There have been some interesting developments with NPR recently. A long time veteran of the organization, Uri Berliner, wrote an essay lamenting that the organization has gone from and admittingly left-leaning but still rigorous and fair journalistic enterprise to a politically driven monoculture that lets ideology drive its reporting. NPR, he says, no longer facilitates…
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Aussie Prime Minister Calls For Ban On Memes
Aussie Prime Minister Calls For Ban On Memes Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The Australian Prime Minister appeared to call for a ban on memes on social media Wednesday, as his government continues a full on assault on freedom of speech online. During a press appearance, Anthony Albanese seemed to lump in memes making…
Anglo American Does Not Find BHP’s $39 Billion Takeover Bid ‘Attractive’: Report
Anglo American Does Not Find BHP’s $39 Billion Takeover Bid ‘Attractive’: Report Update (1255ET): Speaking on condition of anonymity, two sources close to top Anglo American investors told Reuters that BHP Group’s proposed all-share deal, valued at £31.1 billion ($38.9 billion), is not attractive. One source said the offer did not address the complexities of demerging the Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron…
The Cheapest and Most Expensive Housing Markets in Connecticut
Home prices have surged in the U.S. in recent years. Driven by rising demand and supply constraints during the pandemic, the median home sale price spiked by nearly 50% from the second quarter of 2020 to Q3 in 2022. While the sale price of a typical American home has fallen in recent months since, housing…
The Cheapest and Most Expensive Housing Markets in Connecticut
Home prices have surged in the U.S. in recent years. Driven by rising demand and supply constraints during the pandemic, the median home sale price spiked by nearly 50% from the second quarter of 2020 to Q3 in 2022. While the sale price of a typical American home has fallen in recent months since, housing…
“None Of This Should’ve Happened”: Baltimore Takes Container Ship Owner & Manager To Court Over Bridge Collapse
“None Of This Should’ve Happened”: Baltimore Takes Container Ship Owner & Manager To Court Over Bridge Collapse Baltimore City filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, causing it to collapse. Attorneys for Baltimore’s mayor and City Council claim the bridge collapse was caused…
Step-by-Step to Buying Your Dream Home
Owning a home is part of the American dream, but seems more out of reach for upcoming generations as prices skyrocket, wages level off and interest rates continue to rise. With inflation rising and falling and the cost of homes hitting all-time highs in some states, buying a home takes vision, planning and discipline. At the…
Step-by-Step to Buying Your Dream Home
Owning a home is part of the American dream, but seems more out of reach for upcoming generations as prices skyrocket, wages level off and interest rates continue to rise. With inflation rising and falling and the cost of homes hitting all-time highs in some states, buying a home takes vision, planning and discipline. At the…
Gold Prices: Beyond Inflation And Real Yields
Gold Prices: Beyond Inflation And Real Yields Authored Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, Renowned for its role as a hedge against economic uncertainty and inflation, gold has long captivated investors. One key factor influencing gold’s price is the relationship between real yields and inflation. Over the long term, gold has protected one against the pernicious effects…
26 Guns Made For Today’s US Army
The US Army prides itself on being the best army in the World. As such they need to stay on top of their game with regards to all equipment issued to their soldiers. The modern-day soldier has access to a wide range of weapons. This plays an important role in the soldiers operational capabilities on…
26 Guns Made For Today’s US Army
The US Army prides itself on being the best army in the World. As such they need to stay on top of their game with regards to all equipment issued to their soldiers. The modern-day soldier has access to a wide range of weapons. This plays an important role in the soldiers operational capabilities on…
The Infamous ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Pad Just Sold For More Than $1 Million At Auction
The Infamous ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Pad Just Sold For More Than $1 Million At Auction $1.027 million…or about 16 bitcoin. That’s what the infamous ‘Buy Bitcoin’ scribble drawing on a yellow legal pad, once held up at a televised Congressional testimony behind Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, just sold for at auction, according to Bloomberg. The report…
How Does The Fidelity Solo 401(K) Work, And Is It Any Good?
