Multiple Polls Show Warning Signs For Democrats In Upcoming Midterms

United Nations officials said nearly 130,000 people have been displaced and more than 100 civilians killed or injured as the conflict in Yemen rapidly escalates. “We have documented 110 civilian casualties since hostilities escalated in August. And this is in 31 incidents. So in this total of 110 casualties, there are 28 killed and 82 […]

UBS Checks With Major Restaurant Franchisees Reveal Troubling Consumer Trends In a continuation of our note on the health of America's restaurant industry, we cite UBS analyst Dennis Geiger for a second straight week, as his coverage of the consumer and restaurant sectors has been spot on. Sentiment toward chain eateries remains "generally cautious," with macro pressures, elevated gas prices, and weak demand among lower-income consumers continuing to weigh on traffic and sales trends. Last week, Geiger warned, "Challenged traffic and sales trends likely reflect depressed consumer sentiment across several cohorts,...

America Is Using The Wrong Artificial Intelligence Scoreboard Authored by Paul Meeks via RealClearMarkets, Since OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, America has kept score in the artificial intelligence race by asking which lab has the best model. Unfortunately, that scoreboard is dangerously incomplete. Frontier capability matters, but temporary benchmark leads do not by themselves create durable technological dominance by any single nation. The true national edge comes when its technology becomes the platform on which the world builds. The distinction came into focus at the White House in August. Administration officials...