Economy & Finance

89 Arrested In Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff’s Office Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A sheriff’s office in Florida announced this week that an undercover operation led to 89 human and sex trafficking-related arrests, resulting in more than 1,200 separate felony charges. A Hillsborough County Sheriff vehicle as seen […]

IRGC Says Iran, Not US, Will Determine War’s End As Trump Threatens Strikes ’20 Times Harder’ If Hormuz Transit Blocked Summary: Pentagon claims “winning”: After ten days into Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth lists objectives that include destroying Iran’s missile infrastructure, defense industry, navy, and ensuring Tehran is “permanently” denied nuclear weapons. Trump’s

After 144 Years In New Jersey, Exxon Asks Shareholders To Back Texas Move To Cut Litigation Risks Whether it is Chevron, Tesla, Oracle, Caterpillar, CBRE, Fisher Investments, and/or an expanding roster of other major companies, corporate America has spent the better part of the post-Covid era shifting headquarters to Texas for one simple reason: the

ADP Signals Best Job Gains In Almost 4 Months, As BLS Payrolls Plunged For the four weeks ending February 21, 2026, ADP reports that private employers added an average of 15,500 jobs a week.  Employment gains reached their highest since Thanksgiving week last year, holding steady in February after five straight weeks of strengthening.  This

Futures Slide, Reversing Overnight Gains As “Off-Ramp Optimism” Fades S&P futures are unchanged this morning, but approaching session low, following Trump comments that appeared to be the first signs of an off-ramp which however were followed by renewed fighting in the Middle East. While the risk is of re-escalation, JPMorgan writes that we are “seeing

Diversity Wars: Pro-Palestine Watermelon Mural Triggers Black Community In Richmond Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In Richmond, Virginia, a pro-Palestine mural has sparked massive backlash from Black residents, who have taken offense to the watermelon in the image, suggesting it recalls degrading stereotypes of the Jim Crow era. The mural, splashed across a building

As Trade Growth Surged, Goldman’s One-Delta Desk-Head Asks “Is China Done Exporting Deflation?” China’s trade growth accelerated sharply in January-February (exports: +21.8% yoy, imports: +19.8% yoy) and came in well above consensus expectations, prompting Goldman’s Rich Privorotsky to ask: Rebounding aggressively. China exports were strong and CPI came in hot earlier in the week, prompting

Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over ‘Supply-Chain Risk’ Designation Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Artificial intelligence (AI) developer Anthropic sued the Department of War on March 9, following the federal government’s designation of the company as a supply chain risk. The Anthropic logo, in this photo illustration. Dado Ruvic/Reuters That designation hinders

Record Childhood Obesity Surge Puts MAHA Health Goals In Focus Childhood obesity in the United States has reached its highest recorded level, renewing debate over school meals, physical activity, nutrition policy and the role of weight-loss medications for young people, according to The Hill. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more

UK Govt Plots Another X Shutdown Over Grok’s “Offensive” Roasts Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The UK government under Keir Starmer is once again eyeing a total ban on X, this time claiming Grok’s ability to spit out “insults” and “offensive language” poses a dire threat. But as users on the platform point out,