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Libya’s Oil Production Restarts As Political Standoff Ends
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 11:25am EDTLibya’s Oil Production Restarts As Political Standoff Ends By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Libya’s oil production has resumed after a political agreement was reached between the two rival factions. The shutdown was caused by a dispute over the leadership of the Central Bank. The resumption of production is expected to boost Libya’s economy and stabilize […]
Lott: About That New Data On Migrant Crime
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 10:15am EDTLott: About That New Data On Migrant Crime Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearInvestigations, The new data on all the criminal noncitizens coming into the U.S. is shocking. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) checks the background of illegal aliens they have in custody. But, the administration’s letter to Rep. Tony Gonzales […]
US Services Survey Soars In September, Prices Paid Explode Higher
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 10:05am EDTUS Services Survey Soars In September, Prices Paid Explode Higher After weakness in the Manufacturing surveys, this morning’s Services sector surveys were yet another hope-filled data point to support the soft-landing narrative. S&P Global’s US Services PMI was relatively steady (in expansion) at 55.2 – near the highest since March 2022. ISM Services PMI surged […]
Jobless Claims Remain Low Despite 50%-Plus Surge In Job Cuts
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 8:36am EDTJobless Claims Remain Low Despite 50%-Plus Surge In Job Cuts On the heels of a 53.4% YoY rise in job cut announcements (released by Challenger, Gray, & Christmas), initial jobless claims remain in a world of their own, rising very modestly to 225k from 219k… Source: Bloomberg Initial claims (SA and NSA) remain rangebound – […]
Futures Drop As Record Hong Kong 13-Day Rally Finally Ends
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 8:19am EDTFutures Drop As Record Hong Kong 13-Day Rally Finally Ends US stock futures are lower, but off session lows, in line with declines seen across Europe and Asia, while yields, the dollar and oil rise as the risk of escalating conflict in the Middle East damps risk appetite. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are […]
Trump’s Opportunity For A Knockout
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 6:30am EDTTrump’s Opportunity For A Knockout Authored by Tom Klingenstein via RealClearPolitics, In a very significant development — I am almost prepared to say the most significant development in the current presidential contest — it has recently been revealed that Brian D. Lozenski, an associate professor of urban and multicultural education at Macalester College and a […]
Israel Cannot Fight A Multi-Front War Without Support From The US Military
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 5:45am EDTIsrael Cannot Fight A Multi-Front War Without Support From The US Military The recent missile barrage striking Israel from Iran showcased a security reality that has startled many people in the west – Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system is not as effective as they believed. Evidence suggests it was clearly overwhelmed, either by the sheer […]
From Controversy To Cutting-Edge: The Fountain Of Youth
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 5:00am EDTFrom Controversy To Cutting-Edge: The Fountain Of Youth Authored by JP Errico via RealClearHealth, Over the past several years, I’ve watched with sadness as the reputation of medical science has taken it on the chin. The pandemic polluted the public’s opinion of the purity of science and nobility of medicine. Worst of all, science was […]
Sun Burps Second-Biggest Solar Flare Of Cycle 25 As Impact Analysis Says Earthbound By Weekend
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 4:15am EDTSun Burps Second-Biggest Solar Flare Of Cycle 25 As Impact Analysis Says Earthbound By Weekend NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center detected an X7.1 solar flare on Tuesday, the second strongest of Solar Cycle 25. It originated from Active Region 3842. The most powerful flare of the cycle, an X8.7, occurred earlier this year on May 14. […]
China, Iran, Pakistan, And Russia Are Increasingly Displeased With The Afghan Taliban
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 3:30am EDTChina, Iran, Pakistan, And Russia Are Increasingly Displeased With The Afghan Taliban Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The Chinese, Iranian, Pakistani, and Russian Foreign Ministers gathered for their third quadrilateral meeting on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the UNGA last week. The joint statement that they produced was sharply critical of the Taliban on very sensitive […]
Healthier McDonald’s Options Available In Europe, But Not In The US
ZeroHedge - Oct 3rd 2024 2:00am EDTHealthier McDonald’s Options Available In Europe, But Not In The US Authored by Cara Michelle Miller via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People can get healthier McDonalds in Europe, food activist Vani Hari said at a recent Senate roundtable discussion. New Africa/Shutterstock For instance, in the United States, McDonald’s fries contain 11 ingredients, while the UK […]
Hezbollah’s Role As A “Liberator”
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 11:25pm EDTHezbollah’s Role As A “Liberator” Authored by Carlo J.V. Caro via RealClearDefense, Unlike many movements that adopt the mantle of liberation for political gain, Hezbollah’s portrayal as a liberating force is tied to a long-standing cultural memory of foreign oppression, from the Ottoman Empire to the French Mandate. Understanding how Hezbollah leveraged this identity requires […]
Prosecutors Seek Indefinite Delay In Trial Of Alleged Trump Assassin Over “Complex” Evidence
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 11:00pm EDTProsecutors Seek Indefinite Delay In Trial Of Alleged Trump Assassin Over “Complex” Evidence Federal prosecutors on Wednesday requested an indefinite delay in the upcoming trial of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, claiming that a massive trove of evidence has emerged in recent weeks rendering the case “complex,” […]
