Victor Hanson: What Is It With The Fickle Europeans?

Israel has announced that they are sending another division of ground troops into southern Lebanon as part of an invasion that began earlier this month and which earlier this week Defense Minister Israel Katz said would include the occupation of the entire area south of the Litani River. This is the fifth division to be […]

CEO Saves His Failing Company By Firing Entire HR Department When Elon Musk purchased Twitter and took the company over in 2022, he proceeded to fire approximately 80% of the social media company's bloated 7500 person workforce.  This included almost all HR related employees.  The company roster was pared down to a lean 1500 people.  Everyone in the establishment media claimed that Twitter (now called "X") was going to collapse.  The political left and their corporate allies did everything in their power to make this happen, including advertising cancellations and even...

Despite Slumping Sentiment & Lower Gas Prices, The American Consumer Is Still Spending Strongly While headline spend at gas stations is expected to decline (due to tumbling pump prices), BofA's almost omniscient analysts forecast a stronger than consensus print for today's US Retail Sales data. After a big jump in May (revised up), June's Headline retail sales rose 0.2% MoM (as expected), with sales up 6.7% YoY (down modestly)... Gasoline Stations sales saw the biggest decline (along with small drops in Health Personal Care and Food and Beverage). Nonstore Retailers saw the...