Junk Bonds Surge Amid Broad Market Rally and Investor Optimism
Despite concerns about the U.S. economy, the junk-bond market is thriving, with the risk premium for sub-investment-grade debt narrowing to near pandemic lows. This trend, driven by cooling inflation and hopes for interest-rate cuts, has attracted $3.7 billion into junk-bond funds this year. Investors seeking high yields around 8% have fueled $131 billion in speculative-grade […]
Oil Prices Continue to Drop as US Crude Stockpiles Surge
Oil prices fell to near three-month lows as reports indicated rising US crude inventories, with Brent trading around $82 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate below $78. The American Petroleum Institute reported a 2.5 million barrel increase in stockpiles, contributing to market bearishness. The upcoming OPEC+ meeting will determine whether to extend supply curbs amid […]
Federal Reserve Adopts Scenario Analysis as Inflation Fight Wavers
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other officials have shifted from providing explicit guidance on interest rate cuts to discussing various economic scenarios amid growing uncertainty in their effort to control inflation. This change highlights the Fed’s current unpredictability and focuses on different potential economic outcomes rather than detailed projections. This “scenario analysis” approach is […]
ELFs Are The Single Greatest Threat To Our Enduring Liberties
ELFs Are The Single Greatest Threat To Our Enduring Liberties Authored by Jack Cashill via AmericanThinker.com, Jan 6 / COVID Stir The Fascist Soul of The Educated Liberal Female In researching my new book, Ashli: The Untold Story of the Women of January 6, I discovered something unexpected: an alarming confirmation of my September 2022 article in which I […]
Microplastics Found In Human Testicles
Microplastics Found In Human Testicles Authored by Amie Dahnke via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Microplastics have been identified in human and canine testicles, lengthening the list of where the insidious particles have been found. Not testicles. (iStock/Getty Images Plus) A new study published in Toxicological Sciences revealed the incredible prevalence of microplastics worldwide and […]
Watch: First X Call Using Starlink Direct-To-Cell Tech With An Unmodified Smartphone
Watch: First X Call Using Starlink Direct-To-Cell Tech With An Unmodified Smartphone About a week after AT&T and AST SpaceMobile announced their partnership to create a space-based broadband network to rival T-Mobile’s plan for global cell connectivity using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, SpaceX engineers showcased an “unmodified mobile phone” making the first video call on X using Starlink’s direct-to-cell […]
Republican Iran Hawks Celebrate Raisi’s Death
Republican Iran Hawks Celebrate Raisi’s Death Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Some Republicans in Congress are celebrating the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and seven others in Iran’s mountainous East Azerbaijan province. When the news first broke that Raisi was […]
Aluminum Jumps To 23-Month High Amid Ongoing Aussie Production Issues
Aluminum Jumps To 23-Month High Amid Ongoing Aussie Production Issues From coffee to cocoa, orange juice to gold, and silver to copper, commodity prices are spiking across the board (we outlined this on Monday). The latest surge occurred Tuesday when aluminum tagged 23-month highs due to ongoing production issues emerging from Australia. The broad-based commodity rally signals the inflation storm central bankers are battling is […]
Insane Footage Shows Tornado Destroying Wind Farm In Iowa
Insane Footage Shows Tornado Destroying Wind Farm In Iowa Shocking footage from Iowa this evening shows multiple tornadoes wreaking havoc on massive wind turbines. This is yet another reminder that wind is not a reliable power source. A tornado in Iowa just leveled a wind turbine. 🤯 These storms are heading to Illinois and Wisconsin next. Be safe […]
RFK Jr. Dials Back Abortion Stance After Pushback
RFK Jr. Dials Back Abortion Stance After Pushback Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An early campaign promise Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made when he was still running in the Democrat primary last year has seen a stern test in recent weeks amid his comment that he supported abortion up to […]