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China Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 11:55pm ESTChina Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind By Jeanny Yu, Bloomberg Markets Live strategist and reporter Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, China is entering 2026 with a fresh wave of technological advances that are powering a stock rally, even as its economy remains fragile. Thanks to fresh progress in sectors from commercial […]
China Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 11:55pm ESTChina Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind By Jeanny Yu, Bloomberg Markets Live strategist and reporter Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, China is entering 2026 with a fresh wave of technological advances that are powering a stock rally, even as its economy remains fragile. Thanks to fresh progress in sectors from commercial […]
China Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 11:55pm ESTChina Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind By Jeanny Yu, Bloomberg Markets Live strategist and reporter Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, China is entering 2026 with a fresh wave of technological advances that are powering a stock rally, even as its economy remains fragile. Thanks to fresh progress in sectors from commercial […]
China Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 11:55pm ESTChina Tech Boom Leaves Economic Malaise Behind By Jeanny Yu, Bloomberg Markets Live strategist and reporter Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, China is entering 2026 with a fresh wave of technological advances that are powering a stock rally, even as its economy remains fragile. Thanks to fresh progress in sectors from commercial […]
Massive High-Velocity Coronal Mass Ejection Blasts From Sun, Earth Impact Possible In Days
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 10:45pm ESTMassive High-Velocity Coronal Mass Ejection Blasts From Sun, Earth Impact Possible In Days The Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert Sunday afternoon after a powerful X1.9 solar flare erupted on the Sun, with the space weather event expected to produce an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). Stefan Burns, a geophysicist and space weather forecaster, […]
Massive High-Velocity Coronal Mass Ejection Blasts From Sun, Earth Impact Possible In Days
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 10:45pm ESTMassive High-Velocity Coronal Mass Ejection Blasts From Sun, Earth Impact Possible In Days The Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert Sunday afternoon after a powerful X1.9 solar flare erupted on the Sun, with the space weather event expected to produce an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). Stefan Burns, a geophysicist and space weather forecaster, […]
One Chart Says Time To Reload On This Commodity
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 9:35pm ESTOne Chart Says Time To Reload On This Commodity The precious metals landscape in recent times has been nothing short of record-breaking. New highs in gold and silver, but some of that momentum has been blown off on Thursday after a softer tone from President Trump on Iran eased safe-haven demand. Platinum, palladium, and other […]
Housing Market’s Deep Freeze May Finally Begin To Thaw
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 8:25pm ESTHousing Market’s Deep Freeze May Finally Begin To Thaw Realtors, mortgage lenders, and other industry professionals: if three years of depressed transaction activity have you thinking about exiting, it may be worth holding that thought for now. A new Goldman note suggests that policy maneuvering by the Trump administration could partially unfreeze the housing market […]
Catch-Up Contributions: Maximizing Your Savings If You’re Over 50 In 2026 And Beyond
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 6:40pm ESTCatch-Up Contributions: Maximizing Your Savings If You’re Over 50 In 2026 And Beyond Authored by John Rampton Via The Epoch Times, If you’re over 50 and feel behind on retirement savings, you’re not alone—and you’re not out of options. There is a powerful tool that the government provides to help you close the gap: catch-up […]
Trump To Unveil Plan Allowing Homebuyers To Use 401(k) Funds For Down Payments
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 5:30pm ESTTrump To Unveil Plan Allowing Homebuyers To Use 401(k) Funds For Down Payments Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump will unveil a plan next week that would allow Americans to withdraw funds from their 401(k) accounts to use for a home down payment. A for-sale sign is posted […]
DOJ Sues Virginia For Failing To Turn Over Voter Rolls
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 4:20pm ESTDOJ Sues Virginia For Failing To Turn Over Voter Rolls Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the Commonwealth of Virginia over its failure to provide election records, according to a news release Friday. The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. […]
Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Tumbles To Zero As Staking Demand Soars
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 3:10pm ESTEthereum Validator Exit Queue Tumbles To Zero As Staking Demand Soars Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, The Ethereum staking validator exit queue has dropped to zero – signaling a dramatic fall in selling pressure and strengthening confidence in Ether (ETH) as a yield-bearing asset. Data from Ethereum Validator Queue shows the exit queue has fallen from its […]
Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Tumbles To Zero As Staking Demand Soars
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 3:10pm ESTEthereum Validator Exit Queue Tumbles To Zero As Staking Demand Soars Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, The Ethereum staking validator exit queue has dropped to zero – signaling a dramatic fall in selling pressure and strengthening confidence in Ether (ETH) as a yield-bearing asset. Data from Ethereum Validator Queue shows the exit queue has fallen from its […]
