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CBP Says It Seized More Than 60 Pounds Of Cocaine From US Citizen At Border
17.04.2026, 01:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - CBP Says It Seized More Than 60 Pounds Of Cocaine From US Citizen At Border Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the U.S.–Mexico border prevented more than 60 pounds of cocaine from entering the country, allegedly smuggled by an American citizen—a “trusted traveler”—the agency exclusively...
Space Nuclear Power Initiative Sends Reactor Companies Flying
17.04.2026, 00:53 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Space Nuclear Power Initiative Sends Reactor Companies Flying An announcement from the administration's Science and Technology Director, Michael Kratsios, regarding the establishment of the National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power sent reactor development companies higher over the following trading days. The time has come for America to...
Gulf Shock May Spark Shortage Of World's Most Critical Industrial Chemical, Used Heavily In Mining
17.04.2026, 00:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gulf Shock May Spark Shortage Of World's Most Critical Industrial Chemical, Used Heavily In Mining Goldman analysts Kyle Shaffer and Amanda Ross provided clients with a broad overview of industrials and natural resources amid energy disruptions in the Gulf area. In the note, they stated that the well-known Gulf energy shock is set to disrupt LNG...
Scientist Suggests Dark Matter Could Be Black Holes From A Different Universe
16.04.2026, 23:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Scientist Suggests Dark Matter Could Be Black Holes From A Different Universe Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, While the scientific establishment has spent decades chasing invisible particles that never quite show up, a leading cosmologist has dropped a theory that turns everything on its head: dark matter isn’t some exotic new particle...
Bankrupted Spirit Airlines Faces Imminent Liquidation
16.04.2026, 23:27 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bankrupted Spirit Airlines Faces Imminent Liquidation Bankrupt Spirit Airlines "could liquidate as early as this week," according to a new CNBC report. The troubled carrier, stuck in years of turbulence, has failed to emerge from its second bankruptcy in less than a year and is now being squeezed by soaring jet fuel costs. NEW: Spirit Airlines could...
Netflix Plunges After US Revenues Miss, Dismal Q2 Guidance, Hastings Stepping Down As Chairman
16.04.2026, 22:32 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Netflix Plunges After US Revenues Miss, Dismal Q2 Guidance, Hastings Stepping Down As Chairman After staging a powerful rebound in the past two months, when first weak Q4 earnings sent the stock plunging to multi-year lows, which however was offset by the end of the company's expensive pursuit of HBO/Warner Bros. Discovery , and which sent the stock...
Taiwan Semi Slides Despite Record Results In Warning Sign For Chip Companies
16.04.2026, 20:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Taiwan Semi Slides Despite Record Results In Warning Sign For Chip Companies Taiwanese chip giant, Taiwan Semiconductor Manfuacturing Co, said Thursday its net profit surged to a fresh record in the first quarter, fueled by the global artificial intelligence race despite the war in the Middle East. Massive demand for AI hardware means business is booming...
LIV Golf CEO Denies "Speculation" That Saudi Arabia On Cusp Of Severing Ties
16.04.2026, 19:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - LIV Golf CEO Denies "Speculation" That Saudi Arabia On Cusp Of Severing Ties Update (1130ET): Amid reports that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund might be on the verge of pulling its funding for the league, LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil told staff in an email overnight that its season will go on "as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle." The...
Jeep-Maker Stellantis Signs AI Deal With Microsoft
16.04.2026, 18:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Jeep-Maker Stellantis Signs AI Deal With Microsoft Stellantis and Microsoft are teaming up in a five‑year strategic deal to accelerate the deployment of AI across the automotive company's large portfolio of brands, including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Jeep, Maserati, Peugeot, and others. The companies plan to develop more than 100 AI initiatives across...
Trump Signs Pipeline Permits To Boost US–Canada Oil Flow
16.04.2026, 17:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Trump Signs Pipeline Permits To Boost US–Canada Oil Flow Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump issued several pipeline permits on April 15, including one for the construction of a new pipeline to facilitate the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products between the United States and Canada, according to documents...
DOJ Petitions Court To Toss Convictions Of Unpardoned Jan. 6 Defendants
16.04.2026, 15:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - DOJ Petitions Court To Toss Convictions Of Unpardoned Jan. 6 Defendants Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times, The Justice Department is petitioning an appeals court to throw out the convictions of unpardoned defendants who were charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. “The United States has determined ... that dismissal...
"The Roaring 2020s Are Back": S&P Futures Hit New Record With Nasdaq Up 12 Straight Days On Iran Truce Optimism
16.04.2026, 14:49 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "The Roaring 2020s Are Back": S&P Futures Hit New Record With Nasdaq Up 12 Straight Days On Iran Truce Optimism Stock futures are edging higher on continued optimism about an extended truce in the Middle East, while Taiwan Semi's solid results have sparked another leg higher in AI trade. As of 8:15 am ET, S&P 500 futures rose 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100...
