The Quiet Collapse Under The Market's Surface...It's Getting Louder

President Donald Trump said he is willing to take weapons that NATO had bought for Ukraine and send them to the Middle East for the war against Iran.  During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, President Donald Trump was asked about a Washington Post report that weapons that were scheduled to be sent to Ukraine were […]

Iran War Triggers Jump In Americans' Inflation Expectations, Slump In Sentiment While the preliminary UMich survey was undertaken between February 17 and March 9, with about half completed after the start of the US military conflict in Iran, today's final print includes the full month with all the conflict's escalations (and de-escalations). Expectations were for the headline sentiment index to tumble with expectations projected to fall most and consensus was right with the expectations tumbling from 54.1 to  51.7 and current conditions down from 57.8 to 55.8 (worse than expected). Put together, the...

DOJ Announces 455 Defendants Charged in $6.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Crackdown Via American Greatness, The Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday that federal authorities have charged 455 defendants in a nationwide health care fraud operation involving an estimated $6.5 billion in false claims against government-funded health care programs. The cases are part of the department's annual National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which targeted alleged schemes involving Medicare, Medicaid and other taxpayer-funded health care programs. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a news conference at Justice Department headquarters that the operation uncovered the...