Zelensky’s Closest, Most-Powerful Aide Resigns After Office Raided By Anti-Corruption Agents Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, has submitted his resignation – the highest level official to fall amid the massive graft probe which has brought rare international embarrassment on the Zelensky government. As a reminder, Andrew Korybko recently opined that Yermak’s removal could prompt some progress in peace talks: He’s […]

What Is Going On With The Economy? Authored by Ben Shapiro via The Epoch Times, The fate of the Trump administration – and perhaps Republicans in Congress – is tethered to how Americans feel about the economy. And right now, it’s hard to find anyone who can say with confidence what the hell is going on. Nov. 20 offered a fresh reminder of the chaos. As The Wall Street Journal noted, “Stocks surrendered gains and closed […]

Holiday Spending To Hit Record High Despite Economic Doubts In The US While the holiday season just started with Thanksgiving this Thursday, American consumer spending for the end of the year is set to reach a record high. As Statista’s Tristan Gaudiat reports, according to data from the National Retail Federation, the average per capita budget for the 2025 winter holidays (Nov. 1 – Dec. 31) is expected to exceed $1,000, a 4 […]

AI Gospel Ghost Tops Charts: ‘Solomon Ray’ Unmasked As Another Fake Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A “Mississippi-made soul singer” named Solomon Ray has stormed to No. 1 on gospel charts—only to be quickly exposed as a fully AI-generated phantom, sparking outrage from Christian artists who decry the “spiritless” impostor as a crutch robbing music of divine inspiration.  Ray’s ascent—hitting No. 1 on […]

Trump And House GOP Are Headed For A Clash Over Obamacare Subsidies Obamacare subsidies expire at the end of December, and it now looks like the big battle over their future won’t be between Democrats and the GOP, but between the White House and House Republicans. Trump has said that while he doesn’t want to make the subsidies permanent, that “some kind of an extension may be necessary to get something else done because the […]

“Oh!…K” By Michael Every of Rabobank As Bloomberg puts it, the latest Fed Beige Book underlined a ‘deepening K-shaped split’. The very wealthy are still spending; everyone else is struggling. That split is now evident all over. AI firms are booming; most aren’t. Moreover, a day after the Financial Times spoke of people looking for “crumbs” in parts of the US, it happily reports ‘Megadeals hit new record as Wall […]

Fentanyl Trafficking Rings Run By Illegal Immigrants Dismantled Across Washington In his Nov. 24 op-ed, Seattle conservative commentator Jason Rantz puts a sharp spotlight on what he frames as the overlooked reality of Washington’s fentanyl pipeline: that major trafficking networks are increasingly being run or staffed by illegal immigrants. Rantz reports that federal agents dismantled two international drug rings in […]

Harvard Report Warns Of ‘Damaging’ Grade Inflation, 60% Of Grades Are A’s Authored by Cecilia Jones via TheCollegeFix.com, Harvard University’s Office of Undergraduate Education is raising concerns about mounting grade inflation, reporting that the school’s grading system is “damaging the academic culture of the College.” The office sent a 25-page report to faculty and students, stating that 60 percent of all […]

UPS Indefinitely Grounds All Its MD-11’s – 9% Of Firm’s Fleet Out For Peak Delivery Season UPS will have to manage the peak package delivery season of the year with 9% of its air fleet sitting idle, after the firm announced it will indefinitely ground all its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jets in the wake of a spectacular disaster in Louisville on Nov. 4 that took 14 lives.  This photo published by the National Transportation […]

Putin Says US Plan Could Be ‘Basis’ For Ukraine Deal Authored by Dave DeCamp via Antiwar.com, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday spoke favorably about the US’s initial 28-point draft for a potential peace deal in Ukraine, saying it could serve as the “basis” for a future agreement, though he said work still needs to be done to turn it into a concrete plan. “In general, we agree that this could be the basis […]

“Are You Stupid?”: Watch Trump Blast Leftist Media Over Biden Immigration Debacle Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, President Trump refused to play the games of the leftist media Thursday, at one point going off on a reporter, labelling them a “stupid person.” The reporter asked Trump “Why are you blaming Biden?! [for the DC National Guard attack]” TRUMP responded, “Are you a STUPID PERSON?” adding, […]

Trump Says South Africa Won’t Be Invited To 2026 Miami G20 Summit U.S. President Donald Trump said South Africa won’t be invited to the 2026 G20 summit in Florida, after the United States boycotted this year’s gathering in Johannesburg. “At the conclusion of the G20, South Africa refused to hand off the G20 Presidency to a Senior Representative from our U.S. Embassy, who attended the Closing Ceremony,” Trump said in a Nov. […]

