“There Is An Agreement”: Johnson To Whip Out Latest Attempt To Avert Friday Shutdown
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 3:48pm EST“There Is An Agreement”: Johnson To Whip Out Latest Attempt To Avert Friday Shutdown Update (1350ET): Republican lawmakers have reportedly struck a new short-term deal to keep the lights on in Washington, according to Politico, citing two GOP lawmakers meeting in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office Thursday afternoon. “There is an agreement,” said Rep. Stephanie Bice […]
“There Is An Agreement”: Johnson To Whip Out Latest Attempt To Avert Friday Shutdown
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 3:48pm EST“There Is An Agreement”: Johnson To Whip Out Latest Attempt To Avert Friday Shutdown Update (1350ET): Republican lawmakers have reportedly struck a new short-term deal to keep the lights on in Washington, according to Politico, citing two GOP lawmakers meeting in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office Thursday afternoon. “There is an agreement,” said Rep. Stephanie Bice […]
“There Is An Agreement”: Johnson To Whip Out Latest Attempt To Avert Friday Shutdown
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 3:48pm EST“There Is An Agreement”: Johnson To Whip Out Latest Attempt To Avert Friday Shutdown Update (1350ET): Republican lawmakers have reportedly struck a new short-term deal to keep the lights on in Washington, according to Politico, citing two GOP lawmakers meeting in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office Thursday afternoon. “There is an agreement,” said Rep. Stephanie Bice […]
Intel Shortlists Suitors For Chip Division Altera Amid Turnaround Efforts
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 3:45pm ESTIntel Shortlists Suitors For Chip Division Altera Amid Turnaround Efforts About a month after Bloomberg reported that Lattice Semiconductor had offered to purchase Intel’s Altera, the financial media outlet revealed that several private equity firms had also entered the bidding game for the company, which specializes in designing low-power programmable chips. Sources told Bloomberg that Francisco Partners and […]
Intel Shortlists Suitors For Chip Division Altera Amid Turnaround Efforts
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 3:45pm ESTIntel Shortlists Suitors For Chip Division Altera Amid Turnaround Efforts About a month after Bloomberg reported that Lattice Semiconductor had offered to purchase Intel’s Altera, the financial media outlet revealed that several private equity firms had also entered the bidding game for the company, which specializes in designing low-power programmable chips. Sources told Bloomberg that Francisco Partners and […]
Ron Paul: Trump Is Right, What Are We Doing In Syria?
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 3:25pm ESTRon Paul: Trump Is Right, What Are We Doing In Syria? Authored by Ron Paul via The Mises Institute, My first reaction to news earlier this month that the Syrian government had been overthrown was, how much did we have to do with it; how involved was the CIA; and how much is it going […]
Dronomania
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 1:25pm ESTDronomania Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, New Jersey is now subject to nonstop and often sensational civilian reports of swarms of nocturnal drones crossing city skies and violating the airspace of airports and military bases. Terrified thousands demand to know what these drones are doing and to whom they belong. In response, […]
FAA Issues Temporary Flight Ban On Drones In Areas Across New Jersey
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 11:25am ESTFAA Issues Temporary Flight Ban On Drones In Areas Across New Jersey Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a temporary ban on drone operations in multiple areas across New Jersey until next month unless operators are given special permission, amid heightened concerns over recent sightings of the […]
Terror Threat? NYC Now Deploys “Largest Military Presence In Subways Since 9/11 Aftermath”
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 11:05am ESTTerror Threat? NYC Now Deploys “Largest Military Presence In Subways Since 9/11 Aftermath” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul beefed up the number of New York National Guard members patrolling NYC subway stations, marking the largest military presence in the city’s subway system since the aftermath of 9/11. This heightened security measure coincides with mounting public hysteria over unidentified drones in NJ-NY […]
Jobless Claims Improve, Q3 GDP Revised Higher, But Another Manufacturing Survey Collapses
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 8:43am ESTJobless Claims Improve, Q3 GDP Revised Higher, But Another Manufacturing Survey Collapses Quite a mixed bag this morning… On the good side, the final (3rd) read for Q3 GDP, US economic growth was revised up to 3.1% QoQ Annualized (from 2.8%)… …with personal consumption also revised up to +3.7% (better than the 3.6% exp)… On […]
Futures Rebound After Powell’s Hawkish Pivot Plunge
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 8:23am ESTFutures Rebound After Powell’s Hawkish Pivot Plunge US futures staged a partial recovery on Thursday after the worst Fed day rout since the 2013 Taper Tantrum, suggesting the selloff after the Federal Reserve’s hawkish pivot was overdone, even as stock indexes in Europe and Asia retreated as equity markets caught up with post-Fed moves in […]
Global Conditions Portend A Catch-Down In America
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 8:10am ESTGlobal Conditions Portend A Catch-Down In America Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, For $20,000, you can buy a global airline pass to see the world. Or, for the low price of free, you can take a quick trip with us worldwide. Unfortunately, our global trip is not as exciting as an around-the-world pass. Still, […]
Peter Schiff: World’s Central Banks Are Starting Inflation Again
