The British government is trying to figure out how to tame obesity’s drag on the economy and hopes to tap into the weight-loss drug craze to bring down body fat and budgets.
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ISRAELI SOLDIERS SAY “GENERALS’ PLAN” IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN NORTHERN GAZA
Three Israeli reserve soldiers said in an interview with Haaretz last week that the IDF is carrying out the so-called “Generals’ Plan” in northern Gaza, which essentially means the army is ethnically cleansing the region.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
October Surprise? Take a look at the facts. October did not start off great for U.S. equities, however, the markets recovered with the S&P 500 hitting new highs.
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THERE IS NO MARKET
Incredible, truly this is… The gap between any resemblance of reality and “the market” is gone. Here is the new reality, are you ready for it? There is no market. For there to be a market, there must be a price discovery mechanism behind it.
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HALF OF AMERICANS UNABLE TO PAY BASIC BILLS ON TIME, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SLUMPING
Half of Americans are unable to pay all of their basic monthly bills on time, such as rent or mortgage payments and utility bills, a Lending Tree survey of 2,040 adults found.
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DOCUMENTING DISSIDENCE: AN INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER JESSICA SOLCE, PART ONE
Allowing a story to appear to tell itself, while at the same time infusing artistry, and building dramatic and thematic focus, makes for a compelling cinematic experience.
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ISRAEL SENDS THOUSANDS OF TROOPS INTO LEBANON AS NETANYAHU ESCALATES WAR
The Israeli Defense Forces escalated its invasion of Lebanon last week as it sent thousands of more troops into southern Lebanon—bringing the number to more than 20,000 as its air force continues to bomb the region into ruin and kill over 2,000 innocent civilians.
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OUTGOING RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO U.S. WARNS OF NUCLEAR CONFRONTATION
Russia announced last week that it has pulled its ambassador to the U.S. and the outgoing diplomat warned the West, again, of the growing risk of nuclear confrontation between the countries.
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
On the Nature side, floods, hurricanes, dried up rivers, lakes and streams, forest fires etc., are the way of much of the world, and they will affect everything from food prices to immigration, from civil wars to regional wars.
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NEAR TERM STOCK MARKET MELT-DOWN? OR MELT-UP?
The specter of October stock market crashes looms large in the minds of many, and for good reason.