Last updated: April 28, 2024

 

N Ukraine Withdraws Abrams Tanks From Frontlines After Russian Drone Attacks

N Americans Are Increasingly Negative About China

N California Homeowners: Insured No More Amid Fire Danger

N America’s Homelessness Crisis is Worsening

Another Russian Oil Refinery Hit By Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones

 Can Europe Slow The Impact Of Its Aging Society

 San Diego Official Says City Is “New Epicenter” Of Border Crisis

 California’s New Minimum Wage: A Cure That Exacerbates The Sickness

 Bank Failures Begin Again: Philly’s Republic First Seized By FDIC

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Oil Refineries Again Despite White House Pleas

 EU Prepares To Tighten Screws On Russian LNG Imports

 China Is Pivotal For US Inflation’s Path

 FDA Claims 20% Of Retail Milk Samples Positive For Bird Flu

 USC Cancels Commencement To Avoid Pro-Palestinian Protesters

US Secretly Armed Ukraine With Long-Range ATACMS Last Month

 ‘Stagflationary’ GDP Data Sparks Market Turmoil, Rate-Cut Hopes Crushed

 Wall Street Reacts To Today’s Stagflationary Data Dump

 US Births Alarmingly Slide To Lowest Level Since 1979, Failing To Exceed Replacement Rate Since Before GFC

Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok

 US Indo-Pacific Commander Warns China Becoming More Aggressive As Economic Recovery “Failing”

 Wind Overtakes Fossil Fuels As The UK’s Largest Power Generation Source

 Hong Kong Bitcoin And Ether ETFs Officially Approved To Start Trading On April 30

Global Military Spending Hits All-Time High Of $2.4 Trillion

 Gaza War At 200 Days: IDF Pivots From Iran Threat Back To Hamas Operations

 40% Of Renters Think They’ll Never Own A Home, Up From 27% Last Year

 Homebuyer Payment Hits Record High As Mortgage Rates Climb Back Above 7% For The First Time In 2024

REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine

 Commercial Real Estate Foreclosures Soar To Levels Not Seen In Nearly A Decade

 The Copper Supply Shortage Is Here

 “Reality Check” – JP Morgan Warns Of Delay To Global Energy Transition

Shipping Industry Pleads With UN For “Enhanced Military Presence” As Maritime Choke-Point Chaos Spreads

 House Passes $95 Billion Foreign War Bills

Russian Refineries Install Nets As Protection From Drone Attacks

 Ukraine Claims First-Ever Shootdown Of Russian Strategic Bomber, Moscow Denies

 US Fentanyl Crisis Is A ‘CCP-Run Operation’

 Middle Class Can’t Afford Homes In Nearly Half Of Top 100 US Metros, Study Finds

 Countdown To The Most Important ‘Halving’ In Bitcoin History

Iran, Israel Signal Drone Strikes are ‘Done’

 National Security Implications Of Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe

 White House Considers Invoking “Unprecedented” Climate Emergency

 Weak EV Market Dragged Down European Car Sales In March

Iran Navy Escorting Iranian Commercial Ships To Red Sea To Prevent Reprisal

 Polish President Reveals That Foreign Companies Own Most Of Ukraine’s Industrial Agriculture

 Is China’s ‘Dumping’ Driving US Treasury Yields Higher?

The US-Mexico Dispute Over GM Corn Safety Could Transform American Agriculture

 China’s Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High In 2023

 New Student Debt Relief Will Add Up To $750 Billion To The Budget Deficit

 China Is By Far The World’s Largest ‘Hydro-Power’

