Myth Busted: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations

'Caution Is Warranted': Ed Dowd Warns Wall Street's AI CapEx Party Is Ending Authored by Ed Dowd via 'Beyond The Narrative' substack, The signs are piling up faster than the hype can spin them. AI capex has been the rocket fuel for markets, but the second derivative is turning. Factors ending the party: Private credit stalled — flows reversing, redemptions surging, industry effectively paused. Enterprise demand cracking — ROI skepticism, token costs biting, data/alpha extraction backlash. Power constraints hitting hard — the grid can’t scale without massive, long lead time builds or dystopian reallocation. Open-source pressure — Chinese based...

US Ambassador Warns EU Of 'Devastating' Retaliation Over Tech Restrictions Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, European companies could face "devastating" retaliation from Washington if Brussels restricts American tech rivals, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said on Oct 19. Ambassador Andrew Puzder told the Financial Times that European businesses should be wary of possible retaliatory measures, given the size of the U.S. market. Puzder questioned whether restricting American competition would improve the competitiveness of European companies. "If the purpose is to make the United States less competitive, I think that...

Apple To Close First Unionized Store, Along With Two Others, Citing "Declining Conditions" Apple is permanently closing three mall-based stores in the coming months: Apple North County in California, Apple Trumbull in Connecticut, and Apple Towson Town Center in Maryland, which is the company's first unionized store. "Following the departure of several retailers and declining conditions at Trumbull Mall, the Shops at North County, and Towson Town Center, we've made the difficult decision to close our stores at these locations," Apple told computer blog AppleInsider in a statement.  Most workers will...