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RUSSIA SOCKS CHINESE CAR IMPORTS WITH TARIFFS

Someone other than Donald Trump has a trade beef with China. Russian officials have put a fee equivalent to about $7,500 on Chinese passenger vehicles coming into the country.

KENNEDY CALLS FOR ARTIFICIAL DYES TO BE PULLED FROM PRODUCTS

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, appears to mean business when it comes to removing artificial dyes from the U.S. food supply.

MERGE WITH AI OR BE REPLACED

Humans are being pressured in their work and personal lives to merge with AI in 24/7 “collaborative” existence, in order to avoid obsolescence.

IRANIANS REFUSE TO BOW TO TRUMP, WHO THEY SAY DOESN’T KEEP HIS WORD ANYWAY

Do what you have to do. That was the message from Iranian leadership to U.S. President Donald Trump last week after Tehran said it would not be bullied into talks with Washington about its nuclear program...

INFLATION AND HIGH GOVERNMENT DEBT ARE LINKED, STUDY FINDS

When a government borrows to fund its programs, that puts pressure on consumer prices, according to research by Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics at Yale University’s Budget Lab and former chief economist for President Joe Biden’s White House Council of Economic Advisers.

COVID JEOPARDY BUBBLES UP AGAIN FOR FAUCI AND ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE

Autopen pardons, a wrongful death lawsuit, and new info concerning U.K. intelligence have all brought COVID back to the front pages this past week.

MAJOR U.S. AIRLINES FORECAST TRAVEL SLUMP

American, Delta, and United Airlines all see demand slowing for travel in the months ahead.

AI MAKES YOU AND YOUR COMPANY “SUPERHUMAN,” ENTREPRENEUR SAYS

“Humans who don’t embrace AI in a company will be replaced by humans who do,” Anthony Tan, founder of Grab, Southeast Asia’s preeminent ride-hailing company, said in an 11 March CNBC interview. “The same will apply to companies.”

DO VACCINES CAUSE AUTISM?

Ask any federal health official—whether from the FDA, CDC, NIH, or National Cancer Institute—if vaccines contribute to neurological damage or autism, and their response will be unequivocal.

ISRAEL USED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS WAR STRATEGY, UN CLAIMS

The IDF carried out “genocidal acts” by intentionally targeting women’s healthcare facilities across Gaza and by using rape and other forms of sexual violence to “dominate, oppress and destroy the Palestinian people in whole or in part,” according to a newly released UN report.

JEWISH ALUMNI FROM COLUMBIA SIGN LETTER IN DEFENSE OF KHALIL

Jewish alumni of Columbia University came to the defense of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian graduate, who faces possible deportation by the Trump administration for standing up against Israel’s genocide in Gaza during protests last year on the campus.

IDF HEAD SAYS ISRAEL READY TO STAY IN SYRIA FOR AN ‘UNLIMITED’ AMOUNT OF TIME

Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister who landed the role because he is a puppet for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Wednesday that his forces are “prepared to stay in Syria for an unlimited amount of time”—because of security concerns.

TOP GERMAN WEAPONS MANUFACTURER PREPARES FOR WINDFALL AS EU TAKES OUT CREDIT CARD FOR WAR

Rheinmetall, Europe’s top weapons manufacturer, announced last week that it expects to see sales jump up to 30 percent this year on the back of the EU and Berlin’s plan to pour money into their military budgets to prepare for what they see as a resurgent Russia and a slinking U.S.

SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER

Private equity firm BlackRock is leading a consortium that plans to purchase a controlling interest in the country of Panama’s ocean ports from Hong Kong-based C.K. Hutchison Holdings for $22.8 billion.

TRUMP ORDERS AIRSTRIKES ON YEMEN OVER HOUTHI DEFENSE OF GAZANS BEING STARVED BY ISRAEL

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen over the weekend over the group’s renewed campaign in the Red Sea to target ships after the Israelis imposed a brutal humanitarian aid blockade in Gaza after Hamas refused new ceasefire terms from Israel.

