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WTI Steady Near One-Month Lows Amid Peace Deal Talk, Record Crude Production
WTI Steady Near One-Month Lows Amid Peace Deal Talk, Record Crude Production Oil prices are steady this morning near one month lows, after a tempestuous few days swinging around Russia peace deal headlines.US President Donald Trump said “there are only a few remaining points of disagreement,” as he sent negotiators to more meetings, while the Ukrainian leader’s chief of staff said talks in Geneva had laid a “good foundation.”Goldman said a peace deal may shave off about $5 a barrel fr
UBS: AI Mania Has More Fuel, Dubs GenAI The "Steam Engine Of The Mind"
UBS: AI Mania Has More Fuel, Dubs GenAI The "Steam Engine Of The Mind" As chatter about an AI-driven market bubble grows louder across Wall Street, with nearly half of BofA's Fund Manager Survey respondents calling the AI/data-center boom a bubble, UBS analysts are out with a note insisting there is plenty more bubble-blowing ahead. UBS analyst Andrew Garthwaite wrote that his bullish target for the MSCI AC World is 1,090 by end-2026 (+11%). But he noted that if GenAI delivers even ha
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Chicago Manufacturing PMI Plunges In November
Chicago Manufacturing PMI Plunges In November MNI's Chicago Business Barometer Report came in dramatically worse than expected for November, printing 36.3 (the lowest since May 2024), well below expectations of 43.6 and the prior print of 43.8Under the hood, it was all ugly: Prices paid rose at a faster pace; signaling expansion New orders fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction Employment fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction Inventories fell at a faster pace; sign
After years of rising drug prices, more discounts are here — at least for Medicare
Price are falling sharply for Medicare beneficiaries prescribed Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic in 2027.
What iPhone slump? Apple is set to become the industry leader for the first time in 14 years.
Samsung has been the smartphone industry’s market-share leader, but iPhone 17 momentum puts Apple on track to reclaim its crown.
JPMorgan just one-upped the most bullish call on Wall Street for the S&P 500 next year
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Texas Becomes First US State To Buy Bitcoin For Its Strategic Reserve
Texas Becomes First US State To Buy Bitcoin For Its Strategic Reserve Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com,On November 20, Texas became the first U.S. state to buy Bitcoin for its Strategic Reserve, acquiring $5 million at roughly $87,000 per BTC, according to Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council.The purchase was made through BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) while the state finalizes plans for self-custody.The move signals growing state-level
John Deere Calls "Large Ag Cycle" Bottom Next Year - Just As China Ramps Up U.S. Soybean Buying
John Deere Calls "Large Ag Cycle" Bottom Next Year - Just As China Ramps Up U.S. Soybean Buying Economic conditions for American farmers have been brutal this year, as China shifted much of its soybean and other commodity purchases to South America. But the new Trump-Xi trade deal has sparked hope, with Beijing ramping up U.S. crop purchases once again. If sustained, this could signal that the worst of the farm-sector downturn is finally behind us.American farmers finally received som
Initial Jobless Claims Tumble To 7 Month Lows
Initial Jobless Claims Tumble To 7 Month Lows The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time tumbled to just 216k last week - the lowest since AprilSource: BloombergSince the shutdown was lifted, jobless claims among workers in the 'Deep Tristate' have tumbled...Source: BloombergContinuing jobless claims ticked higher - remaining above the 1.9 million level, near its highest since Nov 2021Source: Bloomberg...so much for the struggling labor market? Tyler D
Foreigners Commit 44% Of Sexual Violence Cases In Italy, Half Of Gang-Rapes, While Only Representing 9% Of Population
Foreigners Commit 44% Of Sexual Violence Cases In Italy, Half Of Gang-Rapes, While Only Representing 9% Of Population Via Remix News,Data from Italy’s Interior Ministry for 2024 shows that foreigners commit nearly half of all rapes, while only representing 9 percent of the country’s resident population.Specifically, the graph shows they are arrested in 44 percent of cases.Sexual Violence cases, Italy, 2024The troubling data, which was cited by Italian journalist Francesca Totolo, also
China Deploys World’s First Commercial Supercritical CO2 Power Generator
China Deploys World’s First Commercial Supercritical CO2 Power Generator China has activated what the South China Morning Post describes as the world’s first commercial power unit using supercritical carbon dioxide, or sCO₂, marking a notable step forward in clean energy technology.Developed by the China National Nuclear Corporation, the generator replaces traditional steam with high-pressure CO₂ to turn waste heat from steelmaking into electricity, according to SCMP.The first install
The U.K. just hiked its minimum wage again. Now it’s more than double the U.S.’s hourly pay floor.
British workers are about to get a minimum-wage bump higher, putting the U.K. near the top of a world ranking.
Does Germany Poses A Significant Non-Military Threat To Polish Sovereignty?
Does Germany Poses A Significant Non-Military Threat To Polish Sovereignty? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,Its continued hegemony over Central & Eastern Europe threatens to further erode Poland’s already limited sovereignty, but this can be shattered with US support, though at the cost of subordinating Poland to Trump 2.0’s envisaged “Pax Americana” that would also impose limits on its sovereignty.“The AfD’s Co-Leader Declared That Poland Could Become A Threat To Germany” ear
Escobar: The European Matryoshka Of Irrelevance
Escobar: The European Matryoshka Of Irrelevance Authored by Pepe Escobar,The EU/NATO combo cannot but play the role of pathetic yapping chihuahuas. That’s the price you pay for a matrioshka of supreme stupidity.No one ever lost money betting on the politically suicidal instincts of post-Orwellian EU – that acronym for a virtual Europe.Call them juvenile bipolar psychos or a bunch of yapping chihuahuas: no Jupiterian or Mercurial voice of reason has been capable to impart to the “leade
CDC Shuts Down Monkey Labs Amid Tuberculosis "Time Bomb" Fears
CDC Shuts Down Monkey Labs Amid Tuberculosis "Time Bomb" Fears The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will end all nonhuman-primate research conducted at its own facilities, marking the first time since the National Institutes of Health retired its chimpanzees in 2015 that a major federal health agency has fully shuttered an in-house monkey program, Science reports.Scene from "Project X"The decision affects roughly 200 macaques currently housed at the CDC’s Atlanta campu
Brazilian Ex-President Bolsonaro Placed In 12-sq Meter Jail Cell To Begin Sentence
Brazilian Ex-President Bolsonaro Placed In 12-sq Meter Jail Cell To Begin Sentence Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered by the country's supreme court to start serving his 27-year sentence, even as what could be a very lengthy further appeals effort carries on.He was convicted in September for plotting a coup, based on allegations he also cooperated with foreign influence, for not accepting the election results which brough President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva t
Japan Launches DOGE-Like Initiative To Cut Government Waste
Japan Launches DOGE-Like Initiative To Cut Government Waste Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times,Japan’s finance minister on Nov. 25 unveiled a plan to cut wasteful government spending, drawing parallels to the United States’ Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, on Oct. 21, 2025. Kim Kyung Hoon/ReutersFinance Minister Satsuki Katayama launched the “Office for Admi