Why Next Week's CPI Number Will Be A Big Miss

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"when we looked closely at shelter costs, particularly at the owner equivalent rent (OER) component, we found reason for optimism that shelter inflation could fall soon and bring down core inflation."


"The Polling Data Has Been Wrong All Along": Watch Biden Deny Economic Reality In Train-Wreck CNN Interview

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“We’ve already turned it around,”


The TikTok Ban Is The Next Patriot Act

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Putting aside the idea that politicians rarely have pure motives, this act has the potential to be just as dangerous as the Patriot Act...


Visualizing The Tax Burden Of Every US State

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New York has the highest total tax burden. Residents in this state will pay, on average, 12% of their income to state and local governments... Alaska has the lowest tax burden of any state, equaling 4.9% of income...


Thursday Humor: What Is The Optimal Temperature For Global GDP Growth?

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"I was aware of the ridiculous article when it came out..."


Chris Cuomo Admits Taking "Regular" Doses Of Ivermectin After Previously Saying Those Who Took It Should Be "Shamed"

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"Ivermectin? A de-wormer? Really? … they need to be shamed. They need to be called out and shamed, brother.”


Chinese Stock Rally Likely To Stall Without Robust Earnings

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Earnings for China Inc. are looking somewhat better, though likely not enough to keep fueling the recent stock market rally.


How People Get Around In America, Europe, And Asia

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North America’s share of public transport and active mobility (walking and biking) is the lowest amongst all surveyed regions by a significant amount...


Democrats Attack Judge For Delaying Trump Florida Trial

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They, of course, ignore that Cannon has ruled repeatedly against major Trump motions in the case...


Manhattan Apartment Rents Gain Momentum, Signal Potential Record Highs This Summer

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Bad news for Powell's inflation fight...


Virtual Home Invasions: We're Not Safe From Government Peeping Toms

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Without our realizing it, the American Police State passed the baton off to a fully-fledged Surveillance State that gives the illusion of freedom while functioning all the while like an electronic prison: controlled, watchful, inflexible, punitive, deadly and inescapable.


Visualizing The Copper Investment Opportunity In One Chart

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... the growing gap between copper supply and demand until 2050,


Republican Introduces Bill Requiring Proof Of Citizenship To Vote

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"We think that’s a serious problem..."


Meet The Company Helping Restart The Nuclear Revolution In The U.S.

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"There are a couple of nuclear power plants that we probably should, and can, turn back on..."


Decline Of Senior Officer Integrity And Civilian Control Of The Military

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It is past time for senior officers to forego their increasing addiction to the power opiate of clever narratives...

 


Huawei's New 'Made-In-China' Smartphone Sources More Chips Locally Amid US Tech War 

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"This is significant because news of the 9000S on a 7nm node caused a bit of a panic last year when US lawmakers..." 


The (Anti) Social Cost Of Carbon

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All of this based on a made-up number...


Security Scandal: Chinese Drone Hovers Over US Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier In Japan 

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Chinese spy drone? 


Is China's Oil Demand Set For A Major Bounce Back?

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Since the mid-1990s, China’s extraordinary economic expansion almost singlehandedly drove a supercycle in key commodities prices it required to power such growth, including oil and gas.


West Fueling Global Conflicts, Trying To Topple Moscow, Putin Says On WW2 Victory Day

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Says collective West is now throwing everything it can into Ukraine...