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Introducing The New ZeroHedge Store!
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 8:52pm ESTIntroducing The New ZeroHedge Store! Since launching ZeroHedge in 2009, our mission has been to cut through the bullshit and provide you with an authentic, unfiltered platform for news and conversation from all over the world. Having earned your trust over the past 15 years, curating the world’s incessant newsflow – while battling the censorship […]
IRS Expands Its Armed Wing To Highest Level In Nearly A Decade
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 8:25pm ESTIRS Expands Its Armed Wing To Highest Level In Nearly A Decade The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) division, the armed enforcement wing of the IRS tasked with combating financial crimes, has expanded its workforce by nearly 11 percent, bringing staffing levels to their highest in nearly a decade and boosting the division’s conviction […]
“Next Few Weeks”: FDA On Verge Of Possible Toxic Red Dye Ban Across America’s Food Supply Chain
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 7:15pm EST“Next Few Weeks”: FDA On Verge Of Possible Toxic Red Dye Ban Across America’s Food Supply Chain The Food and Drug Administration is considering a potential ban on a carcinogenic food dye derived from petroleum, commonly found in beverages, snacks, cereals, and candies, according to NBC News. On Thursday, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones […]
Paul Krugman Rides Into The Sunset
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 6:40pm ESTPaul Krugman Rides Into The Sunset Authored by William Andersen via The Mises Institute, After spending 25 years as a columnist for the New York Times, Paul Krugman is finally retiring from that position – 25 years too late, if one wishes to be honest. It is hard to measure the influence he had from that perch, but […]
The Miserable Cost Of An Open Border
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 5:30pm ESTThe Miserable Cost Of An Open Border Authored by Seth Barron via RealClearPolitics, The Biden-Harris experiment in dissolving the U.S. border has wrought massive changes to American society, most of which will not be understood for years, if not decades. Since 2021, U.S. border officials have had at least 10 million “encounters” with migrants, many […]
Gaetz, Hegseth, Gabbard, Then RFK Jr: Megyn Kelly Warns ‘Deep State Is Coming For Them All’
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 4:55pm ESTGaetz, Hegseth, Gabbard, Then RFK Jr: Megyn Kelly Warns ‘Deep State Is Coming For Them All’ As Pete Hegseth – president-elect Trump’s pick for SecDef – runs the gauntlet of the nomination process, amid a cornucopia of media amplified unsubstantiated accusations against him, Sirius XM host Megyn Kelly has warned that the political establishment, both Democrats […]
EPA Ends Shortcut Approvals For So-Called ‘Forever Chemicals’
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 4:20pm ESTEPA Ends Shortcut Approvals For So-Called ‘Forever Chemicals’ Authored by Caden Pearson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated regulations on Dec. 3 that will prevent PFAS, often referred to as forever chemicals, from being fast-tracked for approval through an exemption process. Equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl […]
China Is The World’s Manufacturing Superpower
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Now What? A GOP Governing Agenda
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 3:10pm ESTNow What? A GOP Governing Agenda Authored by Guy Ciarrocchi via RealClearPennsylvania, Trump returns to the White House. The GOP has majorities in the Senate and House. Now what? It’s time to make America great again. To fix what “they” broke. To flip the narrative, so that government works for us – not the other […]
‘Not Our Fight!’: Trump Weighs In On Syria’s Unraveling
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 2:35pm EST‘Not Our Fight!’: Trump Weighs In On Syria’s Unraveling President-elect Donald Trump has weighed in on the rapid-moving events in Syria, where jihadist groups backed by Turkey are entering the outside environs of the capital of Damascus. The embattled President Bashar al-Assad still appears to be in residence, but his future is far from certain. […]
Did The Secret Service Chief Perjure Himself After Screaming Match?
