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Pew Research’s ‘Most Striking’ Findings From 2025
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 4:20pm ESTPew Research’s ‘Most Striking’ Findings From 2025 Authored by Anna Jackson and Jenn Hatfield via PewResearch.org, As we do every year, we’ve gathered data around some of the most pivotal news stories of 2025, including President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the changing U.S. immigration landscape and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence worldwide. Here’s a look back […]
Satyajit Das: AI – Artificial Intelligence or Absolute Insanity?
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 2:05pm ESTSatyajit Das: AI – Artificial Intelligence or Absolute Insanity? Authored by Satyajit Das via NakedCapitalism.com, AI is tracing the familiar, weary boom and bust trajectory identified in 1837 by Lord Overstone of quiescence, improvement, confidence, prosperity, excitement, overtrading, convulsion, pressure, stagnation, and distress. There are three primary concerns. First, there are doubts about the technology. Building on […]
Will The Oil Curse Strike South America’s Wealthiest Country?
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 12:40pm ESTWill The Oil Curse Strike South America’s Wealthiest Country? Authored by Matthew Smith via OilPrice.com, Guyana’s offshore oil discoveries have driven explosive GDP growth, propelling it into the global top tier by income per capita. Heavy dependence on petroleum revenues, weak institutions, and geopolitical pressure from Venezuela raise serious risks of an oil curse. Despite […]
Goldman’s First Take On Safety Monitor-Free Robotaxis In Austin
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 11:45am ESTGoldman’s First Take On Safety Monitor-Free Robotaxis In Austin On Monday, Goldman analyst Mark Delaney highlighted comments from Elon Musk and key Tesla executives touting robotaxi operations in Austin, Texas, with no safety monitors. Testing is underway with no occupants in the car — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 14, 2025 “We believe that removing the […]
California Sues Trump Admin Over $33 Million Withheld Due To Trucker English-Proficiency Rules
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 10:25am ESTCalifornia Sues Trump Admin Over $33 Million Withheld Due To Trucker English-Proficiency Rules Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The state of California filed suit against the Trump administration on Dec. 12 for withholding federal funds over truck driver English-proficiency requirements. Trucks in Phoenix on Nov. 19, 2025. Allan Stein/The […]
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Investigation Appears To Be On The Brink Of Implicating Zelensky
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 9:15am ESTUkraine’s Anti-Corruption Investigation Appears To Be On The Brink Of Implicating Zelensky Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The New York Times’ recent report about his government’s responsibility for the worst corruption scandal in Ukraine’s history suggests that the walls are closing in and his foreign media allies are jumping ship out of desperation to […]
KEVIIIIINNNN!!!
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 8:20am ESTKEVIIIIINNNN!!! By Stefan Koopman, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank With Christmas approaching, Home Alone offers a fitting image to start this Global Daily: Kate McCallister, flying high in seats that by today’s standards look very comfy, suddenly shrieks “KEVIIIIINNNN” when she realizes she has left her son behind. Kevin Hassett’s fast climb toward the Fed chair […]
Europe Is About To Commit Financial Self-Immolation & Its Leaders Know It
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 7:20am ESTEurope Is About To Commit Financial Self-Immolation & Its Leaders Know It Authored by Gerry Nolan via The Ron Paul Institute Italy’s decision to stand with Belgium against the confiscation of Russian sovereign assets is not a diplomatic footnote. It is a moment of clarity breaking through the fog of performative morality that has engulfed […]
Porsche To Ferrari: The EVs Drawing The Most Attention Ahead Of 2026
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 5:45am ESTPorsche To Ferrari: The EVs Drawing The Most Attention Ahead Of 2026 A December 2025 study of the electric vehicle market names the 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric as the most anticipated EV set to launch next year. Conducted by B2B automotive platform eCarsTrade, the research analyzed more than 20 upcoming electric models and ranked them […]
Is China In A Better Position To Win The Rare Earth Mineral War
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 4:15am ESTIs China In A Better Position To Win The Rare Earth Mineral War During an October swing through Southeast Asia, US President Donald Trump struck same-day agreements with Malaysia and Thailand to deepen cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths, underscoring Washington’s push to diversify supply chains away from China, according to SCMP. According to […]
Privacy For The Powerful, Surveillance For The Rest: EU’s Proposed Tech Regulation Goes Too Far
ZeroHedge - Dec 16th 2025 3:30am ESTPrivacy For The Powerful, Surveillance For The Rest: EU’s Proposed Tech Regulation Goes Too Far Authored by Elen Irazabal Arana and Nikolai G. Wenzel via TheDailyEconomy.org, Last month, we lamented California’s Frontier AI Act of 2025. The Act favors compliance over risk management, while shielding bureaucrats and lawmakers from responsibility. Mostly, it imposes top-down regulatory norms, instead […]
Aristocracy, Meritocracy, Technocracy, And Revolution
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 11:25pm ESTAristocracy, Meritocracy, Technocracy, And Revolution Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, All human societies have informal social classes or formal social castes that separate groups of people within the same community. Generally speaking, notions of aristocracy and hereditary nobility started on the battlefield. Warrior chiefs of clans became minor kings after killing more rivals without dying themselves. Rather than […]
“Offensive To Decency”: Supreme Court Won’t Hear Free Speech Case Over Vanity Plate
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 8:55pm EST“Offensive To Decency”: Supreme Court Won’t Hear Free Speech Case Over Vanity Plate Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a Tennessee woman’s appeal of her state rejecting a personalized license plate for her car. The court rejected the petition in Gilliam v. Gerregano on Dec. 8 […]
China Blasts ‘Premeditated’ Provocations Of US-Allied Philippines At Disputed Shoal
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 7:40pm ESTChina Blasts ‘Premeditated’ Provocations Of US-Allied Philippines At Disputed Shoal China continues to squabble and get in maritime incidents with US allies in regional waters of the Western Pacific. Lately it has been locked in a heightening dispute with Japan over Tokyo’s pro-Taiwan stance, but there’s been a new recent incident with The Philippines. Beijing […]
Owners Of Inherited IRAs Face Dec 31 Deadline To Start Taking Withdrawals
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 6:25pm ESTOwners Of Inherited IRAs Face Dec 31 Deadline To Start Taking Withdrawals If you inherited an IRA in 2020 or later, you could be facing a Dec 31 deadline to start taking required minimum distributions from the account, under threat of IRS penalties. The new rules spring from the December 2019 SECURE Act, which attacked […]
10 Major Laws Taking Effect In California In 2026
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 5:40pm EST10 Major Laws Taking Effect In California In 2026 Authored by Cynthia Cai via The Epoch Times, The new year is right around the corner, which means a new batch of laws will soon take effect. From banning masks for law enforcement officers and requiring gender-neutral restrooms in schools, to enhancing artificial intelligence regulations and […]
Free And Fair?
