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US Reassesses Relations With Colombia As Crime And Cocaine Surge Under Leftist Regime The Trump administration recalled its top diplomat in Colombia, John McNamara, for "urgent consultations" on Thursday in response to what it described as "baseless and reprehensible" statements from senior Colombian officials. While the State Department did not specify which remarks prompted the move, it indicated that further actions would follow. In response, Colombian President Gustavo Petro recalled his country's ambassador to the U.S., citing the need to reassess the bilateral relationship.Tensions between the two nations have been rising, exacerbated by the recent shooting of opposition Senator Miguel Uribe, which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed on inflammatory rhetoric from Colombia's far-left government.Earlier in the year, President Petro refused to accept deportation flights from the U.S., prompting President Trump to threaten tariffs and sanctions; however, that dispute was ultimately defused. Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia resigned amid the diplomatic fallout. The deterioration in bilateral relations comes as Colombia's security situation has deteriorated under President Petro's leftist regime. Once a close ally of the U.S., Colombia has descended into crime and chaos, with coca cultivation surging. Coca cultivation rose 10% last year to 253,000 hectares — enough to produce more than 2,600 tons of the drug. The National Liberation Army, or ELN, capitalized on the boom, seizing full control of the Catatumbo region near the Venezuelan border, one of the world's most prolific drug corridors. -Bloomberg Petro's "total peace" policy—centered on negotiating with drug cartels—has deeply frustrated the Trump administration, which has spent several months seeking to dismantle cartel command-and-control networks across the Americas to stop the flow of illicit drugs into the U.S. According to Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, Petro's perceived lack of cooperation on narcotics trafficking is a significant source of the tension with Washington. The situation has led to a pending decision in which the Trump administration may decertify Colombia as a reliable partner in the war on drugs, as early as this fall. "Washington's relationship with Bogotá is rapidly going from bad to worse," Geoff Ramsey, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in the U.S. capital, told Bloomberg. Petro has publicly accused "right-wing extremists" of plotting to overthrow his government—an allegation that underscores internal power struggles and suggests growing political instability within the country. Tyler DurdenSat, 07/05/2025 - 22:45
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21 States Across US Now Reporting COVID 'Razor Throat' Variant Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),At least 21 states are reporting a COVID-19 variant that spread across China earlier this year, according to newly updated data provided by a private company.A map released by the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) shows that 21 states in the United States are reporting COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 as of Thursday afternoon.The most recent estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that between June 8 and June 21, the NB.1.8.1 variant now makes up 43 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States, making it now the dominant strain.Separately, the CDC says that across the United States, COVID-19 levels are “currently very low.”Outside the United States, Chinese health officials said in June that the NB.1.8.1 was driving a wave of infections across the country. And Chinese doctors at Peking University last month predicted a peak of nationwide COVID-19 cases in July, also stating that it may become the next dominant global strain, with symptoms including a sharp sore throat, fever, runny nose, vomiting, and diarrhea.Due to the Chinese Communist Party’s history of covering up information and publishing unreliable data, including data on COVID-19 infections and deaths, information provided by local doctors and health workers could provide more context about the situation on the ground in China.The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated NB.1.8.1 as a “variant under monitoring” and considers the public health risk low at the global level. Current vaccines are expected to remain effective.Previously, WHO said some western Pacific countries have reported increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, but there’s nothing so far to suggest that the disease associated with the new variant is more severe than other variants.NB.1.8.1 has been dubbed the “razor throat” or “razor blade throat” variant in media reports, including in India, the UK, China, and by The Associated Press. Several Chinese doctors told The Epoch Times in May that their patients had reported the symptom.Separately, the WHO announced that the XFG strain is now a “variant under monitoring” in a report released in late June. XFG is estimated to make up around 14 percent of cases in the United States, and GISAID isn’t tracking the variant so far.The spread of the variant also comes as a recent poll released on June 30 suggested that 70 percent of Americans would still attempt to test themselves for COVID-19 if they believe they contracted it. The survey was carried out in 2024 but was released earlier this week.The survey, from UMass Chan Medical School and released through the JAMA Network Open journal, found that 70 percent of Americans indicated they would test if they suspected a COVID-19 infection, more than five years after the virus spread across the United States.“Early identification of infection enables prompt care and steps to reduce spread,” the researchers wrote. “Timely initiation of oral antiviral medications is associated with lower hospitalizations, deaths, and long-COVID incidence among adults at high risk.”In May, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, while the Food and Drug Administration on June 25 expanded existing warnings on the two leading COVID-19 vaccines regarding two forms of heart inflammation. The warnings refer to Myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscle, and pericarditis, the inflammation of a sac that lines the heart.The Epoch Times contacted the CDC for comment and hasn’t received a response as of Thursday.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Tyler DurdenSat, 07/05/2025 - 22:10
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CNN Stunned As Majority Of Americans Back Trump's Mass Deportation Plan The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major deportation victory on Thursday. On the same day, the GOP-led House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a narrow 218–214 vote—legislation that paves the way for over one million deportations annually. Meanwhile, the first illegals arrived at "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades, with outbound flights soon to follow. With these massive wins stacking up, Trump has secured yet another victory: the hearts of the American people, who overwhelmingly support this effort to restore national security.Let's start with news from the Supreme Court. In short, the nation's highest court ruled that an activist lower-court judge had severely overstepped by attempting to block the deportation of eight criminal illegal migrants to South Sudan, despite a prior order from the high court authorizing the removal.In a 7–2 decision, the Supreme Court sharply rebuked U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy—an appointee from the radical leftist Biden-Harris regime era—for defying its June 23 ruling, which permitted Trump officials to proceed with deportations of criminal illegal aliens to third-world countries. The majority held that Murphy lacked the authority to enforce a previous injunction that the justices had already stayed. Moving on, with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—set for President Trump's signature on Friday afternoon—the bill permanently secures the border through the largest investment in immigration enforcement in U.S. history. It includes funding for over one million deportations annually and provides resources to complete the southern border wall. Tailwinds for Trump's deportation agenda are gaining serious momentum, and one key driver is public sentiment. As it turns out, even legacy mainstream media polls show a clear majority of Americans support the administration's illegal alien crackdown. CNN hosts appeared visibly stunned by the numbers, revealing that the public is firmly behind Trump in restoring law and order nationwide. BREAKING: MAJORITY of Americans want ALL ILLEGALS HERE DEPORTED!Some polls have it at over 60%!Mass deportations are POPULAR...let’s make it happen! pic.twitter.com/QVtxe6lT0j— Chief Trumpster (@ChiefTrumpster) January 22, 2025Trump's overwhelming support from voters for mass deportations suggests the left's NGO propaganda machine is failing to control the narrative. The optics look increasingly dire for Democrats, especially as some within their ranks openly cheerlead radical Marxism. Tyler DurdenSat, 07/05/2025 - 21:35
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Bitcoin Is The Benchmark: Why The Biggest Opportunity In The Next Decade Isn't DeFi Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com,Excerpt from the July Issue of The Bitcoin Capitalist – ‘The Stablecoin Standard’Here is the the argument for this section of the Bitcoin Capitalist entitled ‘Bitcoin and Crypto Macro’:“This sums up everything we’ve been seeing over this past cycle – Bitcoin settling in as the base layer for the next generation of financial instruments, with stablecoins acting as the rails between the legacy dollar system and new fintech-enabled one.”Here is the whole section.* * *I want to reiterate something I used as the opening quote to our Bitcoin Treasuries Playbook, by way of Willy Woo:“The biggest fintech opportunity in the next decade is not DeFi.It’s the merger of BTC + TradFi.”This sums up everything we’ve been seeing over this past cycle – Bitcoin settling in as the base layer for the next generation of financial instruments, with stablecoins acting as the rails between the legacy dollar system and new fintech-enabled one.Billionaire investor and VC Tim Draper remarked on Bitcoin’s continued dominance, making the argument that what we are witnessing is an example of a “winner-take-all” phenomenon:Bitcoin recently hit 61% market share, up from 40% after the first boom-bust cycle and 50% after the last one.There is a gravitational pull toward Bitcoin. All the successful innovations on other platforms are being now ported to Bitcoin.This matters so much more than people realize.All the innovation that started in altcoins (smart contracts, blockchain applications, ordinals) is moving to Bitcoin.I liken this phenomenon to Microsoft in the operating system days.When Lotus 1-2-3 took off, Microsoft created Excel and brought it into the OS. WordPerfect succeeded, so Microsoft built Word. Then Microsoft bought PowerPoint early. All of these applications became standard with Microsoft, while the early startups were marginalized. Bitcoin is worth $1.8 trillion. The next largest token, Ethereum is only worth $250 billion. Bitcoin gets most of the programmers now. They are gravitating toward Bitcoin.The five applications that really matter are being built on Bitcoin—DeFi (Peer to Peer Payments, Trading, Exchanges, financial inclusion etc), Smart Contracts (supply chain transparency and traceability, asset trading and resource tracking), Ordinals, Runes, and Layer 2 solutions like low cost micropayments.This gravitational pull is accelerating.Every entrepreneur building on Bitcoin has the entire ecosystem’s momentum behind them.Smart entrepreneurs are always building on the platform with the strongest gravitational pull.That platform is Bitcoin.When people ask what Bitcoin will be worth in 5 years, I say it will be worth one bitcoin. It may be infinite against the dollar as the dollar continues to inflate into nothingness.Bitcoin’s dominance was 61% when Draper posted that less than a week ago – it’s now 64%:Meanwhile, Ethereum continues to languish, although there are those who say it’s undervalued and poised for a spectacular comeback – I just don’t see it.7As noted in the Treasuries Playbook, we’re now starting to see ETH Treasury companies springing up; we mentioned SBET in that report – currently trading even lower than when we first cited it.Now a Bitcoin miner of all things, BitMine Immersion Tech (NYSE: BMNR) has appointed Tom Lee (not the Motley Crüe drummer) as Chairman – and closed a $250M funding round to build an ETH treasury.BitMine has the 62nd-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury at 161 BTC – and it’s unclear if they plan to liquidate that for more ETH purchases. I advise against it.Bit Digital (BTBT) – also eschewing my advice – will be exiting Bitcoin mining entirely to “become an Ethereum pure-play”: they will sell off their Bitcoin (which according to their March investor deck was 742 BTC) in order to acquire ETH – and sell off or wind down their entire Bitcoin mining operation. We’ve never owned BTBT, good luck.We did hold Sol Strategies, who set out to build a Solana Treasury company about a year ago, and we managed to ride that one near perfectly – exiting our position (for a stellar 2043% return) when I surmised that the memecoin trade was over, and there would be no alt-season as we’d seen in previous cycles.Sol Strategies also had a BTC treasury – which I had hoped they would keep as an anchor – but they sold it off to buy more SOL, close to the highs – meanwhile Bitcoin has gone on to fresh new highs.Future MBA and finance students may someday look back on this era and surmise that crypto treasury strategies can only succeed when the asset being stockpiled is the dominant asset, and it probably needs to be over some magical hurdle like 50% market dominance.It also needs to have a rolling four and ten year CAGR that is higher than anything else, otherwise there’s no point in stockpiling it versus something with a higher RoR (see the “Bitcoin is the new Benchmark” section in the Playbook).In other words, it has to be Bitcoin and all other treasury plays will stiff. Bank on it.So, if Bitcoin is the only game in town for corporate treasuries and for the base layer of the next-gen financial system, “why isn’t BTC going up?”, is the question we’re seeing a lot of on social media...Especially after that horrific crash all the way down to (checks notes), $98K on June 22nd – losing the psychologically important $100K level for nearly a whole eight hours.People were permanently scarred – most likely from the Class of ’24.One of the things I’ve been wrong about for this entire cycle was that we should be expecting a couple of 30% to 40% drawdowns, at least.But there hasn’t been anything over 30% since November 2022, when the crypto winter ended, and Bitcoin bottomed at $16K (yes, really).The chart below has the two major drawdowns of this cycle: the pull back after the spot ETFs approvals and post-halving hangover look like a single grind down – and that little squiggle in there in August was when the entire financial system shit itself after the Bank of Japan spoiled everything with a surprise rate hike that was a measly 15 basis points over expectations.In this look at the very question of why “number not go up”, Bitcoin Magazine examined the HODL waves and concluded that there are just a lot of whales sitting on ultra cheap BTC who are taking their lifetstyle chips off the table, with over 240,000 BTC being sold by wallets that have been holding for one to five years in recent months.