Leftist Censors Cry About Censorship Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker), Perhaps the most discouraging condition of the modern age is the absolute breakdown in communication among members of society.  It once seemed reasonable to expect that the Internet and social media might aid in our understanding of each other.  Instead, online forums are filled with people who speak the same language but interpret words […]

Florida Freeze Batters Citrus Belt, Inflicts “Significant Damage” To Central Orange Groves Floridians were once again warned this week to watch out for falling iguanas as an ultra-rare cold blast sent temperatures plunging to record lows of 22F in Jacksonville and 24F in Orlando. Whenever Arctic air pours into The Sunshine State, its citrus industry inevitably takes a hit, and this deep freeze comes on top of years of damage from […]

US Shutdown To End As House Approves Trump-Negotiated Funding Deal Update (1410ET): As was somewhat expected, the partial US government shutdown is on track to end later today after the House passed a funding deal President Trump negotiated with Senate Democrats, overcoming opposition from both ends of the political spectrum. A group of conservatives had threatened to use procedural maneuvers to blockade the deal but relented after […]

Gabbard Defends Presence At Fulton County Election Warrant Execution Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on Feb. 2 defended her presence at a Fulton County elections office while FBI agents executed a search warrant there, saying President Donald Trump had requested that she go to the Georgia office and that she has the authority to take action related to election integrity […]

Kremlin Says India Hasn’t Confirmed Oil Cutoff As Modi Govt Mute, Hasn’t Ratified The Kremlin on Tuesday pushed back on Trump’s claims that India is preparing to cut off Russian oil purchases following his major Truth Social announcement of a new US-India trade deal that sharply reduces tariffs on Indian exports. “So far, we haven’t heard any statements from New Delhi on this matter,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, […]

EU Pushes Rare Earth Mineral Partnership With US To Cut China Reliance The European Union plans to propose a new critical-minerals partnership with the United States, aimed at limiting China’s influence and strengthening shared supply chains, according to Bloomberg. According to people familiar with the talks, the EU is ready to sign a memorandum of understanding that would create a “Strategic Partnership Roadmap” within […]

Novo Nordisk Shares Sink After Sales Outlook Misses As US GLP-1 Competition Intensifies Novo Nordisk ADRs were clubbed like a baby seal around midday after the Danish drugmaker said in an early full-year outlook release that it expects sales to shrink 5% to 13% at constant exchange rates, far worse than the expected 1.3% decline Wall Street analysts had been expecting, according to Bloomberg consensus. Here’s a snapshot of the full […]

US Shoots Down Iranian Drone In ‘Self-Defense’ In Gulf Waters Update (1243ET):  A highly dangerous direct first encounter between Iranian and US forces operating in close proximity in the Persian Gulf region, as an Iranian drone has been downed: US F-35 WARPLANE SHOT DOWN DRONE IN SELF-DEFENSE: CENTCOM “USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea approximately 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when an Iranian […]

“No One Is Above The Law”: Clintons To Testify To Congress Late February Update (1240ET): Following last night’s ‘acquiescence’ by the Clintons’ attorney, Republican-led House Oversight Committee has confirmed this morning that the Clintons will testify in front of Congress on February 26 and 27. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for transcribed, filmed depositions […]

Watch: Viral Video Exposes Democrats’ Staggering Hypocrisy On Immigration Enforcement Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A viral video compilation circulating on X has laid bare the dramatic reversal in Democratic positions on immigration, showcasing top party figures advocating for robust border security measures that they now vehemently oppose. This shift comes amid growing public demand for deportations, exposing a […]

‘SaaSpocalypse’ Strikes As Private Credit-Software Stock Vicious Cycle Accelerates Yesterday, in a must read report for everyone, we highlighted the shocking reality of the circular firing squad evolving between private credit providers (BDCs) and software companies as the latter suffers from artificial intelligence’s domination and the former’s pain grows from the massive exposure it faces to those very same software entities. […]

Homebuilders Working On Massive Program To Build Up To 1 Million “Trump Homes” To Boost Affordability Last October, Dubai-based billionaire and Emaar Properties founder Mohammed Alabbar unveiled an audacious $400 billion proposal to help solve America’s worsening housing shortage by building millions of housing units, describing it as both a humanitarian and economic opportunity that could “reshape the U.S. market” and create up to […]

OpenAI ‘Unsatisfied’ With Some Nvidia Chips, Has Been Looking For Alternatives For Months: Report Trouble in paradise between Nvidia and OpenAI has intensified, as a new report from Reuters reveals that the ChatGPT maker has been ‘unsatisfied’ with Nvidia’s chips, and has been seeking alternatives since last year.  OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Getty Images The news comes on the heels of word that Nvidia’s […]

