Raising Interest Rates Does Not Counter Inflation

RFK Jr. Tells Senate Glyphosate Causes Cancer Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators on April 21 that glyphosate, a key ingredient in herbicides like Roundup, causes cancer and that human consumption of the chemical should be minimized. His comments came amid growing political and legal controversy over the chemical, which is widely used in agriculture. During a Senate Budget Committee hearing, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) asked Kennedy whether the chemical caused cancer. Without hesitation, Kennedy replied, “Yes.” Schatz also asked...

Futures Rise Despite Oil Bounce, As Nvidia Keeps AI Euphoria Going Futures are positive and at session highs even as the a lack of a US / Iran deal pushes oil prices, bond yields, and volatility higher. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.3% to a new all time high of 7620; Nasdaq futures rise 0.2%: the Computex AI Conference kicked off; biggest news is NVDA to enter PC space with a new chip challenging AMD / INTC, helping send its stock up 2.3%. Microsoft shares gain 3.1% after...

Only 7% Of Voters Rank Data Centers As A Top Political Issue; New Survey Finds Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, A new poll from the Rainey Center for Public Policy shows just 7 percent of registered voters view data centers as a top-three national political issue, confirming that fewer than 10 percent prioritize them at the federal level. The Washington Examiner reports that the survey of 1,004 registered voters found that found that national concern over data centers remains low with artificial intelligence itself drawing just 12 percent support as...