“This selling has largely counterbalanced institutional accumulation. Given that daily miner issuance still adds another ~450 BTC to the market, we see why price has struggled to break higher: the market is in a state of supply-demand equilibrium”Given the systemic shocks and seemingly existential crises that have been arriving at a steady clip (Japan imploding, bond yields, Middle East war, Ukraine War, etc), “Why isn’t Bitcoin Up?” isn’t the foremost question in my mind.“Why isn’t it going down more during these periods?”, is what I’ve been wondering.It is possible, even looking likely, that the market structure has fundamentally changed, possibly to the point where (dare I say it?) the four-year cycle could be a thing of the past.Or maybe elongated, this other Bitcoin Mag piece looks at the 200-week Moving Average compared to prior cycles, noting that:“a remarkably consistent pattern has emerged when the 200WMA surpasses its prior all-time high level. Across multiple cycles, when this crossover occurs,Bitcoin has either peaked or come extremely close to peaking in price.”Should that pattern hold up, we seem to be looking at somewhere around May or June 2026 for this cycle to top out (we would normally expect BTC to hit a cycle-top in Q4 this year or early ’26, if the four-year cycle holds up). Tyler DurdenSat, 07/05/2025 - 21:00
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Weakened By War And Syrian Regime Change, Hezbollah Considers Major Demilitarization Prompted by military losses and shifting regional geopolitics, the Lebanese political and militant group Hezbollah is considering a major strategic shift that would see the group undertake a major disarmament, Reuters has reported, citing three sources familiar with the group's deliberations. In solidarity with Gaza, Hezbollah began attacking Israel on the day after the Oct 7 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel, but suffered mightily for doing so. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hammered Lebanon with airstrikes and then an invasion. In September 2024, Israel unleashed a devious mass attack on Hezbollah members, detonating thousands of pagers that Israeli intelligence had loaded with the explosive PETN. Nearly 3,000 people were wounded and at least a dozen killed, including two children. That same month, an Israeli airstrike killed the group's leader for 32 years, Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah fighters in formation during 2023 exercises in the southern Lebanon village of Aaramta (AP via VOA)Pursuant to the November ceasefire that ended its recent war with Israel, Hezbollah has turned over security responsibilities south of the Litani River to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Alongside that shift, the group has also handed over weapons depots in that part of the country, Reuters reports. Now the group's leadership is considering a handover of its formidable missile and drone arsenal -- which pose the greatest threat to Israel -- provided Israel withdraws its remaining troops from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah would retain lighter weapons, including antitank missiles. Israel has continued to strike targets in southern Lebanon. Late June brought the biggest Israeli attack on Lebanon since the ceasefire agreement, with the IDF claiming it had struck a "significant underground project" used by Hezbollah. Thursday brought this bystander-endangering strike, which the IDF said was aimed at an arms smuggler associated with Iran's Quds Force: BREAKING | Israel has bombed a vehicle on a crowded highway just 8 miles south of Beirut, Lebanon.The attack is part of near-daily Israeli strikes on Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah in place since November. The Israeli military said it targeted a figure involved in... pic.twitter.com/tfrytDr3WI— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) July 3, 2025Hezbollah's position has also been weakened by the December fall of Syria's Assad regime, as a years-long US-led regime-change effort finally culminated in the secular, Iran-friendly Bashar al-Assad being replaced by the former leader of Jabhat al-Nusra, a Syrian offshoot of al Qaeda that Hezbollah had fought against; Hezbollah also helped turn the tide against ISIS. The turnover of Syrian control severed the overland supply route connecting Hezbollah to its principal sponsor, Iran. In February, the Lebanese government banned commercial flights between Beirut and Tehran, in deference to Israeli accusations that Iran used the flights to ship cash to Hezbollah. Last month brought a telling illustration of Hezbollah's weakened position. After years of anticipation that the group would unleash its missile arsenal in the event Israel launched a major attack on Iran, Hezbollah stood on the sidelines during last month's 12-day war, choosing to confine its support of Iran to official statements condemning Israel's aggression, with a side of saber-rattling. In 2018, Hezbollah was estimated to have a rocket and missile arsenal comprising more than 130,000 projectiles, making it the most potent non-state military force on Earth. Hezbollah's rocket launchers remained idle during Israel's war on Iran last month (Photo: mil.ru via Ynet News)Internal Lebanese politics are also playing a role in Hezbollah's reconsideration of the extent to which it remains a military force in addition to a political one: Lebanon's government also wants Hezbollah to surrender the rest of its weapons as it works to establish a state monopoly on arms. Failure to do so could stir tensions with the group's Lebanese rivals, which accuse Hezbollah of leveraging its military might to impose its will in state affairs and repeatedly dragging Lebanon into conflicts. -- ReutersIf it comes to pass, Hezbollah's demilitarization would represent a huge shift in the Levant's geopolitical picture. With the group having served as both a defender of Lebanon and an instigator of fighting with Israel that brought destruction upon Lebanon, time will tell if the development is a net positive for the country. Tyler DurdenSat, 07/05/2025 - 20:25
In the wake of the International Maritime Organization’s vote to price carbon in shipping fuels, I had the opportunity to sit down with an insider and expert on maritime decarbonization, Tristan Smith. He’s the director of a maritime advisory services consultancy, UMAS, and professor at University College London. This is ... [continued]The post Shipping’s Climate Reckoning: The IMO’s $36 Billion Pivot appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The Spiderweb & The Lion: Subversive Infiltration And US National Security Authored by Andy Thaxton via RealClearWire,Over a decade ago, when I was working on force protection issues for Navy air logistics missions, the threat of drone attacks was just beginning to be seriously discussed. We kicked around contingencies and “what ifs,” but those discussions were largely in the background of mission planning. Over the course of the past ten years however, that threat has exploded to the forefront of the military operational planning world and has presented something altogether new in modern warfare.In the early hours of June 1, 2025, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) executed Operation Spiderweb, an audacious drone assault on Russian airfields that destroyed or damaged a number of Russia’s most prized aircraft, including possibly two A-50 early-warning planes and as many as a dozen strategic bombers. Drones, smuggled into Russia over 18 months and concealed in remote-controlled containers, were launched from within Russian territory, catching Moscow’s defenses off guard.Just days later, on June 13, 2025, Israel’s Mossad orchestrated a similarly bold strike, dubbed Rising Lion, targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. Mossad agents, operating covertly within Iran, established drone bases near Tehran and smuggled precision weapons to dismantle air defenses and eliminate key figures, including Revolutionary Guards commanders and at least one senior nuclear scientist. Allow me to emphasize, the drone attacks came from within Russia and from within Iran.These operations quite possibly signal a new era of warfare: patient, subversive infiltration by committed adversaries willing to play the long game. The United States—due to years of lax borders and insufficient oversight of foreign land purchases—is alarmingly vulnerable to such tactics, especially from a strategic rival like China, whose land acquisitions near U.S. military bases pose a clear risk.Asymmetric Warfare Redefined?Even for those who pay little attention to such things, it is hard to miss that Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb and Israel’s Rising Lion represent a paradigm shift in modern conflict. Rather than relying on conventional military power, both operations leveraged covert infiltration, advanced—though not restricted—technology, and strategic patience to strike deep within enemy territory. Ukraine’s drones, assembled and concealed over months, targeted a multi-billion-dollar air fleet with low-cost, commercially adapted unmanned systems. The SBU’s operation—smuggling drones across borders and hiding them in plain sight—demonstrated how irregular tactics can cripple a nation’s strategic power.Similarly, Mossad spent (likely) years infiltrating Iran to set up drone bases and move munitions into position, striking at the heart of Tehran’s nuclear program and eliminating critical personnel. These operations reveal the growing effectiveness of a new asymmetric warfare, where smaller actors, with a little creativity, can exploit the vulnerabilities of larger adversaries, potentially for dimes on the dollar. Drones costing mere thousands, or even less, can now challenge systems worth billions. To complicate things further, drones can be deployed en masse. Online videos of Chinese drone light shows are something to see—single controllers managing 10,000 or more small drones in remarkable displays of precision and agility. It’s not hard to imagine what creative military planners could come up with using such systems.Besides drones being employed in the two operations, there was a common thread of time. Both Ukraine and Israel invested significant time in planning, exploiting weak internal security, and insider access. Ukraine’s drones were smuggled incrementally and hidden in trucks and shipping crates. Mossad’s operatives reportedly worked under the nose of Iranian intelligence, using civilian vehicles to transport weapons and establish covert launch sites. These examples reveal a chilling truth: a patient adversary embedded on a target’s soil can strike with devastating precision.Is the US Vulnerable?The United States, with its liberal immigration policies of recent years, and permissive foreign investment rules is ripe for similar subversion. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) oversees foreign land purchases, but its mandate is limited and often fails to detect national security risks posed by strategic acquisitions.A 2021 case involving the Chinese Fufeng Group’s purchase of 300 acres near Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota sparked congressional concern. The base plays a key role in U.S. drone operations and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions—making it an ideal target for espionage or sabotage. Chinese firms have also purchased or attempted to purchase land near other sensitive sites, including Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada and Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Only within the past few years has this activity started to gain the attention of lawmakers.Separate from land purchases, as early as 2019, public warnings of Chinese container ships potentially docking in U.S. ports with concealed drone launchers onboard have been raised. Such covert systems could be used to target military installations and sensitive infrastructure. Tom Shugart, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), emphasized this risk recently stating, “We routinely allow ships owned and operated by DoD-designated Chinese military companies to sit in our ports with thousands of containers onboard and under their control.”China Is a Patient AdversaryChina’s strategy mirrors the patience and subversion seen in Ukraine and Israel’s operations. Through the Belt and Road Initiative and a sweeping global investment program, Beijing demonstrates a long-term approach to gaining strategic leverage. The FBI has highlighted the use of shell companies to obscure Chinese ownership behind purchases, which could complicate oversight by CFIUS and state governments. These acquisitions, if unchecked, could provide ground for passive intelligence gathering and even launching attacks.The threat is not merely theoretical. Security analysts are increasingly concerned about the possibility of PLA-aligned actors using assets on U.S. soil to disrupt logistics during a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Drones launched from rural properties could target airfields, fuel depots, or command centers—just as Ukraine’s SBU did to Russia.Closing the GapThe United States must act decisively to counter this emerging threat. First, Congress should expand CFIUS authority to review all foreign land purchases in proximity to U.S. military bases. Second, the Department of Homeland Security must enhance port security and increase inspections of Chinese-flagged vessels for hidden weapons systems, as urged by CNAS. Third, the U.S. must elevate counterintelligence operations focused on subversive foreign networks—taking cues from Israel’s proven intelligence tradecraft. Finally, individual states must continue to pass legislation restricting foreign ownership of sensitive land.Ukraine and Israel have demonstrated that patient, subversive infiltration can paralyze powerful militaries. China, through strategic land acquisitions and global ambitions, is already positioned to exploit America’s vulnerabilities. The question is no longer what if—but when. Tyler DurdenFri, 07/04/2025 - 22:45
