By his own testimony, the former British PM Tony Blair wants nothing more than to resolve conflicts worldwide. Yet, his long interest in the Middle East is ridden with conflicts of interest and tech billionaire donors. The Quest for Gaza’s Energy, Part 3Read part 1 hereRead part 2 here As the U.S.-mediated ceasefire is taking…
Who is the Man Leading the Color Revolution? Born in Los Angeles in 1960, Norm Eisen attended Harvard Law, where he received his J.D. in 1991. He was a classmate of Barack Obama and served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. After law school, Eisen clerked for Judge Stephen Reinhardt on the U.S….
Economies usually go just one way – but now we’re going in two directions. While the wealthy ride up on rising asset prices, millions of working Americans are moving down. Here’s how the “K-shaped” economy took hold – and what it means for your financial future… Once upon a time in America, shopping malls were…
According to filings, JP Morgan reported holding 5,284,190 shares of IBIT, valued at $343 million as of September 30. JPMorgan disclosed a sharp increase in its holdings of the Bitcoin ETF IBIT, signaling rising institutional interest in cryptocurrency exposure. According to 13F filings, the bank reported holding 5,284,190 shares of IBIT, valued at $343 million as…
“We live in the dumbest of times and Democrats are truly led by the dumbest of all of us.” —Sean Davis, The Federalist You can suppose the government will re-open this week, and then what? It could close back down in January when the latest funding patch runs out. And then what? Another shut-down and…
As debates over SNAP funding intensify, one uncomfortable truth stands out: Tens of millions of Americans now rely on “temporary” aid programs. Brandon Smith of alt-market.com explores the im-plications for the larger U.S. economy… There’s a lot of black-pilling Republicans out there this week after a handful of elections in the northeastern U.S. led to…
The human capacity to sculpt the terrain that surrounds us is enormous but not without limits. While a farmer or a gardener may replace or modify the geographical and botanical features on a given piece of land, it is only quite rarely, and with the help of an enormous expenditure of very scarce resources, that…
Germany has announced its plans to reinstate mandatory military service as the government seeks to boost its armed forces. Conscription has been suspended since 2011, but a new law set to take effect on January 1st, 2026, will begin with a voluntary model that could pave the way for a broader draft. Germany has been…
Blockchains won’t replace the traditional rails but will be integrated and work in tandem, the bank said in the report. What to know: BNY projected stablecoins and digital cash instruments could reach $3.6 trillion in the next five years. The report cited institutional demand and regulatory progress as major accelerators. The bank emphasized integration, not…
It is starting to look a lot like the Great Recession again. I thought that the pace of layoffs in 2024 was bad, but it has just exploded here in 2025. Vast numbers of good paying jobs are being ruthlessly eliminated, and competition for any decent jobs that are still available has become extremely fierce….
Nearly 60% of weekly trades in December 2024 were flagged as likely wash trading, with coordinated networks of 43,000 wallets detected. What to know: Columbia researchers found nearly 25% of Polymarket’s trading volume may be fake, driven by wash trading. Some weeks saw over 90% of trades in election and sports markets flagged as suspicious….