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 6:30am ESTPeter Schiff: World’s Central Banks Are Starting Inflation Again Via SchiffGold.com, On the latest episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter dives into a week of new inflation data. He calls out the shaky foundations of the so-called “strong” economy, criticizes foreign central bank policy, and explains how inflation masks the benefits of economic growth. […]
Where Syria’s Six Million Refugees Live
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 5:45am ESTWhere Syria’s Six Million Refugees Live The lightning offensive by various Syrian rebel groups that led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday, December 8, 2024, has sparked a wave of hope among Syrians who have sought refuge outside their borders since the start of the civil war in 2011. In Turkey, a […]
Sperm Count Has Declined Almost 50% In Men Across The Globe In Recent Decades
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 5:00am ESTSperm Count Has Declined Almost 50% In Men Across The Globe In Recent Decades Via The Mind Unleashed, Imagine if humanity’s future were slipping through our fingers—literally. For decades, the world has been fixated on the threats we can see: climate change, pandemics, economic upheaval. Yet, quietly, an invisible crisis has been brewing inside our […]
Sperm Count Has Declined Almost 50% In Men Across The Globe In Recent Decades
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 5:00am ESTSperm Count Has Declined Almost 50% In Men Across The Globe In Recent Decades Via The Mind Unleashed, Imagine if humanity’s future were slipping through our fingers—literally. For decades, the world has been fixated on the threats we can see: climate change, pandemics, economic upheaval. Yet, quietly, an invisible crisis has been brewing inside our […]
Illegal Fishing Is A Global Problem
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 4:15am ESTIllegal Fishing Is A Global Problem The state of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing has worsened globally since 2021, according to the 2023 IUU Fishing Risk Index. In 2023, the global IUU score was 2.28 out of 5 (where 5=worst and 0=best), up from 2.24 in 2021. While only a small change, this highlights how there […]
Illegal Fishing Is A Global Problem
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 4:15am ESTIllegal Fishing Is A Global Problem The state of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing has worsened globally since 2021, according to the 2023 IUU Fishing Risk Index. In 2023, the global IUU score was 2.28 out of 5 (where 5=worst and 0=best), up from 2.24 in 2021. While only a small change, this highlights how there […]
So, What Country Wants To Be Like Germany Now?
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 3:30am ESTSo, What Country Wants To Be Like Germany Now? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The collapse of Germany shocks many. But I have been discussing why this was inevitable for over a decade… Germany Is Unraveling Just When Europe Needs It Most Bloomberg reports Germany Is Unraveling Just When Europe Needs It Most Germany is […]
Leftist Officials Move To Delay British Elections As Their Approval Ratings Collapse
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 2:45am ESTLeftist Officials Move To Delay British Elections As Their Approval Ratings Collapse One of the most revealing narratives that surfaced during the 2024 US election campaign was the argument from establishment journalists that the Constitution and the voting system might be allowing “too much freedom” for the general public. How can this be true? Progressive […]
With Formation Of New ‘Axis’, China Has Critical Choice To Make, Says White House’s Sullivan
ZeroHedge - Dec 19th 2024 2:00am ESTWith Formation Of New ‘Axis’, China Has Critical Choice To Make, Says White House’s Sullivan Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, National security adviser Jake Sullivan has said that with the emerging “alignment of autocracies” as the world takes sides in the Russian–Ukraine war, China faces a defining moment in cementing how the […]
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Will Rebuild Trust In Public Health
ZeroHedge - Dec 18th 2024 11:20pm ESTDr. Jay Bhattacharya Will Rebuild Trust In Public Health Authored by Wilk Wilkinson via RealClearPolicy, Just weeks before President-elect Trump announced that Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would be his nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Bhattacharya and I were together at Stanford University for a bold, first-of-its-kind symposium on public health decision […]
Smarter, Faster, & Focused
ZeroHedge - Dec 18th 2024 10:55pm ESTSmarter, Faster, & Focused Authored by JP Errico via RealClearHealth, In March of 2016, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated a program to see whether it was possible to literally enhance cognitive function, i.e., become inherently smarter, through technological intervention. The quest for greater intelligence may sound like the stuff of ancient mythology […]
California’s Regulations Causing Truck Shortages, Rising Costs, Industry Says
ZeroHedge - Dec 18th 2024 10:30pm ESTCalifornia’s Regulations Causing Truck Shortages, Rising Costs, Industry Says Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), California’s zero emission regulations are causing truck shortages and rising costs, according to the trucking and heavy-duty vehicle industry. State officials plan to end traditional combustion truck sales by 2036. A tow truck removes destroyed cars […]
FTC Bans Hidden ‘Junk’ Fees For Hotels, Concerts, Sports… But Spares Other Industries
ZeroHedge - Dec 18th 2024 10:05pm ESTFTC Bans Hidden ‘Junk’ Fees For Hotels, Concerts, Sports… But Spares Other Industries The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday unveiled a new set of rules outlawing the practice of hiding so-called “junk fees” from consumers until the end of the purchase process. However, the long-awaited rules have a relatively narrow scope: They only encompass […]