“Deal’s Off”, Canadian Officials Tell China
“Deal’s Off”, Canadian Officials Tell China Via SchiffGold.com, China’s recent attempt to secure a rare earth minerals stockpile ended in failure when a competitor stepped in to snag the deal… Vital Metals, a mining firm based in Australia, announced Monday that minerals collected from its Saskatchewan-based Nechalacho Project will remain within Canadian borders. “We were […]
For The First Time Since The Financial Crisis, CMBS Investors Face Europe’s First AAA Loss
For The First Time Since The Financial Crisis, CMBS Investors Face Europe’s First AAA Loss This wasn’t supposed to happen… or rather this wasn’t supposed to happen outside of a crisis (and certainly not with stocks at all time highs). Sure, the “impossible” did happen back back in April 2020, just as the world was […]
Allstate Reports May Pretax Catastrophe Losses Of $1.4 Billion
Allstate Reports May Pretax Catastrophe Losses Of $1.4 Billion By Chad Hemenway of Insurance Journal Allstate Corp. on Thursday reported May pretax catastrophe losses of about $1.4 billion. The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer said 14 events contributed to nearly $1.5 billion in catastrophe losses for May, with 70% attributable to five wind and hail events mostly […]
If The White House Has A ‘Strategic Avocado Reserve’, Now Might Be The Time To Dump
If The White House Has A ‘Strategic Avocado Reserve’, Now Might Be The Time To Dump Bloomberg obtained a notice earlier this week from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) stating that some imports of Mexican avocados from the Michoacan region will be suspended after two agency workers were reportedly assaulted and detained by assailants. USDA […]
EU To Ban Re-Export Of Russian LNG
EU To Ban Re-Export Of Russian LNG Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, The European Union is set to ban the re-export of Russian LNG in the bloc’s waters in a first sanctions measure targeting Russia’s gas, EU diplomats told Reuters on Thursday. The EU has been debating the 14th sanctions package against Russia over its invasion of […]
The US Drops Out Of Global Competitiveness Top 10 For First Time Ever
The US Drops Out Of Global Competitiveness Top 10 For First Time Ever Singapore, Switzerland and Denmark have been named the world’s most competitive economies in the 2024 World Competitiveness Ranking published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Tuesday. While Denmark dropped two spots after topping the list in 2022 and 2023, Singapore leapt […]
Head Of German Teachers Association Warns Education System Being Overwhelmed With Migrants
Head Of German Teachers Association Warns Education System Being Overwhelmed With Migrants Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, The president of the German Teachers Association has warned that the country’s education system is being overwhelmed with migrant students, many of whom are illiterate and can barely speak the language. “Due to immigration in 2015, […]
Where Most Non-Domestic Hajj Pilgrims Come From
Where Most Non-Domestic Hajj Pilgrims Come From More than 1.8 million people attended Hajj in 2023, approaching pre-pandemic levels. According to Saudi officials, they expect the figure to exceed the two million mark in 2024. As Statista’s Anna Fleck reports, each year, Saudi Arabia issues a set number of Hajj pilgrim visas. Quotas are calculated for […]
Recipe For EU Disaster: Warning Signs Ignored
Recipe For EU Disaster: Warning Signs Ignored Authored by Grzegorz Adamczyk via ReMix News, Recent European Parliament election results and reactions to them have sparked discussions about the true meaning of European autonomy, a term frequently touted by French President Emmanuel Macron that now seems to lack real substance beyond pompous declarations from Paris. These […]
Mission Creep: How The Police State Acclimates Us To Being Modern-Day Slaves
Mission Creep: How The Police State Acclimates Us To Being Modern-Day Slaves Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “In a fully developed bureaucracy there is nobody left with whom one can argue, to whom one can present grievances, on whom the pressures of power can be exerted. Bureaucracy is the form […]