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Stocks Slides After Bitcoin Tumbles On Hawkish BOJ Fears

Stocks Slides After Bitcoin Tumbles On Hawkish BOJ Fears

After a torrid meltup last week to end the month of November on a euphoria, if extremely illiquid note, futures are once again sinking as we start the final month of the year, in a s…

The Impossible Two Percent: Why Central Banks Cannot Afford Price Stability

The Impossible Two Percent: Why Central Banks Cannot Afford Price Stability

Authored by Hamoon Soleimani via The Mises Institute,

The Two percent inflation target—monetary policy’s sacred commandment for three decades—has become structura…

Black Friday Turnout Solid: Goldman, UBS Highlight Decent Start To Holiday Spending Season

Black Friday Turnout Solid: Goldman, UBS Highlight Decent Start To Holiday Spending Season

Heading into Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there were mounting concerns about consumers, especially lower-tier ones – a cohort we’ve repeatedly war…

As Money Gets Tighter, More People Are Selling Gold and Silver

As Money Gets Tighter, More People Are Selling Gold and Silver

Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times,

For years, Jakob stacked silver coins and bullion, building his treasure and waiting for the perfect moment to let it go, if that …

6,000 Airbus A320 Jets Receive Critical Update After “Intense Solar Radiation” Exposure

6,000 Airbus A320 Jets Receive Critical Update After “Intense Solar Radiation” Exposure

Airbus announced early Monday that nearly all A320-family commercial jets have received a critical software update after “intense solar radiation” last…

Watch: Somali Enclave Standoff; ‘No English, No Women On Camera’

Watch: Somali Enclave Standoff; ‘No English, No Women On Camera’

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

In a tense street encounter captured in Minneapolis’s Somali-dominated Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, filmmaker Nick Shirley atte…

Visualizing The $19 Trillion Global Cost Of Conflict

Visualizing The $19 Trillion Global Cost Of Conflict

Last year, the economic impact of violence reached $19.1 trillion, or $717 billion higher than the previous year.

This came as conflict deaths hit 25-year highs, and wars continued in t…

‘Surgical Removal Of An Organ’: Ukrainian Recruiter Arrested For Allegedly Beating Conscript’s Genitals In Heinous Attack

‘Surgical Removal Of An Organ’: Ukrainian Recruiter Arrested For Allegedly Beating Conscript’s Genitals In Heinous Attack

Via Remix News,

After a forced conscript was beaten in his groin area to the point that he lost an “organ” following…

Future Of Fertility Chronically Overestimated

Future Of Fertility Chronically Overestimated

The newly released OECD Pensions at a Glance report shows how fertility projections have been wrong again and again over the years, grossly underestimating how much fertility would decline each…

“Made For Germany” Is History: Covestro Caught In The Waves Of The Sell-Off

“Made For Germany” Is History: Covestro Caught In The Waves Of The Sell-Off

Submitted By Thomas Kolbe

Abu Dhabi’s state-owned energy giant ADNOC has acquired nearly all shares of German chemical powerhouse Covestro. Germany is gradually l…