
The collapse of the Dow Jones Transportation Average accelerated today. https://t.co/Lsn8Lg7H49 pic.twitter.com/5pqku3Qdjs — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) October 26, 2023 Asian financial crisis 2.0? 👀 https://t.co/cMtcHCOXhb — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) October 26, 2023 What BofA said couldn’t happen, just happened. pic.twitter.com/WTZWlN5CZ9 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) October 25, 2023 Lesson 2: Previously, I warned that Google is in a rising …
Warning signs of the instability of the global financial system abounded in the months leading up to the 2008 Lehman Brothers crash. Among these early signs were the astounding revelations about UBS, the world’s largest private bank, by Stephanie Gibaud, who was employee at the bank’s French division. Gibaud refused instructions given to her and …
JUST IN: The US State Department has issued a 'worldwide caution' travel alert — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 19, 2023 JUST IN – U.S. State Dept issues "worldwide caution" travel alert. pic.twitter.com/uTwaX6CsZu — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 19, 2023
LinkedIn cuts 668 jobs in second redundancy round as ‘tech wreck’ worsens Networking platform LinkedIn has just laid off nearly 700 people in a second redundancy round this year. Earlier on Tuesday, LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, announced in a blog post that 668 staff across its engineering, talent and finance teams were getting …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmz0OxQJ1x4 We’re witnessing the worst food crisis in modern history, and new data shows it is about to go to an entirely new level. Right now, Hundreds of millions of people are desperately hungry all over the world, and an alarming number of children are facing starvation. According to the official UN website, approximately 735 …
At the risk of stating the obvious, I don’t know what’s going on with every part of this platform all the time, but our policy worldwide is to fight for maximum freedom of speech under the law. Anyone working for X Corp who does not operate according to this principle will be… https://t.co/9gkIOnF8hu — Elon …
We’re a worldwide laughing stock. — 𝓖 (@G__Tweets__) September 14, 2023
Square, a company that supplies point of sale (POS) systems to small businesses that allow for credit card processing, has been down all day Thursday, affecting users in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, France, and Spain. Square is one of the largest suppliers of POS systems to all kinds of businesses, like restaurants, …
Recently, there have been special policies targeting Hong Kong people in Mainland China. Personal accounts have been frozen under various pretenses such as “suspected illicit money.” The threshold for withdrawing money has also been “raised,” taking up to a few days. When you go to an ATM to draw money, you must wait for at …
by Simian_Stacker The vulnerable ones go first, and then it spreads. ” Mr Lincoln said “all industries are represented” but the failure rate was particularly concentrated in start-ups and tech companies. ” Warning issued that 75% of all ASX-listed companies at risk of collapse Australian investors are facing a “nightmare” scenario as more than 75 …
Keep in mind: Liquidity matters! pic.twitter.com/Umk4CilqDY — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) August 28, 2023 ⚠️ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦, 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗦 Full Story → https://t.co/zME1YTyaFi "We are seeing a non-spending tsunami in France." pic.twitter.com/ObkiNwVLaA — PiQ (@PiQSuite) August 29, 2023 CHINA BANKS WEIGH FURTHER DEPOSIT RATE CUTS TO BOOST GROWTH. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) …