Evening Headlines
Bloomberg:
- China Takes Russian Cable Tactics to Taiwan.
- France to Announce €109 Billion in AI Investments, Macron Says.
- Brookfield to Spend €20 Billion on France’s AI Infrastructure.
- Swiss Voters Reject Emission Curbs Over Economic Concerns
- Saudi Arabia Amps Up Criticism of Gaza Resettlement Proposals.
- Brazil Makes Preparations for US Tariffs, Trade War, Folha Says.
- Stocks, Currencies Slide on Trump Tariff Plans.
- Oil Steadies After Weekly Decline as Market Weighs Trump Tariffs.
- Dollar Advances on Trump’s Steel Comment as Trade Jitters Deepen.
- Trump Plans to Unveil 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Monday.
- Bond Market Gains Fade as Trump, Inflation Keep Yields Elevated.
- Trump’s Second Term Requires a New Playbook for Equity Investors.
- Earthquake Shakes Caribbean Southwest of Cayman Islands, USGS Says.
- T-Mobile to Charge $15 Per Month for Starlink Satellite Texting Feature.
- Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week.
Zerohedge:
- Musk Calls For Impeachment Of Obama-Appointed Judge Who Blocked DOGE Access At Treasury.
- Trump, Musk, & The Deep State: The Battle Over Transparency Begins.
- NIH Slashes Indirect Costs, Says Move Will Save Billions Per Year.
- Weekend News Round Up - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open.
- Trump: DOGE To Analyze Pentagon Spending After 7th Failed Audit.
- The Super Bowl Is About More Than Just The Game.
- The Most Dramatic Narrative Shift In Modern History.
- Israeli Troops Withdraw From 'Death Zone' Corridor Which Cut Gaza In Half.
- Government Data Is Garbage: Elon Should Focus On Fixing That Next.
- Musk Says DOGE, Treasury Agree On New Anti-Fraud Measures To Claw Back $50 Billion In Payment Fraud.
- San Diego Supervisor Says Border Now Ghost Town Under Trump's New Policies.
- Trump Doubles CBS Lawsuit Damages To $20 Billion Over Harris's 60 Minutes Interview.
- What Business Leaders Need To Know About Trump Tariffs.
- Baltic Sea Cable Incidents Pile Up.
- DOGE's Targets...
- The Grocery Store Hack That Helps You Avoid Ultra-Processed Foods.
- Designating Cartels As Terrorists Will Have Huge Consequences, Say Analysts.
- 'Red Line': Trump's Gaza Takeover Plan Has United The Arab World More Than Ever.
- What Does National Security Have To Do With Soaring Defense Spending?
- CDC Reports 'Unknown' Illness Outbreak on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship.
- Him & Hers Superbowl Ad Hijacks "MAHA Messaging".
- Bipartisan Bill Would Ban DeepSeek AI On US Government Devices.
- DOGE’s First Round of Cuts Went to Trump Priorities, but Bigger Targets Await.
- The Minority Voters Who Love Trump’s Dismantling of DEI.
- Even Disney Is Worried About the High Cost of a Disney Vacation.
- Elliott Takes Stake in Struggling Oil Giant BP.
- The U.S. IPO Market Needs Saving. Could Paul Atkins Be the Answer?
- We’ve Already Won’: Podcasters and Influencers Gain New Standing in White House.
- China’s Consumer Inflation Accelerated in January.
- DeepSeek Offers Bioweapon, Self-Harm Information.
- Sports Bettors Are a Lot More Confident Than They Should Be.
CNBC:
- Trump to announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs in latest trade escalation.
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff told to work remotely as headquarters is shuttered.
- Deepseek’s AI model ‘the best work’ out of China but hype is ‘exaggerated,’ Google Deepmind CEO says.
- Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris.
- Top Wall Street analysts pick these 3 stocks for attractive dividends.
Fox News:
- Superdome erupts seeing Trump salute during national anthem at Super Bowl LIX.
- Trump pulls back curtain on 'fraud and abuse' in exclusive Super Bowl interview with Bret Baier.
- James Carville wonders if there's 'plant' in progressive wing of the Democrat Party.