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 2:00pm ESTDid The Secret Service Chief Perjure Himself After Screaming Match? Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, After a screaming match between acting Secret Service Director Ron Rowe and Texas Rep. Pat Fallon erupted at a Thursday House hearing on the attempted assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump, new details are emerging about the circumstances that […]
“When That Turns… You Buy Them All” – Key Insights From Oil Strategist Bulls & Bears
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 1:25pm EST“When That Turns… You Buy Them All” – Key Insights From Oil Strategist Bulls & Bears Where is oil headed? Most analysts flipped bearish following the Trump win with promises to “drill baby drill”. But how will tariffs factor in? Sanctions? War? Friday night concluded ZeroHedge’s first live-premium debate with energy analysts Josh Young of […]
Argentine Energy Companies Issue US Debt As Milei’s Favor Grows On Wall Street
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 12:15pm ESTArgentine Energy Companies Issue US Debt As Milei’s Favor Grows On Wall Street Confidence in Argentina, and its economy, looks to be picking up steam. So much so that Argentine energy companies are tapping U.S. debt markets, according to Bloomberg. Shale driller Vista Energy raised $600 million in its first foreign bond sale, while Pampa […]
Jihadists Reach Outskirts Of Damascus Amid Likely Transition Of Power Deal, Assad’s Fate Uncertain
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 11:40am ESTJihadists Reach Outskirts Of Damascus Amid Likely Transition Of Power Deal, Assad’s Fate Uncertain There are widespread reports that jihadist forces under Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and which are backed by Turkey have entered key districts of Homs in central Syria, and other convoys have already reached the outskirts of Damascus. Very little fighting has actually […]
CEO Murder Update: Backpack Found In Central Park, Suspect May Have Immediately Left City By Bus
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 11:05am ESTCEO Murder Update: Backpack Found In Central Park, Suspect May Have Immediately Left City By Bus An intensive search of New York City’s Central Park seems to have yielded an important break in the hunt for the assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson: Police think they’ve found a backpack that the killer ditched as he […]
South Korea’s President Survives Impeachment Vote As Protests Erupt
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 9:55am ESTSouth Korea’s President Survives Impeachment Vote As Protests Erupt Days after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a brief state of emergency martial law (probably the shortest on record), an opposition party’s attempt to impeach him failed when most lawmakers from his conservative ruling party boycotted the vote. The Democratic Party’s move to impeach Yoon was thwarted on Saturday by […]
Zelensky’s Flip-Flop On Ceasefire Terms Is A Faux Concession
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 9:20am ESTZelensky’s Flip-Flop On Ceasefire Terms Is A Faux Concession Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Ukraine will still remain a de facto member of NATO so long as its security guarantees with the bloc’s members remain in effect. Zelensky recently flip-flopped on ceasefire terms by signaling that he’d accept a cessation of hostilities in exchange for Ukraine […]
Global Food Prices Hit 19-Month High As Upward Momentum Sparks Fears Of Stickiness
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 8:45am ESTGlobal Food Prices Hit 19-Month High As Upward Momentum Sparks Fears Of Stickiness The global benchmark for food commodity prices rose in November, reaching its highest level since April 2023. The increase was driven primarily by a surge in vegetable oil prices. What’s particularly concerning is that global food prices have resumed an upward trajectory this […]
Europe’s Industry Set To Suffer As Natural Gas Prices Surge
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 8:10am ESTEurope’s Industry Set To Suffer As Natural Gas Prices Surge Authored by Svetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Europe’s industry is set to lose further competitiveness as high energy prices, rising natural gas prices, and concerns about gas supply this winter are increasing uncertainty about factory utilization amid rising costs. European benchmark natural gas prices are hovering […]
Europe’s Defense Dilemma
ZeroHedge - Dec 7th 2024 7:00am ESTEurope’s Defense Dilemma By Stefan Koopman, senior macro strategist at Rabobank First 100 Days Franklin Roosevelt was the first to mark the symbolic importance of “the first 100 days”, reflecting on his early progress toward the New Deal. In the EU’s case, the first 100 days of a new administration often define the agenda as […]
Is World War III Already Here?
ZeroHedge - Dec 6th 2024 11:25pm ESTIs World War III Already Here? Authored by Jay Solomon via The FP.com, The ‘Axis of Upheaval‘ is on the march—and the U.S. must figure out how to respond. If it feels like the world is on fire right now, that’s because it is. From Ukraine to Syria to the Korean Peninsula, a widening array […]
Mexican Officials Make Record Fentanyl Seizure Days After Trump Tariff Warning
ZeroHedge - Dec 6th 2024 11:00pm ESTMexican Officials Make Record Fentanyl Seizure Days After Trump Tariff Warning By Jack Phillips of The Epoch Times Mexican security forces said on Dec. 4 that they had made the largest fentanyl seizure in the country’s history, impounding 1,100 kilograms (1.2 tons) of the synthetic opioid in the state of Sinaloa. Mexico’s top security official, […]
Atlanta Remains The World’s Busiest Airport
ZeroHedge - Dec 6th 2024 10:35pm ESTAtlanta Remains The World’s Busiest Airport The airports with the highest number of embarking and disembarking passengers in 2023 have largely regained their pre-pandemic momentum, with Istanbul, Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth climbing 21, 10 and seven spots, respectively, to their current ranks. Four of the eight airports in the top list can be found in the United […]
Canadian Government Wants To Send Guns It Just Banned To Ukraine
ZeroHedge - Dec 6th 2024 10:10pm ESTCanadian Government Wants To Send Guns It Just Banned To Ukraine Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The Canadian government announced on Thursday that it was prohibiting its citizens from owning another 324 types of firearms and is working to send them to Ukraine. “As part of its comprehensive approach, on December 5, 2024, the Government announced […]
Los Angeles Council Approves ‘Sanctuary City’ Ordinance To Protect Illegal Immigrants
ZeroHedge - Dec 6th 2024 9:20pm ESTLos Angeles Council Approves ‘Sanctuary City’ Ordinance To Protect Illegal Immigrants Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Los Angeles City Council on Dec. 4 formally approved a “sanctuary city” ordinance, which will prohibit resources or personnel from assisting with federal enforcement of immigration laws. The council voted 12–0 in favor […]