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Christina Lake Cannabis Corp. ("CLC" or the "Company") (CSE: CLC) is pleased to confirm that further to its news release dated July 2, 2025, the Company has filed on SEDAR+ its audited financial statements, accompanying management discussion and analysis and related CEO and CFO certifications for the year ended February 28, 2025 (the “Annual Filings”). The Annual Filings can be obtained on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
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Seattle, Washington, July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, FIND MINING provides cloud-based solutions for individuals interested in Bitcoin mining without having to invest in traditional expensive mining equipment. This approach allows users (especially novices) to participate in cryptocurrency mining more directly and at a lower cost.Traditional cryptocurrency mining has a high threshold and requires advanced hardware and strong power supply, which also leads to higher operating costs and maintenance requirements.FIND MINING offers an alternative, providing cloud-based mining services where users do not need to purchase or maintain any mining hardware. This model aims to reduce the technical challenges and financial burdens that typically accompany Bitcoin mining.As of now, FIND MINING has more than 9.4 million members worldwide and supports a large number of Bitcoin mining activities. The company accounts for about 3.5% of the world's Bitcoin mining computing power and has a pivotal position in the mining industry.How to join FIND MININGEveryone can register for free on the FIND MINING website, which ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
These Are The Most Stolen Cars In Every US State Car theft is a widespread issue, driven by factors like demand for parts and organized criminal activity.In 2024, over 850,000 vehicles were stolen across the U.S., averaging one every 37 seconds.To see which cars are being targeted the most, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu visualized the most stolen car model in every state.Data & DiscussionThe data for this visualization comes from FinanceBuzz, which reviewed 2024 auto-theft insurance claims filed with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).StateMake and ModelVehicles StolenAlabamaToyota Camry219AlaskaChevrolet Silverado 150061ArizonaHyundai Elantra649ArkansasChevrolet Silverado 1500178CaliforniaChevrolet Silverado 15006248ColoradoHyundai Elantra998ConnecticutHyundai Elantra617DelawareHyundai Elantra73FloridaHyundai Elantra1074GeorgiaHyundai Elantra750HawaiiKia Soul75IdahoFord F150 Series37IllinoisJeep Grand Cherokee1615IndianaHyundai Elantra475IowaChevrolet Silverado 150093KansasHyundai Elantra253KentuckyHyundai Sonata419LouisianaHyundai Elantra360MaineChevrolet Silverado 150042MarylandHyundai Elantra1966MassachusettsHonda Accord/Hyundai Elantra (tie)241MichiganJeep Grand Cherokee1507MinnesotaHyundai Elantra652MississippiFord F150 Series172MissouriHyundai Elantra1074MontanaFord F150 Series60NebraskaHyundai Elantra245NevadaHyundai Elantra832New HampshireGMC Savana19New JerseyHonda Accord755New MexicoChevrolet Silverado 1500335New YorkHonda CR-V1776North CarolinaHyundai Elantra1094North DakotaChevrolet Silverado 150046OhioHyundai Elantra1351OklahomaChevrolet Silverado 1500293OregonHonda Civic435PennsylvaniaHyundai Elantra1081Rhode IslandHonda Accord60South CarolinaHonda Accord331South DakotaFord F150 Series76TennesseeNissan Maxima1501TexasChevrolet Silverado 15006453UtahHonda Civic120VermontSubaru Forester25VirginiaHyundai Elantra550WashingtonHyundai Elantra1379West VirginiaFord F150 Series50WisconsinHyundai Elantra515WyomingFord F150 Series19Hyundai and Kia’s Missing Security FeatureThe most common model in this dataset is the Hyundai Elantra, which was the most stolen car in 20 different states. The Hyundai Sonata (Kentucky) and Kia Soul (Hawaii) also made an appearance.A major reason for this trend is that many Hyundai and Kia models produced between 2011 and 2021 lack electronic engine immobilizers—basic anti-theft tech now standard in most vehicles.This omission made it easier for thieves to exploit vulnerabilities, especially after viral social media videos demonstrated how to steal these cars using simple tools.Pickup Popularity in the HeartlandFull-size pickups remain prime targets in rural and border states.The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 leads theft tallies in Texas, California, and seven additional states, while Ford’s F-150 heads the list in six others. Both models are some of the most popular vehicles sold in the country, so it makes sense they’re also frequently stolen.High resale demand for parts, coupled with interchangeable components across model years, keeps older trucks attractive to thieves—even as new anti-theft tech rolls out.If you enjoyed today’s post, check out How Tariffs Will Impact U.S. Car Prices on Voronoi, the new app from Visual Capitalist. Tyler DurdenFri, 07/04/2025 - 22:00
Washington, D.C. (Georgetown), July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, Bitcoin (BTC) has once again become popular in the market driven by multiple positive news. After several large US institutions announced their increase in digital assets, the price of Bitcoin broke through the $110,000 mark in early July, and market confidence has once again heated up. Unlike traditional coin hoarding, more and more investors are turning their attention to FIND MINING cloud computing services, which are more flexible and have a low threshold.In this context, FIND MINING, the world's leading cloud mining service provider, announced plans to generate $1 billion in revenue by 2025 and provide sustainable passive income channels for more than 9.4 million registered users. With its multi-regional green energy mining farms and zero hardware investment model, the platform is regarded by the industry as a representative player of "mining for lazy people".Institutions are optimistic about the computing power track, and FIND MINING may become a new favorite of retail investorsAt a time when the price of traditional mining machines remains high and electricity and maintenance costs continue to rise, the advantages of cloud mining are becoming more and more prominent. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, several US power companies ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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How To Obtain REAL Independence... Minimizing The State's Ability To Coerce You Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com,Every July 4, Americans have less independence to celebrate...Although the country’s founding ideals enshrined individual sovereignty, those principles have become little more than ancient history in practice today.As Independence Day rolls around, it’s worth asking a serious question:What does real independence look like - and how can you actually achieve it?Let’s start by defining what it doesn’t look like:A pile of taxes on every corner: income tax, sales tax, property tax, capital gains tax, estate tax—the list goes on.Speech increasingly policed by “hate speech” laws and vague restrictions.Mass surveillance through corporate-government partnerships, like Palantir’s work with federal agencies.Travel restrictions, both international and domestic.Legal tender laws, which force people to use rapidly debasing government confetti as moneyThe looming threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), which can be programmed and controlled.Endless foreign wars with no clear objective or benefit to the average citizen.Systematic erosion of the Bill of Rights.An ever-growing web of mandates, regulations, and bureaucratic red tape.A politicized justice system that applies the law selectively.An out-of-control federal debt burden and exploding interest expense, now consuming a massive share of tax revenue.Persistent inflation and ongoing currency debasement, steadily eroding the value of your savings and income.And that’s just a partial list.Here’s the bottom line:It doesn’t matter which party is in power. They are all headed in the same direction, albeit at different speeds.The state will continue to squeeze your finances and tighten its grip over your choices. More taxes, more surveillance, more rules, fewer rights. That’s the trendline.So what can you do?You protect yourself with “Freedom Insurance.”Most people have medical, life, fire, and car insurance.Of course, you hope you never have to use these policies, but you have them anyway. They give you peace of mind and protect you if and when the worst does happen.Think of international diversification as the ultimate insurance policy against an out-of-control government. I call it Freedom Insurance.International diversification is a time-tested route to true freedom.For centuries, wealthy families have used international strategies to protect their money and freedom. Now, thanks to modern technology, you can do the same—without needing to be a billionaire or even leave home.You can start by:Buying physical gold and silver – timeless, global assets that no central bank can print into oblivion.Opening foreign bank accounts – spreading risk and gaining access to sounder financial institutions.Acquiring foreign real estate – a tangible asset outside your home government’s jurisdiction.Getting a second passport – your ultimate exit strategy if things take a turn for the worse.Diversifying your income streams internationally – earn from clients, investments, or ventures in multiple countries. Better still, route this income through offshore structures in favorable jurisdictions.Moving your digital footprint abroad – host your email, websites, and cloud data in privacy-respecting countries.None of this is particularly difficult. It just takes some foresight and initiative.These are all necessary steps to ensure your personal and financial freedom to the maximum extent in the coming chaos.That’s how you declare your own personal independence.When you’re no longer fully dependent on any single country for your money, rights, or future, it becomes very difficult for any one government to control you.And when you reach that point, you’ll finally understand what real independence feels like.So, how do you go about doing it?If you’re serious about minimizing the state’s ability to coerce you—and you understand that “hope” is not a strategy—then it’s time to take the next step toward actionable independence.Securing a second passport is one of the smartest moves you can make. It’s your ultimate Plan B—your legal escape hatch in an increasingly unstable world.To help you navigate this process, we’re offering a free, in-depth guide: How to Get a Second Passport... the Easiest Option for You. This report breaks down the most accessible options, explains the costs involved, and highlights which paths are most popular and why. If you’re even thinking about international diversification, you need to read this first.The world is heading toward crisis. Your ability to move freely—and protect yourself financially—may soon depend on the actions you take today. Click here to download the free report now. Tyler DurdenFri, 07/04/2025 - 21:15