A Fidelity solo 401(k) can help self-employed individuals and small-business owners with no employees other than their spouse save for retirement. Officially called the Fidelity Self-employed 401(k), this retirement plan has higher contribution limits than a handful of other retirement accounts. And there’s no account opening fee or annual maintenance fee for a Fidelity Self-employed…
Rumble Stock Price Prediction in 2030: Bull, Base & Bear Forecasts
Rumble Inc. (Nasdaq: RUM) came as a solution to Google’s YouTube and its goal was to promote and support free speech. After transitioning from being privately traded to publicly traded in September 2022, Rumble was valued at $2.6 billion. The valuation sparked interest among investors but there was a catch; the valuation was significantly contradictory…
The 30 Densest Countries on Earth Today
There are an estimated 50.1 million miles of land area globally, and not all of it is inhabitable. While land is an inherently limited resource, demand for it is only growing. The number of people worldwide has more than doubled over the last six decades, from 3.0 billion to nearly 8 billion, according to the…
Is Dune A Copy Of Our Real World
Is Dune A Copy Of Our Real World By Michael Every of Rabobank The Golden Path USD/JPY is at 155, a fresh 34-year high, with the Yen slumping 10.2% year-to-date and suggestion that intervention may not come until we get to 160, a level last seen in 1986. USD/CAD is off recent lows at 1.37…
In First, 17 Nations Release Joint Statement Demanding Hamas Release All Hostages
In First, 17 Nations Release Joint Statement Demanding Hamas Release All Hostages Hamas has rejected an urgent formal plea from world leaders to release all remaining Israeli hostages, with the designated terror group telling the West “you can’t force us to do anything.” Earlier on Thursday the US was among a group of 17 countries…
This is the Most Common Gun Type Owned in Your State
It has been almost 90 years since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the National Firearms Act into law. The National Firearms Act specifies that certain types of firearms need to be registered with the Secretary of the Treasury and that their owners are subject to a $200 tax. The types of weapons covered by the law…
5 Best Ways To Avoid Falling Into Debt
It can be easy to fall into crippling debt if you’re not careful. And it can be immensely difficult and emotionally stressful to get out of it. But by taking a few precautions, you can avoid falling into debt while potentially improving your credit score and developing good financial habits in the process. So here…
Russia To Seize $440 Million From JPMorgan
Russia To Seize $440 Million From JPMorgan Seizing assets? Two can play at that game… Just days after Washington voted to authorize the REPO Act – paving the way for the Biden administration confiscate billions in Russian sovereign assets which sit in US banks – it appears Moscow has a plan of its own (let’s…
Turning Passions Into Interests
This post Turning Passions Into Interests appeared first on Daily Reckoning. “He’d Give You The Shirt Off His Back.” To me, the above quote describes a nice, poor person. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I never understood why that compliment was the highest you could give a man. It’s almost like saying, “He’s a…
Falling Bond Yields Show It’s Crunch Time In China
Falling Bond Yields Show It’s Crunch Time In China Authored by Simon Black, Bloomberg macro strategist, Sovereign yields in China have been falling in recent months, in marked contrast to almost every other major country. This is a key macro variable to watch for signs China is ready to ease policy more comprehensively as its…
This is the US State With the Highest Concentration of Hate Groups: All 50 Ranked
The first hate group to be formed in the United States was the Ku Klux Klan, which was formed in 1865. Since then hate groups have thrived with new groups being formed often. Hate groups in the US include far-right political parties, neo-Nazi movements, and apolitical protest groups. As of 2022, there are 1,225 hate…
BHP Proposes $39 Billion Takeover Over Anglo To Form Copper Mining Giant
BHP Proposes $39 Billion Takeover Over Anglo To Form Copper Mining Giant The world’s largest global diversified miner, BHP Group, is making a monster bet on surging future copper demand with the proposed takeover of Anglo American Plc. The bet is based on the thesis that the world’s power grids need a major overhaul and that the electrification…
Wall Street Reacts To Today’s Stagflationary Data Dump
Wall Street Reacts To Today’s Stagflationary Data Dump After today’s stagflationary GDP print, which came below the lowest Wall Street estimate even as core PCE came in above the highest estimate… … there has been an outcry of horror from Wall Street’s traders, analysts and strategists as the BEA once again steamrolled all over Wall…
US Pending Home Sales Rise In March, But…
US Pending Home Sales Rise In March, But… After new home sales soared (thanks to prior downward revisions) and existing home sales plunged in March (along with the collapse in housing starts and permits in March), this morning’s pending home sales data was expected to rise very modestly MoM (less than in February) but remain lower…
STOCKS DROP. Extreme Risk. Read This…
Lions and friends… The debt market is flashing more than a warning sign this morning. As I am writing this, all the major stock market averages are lower, see the image below. Bonds are selling off, which has pushed the 10 yr yield higher, see image below. The MMRI is also higher, see image below….
