Justin Logan If there’s a lot of ruin in a nation, there can be a lot of BS in a poll. Although campaign veterans and political scientists have learned a lot about polling, many of those conducting polls, and certainly those publicizing their results, either don’t know or don’t care about polls’ limitations. Polls can contain truth, but they can ...
President Biden has signed two executive orders since dropping out of the 2024 race, trailing past presidents at this point during an election year. On Friday, Biden traveled to the battleground state of Michigan, where he signed what the White House billed as his ‘Good Jobs’ executive order following a visit with labor union members in Ann Arbor. ‘I signed ...
The recent decline last week revealed that the artificial intelligence bubble is deflating. Magnificent Seven stocks are unwinding in response to investors losing confidence in the AI trade in general. Carl gives us a complete picture of the Magnificent Seven in the short and intermediate terms. It doesn’t look very good. Carl also gives us insight on the condition of ...
In the first months of 2024, while many commodity prices eased due to soft global demand, gold prices experienced a significant surge. This increase was driven primarily by geopolitical shocks, which created turbulence in the oil market and heightened the appeal of gold as a safe-haven asset. Despite a broader trend of declining global commodity prices, factors such as geopolitical ...
In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, few traits are as essential to success as resilience. Whether navigating industry downturns, acquiring distressed businesses, or steering a company through economic challenges, the ability to remain focused and adaptable is critical for any leader. One individual who consistently demonstrates such resilience is Jack Mason, the Group CEO of Inc & Co. Despite facing ...
Iran on Monday continued its threat of a ‘nightmare’ attack on Israel following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in late July, as international concerns remain high over Tehran’s nuclear development program which has run unchecked for more than three years. Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami said ‘the nightmare of Iran’s inevitable response is shaking Israel ...
The State Department stood by the frenzied 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal in a new statement after House Foreign Affairs Republicans released a scathing 350-page report detailing dysfunction and a lack of planning leading up to the pullout. Republicans have ‘issued partisan statements, cherry-picked facts, withheld testimonies from the American people, and obfuscated the truth behind conjecture,’ according to a statement put ...
The UK has been seeking to establish itself as a global financial centre for a long time. This is evident in the rich history the country has when it comes to leadership and innovation in traditional banking and financial services. Recently though, with the emergence of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, the UK government has also expressed its ambitions of becoming ...
Jeffrey Miron Most of the debate over COVID-19-inspired mask mandates addresses their alleged benefits, such as reduced illness and death; much less focuses on the potential costs. New research, however, suggests the costs are significant: Our research … collected survey data from over 4,000 respondents in February 2022…. The survey … asked each respondent to report the amount of money ...
More Black Americans are planning to make their voices heard on Election Day now that Vice President Kamala Harris has replaced President Biden as the Democratic nominee, according to a Monday poll. The Washington Post-Ipsos poll found that 69% of Black Americans say they are ‘absolutely certain to vote’ on Election Day, compared to 62% in April. Meanwhile, a similar ...