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July The Fourth In 12 Charts: Food, Fireworks, Travel, & More... Via The Epoch Times,Consumer fireworks imports surged 68.5 percent during the pandemic, reaching a peak of 427.8 million pounds in 2022. After returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, fireworks imports increased by 22.6 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, display fireworks imports declined to an all-time low in 2021, a 62 percent decrease from 2019, but rebounded to more than 20 million pounds in 2022.U.S. fireworks companies rely almost entirely on China, which produces 99 percent of consumer fireworks and 90 percent of professional display fireworks, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association. In 2024, China accounted for 98 percent of total fireworks imports to the United States.In February, consumer fireworks imports increased by 83 percent, compared to the average for that month in previous years. The spike occurred after President Donald Trump imposed an additional 10 percent tariff on imports from China on Feb. 1.Fireworks imports typically have a seasonal peak in May or June, with the highest monthly imports recorded in June 2022. The 2022 rebound resulted primarily from the post-pandemic recovery.COVID-19 put a damper on traditional Fourth of July celebrations, with the most parades and gatherings canceled for July 4, 2020. In March 2021, a year after the COVID-19 shutdown began, President Joe Biden predicted that Americans could return to small group gatherings by that year’s Fourth of July. By June 2022, 38 states had ended their COVID-19 emergency declarations and the country experienced record levels of imported fireworks.Fewer Americans are tuning in to the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Special on NBC, compared to a decade ago. Broadcast viewership dropped 20 percent annually between 2018 and 2020, but has stabilized at an average of 4.4 million viewers over the past four years. Meanwhile, ratings among adults aged 18-49 have declined, from 1.5 percent a decade ago, to 0.6 percent in 2024.In 2021, Joey Chestnut set a new record eating 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes in the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest held on Coney Island, New York, every July 4. After his record-setting performance, men’s totals slightly declined in subsequent years. The women’s record of 51 hot dogs was set by Miki Sudo in 2024, and marked her 10th title.Over the past three years, New Yorkers have taken fewer subway rides during the week of the Fourth of July holiday, with an average decline of 15 percent compared to June totals. July ridership rebounded after the holiday week, at an average increase of 11.8 percent. During Thanksgiving week, subway ridership also decreased, falling by 21 percent compared to typical weeks in November.Vehicle travel in the United States fluctuates seasonally, typically peaking in July due to warmer weather and holidays, and dipping in February. In July 2021, Americans drove 296.5 billion miles, enough to circle the Earth nearly 12 million times.An average of 86 percent of Americans planned to celebrate the Fourth of July over the past decade. The only dip in overall celebrations occurred in 2020, when engagement decreased by 10 percent. That year, an average of 62 percent opted for cookouts, barbecues, or picnics, activities that were minimally affected by the pandemic shutdown.Attendance at fireworks shows declined to 24 percent in 2020, but gradually recovered to more than 40 percent in 2023, returning to pre-pandemic levels. Tyler DurdenFri, 07/04/2025 - 10:45
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards. The petition was triggered after a leaked phone call between Shinawatra and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen emerged. Analysts told CNBC that the way forward for Thailand is uncertain, even if she is restored to the prime ministership.Following the suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Tuesday by the country’s Constitutional Court, analysts are seeing a troubled future for the Southeast Asian nation.Paetongtarn had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards.It followed a leaked phone call between Paetongtarn and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in which she criticized a Thai military commander overseeing a border dispute with Cambodia while appearing to appease the Cambodian strongman, according to critics.The suspended prime minister now has 15 days to respond to the allegations. Thailand’s current acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, is its sixth in just two years.“I think there is no way she returns to being PM again as this is now a concerted effort by the military and its allies to finally finish off the Shinawatras, including, more importantly, Thaksin,” Joshua Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council of Foreign Relations told CNBC.Kurlantzick was referring to Thaksin Shinawatra, the father of Paetongtarn and Thailand’s prime minister from 2001 to 2006. Yingluck Shinawatra, the younger sister of Thaksin, was Thailand’s first female Prime Minister from 2011 to 2014.The fallout from the leaked call saw the Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest party in her governing coalition, withdraw from the alliance, leaving Shinawatra with only a razor-thin margin in Thailand’s lower house.While it is plausible that Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai party could hold on to power for now, Kurlantzick said that the government “would be very shaky” and could collapse “in a month or two.” He added that Pheu Thai is “super unpopular now.”Sreeparna Banerjee, associate research fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, told CNBC that even if Shinawatra is restored as PM, “her authority and coalition will remain fragile.”Instability undermining recoveryThe political instability could affect Thailand’s efforts to revive its economy, which is currently facing weak tourism numbers and looming tariffs from the Trump administration.Banerjee said that without a stable head of government, “Thailand’s ability to respond decisively to external economic pressures, such as potential U.S. tariffs, will be limited.”Under President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs announced in April, Thailand faces a 36% levy if no deal is reached with the U.S. by July 9, when Trump’s 90-day suspension on the “reciprocal tariffs” ends.She also added that while the country will continue with policies from Paetongtarn’s government focusing on stimulus measures and boosting export competitiveness, an absence of strong leadership at the top could hinder their implementation and complicate trade negotiations.“Investor confidence may weaken, and bureaucratic inertia could delay critical responses, at a time when Thailand urgently needs clear direction and coordination to revive its sluggish economy.”The World Bank on Thursday sharply downgraded Thailand’s full-year growth forecast for 2025 to 1.8%, down from 2.9%, and also cut its 2026 projection to 1.7% from 2.7%.Thailand’s economy grew 3.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, and 2.5% for the full year of 2024. Such pessimism is also seen in Thailand’s markets, with the country’s SET index plunging by around 20% for the year to date.Paul Gambles, co-founder of investment advisory group MBMG Group told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” that tariffs may not be Thailand’s largest problems. Instead, he said that the issues in the domestic economy are prevailing.“A lot of long-term structural issues are coming to the fore for Thailand at the wrong time, the worst possible time.”While Thailand’s household debt is at five-year lows, the debt level as a ratio of GDP is higher than its Southeast Asian peers, raising concerns about consumption and economic growth.Its key tourism sector is also under pressure, with total tourist arrivals down 12% year over year in the first six months of 2025, government data showed. Tourist arrivals from China, which was Thailand’s largest tourist market, plunged 34% year over year in the same period.Local media reported that the country is likely to miss its target of 39 million tourists in 2025, citing the Association of Thai Travel Agents.Status quoThailand’s political stasis will continue for a while, CFR’s Kurlantzick said.In 2023, the Move Forward party, led by the charismatic Pita Limjaroenrat, stunned Thailand’s military elite and royalists with an electoral victory.However, the party failed to form a government due to opposition in the military-appointed senate over its campaign to amend Thailand’s lese-majeste law. It was dissolved by the constitutional court a year later, leading to the formation of the People’s Party, which is now the main opposition force.“Maybe eventually... some kind of other coalition the military likes emerges in parliament. Maybe a new election [will happen] and the military tries to prevent the opposition from gaining a majority,” Kurlantzick said.MBMG’s Gambles said, “Domestic political turmoil in Thailand is hardly news. It’s more likely just the standard operating procedure, to be honest.”“We might get a change of Prime Minister. We may get major changes in Parliament, in the cabinet. But I think it will still be the same old, same old, business as usual.”
Paetongtarn Shinawatra had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards. The petition was triggered after a leaked phone call between Shinawatra and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen emerged. Analysts told CNBC that the way forward for Thailand is uncertain, even if she is restored to the prime ministership.Following the suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Tuesday by the country’s Constitutional Court, analysts are seeing a troubled future for the Southeast Asian nation.Paetongtarn had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards.It followed a leaked phone call between Paetongtarn and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in which she criticized a Thai military commander overseeing a border dispute with Cambodia while appearing to appease the Cambodian strongman, according to critics.The suspended prime minister now has 15 days to respond to the allegations. Thailand’s current acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, is its sixth in just two years.“I think there is no way she returns to being PM again as this is now a concerted effort by the military and its allies to finally finish off the Shinawatras, including, more importantly, Thaksin,” Joshua Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council of Foreign Relations told CNBC.Kurlantzick was referring to Thaksin Shinawatra, the father of Paetongtarn and Thailand’s prime minister from 2001 to 2006. Yingluck Shinawatra, the younger sister of Thaksin, was Thailand’s first female Prime Minister from 2011 to 2014.The fallout from the leaked call saw the Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest party in her governing coalition, withdraw from the alliance, leaving Shinawatra with only a razor-thin margin in Thailand’s lower house.While it is plausible that Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai party could hold on to power for now, Kurlantzick said that the government “would be very shaky” and could collapse “in a month or two.” He added that Pheu Thai is “super unpopular now.”Sreeparna Banerjee, associate research fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, told CNBC that even if Shinawatra is restored as PM, “her authority and coalition will remain fragile.”Instability undermining recoveryThe political instability could affect Thailand’s efforts to revive its economy, which is currently facing weak tourism numbers and looming tariffs from the Trump administration.Banerjee said that without a stable head of government, “Thailand’s ability to respond decisively to external economic pressures, such as potential U.S. tariffs, will be limited.”Under President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs announced in April, Thailand faces a 36% levy if no deal is reached with the U.S. by July 9, when Trump’s 90-day suspension on the “reciprocal tariffs” ends.She also added that while the country will continue with policies from Paetongtarn’s government focusing on stimulus measures and boosting export competitiveness, an absence of strong leadership at the top could hinder their implementation and complicate trade negotiations.“Investor confidence may weaken, and bureaucratic inertia could delay critical responses, at a time when Thailand urgently needs clear direction and coordination to revive its sluggish economy.”The World Bank on Thursday sharply downgraded Thailand’s full-year growth forecast for 2025 to 1.8%, down from 2.9%, and also cut its 2026 projection to 1.7% from 2.7%.Thailand’s economy grew 3.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, and 2.5% for the full year of 2024. Such pessimism is also seen in Thailand’s markets, with the country’s SET index plunging by around 20% for the year to date.Paul Gambles, co-founder of investment advisory group MBMG Group told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” that tariffs may not be Thailand’s largest problems. Instead, he said that the issues in the domestic economy are prevailing.“A lot of long-term structural issues are coming to the fore for Thailand at the wrong time, the worst possible time.”While Thailand’s household debt is at five-year lows, the debt level as a ratio of GDP is higher than its Southeast Asian peers, raising concerns about consumption and economic growth.Its key tourism sector is also under pressure, with total tourist arrivals down 12% year over year in the first six months of 2025, government data showed. Tourist arrivals from China, which was Thailand’s largest tourist market, plunged 34% year over year in the same period.Local media reported that the country is likely to miss its target of 39 million tourists in 2025, citing the Association of Thai Travel Agents.Status quoThailand’s political stasis will continue for a while, CFR’s Kurlantzick said.In 2023, the Move Forward party, led by the charismatic Pita Limjaroenrat, stunned Thailand’s military elite and royalists with an electoral victory.However, the party failed to form a government due to opposition in the military-appointed senate over its campaign to amend Thailand’s lese-majeste law. It was dissolved by the constitutional court a year later, leading to the formation of the People’s Party, which is now the main opposition force.“Maybe eventually... some kind of other coalition the military likes emerges in parliament. Maybe a new election [will happen] and the military tries to prevent the opposition from gaining a majority,” Kurlantzick said.MBMG’s Gambles said, “Domestic political turmoil in Thailand is hardly news. It’s more likely just the standard operating procedure, to be honest.”“We might get a change of Prime Minister. We may get major changes in Parliament, in the cabinet. But I think it will still be the same old, same old, business as usual.”
