(Headline USA) Amazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant’s stock past that threshold. Shares in Amazon.com Inc. finished the day up almost 4%, giving the Seattle-based company a stock market valuation of $2.01 trillion. Its stock has gained…
Racial Activists, Free-Speech Groups Join Fight against TikTok Ban
(Headline USA) A dozen social and racial justice groups said Thursday that the federal effort to require a sale or ban of TikTok would suppress speech from minority communities by disrupting a critical tool many use to establish connections online and advocate for causes. The legal brief, submitted to a…
Navigating the Economic Landscape: Insights from Axel Merk
Known for his expertise in macroeconomic trends, Merk provided valuable insights into the current financial landscape, the Federal Reserve’s policies, and the prospects for precious metals like gold and silver. (Interview Begins Around 6:50 Mark) Who is Axel Merk? Axel Merk Axel Merk is a prominent figure in the financial world, serving…
Mother Jones Publisher Sues ChatGPT for Copyright Infringement
(Headline USA) The Center for Investigative Reporting—a radical leftist organization masquerading as a public advocacy “nonprofit” that is funded largely by wealthy billionaire oligarchs via tax-exempt foundations—said Thursday it was suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its closest business partner, Microsoft, marking a new front in the fight to regulate content…
Uber, Lyft Agree to Pay Drivers $32.50 per Hour in Mass. Settlement
(Headline USA) Environmentally conscious Boston residents who thought they were making a responsible choice by not owning a car are about to pay a steep price for their decision with heftier ride-sharing rates as blue-state efforts to regulate the gig economy finally catch up with them. Drivers for Uber and…
Biden’s Odds Plummet In Betting Markets While Newsom, Michelle Obama Surge
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden’s odds for winning the 2024 election plummeted after his abysmal debate performance on Thursday night, while other potential Democratic challengers’ odds surged. On betting website PredictIt.org, which allows users to buy stock in a candidate’s chances of winning, Biden’s odds dropped 15 points in the aftermath…
Biden’s Abysmal Debate Performance Sparks Calls to Invoke 25th Amendment
(Headline USA) Congressional Republicans are reportedly calling on President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to seriously consider invoking the 25th Amendment to remove the 81-year-old from office after his abysmal debate performance Thursday night. “There’s a lot of people asking about invoking the 25th Amendment right now, because this is an alarming…
Supreme Court Rejects Steve Bannon’s Bid to Delay Prison Sentence
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 Commission. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison on July 1…
DHS Identifies 400 Illegals w/Ties to ISIS in the US
(Headline USA) The Department of Homeland Security admitted this week that it has identified more than 400 illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. by a network affiliated with ISIS. Federal law enforcement has arrested 150 of the known illegals, according to a senior DHS official, but another 50 remain unknown. All…
Michelle Obama Refuses to Campaign for Biden
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) As rumors of tensions between the Obama and Biden families proliferate, former First Lady Michele Obama has so far refused to campaign for President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection, Axios reported Thursday. According to insiders, Michele has avoided the Biden campaign because she upset with…