Israel Inserted Elite Commandos Into Syria, Blew Up Secret Missile Base, Reports Say The Sunday night major Israeli airstrikes in the central Syrian town of Masyaf which we reported on earlier in the week might have involved much more than what was initially known. There was an unusually high death toll for such an attack, which targeted a highly secretive Syrian government facility known as the Syrian Military Scientific Studies […]

5 Reasons Trump Is Making The Right Strategic Choice To Not Debate Again Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Strategically, I think the Trump campaign is making the right decision by saying there will not be a third debate. It could be strategy to get terms he wants for another debate, but I’m hoping it is what it appears to be on its face, closing the book on further debates. Trump didn’t “win” the first debate, but I […]

Futures Gain As Expectations For A 50bps Rate Cut Spike US futures pointed to modest gains after a rally that lifted the Nasdaq 100 more than 5% this week thanks to Nvidia, and the S&P 500 by 3.5%. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures rose 0.2% led by small-caps which rose 1% as hopes of a jumbo 50bps rate cut jumped overnight; Nasdaq futures were 0.1% higher, with GOOG, META, and NVDA the top performers in megacap land despite a […]

33,000 Boeing Union Workers Go On Strike, First Major Walkout Since 2008 Members of the International Association of Machinists And Aerospace Workers, which represents 33,000 Boeing employees at factories near Seattle and elsewhere, overwhelmingly rejected a ‘historic contract offer’ with the troubled planemaker and voted to go on strike.  Unionized Boeing workers have approved a strike. IAM 751 says 33,000+ workers in […]

Potential Port Strike Has Retailers, Manufacturers Scrambling By Noi Mahoney of FreightWaves Retailers and manufacturers are seeking to mitigate a potentially multibillion-dollar hit if members of the International Longshoremen’s Association go on strike beginning Oct. 1 at 13 of the nation’s major East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. The contract between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance, which negotiates on […]

“Wheat & Food Security” At Risk After Russian Missile Hits Ukrainian Grain Ship In Black Sea  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy revealed on X early Thursday that a Russian missile struck a bulk carrier hauling Ukrainian wheat while sailing through the Black Sea en route to Egypt. Russian missile against a wheat cargo bound for Egypt. Tonight, Russia launched a strike on an ordinary civilian vessel in the Black Sea […]

Gen Z Should Not Be Fooled by Kamala’s Sudden Seriousness Authored by Ethan Watson via RealClearPolitics, After yanking Joe Biden off the ticket with a giant vaudeville cane, Kamala Harris has breathed new life into the Democratic party. Kamala opened her campaign with the “politics of joy,” replete with twerking rappers, sassy X clapbacks, and quirky Doritos videos. But, after weeks of pressure from the media, Kamala has […]

Visualizing The Price Of Gold By US President Since 1989 Gold prices per ounce surpassed $2,500 USD for the first time ever in August 2024, setting a new all-time high. The surge in gold value this year has largely been driven by increased central bank demand amidst an increasingly complicated geopolitical and financial landscape. A World Gold Council survey conducted in April 2024 found that 29% of central bank respondents […]

Putin Puts West On Notice: Long-Range Arms For Ukraine Will Mean ‘NATO At War With Russia’ Update(1230ET): Putin says not so fast… First, here’s a UK Times report within the last hour: Britain and the United States are on the verge of allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles against targets in Russia after accusing President Putin of “escalating” the conflict by accepting ballistic missiles from Iran. David Lammy, the […]

Uzbekistan Leverages Russia’s Need For Allies, Secures Discounted Gas Via Eurasianet.org, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s visit to Uzbekistan aimed to strengthen ties and promote Uzbekistan’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Uzbekistan maintained a cautious stance, prioritizing its strategic partnership with Russia but avoiding commitments on EAEU membership or specific joint projects. The […]

EV Semi Prices Need To Fall 30-50% To Compete With Diesel, A New Study Says We already know that emission free or EV trucking isn’t a cost efficient endeavor, which is why many companies like Pepsi have done token purchases of a couple of EV semis, but are still using ICE 18 wheelers to get product to shelves.  Today a new article from Reuters lays out the numbers behind why emission free trucking remains a fallacy: emissions-free […]

The Folly Of Criminalizing “Hate” Authored by Wanjiru Njoya via The Mises Institute, Many people were shocked when over 1,000 protesters were arrested in the UK and jailed for various offenses including “violent disorder” and stirring up racial hatred. Most shocking were the cases of those arrested for posting social media comments on the riots, despite not being present at the scene and there being no evidence that anybody who […]

