Watch: Fetterman Urges Dems To “Turn The Temperature Down” And End Violent Rhetoric Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Democratic Senator John Fetterman has repeated his previous call for Democrats to stop labelling President Trump, his administration and their supporters as ‘fascists’ who want to end the Constitution. Fetterman made the comments during a News Nation town hall style panel talk at The Kennedy Center […]

WTF Is Going On… The markets are a little wild today and there is no specific item driving it from what we can see. Here are a few that we are hearing 16th day of the shutdown and no signs of a break (chatter that it may last til Thanksgiving) Geopolitical risk rising: Lengthy Putin call, China-US trade tensions escalating, India ignoring Trump demand to stop buying Russian oil Regional bank angst – Zions and […]

Rare Earth Miner Stocks Slammed After U.S. Defense Department Cancels Cobalt Purchase Rare earth and battery metal stocks are tumbling today after the U.S. Defense Department abruptly canceled a high-profile tender to buy cobalt – at least for now – cutting short a torrid rally that had lifted the sector over the past several months. However, it looks as though the cancellation may only be temporary, which if true the market is […]

WTI Hovers Near 5 Month Lows After India Confusion, Record US Production Oil prices are flat this morning (holding near five-month low) amid mixed signals on President Trump’s push to stop India’s purchases of Russian crude, his lengthy ongoing talks with President Putin, and a surprisingly large crude inventory build reported by API last night. India’s oil refiners said they expect to reduce – not stop – the purchase of […]

Trump Says India Agreed To Stop Buying Oil From Russia Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 15 that India has pledged to stop purchasing oil from Russia within a short period, a decision that would help cut off funding for Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine. “Within a short period of time, they will not be buying oil from Russia,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during a […]

Government Shutdown Enters 16th Day: These Are The Regions Most & Least Impacted Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, As the federal government shutdown drags on, some states are feeling the pinch a lot more than others—and the nation’s capital is the most affected region. An Oct. 15 report from WalletHub indicates that some 900,000 federal employees have been furloughed, while another 700,000 continue to work […]

Did Goldman Just Spot ‘Peak Reddit’? A team of Goldman analysts led by Eric Sheridan published an earnings preview note that covered the digital advertising sub-sector. What caught our attention wasn’t the changes in stock recommendations, but a section further down that cited SensorTower data on growth and engagement trends across major social media platforms.  Building on our earlier report that “ChatGPT massively reduced […]

Trump Slams DC Judge Who Let ‘Big Balls’ Attackers Walk Free President Donald Trump and other administration officials slammed the lack of jail time for teenagers who admitted assaulting Edward Coristine, 19, a federal worker who was working at the time for the Department of Government Efficiency.  “That’s terrible,” Trump said in response to a question in the Oval Office with top officials to discuss his administration’s […]

Fool Me Once… By Bas van Geffen, Rabobank Senior Macro Strategist The US-China trade war is flaring up again, and the US government is still shutdown. But it’s also earnings season and we have AI deals, so stocks are going higher. How long will that last? And if the S&P 500 suddenly does become sensitive to the unravelling of international relations and global trade, who caves first? According to Treasury Secretary […]

Trump Says He’s Mulling Land Strikes On Venezuela, Confirms CIA Covert Ops President Trump later in the day Wednesday verbalized that he’s mulling a land operation or strikes in Venezuela following a New York Times report that same day which said he had authorized CIA covert operations targeting the Maduro government.  “We are certainly looking at land now because we’ve got the sea under control. We’ve had a couple of days […]

‘Shut Up!’: Nancy Pelosi Snaps At Reporter Over Jan. 6 National Guard Accusation Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) snapped at a reporter asking about her involvement in calling off the National Guard on Jan. 6, 2021.  “Congresswoman Pelosi, are you at all concerned that the new January 6th committee will find you liable for that day?” asked LindellTV’s Alison Steinberg.  “Are you at all concerned about the new January 6th committee […]

Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker’s Tax Docs Show $10.3M Income, $1.4M In “Gambling” Gains Nothing says ‘in touch with working class Americans’ more than casually throwing around millions at casinos…just ask Gov. JB Pritzker… Five months before Democratic primary voters hit the polls, Gov. JB Pritzker — Illinois’ billionaire governor and Hyatt heir — dropped partial tax records showing he and his wife pulled in over $10.3 million in […]

Europe In The Rare Earth Trap: Up To 4 Million German Jobs At Risk As Beijing Tightens Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Rare earth elements have become geopolitical dynamite. According to a new analysis by consultancy McKinsey & Company, up to four million jobs in Germany are on the line if top supplier China imposes a permanent export ban. These critical minerals are indispensable to Germany’s high-tech economy: they’re used in […]

