Can the young Jake Freeman (or rather, his uncle) pull it off again?

The government has given "little explanation as to how release would harm the ongoing investigation..."

Placed on "round-the-clock alert"...

They've "weaponized the govt and teamed up with corporate media..."

Moscow again rejects US calls for a demilitarized zone around the large nuclear power plant...

One cannot help but think that there is some significance in the RBNZ, BOE, and Fed all now flocking together towards a base rate around 4% and then staying there for “some time."

"However, it's not a recession in home prices. Inventory remains tight and prices continue to rise nationally with nearly 40% of homes still commanding the full list price."

We thought that today's story about Ryan Cohen filing to dump his entire stake in Bed Bath & Beyond after sparking a massive gamma squeeze using deep OTM call options would be the most absurd meme-related story of the day. Boy, were we wrong.

Japan's tax agency gets proactive about its alcohol problem

The problem from the beginning was that there never was an exit strategy from the crazy lockdown/mandate idea...

"Besides COVID-19 and property collapses, China is now facing heatwaves and drought, which means crop failures and hydroelectricity shortages." 

Were the minutes of the Fed’s policy meeting for July dovish?

Finally a drop in the recent relentless surge in initial claims: an actual improvement in the labor market or someone at the DOL got a tap on the shoulder.

"The FBI became involved in the couple’s scheme after an agent obtained a package intended for a foreign entity..."

“This rally is over-extended in the technology sector. The relative valuation of most of those Nasdaq stocks compared to other stocks around the world has become extreme again, and positioning has become quite extreme again."

“It is important that financial conditions remain supportive to preserve the growth momentum in industrial production and the positive trend in employment" despite the raging hyperinflation.

Europe looks a lot like a wasp’s nest at the end of summer – things may get substantially more painful...

As consumers are grappling with inflation, trying to cut down on non-essential spending...