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 4:20pm ESTFree And Fair? Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “The prison sentence made Ms. Peters, 70, a martyr for the election-denial movement, and launched a fruitless campaign by Mr. Trump’s followers to win her release from state prison.” – The NY Times “Election denier” is a curious term. It implies that anyone who even questions the […]
Population Collapse, Fiat Money, And The Future Of The Global Economy
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 3:05pm ESTPopulation Collapse, Fiat Money, And The Future Of The Global Economy Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The fundamental problems of our society can largely be traced back to the collapse of reproduction rates. These are a symptom of dysfunction in the machinery of the social factory. People are losing faith in the future. The dramatic decline […]
Wealthy U.S. Investors Embrace AI Tools… But Don’t Let Them Run Their Retirement Accounts
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 2:05pm ESTWealthy U.S. Investors Embrace AI Tools… But Don’t Let Them Run Their Retirement Accounts Despite the rapid expansion of AI-powered investing tools in 2025, most affluent American investors remain reluctant to hand over control of their retirement savings to chatbots. A new survey from InvestorsObserver shows that even as artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in […]
The Wealth Gap Widens: Survey Shows Rich Now Means $2.3 Million Net Worth
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 1:05pm ESTThe Wealth Gap Widens: Survey Shows Rich Now Means $2.3 Million Net Worth Authored by José Niño via Headline USA, The benchmark for wealth in America has undergone a dramatic transformation. According to a report by Fortune, Americans now place the threshold for being considered wealthy at an average of $2.3 million – a 21 percent surge since 2021 […]
Enthusiasm For AI Stocks Is Finally Being Replaced By Questions
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 11:45am ESTEnthusiasm For AI Stocks Is Finally Being Replaced By Questions By Jane Foley Senior FX Strategist at Rabobank Perhaps inevitably, the enthusiasm for AI related stocks in the past few years is now being replaced by questions regarding the returns on investment and specifically whether the costs of developing the technology will be matched in terms […]
Aussie PM Invokes ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ After Islamic Terrorist Attack, Vows Crackdown On Guns
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 10:45am ESTAussie PM Invokes ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ After Islamic Terrorist Attack, Vows Crackdown On Guns In the wake of a Sunday mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach that left 15 dead and more than two dozen injured, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to strengthen the country’s gun laws. The massacre, which occurred during a Hanukkah event, was reportedly […]
Hammer Drops On Clintons: Appear For Epstein Depositions Or Face Contempt Of Congress
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 10:05am ESTHammer Drops On Clintons: Appear For Epstein Depositions Or Face Contempt Of Congress Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, House Oversight Chairman James Comer is done playing games with Bill and Hillary Clinton, warning them that their endless delays in the Epstein probe will lead straight to contempt charges if they don’t comply. With subpoenas […]
US Futures Recover Most Of Friday’s Dump As “Bad News Is Again Good News”
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 8:32am ESTUS Futures Recover Most Of Friday’s Dump As “Bad News Is Again Good News” Stocks are set to recoup some of Friday’s tech-driven losses, with a big week of data releases ahead, as the last full week of 2025 comes witgh a bang. Still, sentiment seems a little shaky, with rising signs of skepticism over AI and debate about […]
Interactive Brokers Now Accepts Stablecoins In Bid To Remain Competitive
ZeroHedge - Dec 15th 2025 6:30am ESTInteractive Brokers Now Accepts Stablecoins In Bid To Remain Competitive Authored by Olivier Acuna via CoinDesk.com, Interactive Brokers will now allow retail investors to fund individual brokerage accounts with stablecoins, a step aimed at keeping pace with the increasingly competitive retail trading market, Bloomberg reported Friday. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based brokerage firm competes with rivals including Robinhood Markets […]
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