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The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

President Trump's court loss adds another layer of uncertainty to global shipping, from questions about refunds to status of trade deals and the tariff plan B. Continue Reading »

Investors want to see Salesforce's Agentforce artificial intelligence tool for customer service pick up traction. Continue Reading »

Buffett said his chosen successor Greg Abel expressed Berkshire Hathaway's disappointment to Kraft Heinz. Continue Reading »

The company is ending the program in favor of Amazon Family, which lets users share Prime benefits with another adult, but they must share the same address. Continue Reading »

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on X that about 80% of his automaker's value will come from Optimus humanoid robots, which have yet to hit the market. Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2025 AFP L'animateur vedette de "Secrets d'histoire", Stéphane Bern, reprendra les rênes de "La carte aux trésors" à partir de 2026, succédant à Cyril Féraud qui animait ce jeu culte depuis 2018, a-t-on appris mardi auprès de France Télévisions, confirmant des informations de presse."Dès la fin du mois de septembre, trois nouveaux épisodes de La carte aux trésors seront tournés pour diffusion en 2026 dans le Centre et l'Est de la France au sein de territoires variés dont le patrimoine naturel et culturel est riche", a indiqué France Télévisions dans un communiqué. "Stéphane Bern, figure incontournable et amoureux du patrimoine, fin connaisseur des territoires, valorisera des endroits connus en France mais aussi plus insolites donnant lieu à des séquences inédites dans cette émission qui allie jeu et patrimoine", est-il précisé.Parallèlement à "La carte aux trésors", jeu en hélicoptère sur la thématique du patrimoine, Stéphane Bern continuera d'animer plusieurs rendez-vous: "Le Village préféré" et "Le Monument préféré des Français" ainsi que "Secrets d'histoire", qui retrace la vie de personnages illustres et des lieux emblématiques de l'histoire de France et d'autres pays, une émission très suivie depuis 2007 et qui l'a rendu très populaire.L'animateur a été nommé ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2025 AFP Et de deux pour Jay Vine. L'Australien de la formation UAE a remporté sa deuxième étape lors de ce Tour d'Espagne 2025, la quatrième de sa carrière, mardi au sommet de Larra Belgagua (nord), où Jonas Vingegaard a repris la tête du classement général.Le Danois, 11e de l'étape et grand favori de l'épreuve, a terminé à une minute du vainqueur, dans un groupe de poursuivants comprenant ses principaux rivaux, notamment le Portugais Joao Almeida (10e).Le leader de l'équipe Visma-Lease a Bike a ainsi dépossédé du maillot rouge de leader le Norvégien Torstein Traeen, qui a craqué en fin de course (à 6 km de la ligne) et lâché sa position de tête pour 26 secondes. Il recule donc en 2e position tandis qu'Almeida, 3e, pointe à 38 secondes du leader danois.Vine ne s'est pas occupé de cette bagarre entre rivaux pour la victoire finale, dans douze jours à Madrid.Le détenteur du maillot à pois bleus de meilleur grimpeur a fait la course à l'avant, en faisant partie dès la mi-course d'un groupe d'une trentaine d'échappés. Manifestations propalestiniennes ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Raphaëlle PELTIER © 2025 AFP "Poser (sa) propre empreinte" sur l'édition américaine de Vogue sera la clé du "succès", estime la Franco-Américaine Chloe Malle, qui a succédé mardi à la papesse de la mode Anna Wintour, restée 37 ans à la tête du titre."Malle sera responsable de la direction créative et éditoriale (...) et rejoint l'équipe de direction composée de dix responsables de contenu éditorial à l'échelle mondiale, sous l'autorité d'Anna Wintour", précise un communiqué du propriétaire du magazine, le groupe américain Condé Nast.Le premier numéro sous l'égide de la New-Yorkaise de 39 ans devrait être publié en 2026, selon le New York Times, auquel elle a accordé une interview diffusée en ligne mardi.La nouvelle directrice éditoriale, qui souhaite "un changement notable", y glisse que le mensuel devrait être publié moins fréquemment, autour de thèmes ou de moments culturels spécifiques, sur un papier de haute qualité, afin d'être collectionné.Chloe Malle, qui a rejoint Vogue en 2011, occupait le poste de directrice éditoriale du site internet Vogue.com depuis 2023 et coprésentait un podcast maison depuis 2022."Sous sa direction, le trafic direct vers Vogue.com a doublé et le site a enregistré une croissance à deux chiffres de tous ... Continue Reading »

Par Lorène Bienvenu avec AFP Madagascar a accueilli trois crânes restitués par la France, mardi 2 septembre. L'un est présumé appartenir au roi Toera, décapité par l'armée française lors du massacre d'Ambiky en 1897, épisode sanglant de la colonisation de l'île par la France. Madagascar a accueilli trois crânes restitués par la France, mardi 2 septembre. L'un est présumé appartenir au roi Toera, décapité par l'armée française lors du massacre d'Ambiky en 1897, épisode sanglant de la colonisation de l'île par la France.Le président malgache, Andry Rajoelina, a accueilli trois crânes de victimes d'exactions coloniales restitués par la France à l'île de l'océan Indien, lors d'une cérémonie à Antananarivo mardi 2 septembre. Une restitution qui ravive des tensions au sein de la famille royale.Parmi ces restes, l'un est présumé appartenir au roi Toera décapité par l'armée française lors du massacre d'Ambiky en 1897, épisode sanglant de la colonisation de l'île qui a accédé à l'indépendance en 1960. ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2025 AFP La Bourse de Paris a terminé en baisse de 0,70% mardi, freinée par une hausse des taux d'emprunt de la France à long terme sur les marchés financiers, sur fond d'instabilité politique.L'indice vedette CAC 40 a reculé de 53,65 points et s'est établi à 7.654,25 points à la clôture. Lundi, la Bourse de Paris avait terminé à l'équilibre, prenant 4 points (+0,05%)."Aujourd'hui il y a une remontée des taux globale, mais c'est aussi très saisonnier parce qu'en septembre, traditionnellement, les émissions de dettes souveraines reprennent", explique Marine Mazet, stratégiste taux chez Nomura. Le rendement de l'emprunt français à échéance 30 ans a dépassé 4,50% mardi, une première depuis 2011. Son équivalent à échéance dix ans évoluait aussi en hausse, à 3,58%, contre 3,53% à la clôture la veille.Selon des données compilées par l'agence Bloomberg, le marché de la dette européenne s'achemine vers une séance comptant 49,6 milliards d'euros de dette émise, un record sur une journée.Sur cette somme, du côté de la dette souveraine, donc émise par des Etats, "il y a 18 milliards d'euros de dette italienne et le Royaume-Uni a émis pour 14 milliards de livres sterling", détaille Marine Mazet. Plusieurs ... Continue Reading »

With one deal in Beijing Russia redirected energy flows that had run to the West for fifty years, eastward Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ankara is in contact with both Moscow and Kiev and hopes to build on progress made at past Istanbul talks, the Turkish leader has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Self-obsessed establishments can live in their illusory worlds all they want – it won’t change the fact that a new world is upon us Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Alexander Stubb has claimed that despite losing territory in the conflict, Helsinki came out the victor Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

A one-year trial will start on September 15, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Президент США отметил, что Вашингтон располагает "самыми сильными вооруженными силами" в мире Continue Reading »

При этом канцлер Германии отметил, что вопросы оказания военной помощи находятся в компетенции так называемой коалиции желающих Continue Reading »

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Речь идет о специальных гербицидах контактного действия, которые позволяют приостановить развитие нежелательной травянистой и древесно-кустарниковой растительности Continue Reading »

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Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh is the world’s largest refugee camp. What future awaits the Rohingya refugees stuck there? Continue Reading »

The supplements allegedly contained THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, which is illegal in Japan. Continue Reading »

Chloe Malle, who has been with the magazine for more than a decade, will take the top job even as Wintour stays on. Continue Reading »

Police say diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he bicycled home to his apartment in Lima, Peru. Continue Reading »

Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot tells Al Jazeera his country will recognise Palestine as a state this month. Continue Reading »

The "Victory Day" parade on Wednesday will see Kim rub shoulders with China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and others. Continue Reading »

Kim Ju Ae's visit to China with her father is likely to further fuel speculation she may succeed him. Continue Reading »

The interest rate on UK 30-year bonds hits the highest since 1998 as concerns over the economic outlook continue. Continue Reading »

Zack Polanski has stormed to victory on a platform promising bold communication and "eco-populism". Continue Reading »

Armed robber Elias Morgan waited four years to take revenge on father-of-three Lenny Scott. Continue Reading »

Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people. Continue Reading »

The landslide leveled a village in the remote Marra mountains, a local rebel group said. Its leader appealed for urgent help, saying, “This is a nightmare.” Continue Reading »

