The New Market Structure, Liquidity Dynamics, & Fragilizers: An Unprecedented Situation With Serious Implications Authored by Alexis Maubourguet, CIO, and Clément Mary-Dauphin, CEO of Adapt Investment Managers, RISK ACTUALLY A holistic review of the recent changes in the distribution of risk across the financial system and their consequences for market structure in general and Liquidity Dynamics in particular. INTRODUCTION […]

Anduril Unveils Tiltrotor Killer Drone Straight Out Of ‘Terminator’ Palmer Luckey’s defense company Anduril Industries unveiled Thunder, an autonomous aircraft designed to deliver missiles, drones, electronic-warfare systems and cargo into heavily contested airspace. “In this new era of maneuver warfare, we need eyes for what’s ahead and a shield for what we can’t afford to lose,” Anduril wrote in a tweet. Thunder is a Group 5 […]

Trump’s Taking On ‘Right To Repair’: What Does It Mean? Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Questions persist over what it means for drivers to have the right to repair their cars and trucks after President Donald Trump’s recent memorandum, which aims to open up access to aftermarket vehicle repairs. Rivian R2 SUVs move down the assembly line at the manufacturing plant in Normal, Ill., on May 19, 2026. The R2 produces zero […]

“Americans Deserve To Know”: State Dept. Report Details Cuban Espionage, Subversion, And Role In Rise Of Far Left The State Department has released a new 100-page report, “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism,” which is likely to land as a bombshell for much of the public. However, for ZeroHedge readers who have been paying attention, its findings are far less surprising. “For more than six decades, the Cuban regime has […]

Democrats Dismiss Our Constitutional Traditions As ‘Nostalgia’ Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in The Hill on the latest spin from the left to convince Americans to abandon core constitutional institutions and values as part of a radical agenda in the upcoming elections. Those who defend our traditions, on the 250th anniversary of our Republic, are now being accused of being “nostalgic” rather than progressive. […]

Federal Prosecutors Probe Guggenheim, Billionaire Dem Donor Walter’s Insurers Federal investigators are taking a closer look at billionaire Mark Walter’s financial empire, with criminal and regulatory inquiries now spanning Guggenheim Partners and two life insurance companies under his control, according to Bloomberg. The investigation, which began last year, initially focused on Guggenheim’s $362 billion asset management business […]

Trump Orders Review Related To Climate Guidance For Federal Judges Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump has ordered federal officials to review conduct related to climate guidance included in a scientific reference manual for federal judges, which he described as politically biased and based on discredited science. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on July 6, 2026. Anna […]

Biden-Appointed Judge Rules Former FEMA CFO’s Firing Over Luxury Hotels For Illegals Was Unlawful Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, A federal judge ruled on Friday that a former FEMA chief financial officer was illegally fired by the Trump administration over what it claimed were millions spent by the agency on luxury hotels for illegal immigrants in New York City. Mary Comans’s termination in February 2025 amidd […]

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Reaches Highest Level In Almost A Year Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The average weekly rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is at its highest level in nearly a year, contributing to elevated housing costs and dampening buyer interest. A home for sale in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images For the most recent week, the mortgage rate was at […]

FBI Calls Incendiary Attack On Manhattan Federal Building An “Anti-Government Attack” Summary: FBI Calls incident “anti-government attack on a federal facility”  Suspect had “ICE Off Our Streets” Sign  Suspect Arrested  FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident FBI tells Fox News “an individual deployed an incendiary device”  Immigration agents and FBI rushed out, guns drawn, and FPS […]

Oh My F**king God, They’re Doing It Again Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Assholes who wear Vineyard Vines all summer on Wall Street have once again put those Wharton PhD’s to good use by again “discovering” that assets so toxic and illiquid they make drinking cement taste like Fiji water apparently become safe when you rearrange them, rename them, and place an insurance company between the losses and the people buying […]

Judge Slaps A 14-Day Timeout On Paramount-Warner Bros. Mega-Merger A federal judge just threw a wrench into one of the biggest media shake-ups in years. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin (Biden) temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, giving a coalition of 12 state attorneys general a short-term win in their fight to kill the deal. The temporary restraining […]

RNC Sues To Stop Non-Residents From Voting In Six States While it seems like common sense that living in a state should be a prerequisite to voting there, the Republican National Committee is suing six states to stop them from doing so. Fresh off a court win in North Carolina, the RNC has filed lawsuits against Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Jersey, Virginia, and Nebraska, each targeting a version of the same loophole. In these […]

A 28 Item Grocery Order From Target That Cost $64.50 In 2020 Now Costs $158.30 Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The cost of living has become absolutely suffocating for millions of Americans. For years, the bureaucrats in Washington have been feeding us numbers that show that the rate of inflation is low, but it is obvious to everyone that what they are telling us is simply not true. Many of the items that […]

Buyers Trading In Vehicles With Negative Equity Face Record Monthly Payments: Edmunds Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times, The number of automobile owners trading in vehicles with negative equity continues to rise, with 29.6 percent of trade-ins in the second quarter showing more money owed on existing auto loans than the vehicles were worth, according to automotive insights platform Edmunds’s July 16 vehicle transaction […]

US Gas Prices Cross Politically Sensitive $4 Level Closely Watched By Trump The U.S. national average for a gallon of regular 87-octane gasoline has climbed back above the politically sensitive $4 threshold as U.S. military forces and Tehran enter a ninth day of tit-for-tat strikes. This level is significant because it is where fuel costs begin to alter spending and driving behavior among working-poor households, while also […]

400+ Ukrainian Drones Launched On Moscow In One Of Biggest Attack Waves To Date The Russian capital has been hit with a massive drone wave from Ukraine, which injured at least ten people – including three Chinese citizens – local authorities say. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has stated that more than 400 UAVs were launched toward Moscow and its suburbs overnight in one of the largest single raids since the war’s start. Reuters: […]

Houthis Announce Blockade On Saudi Shipping, Threaten Drone & Missile Attacks On Kingdom Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced they are imposing a new maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in response for a recent attack on Sanaa Airport, and after years of the kingdom leading a blockade of Houthi-controlled Yemeni ports. A military statement by Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the maritime ban on all Saudi shipping will be […]

Texas PUC Approves “Ride-Through” Rules For Data Centers By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive, The Texas Public Utility Commission on Thursday unanimously approved rules that will require large computational loads, like data centers and crypto-mining facilities, within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas footprint to stay stable and connected to the grid through disruptions. Modern computational loads, Kenteel Engineering said […]

“I’m Not Living In Communist America”: Bill Maher Blasts Marxist DSA Democrats, Says He May Vote For JD Vance “I’m not living in Communist America… I’ve read the quotes from the DSA platform, from their own mouths. Don’t tell me I’m not seeing what I am seeing,” Bill Maher told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl in an exclusive interview that aired on Sunday. Bill Maher: “I’m not living in Communist America… I’ve read the quotes […]

Tungsten Miner Soars After Billionaire Forrest Takes 17% Stake Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of iron ore giant Fortescue, has agreed to acquire Oaktree Capital’s entire 16.8% stake in the Sydney-listed tungsten producer EQ Resources. Shares of EQ Resources in Sydney surged 34% on Monday following news of the transaction, which is valued at about 190 million AUD ($133 million) based on […]

US Agencies Miss GENIUS Act Deadline, Extending Stablecoin Uncertainty Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, US regulatory agencies missed the rulemaking deadline under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act on Saturday, which marked one year since the law was signed.  Several US regulatory agencies published proposed rules and collected public feedback during the past year, […]

Futures Rebound On Fresh Bout Of Iran Optimism As Hyperscaler Earnings Loom US equity futures rebound from Friday’s selling, indicating a firmer start to the week with S&P futures rising 0.5% at 8.00am ET, and Nasdaq futures up 1% after a sluggish start to the session, after Iran’s Foreign  Ministry said it had received proposals from mediators about the conflict with the US. In premarket trading, semis are higher as are Mag7 […]

Breaking Down The $655 Million World Cup Prize Money The 2026 FIFA World Cup is awarding $655 million in performance prize money, making it the richest tournament in the competition’s history. Every stage of the tournament came with a larger financial reward, giving teams another incentive to advance as far as possible. Performance prize money has increased nearly 50% since 2022, when FIFA awarded $440 million. This Markets […]

Largest Reactor Fleet Owner Backs Shipyard Prefab Model With Gas-To-Nuclear Plan Constellation Energy already runs the largest nuclear fleet in the United States and has spent the last couple of years signing big power deals with data center operators and retailers to restart reactors and keep existing plants online longer.  With Microsoft taking the restarted Three Mile Island unit and Meta locking up output from Clinton, […]