By Peter Schiff, Schiffgold Along with Trump, market watchers are salivating for rate cuts. But rates should be higher, not lower—and in a free market, they would be. In a free market, interest rates are determined by the supply and demand for credit. Savers provide capital (supply) while borrowers like businesses, consumers, and governments create…
Over 20,000 Arrested In Iran On Suspicion Of Espionage During War With Israel Via The Cradle Iranian police arrested around 21,000 people on various charges during the 12-day war with Israel, Iran’s national police force reported on Tuesday. According to local media, more than 7,850 public tips were received during the fighting, leading to the…
In this economic/financial news report we discuss the worsening economic landscape with rising prices, companies cutting costs and eliminating drivers, inflation shock will get even worse, prepare and invest to stay ahead of the financial curve. This channel contains news and analysis that often includes ‘one mans opinion’. The information conveyed should never be taken…
French Fries Versus Baked Potatoes: One Raises Diabetes Risk 20 Percent, The Other Doesn’t Authored by Rachel Ann T. Melegrito via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Potatoes have long had a bad rap for being high in carbs. A new study backs that concern—at least in part. That weekly french fry habit could be setting…
US Reactivates Military Intelligence Unit On Korean Peninsula In Latest Build-Up Via The Libertarian Institute The Pentagon activated a military intelligence unit in South Korea. The move comes after the US established a second fighter “super squadron” on the Korean Peninsula. According to a statement from the US Army, the 528th Military Intelligence Company (MICO) is now…
Netanyahu Says He Backs ‘Greater Israel’ – Drawing Outrage From Arab States Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unleashed fresh controversy and anger among Arab countries and leaders by suggesting a huge land expanse of Israel’s borders in an interview he gave to i24 News. In the newly published interview he said he is on a…
Financial WMD: How Iran Could Trigger A Global Economic Collapse Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Warren Buffett once referred to derivatives as “financial weapons of mass destruction.” He wasn’t being dramatic—he was warning that if things went wrong, these complex financial instruments could cause massive, far-reaching damage to the global economy. What Buffett feared…
“Price-Spikes & Blackouts”: America’s Power Crisis Is Just Getting Started The epicenter of America’s power crisis appears to be on the PJM Interconnection grid, with the Mid-Atlantic area at ground zero. Power bills in the Baltimore area are skyrocketing, driven mostly by disastrous green policies that have shuttered reliable, low-cost fossil fuel power generation plants in favor of…
This post Overcoming Fear & Greed appeared first on Daily Reckoning. Humans are poorly wired for investing. Our operating system remains optimized for a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. By default, fear, greed, and envy reign supreme. Each of these emotions can be destructive on its own, but together they can be disastrous. As a result of our…
U.S. Customs Snag Could Push International Mega-Bridge Opening To 2026 The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, planned for fall 2025, may slip into early 2026 due to possible delays at the U.S. Customs Port of Entry and surrounding road connections in southwest Detroit, according to an S&P Global Ratings analysis. S&P’s April report…
India Defied US Pressure To Dump Russia For These Five Reasons Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The common denominator is India’s rivalry with China… Trump recently made a show of doubling his 25% tariffs on India as punishment for its continued purchase of Russian energy and military-technical equipment. Influenced by Lindsey Graham, he expected that…
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are about to make decisions that could radically alter the trajectory of human history. When they meet in Alaska on Friday, the stakes will be incredibly high. If they are able to agree to some sort of a deal, the world will rejoice. But if the meeting goes badly, there…
How To Get Out Of Your Parents’ Basement America is entering a new era, one no longer dictated by woke universities and white liberal elites indoctrinating students with toxic Marxist propaganda. That ideological rot has churned out an entire class of crazed social justice warriors hell-bent on being ‘useful idiots’ for billionaire globalists financing dark-money funded…
Is The AI Mania A Psy-Op? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Let’s summarize our thought experiment: the AI Mania scores 100% on all eight metrics of a Psych-Ops. Before you scream, “Oh no, not again–could somebody please take off his tin-foil hat?”, hear me out. Let’s do a thought experiment exploring this question:…
In the 1960s and 1970s, a fashionable idea, at least among the Western intelligentsia, was the convergence between socialism (read: communism) and capitalism. Even less obvious than today was the true distinction between, on one side, a regime of individual and private choice and, on the other side, a system of collective and political choice….
