Pavlovian Bidding Up Of Equities

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Trump's optimism may reflect his own assessment of the US’s relative bargaining position rather than an expectation of mutual cooperation between the two parties...


Mamdani Scores 11th Hour Endorsement From Hakeem Jeffries

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Cuomo crestfallen...

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Anonymous Donor Gives $130 Million To Cover Shortfall In Troop Pay During Shutdown

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Trump said the donor, who sent the check on Thursday, did not want to be named...


Canada's Economy Will Not Survive A Prolonged Trade War With The US

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It's likely that Mark Carney will continue to blunder through negotiations with the US and lead Canada into economic disaster...


Retail Buying Of Gold Is Not Yet Extreme

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...this doesn’t yet look like the end of the bull market.


US Opens Trade Probe Into China's Phase One Commitments Before Trump-Xi Talks

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"The initiation of this investigation underscores the Trump Administration's resolve to hold China to its Phase One Agreement commitments, protect American farmers..." 


'Cooler' Than Expected CPI Data Leaves Fed On Track For Rate-Cuts

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There's certainly nothing here to stop The Fed cutting rates again next week.


Garland Personally Ordered Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Probe

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"This probe also paved the way for Garland’s appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith, who went on to criminally indict Trump twice..."


Hungary Has Good Reason To Be Enraged About Poland's Ruling On The Nord Stream Suspect

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The precedent that was established could soon be weaponized against it...


Watch: Modular Energy Pioneer Nano Nuclear Begins Drilling First Reactor In Illinois

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...stationary, high-temperature gas-cooled microreactor designed to deliver 15 MWe (45 MWth) of carbon-free power...


CPI Soft, But The Sort Of Inflation The Fed Can Do Less About Is Rising

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...acyclical price growth continues to gradually rise, and remains well above its pre-pandemic norm.


White House Stands Firm Against Obamacare As Shutdown Drags Into Fourth Week

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"The president wants to make life affordable for people..."


After A Decade Of Bitching About Bitcoin... JPMorgan Reportedly Plans To Allow Crypto As Collateral

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"Bitcoin has no intrinsic value..."


AI Euphoria Reloaded - Imagine We Go Full 1999

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Still playing the AI bubble — BofA sees more upside ahead... Their call: ride the melt-up with QQQ call spreads.

Trump Denies Report Suggesting US Deployed B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela

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"...It’s false. But we’re not happy with Venezuela for a lot of reasons, drugs being one of them..."


Overnight Drone Attack Hits Moscow High-Rise As Putin Warns Of 'Overwhelming' Response

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Putin comments on new sanctions & potential Tomahawks transfer...


UMich Sentiment Slips In October Driven By Dems & Older Americans

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...a modest increase in sentiment among younger consumers was offset by decreases among middle-age and older consumers.


PMIs Show US Business Activity Accelerated In October At Second-Fastest Pace This Year

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The survey data are consistent with the economy expanding at a 2.5% annualized rate...


5 Key Dates To Watch As Shutdown Drags On

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Democrats and Republicans each blame the other party for the pain felt by voters because of the ongoing standoff in Congress...


GM Cuts 200 Jobs At Michigan Tech Center Days After Stronger Than Expected Earnings Report

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The cuts, announced around 7 a.m. via a Slack message, were attributed to “business conditions” rather than performance...