David Warrington, the top lawyer inside the West Wing, focuses on “the art of the possible,” as one Trump adviser said. Continue Reading »

Lawmakers are continuing their inquiry into Mr. Epstein, the disgraced financier, despite the Trump administration’s efforts to quell public demand for information. Continue Reading »

Before fleeing China, an activist in Chongqing staged an elaborate one-man demonstration against the Communist Party that doubled as performance art. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

A federal judge has declared President Donald Trump’s use of military troops in Los Angeles illegal, barring the Pentagon from using National Guard members and Marines from performing police functions, like arrests and crowd control. Continue Reading »

A judge on Tuesday found that President Donald Trump acted unlawfully when he activated thousands of National Guard members and deployed a handful of Marines to address anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots and protests in California. Continue Reading »

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that National Guard troops ran afoul of the law in Los Angeles when President Trump deployed them in June after immigration protests that turned violent.  Continue Reading »

When Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday, lawmakers will have around four weeks to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. It’s still unclear how — or whether — they’ll pull it off. Most congressional leaders acknowledge they’ll probably need to pass a short-term funding extension, known as a continuing resolution, given the time crunch. Government funding expires at the end of the day on Sept. 30, and much of the government would close without action. Congress may struggle to... Continue Reading »

The U.S. Supreme Court is likely due to make a final decision on President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs after a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that they were illegal. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters on Monday he was confident the Court would uphold the administration's tariffs but added that the White House has a backup plan if it renders the tariffs legally void. Why It Matters Friday's decision from the appeals court complicates... Continue Reading »

Mexicans living in the U.S. are suddenly sending less money back home and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is blaming America’s crackdown on illegal immigrants, saying President Trump is hurting her nation’s bottom line. The central bank in Mexico said July saw a $1 billion drop in remittances, the largest month-to-month fall in more than a decade, to $5.2 billion. And it’s not just a fluke. The total so far this year is off more than 5% compared to 2024. But remittances to Guatemala,... Continue Reading »

The arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has raised alarms among legal experts and fellow veterans familiar with his service in Afghanistan. Bajun Mavalwalla II – a former army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb blast on a special operations mission in Afghanistan – was charged in July with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers” after joining a demonstration against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Continue Reading »

Amid upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the firing of the agency’s director, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted the facts to falsely claim that the agency’s website lists abortion as one of the “10 greatest advances in medical science.” Kennedy’s comments came in an Aug. 28 interview on “Fox & Friends,” the day after HHS announced on X that Susan Monarez, who had served as CDC director for less... Continue Reading »

Chicago’s local leadership doesn’t want help curbing rising crime. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has engaged in anti-Trump rhetoric about the potential deployment of federal resources to address law and order. They don’t want it because it’ll give Trump a win, and it will empty the city of illegal aliens; the Windy City is awash with them. All these hysterics couldn’t come at a worse time, since Chicago had almost 50 people shot over the Labor Day weekend. Several people were killed (via CBS... Continue Reading »

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign. Mr. Kennedy and the rest of the Trump administration tell us, over and over, that they want to Make America Healthy Again. That’s a great slogan. I agree with it. The problem is that since coming into office President Trump and Mr. Kennedy have done exactly the opposite. This week, Mr. Kennedy pushed out the director of the Centers... Continue Reading »

The same former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) executives who forced two-year-olds to wear masks, who hired literal Satanists, and who closed our churches and synagogues but okayed Black Lives Matter gatherings, are big mad that Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing what he promised to do: reform a public health institution Normal People no longer have any faith in. Nine former (thank God!) directors and acting directors of the CDC got together (... Continue Reading »

We have each had the honor and privilege of serving as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, either in a permanent or an acting capacity, dating back to 1977. Collectively, we spent more than 100 years working at the C.D.C., the world’s pre-eminent public health agency. We served under multiple Republican and Democratic administrations — every president from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump — alongside thousands of dedicated staff members who shared our commitment to saving... Continue Reading »

Opinion From the Center It is exactly three years until the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee begins their final sprint to the Election Day that will mark the end of the Donald Trump era. For many party stalwarts, that seems like a very, very long time from now. Even while Trump’s poll numbers continue to deteriorate to historically low levels, his opponents’ path back to power still seems exceptionally daunting. The tiny Republican margin in Congress means that Democrats are well-... Continue Reading »

