Economy & Finance

Calls To Nuke Filibuster, Pass SAVE Act Intensify As Threat of Government Shutdown Increases Via American Greatness, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is facing increasing pressure to do away with the filibuster if Democrats seek to force a government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). MSN reports that the odds […]

‘Signal-Gate’: Anti-ICE ‘Insurgency Command’ Chat Was Highly Organized What appears to be unfolding in Minneapolis, particularly following the emergence of “Signal-Gate” on Sunday via citizen journalists on X, extends well beyond any conventional protest activity. The evidence so far suggests coordinated pressure campaigns against federal agents exhibiting characteristics of a low-level insurgency, with direction, tasking,

What We Are Experiencing Is Not De-Dollarisation But De-Fiatization By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist At Rabobank J.P. Morgan once famously remarked that “gold is money, everything else is credit.” That dictum was apparently forgotten during the 1980s & 1990s as gold’s share of central bank reserves steadily declined and gold prices – for most

Trump Hails “Very Good Call” With Walz As He Sends “Tough But Fair” Tom Homan To Minnesota President Trump announced on Jan. 26 that he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota in the wake of the shooting of an anti-immigration enforcement protester by a federal agent. The president said in a morning Truth

Booz Allen Shares Hammered After Treasury Cancels Consulting Contracts Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton tumbled the most in months during late Monday morning trading after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent canceled dozens of contracts tied to the consulting firm. Secretary Bessent said 31 contracts with Booz Allen were terminated, representing $4.8 million in annual spending

USAR’s New CEO Executing On Strategy Submitted by Tight Spreads USA Rare Earth’s (USAR) strategy is characterized by its comprehensive “mine-to-magnet” vertical integration, a significant geographic footprint across North America and Europe. While competitors often focus on specific segments of the value chain, USAR is the only company outside of China positioned to offer a

Son Of US Govt Crypto Custodian Allegedly Steals $40 Million Well known blockchain sleuth, ZachXBT, alleges a custody CEO’s son stole tens of millions in crypto from US government‑linked wallets tied to Bitfinex funds, exposing systemic custody risks. 1/ Meet the threat actor John (Lick), who was caught flexing $23M in a wallet address directly

Elon’s X Overhaul: Muting Political Posts And Banishing ‘Rage Bait’ Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, While Elon Musk is rightly credited for transforming X into a battleground for unfiltered truth, he dropped two bombshells this week that could significantly reshape the platform. In a move that promises cleaner feeds but sparks fears of shadowy

Key Events This Week: Fed, Central Banks Gallore, Earnings Avalanche With the year still not yet four weeks old, it’s already been a constant firehose of news volatility, even as market volatility has remained relatively contained, DB’s Jim Reid writes this morning. Consider: we’ve moved from Venezuela to Japan, via Iran and Greenland, with a

BlackRock Credit Fund Hit With 19% Markdown As Loans Go Bad BlackRock TCP Capital Corp., a publicly traded private-credit fund structured as a business development company, filed an 8-K with the SEC late Friday afternoon, disclosing a 19% markdown in net asset value as troubled loans weighed on performance. The move marks one of the