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Click here to read reviews from more than 50,000 real customers.What Is THCA?THCA, or tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, stands as the most abundant non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the trichomes of raw, live, and uncured cannabis plants. It is the direct acidic precursor to the famous psychoactive compound, Delta-9 THC. In its natural state, THCA will not produce the euphoric "high" associated with marijuana. This is because its molecular structure prevents it from effectively binding to the brain's CB1 receptors, which are responsible for mediating intoxicating effects.The magic of transformation happens through a process called decarboxylation. When cannabis is exposed to heat—through methods like smoking, vaping, dabbing, or cooking—the THCA molecule loses its acidic carboxyl group. This chemical reaction, often referred to as "activating" the cannabis, converts THCA into the well-known psychoactive Delta-9 THC. This new molecular structure can then bind perfectly with CB1 receptors, delivering the effects consumers seek. Due to a legal distinction in the 2018 Farm Bill, high-THCA flower is often sold legally as hemp, as long as its Delta-9 THC content remains below 0.3% by dry weight.What Does the "A" in THCA Stand For?The "A" in THCA stands for "acid" or "acidic," denoting that it is the carboxylic acid form of THC. This is not just a naming convention; it's a critical chemical distinction that defines its entire profile and function.The presence of an extra carboxyl group (a carbon atom double-bonded to one oxygen atom and single-bonded to another) on the THC molecule is what makes it THCA. This appended group significantly increases the molecule's size and changes its three-dimensional shape, effectively making it a key that doesn't fit into the lock of the brain's CB1 receptors. Without this binding, there is no psychoactive effect.When you see lab reports for cannabis products, this distinction is crucial. You will often see a value for "Total THC," which is calculated using a specific formula: Total THC = (THCA % × 0.877) + Delta-9 THC %. The 0.877 conversion factor accounts for the weight loss of the carboxyl group during decarboxylation. This formula gives consumers the most accurate prediction of a product's final psychoactive potency once it's heated.How Does THCA Work?To fully understand how THCA works, it's essential to look at its behavior in two distinct states: its raw, unheated form and its heated, decarboxylated form. In Its Raw, Unheated Form: In its natural state, THCA does not produce intoxicating effects because it doesn't bind well with CB1 receptors. However, this doesn't mean it's inactive. Emerging preliminary research suggests that raw THCA may have its own set of therapeutic potentials by interacting with other parts of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and the body. Studies have explored its potential anti-inflammatory properties (by inhibiting COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes), neuroprotective qualities, and anti-emetic (anti-nausea) effects. Consumers often ingest raw THCA by juicing cannabis leaves or adding ground raw flower to smoothies. When Heated (Decarboxylation): The primary way THCA "works" for most consumers is through its conversion to THC. This process, known as decarboxylation, begins to occur at temperatures around 220°F (105°C). When you apply heat via a lighter, vaporizer, or oven, the carboxyl acid group is released from the THCA molecule. This newly formed, lighter THC molecule is the perfect shape to bind with CB1 receptors in the central nervous system. This binding action triggers a cascade of neurochemical events, leading to the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and producing the classic cannabis high, which includes euphoria, relaxation, and altered sensory perception. What Does THCA Do to the Brain?The effect of THCA on the brain is entirely dependent on whether or not it has been converted to THC.In its raw THCA form, its direct impact on the brain's psychoactive pathways is minimal. Because it fails to bind with CB1 receptors, it doesn't trigger the intoxicating effects that THC does. However, its potential neuroprotective properties are a significant area of scientific interest. Some preclinical studies, often in animal or cell models, suggest that THCA may help protect brain cells from degenerative diseases. For example, research has indicated its potential in models of Huntington's disease and in protecting against metabolic-related neurodegeneration.Once THCA is converted into THC through heat, it becomes highly active in the brain. The psychoactive THC molecule readily crosses the blood-brain barrier and binds to the high concentration of CB1 receptors found in several key brain regions: Hippocampus: Affects short-term memory formation. Amygdala: Modulates emotional responses, including anxiety and fear. Cerebellum: Influences coordination and motor control. Basal Ganglia: Plays a role in planning and movement. Frontal Cortex: Impacts decision-making, judgment, and perception of time. By influencing these areas, THC produces its signature effects, ranging from euphoria and creativity to potential side effects like impaired memory, anxiety, or paranoia in some users. Is THCA a Natural Cannabinoid or Synthetic?THCA is a 100% natural phytocannabinoid, meaning it is produced organically by the cannabis plant itself. It is not created in a lab and is the single most abundant cannabinoid found in most strains of freshly harvested marijuana and hemp.The plant's natural production line for cannabinoids is a fascinating process called biosynthesis. It all starts with another cannabinoid acid, cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), often referred to as the "mother of all cannabinoids." Through the action of specific enzymes within the plant's trichomes (the mushroom-shaped glands on the flower), CBGA is converted into one of three main cannabinoid acids: THCA (Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid) CBDA (Cannabidiolic Acid) CBCA (Cannabichromenic Acid) This process makes THCA a foundational building block created by nature. This is in stark contrast to synthetic cannabinoids (e.g., "Spice" or "K2"), which are man-made chemicals designed to mimic THC's effects. These synthetics are dangerous because they are often full agonists of the CB1 receptor, binding much more intensely and unpredictably than the natural partial agonist, THC, leading to severe and sometimes life-threatening side effects.Is THCA Considered Real Weed?Yes, unequivocally, products marketed as "high-THCA flower" are functionally and botanically "real weed." The distinction is primarily a legal and chemical one that exists only on paper before the point of consumption.From a botanical perspective, the cannabis flower sold as "THCA flower" is genetically identical to the flower sold as "marijuana" in state-legal dispensaries. It is grown, harvested, and cured in the same way, and it possesses the same terpenes and other cannabinoids that contribute to the plant's aroma, flavor, and overall effects (the "entourage effect").The reason it's often not called "marijuana" is purely for legal compliance under the 2018 Farm Bill. This bill legalized hemp by defining it as any cannabis plant containing less than 0.3% Delta-9 THC. Since fresh cannabis is naturally high in THCA and low in Delta-9 THC, it can be legally classified as hemp. However, the moment the user ignites or vapes it, that THCA converts to THC, delivering an experience identical to that of traditional marijuana. For the end-user, from appearance and smell to the final effect, there is no discernible difference.What Is the Difference Between THCA and Regular Weed?The primary difference between high-THCA flower and what is legally defined as "regular weed" or marijuana lies in their pre-consumption chemical profile and the resulting legal classification. Chemical and Legal Distinction: High-THCA Flower: Legally defined as hemp. Must contain less than 0.3% Delta-9 THC by dry weight. Its dominant cannabinoid is THCA, which is non-psychoactive. Marijuana ("Regular Weed"): Legally defined as a Schedule I controlled substance at the federal level. Contains more than 0.3% Delta-9 THC by dry weight. Practical Distinction (Potency and Effect): Before heating, THCA flower is non-psychoactive, while some aged marijuana might have enough Delta-9 THC to cause mild effects if ingested. After heating, this distinction disappears. A THCA flower with 25% THCA will convert to approximately 21.9% THC, delivering strong effects identical to a marijuana strain with a similar "Total THC" profile. Accessibility and Availability: This is the biggest difference for consumers. Because it qualifies as hemp, high-THCA flower can often be purchased online and shipped to many states where medical or recreational marijuana remains illegal. "Regular weed" can only be purchased in state-licensed dispensaries. Some states are beginning to close this "loophole" by requiring cannabis products to be tested for "Total THC" (the potential THC after conversion) rather than just Delta-9 THC, so the legal landscape is continually evolving.Is All Weed THCA?Essentially, yes, almost all freshly harvested cannabis is predominantly rich in THCA, not psychoactive Delta-9 THC. The cannabis plant does not directly synthesize Delta-9 THC in significant quantities; it synthesizes THCA. THC is largely a product of degradation or intentional conversion.Over time, several environmental factors can cause THCA to naturally and slowly convert to Delta-9 THC even without direct, intense heat. This includes: Curing: The traditional process of drying and aging cannabis flowers allows for a slow, partial conversion of THCA to THC. Sunlight (UV Light): Exposure to direct sunlight will accelerate the degradation of THCA into THC. Oxygen and Age: Over long periods of storage, exposure to air will also contribute to this slow conversion. This is why very old cannabis might feel less potent; over even more extended periods, the Delta-9 THC itself degrades further into another cannabinoid called cannabinol (CBN), which is known for its milder, more sedative effects. So, while a fresh bud is almost all THCA, a bud that has been cured and stored for months will contain a mixture of mostly THCA, some Delta-9 THC, and a trace amount of CBN.What Is a Good or High THCA Percentage?A "good" or "high" THCA percentage is subjective and depends on a user's tolerance and desired experience. However, general tiers of potency are widely accepted in the industry. Remember to use the conversion factor (THCA % x 0.877) to estimate the final THC potency. Moderate Potency (15% - 20% THCA): This is a great range for most regular consumers. It translates to roughly 13% - 17.5% THC, which is strong enough to produce noticeable effects without being overwhelming. Strains in this tier are often well-balanced and suitable for social or daytime use. High Potency (20% - 30% THCA): This is considered very strong and is best suited for experienced cannabis users. This range converts to approximately 17.5% - 26.3% THC. Flower in this category delivers powerful, fast-acting psychoactive effects and should be used with caution by novices. Exceptionally High Potency (30%+ THCA): Anything above 30% is regarded as premium, top-shelf flower. Percentages can even reach up to 40% in some meticulously cultivated strains. Often, products advertised with exceptionally high percentages (e.g., 50%+) are infused flower, meaning standard cannabis buds have been coated or dusted with pure THCA crystalline or diamonds to dramatically boost their potency. For newcomers, starting with a lower percentage (under 15% THCA) is always recommended to gauge individual sensitivity.What Does THCA Look Like?THCA can be observed in two primary forms: as a component of the cannabis plant and as a purified, isolated concentrate. On the Cannabis Plant: You cannot see the individual THCA molecules on a cannabis bud. Instead, you see the structures where it is produced and stored: the trichomes. These are the tiny, glistening, crystal-like appendages that cover the surface of the flowers and small leaves. They look like a frosty coating of sugar. These trichomes are microscopic cannabinoid factories, and their density is often a visual indicator of a flower's potential potency. The THCA itself is a clear, oily substance contained within the bulbous head of these trichomes. As a Purified Isolate: When THCA is extracted from the plant and purified, it takes on a completely different appearance. In its most pure form, THCA crystallizes and looks like white or clear-to-off-white crystals or a crystalline powder. These highly potent concentrates are often referred to as "THCA diamonds" or "THCA crystalline." These diamonds can range in size from tiny grains to large, rock-like formations. They are exceptionally pure (often 95-99.9% THCA) and are typically consumed by dabbing or by adding them to flower or pre-rolls to increase their potency. Does THCA Smell Like Weed?Yes, THCA flower absolutely smells exactly like traditional weed, and for a very good reason. The characteristic and powerful aroma of cannabis does not come from cannabinoids like THCA or THC, which are odorless in their pure form. Instead, the smell is produced by aromatic compounds called terpenes.Terpenes are volatile organic oils produced within the same trichome glands where THCA is synthesized. Since both federally legal THCA flower and state-legal marijuana are the same plant, they develop the same rich and complex terpene profiles. These profiles are what create the signature scents we associate with cannabis—from pungent and skunky to sweet and fruity. Common terpenes and their aromas include: Myrcene: Earthy, musky, and slightly fruity, often found in "indica" strains. Limonene: Bright and citrusy, like lemons or oranges. Caryophyllene: Peppery, spicy, and woody, also found in black pepper. Pinene: A fresh, sharp scent of pine trees. Linalool: Floral and sweet, reminiscent of lavender. When you open a jar of high-quality THCA flower, you are smelling this complex bouquet of terpenes. This is also why pure THCA concentrates, like THCA diamonds or isolate, have virtually no smell on their own. It is only when they are combined with a terpene "sauce" or consumed alongside terpene-rich flower that you get the full aromatic experience.What Strain Has the Highest THCA?Identifying a single strain with the absolute highest THCA percentage is a moving target, as expert cultivators are constantly breeding new, more potent genetics. While specific strains rise and fall in popularity, the quest for maximum potency is ongoing.Historically, potent and stable genetics from lineages like OG Kush, Chemdawg, and Sour Diesel have been the backbone of many high-THCA strains. Modern powerhouse strains that frequently test over 30% THCA include: Godfather OG Grease Monkey GMO Cookies (Garlic, Mushroom, Onion) Various Runtz and Cake phenotypes However, it's crucial to understand that genetics are only half the story. The final THCA percentage is heavily influenced by cultivation practices. A genetically potent strain grown in suboptimal conditions will not reach its full potential. Factors like lighting, nutrients, climate control, and harvest timing are all critical.For consumers, the most reliable way to know a product's strength is to ignore strain names alone and instead check the Certificate of Analysis (COA). This third-party lab report provides precise cannabinoid percentages for that specific batch. Be wary of products that claim exceptionally high numbers (e.g., 50%+) without clarification, as these are almost always infused flowers, not naturally grown.Decoding THCA: Forms and ProductsFrom the raw flower to highly potent concentrates, THCA is available in a wide variety of forms. Understanding the differences between these products will help you choose the right one for your needs.What Is THCA Flower?THCA flower is cannabis flower that is botanically and functionally identical to traditional marijuana but is legally classified as hemp due to a crucial chemical distinction. To be compliant with the 2018 Farm Bill, THCA flower must contain less than 0.3% Delta-9 THC by dry weight. Its primary cannabinoid is THCA, the non-psychoactive acid precursor.Growers achieve this by carefully selecting genetics and harvesting the plants before the THCA has had time to degrade into Delta-9 THC. Once harvested, this flower looks, smells, feels, and—most importantly—smokes exactly like traditional marijuana. The heat from smoking, vaping, or cooking instantly converts the dormant THCA into psychoactive THC, producing the expected effects. In essence, THCA flower leverages a legal loophole to offer a federally compliant product that delivers a traditional cannabis experience.What Is THCA Hemp Flower?The term "THCA hemp flower" is largely synonymous with "THCA flower" but specifically emphasizes its legal status. The word "hemp" is the key differentiator that allows it to be sold online and in smoke shops outside of the state-licensed dispensary system.It refers to cannabis sativa L. flower that adheres to the legal definition of hemp: a Delta-9 THC concentration of 0.3% or less. This legal technicality has created a thriving market for users in states without legal medical or recreational marijuana programs. However, consumers should be aware that this legal landscape is volatile. Some states are beginning to adopt a "Total THC" calculation for compliance, which considers the potential THC that can be created from THCA. If this standard becomes more widespread, it could close the loophole that allows for the sale of THCA hemp flower in many regions.What Is THCA Infused Flower?THCA infused flower, sometimes called "fortified" or "enhanced" flower, is a product designed for maximum potency. It is created by taking standard cannabis or hemp flower and adding a highly potent THCA concentrate to its surface. This process can elevate the total cannabinoid content to astonishing levels, often ranging from 40% to over 60%.The methods for infusion vary: Dusting/Rolling: The most common method involves rolling or lightly coating the buds in pure THCA isolate powder or sand, which sticks to the naturally sticky trichomes. Spraying: Some products are made by lightly spraying the flower with a liquefied THCA concentrate. It's vital that any solvents used in the concentrate are fully purged to ensure a clean final product. These products, which can be thought of as a modern take on "moon rocks," are extremely potent and should be reserved for experienced users with a high tolerance.Is THCA Flower Sprayed?This is a common question, and the answer depends on the type of product. Standard, unadulterated THCA flower is not sprayed. Its cannabinoid and terpene content is entirely natural, derived from the plant's own genetics and how it was grown and cured.The term "sprayed" applies specifically to infused or enhanced flower. In these cases, a concentrate is intentionally applied to the bud to increase its potency. While "spraying" is one method, reputable brands often prefer "dusting" or "coating" with a solventless THCA isolate, as it's a cleaner process that avoids the potential introduction of unwanted residual solvents. When purchasing, look for transparency. A product that has been enhanced should be clearly labeled as "infused," "coated," "dusted," or "fortified." If a flower seems unusually potent or has a visible coating, it is likely an infused product.What Are THCA Diamonds?THCA diamonds represent the pinnacle of cannabis purity. They are the isolated, crystalline form of THCA, often reaching 95% to 99.9% purity. As their name suggests, they appear as solid, translucent crystalline structures that can range in size from small shards to large, diamond-like rocks.Diamonds are created through a specialized extraction process often called "diamond mining." This involves refining a cannabis extract and placing it under specific heat and pressure conditions that allow the THCA molecules to slowly crystallize and separate from the liquid terpene fraction of the extract. The result is a highly potent, virtually flavorless, and odorless concentrate. They are most commonly consumed by dabbing, often after being dipped in a terpene sauce to reintroduce flavor, or by crushing them and adding them to flower in a bowl or joint.What Is THCA Liquid Diamonds?THCA liquid diamonds are a premium cannabis concentrate, typically found in vape cartridges and disposables, designed to offer both extreme potency and rich flavor. The product is made by taking solid THCA crystalline diamonds and gently heating them until they melt into a viscous oil.To complete the formula, this high-potency liquid THCA is then combined with a high-terpene extract, which is often live resin sauce. This process results in a concentrate that has the purity and punch of diamonds but the full-bodied, authentic flavor and aroma of a live plant. For vape users, liquid diamonds represent a top-tier option that delivers a powerful, clean high without sacrificing the taste that is often lost in standard distillate products.What Is THCA Isolate?THCA isolate is a cannabis concentrate refined to its absolute purest state, consisting of at least 99% pure THCA. During its production, all other cannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, and plant matter are completely removed, resulting in a fine, white, crystalline powder that is odorless and tasteless.Its purity and ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has added nearly $25 billion to his net worth year to date as the chip giant's market value surges past tech titans to become the most valuable company in the world — but he's still trailing just behind former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer.What Happened: Nvidia hit an all-time high on Thursday, closing with a market capitalization of $3.88 trillion, edging out Microsoft and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to take the top spot globally.The rally came amid broader gains across U.S. equity markets, fueled by stronger-than-expected labor market data that eased recession fears.The Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows Huang's net worth has grown to $139 billion year-to-date — an increase of $24.8 billion — placing him tenth among the world's richest people.See Also: Sundar Pichai Next? Trump’s Next Big ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards. The petition was triggered after a leaked phone call between Shinawatra and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen emerged. Analysts told CNBC that the way forward for Thailand is uncertain, even if she is restored to the prime ministership.Following the suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Tuesday by the country’s Constitutional Court, analysts are seeing a troubled future for the Southeast Asian nation.Paetongtarn had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards.It followed a leaked phone call between Paetongtarn and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in which she criticized a Thai military commander overseeing a border dispute with Cambodia while appearing to appease the Cambodian strongman, according to critics.The suspended prime minister now has 15 days to respond to the allegations. Thailand’s current acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, is its sixth in just two years.“I think there is no way she returns to being PM again as this is now a concerted effort by the military and its allies to finally finish off the Shinawatras, including, more importantly, Thaksin,” Joshua Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council of Foreign Relations told CNBC.Kurlantzick was referring to Thaksin Shinawatra, the father of Paetongtarn and Thailand’s prime minister from 2001 to 2006. Yingluck Shinawatra, the younger sister of Thaksin, was Thailand’s first female Prime Minister from 2011 to 2014.The fallout from the leaked call saw the Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest party in her governing coalition, withdraw from the alliance, leaving Shinawatra with only a razor-thin margin in Thailand’s lower house.While it is plausible that Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai party could hold on to power for now, Kurlantzick said that the government “would be very shaky” and could collapse “in a month or two.” He added that Pheu Thai is “super unpopular now.”Sreeparna Banerjee, associate research fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, told CNBC that even if Shinawatra is restored as PM, “her authority and coalition will remain fragile.”Instability undermining recoveryThe political instability could affect Thailand’s efforts to revive its economy, which is currently facing weak tourism numbers and looming tariffs from the Trump administration.Banerjee said that without a stable head of government, “Thailand’s ability to respond decisively to external economic pressures, such as potential U.S. tariffs, will be limited.”Under President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs announced in April, Thailand faces a 36% levy if no deal is reached with the U.S. by July 9, when Trump’s 90-day suspension on the “reciprocal tariffs” ends.She also added that while the country will continue with policies from Paetongtarn’s government focusing on stimulus measures and boosting export competitiveness, an absence of strong leadership at the top could hinder their implementation and complicate trade negotiations.“Investor confidence may weaken, and bureaucratic inertia could delay critical responses, at a time when Thailand urgently needs clear direction and coordination to revive its sluggish economy.”The World Bank on Thursday sharply downgraded Thailand’s full-year growth forecast for 2025 to 1.8%, down from 2.9%, and also cut its 2026 projection to 1.7% from 2.7%.Thailand’s economy grew 3.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, and 2.5% for the full year of 2024. Such pessimism is also seen in Thailand’s markets, with the country’s SET index plunging by around 20% for the year to date.Paul Gambles, co-founder of investment advisory group MBMG Group told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” that tariffs may not be Thailand’s largest problems. Instead, he said that the issues in the domestic economy are prevailing.“A lot of long-term structural issues are coming to the fore for Thailand at the wrong time, the worst possible time.”While Thailand’s household debt is at five-year lows, the debt level as a ratio of GDP is higher than its Southeast Asian peers, raising concerns about consumption and economic growth.Its key tourism sector is also under pressure, with total tourist arrivals down 12% year over year in the first six months of 2025, government data showed. Tourist arrivals from China, which was Thailand’s largest tourist market, plunged 34% year over year in the same period.Local media reported that the country is likely to miss its target of 39 million tourists in 2025, citing the Association of Thai Travel Agents.Status quoThailand’s political stasis will continue for a while, CFR’s Kurlantzick said.In 2023, the Move Forward party, led by the charismatic Pita Limjaroenrat, stunned Thailand’s military elite and royalists with an electoral victory.However, the party failed to form a government due to opposition in the military-appointed senate over its campaign to amend Thailand’s lese-majeste law. It was dissolved by the constitutional court a year later, leading to the formation of the People’s Party, which is now the main opposition force.“Maybe eventually... some kind of other coalition the military likes emerges in parliament. Maybe a new election [will happen] and the military tries to prevent the opposition from gaining a majority,” Kurlantzick said.MBMG’s Gambles said, “Domestic political turmoil in Thailand is hardly news. It’s more likely just the standard operating procedure, to be honest.”“We might get a change of Prime Minister. We may get major changes in Parliament, in the cabinet. But I think it will still be the same old, same old, business as usual.”