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS interference on Sunday, with Russia suspected of being behind the attack. “We can confirm there was GPS jamming but the plane landed safe,” Arianna Podestà, deputy spokesperson of the Commission, said in a statement shared with POLITICO. Continue Reading »

A suspected Russian interference attack targeting Ursula von der Leyen disabled GPS navigation services at a Bulgarian airport and forced the European Commission president’s plane to land using paper maps. A jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv on Sunday afternoon was deprived of electronic navigational aids while on approach to the city’s airport, in what three officials briefed on the incident said was being treated as a Russian interference operation. Continue Reading »

Flight-tracking service Flightradar24 has cast doubt on reports that European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft was forced to land using paper maps in Bulgaria after its GPS system was jammed. Initial accounts claimed that von der Leyen’s aeroplane, travelling from Warsaw to Plovdiv on August 31, lost satellite navigation signals in a suspected Russian interference operation, leaving pilots reliant on paper maps. Bulgarian officials confirmed there had been... Continue Reading »

Another candidate of the right-wing anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has died unexpectedly ahead of the local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), marking the fourth such case nationwide in recent months. As German outlet WDR reported, AfD’s direct candidate for the council in Blomberg, 66-year-old Ralph Lange, died on 28 August. His death automatically rendered invalid polling cards and postal ballot documents already sent out, putting pressure... Continue Reading »

MAGA conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has dumped far-right protege Owen Shroyer from his Infowars media empire, brutally claiming he was “too anti-Trump.” The right-wing broadcaster admitted he walked out mid-show last Thursday after recurring clashes with Jones. Shroyer, the now-former host of The War Room, spent 60 days in jail in 2023 for helping to stoke the Jan. 6 riots, and was seen as one of the most powerful rising names in MAGA-land. Continue Reading »

As millions of Americans gather Monday to celebrate Labor Day, federal data shows how President Trump's immigration policies are reshaping the U.S. workforce. The number of immigrant workers in the U.S. has declined by 1.2 million from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data, analyzed by the Pew Research Center. That figure includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents.  Continue Reading »

The speed with which the U.S. military abandoned Afghanistan in 2021 — including the timing of the abandonment of the Bagram Air  Base — was driven not just by President Joe Biden, but also by military commanders who adopted a “speed is safety” mantra while failing to plan for the Taliban’s jailbreak of ISIS-K terrorists. Continue Reading »

Gold Hits New Record High As Dalio Fears Trump Stoking Imminent "Debt-Induced Heart Attack" The real 'fear' index - of fiscal folly - hit a new record high overnight following its breakout last week... Finally https://t.co/WYqQNRtc0U pic.twitter.com/oJV68H2DRj — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 29, 2025 ...topping $3500 for the first time as hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio warned Donald Trump’s America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics — and told The FT that other investors are too scared of the president to speak up. The Bridgewater Associates founder told the Financial Times that “gaps in wealth”, “gaps in values” and a collapse in trust were driving “more extreme” policies in the US. “I think that what is happening now politically and socially is analogous to what happened around the world in the 1930-40 period,” Dalio said. State intervention in the private sector, such as Trump’s decision to take a 10 per cent stake in chipmaker Intel, was the sort of “strong autocratic leadership that sprang out of the desire to take control of the financial and economic situation”, Dalio said. Dalio also warned about the threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence days after Trump launched an unprecedented move ... Continue Reading »

Watch Live: Trump To Reveal New Space Force HQ Location  Watch Live: *   *   *    President Trump is preparing to announce the relocation of the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. According to the Department of Defense, the announcement is scheduled for mid-afternoon. The Defense Department's DVIDS website states that President Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement today at around 1:50 p.m. EST. While details remain scarce, a Reuters report indicates the announcement will concern relocating Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville. Looks like Space Force is relocating to Sweet Home Alabama! President Trump is reversing a Biden 'error' decision and moving Space Force from Colorado Springs to Huntsville Alabama! Bravo! pic.twitter.com/lo3WYDq6dJ — GrrrGraphics-Ben Garrison 🤠 Cartoons 🇺🇸 (@GrrrGraphics) September 2, 2025 As of 11:45 p.m. EST...  Reuters noted, "The decision would reverse a move made under former President Joe Biden's administration, which had selected Colorado Springs as the permanent home for the military's newest combatant command in 2023," adding, "Trump has often linked federal funding decisions and politics."  Huntsville appears to be the better fit, given its nickname is "Rocket City" because it's home to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, where the ... Continue Reading »

