IBM Soars On Resurfaced Trump Clip, Barclays Buy Rating As MoMo Rally Accelerates

Why Is Consumer Sentiment At Record Lows? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via substack, Consumer sentiment is at record lows because there is zero visibility on any real-world trends that would be positive for the bottom 90%. Vague promises of super-abundance are not visibility. Why is consumer sentiment at record lows while the stock market is at record highs? The media / social media are ablaze with coverage and commentary on this K-shaped economy, for example: The Stock Market Has Never Been So Good When People Have Felt So Bad: Stocks are partying like it’s 1999....

People Are Seeing More Fireballs; Astronomers Can't Explain It... Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, Just as it faces an annual hurricane season and tornado season, North America is also experiencing an annual “fireball season,” according to NASA. “From February through April, the appearance rate of these very bright meteors can increase by as much as 10 percent to 30 percent, especially around the weeks of the March equinox,” NASA explained in a statement in late March. ”Exactly why is not known. Some astronomers think the Earth passes through more large debris...

Gamer Recruitment Campaign Sparks Record Air Traffic Controller Hiring: FAA The Federal Aviation Administration reached historic hiring levels for air traffic controllers through its campaign to target gamers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in an Aug. 9 post on X that the campaign “supercharged the entire hiring process to get the BEST & BRIGHTEST in faster.” As a result, the TSA hit 94 percent of its hiring goal this year, which is the fastest the agency has reached that goal. Those figures translate into 2,000 new controllers hired, which, as Savannah Hulsey Pointer details...