- LA wildfire czar's $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback
Newsmax:
TheGatewayPundit.com:
- Elon Musk Unveils a Creative Proposal to Rid America of the Corrupt Judges Sabotaging the Trump Administration.
- EPIC! President Trump Releases POWERFUL Ad in Support of Secret Service Prior to Super Bowl LIX – Can You See What’s Missing?
- CBS Host Margaret Brennan Looks Totally Miserable as She Reports on Trump’s High Approval Rating (VIDEO).
- Hypocrite Adam Schiff Lectures VP JD Vance that Ignoring Court Decisions Will Lead to Lawlessness, Yet Celebrates Biden’s Defiance of Supreme Court’s Student Debt Ruling.
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Maria Bartiromo – “American Taxpayers Deserve to Know Exactly How and Where Their Money is Spent” (VIDEO).
- Democrat Senator: I’m Ready to Shut Down the Government to Stop President Trump from “Dismantling” Corrupt Agencies (VIDEO).
- Must Watch: Kamala Voter Glad Trump Won After Watching Him in Action: “I Regret Voting for Her” Not Even a Full Month Into His Presidency (Video).
- DHS Secretary Noem Announces FEMA Under Her Watch Has Resolved 80% of Western North Carolina Cases in FIVE DAYS!
- End of an Era: Boy Scouts of America Officially Changed its Name on its 115th Anniversary in Latest Woke Push for ‘Inclusivity’.
- “I’m Entitled to Know” — President Trump Orders Secret Service to Provide “Every Bit” of Information on His Two Would-Be Assassins.
- USAID Helped Dems Steal 2020 Election by Funding Wuhan Lab That Created COVID, the Ultimate Excuse for Illegal Election Tampering.
- David Sacks Explains Why the Liberal Establishment in DC is Freaking Out Over the Exposure of USAID: ‘The Money is All Going to Them’ (VIDEO).
- Trump Says He Will Meet Ukraine’s Zelensky Next Week To Discuss an End to the War.
The Epoch Times:
Around X:
- @elonmusk
- The reason the radical Dems don’t want an audit of social security fraud is because they’re the ones getting it …
- The meme that American tax dollars were funding both sides of the conflict was real! (pic)
- New York Judge Paul Engelmayer just forbade all political appointees — including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — from accessing Dept. of Treasury data, all based on Blueanon conspiracy theories!! Those theories couldn't be challenged because the order was EX PARTE — meaning Trump's lawyers weren't warned, and couldn't weigh in. Only Democrat Attorneys General were allowed to argue. This ruling is absolutely insane! How on Earth are we supposed to stop fraud and waste of taxpayer money without looking at how money is spent? That’s literally impossible! Something super shady is going to protect scammers.
- X-USAID CHIEF SAMANTHA POWER’S NET WORTH SKYROCKETS—FROM $6.7M TO $30M ON A $180K SALARY. Samantha Power, Biden’s ex-USAID chief, saw her wealth explode while earning just $180K per year. Where did the extra $23.3M come from? And all of this in just 3 years! USAID oversees billions in global funding—was she cashing in? The public deserves answers. Follow the money. Sounds very fishy
- @MilaLovesJoe
- BREAKING: Elon Musk is asleep on the floor at the Eisenhauer Building where he is trying to save America from itself. Anyone saying he is in it for the money is either corrupt or brainwashed. Period. Elon Musk is the ULTIMATE national treasure. (pic)
- @Collinrugg
- JUST IN: Trump orders Secret Service to provide every and any detail relating to the assassination attempts on his life, raises concerns of foreign apps found on phones. “I’m entitled to know,” Trump told The New York Post. “I want to find out about the two assassins. Why did the one guy have six cell phones and why did the other guy have [foreign] apps?” “No more holding back because of Biden. I’m entitled to know. And they held it back long enough.” “No excuses.” (video)
- @HealthRanger
- Bill Gates’ vaccine organization ‘GAVI’ was awarded $4,880,000,000.00 from USAID. Nearly $5 BILLION in tax payer money to a single organization. Two grants are still active; the $4B dollar grant ends Aug 2030. No wonder Gates is speaking out against DOGE dismantling USAID. Now we know where all the pro-vax propaganda really came from.
