Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, A negotiated settlement, land for peace is what I said in 2022. Terms now include mineral rights. Lost in a Hobbesian World Eurointelligence notes the EU is Lost in a Hobbesian World For a European, being isolated is probably the worst thing that can ever happen to you. Not getting […]

On the heels of UMich sentiment survey slump, The Conference Board consumer confidence survey saw a big drop in attitudes with the headline tumbling from 105.3 (revised higher) to 98.3 (below the 102.5 exp) – the lowest since June 2024, hovering at the low end of its range since 2022. A measure of expectations for the next […]

By Michael Every of Rabobank We need a geopolitical AND data calendar A kind request to Bloomberg and other global assemblers of the weekly data calendars around which so many in markets still pivot: can we please get a geopolitical addition rather than just the numbers and the option of the warbling of endless central […]

For the second straight month, US home prices accelerated YoY in December (according to the latest data from S&P Global’s Case-Shiller Index). The 20-City Composite saw prices jump 0.5% MoM (faster than expected and the biggest jump since June) and accelerating MoM for the 3rd straight month… Source: Bloomberg But, Tampa prices continue to tumble.. […]

Schools misused hundreds of billions in COVID-relief funds on questionable expenses with minimal student impact, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, according to Fox News. A report by Parents Defending Education, shared by DOGE, highlighted spending such as $86,000 on Las Vegas hotel rooms by Utah’s Granite Public Schools […]

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission scaled an 1,865-foot tall broadcast tower on Monday, which he filmed and posted to X. “If we are going to continue to expand connectivity we need a lot more tower climbers. It’s a great job. It’s a good-paying job and it’s a career,” said Carr, who strapped on […]

Submitted by Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of America just caught the FBI coercing more people into giving up their Second Amendment rights! Thanks to a FOIA request by GOA’s lawyers, we uncovered even more evidence on the FBI’s unconstitutional and unlawful NICS Indices program. In 2019, it was discovered that the FBI was […]

US equity futures, and Asian markets are lower as the recent tech-led selloff on Wall Street accelerated, sparking further risk-off behavior and momentum liquidations, and spilling over into bitcoin which plunged to a 3 month low breaking below its post election support. As of 7:00am, S&P futures are down 0.3% and are outperforming Nasdaq futs […]

Asian main equity indexes declined on Tuesday, pressured by a mix of broad risk-off sentiment, US equity degrossing, unfavorable seasonality trends, some technical factors, and profit-taking. Fresh concerns over President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies further weighed on sentiment.  A report last weekend indicated that the Trump administration directed the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US to […]

Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, The NAACP awarded former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday one of its most prestigious honors, the Chairman’s Award – months after voters overwhelmingly rejected her presidential candidacy for the second time in a row.  Kamala Harris just got an award for being the first black woman to certify her […]