 These Are The Most-Polluted Countries In The World

Slovakia To Oppose Ukraine’s NATO Membership Bid

 Russia’s Military Is Bigger Than Before Invasion

 US Housing Starts Collapsed In March – Biggest Drop Since COVID Lockdowns

 Americans Pour Into Pawnshops, Selling Gold Jewelry As Price Surges

 These Are The Largest US Corporations By Number Of Employees

 “Returning To Petrol”: Volkswagen EV Sales Plunge 25% In Europe

Israel Draws Up ‘Target Options’ While Seeking US Backing For Iran Attack

 Ukraine At “Serious Risk” Of Losing War, Warns Top UK Ex-General

 Where US Inflation Hit The Hardest In March 2024

 Kentucky Becomes 45th State To End Sales Taxes On Gold & Silver

 Over 1,300 Layoffs Hit Logistics Companies Across US

 Daytime Solar Power Glut In California, Rooftop Sales Plunge 90%

 Hong Kong Approves First Bitcoin & Ether ETFs

 Israel’s Defense Against Iran Attack Overnight ‘Likely Cost Over $1 Billion’

 Iran Threatens America’s Military Bases Across Middle East If US Supports Israeli Counterattack

 Illegal Immigration Costs American Households Hundreds Of Billions Annually

Iran Begins Attack On Israel By Launching Dozens Of Suicide Drones

 It’s Official: Reflation Is Here

 Auto Insurance Rates Record Biggest Annual Jump Since 1976

 Top U.S. Residential Real Estate Markets

Top US General Spotted At Central Israel Airbase Just As Iran Attack Looms

 Precious Metal Soars Above $2,400 After Sudden Gap Higher

 Central Banks Are Buying The Gold Top

 Nearly 20% Of Recent San Francisco Home Sales Were Underwater

 Americans Now Worry About Out-Of-Control Power Bill Inflation

Russia Bombards Ukraine With Hypersonic Missiles & Drones, Damaging Power Plants, NatGas Facilities 

 European Parliament Approves Controversial Migration Pact

 US Deficit Tops $1.1 Trillion For First Six Months Of Fiscal 2024 As Spending Hits 2024 High

 California’s Latest Hustle: Utility Bills Based On Ratepayers’ Income

China’s Xi Meets With Russian Foreign Minister In Show Of Solidarity Against West

 Consumer Prices Print Hotter Than Expected, Led By Surge In Energy & Shelter Costs

 Wall Street Reacts To Today’s Red Hot Inflation Print

 Pump-Prices Continue To Surge, Gasoline Inventories See Small Build

 Visualizing America’s Shortage Of Affordable Homes

China’s Largest Funds Apply For Spot Bitcoin ETF In Hong Kong

 US Small-Business Optimism Slides To 11-Year Low

 Dollar Tree Shoppers Revolt Over $7 Items

 FDA Finally Takes Down Ivermectin Posts After Settlement

Israel Pulls Troop Division From Gaza, Re-Enters Truce Talks, Cooling Geopolitical Pressure

 Eclipse Will Cut 30 Gigawatts Of Solar Power Across Nation’s Grids

El Salvador’s President Offers Free Passports For Highly-Skilled Workers

Container Ship Reportedly “Lost Power” In NYC Harbor, Right Before Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

 Swiss To Hold Referendum That Will Restrict Population To 10 Million Until 2050

 SEC Forced To Halt Climate Reporting Mandate For Businesses

Russia Has Reconstituted Nearly All Military Losses In Ukraine

 Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices In Increasingly Tight Market

 Biden Admin Installs New Rule Making It Harder To Fire Bureaucrats

 $20 Minimum Wage In California To Bring Higher Prices, Layoffs & Automation

Credit Card Debt Surges To New All-Time High, Just As Card APR Rates Hit Fresh Record

 Blinken Bombshell: “Ukraine Will Become A Member Of NATO”

 Russia Is Struggling To Repair Refineries Due To Sanctions

 Baltimore Bridge Collapse: US Army Corps Of Engineers Says Channel Fully Reopen By End Of May

 Federal Reserve Refuses To Provide Records Of Foreign Gold Holdings

 Proposal To Move Bank Regulation Goalposts Signals Underlying Problems In Financial System

Hungary Vows To Thwart NATO’s Proposed $100BN, 5-Year Fund For Ukraine

 Statewide Emergency Declared In Indiana Ahead Of Solar Eclipse

 Supreme Court Considers Hawaiian Climate Change Lawsuit That Could Destroy Energy Industry

 “Urban Doom Loop” Of Vacant Offices: How Far Will It Go?

