Economy & Finance

Reaching 120 & Beyond: Musk Makes Stunning Longevity Claim Elon Musk says “semi-immortality is an extremely solvable problem,” and that in hindsight, the solution will seem obvious. As The Vigilant Fox reports, reaching 120 and beyond, Musk believes, is simply a matter of “changing the program.” “When you consider the fact that your body is […]

Egyptian Army Holds Billions In Secret Cash As Country Misses Debt Deadline Via Middle East Eye Egypt’s armed forces in December rejected government pleas to help ease the debt crisis despite holding more than Egypt’s total foreign debt in secret reserves, senior banking and government officials told Middle East Eye. The claims underscore mounting concerns

Newsom Scrambles To Keep Billionaires In California, Vows To Kill Wealth Tax After a swath of billionaires publicly announced they are leaving the state of California over a proposed wealth tax, Governor Gavin Newsom went into a full blown panic – vowing to stop the proposed tax and “do what I have to do to protect the state.”  In

Tether’s Role In Venezuela, Iran Highlights The Duality Of Stablecoins Authored by Brian Quarmby via CoinTelegraph.com, Recent turmoil in Venezuela and Iran has again put the spotlight on the duality of stablecoins, with the US dollar-backed assets such as Tether acting as both a savior for embattled citizens and a tool for blacklisted entities to

South Korea Seeks Death Penalty For Ex-President Yoon’s Botched Martial Law Attempt South Korea’s special prosecutor has called for the death sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol in his rebellion trial, according to Yonhap. Closing arguments have been made in his trial in a Seoul court as he stands accused of being the “ringleader of an

Michigan County Clerk Discovers 239 Non-Citizens Selected For Jury Duty Over 4-Month Period, With 14 Registered To Vote Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Macomb County Clerk Anthony G. Forlini announced Monday that noncitizens have been appearing in the Michigan county’s jury pool “at an alarming rate” and many of them are registered to vote. The

Google’s Vietnam Bet Highlights New Era In Electronics Manufacturing Google is preparing to start building its most advanced Pixel phones in Vietnam this year, according to Nikkei Asia, a move that reflects the broader effort by U.S. tech firms to reduce their reliance on China. Apple is pursuing a similar strategy in India as both

Schools Increasingly Consider Rewarding Teachers For Results, Not Seniority Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In several states and hundreds of local school districts, traditional teacher salary structures based on years of service are being replaced by merit and pay-for-performance models. An instructor teaches a Spanish lesson at Franklin High School

Fentanyl Deaths Fall As Evidence Points To China Crackdown Trump Long Advocated A sharp decline in U.S. overdose deaths appears increasingly tied to a disruption in the global fentanyl supply chain – an outcome that new research suggests may stem in part from intensified pressure on Chinese chemical suppliers. The findings, published Thursday in Science, enter

92% Of Employed Americans Have Cut Back On Spending As The Standard Of Living In The US Crumbles Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The headline of this article is not a misprint.  The reason why “affordability” has become the number one issue for U.S. voters is because most of the population