Listen Live: Supreme Court Hears Trump’s Presidential Immunity Appeal
Listen Live: Supreme Court Hears Trump’s Presidential Immunity Appeal The Supreme Court will hear oral argument today over former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from criminal prosecution for official acts he undertook while in office. Listen live here (due to start at 1000ET): LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on whether Trump has…
Sell Any Rally Now and Grab These Passive Income Dividend Kings
The stock market has been on a massive roll since last October. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq finished the first quarter up over 10%, and the venerable Dow Jones Industrial added almost 6%. It was also a sweet first quarter for stock investors. However, some dark clouds may be on the horizon, and the…
Sell Any Rally Now and Grab These Passive Income Dividend Kings
The stock market has been on a massive roll since last October. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq finished the first quarter up over 10%, and the venerable Dow Jones Industrial added almost 6%. It was also a sweet first quarter for stock investors. However, some dark clouds may be on the horizon, and the…
Alert! STOCK MARKET FUTURES ARE CRATERING! ECONOMY MUCH WORSE THAN “EXPECTED.” Mannarino
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The Cheapest and Most Expensive Housing Markets in Colorado
Home prices have surged in the U.S. in recent years. Driven by rising demand and supply constraints during the pandemic, the median home sale price spiked by nearly 50% from the second quarter of 2020 to Q3 in 2022. While the sale price of a typical American home has fallen in recent months since, housing…
Initial & Continuing Jobless Claims Continue To Ignore Reality
Initial & Continuing Jobless Claims Continue To Ignore Reality In the real world labor market, 2024 has been a shitshow of layoffs… 1. Everybuddy: 100% of workforce 2. Wisense: 100% of workforce 3. CodeSee: 100% of workforce 4. Twig: 100% of workforce 5. Twitch: 35% of workforce 6. Roomba: 31% of workforce 7. Bumble: 30%…
Want $5,000 In Passive Income? Invest $5,000 Into These 5 Dividend Stocks
We screened our 24/7 Wall St. dividend equity research database, looking for stocks that pay massive dividends, and we found five companies that combined can generate over $5,000 a year in passive income if you invest just $5,000 in each stock. Why It Matters Dividends can be a great way to grow your income over…
US Births Alarmingly Slide To Lowest Level Since 1979, Failing To Exceed Replacement Rate Since Before GFC
US Births Alarmingly Slide To Lowest Level Since 1979, Failing To Exceed Replacement Rate Since Before GFC “There are certainly some big risks that humanity faces. Population collapse is a really big deal, but I wish more people would think about…the birth rate is far below what’s needed to sustain civilization at its current level,” Elon Musk explained in a…
Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Is Running On Eastern Coal
Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Is Running On Eastern Coal Authored by John Seiler via The Epoch Times, When your cell phone gets hot, that means its processors are computing faster or you have a lot of apps open. The same is true for “server farms,” which Gigabyte.com explains are “a large number—up to thousands—of servers…
Is Tesla a Software Company?
Despite a 35% drop in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock this year, the company’s market cap is $517 billion. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), which recently announced earnings that topped most Wall Street expectations, has a market cap of $51 billion. Tesla’s earnings were a huge disappointment. They were also a sign that its sales…
Is Tesla a Software Company?
Despite a 35% drop in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock this year, the company’s market cap is $517 billion. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), which recently announced earnings that topped most Wall Street expectations, has a market cap of $51 billion. Tesla’s earnings were a huge disappointment. They were also a sign that its sales…
Will Unions Batter Starbucks Profits?