 Ulta Shares Tumble On Beauty Slowdown As Consumers Pull Back

Every NATO Country Already Has Troops In Ukraine, Estonia Says

 Office Tower Vacancy Rate Hits Record High As Zombie Buildings Litter Skylines of Cities

 Inflation-Risk Latecomers Pile Into Silver

 Squatters’ Rights By State

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia’s Third-Largest Oil Refinery, Prompting White House Anger

 Baltimore Bridge Collapse: New Underwater 3D Images Show “Sheer Magnitude” Of Salvage Operation Ahead

 Mass Layoffs Begin At California Fast Food Chains As $20 Minimum Wage Law Takes Effect

 FDA’s Anti-Ivermectin “You Are Not A Horse” Post Remains Up As Court Order Deadline Looms

Multiple IRGC Generals Reported Killed In Israeli Attack On Iranian Embassy In Syria

 Gross Domestic Income Shows America Is In Stagnation

 Map Reveals ‘Great Migration’ Population Shift Over Last Three Years

 AT&T Reveals 73 Million Accounts Leaked On Dark Web

 Gold Explodes To Record Highs

 Tether Adds 8,888 BTC Worth $600 Million To Bitcoin Treasury, On-Chain Data Shows

Concern Over Food & Water Supply Grows Among Europeans

 Deadly Lung Disease Cases Surge To 10-Year High, Children Most Affected: CDC

 $935 Diabetes Jab Can Be Made For Less Than $5, Study Suggests

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Container Ship “Potentially Atop High-Pressure Underwater Gas Line”

 The Meltdown Of Commercial Real Estate

 ESG Frustration And Backlash In The Banking Sector Continues

 Visualizing The Major Product Exported By Each US State

US To Restart A Shut Down Nuclear Power Plant For The First Time Ever

 Pentagon’s Rapid Wartime Response Cargo Ships Trapped In Baltimore After Bridge Collapse

 Israel May Cut Off Palestinian Banks From Global Banking System Next Week

 NYC Delinquent Property Taxes Approach $1 Billion After Expiration of Tax-Lien Punishment

Experts Warn Mass Migration Threatens US Food Security

 Pending Home Sales Hover Near Record Lows In February

 Renting Now Cheaper Than Owning In All Of America’s Largest Metros

 36 Rural Hospitals Have Closed Since 2020

 BlackRock CEO “Very Bullish” On Bitcoin As Its ETF Crosses $17 Billion

Investigators Probe ‘Dirty Fuel’ In Baltimore Container Ship Disaster Amid Mid-Atlantic Supply Chain Crisis

 Dollar Down 20% Since 2020

 Bitcoin Slides After Judge Rules SEC’s Coinbase Suit Can Proceed Even As ETF Inflows Jump

 State Farm Insurance Drops 72,000 California Properties

 Hershey Hit With Downgrade As Cocoa Crisis Hyperinflates Prices

Mid-Atlantic Supply Chain Snarls Mount As Baltimore Bridge Collapse Paralyzes Major US Port

 Baltimore City Implodes: Police Force Collapses, Only Three Officers Patrolled Major District

 Michigan Offering Citizens $500 Per Month To House Illegal Immigrants

 Consumer Confidence Slides, Revised Down For 5th Straight Month

 Cocoa Hyperinflation Strikes Before Easter, Prices Surge To New Record High

 Nissan Aims To Cut Costs By 30% Simply To Remain Competitive In EVs

Russian Hypersonic Missiles Pummel Kiev After Ukraine Drone Damages Rosneft Refinery 

 Oil Surges As US Production Unexpectedly Tumbles ; Russia Orders Companies To Cut Production

