“I Love Dell” – President Praises Tech Billionaire’s Massive Donation To Fund ‘Trump Accounts’ For Kids President Trump dropped one of his briefest and most succinct posts on his TruthSocial feed this morning. Just three little words: “I LOVE DELL” Trump’s praise comes after Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they have committed $6.25 […]
Chinese, Japanese Boats In Tense Standoff Near Disputed Islands As Taiwan-Related Feud Escalates The severe diplomatic standoff which was triggered by last month’s words of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wherein she suggested Japan would militarily aid in Taiwan’s defense in the event of a Chinese invasion is increasingly becoming a potential military standoff. We
Since coming to power in early 2025, Republican majorities in Congress have shifted resources away from the nation’s social insurance programs, most notably to offset the cost of H.R. 1, the most regressive budget bill in decades. These actions threaten the health care coverage of 11 million people on Medicaid and 4.5 million people receiving
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Futures Rebound As Bitcoin Halts Plunge After Monday’s dismal start to December, US equity futures are higher (if only for the time being), although lacking conviction with few major catalysts on deck today. As of 8:15am, S&P 500 futures are up 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 contracts add 0.4%. Pre-market, Mag 7 are mostly higher led by META
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COMMENT: You mentioned that the EU would impose capital controls at the WEC. I was in the banking industry in Sweden. The capital controls that were imposed in 1939 were not lifted until 1989. Not everyone appreciates your depth of knowledge. SW REPLY: You are absolutely correct. Sweden introduced wartime exchange controls in 1939. Maintained
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Costco Sues For Refunds Before Supreme Court Rules On Tariff Legality Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times, Retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Nov. 28 in an effort to lay the groundwork for refunds of tariffs collected since President Donald Trump enacted global tariff policies under
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The RA BASE system in situ, connected to solar power. A new technology solution to tackle problems like algal blooms combines data science, environmental science, AI and IoT to monitor and predict water-quality issues, and to trigger interventions intelligently rather than running interventions 24/7 Leeds innovation consultancy Parallax has teamed up with aquatic technology business
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Image credit: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 2.0 license. A new project at the University of Aberdeen is exploring how to turn potato waste into high value compounds that can be used for cosmetics, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. The Scottish seed potato industry, worth £24.2 million, generates over 51,000 tonnes of potato shaws annually. As part
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Copper Hits Record High; Goldman Warns A “Circular Melt-Up” Is Now Driving Global Market Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange broke out of the post-Thanksgiving trading range and into record-high territory on a massive tariff-driven scramble for supply. Copper jumped nearly 1% on the LME to $11,294.50/ton, while Comex futures surged 1.6%, blowing out
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A data acquisition device housed in the motor control cabinet collates information about the assets and equipment. Southern Water has partnered with specialist technology company Samotics to deploy its SAM4 smart condition monitoring system at sites across southern England. The artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology uses electrical signature analysis (ESA) to help predict when equipment
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