Large US Companies Are Going Bankrupt At The Fastest Pace Since The Global Financial Crisis Authored by Michael Saylor via The Economic Collapse blog, Is the fact that large companies are filing for bankruptcy at the fastest pace in 15 years a good sign for the economy or a bad sign for the economy? I don’t even have to answer that question because all of you already know the answer. And as you will see below, other types of bankruptcies are soaring as well. We are a nation that is absolutely drowning in debt, and now bubbles are bursting all around us. I hope that you have positioned yourself for what is about to happen, because the months ahead are going to be rough. According to Newsweek, 446 large companies filed for bankruptcy during the first seven months of this year.  That is the highest total that we have seen since 2010… The U.S. saw a sharp increase in corporate bankruptcy filings in July, according to a recent report, reaching a post-COVID peak and placing 2025 on track to surpass last year’s total. S&P Global Market Intelligence, the research and data arm of the ... Continue Reading »

US Revokes Taiwan Semi's Waiver For China Shipments Of Chip Supplies Following Trump's decision to take a 10% stake in Intel, many were wondering just how the US government could steer business and order flow to its latest startegic investment. Here's how.  This morning the US revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's (TSMC) authorization to freely ship essential gear to its main Chinese chipmaking base, curtailing its production capabilities at that older-generation facility.  The revocation will require suppliers to the chipmaker's China facilities to proactively seek US licenses for shipments of goods that are covered by US export controls, including advanced manufacturing gear and spare parts. Taiwan Semi Nanjing facility. According to Bloomberg, American officials recently informed TSMC of their decision to end the Taiwanese chipmaker’s so-called validated end user, or VEU, status for its Nanjing site. The action mirrors steps the US took to revoke VEU designations for China facilities owned by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The waivers are set to expire in about four months.  “TSMC has received notification from the U.S. Government that our VEU authorization for TSMC Nanjing will be revoked effective December 31, 2025,” the company said in a statement. ... Continue Reading »

Kraft Heinz Board Greenlights Breakup Into Two Public Companies "To Maximize Value" Kraft Heinz will split into two publicly traded companies, separating its faster-growing condiments and meals brands from the slower grocery products unit. One of the new entities will be called "Global Taste Elevation Co.," with the spinoff expected to close in the second half of 2026. News of the split - effectively the unwinding of the Kraft Heinz mega-merger orchestrated by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett a decade ago - comes just three and a half months after CEO Carlos Abrams-Rivera told investors the company was evaluating potential "strategic transactions" to boost its stock price. "The separation is designed to maximize Kraft Heinz's capabilities and brands while reducing complexity, allowing both new companies to more effectively deploy resources toward their distinct strategic priorities," Kraft Heinz wrote in a press release, adding, "This focus will enable stronger performance while preserving the scale to compete and win in today's environment."  Here's an overview of Kraft Heinz's planned split into two public companies: Global Taste Elevation Co. $15.4B in 2024 net sales; $4B in adjusted EBITDA. Core brands: Heinz, Philadelphia, Kraft Mac & Cheese. 75% of sales from sauces, ... Continue Reading »

Markets, AI, & The Great Dumbing Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, With a NASDAQ and S&P 500 (narrowly driven by seven, mega-cap monopoly powers) enjoying a seemingly immortal ride North, all feels eerily normalized in the land of Wall Street Oz. Surfing the S&P Wave An entire generation of wide-eyed investors and a string of clueless policy makers have conditioned themselves (and others) to assume there is no dip that the Fed can’t save, valuation be damned. In such a seductively sunny backdrop, retail investors are increasingly jettisoning risk management (and risk managers) to passively ride this market wave on ETF-indexed surfboards with very little fear of drowning. Rocks Beneath the Water? Meanwhile, a minority of market veterans (Grantham, Buffett, Dalio, etc.) bravely (but in vain?) continue to warn of historical market risk greater in scale than the Nikkei of ’89 or the DOW of ’29 as insiders (Bezos, Zuckerberg, etc) quietly dump billions in private shares in a topping market… So, whose right or wrong in this bear-bull circus of hidden risks and open optimism? Are the bears just crying perpetual wolf in a world where the centralization of “once-free markets” by central banks of ... Continue Reading »

