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No, A 50% Tariff Doesn’t Mean A 50% Price-Hike
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 5:40pm EDTNo, A 50% Tariff Doesn’t Mean A 50% Price-Hike Authored by Randy White via AmericanThinker.com, The tariff doomsday machine is roaring again. This time, it’s over talk of a 50% tariff on certain imports. Predictably, the panic-peddlers are out in force, warning that such a tariff means retail prices will skyrocket 50%. It’s an easy line […]
“Things Are Breaking ‘Out There’…”
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 4:20pm EDT“Things Are Breaking ‘Out There’…” Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Systemic Considerations “Every western society is confronted by an internal cultural conflict between those who wish to distance society from its civilizational legacy and those who wish to renew it.” – Frank Furedi on Substack Whatever else you think is happening in our world, contraction […]
Art Of The Deal
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 3:40pm EDTArt Of The Deal By Benjamin Picton, senior macro strategist at Rabobank Art of the Deal Stocks had looked poised for a face-tearing rally today as another Trump pivot on China tariffs over the weekend threatened to blast out shorts. Trump announced that tariffs on computers and electronics would be set at 20% – rather […]
Tariff Shock Delayed For Dollar Tree & Home Depot By Several Months
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 3:20pm EDTTariff Shock Delayed For Dollar Tree & Home Depot By Several Months Although President Trump rolled back reciprocal tariffs (excluding China) last week and a temporary exemption for smartphones, computers, chips, and other consumer electronics over the weekend, the uncertainty sparked by the trade war has left corporate America, including major retailers, on edge. Goldman analysts […]
Yield Spreads Suggest The Risk Isn’t Over Yet
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 3:00pm EDTYield Spreads Suggest The Risk Isn’t Over Yet Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In November last year, I discussed the importance of yield spreads, historically the market’s “early warning system.” To wit:“ “Yield spreads are critical to understanding market sentiment and predicting potential stock market downturns. A credit spread refers to the difference in yield between two […]
UAW Boss Sides With Trump On Tariffs, Stuns MSNBC Panel
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 2:45pm EDTUAW Boss Sides With Trump On Tariffs, Stuns MSNBC Panel Anti-Trumper—perhaps now reformed—UAW union boss Shawn Fain stunned far-left MSNBC hosts Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Michael Steele over the weekend by echoing MAGA talking points and defending President Trump’s tariffs. President Shawn Fain is about to go live on @CNN to talk about Trump, […]
Hours After Taylor Lorenz Gushes Over ‘Handsome Revolutionary’ UNH Killer, Intruder Arrested At HQ
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 2:00pm EDTHours After Taylor Lorenz Gushes Over ‘Handsome Revolutionary’ UNH Killer, Intruder Arrested At HQ A suspect was detained at the Monnetonka, Minnesota headquarters of UnitedHealthcare just four months after the insurance giant’s CEO was killed in New York City by alleged rich-kid gunman, Luigi Mangine. “There is currently a large police presence at the United […]
Harvard Professors Sue Trump Admin Over Threat To Withhold Nearly $9 Billion
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 1:40pm EDTHarvard Professors Sue Trump Admin Over Threat To Withhold Nearly $9 Billion Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Harvard University’s professors sued the Trump administration on April 11 after it threatened to withhold nearly $9 billion in grants and contracts if the university fails to adopt the administration’s required structural changes. The Harvard […]
Apple Overtakes Rivals To Lead Global Smartphone Market In Q1 Milestone
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 1:20pm EDTApple Overtakes Rivals To Lead Global Smartphone Market In Q1 Milestone The most unexpected highlight from Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Early Look is Apple’s rise to the number one position in global smartphone shipments in Q1 2025, capturing about 19% of market share and outperforming Chinese rivals. This rebound in fortunes for CEO Tim Cook is […]
Three Arguments For & Against Russia Extending Its “Energy Ceasefire” With Ukraine
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 1:00pm EDTThree Arguments For & Against Russia Extending Its “Energy Ceasefire” With Ukraine Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Both scenarios entail considerable risks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin will have the final say on whether Russia extends its 30-day moratorium on strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that’ll expire on Friday. He also noted that “the […]
NY Fed Survey Inflation Expectations Make Mockery Of UMich Propaganda
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 12:40pm EDTNY Fed Survey Inflation Expectations Make Mockery Of UMich Propaganda We have repeatedly said that the UMichigan survey – skewed ridiculously higher by the laughably outlier opinions of Democrats… 5Y inflation expectations: Market vs Democrats pic.twitter.com/h3o9CDHIpQ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 11, 2025 … has become a politicized farce (one overseen by rabid marxist professors with […]
Passengers Will Soon Need Real ID To Board Domestic Flights, TSA Warns
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 12:05pm EDTPassengers Will Soon Need Real ID To Board Domestic Flights, TSA Warns Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, In less than a month, Americans without a star on their driver’s license may face potential delays or even be turned away when trying to board domestic flights, federal officials said. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) […]
Zelensky Urges Trump To Visit Ukraine Before Pressing Negotiations, Says Vance ‘Justifying’ Putin’s Actions
