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Criminals are operating in increasingly sophisticated ways, but some forces are fighting crime in a digital age with analogue methods. We will launch https://t.co/kDcAf3UrlD – investing a record £115 million in AI and automation to make policing more effective. pic.twitter.com/RucIqbqXMF — Shabana Mahmood MP (@ShabanaMahmood) January 26, 2026 UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the […]

US consumer confidence has plunged to its lowest level since 2014. The Conference Board’s index fell sharply in January to 84.5 — well below expectations and even below the depths reached during the pandemic panic. Consumer confidence is a quantifiable measure of the public’s willingness to engage in economic activity. When confidence drops, consumers tighten

The idea that Europe always tries to conquer Russia is a common historical fact. To be accurate, there have been several major conflicts initiated by European powers against Russia, driven by specific geopolitical, ideological, and strategic reasons. It’s not a constant effort by a monolithic “Europe,” but rather a series of distinct invasions from different

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QUESTION: Marty, you always criticized the gold bugs for claiming gold rises with inflation. You are the only one who projected $5,000 gold, and you said it would be on geopolitics. I think you also said it could reach $10,000 by 2032. You also said we were headed into a global recession, but it would

COMMENT: Well, these economists and market soothsayers will never match Socrates or your Economic Confidence Model. Consumer Confidence just collapsed to a 12-year low. Amazing how you can forecast recessions years in advance. LK ANSWER: These people reject even the idea of a regular cycle, for that means that they cannot manipulate society. If they

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 448.29 points or 0.85% to 53,333.54 • Shanghai increased 7.299 points or 0.18% to 4,139.904 • Hang Seng increased 361.43 points or 1.35% to 27,126.95 • ASX 200 increased 81.50 points or 0.92% to 8,941.60 • SENSEX increased 319.78 points or

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda, and Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki met to commemorate the 1863 January Uprising against Russian rule. Even though 163 years have passed, politicians still believe that Russia is an enemy that could attempt to conquer their land at a moment’s notice. The Europeans simply cannot help themselves. They

China’s President Xi Jinping praised India for its friendship as India celebrated its 77th Republic Day. Xi exclaimed that China-India relations are of “great significance for maintaining and promoting ​world peace and prosperity,” as he praised their alliance, adding, “dragon and the elephant dancing together.” The two nuclear powers share a 2,400 mile border that

The EU has now given its final approval to a legally binding ban on Russian gas imports, pretending this is some grand moral victory. Reuters is reporting that the EU will stop importing Russian LNG by the end of 2026 and ban pipeline gas by September 30, 2027, with some flexibility to extend under certain