Firearms and ammunition tend to stir strong emotions and heated arguments. Some of that comes from genuine concerns, but just as much is fueled by myths that have been repeated so often they feel like fact. You’ll hear them in news stories, political debates, gun shop chatter, and even around the dinner table—claims about how…
Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Earnings Call Is Happening Now 4:47 pm Cisco’s earnings call started at 4:30 ET, we’ll post notes on this live blog. Cisco on AI 4:31 pm “AI Infrastructure orders taken from webscale customers exceeded $800 million, bringing the FY 2025 total to over $2…
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Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Bull/Bear Debate 4:55 pm We’ve included Coherent in our $500,000 AI Portfolio at 24/7 Wall St. and are positive long-term on the company. So let’s look at this quarter from the bull/bear framework. Bullish! Revenue guidance came in light but EPS fro next quarter at the…
Across the U.S., open carry laws vary widely, with some states embracing public firearm display and others outlawing it altogether. Four major states—New York, Florida, California, and Illinois—fall into the latter category, keeping open carry off the table for most residents. The same is true for Washington, D.C., which has some of the strictest gun…
As I mentioned in my last post, Musa al-Gharbi argues that the post-2011 Awokening – that is, the rise of social justice activism and the escalating adoption of social justice ideology among the symbolic capitalist class – was not an unprecedented event. He argues that Awokenings have occurred before and have taken largely similar form….
Key Points in This Article: Small-cap stocks, via the Russell 2000, have underperformed the S&P 500 by about 5% annually over the past decade. Outflows from small-cap funds like iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) contrast with inflows to large-cap funds, reflecting investor preference for stability. Historically, small caps outperform large caps by 2% to 3%…
Key Points in This Article: CoreWeave’s (CRWV) Q2 revenue of $1.21 billion surpassed estimates, driven by AI demand. A $290.5 million net loss, far above the $190.6 million expected, triggered a 15% stock drop. High operating expenses and $8 billion in debt raise concerns about profitability. Nvidia made early investors rich, but there is a…
Regardless of this year’s stock market volatility, the explosive demand for semiconductors and microchips that has grabbed news headlines and led the market higher over the past few years remains. As the drive toward integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into our everyday lives progresses, a handful of mega-cap companies are capable of meeting that demand. While…
These Drug Prices Won’t Soon Go Down – Here’s Why Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Pharmaceutical companies can continue to charge the federal government—and Medicare beneficiaries—full price for a handful of drugs that might have seen price reductions as soon as next year. Cancer treatment drugs. Ryan Adams/Flickr That’s because…
Key Points in This Article: XRP (XRP) is gaining momentum due to a recent SEC settlement, clearing regulatory hurdles. Its focus on real-world utility and institutional adoption sets it apart from Bitcoin’s (BTC) speculative nature. XRP’s technological advantages position it as a leader in global finance for 2025. Nvidia made early investors rich, but there…
Air Defenses Drastically Expand Around Putin Residence Where Rumored Girlfriend, Sons Live Various media reports in Europe as well as US state-funded publications have observed and reported on an unusually high number of air defense systems around President Vladimir Putin’s secluded Valdai residence. RFE/RL affiliate Radio Svoboda has claimed that’s were Putin’s girlfriend and their children…
WTI Hovers Near 11-Week Lows After Surprise Crude Build, Production Pop Oil prices fell to a ten-week low early on Wednesday as another major forecasting agency warned global inventories are on the rise amid higher supply while a report showed an unexpected hike in U.S. inventories. In its monthly Oil Market Report, the International Energy…
The housing affordability crisis in the United States has continued into 2025. According to the latest estimates from Realtor.com, a housing data company, the median price of a single family home in the U.S. was $439,450 in July 2025, up about 10% — or $39,000 — since January of this year, and only about $9,550…
Yes, We Need Serious Economic Data. And No, We Don’t Have It By Michael Every of Rabobank In British English there’s a pejorative noun, “jobsworth”, for those who uphold petty rules at the expense of effectiveness. It’s my job’s worth to share that with you today in the wake of a US CPI report we…
Key Points Vertiv’s Revenue Growth: Vertiv projected a significant increase in full-year revenue to approximately $10 billion, up from a previous estimate of $9.5 billion, highlighting the potential in AI infrastructure. More Potential Winners: Celestica was another big AI infrastructure winner in the second quarter. If you’ve missed out on AI data center trades, Schneider Electric could be…
New Details Emerge About Golden Dome’s Four-Layer Missile Defense Shield The “Hemispheric Defense” theme is gaining momentum with new details emerging that the Golden Dome missile defense system will comprise of four layers: one space-based and three ground-based, including 11 short-range batteries positioned across the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. Reuters cited a U.S. government…
President Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) into law on July 18th, promising to “cement American dominance of global finance and crypto technology.” In his post-signing speech, the president explained, “the GENIUS Act provides banks, businesses and financial institutions, a framework for issuing crypto assets backed one…
Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock has its bullish supporters, some of whom feel it can withstand global trade issues and that it may be one of the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks going forward. But it is also a target of short sellers, with more than 17% of shares held short. Recently, Supermicro…
Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Piper Sandler just reiterated its overweight rating on Nvidia 8:31 am Piper Sandler just raised its price target on NVDA, with a price target of $225 ahead of earnings. “We are expecting another positive quarter from NVDA and see upside to numbers for both the…
Tropical Storm Erin officially formed in the eastern Atlantic on August 11, 2025, just west of Africa’s Cabo Verde Islands, bringing deadly flash flooding to São Vicente. Erin is currently moving westward at approximately 20–23 mph with sustained winds of 45 mph. Forecasters expect it to intensify into the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season by later this week….
