Economy & Finance

Watch: GOP Rep. Declares SPLC “Absolutely” Culpable In Charlie Kirk Assassination Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Rep. Andy Ogles was adamant when asked if the Southern Poverty Law Center bears responsibility for the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The Tennessee Republican connected the dots between the SPLC’s long-running smear campaign against conservatives and the fresh Trump […]

Dr. Oz Demands States Take Action On Medicaid Fraud Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demanded that states across the nation take action to crack down on fraud in Medicaid, one of the federal government’s health insurance programs. Dr. Mehmet

U.S. Wheat Futs Hit Two-Year High As Wall Street Sounds Alarm Over Drought Shock Hard red winter wheat climbed to a two-year high by the end of the week, as our coverage of the drought shock now hitting America’s Breadbasket raises serious alarm bells on commodity desks. The concern is not just reduced crop yields

Cava’s Lone Bear Analyst Flags Weak Foot Traffic After Stock’s 123% Surge Northcoast Research analyst Jim Sanderson has emerged as Cava Group’s lone bear on Wall Street, warning in an interview with Bloomberg that the stock’s 123% rally has gone too far. “The risk profile, given what I see macroeconomically, is unnerving,” Sanderson said in

Appeals Court Backs Ruling That Denver Must Pay $14 Million To George Floyd Protesters Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld a jury’s verdict that ordered the City and County of Denver to pay 12 George Floyd protesters $14 million for “unconstitutional”

China Curbs US Investment In Tech Companies After Meta Acquisition Of Manus Following earlier news that China has blacklisted 7 EU defense and aerospace firms over their dealings with Taiwan, Bloomberg reports that China plans to restrict top technology firms, including leading AI startups, from accepting US capital without government approval.  Chinese regulators, including the National

White House Expects ‘Swift’ Warsh Confirmation After DOJ Drops Powell Criminal Probe Update (1050ET): The White House is now expecting ‘swift’ confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the DOJ dropped its criminal probe into current Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed’s building construction project.  On Tuesday, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) made clear that he would

Fewer Universities Require DEI Pledges From Faculty Candidates: Report Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Requests related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty job candidates in higher education have decreased dramatically – at least on paper – since President Donald Trump began his second term, a new report from