CME Reopens After Chicago Data Center “Cooling Issue” Update (0830ET): CME Globex Futures & Options markets have officially reopened after their overnight ‘cooling issue’. For now, Nasdaq futs are rallying… *  *  * Update (0820ET): Headlines crossing over the Terminal show that CME Globex Futures & Options Markets will open at 08:30 ET after hours of being offline due to a “cooling issue” at data centers operated […]

Nearly 200 Million Shoppers Expected To Hit Stores Thanksgiving Weekend Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Retail experts predict that 187 million people will shop between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday, based on a consumer survey released on Nov. 20. The survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics showed this year’s prediction topping last year’s, when 183.4 million people […]

Global Chaos As CME Outage Halts Futures Trading, Markets Set For Monthly Loss Normally, this is where we would tell you where US index futures are trading early in the morning, we can’t because at 9:45pm ET on Thursday, the CME experienced a catastrophic “glitch” and all equities, treasuries, FX and commodities futures went dark as a result of a what the Chicago Merc Exchange said was a cooling system malfunction at its Chicago […]

Trump Pushes ‘Reverse Migration’ As National Guard Member Dies Following Potential DC ‘Terrorist’ Attack The Thanksgiving-week attack down the street from the White House – perpetrated by an Afghan national with prior ties to the U.S. military and intelligence community, such as the CIA – has heightened national-security concerns following the fatality of one West Virginia Guardsman and the critical wounding of another, driving […]

This Is The Income Needed To Join The Top 1% In Every State What it takes to join the top 1% of earners varies across the United States. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, highlights the income floor required to enter the wealthiest bracket in each state for 2025. The spread is wide, stretching from over $1 million at the top to barely $400,000 in less wealthy states. High-paying industries like finance, […]

After October’s ‘Liquidation Day’ Collapse, ADL Are The 3 Most Important Letters In Crypto Via Wu Blockchain, Hyperliquid Activates Cross-Margin Auto-Deleveraging for the First Time: What Are HLP and ADL? In October 2025, Hyperliquid, one of the leading decentralized perpetual futures exchanges, triggered its cross-margin Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) mechanism for the first time in over two years of operation. This event signals […]

The Dangers Of AI: Visualizing The Top Risks Companies Face Companies are rushing to implement AI, but it’s not all smooth sailing. More than half of businesses say the dangers of AI have led to at least one negative consequence. But which issues plague businesses the most? This infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Jenna Ross, breaks down the most common risks. It’s a preview of the brand-new executive guide from Terzo […]

Patel Says Ex-CIA-Linked Afghan Shooter Now Under Terrorism Investigation Update (1018ET): FBI Director Kash Patel told reporters that the horrific National Guard shooting just down the street from the White House is being investigated as an act of terrorism. Patel said agents seized “numerous electronic devices,” including smartphones, iPads, and laptops, all of which are now being analyzed.  When a reporter asked how the […]

Poland Resists EU Court Order To Recognize Same-Sex Marriage Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Poland’s government and leading opposition figures have publicly pushed back against suggestions that the European Union can compel Warsaw to recognize same-sex marriages, despite a landmark ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) requiring Poland to acknowledge a marriage legally concluded in another […]

Mapping Global Real Estate Bubble Risk In 2025 Globally, real estate markets have been cooling over the last few years, with high mortgage rates and unaffordable prices affecting demand in many cities. However, while housing bubble risks have eased across many markets, home prices in real estate hotspots like Miami and Tokyo continue to rise, inflating their bubble risk. This infographic, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, […]

Britain’s Official COVID Handling Inquiry Blames “Toxic Culture” For A Late Lockdown Authored by Bruce Oliver Newsome via American Greatness, Last week, Britain’s official inquiry into the government’s handling of COVID released its second report. Despite spending £192 million, interviewing 166 witnesses, and publishing more than 1,000 pages already, the most expensive public inquiry in British history (£160,000 per day) […]

Hundreds Missing, Scores Dead In Massive Hong Kong Apartment Inferno A terrible death toll is mounting after a cluster of high-rise Hong Kong apartment towers was engulfed in an inferno on Wednesday: At least 44 people are dead, but approximately 279 are still missing in what is already the deadliest Hong Kong building fire in more than 50 years. Accusations of gross negligence have been directed at a construction company that’s […]

If You ‘Identify’ As A Woman, Don’t Go Here… According to the Georgetown Institute 2025/26 Women Peace and Security Index, women’s safety and security was least guaranteed in countries like Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Haiti, Sudan and the Central African Republic. Beyond such drastic examples, Statista’s Katharina Buchholz reports that the publication also gave bad grades concerning women’s safety to large swathes of Africa as […]