Nearly Half Of Muslims & Jews Consider Leaving France If Le Pen Wins; New Poll Finds

US Manufacturing Hits 49-Month High As 'Input Costs Show Signs Of Cooling' This morning we found out that Euro-area business activity shrank less than anticipated in June (Services up/beat, Manufacturing down/miss). S&P Global’s Composite PMI rose to 49.5 from 48.5, topping estimates but remaining below the 50 mark that indicates growth. "The eurozone economy is showing enough resilience to just about stay out of recession. " However, the UK’s economy contracted for a second consecutive month (both Services and Manufacturing lower), with its PMI slipping to a 14-month low. "A disappointing June ‘flash’ PMI...

Obama Says Aliens Exist But Are Not Kept In Area 51 Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times, Former U.S. President Barack Obama said in a Feb. 14 podcast interview that aliens are real but that none are kept at the secretive Area 51 military base in the Nevada desert, later adding that he didn’t see any evidence indicating that extraterrestrials have contacted Earth during his presidency. In the interview, when asked, “Are aliens real?” Obama replied, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them—and they’re not being kept in [Area 51]....

Americans' Confidence Dips In August As Chicago PMI Plunges Into Contraction The MNI Chicago PMI for August was a disaster, printing below even the worst analyst's expectations. Against expectations of a rise to 57.9, the headline print crashed from 57.6 to 47.1 (flashing recession signals)... Prices paid accelerated while the overall business barometer plunged into contraction. That is the biggest MoM drop since COVID... However, in the face of that collapse in business confidence, UMich reported US consumer sentiment fell in August for the first time in three months on a worsening economic outlook,...