After years of anger and ugly relationships between unions wanting to organize workers in U.S. stores and Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) management, the two have decided to sit at the bargaining table. If other recent union negotiations, like those between Detroit’s automakers and the UAW, are any indication, the costs of hourly wages at Starbucks…
To Appease Environmentalists, The FTC Will Cripple U.S. Energy
To Appease Environmentalists, The FTC Will Cripple U.S. Energy Authored by Justin Bis via RealClear Markets, In the movie The Perfect Storm, George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg are among the crew of a boat off the Northeast coast that is caught in the convergence of multiple powerful storms. The combination of tempests ultimately takes down the…
Cashless Society: WEF Boasts That 98% Of Central Banks Are Adopting Central Bank, Digital Currency (CBDC)s
Cashless Society: WEF Boasts That 98% Of Central Banks Are Adopting Central Bank, Digital Currency (CBDC)s Whatever happened to the WEF? One minute they were everywhere in the media and now they have all but disappeared from public discourse. After the pandemic agenda was defeated and the plan to exploit public fear to create a perpetual medical autocracy was…
Will The Anglo-American Axis Really Deploy Nuclear Weapons To Poland?
Will The Anglo-American Axis Really Deploy Nuclear Weapons To Poland? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Polish President Andrzej Duda confirmed in an interview during his latest trip to the US that “If our allies decide to deploy nuclear weapons as part of nuclear sharing also on our territory to strengthen the security of NATO’s eastern flank, we…
Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Obliterate The U.S. Economy
Having used up all of the rest of the batshit, insane, counterintuitive economic dirty tricks left in the “we’ll literally do anything but cut spending” bag, the Biden administration is pushing what could be the most destructive idea for our country since prohibition: taxing unrealized gains. As part of itsSource: Daily Mail Ergo, places like…
I Kant Even: German Chancellor Triggered After Putin Quotes Legendary Philosopher
I Kant Even: German Chancellor Triggered After Putin Quotes Legendary Philosopher German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is quite upset, after Vladimir Putin quoted German philosopher Immanuel Kant – who the Russian president called “one of the greatest thinkers of both his time and ours,” and said that the philosopher’s call “to live by one’s own wits”…
UK Government-Funded Trans-Lobbyist Group Calls Puberty Blockers “Wonderful”
UK Government-Funded Trans-Lobbyist Group Calls Puberty Blockers “Wonderful” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A government funded LGBT activist group that is active in more than half of Scotland’s schools has called puberty blocking drugs, which effectively sterilise children, “wonderful.” LGBT Youth Scotland, which is registered as a charity, has also declared that children should…
These Countries Saw The Largest ‘Happiness’ Gains Since 2010
These Countries Saw The Largest ‘Happiness’ Gains Since 2010 In 2011, Bhutan sponsored a UN resolution that invited governments to prioritize happiness and well-being as a way to measure social and economic development. And thus, the World Happiness Report was born. In 2012, the first report released, examining Gallup poll data from 2006–2010 that asked respondents in nearly every…
Donors to the Arabella Advisors Network
Since 2019 and earlier, the Arabella Advisors network has been the biggest politically charged philanthropic network in America. The Arabella network has been instrumental in almost all the electoral and policy victories the Left has achieved across the nation at the federal, state, and even local levels. That’s why Capital Research Center president Scott Walter…
Scott Walter Talks About Arabella with Bill Meyer
CRC’s Scott Walter recently appeared on The Bill Meyer Show to talk about his latest book, Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America. The Arabella network itself might be relatively unknown to many, but the amount of influence it peddles is vast particularly towards funding left-wing policies and Democrat political activities. Through its network…
COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Among Children Plummets Within Months: CDC Study
COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Among Children Plummets Within Months: CDC Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Children who received an original COVID-19 vaccine have little protection against hospitalization just months after vaccination, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Children initially have 52 percent protection…
Biden’s $60BN Can’t Fix Ukraine’s Manpower & Recruitment Crisis
Biden’s $60BN Can’t Fix Ukraine’s Manpower & Recruitment Crisis With Biden’s $60 billion in funding for Ukraine now fully authorized and implemented, the question is now what? The US President on Wednesday announced just after signing the bill that the Pentagon will start sending equipment to Ukraine “in the next few hours” straight from the US stockpile. The…
ATF Rule-Change Creates A Trap For The Unwary
ATF Rule-Change Creates A Trap For The Unwary Authored by Christopher Roach via American Greatness, On Friday, the 31st anniversary of the massacre of Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, the ATF issued new regulations that make it more difficult to comply with federal laws regulating gun dealing and background checks. Since the 1930s, federal law has required gun…