Oil, Dollars, Gold, & Venezuela In A Nutshell
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 12:50pm ESTOil, Dollars, Gold, & Venezuela In A Nutshell Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, Putting any kind of bow on the current headlines to conveniently explain or “wrap up” recent events in Venezuela would be a fool’s errand. The extraordinary mix, as well as polarized views, as to the personalities, policies, economics, military acumen, and […]
The Real Watches Of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 11:40am ESTThe Real Watches Of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Authored by Watches of Espionage, Separating Fact from Fiction in Nicolás Maduro’s Watch Collection On the morning of Saturday, 3 January 2026, the United States Military conducted an interagency mission to capture and arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. While the long term implications are still unknown and “analysis” […]
Ahead Of Mass Adoption Cycle: A Full Supply-Chain Breakdown Of Smart Glasses
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 9:55am ESTAhead Of Mass Adoption Cycle: A Full Supply-Chain Breakdown Of Smart Glasses Smart glasses took center stage at CES 2026 in Las Vegas last week, highlighting a new generation of AI-enabled eyewear integrated with real-time assistants. In Meta’s case, the push is clearly toward affordability and mass adoption, positioning these glasses as everyday consumer electronics […]
The Nascent ‘Islamic NATO’ Might Soon Set Its Sights On Somaliland
ZeroHedge - Jan 18th 2026 8:10am ESTThe Nascent ‘Islamic NATO’ Might Soon Set Its Sights On Somaliland Authored by Andrew Korybko, The Somali Defense Minister’s request for Saudi Arabia to replicate its South Yemeni campaign in Somaliland coupled with reports about those two’s and Egypt’s impending alliance that would thus de facto include their Eritrean ally strongly suggest that something big […]
John Mearsheimer On The Iran Playbook
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 10:45pm ESTJohn Mearsheimer On The Iran Playbook According to a recent podcast appearance by geopolitical analyst and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer, the Arab Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia (the Gulf Cooperation Council) are increasingly behind the scenes pushing pack against those who advocate for regime change in Iran. This marks a serious potential […]
Why Young Women Moved Left While Young Men Stayed Sane
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 10:10pm ESTWhy Young Women Moved Left While Young Men Stayed Sane Authored by vittorio on X, Bill Ackman quote-tweeted a graph showing the partisan gap between young men and women almost doubled in 25 years. Political scientists & data quants have been telling us this for half a decade. Women have moved *radically* leftward, at a scale […]
A Big Bet On Apprenticeships In A Frozen Labor Market
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 9:00pm ESTA Big Bet On Apprenticeships In A Frozen Labor Market Authored by Zach Boren via RealClearEducation, For the better part of a year, the Trump Administration said little about apprenticeships. Then, almost out of nowhere, it announced a $145 million funding forecast aimed at expanding Pay for Apprenticeship—one of the largest investments we’ve seen in years. That […]
Dr. Oz Says Minnesota Fraud Coverup Reaches ‘Highest Levels’ Of State Government
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 7:50pm ESTDr. Oz Says Minnesota Fraud Coverup Reaches ‘Highest Levels’ Of State Government Authored by Jack Phillips and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, revealed that health care fraud in Minnesota is more significant than previously known, according to his interview with EpochTV’s […]
DOJ Moves To Block Independent ‘Special Master’ From Overseeing Epstein Disclosures
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 6:05pm ESTDOJ Moves To Block Independent ‘Special Master’ From Overseeing Epstein Disclosures After campaigning on transparency regarding the Epstein files, President Trump became quickly defensive when asked about them shortly after taking office last year – which continued into July, when Trump clapped back at a journalist who asked about Epstein’s ties to a foreign intelligence […]
The Dam Has Burst In Silver And Gold…So Now What?
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 2:00pm ESTThe Dam Has Burst In Silver And Gold…So Now What? Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Silver was up another 6% Wednesday morning this past week and traded at $91 an ounce. Whether or not we’re seeing a short squeeze or a blow-off top at this point is moot and irrelevant. To quote the dorky guy […]
They’re “Playing A Very Dangerous Game”: Trump Slaps 10% Tariff On 8 European Countries Opposing Greenland Deal
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 1:25pm ESTThey’re “Playing A Very Dangerous Game”: Trump Slaps 10% Tariff On 8 European Countries Opposing Greenland Deal “These Countries, who are playing this very dangerous game, have put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable,” warned President Trump as he escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple European nations with […]
Maine Officials Say They’re Expecting ICE Operations In Coming Days
ZeroHedge - Jan 17th 2026 10:30am ESTMaine Officials Say They’re Expecting ICE Operations In Coming Days Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Top officials in Maine said they are expecting the Trump administration to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the state for enforcement operations soon. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday in a video […]