Washington appears fully aware it has poked the Russian bear, after President Biden greenlighted Ukraine striking Russian territory with long-range missiles. US officials have warned Wednesday that “potential significant air attack” on Kiev is likely coming, and have announced the closure of the US Embassy in the capital “out of an abundance of caution”. This […]

Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Mark Cuban Says Trump’s Tariff Proposals Will Ramp Up Prices- Business Insider Fed’s Kashkari Says Trump Tariffs Could Reheat Inflation If They Provoke Global Trade War- CNBC Blanket Tariffs Would Be Incredibly Inflationary, Says Strategist- CNBC Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns “Sweeping Untargeted Tariffs” Would Reaccelerate Inflation- CBS News […]

US equity futures are higher as traders hoped earnings from Nvidia after the close would unleash fresh buying momentum and wash away the bitter taste from Target’s catastrophic earnings this morning. As of 8:00am S&P futures rose 0.2% as small caps lagged after Wall Street benchmarks recovered from a bout of volatility following the escalation […]

A massive bomb cyclone slammed into the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday night, unleashing torrential rains and tropical storm-like wind gusts up to 77 mph for certain areas. More than 600,000 customers across western Washington state are without power on Wednesday morning.  FOX Forecast Center said the powerful atmospheric river, coupled with a bomb cyclone, will unleash heavy rains […]

Authored by Steven Kovac via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The issues arising from thousands of illegal immigrants pouring into Chicago from around the world have united many in the city’s black and Hispanic communities, who blame the government for the resultant social problems, including crime. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Steven Kovac/Epoch […]

Update (0800ET): The Finland National Bureau of Investigation published a statement that, based on a preliminary investigation, it has “decided to open a criminal investigation into the damage caused to the sea cable.” Here’s the statement: Based on preliminary inquiries, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has decided to open a criminal investigation into the […]

Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Treasury Department is expanding the review process for land purchases around more than 60 military bases following a land-buying spree by Chinese entities. A sign opposing a corn mill stands near 370 acres recently annexed by the city for the project in Grand Forks, […]

In the latest evidence of the ongoing erosion of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement, investment titan Vanguard has doubled the amount of assets covered by a program that gives investors the power to choose a proxy-voting philosophy — while also adding two more voting options within that program.   “Vanguard Investor Choice is grounded in the […]

Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Suicides increased among U.S. military service members in 2023, continuing a gradual rise seen over the past decade, according to the Department of Defense’s annual report on suicide in the military. American flags on display to honor U.S. military veterans in Handy Park, in Orange, […]

The prices of natural gas at the key regional hubs in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Western Canada have hit this year the lowest level on record, amid rising production in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) and high inventory levels in these regions. Monthly average natural gas spot prices at the northwestern U.S. and […]