Key Points These small cap stocks are growing fast and have delivered stellar gains. They are also profitable, with margins ballooning. These stocks can deliver multibagger gains in the coming years. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that…
There are over 12,000 publicly traded stocks in the United States; not even the most intelligent investors with the best tools can find them all immediately. Many investors and traders typically maintain a small list of key stocks they follow when seeking capital gains or high-yield dividends. We decided to screen our 24/7 Wall St….
Key Points Amazon’s AWS Struggles: Amazon’s recent earnings call revealed disappointing growth in AWS, with a growth rate of only 17.5%, compared to Microsoft’s Azure, which surged to 39%. Leadership Concerns: CEO Andy Jassy’s performance during the earnings call raised concerns, as his unclear responses led to a significant drop in Amazon’s stock price. Nvidia made…
Key Points Massive Revenue Projections: A recent Wall Street estimate suggests that Marvell’s deal with Microsoft could generate $2.4 billion in revenue by 2026 and $10 to $12 billion by 2027, potentially exceeding the company’s overall revenue expectations with just one custom chip deal. Investment Strategy: Given the execution risks, call options on Marvell may be…
Today would be the 99th birthday of Cuban communist dictator and revolutionary Fidel Castro. He died in 2016, leaving many detractors, prisons full of political prisoners and . . . some deluded fans. Justin Trudeau, then the Canadian prime minister, offered a conspicuously warm eulogy: I know my father was very proud to call him…
Photo by Jim.henderson via Wikimedia Commons Donald Trump is choking off U.S. manufacturing with tariffs, replacing statistical agency personnel with apparatchiks who will manipulate data to make the President look good, and so on. Yet some progressives remain convinced that the key to winning back the country is to harness a wave of populist anger…
Donald Trump this week signed an executive order telling banks they can’t “debank” customers based on political or ideological beliefs. It’s a solid step—nobody wants to wake up to find Bank of America decided your checking account violates the Diversity & Inclusion Handbook. But while it’s a nice win for free speech in finance, it’s…
These Are The Most Turbulent Flight Routes On Each Continent The visual below, created by Julie Peasley via Visual Capitalist, maps the single most turbulent flight route on each continent using Turbli’s 2024 rankings. Turbli compiles daily turbulence along actual flight tracks and reports average intensity using the eddy dissipation rate (EDR) scale from 0 to 100…
Egypt Training Palestinian Forces To Govern Post-War Gaza Via Middle East Eye Egypt has been training Palestinian forces for months to take over the security administration of the Gaza Strip, as part of its plan for post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza, security and diplomatic sources told Middle East Eye. An agreement to train Palestinian forces…
Coffee Analyst Warns Brazil Frost Could Deliver “Death Blow” To 2026 Harvest Maja Wallengren, Danish-born independent coffee market reporter and founder of SpillingTheBean, reports that severe frost has struck key coffee-producing areas in Brazil, including the entire Cerrado Mineiro region and parts of Southern Minas. Wallengren warned that this “frost damage” event could be the “death blow”…
Some pretty hard-hit value names were quite popular among the smart money in the second quarter. And while the tech trade continues to be in the driver’s seat, I find it quite interesting that many of the hedge fund favorites for Q2 were the fallen, lower-multiple names that have not only sat out the great…
Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Guidance is In 5:27 pm Here’s what the company said: “Now turning to guidance for Q3 and for full year 2025. As Mike mentioned, we are seeing an acceleration of customer demand, and our pipeline remains robust and increasingly diversified. We are still operating in a structurally supply-constrained environment…
Wave Of Suicides Among Chinese Entrepreneurs Signals Deepening Crisis In Private Sector: Expert Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In the span of just four months, four prominent Chinese entrepreneurs from multiple industries have committed suicide, all reportedly jumping from buildings in desperate final acts. Experts say that these incidents stand…
Audience Erosion Accelerates Across Traditional TV Building on UBS’ note to clients last month, which flagged an inflection point as streaming TV recently overtook traditional TV, a new report from Goldman, citing its very own Nielsen TV ratings tracker, shows a continued steep deterioration in broadcast and cable viewership in recent weeks. A team of Goldman analysts led…
In this economic/financial news report we discuss the link between financial problems and anxiety and depression. Is lack of money the big unspoked factor in the mental health crisis? Also other economic news, Wal-Mart fined for overcharging, also we talk preparation for things to come.. #financialfreedom #preparedness #inflation This channel contains news and analysis that…