WHEN DISSENT BECOMES A CRIME: THE WAR ON POLITICAL SPEECH BEGINS

You can’t have it both ways. You can’t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state.

ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW

This week’s Trends Journal cover speaks tens of thousands of words. Today, gold racked up a new high, hitting nearly $3,040 per ounce. As we go to press it’s at $3,034 per ounce... up nearly $1,000 per ounce since we forecast that a Top Trend of 2024 would be a Golden Year for Gold.

THE STOCK MARKET…IS THIS THE BIG ONE?

Over the past several weeks the U.S. stock market has suffered substantial losses. There is not a single day which has gone by over the last few weeks that I have not gotten bombarded with a single question, “Greg, Is This the Big Stock Market Crash?”

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TOP TREND 2024: A GOLDEN YEAR FOR GOLD

The U.S. spot gold price briefly topped $3,000 on 10 March, passing the milestone for the first time. The metal’s futures price in European evening trading surpassed the same milestone later on the same day.

MERGE WITH AI OR BE REPLACED

Humans are being pressured in their work and personal lives to merge with AI in 24/7 “collaborative” existence, in order to avoid obsolescence.

A Jovial Donald Trump In The Oval Office

JOKE’S ON US: TRUMP SAYS HE WAS BEING A LITTLE SARCASTIC WHEN VOWING TO BRING UKRAINE WAR TO AN END WITHIN 24 HOURS OF TAKING OFFICE

U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he vowed during his campaign to bring the Ukraine War to an end within 24 hours of taking office.

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CONDEMNS ISRAEL

Doctors Without Borders said in a statement last week that it “strongly condemns” Israel’s decision to impose a new siege on Gaza to try and force Hamas to agree to its new ceasefire terms.

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Global Economy

SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER

SPOTLIGHT: TRADE WAR FALLOUT

Donald Trump’s abrupt and aggressive tariff policies have swerved the global economy onto a trajectory of slowed growth and rising costs that will worsen the longer and more acrimonious the trade war becomes, a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned.

CHINESE ECONOMIC BRIEFS

Still struggling to revive the country’s consumer economy, Chinese officials have instructed banks to encourage households to borrow and to use their credit cards.

The Israel War

Palestinians Inspect Destroyed Homes And Buildings After Israeli Airstrikes

ISRAEL MURDERS MORE THAN 400 PALESTINIANS IN NEW AIRSTRIKES, CEASEFIRE DEAD, TRUMP COORDINATED

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered massive airstrikes across Gaza early Tuesday—killing over 400 and shattering a ceasefire agreement that was routinely violated by Tel Aviv.

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CONDEMNS ISRAEL

Doctors Without Borders said in a statement last week that it “strongly condemns” Israel’s decision to impose a new siege on Gaza to try and force Hamas to agree to its new ceasefire terms.

A Displaced Palestinian Family With All Their Possessions Strapped To The Top Of Their Car

NO BIG DEAL: ISRAEL CARRIES OUT AIRSTRIKE IN NORTHERN GAZA, KILLING AT LEAST 9 HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS

The IDF on Saturday carried out its deadliest strike yet in Gaza amid its ceasefire with Hamas—killing at least nine humanitarian aid workers—three of whom were there to film the distribution effort.

Trends in AI

AI MAKES YOU AND YOUR COMPANY “SUPERHUMAN,” ENTREPRENEUR SAYS

FIRST JOB INTERVIEW QUESTION: HOW SKILLED ARE YOU IN AI?

One in four tech jobs being posted specifies AI-related skills, with the proportion rising to 36 percent in the information-tech patch of that sector, The Wall Street Journal reported.

MCDONALD’S SUPERSIZES ITS AI INVESTMENT

AI is the main course in the technological makeover the burger chain is making to its 43,000 restaurants.

Global Economy

The Israel War

Trends in AI

Hi-Tech Science

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