Futures Slide In Risk-Off End To Volatile Week
Futures Slide In Risk-Off End To Volatile Week US equity futures extended their recent weakness and traded near the week’s lows in early Friday trading as investors digested the latest corporate updates. Investors now await PMI data later today for further direction on the path for monetary policy. Contracts on the S&P 500 and the […]
Russia’s Wagner Group Tried To Get Weapons From China: Pentagon Leaks
Russia’s Wagner Group Tried To Get Weapons From China: Pentagon Leaks Leaked US intelligence from the trove of classified Pentagon documents that recently appeared online show that Russia’s mercenary firm Wagner Group tried and failed to obtain weapons from China. Wagner “sought munitions and equipment” from China in “early 2023”, the leaked documents say; but […]
Money-Supply Growth Fell To A 50-Year Low In Feb. Will The Fed Panic?
Money-Supply Growth Fell To A 50-Year Low In Feb. Will The Fed Panic? Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, Money supply growth fell again in February, falling even further into negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the first time in twenty-eight years. February’s drop continues a steep downward trend from […]
$100 Million Gold Heist At Canada’s Biggest Airport – Goodfellas Meets Italian Job
$100 Million Gold Heist At Canada’s Biggest Airport – Goodfellas Meets Italian Job The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed they are looking into a gold robbery at Pearson International Airport, just outside Toronto. At this point, it appears investigators have no idea who stole the gold and how it was removed. We have an idea… […]
MIT Study: Nuclear Power Shutdown Could Lead To Increased Deaths
MIT Study: Nuclear Power Shutdown Could Lead To Increased Deaths Authored by Brian Westenhaus via OilPrice.com, A new MIT study indicates that retiring U.S. nuclear power plants could lead to an increase in burning fossil fuels to fill the energy gap, resulting in over 5,000 premature deaths due to increased air pollution. Nearly 20 percent […]
Continental Shift: The World’s Biggest Economies Over Time
Continental Shift: The World’s Biggest Economies Over Time According to data from the IMF, four out of the top 6 countries in the world by size of PPP GDP in 2028 will be in Asia, relegating European economies to lower ranks. As Statista’s Katharina Buchholz notes, China‘s and India’s economic growth has been steep since the 1990s, while […]
Ukraine Receives Its First Patriot Missile Defense Systems
Ukraine Receives Its First Patriot Missile Defense Systems Authored by The Libertarian Institute via Kyle Anzalone, Kiev received the Patriot air defense system from the US and Germany, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov confirmed on Twitter. While Kiev will only receive a limited number of advanced interceptors, Reznikov said Ukraine had realized its “dream.” “Today, our […]
Disqualified Ultra-Marathoner Apologizes For Cheating With Car
Disqualified Ultra-Marathoner Apologizes For Cheating With Car A top Scottish ultra-marathoner who was disqualified from a race for using a car apologized on Wednesday, blaming jet lag and “miscommunication” for her decision to cheat (after which she still came in 3rd). Joasia Zakrzewski (Scottish Athletics) Joasia Zakrzewski, 47, traveled 2.5 miles during the GB Ultras […]
Nuclear Troubles Send French Winter Power Prices Soaring
Nuclear Troubles Send French Winter Power Prices Soaring Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com, France’s power prices for early 2024 are double the German prices for next winter as the huge French nuclear fleet continues to show signs of weak output and availability. The French power price for the first quarter of 2024 was […]
CDC Director Admits Vaccines Do Not Prevent COVID Transmission, Blames “Evolution Of Science”
CDC Director Admits Vaccines Do Not Prevent COVID Transmission, Blames “Evolution Of Science” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky admitted during Congressional inquiry that existing covid mRNA vaccinations do not prevent the transmission of the current virus subvariants. However, using typical establishment spin, Walensky also suggested that the vaccines did prevent transmission of the original variants despite […]