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CCP Leaders Propose Regulations To Rein In Xi's Superagencies Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),China’s top leaders are proposing new rules to regulate a set of powerful commissions and groups established nearly a decade ago by communist Party chief Xi Jinping to centralize his power.A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard in Tiananmen Square before the introduction of the Communist Party of China's Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, on a polluted day in Beijing on Oct. 25, 2017. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty ImagesThe proposed regulation was reviewed on June 30 during a closed-door meeting of the Politburo, the Party’s second-highest decision-making body, Chinese state media reported.Details of the new measures are scarce. A summary of the meeting published by state mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency stated that the aim is to regulate these commissions’ “establishment, responsibilities, and operations.”The changes target agencies called “decision-making, deliberative and coordinating institutions,” the report read, referring to more than a dozen Party groups that steer policies across various sectors, including financial services, foreign affairs, technological development, and education.Many of these Party committees were established or gained more power in 2018 when Xi introduced a series of directives aimed at consolidating the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) dominance over state agencies in decision-making.Officials at the June 30 meeting ordered to limit the reach of these groups, stating that they “must avoid taking over others’ functions or overstepping boundaries,” according to Xinhua.The directive has raised eyebrows among outside observers, who consider it a rare signal that Party elites speak up against the direction Xi has taken the CCP.“The Politburo essentially delivered a fierce denunciation of these groups: they are prone to focus on trivial issues and overstep,” Li Linyi, a Chinese current affairs commentator, told The Epoch Times.Since the agendas of these groups’ meetings are determined by the Party’s general secretary, according to the CCP’s regulations, “such criticisms can be seen as directed at Xi Jinping himself,” Li said.He linked this development to the power struggles within the Party’s top brass.“It is highly likely that Xi’s power could face further limitations in the future,” Li said.Echoing his comments, Shen Ming-shih, a China expert at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, a think tank funded by the Taiwanese government, told The Epoch Times that the new rules were likely intended to set the stage for Party elders to return to the inner circle.Speculations have been growing in recent weeks that the 72-year-old Xi’s health, whether political or physical, has taken a turn for the worse, following a series of unexplained disappearances and the downfall of his protégé and old associate.The latest figure to be ousted is Adm. Miao Hua, whose ties with Xi go back more than two decades to the coastal province of Fujian. Miao, who had overseen the military’s political loyalty since 2017, was abruptly suspended from office and placed under investigation for alleged graft in November 2024. On June 27, the CCP expelled the admiral from the military’s top leadership body without explanation.The move comes as the CCP is dealing with questions about the fate of another Xi ally, Gen. He Weidong, who hasn’t been seen in public view since mid-March. The general has missed at least three major political events that he was expected to attend, but Beijing has remained tight-lipped about his whereabouts.China’s defense ministry initially said that it was “not aware” of reports that He was under scrutiny. During a monthly news briefing on April 24, the ministry again dodged a question about the general’s status. He is one of the two vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission, which commands the country’s armed forces.According to some well-connected analysts who previously spoke to The Epoch Times, Xi’s political control was significantly weakened due to the power struggle with Party elders.Amid the uncertainty surrounding the Party’s leadership, the Politburo’s meetings have been closely watched for signals of power transfer.The Politburo’s June 30 meeting didn’t provide any information about when they will convene senior party officials for a closed-door conclave called the fourth plenum, which is expected to decide personnel changes. Tyler DurdenThu, 07/03/2025 - 22:25
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards. The petition was triggered after a leaked phone call between Shinawatra and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen emerged. Analysts told CNBC that the way forward for Thailand is uncertain, even if she is restored to the prime ministership.Following the suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Tuesday by the country’s Constitutional Court, analysts are seeing a troubled future for the Southeast Asian nation.Paetongtarn had been suspended by the court after it accepted a petition from 36 senators that accused her of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards.It followed a leaked phone call between Paetongtarn and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in which she criticized a Thai military commander overseeing a border dispute with Cambodia while appearing to appease the Cambodian strongman, according to critics.The suspended prime minister now has 15 days to respond to the allegations. Thailand’s current acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, is its sixth in just two years.“I think there is no way she returns to being PM again as this is now a concerted effort by the military and its allies to finally finish off the Shinawatras, including, more importantly, Thaksin,” Joshua Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council of Foreign Relations told CNBC.Kurlantzick was referring to Thaksin Shinawatra, the father of Paetongtarn and Thailand’s prime minister from 2001 to 2006. Yingluck Shinawatra, the younger sister of Thaksin, was Thailand’s first female Prime Minister from 2011 to 2014.The fallout from the leaked call saw the Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest party in her governing coalition, withdraw from the alliance, leaving Shinawatra with only a razor-thin margin in Thailand’s lower house.While it is plausible that Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai party could hold on to power for now, Kurlantzick said that the government “would be very shaky” and could collapse “in a month or two.” He added that Pheu Thai is “super unpopular now.”Sreeparna Banerjee, associate research fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, told CNBC that even if Shinawatra is restored as PM, “her authority and coalition will remain fragile.”Instability undermining recoveryThe political instability could affect Thailand’s efforts to revive its economy, which is currently facing weak tourism numbers and looming tariffs from the Trump administration.Banerjee said that without a stable head of government, “Thailand’s ability to respond decisively to external economic pressures, such as potential U.S. tariffs, will be limited.”Under President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs announced in April, Thailand faces a 36% levy if no deal is reached with the U.S. by July 9, when Trump’s 90-day suspension on the “reciprocal tariffs” ends.She also added that while the country will continue with policies from Paetongtarn’s government focusing on stimulus measures and boosting export competitiveness, an absence of strong leadership at the top could hinder their implementation and complicate trade negotiations.“Investor confidence may weaken, and bureaucratic inertia could delay critical responses, at a time when Thailand urgently needs clear direction and coordination to revive its sluggish economy.”The World Bank on Thursday sharply downgraded Thailand’s full-year growth forecast for 2025 to 1.8%, down from 2.9%, and also cut its 2026 projection to 1.7% from 2.7%.Thailand’s economy grew 3.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, and 2.5% for the full year of 2024. Such pessimism is also seen in Thailand’s markets, with the country’s SET index plunging by around 20% for the year to date.Paul Gambles, co-founder of investment advisory group MBMG Group told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” that tariffs may not be Thailand’s largest problems. Instead, he said that the issues in the domestic economy are prevailing.“A lot of long-term structural issues are coming to the fore for Thailand at the wrong time, the worst possible time.”While Thailand’s household debt is at five-year lows, the debt level as a ratio of GDP is higher than its Southeast Asian peers, raising concerns about consumption and economic growth.Its key tourism sector is also under pressure, with total tourist arrivals down 12% year over year in the first six months of 2025, government data showed. Tourist arrivals from China, which was Thailand’s largest tourist market, plunged 34% year over year in the same period.Local media reported that the country is likely to miss its target of 39 million tourists in 2025, citing the Association of Thai Travel Agents.Status quoThailand’s political stasis will continue for a while, CFR’s Kurlantzick said.In 2023, the Move Forward party, led by the charismatic Pita Limjaroenrat, stunned Thailand’s military elite and royalists with an electoral victory.However, the party failed to form a government due to opposition in the military-appointed senate over its campaign to amend Thailand’s lese-majeste law. It was dissolved by the constitutional court a year later, leading to the formation of the People’s Party, which is now the main opposition force.“Maybe eventually... some kind of other coalition the military likes emerges in parliament. Maybe a new election [will happen] and the military tries to prevent the opposition from gaining a majority,” Kurlantzick said.MBMG’s Gambles said, “Domestic political turmoil in Thailand is hardly news. It’s more likely just the standard operating procedure, to be honest.”“We might get a change of Prime Minister. We may get major changes in Parliament, in the cabinet. But I think it will still be the same old, same old, business as usual.”
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Vietnam strikes trade deal with America. The S&P 500 rises to close at a fresh record. The White House lifts chip software curbs on China. The U.S. lost private sector jobs in June. A weak jobs report could trigger a sell-off.If I had to choose between having a job and paying less for Nike shoes, you’d see me running barefoot to the office. Wednesday’s market moves, however, suggested that Wall Street preferred the cheaper shoes. The U.S. economy lost private sector jobs in June, the first time hiring had contracted since March 2023, according to payrolls processing firm ADP. It’s even more startling because a Dow Jones survey of economists had pegged job numbers to expand by 100,000.Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on his social media site Truth Social that the country had made a trade deal with Vietnam, in which the Southeast Asian nation will face a 20% duty on imports to America. That means companies that rely heavily on Vietnam for manufacturing, such as Nike, Crocs and Lululemon, will face less onerous costs and might not hike prices as much, compared with the original tariff rate of 46%.After weighing both pieces of news, investors decided the good news was more important and lifted the S&P 500 to a new closing high. Granted, the ADP report has had a spotty track record in predicting the official job figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But it’s still worth thinking about how that’s a sign financial markets could be slightly disconnected from the real economy: Who can afford to buy shoes and pump up stocks if they don’t have jobs?What you need to know todayVietnam strikes a deal with America. Imports from the Southeast Asian nation to the U.S. will be subject to a 20% tariff, while the U.S. gets tariff-free access to Vietnam’s market, Trump announced Wednesday.The S&P 500 rises to close at a fresh record. On Tuesday, the index also scored an intra-day high, while the Nasdaq Composite notched a record close. The Vietnam Index on Wednesday rose to its highest level since April 2022, following news of the country’s deal with America.The White House lifts chip software curbs on China. Semiconductor software companies Synopsys and Cadence announced Thursday that they are restoring access to their products after the U.S. government reversed export restrictions.U.S. private sector jobs shrank in June. Job losses amounted to 33,000, reported ADP on Wednesday. Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected an increase of 100,000 jobs for the month.[PRO] Revenue-generating concerts are boosting K-pop stocks. Amid declining sales of music albums, K-pop agencies are pivoting their strategy — leading to a surge of over 100% in stock price for some.And finally...Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe CATL listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 20, 2025.Hong Kong’s IPO market is on fire — here’s what’s fueling the surgeNew listing volumes on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange jumped around eight times to $14 billion in the first half of this year, from just $1.8 billion in the same period in 2024, according to Dealogic.That puts the city on track to become the world’s largest listing destination this year, surpassing the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. PwC projected up to 100 IPOs in Hong Kong this year, with total fundraising to exceed $25.5 billion.— Anniek Bao
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How Iran War Exposed Limits Of Chinese Influence In Middle East Authored by Terri Wu via The Epoch Times,The world had a moment of clarity during the Israel–Iran conflict.For years, analysts have noted that China is closing in on the United States as a peer competitor, whether in terms of high-tech industries, naval fleets, or the size of its diplomatic corps.That power shift seemed to have also played out in the Middle East, a region where the United States has traditionally held significant influence.Two years ago, Beijing brokered the normalization of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Later the same year, the China-led BRICS bloc, designed to counterbalance the U.S.-led Western democracies, admitted four new members from the region: Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.The bloc was formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2009 and expanded to include South Africa in 2010.However, the action of the United States—and the inaction of China—during the 12-day Israel–Iran conflict revealed that the power gap between Beijing and Washington remains sizable.The United States joined its ally Israel in the conflict on June 21 by attacking key Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs. Two days later, President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire between Israel and Iran. The truce appears to be holding so far.By contrast, Beijing’s support for Iran remained largely rhetorical.The Chinese regime condemned Israel and criticized the United States over the strikes on Iran. It also released joint statements with member states of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a China- and Russia-led security grouping, expressing “grave concern” that the attacks on Iran violated international law.The revelation of the power gap between the United States and China means that countries will move closer into Washington’s orbit, according to Yeh Yao-yuan, a professor of international studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.That means Middle Eastern countries will shift from a pro-Beijing position to a neutral stance in the contest between China and the United States as the world moves into two camps led by the two powers, he told The Epoch Times.Beijing is keenly aware that the U.S. focus is on Asia, particularly China, according to Christopher Balding, a senior fellow at the UK-based Henry Jackson Society. The Chinese regime deliberately kept a low profile during the Israel–Iran military conflict, he said.“The more that they can keep the U.S. working on other non-China issues, I think that they see it as better for them,” Balding, also a contributor to The Epoch Times, told the publication.According to China expert Alexander Liao, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is uncertain about its next steps.“Beijing has realized that its existing assessment of the world—that the East is rising and the West is declining—doesn’t hold anymore,” Liao told The Epoch Times.“Should they change the course of their strategic directions? If so, how? They haven’t made up their mind yet.”Iran's Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh (C) attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization defense ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China, on June 26, 2025. The SCO’s nine official members include China, India, and Russia. China’s support has helped Iran sustain its economy and nuclear program despite decades of U.S. and UN sanctions. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty ImagesIran’s Role in China’s PlanChina’s support is the main reason Iran could sustain its economy and nuclear enrichment program despite decades of sanctions by the United States and the United Nations. The International Atomic Energy Agency verified a few days before the Israel–Iran conflict that Iran had 400 kilograms of enriched uranium.Iran holds high geopolitical value to China. Its location, linking East and West, has made it an important node for the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative. This foreign policy platform presents itself as a global infrastructure development program.Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping visited Iran in 2016, during which the two countries formed a so-called comprehensive strategic partnership.In 2021, Beijing and Tehran signed a 25-year agreement. China committed $400 billion in investments in telecom, banking, ports, and other infrastructure in Iran. In return, Iran agreed to supply China with oil.Today, China purchases approximately 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil. Last year, the daily volume was about 1.5 million barrels, according to market intelligence company Kpler.To circumvent sanctions, the oil trade between China and Iran is typically conducted in Chinese yuan or as a barter. This reduces trade volumes transacted in U.S. dollars and aligns with Beijing’s ambition to de-dollarize and increase the importance of the yuan in global trade.The Rise of NATODuring this year’s NATO summit in The Hague, 32 member states agreed to increase defense spending to 5 percent of their gross domestic products (GDPs) by 2035.That means the NATO military spending will more than double, given that members on average spent 2 percent of their GDPs in 2024.According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, NATO members accounted for about 55 percent of the total $2.7 trillion in global military expenditure. With NATO’s double spending, the ratio is expected to increase to roughly 70 percent.NATO also reaffirmed its “ironclad” commitment to Article 5, which states that any attack on a member country is an attack on all.On June 25, the military alliance also released a statement, along with its Indo-Pacific partners, stating that “the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is interconnected.” The four partners are Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.The Chinese regime is monitoring NATO developments closely.NATO heads of state and government pose for an official photo at the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Among other matters, 32 member states agreed to increase defense spending to 5 percent of their GDPs by 2035. A day later, China’s foreign ministry criticized the move as well as NATO’s increasing focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Omar Havana/Getty ImagesA Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, in a post on social media platform X on June 26, criticized the spending boost and the alliance’s growing interest in the Asia-Pacific region.Liao considers it “very likely” that democracies will expand their regional security alliances to one that’s global in scope.“If such a significant expansion happens, it will be lethal to the Chinese Communist Party,” he said.The expansion would mean that the Article 5-style commitment would cover Indo-Pacific nations, Liao said. He said he believes that the United States is poised to expand the current security alliance; it’s just waiting for the right time and opportunity.“Any conflict with South Korea or Japan will evolve to a conflict with a group that accounts for 70 percent of global military spending,” he said. “This will make China’s goal of taking over Taiwan very challenging.”Amy K. Mitchell, a founding partner at geopolitical consultancy Kilo Alpha Strategies, said that there’s a “very strong potential” that Trump will try to establish a NATO-like security alliance in the Indo-Pacific.That would be a “very big legacy project for President Trump,” she told The Epoch Times.For now, she sees the president himself and his unpredictability as the main deterrent to China.“The Chinese Communist Party is probably rethinking how it’s going to handle the administration,” Mitchell said.China still faces uncertainty in the ongoing trade war with the United States.Beijing announced new controls on two fentanyl precursors on June 20, a day after a rare meeting between Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong and U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue. Wang told Perdue that the regime was open to collaboration on curbing narcotics and illegal immigration, according to Chinese state media reports.The move was aimed at lifting the 20 percent fentanyl-related U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. The current tariff level on China is about 50 percent, which is the cumulative rate composed of fentanyl tariffs, 10 percent reciprocal tariffs, and existing levies from the Biden administration.A worker moves pieces of steel machinery at a manufacturing company in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 16, 2025. China’s factory output rose less than expected in May amid continued uncertainty from its trade war with the United States. STR/AFP via Getty ImagesChina signed an additional trade agreement with the United States last week, detailing the terms negotiated in Geneva in May. For now, the 20 percent U.S. tariff tied to China’s role in fentanyl trafficking will remain.Beijing’s slow walk on exporting rare earth elements has been a focal point in rounds of negotiations between the two countries.The Chinese Commerce Ministry on June 27 stated that it would “review and approve eligible export applications for controlled items in accordance with the law” as a part of the framework agreement. While it did not explicitly mention rare earths, the statement was made in response to an unnamed reporter’s question on rare earths exports.Rare earths are essential for producing permanent magnets, a must-have component of modern manufacturing. They are also critical to military and defense hardware. China’s export licenses only cover civilian purposes and need to be renewed every six months.Balding said China is likely to hold more tightly onto its near-monopoly control over rare earth supply.“In addition to demonstrating its power over the global economy, China does not want to be helping the U.S. military prepare when each side is focusing more and more on how to fight each other,” he said. Tyler DurdenTue, 07/01/2025 - 22:35
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Santander has agreed to buy British high street lender TSB for £2.65 billion from Catalonia’s Sabadell in an all-cash deal. “We never thought of leaving the U.K. The U.K. is very important for us,” Santander Chief Financial Officer Jose Garcia Cantera told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. The transaction further complicates the picture for consolidation in the Spanish banking sector, where TSB-owner Sabadell seeks to fend off the advances of BBVA. In one move, Santander has silenced months of speculation over it’s allegiance to the British high street – and complicated a year-long consolidation saga in Spain’s banking sector.On Tuesday, Spain’s largest lender said it agreed to buy British high street lender TSB for £2.65 billion ($3.6 billion) from Catalonia’s Sabadell in an all-cash deal subject to approval. The transaction will generate a return on invested capital of more than 20%, bringing its return on tangible equity in the U.K. from 11% last year to 16% by 2028, Santander said.Acquisitions have been at the heart of Santander’s British expansion after it entered the market in 2004 through the purchase of Abbey National. But the profitability of the U.K. branch has faltered — with pre-tax profit down by an annual 38% last year — sparking questions over Santander’s long-term presence in Britain. A March announcement of potential layoffs and 95 branch closures did little to abate the rumors despite CEO Ana Botin’s frequent denials.“We never thought of leaving the U.K. The U.K. is very important for us,” Santander Chief Financial Officer Jose Garcia Cantera told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. “It’s actually the largest balance sheet of all the countries [where] we operate. It’s a high quality, low-risk business, predictable returns, in hard currency, in sterling, and this helps to stabilize our risk-return profile.” He added that the U.K. has “always been a very important and core component of Santander’s diversification strategy.”The TSB acquisition, meanwhile, “not only makes sense strategically, as I said, the U.K. helps with our risk-return profile, but it’s also financially very, very compelling.”The deal could work as a defensive play from Sabadell, which only took over TSB from Lloyds in 2015 and seeks to stop a takeover bid from Spanish peer BBVA. The two banks have been locked at odds since Sabadell rejected BBVA’s initial all-share merger offer in May last year, on grounds of it undervaluing the acquisition target.Now entrenched in a potential 14-billion-euro hostile takeover, BBVA has decided to keep its bid alive despite a recent condition from the Spanish government that the takeover may only proceed if the two banks do not integrate their operations for at least three years.Over this period, “both entities maintain [must] separate judicial identity and assets, as well as autonomy in the management of their activities,” Spanish Economist Minister Carlos Cuerpo said during a press briefing, according to a CNBC translation.Spanish banking competition ‘toughest in Europe’Madrid — whose government under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez depends on parties in Sabadell’s home base of Catalonia — has long opposed the deal amid concerns over job losses, received a late-May caution from the European Commission against hindering the merger unduly.“It is important that banking sector consolidation can take place without undue or inappropriate obstacles being imposed,” said Olof Gill, the European Commission’s spokesperson for financial services, according to Reuters. Spain’s antitrust watchdog has already cleared the acquisition. It remains to be seen whether the TSB sale will dull BBVA Chairman Carlos Torres Vila’s appetite to press ahead with submitting a merger offer to Sabadell shareholders once permissions come through.RBC analysts on Wednesday assessed that Santander’s acquisition of TSB “seems to be a last major effort to convince [Sabadell]’s shareholders to not accept BBVA’s offer during the upcoming take-up period” and would “likely further complicate” BBVA’s takeover.“We are completely neutral on the Sabadell-BBVA transaction,” Santander’s Garcia Cantera told CNBC. “This is an asset that becomes available in one of the countries where we operate, and it’s our fiduciary duty to look at all these opportunities and try to do our best for our shareholders.”Yet he recognized that competition in Spanish banking at present is “probably the toughest in Europe,” citing the weak price of domestic mortgages.“I don’t think this is going to make banking in Spain more comfortable. Probably the opposite,” Garcia Cantera said.
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Tariffs are keeping U.S. interest rates high. The S&P 500 dips from its record. Singapore stocks hit a high. XPeng maintains steady sales in June. Trump’s megabill squeaks through the Senate. Hedge funds are betting against the Swiss franc.It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood sweetheart who moved to a different country. The early opportunity to invest in a company designing graphics chips for games. The lower interest rates if not for tariffs.On Tuesday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that tariffs — and, specifically, their unexpectedly large “size” — are the chief reason the central bank hasn’t lowered rates this year since it last cut them in December.Imagine that. We could have been living in a world where the fed funds rate is at a range of 4% to 4.25%. If inflation was staying obediently below the Fed’s 2% goal, the range could even be 3.75% to 4%, given that the central bank in June kept last year’s projection of two rate cuts in 2025.The thought stings. But it might help to think that if U.S. President Donald Trump hadn’t slapped tariffs on partners and penguins, his other policies could have similarly pushed inflation forecasts higher.Remember how all three major U.S. indexes surged and hit new records on Trump’s election victory because Wall Street was anticipating tax cuts and looser corporate regulation. Without the dampening effect of tariffs, economic optimism might have spilled over into exuberance and higher inflation.Better to play the cards we were dealt with than to lapse into imagined futures.What you need to know todayTariffs are keeping U.S. interest rates high. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the central bank would have lowered rates this year if not for Trump’s tariffs, which caused inflation forecasts to go up “materially.”The S&P 500 dips from record. On Tuesday, the index slipped 0.11%. Tesla shares tumbled after Trump suggested DOGE take a look at the company’s subsidies. Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday, but Singapore stocks hit a record high.XPeng maintains steady sales in June. The electric car startup delivered 34,611 cars, the eighth straight month of breaking the 30,000 level. BYD remained the market leader, delivering more than 10 times the number of vehicles XPeng did.Trump’s megabill squeaks through the Senate. Vice President JD Vance cast a final, tie-breaking vote that sends the bill back to the U.S. House for approval. While the bill would increase the deficit, some banks think it’ll give the U.S. economy a shot in the arm.[PRO] Hedge funds are betting against the Swiss franc. The move is part of a “carry trade,” a strategy in which investors borrow in a currency with a lower interest rate — the franc, in this case — to buy a currency with a higher rate and pocket the difference.And finally...Jack Guez | AFP | Getty ImagesIsraeli army soldiers ride in the turret of a Merkava battle tank.Germany’s defense industry is booming. Here’s where its weapons are goingThe value of German military exports hit 13.2 billion euros ($15.5 billion) last year, according to preliminary figures — more than double 2020′s 5.82 billion euros. Related stocks have also boomed.Where are the record orders going?According to the German government’s most recent export log, 80% of arms exports were to “close partner countries” in the first quarter of 2025. — Lily Meckel and Greg Kennedy
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U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” which narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday.At 5:17 a.m. ET, the 10-year yield rose over 3 basis points to 4.282%. The 30-year bond yield was also up 3 basis points to 4.814%. The 2-year note yield was up over one basis point to 3.793%.One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Trump’s spending bill cleared the Senate on Tuesday with a final vote of 51-50. The megabill now has to go through the House, where there are still some holdouts from Republican lawmakers.The bill is expected to add $3.3 trillion to the fiscal deficit over the next decade, and some Republican lawmakers continue to show resistance to the bill. Trump has insisted that he wants the bill on his desk by July 4.“We expect to see more volatility in fixed income, even once they get the bill passed, whatever that looks like,” said Jose Rasco, CIO of HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth Management Americas, on “Closing Bell: Overtime.”“Once these things get resolved and once the [Federal Reserve] gets back in gear, there’s a lot of upside here,” Rasco said.Investors are also waiting to see more negotiations on trade deals as Trump’s 90-day pause on some of the highest tariffs are due to expire next week.On the economic data front, investors will await the nonfarm payrolls report for June on Thursday. The bond market will be closed on Friday for Independence Day.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder and executive chairman, Jeff Bezos, has offloaded another significant chunk of the company’s shares, worth $737 million, over three transactions, late last week and early this week.Check out the current price of AMZN stock here.What Happened: According to an SEC Form-4 filing dated July 1, Bezos offloaded a total of 3,324,926 Amazon shares from June 27 to June 30. This was done as part of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 4, 2025, which essentially allows corporate insiders to sell shares at predetermined times and volumes, helping them avoid accusations of insider trading.According to the filing, the largest block of over 3 million shares was sold at a weighted average price of $221.41 on June 27. An additional 16,860 shares were sold the same day at an ...Full story available on Benzinga.com