Archive for the 'Economy' Category
King of the World? The High Symbolism of Charles III’s Coronation
October 17th, 2022Via: Truthstream Media:
Ukraine: The U.S. Wants a Costly Military Quagmire for Russia
October 15th, 2022Via: Caitlin Johnstone: The US does not want peace in Ukraine, but rather seeks to create a costly military quagmire for Moscow just as US officials have confessed to trying to do in Afghanistan and in Syria. Which would explain why US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the US goal in Ukraine is actually […]
Most Paycheck Protection Program Loans Forgiven Despite Massive Fraud
October 13th, 2022Via: NPR: As COVID-19 shutdowns threatened businesses back in 2020, the U.S. government began issuing nearly $800 billion in potentially forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans. The program was designed to help small businesses keep workers employed during the uncertain early days of the pandemic. More than two years later, the overwhelming majority of these loans […]
Core U.S. Inflation Rises to 40-Year High, Securing Big Fed Hike
October 13th, 2022Via: Bloomberg: A closely watched measure of US consumer prices rose by more than forecast to a 40-year high in September, pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates even more aggressively to stamp out persistent inflation. The core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, increased 6.6% from a year ago, the highest […]
PayPal Decides Fining People $2,500 for ‘Misinformation’ Wasn’t a Great Idea
October 13th, 2022Via: The Register: PayPal has backed away from fining its own customers up to $2,500 for promoting whatever it determines is “misinformation.” The punishment showed up in its updated acceptable use policy, captured by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine on September 27, which was due to take effect on November 3. But the revision was […]
“UK Pension Schemes Are Racing to Raise Hundreds of Billions of Pounds to Shore up Derivatives Positions”
October 12th, 2022Via: Reuters: UK pension schemes are racing to raise hundreds of billions of pounds to shore up derivatives positions before the Bank of England calls time on support aimed at keeping them afloat. Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that the BoE would stop buying bonds as planned on Oct. 14, which would leave pension […]
Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere
October 6th, 2022Cryptogon 2019: Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars: In short, I asked him: Is this going to work? No. He’s confident that it’s not going to work under the current paradigm. Via: Bloomberg: “You’d be hard-pressed to find another industry that’s invested so many dollars in R&D and that has delivered so […]
The De-Population Bomb
October 6th, 2022Via: Hoover Institution:
OPEC+ to Cut Oil Production by 2 Million Barrels Per Day
October 5th, 2022Via: CNBC: A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers on Wednesday agreed to impose deep output cuts, seeking to spur a recovery in crude prices despite calls from the U.S. to pump more to help the global economy. OPEC and non-OPEC allies, a group often referred to as OPEC+, decided at […]
Greg Hunter Interviews Ed Dowd, Economy and Excess Deaths
October 4th, 2022Via: USA Watchdog:
