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Judge Says ‘Government Misconduct’ By DOJ Prosecutor May Have Tainted Comey Case

Judge Says ‘Government Misconduct’ By DOJ Prosecutor May Have Tainted Comey Case

A federal magistrate judge on Monday said that “government misconduct” may have tainted the DOJ’s case against former FBI Director James Comey, and has ordere…

“People Love It”: Trump Talking To Dems About ‘Direct Payment’ Health Care Plans

“People Love It”: Trump Talking To Dems About ‘Direct Payment’ Health Care Plans

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he’s spoken with congressional Democrats about a plan to hand people cash that they can use to purchase their own h…

EBITDA And The Warnings Of Charlie Munger

EBITDA And The Warnings Of Charlie Munger

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,

This past week, Greg Feirman wrote an interesting article about “The Perils Of Adjusted EBITDA.” Before we get into his discussion, let’s di…

Still No Deal: Rare Earth Talks Between China And U.S. Drag On With Little Tangible Progress So Far

Still No Deal: Rare Earth Talks Between China And U.S. Drag On With Little Tangible Progress So Far

The US and China are still hashing out the details of how Beijing will loosen rare-earth export restrictions, weeks after a trade truce tha…

Cooling Labor Market Drives Uptick In Gig-Platform Hours

Cooling Labor Market Drives Uptick In Gig-Platform Hours

We haven’t heard much in corporate media about short-term, flexible, on-demand work, otherwise known as the gig economy, but a new Goldman note offers color into what’s happening wit…

Trump Offers Lifeline To UK ‘Thought Criminals’

Trump Offers Lifeline To UK ‘Thought Criminals’

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

The Trump White House is mulling political asylum for British free speech activists branded “thought criminals” under Keir Starmer’s regime, in o…

Duffy Averts Nationwide Airport Crisis As “Normal Flight Operations Resume” 

Duffy Averts Nationwide Airport Crisis As “Normal Flight Operations Resume” 

The 43-day federal government shutdown that plunged major US airports into chaos is finally easing, with operations normalizing just in time for the year’s busies…

Stocks Slide After Amazon Shocks With Another Massive Bond Offering, But Rebound On News Boaz Weinsten Selling Hyperscaler CDS

Stocks Slide After Amazon Shocks With Another Massive Bond Offering, But Rebound On News Boaz Weinsten Selling Hyperscaler CDS

Just when it seemed that risk was about to stabilize, this morning Amazon decided to add more supply to the bigg…

150 Years Of Data Destroy Democrat Dogma On Tariffs: Fed Study Finds They Lower, Not Raise, Inflation

150 Years Of Data Destroy Democrat Dogma On Tariffs: Fed Study Finds They Lower, Not Raise, Inflation

A new historical analysis is challenging the central premise that has guided trade policy, inflation forecasting, and Federal Reserve dec…

Key Events This Week: Macro Returns With Payrolls Thursday, FOMC Minutes And Speakers Galore, But Nvidia Earnings Matters Most

Key Events This Week: Macro Returns With Payrolls Thursday, FOMC Minutes And Speakers Galore, But Nvidia Earnings Matters Most

After the resolution of the US government shutdown, markets face a packed calendar of delayed and scheduled rele…