8 Israeli Troops Killed In Hezbollah Ambush As Close-Quarter Fighting Intensifies
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 10:10pm EDT8 Israeli Troops Killed In Hezbollah Ambush As Close-Quarter Fighting Intensifies On Wednesday Israel has disclosed that its military suffered the loss of eight soldiers killed in combat thus far. The slain troops were young conscripts, ranging in age 21 to 23. Hezbollah sources are claiming that dozens more Israeli troops were wounded. Israeli media published photos […]
Student Wearing Black Paint On Face Isn’t Protected By First Amendment: Judge
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 9:45pm EDTStudent Wearing Black Paint On Face Isn’t Protected By First Amendment: Judge Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A middle school student who wore black paint on his face during a California football game is not protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, according to a federal judge. The student, dubbed J.A. in […]
Media Uses Hurricane Helene To Promote “Global Warming” Agenda
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 8:55pm EDTMedia Uses Hurricane Helene To Promote “Global Warming” Agenda Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, Even as the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to rise, pundits in the mainstream media are rushing to use the disaster as an excuse to promote their narrative that “global warming” is real. As reported by Just The News, […]
Media Uses Hurricane Helene To Promote “Global Warming” Agenda
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 8:55pm EDTMedia Uses Hurricane Helene To Promote “Global Warming” Agenda Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, Even as the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to rise, pundits in the mainstream media are rushing to use the disaster as an excuse to promote their narrative that “global warming” is real. As reported by Just The News, […]
US Closes $1.5 Billion Loan To Resurrect Shuttered Michigan Nuclear Power Plant
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 8:30pm EDTUS Closes $1.5 Billion Loan To Resurrect Shuttered Michigan Nuclear Power Plant The world was abuzz two weeks ago when we learned that the notorious Three Mile Island nuclear power plant – site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history – would restart to power Microsoft data centers. As we said at the time, […]
US Closes $1.5 Billion Loan To Resurrect Shuttered Michigan Nuclear Power Plant
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 8:30pm EDTUS Closes $1.5 Billion Loan To Resurrect Shuttered Michigan Nuclear Power Plant The world was abuzz two weeks ago when we learned that the notorious Three Mile Island nuclear power plant – site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history – would restart to power Microsoft data centers. As we said at the time, […]
Israel Bans UN Chief From The Country After Statement Failing To Condemn Iran
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 7:40pm EDTIsrael Bans UN Chief From The Country After Statement Failing To Condemn Iran The Israeli government is fuming at UN chief Antonio Guterres’ response to the Tuesday night massive Iranian ballistic missile attack which pummeled Tel Aviv and area bases and infrastructure. The United Nations Secretary-General wrote Tuesday evening as an initial reaction, “I condemn the […]
Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, & John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong!
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 6:25pm EDTWarren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, & John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong! Authored by Mark Thornton via The Mises Institute, This week, we explain how Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, and John Maynard Keynes are wrong about gold. John Maynard Keynes, the Godfather of Keynesian economics, famously called gold the “barbarous relic,” a term he used to denigrate the gold standard […]
Bank Of America Customers Report Widespread Outage, Zero Balances
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 5:20pm EDTBank Of America Customers Report Widespread Outage, Zero Balances Bank of America customers on Wednesday reported having problems accessing their bank accounts or that their account balances currently show $0. The outage started at around 12:30 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday, according to the tracking website Downdetector. About an hour later, more than 20,000 user complaints […]
2Unsurprisingly, The Bitcoin Price Follows Global Liquidity
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 5:00pm EDTUnsurprisingly, The Bitcoin Price Follows Global Liquidity Authored by Vivek Sun via BitcoinMagazine.com, I have been intrigued by the significant increase in global liquidity during 2024, driven by extensive money printing and debt expansion, and how it impacts Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin is an expression against the government’s monetary expansionist policies, so its price follows global […]
Life In Kamala’s California
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 3:25pm EDTLife In Kamala’s California Authored by Edward Ring via American Greatness, It’s election season, and because California is a one-party state, we don’t see very many campaign ads for Kamala Harris. But ballot initiatives are another story. One hotly contested ballot initiative, Proposition 33, if approved by voters, will enable California’s cities and counties to impose […]
OPEC+ Leaves Current Output Cut Policy Unchanged at JMMC
ZeroHedge - Oct 2nd 2024 3:05pm EDTOPEC+ Leaves Current Output Cut Policy Unchanged at JMMC The OPEC+ joint ministerial monitoring committee meeting (JMMC) concluded on Wednesday, with the ministers refraining from making any changes to production policy, maintaining the plan to start raising output in December. “The JMMC emphasized the critical importance of achieving full conformity and compensation. Furthermore, the Committee […]