Infowar now in full swing...

That anger is not racism. It is a response to betrayal...

REAR VIEW: Soft US CPI; Japan to hold snap election; Mixed JPM report as EPS & rev. miss but FY NII guidance impresses; Trump tells Iranian protestors help is on its way; Strong 30yr auction; US Sec of State Rubio said they are looking at non-kinetic responses to help Iranian protestors.

...a bifurcated stock/bond market, a k-shaped economy, geopolitical chaos, and bond vol collapses...

Asked about protesters killed in Iran: "Nobody has been able to give me an accurate number."

...did he just accidentally admit that Venezuela does have the mother-lode?

While data centers "are key" to the AI boom, "big Technology Companies who build them must ‘pay their own way"...

Loeffler described federal contracting fraud as "probably the worst kept secret in Washington"...

“Overall, we predict 2026 is a year where self-driving cars increasingly transition from testing/validation to scaling, and humanoids move from lab experiments to small deployments.”

The groups have organized dozens of pro-Maduro and anti-ICE protests in recent weeks...

...expect the ETH/BTC cross to gradually return to its 2021 highs.

The protection had previously been extended through March 2026.

Trump administration officials including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had laid out their expectations...

A very strong auction, which was also facilitated by today's surprisingly cool CPI report, which swung the long-end from an intraday high of 4.20% to a low of 4.15%, and was last trading at 4.165%.

"At all times..."

Trump’s directive risks bringing more of that regime back...

“Continued economic momentum helped land 2025 holiday sales near the top of NRF’s forecast, reaffirming that consumers remain on solid footing...”

It doesn’t mean free trade – it means trade blocs. It doesn’t mean free markets – it means freeing markets from a focus on short-term profits. It doesn’t mean higher rates and lower fiscal spending – it means lower rates and higher fiscal spending...

"Once we get people in the bear trap, they're not getting out..." 

The ‘Dilbert’ creator’s death was revealed by his former wife on his show on Tuesday.