Over 45 Injured After Massive Explosion Hits Military Optics Plant Near Moscow

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Over 45 Injured After Massive Explosion Hits Military Optics Plant Near Moscow On Wednesday a Russian factory northeast of Moscow erupted into a massive explosion of unknown cause, injuring at least 45 people, and causing damage to surrounding buildings. Some are in serious condition. It happened at the Zagorsk optical-mechanical plant in the city of […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Makes Case For Finishing Border Wall

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Makes Case For Finishing Border Wall Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona was all it took for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change his mind on the need for a border wall pushed by his political rival former President Donald Trump. “I […]

Chinese Troops Pledge To Die In Alarming Docuseries On ‘Liberating’ Taiwan

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Chinese Troops Pledge To Die In Alarming Docuseries On ‘Liberating’ Taiwan China’s state broadcaster CCTV has kicked off the airing an eight-episode military documentary series called Zhu Meng, or “Chasing Dreams”, which features battle-ready Chinese troops pledging to sacrifice all, even themselves, for the sake of ‘liberating’ Taiwan.  The series marks the 96th anniversary of the founding of […]

Stimulus And Consumption Are Fueling Economic Resilience (For Now…)

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Stimulus And Consumption Are Fueling Economic Resilience (For Now…) Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The economy has marched forward, ignoring higher interest rates and consistent calls for a recession. Credit goes to “We The People,” the citizens of the U.S. A shout-out also goes to Uncle Sam for showering us with trillions of dollars […]

Futures Rise On Hope China’s Deflation Will Lead To More Policy Easing

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Futures Rise On Hope China’s Deflation Will Lead To More Policy Easing S&P futures point to a higher open after China officially entered into deflation with -0.4% CPI print, continuing the buying momentum from the second half of yesterday’s session while European stocks rebound sharply from yesterday’s rout led by a rebound in Italian banks […]

Italy Backtracks On Windfall Bank Tax To Prevent Further Market Turmoil

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Italy Backtracks On Windfall Bank Tax To Prevent Further Market Turmoil Italy was forced to water down its new windfall tax on excessive banking profits after the surprise Tuesday announcement spooked capital markets and wiped out $10 billion from banks’ market value.  The finance ministry said Tuesday night the new levy won’t exceed .01% of the lender’s […]

Buying European Real Estate Is A Contrarian Trade

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Buying European Real Estate Is A Contrarian Trade By Michael Msika, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist Real estate stocks have shown signs of life in July, giving investors a taste of what the most-shorted sector in Europe could do if the outlook improves even slightly for the industry. The Stoxx 600 Real Estate index […]

Rice Crisis Sends Prices To Highest Levels Since 2008

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Rice Crisis Sends Prices To Highest Levels Since 2008 On Wednesday, the Thai Rice Exporters Association revealed that the price of Thai white rice 5% broken, a key Asian benchmark, reached the highest level since Great Financial Crisis. This surge is mainly attributed to increasing fears of a global shortage due to the damaging effects […]

Biden Has Handed Taliban Over $2 Billion In 2 Years; SIGAR Report Finds

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Biden Has Handed Taliban Over $2 Billion In 2 Years; SIGAR Report Finds Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) notes that the Biden administration has given $2.35 billion to Afghanistan over the past two years, despite the fact that it is now ruled by […]