 US New Home Sales Unexpectedly Dropped In Feb As Prices Tumbled

 Pawn Shop Inventories Are Exploding As The Failing U.S. Economy Hammers Those At The Bottom Of The Economic Food Chain

 Visualizing Asia’s Massive Population Patterns By Density

 Car Mogul: ‘Manic Move To Electric Vehicles” Will Destroy the Auto Industry

The World’s Top 50 Largest Banks By Consolidated Assets

 Russian Cruise Missile Entered Polish Airspace During ‘Massive’ Missile Attack On Ukraine

 China Behind Super Highway That Targets US With Mass Migration, Economic Warfare

 FDA Settles Ivermectin Case, Agrees To Remove Controversial ‘Stop It’ Post

US Drops Out Of Top 20 ‘Happiest Nations’ In The World For The First Time (Now #62)

 Putin Vows Revenge For Moscow Attack, Points Finger At Help From Ukraine, As 11 ‘Terrorists’ Captured

 Swathes Of Ukraine Go Dark After Russia Pummels Electrical Power Facilities In Huge Retaliation

 Swamp Wins: Senate Approves $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill, Narrowly Averting Gov’t Shutdown

 FAA Issues Warning For Air Travel Disruptions During Total Solar Eclipse On April 8

 The Hertz Meltdown Reveals Scale Of The EV Debacle

U.S. Troops Are One Mile From The Chinese Border

 Riot Erupts After Migrant Swarm Breaches US Southern Border, National Guard Left Helpless

 House Passes Pork-Filled Bill To Fully Fund Government

 The Bureau of Land Management Quiet War On Precious Metals

 Global Population Set To Fall For First Time In 700 Years

Ukraine Drones Again Target Strategic Bomber Base Deep Inside Russia

 Over 30 Missiles Used In First Russian Attack On Kiev In 44 Days

 Major Jeweler Sees Youngsters Postponing Engagements Due to Persistently High Inflation And Job Market Uncertainty

Appeals Court Reinstates Hold On Texas Immigration Law

 BlackRock Seeds Ethereum-Backed Digital Liquidity Fund With $100 Million

 Report Reveals States With Highest Resignation Rates

Russia Mulls Security Buffer Zone As Ukraine Drones Shut Down 600,000 Barrels Of Daily Refining

 Visualizing Major US Banks By Commercial Real Estate Exposure

 These Will Be The Jobs Most Impacted By AI

 World’s Largest Pension Fund To Diversify Into Bitcoin

Putin Warns Of ‘Full-Scale WW3’ If West Sends Troops To Ukraine

 Oil Hits New Cycle High After China Data, Russian Refinery Attacks, Iraq Supply Cuts

 Half Of Downtown Pittsburgh Office Space Could Be Empty In 4 Years

 “Less Flights And More Full Aircraft”: Airlines Stung By Boeing Delays Ahead Of Busy Summer Travel Season

Europe To Arm Ukraine Using Profits From Seized Russian Funds

 70% or More of F-35s May Not Be Combat-Capable

 Pentagon Commander Reveals ‘Alarming’ Number Of Drone Incursions At US-Mexico Border

 Hertz CEO Out As Firm Seeks Traction After Big EV Bet Goes Bust

Macron Again Talks Up NATO Troops For Ukraine: ‘We Cannot Allow Russia To Win’

 How Much Does The US Depend On Russian Uranium?

 Americans Are Getting Absolutely Crushed Under Enormous Debt Load

 Gen Z, The Most Pessimistic Generation In History, May Decide The Election

Yemen’s Houthis Claim 1st Hypersonic Missile Test, Likely Sourced From IRGC

 Illegal Immigrants Leave US Hospitals With Billions In Unpaid Bills

 These Five States Just Recorded Largest Housing Inventory Surges

 Foxconn Reports 33% Profit Surge On Booming Demand For AI Servers

Putin Deploys Troops Along Finland Border In Response To NATO Accession

 India Joins Small Group Of Nations Able To Fire Multiple Nuclear Warheads Using Single ICBM

