Thursday, June 11, 2026

Middle East tanker transits June 4-10, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.7/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 16.6/day

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SoH E: 1.1/day BAM SE: 8.7/day  

He's just buying time so he can enjoy his birthday on Sunday, and the fight

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  Trump claims Iran war settled ‘subject to finalization,’ expects signing in ‘next few days’

U.S. House forces Trump's hand to dump Pulte lol

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10:45 AM:   FISA to expire Friday after House blocks extension The U.S. House on Thursday rejected a proposal to extend a key foreign surve...

Core wholesale prices, not seasonally adjusted, rose 4.89% yoy in May 2026, a sideways move from 4.85% the previous month which however was initially reported at 5.2%

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    Wholesale prices rose 1.1% in May, more than expected, on surge in energy The producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 1.1% ...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

When the going gets tough, the weak have to sell their gold, or hinder its purchase

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  As gold’s tumble continues, traders bet the pain may last for two more years ... “Turkey’s central bank is selling gold and buying dollars...

Trump signs DHS funding for ICE and CBP rammed through under reconciliation

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    Trump signs $70 billion immigration funding bill after months of delay ...  Democrats had refused to fund the two Department of Homelan...

The lover of the poorly educated says he loves the inflation

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  Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ after consumer price index hits 3-year high

Five days of supply is better than nothing I guess lol

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Except US military operations are costing $435 million per day. After 30 days we're spending $13 billion trying to free-up $9 billion wo...

Middle East tanker transits June 2-8, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 2.1/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 15.6/day

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SoH E: 1.1/day BAM SE: 7.9/day  

Two years ago Trump was promising to cut our energy bills in half, but now we get a 23.5% year over year increase in energy inflation in May 2026 on top of double digit increases in March and April

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 Because he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. Why do they always seem to do the opposite of what they promise?     

Substandard components vulnerable to corrosion spark massive Honda recall

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  Honda recalls more than 880,000 cars due to a problem with rear suspension components ... American Honda Motor Co. said the recall covers ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine began over four years ago, the U.S. first attacked Iran on June 22 last year

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  Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ and claims they have ‘taken too long’ to agree to a deal May 20th lol: Trump says he’s ‘in no hurry’ ...

Consumer price index inflation in May 2026: +4.2% year over year overall, +2.9% or +2.8% year over year for core, depending on whether you go not seasonally adjusted or seasonally adjusted

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Commenters may like to draw a sharp distinction between overall and core and point to core as evidence that this is not so bad, but the thin...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Aside from the fact the president thinks this is a good thing when he normally doesn't, Why in June 2026 is the president linking to a Reuters article from January 2026 talking about the 94.6% increase in the trade deficit in November 2025?

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Aside from the fact the president thinks this is a good thing when he normally doesn't, Why in June 2026 is the president linking to a R...

Stellantis wrecks 1.3 million Jeeps, faulty part makes them too dangerous to park in the garage

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  Stellantis tells owners of 1.3 million Jeeps to park outside over fire concerns ... the recall covers 2021 through 2025 model-year Jeep Wr...

Gold and silver do not believe today's happy talk about oil

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  Silver ended the day down 8.63% on a year-to-date basis. Gold ended the day down 1.33% on a year-to-date basis. 
Monday, June 8, 2026

Middle East tanker transits 31 May - 6 June 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.7/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 15.7/day

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SoH E: 1.0/day BAM SE: 7.7/day 

Italian coffee company Lavazza to introduce proprietary machine Tabli to brew its proprietary entirely natural compressed coffee tablets which require no recycling like K-cups do

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  Italian coffee giant Lavazza launches single-serve tablets to make espresso in the U.S. ... Lavazza will officially launch Tablì in the U....

OMG CNBC story headlined "What is the average mortgage payment?" takes you to "Is a reverse mortgage right for me?"

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  What is the average mortgage payment?  https://www.cnbc.com/select/is-a-reverse-mortgage-right-for-me-/ Bait and switch much?  AI's an...

OMG, good morning, time for a donut

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... more than 40% of patients reporting vomiting might limit the drug’s commercial potential ...  no shit lol Weight loss drug maker sinks 2...