Massie Calls For Repeal Of Gun-Free School Zones Act Following Minnesota School Attack Via American Greatness, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) has introduced HR 5066 the Safe Students Act which would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, putting an end to what he calls “the default federal policy of making schools soft targets.” Massie’s push for repealing the Gun-Free School Zones Act comes on the heels of a high-profile attack against a Catholic school in Minnesota by a deranged gunman who wrote in his manifesto that he targeted the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, in part, because he believed it  “seems like the kind of school to not arm their teachers.” My Safe Students Act, HR 5066, would repeal the dangerous Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, ending the default federal policy of making schools soft targets. HR 5066 would make it easier for state governments and school boards to unambiguously set their own firearm policies. pic.twitter.com/K73LMhyEme — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) August 29, 2025 Massie said his bill would repeal the federal law put in place by president George H.W. Bush and “make it easier for state governments and school boards to unambiguously set their own firearm ... Continue Reading »

EU Says Von Der Leyen Plane's GPS Was Jammed; Russia Blamed The GPS of the airplane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was jammed while she was en route to Bulgaria on Sunday, an EU spokesperson said on Monday, adding that Russian involvement is suspected. “We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria. We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia,” the EU spokesperson said. As Security Affairs' Pierluigi Paganini reports, Von der Leyen’s jet lost GPS near Plovdiv, forcing a manual landing with analogue maps after circling for an hour. Officials blame Russian interference. Bulgarian authorities reported a surge in GPS jamming and spoofing since 2022, which disrupts aircraft and ground system operations. “A jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv on Sunday afternoon was deprived of electronic navigational aids while on approach to the city’s airport, in what three officials briefed on the incident said was being treated as a Russian interference operation.” reported The Financial Times. Bulgarian authorities confirmed the plane’s GPS signals were neutralized, and air traffic control provided alternative landing ... Continue Reading »

Trump To Award Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Highest Civilian Honor Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would honor former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Trump announced the award in a Truth Social post, calling Giuliani “the greatest mayor in the history of New York City” and “an equally great American Patriot.” Details on the time and location of the award ceremony will be announced later, according to the statement. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is typically awarded to individuals who have made meritorious contributions to U.S. security, national interests, world peace, or other significant public or private endeavors. Giuliani, elected as New York City mayor in 1993, was once hailed as “America’s Mayor” for his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers and killed nearly 3,000 people. Giuliani also served as Trump’s attorney in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. He lost his law license last year after a state court found he made false claims about ... Continue Reading »

Democrat Judge Rules Trump Deployment Of National Guard Troops To Los Angeles Was Illegal A federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump violated a 19th century law when he mobilized 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 marines to Los Angeles in June. U.S. Marine Corps soldiers guard the Federal Building as hundreds of protesters gather in the street during the nationwide "No Kings" protest in Los Angeles on June 14, 2025. Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images "The evidence at trial established that Defendants systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was often obscured by protective armor) and military vehicles to set up protective perimeters and traffic blockades, engage in crowd control, and otherwise demonstrate a military presence in and around Los Angeles," wrote US District Court Judge Charles Breyer (Clinton) in a 52-page ruling.  "In short, Defendants violated the Posse Comitatus Act," he continued.  Breyer's ruling follows a three-day drial last month, in which lawyers for the state of California argued that Trump had exceeded his authority when he deployed the federal troops to deal with thousands of protesters who took to the streets of downtown ... Continue Reading »

Paul Singer's Elliott Management Goes Activist On Pepsi  Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has amassed a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo, as shares of the beverage and snack giant have declined by more than 24% from their peak in the summer of 2023. This comes as PepsiCo's soda and food business units have been hemorrhaging market share to competitors. Elliott is one of the world's most aggressive activist hedge funds. Founded by the billionaire Paul Singer, it has a long track record of successfully restructuring companies. Now, with PepsiCo in its crosshairs, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the situation, Singer and his team have built one of their largest-ever equity stakes, making the hedge fund one of the top five active investors, excluding index funds, in the company.  Singer's move comes after PepsiCo's market cap has fallen to about $200 billion, down more than 24% from its 2023 peak of $270 billion. PepsiCo share drawdown...  The declining share price has been attributed to sliding soda sales, which have put it behind Coke, Dr Pepper, and Sprite. Besides soda, food sales have been slowing across its North America food unit since late ... Continue Reading »

