ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,011.35 points or -2.66% to 37,068.35 Shanghai decreased 8.96 points or -0.29% to 3,065.26 Hang Seng decreased 161.73 points or -0.99% to 16,224.14 ASX 200 decreased 74.80 points or -0.98% to 7,567.30 Kospi decreased 42.84 points or -1.63% to 2,591.86 […]

  California’s homeless crisis proves the public sector is a welfare program and political tool. The California State Auditor released a report this month that reveals California’s programs to combat homelessness have been utterly ineffective. Nine agencies funded by the state have received billions from 2018 to 2023, but homelessness is rapidly rising and California […]

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. Reminded the US Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, “We are not governed by a world government – yet!” The Biden Administration consulted with China before selling off America’s strategic petroleum reserves. In 2021, Granholm admitted that she spoke with the Chinese Communist Party about coordinating how America would handle its nation’s highly […]

A word to individuals who mock those looking for safe havens. We do not realize how lucky we are to live in America, Canada, or elsewhere during this current time period. Those who write in desperately seeking a safe haven are NOT simply greedy people looking to evade taxation. People are looking to evade government […]

QUESTION: Dear Marty, I haven’t bothered you with any questions for a long time, but if you could find time to express your opinion on this matter, it would be very valuable not only for me, but also for the readers of your blog. While we are currently in the initial stage of the War […]

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 117.90 points or 0.31% to 38,079.70 Shanghai increased 2.84 points or 0.09% to 3,074.22 Hang Seng increased 134.03 points or 0.82% to 16,385.87 ASX 200 increased 36.50 points or 0.48% to 7,642.10 Kospi increased 50.52 points or 1.95% to 2,634.70 […]

Sanctions and the removal of Russia from SWIFT have not deterred the Russian economy. A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Russia’s economy will grow more in the next year than any other advanced economy. The IMF believes Russia’s economy will grow by 3.2% in 2024, in comparison, the US is […]

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released on April 10 by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that inflation rose by 0.4% on a monthly basis and by 3.5% on the yearly. One must only look at their bills, items in the store, or open their eyes to see that the cost of living in […]

The federal US government insists 60% of all new car production must be electric by 2030 – six years away. I have explained numerous times how this is unsustainable for US infrastructure, the private sector, and the average American consumer. Now, 13 Republican-led states are taking the federal government to the US Court of Appeals […]

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is a seasoned jurist who is no stranger to Trump’s orbit. He has presided over the Trump Organization tax fraud trial, sentenced the former president’s close confidant Allen Weisselberg to prison over his role in the scheme, and overseen former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s criminal fraud case. There […]