Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last week that he wants the West to increase the weapons flow into Ukraine and allow missile strikes deep into Russia before the end of the fall—just in time for the U.S. presidential elections.
ECONOMIC UPDATE—MARKET OVERVIEW
As we have long forecast, the facts and data on Main Street mean nothing to the equity market gamblers that the mainstream business media call “investors.”
ON THE THRESHOLD OF ANOTHER GREAT DEPRESSION
By Gregory Mannarino, TradersChoice.net On September 18th, 2024, the Federal Reserve will officially announce that they are about to start......
TOP TREND 2024, A GOLDEN YEAR FOR GOLD: CENTRAL BANKS STILL STOCKPILING GOLD, EVEN AT RECORD PRICES
The world’s central banks more than doubled their July purchases of gold to 37 tonnes as gold prices set new records during the month.
DEHUMAN: RIP UP THE CONSTITUTION, EAT BUGS AND ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS, AND FUND YOUR REPLACEMENTS
The war of elites against the middle classes of the west grows more brazen by the day.
NETANYAHU SABOTAGED CEASEFIRE DEAL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced a wave of new ceasefire demands in July—just as negotiators were close to finally reaching an agreement that would end the fighting in Gaza and return the remaining Hamas hostages.
NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS ON ISIS ‘GENOCIDE’ ON YAZIDIS, BUT NOT A WORD ON ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA
The New York Times published a story last week on ISIS’s 2014 genocide of the Yazidis in northern Iraq—calling the mass killings “one of this century’s most blatant cases of genocide.”
Global Economy
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
Blackstone is buying AirTrunk, the largest operator of data centers in the Asia-Pacific region, for $16.1 billion, the private equity firm’s largest investment ever in the region.
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMIC MALAISE
China’s economy will fail to meet Beijing’s 5-percent growth target this year, according to several investment banks that have now cut their forecasts for the world’s second-largest economy.
TOP TREND 2023: OFFICE BUILDING BUST
Buildings constructed for life sciences companies—decked out with labs, clean rooms, sensitive ventilation systems, and other custom details—were prime investments as the COVID War raged.
The Israel War
GAZA DEATH TOLL
For the past several weeks, The Trends Journal has been documenting the death toll in Gaza.
NETANYAHU SABOTAGED CEASEFIRE DEAL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced a wave of new ceasefire demands in July—just as negotiators were close to finally reaching an agreement that would end the fighting in Gaza and return the remaining Hamas hostages.
ERDOGAN TALKS TOUGH AGAINST ISRAEL AS HIS ECONOMY TANKS
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, has been one of the most outspoken critics of Israel and its ongoing genocide in Gaza, but, despite his bluster, has done little to save the Palestinians from Israel’s aggression.
AI
BRITAIN, EU, U.S. TO SIGN NEW INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON AI
This week, Britain, the European Union, and the U.S. are scheduled to sign the Council of Europe’s legally binding convention on AI standards.
GROUP PROPOSES DEFINITION OF “OPEN SOURCE” AI
While many in AI have advocated open source models, the community has yet to define exactly what “open source” means in the context of this particular technology.
AI’S LATEST OBSTACLE: BITCOIN MINING
As we reported in “Data Centers’ Power Demand Spikes Utilities’ Stock Prices, Grid Concerns” (28 May 2024), the rush to build AI data centers is claiming more and more of the U.S. electricity supply.
Hi-Tech Science
FASTER, CHEAPER WAY TO MAKE SEAWATER POTABLE
As the world’s population increases, the amount of clean water diminishes.
EV BATTERY RECYCLING MADE EASY
When an electric vehicle’s battery pack reaches the end of its useful life, it still contains metals and other materials that can be reclaimed and reused.
CANCER DRUGS RESCUE MOUSE BRAINS FROM ALZHEIMER’S
A new class of drugs developed to treat brain, blood, and breast cancers also relieves symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease in mice.