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 11:45am EDTZelensky Urges Trump To Visit Ukraine Before Pressing Negotiations, Says Vance ‘Justifying’ Putin’s Actions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging for President Donald Trump to visit Ukraine and see the war’s devastation first-hand before pressing for peace negotiations with Russia. “We want you to come,” the Ukrainian president pleaded in reference to Trump while speaking with CBS’ “60 […]
Meta’s Monopoly Trial Kicks Off: Here’s What To Know
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 10:45am EDTMeta’s Monopoly Trial Kicks Off: Here’s What To Know Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, The fate of social media giant Meta, billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s primary company, is on the line as a trial begins in Washington on Monday to determine whether the tech giant is violating antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission, […]
Goldman Reports Record Equity Trading Revenue, Misses In FICC and iBanking, Losses On Investments
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 10:30am EDTGoldman Reports Record Equity Trading Revenue, Misses In FICC and iBanking, Losses On Investments On Friday, when looking at the earnings of the largest US bank, we said that while JPMorgan reported both revenue and earnings that beat estimates, it was JPMorgan’s record trading revenue that stole the show: yes, yet again the recent market […]
Apple Races To Boost iPhone Production In India, Vietnam As Trump Pauses Tariffs
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 9:30am EDTApple Races To Boost iPhone Production In India, Vietnam As Trump Pauses Tariffs President Trump’s 90-day pause on his “reciprocal” tariffs for countries that did not retaliate—excluding China—has allowed Tim Cook’s Apple to ramp up production of smartphones, tablets, and laptops in India and Vietnam. Sources familiar with Apple’s supply chains told Nikkei Asia that top suppliers in […]
Intel To Sell 51% Of Altera To Silver Lake In $8.75 Billion Deal As Turnaround Accelerates
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 9:15am EDTIntel To Sell 51% Of Altera To Silver Lake In $8.75 Billion Deal As Turnaround Accelerates Intel has reached a definitive agreement to sell a 51% stake in its programmable chip unit, Altera, to Silver Lake Management for $8.75 billion, marking the latest step in its ongoing turnaround strategy. The transaction aims to reduce Intel’s expenses and […]
US Strips Benefits From Thousands Of Criminal Aliens, Those On Terror Watchlist
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 8:40am EDTUS Strips Benefits From Thousands Of Criminal Aliens, Those On Terror Watchlist Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has ended temporary immigration parole and revoked federal benefits for thousands of foreign nationals flagged as national security risks, part of a broader effort to roll back immigration programs implemented under the […]
‘Welfare Cliff’ Continues: UK’s £100,000 Childcare Tax Trap Punishes Success Once Again
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 6:55am EDT‘Welfare Cliff’ Continues: UK’s £100,000 Childcare Tax Trap Punishes Success Once Again It’s been the case for years that government entitlements have provided low-income families with a higher standard of living than those earning substantially more. But, as we pointed out in 2010 and 2012 that ‘benefit’ can backfire as “work is punished.” “the single mom […]
European Travel To US Drops 17% Amid Trump Backlash, Worries About Treatment Of Foreigners
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 5:45am EDTEuropean Travel To US Drops 17% Amid Trump Backlash, Worries About Treatment Of Foreigners Reflecting some mix of anti-Trump sentiment, unease over American treatment of foreigners and economic worries, European travel to the United States plummeted 17% in March versus the same month last year. More broadly, global tourism to the USA dropped 12% — the […]
What Europe Overlooks About The Trump Administration’s Defense Policy
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 5:00am EDTWhat Europe Overlooks About The Trump Administration’s Defense Policy Authored by Sarah Kuehberger and Wilson Beaver via The Daily Signal, a publication of The Heritage Foundation, Since the election of President Donald Trump, Europeans have been vocal in their criticism of nearly every U.S. policy issue, often professing that “transatlantic relations are over” and “this government does not care much about the fate […]
UK MPs Call For Digital Identity To “Tackle Illegal Immigration”
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 3:30am EDTUK MPs Call For Digital Identity To “Tackle Illegal Immigration” Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, It turns out that the solution to illegal immigration is instituting a nationwide system of digital identity, issued to every baby at birth and containing all your social, education, financial, medical, and employment information. At least, according to the […]
1US, EU Condemn Russian Mass Casualty Strikes On Ukraine’s Sumy
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 2:45am EDTUS, EU Condemn Russian Mass Casualty Strikes On Ukraine’s Sumy On Sunday Russian ballistic missiles pummeled the Ukrainian city of Sumy, resulting in a mass casualty event which was quickly condemned by the United States and European Union. Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, retired lieutenant general Keith Kellogg, reacted by saying it “crosses any line of […]
Can Israel & Turkiye Manage Their Escalating Rivalry In Syria?
ZeroHedge - Apr 14th 2025 2:00am EDTCan Israel & Turkiye Manage Their Escalating Rivalry In Syria? Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, The “deconfliction mechanism” that they’re reportedly discussing would likely be insufficient for resolving their security dilemma and might thus only delay what could be an inevitable clash. Israel and Turkiye held talks in Azerbaijan last week on the creation […]
How The Ukraine Minerals Deal Supports US Strategy And Ukrainian Security
ZeroHedge - Apr 13th 2025 11:10pm EDTHow The Ukraine Minerals Deal Supports US Strategy And Ukrainian Security Authored by Milo Austin and WIlson Beaver via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), China currently has a significant advantage over the United States in terms of critical minerals. These minerals are “critical” for the production of green energy technology, the semiconductors used in consumer electronics, and military […]