Philly Fed Survey Signals ‘Widespread Expectations For Growth’, Lower Inflation After yesterday’s surge in the New York Fed’s Manufacturing survey (showing strong new orders and employment), this morning we get their neighbor – the Philly Fed’s – manufacturing survey data… and it’s, umm, quite different… The survey’s index for current general activity fell significantly and turned negative (-12.8 vs +10.0 exp), more than […]

Extreme Leftist Democrat Crockett Claims Trump Had A Stroke And Cannot Function Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Unhinged low IQ individual Jasmine Crockett is spreading complete lies about President Trump’s health, claiming that he has suffered a stroke that has rendered him unable to carry out his duties in office. Trump received a full medical last week at Walter Reed and passed with flying colours, and then […]

Futures Rise As Strong TSMC Results Reboot AI Optimism Stock futures rose as an olive branch from Treasury Secretary Bessent calmed trade-war fears, while a guidance hike from chipmaker TSMC (which saw profit rise 39%) rejuvenated the AI narrative. Mood was boosted as earnings beats continue to roll in and some traders are ramping up bets for a half-point Fed rate cut by year-end. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.4%, […]

“World Is Changing”: Nestlé Shares Surge Most Since 2008 After Announcing Plans To Cut 16,000 Jobs Shares of Swiss food giant Nestlé SA jumped more than 8% in Switzerland today, marking the largest intraday gain in 17 years. This followed the company’s announcement of an acceleration in its turnaround efforts, including aggressive restructuring measures such as slashing 16,000 jobs, or about 6% of its global workforce, over the […]

French Stocks Higher After PM Lecornu Survives No-Confidence Motions French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence motions in parliament on Thursday after pledging to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension reform to win support from Socialist lawmakers ahead of today’s votes to avert a snap election.  The first motion, brought by the far-left France Unbowed (LFI), secured 271 votes, falling […]

Is A Holy Awakening Unfolding Across America  The latest great spiritual awakening in America may have begun several years ago and was recently supercharged by Charlie Kirk’s martyrdom. This moment could provide the much-needed runway for the “America First” movement to eke out a win in the ongoing cultural war between President Trump and MAGA against globalist Democrats, who have ultimately aligned with […]

Iraq Sets Deadline To End Dependence On Iranian Gas, Under US Pressure Via The Cradle Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he aims to end Iraq’s $4-billion dependence on Iranian gas by early 2028, outlining a plan to recover flared gas and attract foreign investment during an interview with CNBC published Tuesday. “We developed a clear vision to address this structural imbalance that affects our ability to generate […]

Goldman’s “6 Ps” Framework: The Forces Driving Growth & Constraints In AI Data Center Universe  What’s becoming very clear is that data center power demand is set to surge through the end of the decade, requiring vast amounts of electricity and water to keep advanced AI chips operating smoothly, powering chatbots. Goldman Sachs analysts warn that this AI infrastructure expansion will hinge on six key drivers – the so-called  […]

Climate Lunatics In Germany Want Total Deindustrialization In Just 15 Years Authored by ‘eugyppius’ via ‘A Plague Chronicle’, Hamburg is German’s leading industrial city. Its companies add 20 billion Euros in gross value every year. Much of this economic output is related to Hamburg’s happy location on the Elbe and the fact that the city is home to Europe’s third-largest port. All of this has made Hamburg extremely […]

Make It Rain: Ukraine Wants Up To $20BN In Arms From NATO Backers Next Year European countries in NATO on Wednesday signaled their readiness to go all-in on President Trump’s plan to transfer US weapons to Ukraine using allied funds. The Biden administration had basically donated most arms, but Trump’s plan is to sell them, making the US role a little more indirect. But this could effectively put the most hawkish European leaders […]

The Slowly Mounting Mineral Shock Authored by Portia Roberts & Peter Bryant via RealClearEnergy, China’s latest squeeze on mineral exports – and Washington’s threat of retaliation – ends any illusion that critical minerals are a niche matter. They are the scaffolding of modern society. A nearly bewildering array of minerals are essential for everything from defense technologies to EV dreams to the great race for […]

E-Waste Is A Literal Gold Mine This year’s International E-Waste Day, celebrated annually on October 14 to raise awareness about the growing problem of electronic waste and promote responsible e-waste management, focuses on the critical resources contained in e-waste. These days, as some of those materials have become a bargaining chip in geopolitics, it’s more important than ever to recover the valuable resources contained in […]