Archive for the 'Economy' Category
We Have to Talk About Digital ID (Again)
October 23rd, 2025Via: Truthstream Media:
Sanae Takaichi Is The First Woman To Serve As Prime Minister Of Japan
October 21st, 2025Will anything be done about Japan’s unbelievably dire inverted population pyramid? I don’t see it turning around. With this election, Japanese have (wisely) signaled that they don’t want to see the place flooded with foreigners. So… The slow motion collapse looks set to continue. Via: France24: Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female […]
The Irony Of Trump’s New ‘War On Drugs’: Recalling The History Of CIA Narco Trafficking
October 18th, 2025Via: ZeroHedge: For those who are aware of the CIA’s 20th century decades-long legacy in Latin America, the idea that the United States government and its intelligence agencies are fundamentally and on principle stand against drug trafficking is laughable. There was a time, not too far back in history, where the CIA itself was the […]
AI Has a Cargo Cult Problem
October 17th, 2025Via: Financial Times: Is it just a Ponzi scheme? That is the question that currently haunts American tech — and wider markets — as the valuation of artificial intelligence-linked groups soars to evermore eye-popping heights. Indeed, calculations by the FT suggests that ten lossmaking AI start-ups — such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Elon Musk’s xAI […]
To Those Enjoying the Ride on the Gold and Silver Rocket Ship…
October 16th, 2025Warning: Not financial advice. If your investment time horizon with gold and/or silver is years or decades, it’s probably safe to ignore this. But… If your outlook is shorter term, or you FOMOed in recently, familiarize yourself with the Bump and Run Reversal as the metals keep squeezing higher: As the name implies, the Bump […]
Mass Production of CATL’s New ‘Naxtra’ Sodium Battery Begins in December
October 16th, 2025Via: Ben Alexxander: More: CATL’s Naxtra Battery Sets New Safety and Performance Standards
An Inconvenient Study
October 13th, 2025Via: An Inconvenient Study: Study: Impact of Childhood Vaccination on Short and Long-Term Chronic Health Outcomes in Children: A Birth Cohort Study
Huge Bitcoin and Ethereum Short Positions Opened Just Before Trump’s China Tariff Announcement
October 12th, 2025Via: Coin Central: One crypto trader turned market chaos into massive profit. A whale made over $160 million by shorting Bitcoin and Ethereum just before President Trump announced a 100% tariff on China. The trader executed their positions on Hyperliquid, a decentralized crypto exchange. On-chain analytics account @mlmabc shared the details on X. The timing […]
Treasury Weighs Minting $1 Coin with Trump’s Face for U.S. 250th Anniversary
October 4th, 2025In case the TrumpRX news wasn’t disturbing enough… Via: CNBC: The Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s likeness on both sides to honor him and commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday next year. A first draft of that coin, which will mark the semiquincentennial anniversary of the nation’s founding, […]
The Vanishing American Dream: Why Young Adults Can’t Afford Homes, Families, or Stability
October 1st, 2025I found this on the Discord channel of a livestreamer I watch out of Los Angeles… The Vanishing American Dream: Why Young Adults Can't Afford Homes, Families, or Stabilityhttps://t.co/8FL2jSPxNT pic.twitter.com/2tjPXnmoro — cryptogon (@cryptogon) October 1, 2025 Via: International Man: The American Dream has become prohibitively expensive, with home affordability at historic lows and the traditional […]