Heavy Metal(s) And Concepts By Michael Every of Rabobank Markets have shrugged off heavy metal(s) even though their plunge Friday was staggering. We are up around 5% in gold this morning following reports of queues of Singaporeans buying the dip yesterday. Yet note that this happened to an asset seen as a “safe-haven”, and as the foundation of a new global system – even as nobody anywhere is close to demanding gold as payment […]

‘Turnaround Tuesday’?: FundStrat’s Lee Says “All The Pieces Are In Place For Crypto To Be Bottoming” Bitcoin remains under pressure this morning, stalling after a brief rebound from a 10-month low as trader caution persisted in options activity. Trading was mostly flat, with the biggest cryptocurrency hovering below $78,500 a day after bearish sentiment nearly pushed it to the lowest level since President Trump returned to the […]

Mandelson Resigns From House Of Lords Over ‘Embarrassing’ Epstein Scandal Update(1023ET): One welcome immediate repercussion to the fresh Epstein dump of millions of files is that things have finally started happening in terms of a real domino effect in elite circles… Lord Mandelson, ex-ambassador to U.S., resigns from Labour over Epstein. Still, all of this might be happening slower than what one might want to see, but it’s […]

Pepsi Cuts Some Prices As Much As 15% As K-Shaped Economy Squeezes Consumers Readers already know the K-shaped economy is not going anywhere, even as the Trump administration attempts to correct the imbalance ahead of the midterms. For the junk-food-hungry U.S. consumer, there was a small win on Tuesday morning. PepsiCo announced it will cut prices by 15% on snack brands like Lay’s and Doritos to restore affordability and help […]

Customers, Don’t Expect Electric Bill Relief In 2026: “The Cake Is Baked” By Robert Walton of UtilityDive, Rising energy demand, inflation, grid investment, extreme weather and volatile fuel costs are increasing the cost of electricity faster than many households can keep up, and there are no easy fixes, experts say. Mitigating the problem would require threading a needle of policy alternatives, but even with the right policies, […]

Iran Says US Carrier Has Retreated Near Yemen, Opening Door To Diplomacy  Iran’s Fars news has said that the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has retreated near Yemen, opening room for the pursuit of diplomacy in hopes of staving off military confrontation between Washington and Tehran. The report says that the large nuclear-powered carrier had “withdrawn” about 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from the port city of Chabahar in […]

Disney Names Parks Head Josh D’Amaro As Next CEO, Replacing Bob Iger Walt Disney, after a more than two-year saga, has landed on its next CEO: Josh D’Amaro, head of the company’s theme parks and consumer products division. D’Amaro, 54, will take over the top job at Disney from current CEO Bob Iger, who cumulatively has served in the post for nearly two decades, having been CEO from 2005 to 2020 when he we replaced by Bob […]

PayPal Suffers Worst Drop In Four Years After Profit Miss, CEO Set To Exit PayPal shares in New York premarket trading plunged 17%. If the losses hold through the cash session, this would mark the largest decline in four years. The selloff was sparked after the payments company reported adjusted profit and revenue that fell short of Bloomberg Consensus estimates, along with news that CEO Alex Chriss will be replaced. CFO Jamie […]

Futures Rise As Tech Gains On Palantir’s “Cosmic Reward” Stock futures are higher, led by tech, while metals rebound and global markets more than retrace Friday/Monday losses. Only bitcoin continues to slide on laughable fears that Kevin Warsh will somehow shrink the Fed’s balance sheet. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% and Nasdaq futures gain 0.5% after blockbuster results from Palantir renewed the AI […]

A Month Of Shock And Awe: These Were The Best And Worst Performing Assets In January Earlier today, Deutsche Bank’s Henry Allen released his monthly performance review looking at how markets performed in January. As Jim Reid writes, “January managed to both shock and awe in various ways, yet still delivered broad based gains across all global assets in our monthly performance review when measured in USD terms—a genuinely rare […]

Musk’s X Office In Paris Raided By Cybercrime Unit As Brussels Becomes More Unhinged One week after the European Commission opened a new formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and expanded a separate probe launched in December 2023, X’s Paris office was raided by France’s cybercrime unit as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content. “A […]

Nintendo Profit Misses As Soaring Memory Prices Could Become Major Headache Dark storm clouds have gathered over Nintendo since the start of December, as investor concerns mount over tariffs, rising memory prices, and chatter about soft US holiday sales. The stock in Tokyo remains about one-third below its August peak. Earnings on Tuesday reconfirmed the gloom after Nintendo reported third-quarter operating income that missed the […]