Eurasian Integration Including Iran Proceeds Despite US "Maximum Pressure" Campaign

Eurasian Integration Including Iran Proceeds Despite US "Maximum Pressure" Campaign Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, The Riyadh – Tehran detente deal could be a major win for not only the Middle East but also larger projects seeking more integration of greater Eurasia.  If the deal is implemented, China’s Belt and Road Initiative could become a key component of the economic futures of both Saudi Arabia and Iran. The rapprochement could also pay dividends for the

Where Do Europeans Retire The Earliest (And Latest)?

Where Do Europeans Retire The Earliest (And Latest)? In most countries, the average effective labor market exit age is lower than the official full pension age. As Statista's Anna Fleck notes, in the European Union, for example, the majority of Member States have set the legal retirement age at around 65 (62 to 67), but as the most recent data from the OECD shows, many Europeans actually leave the professional world earlier. You will find more infographics at Statista In Europe

Eminent Oxford Scientist Says Wind Power "Fails On Every Count"

Eminent Oxford Scientist Says Wind Power "Fails On Every Count" Authored by Chris Morrison via DailySceptic.org, It could be argued that the basic arithmetic showing wind power is an economic and societal disaster in the making should be clear to a bright primary school child. Now the Oxford University mathematician and physicist, researcher at CERN and Fellow of Keble College, Emeritus Professor Wade Allison has done the sums. The U.K. is facing the likelihood of a failure in the

Johnstone: US Officials Really, Really Want You To Know The US Is The World's "Leader"

Johnstone: US Officials Really, Really Want You To Know The US Is The World's "Leader" Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Medium.com, In response to questions he received during a press conference on Monday about Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cementing a “new era” in strategic partnership between China and Russia, the White House National Security Council’s John Kirby made no fewer than seven assertions that the US is the “leader” of the world. Here are excerpts from his comments

Asian Voters Abandoning Woke Democrats As Crime Rises In Cities

Asian Voters Abandoning Woke Democrats As Crime Rises In Cities You might have heard the recent story of a CNN news crew that had their car broken into while they were filming a segment on crime in San Francisco, CA.  While the irony of this is amusing to many of us, one group of people that is not laughing is Asian-Americans in the Bay Area who are growing weary of the overall damage done by leftist social justice policies.  That CNN crew was, in fact, shooting a story on the very

No, We Don't Need More Nuclear Weapons

No, We Don't Need More Nuclear Weapons Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, Republicans and Democrats may quibble over how federal tax dollars might be spent on various social welfare programs like Medicaid and food stamps. But alongside Social Security, there is one area of federal spending that everyone can apparently agree on: military spending. Last year, the Biden administration requested one of the largest peacetime budgets ever, at $813 billion. Congress wanted

Ford's "Blue Oval City" Aims To Open In 2025, Produce 500,000 Next Gen Electric Trucks A Year

Ford's "Blue Oval City" Aims To Open In 2025, Produce 500,000 Next Gen Electric Trucks A Year Ford is getting close to unveiling its next generation electric pickup plan at its BlueOval city mega-campus in West Tennessee. An update from the company this week said that the new plant - which is designed to be radically efficient and carbon neutral - is "taking shape and preparing to build Ford’s next-gen electric truck, code named Project T3, in 2025".  The Project T3 is being calle

Military Officials: Diversity Training Makes Soldiers Feel "Included"

Military Officials: Diversity Training Makes Soldiers Feel "Included" Authored by Eric Lundrum via AmGreatness.com, Top military officials in the Biden Administration recently attempted to defend far-left “diversity” training in the military, claiming that such sessions make all soldiers feel more “included.” As the Washington Free Beacon reports, Air Force Chief of Staff General C.Q. Brown gave an interview for Defense One defending the practice of diversity training, claiming

North Korea Touts 'Radioactive Tsunami' Weapon Test At Sea

North Korea Touts 'Radioactive Tsunami' Weapon Test At Sea North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic "radioactive tsunami" that would destroy naval strike groups and entire ports. Analysts were skeptical that the device presents a major new threat, but the test underlines the North’s commitment to raising nuclear threats. But according to The Associated Press, analysts in the West are deeply skeptical of the claims

Taibbi: People Can Win

Taibbi: People Can Win Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News (emphasis ours), Earlier today Susan Schmidt and I published an article about a series of changes at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a creepy sub-division of the Department of Homleand Security. It turns out that CISA, which just a week or so ago was busted for scrubbing embarrasing text from its website by the Foundation for Freedom Online, quietly eliminated its so-called “MDM” or “Misin

Denver Suburb Caps Number Of Gas Stations To 'Promote Electric Vehicles'

Denver Suburb Caps Number Of Gas Stations To 'Promote Electric Vehicles' A suburb of Denver, Colorado has voted to ban the construction of new gas stations in order to address 'environmental concerns with the continued use of gasoline powered vehicles and equipment.' The Louisville City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday in support of a 2022 ordinance limiting the number of gas stations to six - with an exception carved out for one more (for a total of seven) if big box stores su

US State Department Lifts 'Assignment Restrictions' Used To Discourage Foreign Recruiting

US State Department Lifts 'Assignment Restrictions' Used To Discourage Foreign Recruiting The US State Department has lifted so-called 'assignment restrictions' which prevented employees - some of whom would hold top-secret clearances - from serving in countries they had immigrated from, or have family or financial relationship with, after Democratic lawmakers said it was discriminatory - particularly against Chinese and Pacific Islander employees. The move follows a 2021 bill in

As We Sell Off Our Strategic Oil Reserves, Ponder This

As We Sell Off Our Strategic Oil Reserves, Ponder This Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog, One of Biden's answers to combating higher gas prices has been to tap into America's oil reserves. While I was never a fan of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) program, it does have a place in our toolbox of weapons. We can use the reserve to keep the country running if outside oil supplies are cut off. Still, considering how out of touch with reality Washington has beco

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Yellen, caught between markets and US Congress, tweaks bank safety message

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Stocks up, bond yields fall as markets mull a Fed policy pause

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Markets Recover Losses to Finish Higher

Major U.S. stock indexes dropped in the morning but rallied back to close the day higher on Friday, March 24, 2023.

US stocks close higher as markets assess fresh bank woes and recession fears

Key government bond yields tumbled to six-month lows as traders wager the Fed is nearing the end of its tightening cycle.

Recessions, bank failures, and stagnant stock returns - experts see a new, difficult era dawning for markets

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