Bank Of Japan Raises Rates To 1% For The First Time In 31 Years, Will Stop Reducing Bond Purchases

Venezuelan Quake Disaster: 45,000 People Reported Missing On Independent Monitoring Platform Summary 45,000 Reported Missing On Independent Monitoring Platform US Phase One Of Humanitarian Response Begins Buildings collapsed in several districts of Caracas Venezuela declared a state of emergency after the earthquakes  Secretary of State Marco Rubio Deploys First Responders  Trump Says "U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help"  USGS Says Quakes May Prompt "International Response"  USGS Fears Death Toll Ranging Between 10k - 100k  Spanish-language news outlet UHN Plus reports:  Independent monitoring platforms and missing persons search pages unofficially estimate between 39,000 and 40,000 reports of people unaccounted for following...

Wall Street Bonus Pool Hits Record Despite "Domestic And International Upheavals" As the K-shaped economy rages on, gasoline and diesel prices at the pump spike, and risks of food inflation later this year mount, Wall Street's bonus pool surged to a record in 2025, even as the Trump administration insists the inflationary shock is temporary. On Thursday, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a new report showing that the Wall Street bonus pool surged to a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9% from the previous year, while the average...

Graham Platner Wins Maine Senate Democratic Nomination, Locking In Face-Off With Collins Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, Democratic voters in Maine on Tuesday nominated oysterman and military veteran Graham Platner as their candidate to take on incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), locking in the nominees for one of the most critical Senate elections of the 2026 cycle. Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets supporters after speaking at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo At 9:23...