Bitcoin
‘Then They Fight You…’ – Bitcoin & The US’ Fiscal Crossroads
In this chapter from The Satoshi Papers, Avik Roy explores the U.S. government’s looming fiscal crisis and presents three potential responses from the United States […]
economy
Capitalism
Cyber Weekend Sales Rise 9% As Cyber Monday Fades Into Oblivion
Cyber Weekend e-commerce sales grew 9% in the US this year, up from 6% in 2023, according to data from Salesforce. The growth took place even as the average discount in the US shrank by 2% from last year, to 28%. […]
Jobs
Job Openings Jumped and Hiring Slumped in October, Key Labor Report for the Fed Shows
CNBC.com: Available jobs rose in October while hiring fell during a month in which payrolls growth hit its lowest level in nearly four years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. […]
Housing Market
Montana’s Population Boom Fuels Higher Home Prices and Sends Young, Longtime Residents Packing
A population boom in Montana is driving up home prices there faster than in any other state in the nation, for good and for ill.
The trend predates the wildly popular drama series “Yellowstone,” which debuted […]
BRIC
Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on the BRIC Bloc of Nations if They Act to Undermine U.S. Dollar
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. […]
Capitalism
Think Capitalism is Terrible? This Economist Says it’s Already Dead.
MSN.Com: In the not-too-distant past, many Marxist philosophers were weighed down by a shared despair. Capitalism, they feared, had become so totalizing, so all-consuming, that there was no longer any possibility of overthrowing it. “The […]
Economy
Inside The Most Ridiculous Jobs Report In Recent History: Record 1.2 Million Immigrant Jobs Added In One Month
ZeroHedge.com: Last month we though that the January jobs report was the “most ridiculous in recent history” but, boy, were we wrong because this morning the Biden department of goalseeked propaganda (aka BLS) published the February jobs […]
Debt Ceiling
FedEx Founder Issues Dire Warning About ‘Unsustainable’ Government Debt
TheEpochTimes.com: The founder of FedEx has added his voice to the chorus of views expressing concern about out-of-control spending in Washington. Fred Smith, the founder of executive chairman of shipping giant FedEx, is the latest […]
Economy
Inside The Most Ridiculous Jobs Report In Recent History
ZeroHedge.com: On the surface, it was an blockbuster jobs report, certainly one which nobody expected. Starting at the top, the BLS reported that in January the US unexpectedly added 353K “jobs” – the most since January 2023 […]
Economy
Peter Schiff: The Economy May Already Be in Recession
SchiffGold.com: Recent data have many cheerful about the economy. But according to Peter in his latest podcast, the economy may already be in recession. Here are some of Peter’s biggest causes for concern: The recipe for […]