 Producer Prices Surged Again In February As Energy Costs Re-Accelerated

 ‘Real’ Retail Sales Tumbled For Second Straight Month In February

 Visualizing All Of The US Currency In Circulation

Russia Producing 3 Times More Shells Than US, Europe Combined: NATO Report

 US Urgently Deploys Elite Counterterror Marines To Haiti To Protect Americans

 “Major Measles Outbreak” Reported In US As Migrant Shelters Become Infectious Disease Breeding Grounds

 U.S. Households Are Spending An Extra $11,434 Per Year Just To Maintain The Same Standard Of Living

 Bitcoin Tops $73,000 After Record-Breaking Billion-Dollar ETF Inflow

Haiti Prime Minister Resigns Amid Ascent Civil War, Rumors Of Cannibalism

  Tesla Gigafactory In Germany Has Power Restored After Power Grid Attack By Leftist Group

 Inflation Hot: Consumer Prices Hit New Record High, Up 19% Since ‘Bidenomics’ Began

 US Gasoline Prices Rise For The Second Consecutive Week

Bitcoin Surges Past Silver As World’s 8th Largest Asset After UK Greenlights Crypto-backed Notes

 Futures Drop As Nvidia Extends Slide, Japan Stocks Tumble, Bitcoin Hits $72,000

 Nearly 107 Million Americans Do Not Have A Job Right Now

 Over 140,000 Farms Lost In 5 Years

 Expect Another Surge In Food Prices Fueled By ‘Dynamic Pricing’

China Plans $27BN ‘Big Fund’ To Counter US’ Tech War

 Confidence In The Global Economy, By Country

F-35A Becomes First Certified 5th-Gen Fighter To Carry Thermonuclear Gravity Bombs

 “A Pork Fest Of Epic Proportions”: Congress Passes Spending Package To Avert Shutdown

 Large US Banks Saw Over $7BN Deposit Outflows Amid NYCB Chaos Last Week

 Fewer Employers Put Education Requirements In Job Postings This Year, Indeed Says

 Corporations Are Losing The ESG Battle, Forcing Them To Hide Advocacy

Biden Mulls Tapping US Army’s Own Funds In Scramble To Arm Ukraine

 Ex-Google Engineer Arrested, Charged With Stealing AI Trade Secrets For China

 The Most-Used Energy Sources In Europe

 Wealth Needed To Join the Top 1%, By Country

Delegations Leave Cairo With No Gaza Ceasefire Progress, ‘No Solution’ In Sight

 Turkish Port Halts Russian Oil Imports Amid Sanctions Pressure

 Europe Is Alarmed Enough To Begin Wargaming A Food Crisis

 Terror Threat? NYC Mobilizing 1,000 National Guard Troops In Subways

 Credit Card Debt Jumps To New All-Time High, As Card Rates Rise To New Record

 These Are The World’s Most Popular Religions

Haiti Chaos Leaves Civilians in Urgent Need of Help

 Income Needed To Afford A Home In The US Has Soared By 80% Since 2020

 Homelessness Rises Among US Veterans For 1st Time In 12 Years As Immigration Crisis Escalates

 These Are The World’s Most-Spoken Languages as of 2023

 Much Stronger Than Fentanyl, Nitazene Presents A Looming Crisis

Bitcoin Takes Out All-Time High, Briefly Topping Silver’s Market Cap

 Spot Gold Takes Out Record High

 Facebook, Instagram Hit With Outage Across US

 “Eco-Terrorists” Attack German Power Grid, Causing Outage At Tesla’s Gigafactory

New Footage Shows Thousands Of Gazans Clamoring To Access US Aid Dropped From C-130s

 Central Bank Gold Buying Expected To Remain Hot Over Next Several Years

Israel Unveils New West Bank Settlement Expansion In Defiance Of White House

 Germany Confirms Leaked Audio Of Its Top Generals Discussing Blowing Up The Crimean Bridge

 New Car Inventory Is Up 195% Over The Past 30 Months