Russia Ready To ‘Combine Potential’ With China If Faced With Western Aggression China has shrugged off accusations issued by the United States this week that it is directly supporting Russia’s ‘war machine’. US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell told reporters Wednesday that China is providing more than just dual use items, but instead is transferring “component pieces of a very substantial effort on the part of China to […]

Erdogan’s Proposed Islamic Alliance Against Israel Is Pure Demagoguery Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Turkish President Erdogan has attempted over the years to present himself as the voice of the international Muslim community, or Ummah, most recently by calling for an Islamic alliance against Israel. His strong rhetoric about the latest Israeli-Hamas war has earned him the praise of many and also resulted in sharp […]

Our Moonshot Moment Is Here Authored by  Nadia Schadlow & Craig Mundie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), American policymakers have spent years decrying the loss or impending loss of key competitive sectors to China, including 5G telecommunications networks, solar panels, advanced manufacturing, and quantum computing. Recently, it was reported that China was outspending the United States on fusion energy and that it could […]

Endgame: Interest On US Debt Surpasses $1 Trillion For First Time Ever, Exploding August Budget Deficit To Record High 2024 was the year when the runaway US budget deficit was supposed to gradually normalize, and after two crisis-years, the US was supposed to end its drunken sailor spending ways. And for a while there, it seemed touch and go, with the cumulative US deficit initially overtaking 2023 – forget about the batshit insane […]

Using Law As A Political Weapon Undermines Public Trust In Elections Authored by Ryan Silverstein via RealClearPolitics, This summer saw a slew of court cases over the issue of ballot access. Now the litigation is threatening to undermine voters’ confidence in this fall’s election. The ability to reflect on and elect our own leaders is the core of our democracy. Democrats should have been thrilled to see third-party candidates […]

Meet The California Car Rental Company At The Center Of A Massive National Theft Ring A California car rental company was found to be at the center of a nationwide crime-tourism spree, authorities in Los Angeles revealed this week.  U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said during a news conference in on Wednesday: “Those thinking they can come to our country, take advantage of our liberties and steal from the American people should […]

America Is Going, Going, Gone Authored by J. Peder Zane via RealClearPolitics, Like a Greek chorus, my Republican friends warn that “the America we’ve known and loved will be gone” if Kamala Harris is elected president. They are half right. Neither Harris nor Donald Trump is seeking to restore the traditional values and ideals of freedom and opportunity that have made our country exceptional. Both candidates reject our […]

USS Roosevelt Carrier Heads Home After Extended Deployment In Middle East The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is heading back to US shores and its home of Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia after an extended Mideast tour. This brings to an end a rare Pentagon decision to have two US carrier’s patrolling Middle East region waters, in the wake of soaring tensions between Israel and Iran following the Israeli assassination of […]

A Paper Clip-Sized Device Is Changing Heart Failure Treatment Authored by Robin Seaton Jefferson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A tiny device, no bigger than a paper clip, may be improving the lives of heart failure patients. Implanted in the pulmonary artery, this wireless sensor allows doctors to detect fluid buildup weeks before symptoms appear. When the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs, […]

Migrant Population In Charleroi, Pennsylvania Explodes 2,000% As Crisis Unfolds Americans are quickly realizing that the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous open southern border policies that flooded the nation with millions of unvetted illegal aliens from third-world countries are quickly overwhelming towns and local municipalities nationwide. The nation has been shocked by the 20,000 Haitians that were dumped […]

Pennsylvania Voters Reflect On 2024 Election, Their Hopes For The Future Authored by Joseph Lord, Madalina Vasiliu and Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With its 19 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is shaping up to be the most critical swing state in the 2024 election for both major candidates. (Top L–R) Lawrence Clark at his business 4 Thee Family II convenience store in downtown York, Pa., on Sept. 5, 2024, Susan […]

McDonald’s Meal Deal Extends Into December As Core Customers Under Pressure  McDonald’s is set to extend its $5 meal deal, originally a summer promotion launched in June, through December across all US markets. This move signals the fast-food giant’s acknowledgment that its core customers are struggling to afford Big Macs in a period of elevated inflation and high interest rates, thanks to failed Bidenomics. Recent data […]

Tim Walz’s Democrats Are Not The Blue Dog Democrats Authored by Kirsten Kukuwski via RealClearPolitics, In six years, Tim Walz took our state budget from $44 billion to $70 billion, squandered a $19 billion surplus and turned it into a deficit even though Minnesotans overwhelmingly wanted tax cuts, raised taxes by $10 billion, increased state government spending by 40%, adopted a California emissions standard, created more […]