British Comedy Writer Arrested For Three Gender-Critical Tweets; Hospitalized As A Result Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, An acclaimed comedy writer in the UK was arrested and thrown in a jail cell over three tweets that were critical of gender ideology, causing him to become extremely stressed and require hospitalisation. In a recent Substack post, Graham Linehan recounts his arrest at Heathrow Airport upon returning from the US, a development he attributes to complaints from trans activists over three tweets. Author JK Rowling shared the news via her X account. What the fuck has the UK become? This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable. https://t.co/CRl2n9rorh — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 2, 2025 The ordeal began even before Linehan boarded his flight in Arizona. “When I handed over my passport at the gate, the official told me I didn’t have a seat and had to be re-ticketed,” he writes, initially dismissing it as a typical travel mishap. In hindsight, however, he believes it was a sign he’d been “flagged” by authorities, speculating that “Someone, somewhere, probably wearing unconvincing make-up and his sister/wife’s/mum’s underwear, had made a phone call.” Upon landing at Heathrow, Linehan says he was met by “five ... Continue Reading »

US Manufacturing Surveys Surged In August As New Orders Jumped After tumbling in July, expectations for August's US Manufacturing surveys were optimistic (with both ISM and S&P Global both expected to tick higher, though the former expected to remain in contraction). S&P Global's US Manufacturing PMI rose dramatically from 49.8 in July to 53.0 in August (down very marginally from its preliminary print of 53.3) - the strongest in over three years ISM's US Manufacturing PMI rose from 48.0 in July to 48.7 in August (below the 49.0 expected) And both of these increases in 'soft' survey data come as hard data has disappointed... Source: Bloomberg Under the hood of the ISM data, we see prices falling significantly, nmew orders jumping, but employment remaining significantly weaker (as we suggested will happen)... Source: Bloomberg “Purchasing managers reported that the US manufacturing was running hot over the summer," according to Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. “The past three months have seen the strongest expansion of production since the first half of 2022, with the upturn gathering pace in August amid rising sales. Hiring also picked up again in August as factories took on more ... Continue Reading »

Violence Is Back As A Tool Of National Policy By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank Flying Blind News broke yesterday that a jet carrying European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen had to land using paper charts after its GPS navigation systems were apparently jammed by Russia. Traveling to Plovdiv in Bulgaria, VDL’s jet apparently circled for an hour before the pilot took the decision to do things the old-fashioned way and consult the map. Such an incident targeting a head of not-quite-a-state is shocking to say the least, but serves as a neat metaphor for relations between Russia and Europe in recent years (decades?): European liberal internationalists assume old norms apply -> Russia disagrees and demonstrates that it views violence as a legitimate tool of national policy -> Europeans left stunned. Some will remember the images of German diplomats guffawing at the United Nations in 2018 as Donald Trump admonished Germany for placing itself at the mercy of Russia for its energy supplies. Fast-forward to 2022 and suddenly Trump’s speech wasn’t so funny, and anyone who cares to bring up a chart of German industrial production can see the fruits ... Continue Reading »

J.K. Rowling Completely Obliterated Her Critics With One Powerful Post Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter films, has declared that a reunion of the original cast is “never going to happen,” blaming J.K. Rowling’s controversial views on transgender issues. Columbus described the situation as “so complicated with all the political stuff,” noting that actors like Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have publicly rejected Rowling’s stance, making any reunion impossible. Rowling fired back on X with a lengthy post, framing her response as a direct challenge to her critics and pushing back against what she described as a persistent mischaracterization of her beliefs. “As another man who once worked with me declares himself saddened by my beliefs on gender and sex, I thought it might be useful to compile a list for handy reference,” Rowling wrote. She then laid out a series of questions, asking which of her positions could possibly make actors and directors so upset. She asked whether it was her belief “that women and girls should have their own public changing rooms and bathrooms,” or that “women should retain female-only rape crisis ... Continue Reading »

Nestlé Fires CEO Over "Undisclosed Romantic Relationship With Direct Subordinate"  Nestlé shares are lower in Switzerland after the company abruptly terminated its CEO, Laurent Freixe, for an undisclosed relationship with a direct subordinate. "The departure of Laurent Freixe follows an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate which breached Nestlé's Code of Business Conduct," Nestlé wrote in a press release.  Philipp Navratil, head of Nespresso, was named as Freixe's replacement. Leadership turmoil at the world's largest food company has been particularly volatile: Freixe joined the team about a year ago, following the ouster of Mark Schneider. Nestlé Chairman Paul Bulcke wrote in a statement: "This was a necessary decision. Nestlé's values and governance are strong foundations of our company. I thank Laurent for his years of service at Nestlé." Bulcke continued: "I am pleased to announce Philipp Navratil as CEO. Philipp is recognized for his impressive track record of achieving results in challenging environments."  The undisclosed romantic relationship surfaced through the company's internal "speak up" system, prompting an internal investigation by Chairman Bulcke and lead director Pablo Isla, with the support of outside counsel. Freixe will not receive an exit package.  One has to wonder whether Freixe's ouster, pitched to the public ... Continue Reading »