- @repdarrellissa
- @MarioNawful
- BIRD FLU JUST GOT DEADLIER—AND IT’S HITTING MAMMALS. A Nevada farm worker has tested positive for H5N1, the same strain now spreading in dairy cattle. Even worse? Scientists say this version of the virus has mutated to infect mammals more easily. This variant, D1.1, has already caused severe human cases, including one death. It’s spreading fast, and researchers are scrambling to figure out just how dangerous it could become. The CDC insists the risk is still low—for now. But if this thing keeps mutating, all bets are off.
- @sayerjigmi
- BREAKING: The UK Just Ordered Apple to Kill Encryption for 2 Billion People—And They Can’t Even Talk About It. A global privacy nightmare is unfolding. The UK government secretly ordered Apple to backdoor encrypted iCloud storage worldwide—but Apple is legally forbidden from revealing this order, or they face criminal charges. This affects 2 BILLION USERS. Here’s the full story & why it’s part of a much bigger power grab.
- @WideAwakeMedia
- Greenpeace co-founder, Dr. Patrick Moore: "I am firmly of the belief that the future will show that this whole hysteria over climate change was a complete fabrication." (video)
- RFK Jr. promises to prosecute medical journals for fraud "unless [they] come up with a plan to show us how [they're] going to start publishing real science again, rather than bought-and-paid-for science". "[Medical journals] are presenting themselves to medical professionals as... a reliable referee of the truth. And they know that those medical professionals are relying on journal articles to treat patients, and that if they tell a lie, if they're committing fraud, that they can injure and kill people. They know that." "And so I believe they can be prosecuted... I'm going to do that as soon as I get in there." (video)
- @Megatron_ron
- NEW: The Mexican president asks how cartels in Mexico possess weapons from the US military: "How is it that there are weapons in Mexico that are for the exclusive use of the US military? Who sold them?
- @charliekirk11
- If you’re not paying attention to what White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is saying, you’re missing the entire story. “President Trump is engaging in the most important restoration of democracy in over a century, by saying that we are going to restore power to the people through their ELECTED president and his appointed officers.” (video)
- @KanekoaTheGreat
- @BGatesIsaPsycho
- “Killing us softly”. If the skies have always looked this way - then why weren’t there millions of videos of it between the internets inception & 2021? Doesn’t take a genius now….. (video)
- @catturd2
- Big Pharma has made its way into the pockets of senators, and now they’re doing anything they can to block RFK Jr.’s confirmation. Here are some of their top puppets—paid to protect profits instead of Americans. Pfizer owned.
- @CGTCFA
- @SuePearFL
- Naples, Florida Fog 2-8-2025. Dense chemical FOG: CHEMICAL ICE NUCLEATION CLOUD SEEDING creates a cold layer that sinks to the Earth creating a dense chemical FOG. Fog hanging over Florida for a week. This is not normal fog. (pic)
- @RodDMartin
- BREAKING: Multiple U.S. states now moving to BAN COVID vaccines. And the Federal government may follow suit. THIS IS HUGE... Thread (1/11)
- @_MLFootball
- THIS IS WILD! TAYLOR SWIFT WAS HEAVILY BOOED BY FANS AFTER SHE WAS SHOWN ON THE BIG BOARD. Her reaction to the crowd booing her was… “What the f*ck?” (video)
OpenVAERS:
- VAERS US COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports. 1,022,221 Reports(+6,174 from prior report) Through December 27, 2024.
SKirsch.com:
- Using the MGH numbers with our own VAERS queries, we have 247 cases per million doses from the MGH study divided by 5.97 cases per million doses from VAERS. 247/5.97 = 41. This suggests that the VAERS under-reporting factor (URF) is 41X.
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BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by technology and consumer shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly higher and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing mixed. The Portfolio is 50% net long heading into the day.
- Asian equity indices are -.5% to +.25% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 76.0 +.5 basis point.
- China Sovereign CDS 54.75 -1.5 basis points.
- China Iron Ore Spot 106.4 USD/Metric Tonne +.01%
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 37.1 +.02%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 72.3 +1.4%.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 17.7 -1.7%.
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures +.26%.
- S&P 500 futures +.30%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures +.43%.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by technology and consumer shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly higher and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing mixed. The Portfolio is 50% net long heading into the day.