Futures Tumble As Yields, Dollar Spike; Gold Hits All Time High Following our warning that September tends to be the worst month for the S&P by a wide margin... September is by far the worst month for stocks in the broken markets (post QE) era pic.twitter.com/iEZxKja6Ui — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 1, 2025 ... US equity futures are acting accordingly and tumble on the first trading day of the month, dragged lower as part of a global risk-off tone sparked by a selloff in global government bonds which spooked investors and sent the dollar surging into a critical two weeks of macro data. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.8%, and Nasdaq futures slide 1%,  deepening the tech-driven selloff that closed out last week. Nvidia led premarket losses among the Mag7 retreating 2.2% with all Mag7 names lower in premarket trading. Energy names are outperforming as crude rallies ahead of an OPEC+ meeting this week. Commodities are weaker ex-Energy complex as WTI heads for its best day since late July; gold hit a record high above $4,500 before retracing some of the move; silver also broke out to a new 11 year ... Continue Reading »

"Quite Dangerous": Gilt Yields Hit Highest In 27 Years As UK Budget Bungle Rattles Investors UK capital markets are creaking once again as investors' confidence in the Starmer government is crushed amid concerns over the fiscal outlook. The yield on long-dated UK bonds rose to the highest since 1998... Source: Bloomberg ...and the pound was pummeled... Source: Bloomberg ...sparking a vicious circle whereby rising debt costs threaten to worsen a perilous fiscal backdrop facing Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves ahead of her autumn budget. Reeves is scrambling to find savings or raise taxes to plug a £35 billion ($46.9 billion) budget hole, according to Bloomberg Economics estimates. That may prove politically difficult, given the government had to U-turn on welfare reforms after a rebellion among lawmakers. “The situation in the UK is quite dangerous at the moment because of the return of the bond vigilantes,” said Ludovic Subran, Allianz chief investment officer. “What is striking is that it took so long to factor in the return of inflation into gilts. Forward guidance on the fiscal side will be needed.” As Bloomberg reports, economists are predicting the UK will soon need to raise taxes to keep on the ... Continue Reading »

White House 'Very Optimistic' Supreme Court Will Strike Down Tariff Ruling, Navarro Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said that an Aug. 29 court ruling that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs would cause negative economic consequences, but he said he’s “very optimistic” that the Supreme Court will overturn the order. In a 7–4 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Trump’s reciprocal tariffs that he unveiled in April are mostly illegal. ″This was weaponized partisan injustice at its worst,” Navarro told Fox’s “Sunday Morning Futures” in an interview that aired on Aug. 31, calling the majority that made the decision “politicians in black robes.” Nevertheless, Navarro told the outlet that he is “very optimistic” that the U.S. Supreme Court would scrap the appeals court order. “The dissent was very, very strong,“ he said, adding that it ”provides a road map for the Supreme Court.” “If we lose the case, President Trump is right: It will be the end of the United States,” he said. The ruling said that Trump had overstepped his presidential authority when he invoked the ... Continue Reading »

Tesla's European Sales Slump Continues Into August Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Tesla’s sales slump in Europe extended into August, with sharp declines in key markets underscoring the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker’s struggles against rising Chinese competition and a consumer backlash against CEO Elon Musk. Fresh data from French car industry group Plateforme automobile show Tesla registrations down by 47.3 percent year-over-year in August, while the overall French passenger car market rose by 2.2 percent to 87,850 vehicles. Over the first eight months of 2025, French new-car registrations were down by 7.1 percent, although Tesla’s 39.4 percent drop far outpaced the market. The picture was even bleaker across the Nordic countries. In Sweden, Tesla registrations plunged by 84.4 percent, according to industry association Mobility Sweden, while overall sales climbed by 6 percent. Denmark saw Tesla down by 42 percent. The Netherlands registered a 50 percent slide. The only bright spots were Norway and Spain, although even there, Tesla lagged behind Chinese rival BYD. In Norway, where nearly all new cars sold are electric, Tesla gained 21.3 percent in August. But BYD’s sales soared by 218 percent, cementing its ... Continue Reading »