Despite 'Survey' Sadness, Jobless Claims Slide Near Historic Lows
16.04.2026, 14:39 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Despite 'Survey' Sadness, Jobless Claims Slide Near Historic Lows The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell to just 207k (below the 213k expected and down from the prior 209.25k) - back near its lowest levels in 5 years (and trend towards its lowest level in 50 years)... Source: Bloomberg Despite a small pick up last...
Continuing Slump In Global Media Climate Agitprop Bodes Ill For Future Net Zero Support
16.04.2026, 09:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Continuing Slump In Global Media Climate Agitprop Bodes Ill For Future Net Zero Support Authored by Chris Morrison via THE DAILY SCEPTIC, Decades of careful grooming of incurious journalists designed to whip up a non-existent climate emergency have failed to halt a dramatic continuing collapse in mainstream media stories backing the Net Zero fantasy...
Europe's Electrification Dream Is Hitting A Wall
16.04.2026, 08:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Europe's Electrification Dream Is Hitting A Wall Authored by Gisele Widdershoven via OilPrice.com, Europe’s electrification strategy is ambitious but constrained by lagging grid infrastructure, creating bottlenecks that are already delaying industry and investment. Massive funding needs—running into trillions—combined with regulatory complexity...
Trump's Blockade Is Breaking Iran... And European Elites Are Angry
16.04.2026, 05:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Trump's Blockade Is Breaking Iran... And European Elites Are Angry Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us In March I published an article titled “Global Energy Crisis Or Iranian Surrender In Five Weeks?” in which I outlined the “worst case” and “best case” scenarios for the war in Iran. In my best case scenario I argued in favor of...
CBS '60 Minutes' Left Out The Most Damning Part Of The Story
16.04.2026, 04:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - CBS '60 Minutes' Left Out The Most Damning Part Of The Story Submitted by American Truckers United, Over the last year, the American people have awakened to the reality of truck drivers unable to speak English, operating with non-domicile CDLs, and wreaking havoc on our roadways. What had yet to gain national attention was the ownership behind these...
Gabbard Sends Criminal Referrals For 2019 Trump Impeachment Whistleblower, IG Coverup
16.04.2026, 04:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gabbard Sends Criminal Referrals For 2019 Trump Impeachment Whistleblower, IG Coverup On Monday, DNI Tulsi Gabbard and the House Intelligence Committee released declassified transcripts revealing that the whistleblower whose complaint about Trump and Zelensky's 'perfect call' as an extreme parisan who had a "prior professional relationship with one...
Human Smuggler Extradited From Brazil To US: DOJ
16.04.2026, 03:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Human Smuggler Extradited From Brazil To US: DOJ Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Bangladeshi national, alleged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be a “prolific” alien smuggler, made his first appearance Monday in a Laredo, Texas, federal courtroom following his extradition from Brazil, according to a DOJ statement...
Bessent Keeps Running Tally Of China As "Unreliable Global Partner" - Count Now Stands At Three
16.04.2026, 03:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bessent Keeps Running Tally Of China As "Unreliable Global Partner" - Count Now Stands At Three Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Tuesday that Beijing’s panic hoarding of crude and refined products, while refusing to join the rest of the world in releasing supplies to offset the Gulf energy shock, has now demonstrated for the third time...
Major Israeli PAC Flips: Tel Aviv Should Pay Out-Of-Pocket If It Wants US Weapons
16.04.2026, 02:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Major Israeli PAC Flips: Tel Aviv Should Pay Out-Of-Pocket If It Wants US Weapons via Middle East Eye The pro-Israel advocacy group J Street is now calling for an end to "direct" US military support to Israel, per a new policy document published this week. The group had previously backed Washington's continued provision of defensive weapons systems...
China's Unitree Unveils Robot With "Human-Like Physique" That Can Outrun Most People
16.04.2026, 01:42 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China's Unitree Unveils Robot With "Human-Like Physique" That Can Outrun Most People The race for bipedal humanoid robot intelligence has certainly been in the news, with robots receiving "AI brains" that have already brought them onto factory floors and will likely become more visible in the public world in the coming years (see UBS). But there...
Waymo Partners With Waze To Use Self-Driving Cars To Track Potholes
16.04.2026, 01:16 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Waymo Partners With Waze To Use Self-Driving Cars To Track Potholes Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two Alphabet-owned companies, Waymo and Waze, announced on April 9 that they will team up to detect potholes and share that information with local government agencies to help get them filled more efficiently. A self-driving...
Build It, And They Will Come? Not The Case At Baltimore's Harbor East Luxury Tower
16.04.2026, 00:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Build It, And They Will Come? Not The Case At Baltimore's Harbor East Luxury Tower The Four Seasons Private Residences in Harbor East, situated in crime-ridden Baltimore City and serving as a flagship luxury development project tied to the Inner Harbor's waterfront revitalization, was originally envisioned as an ultra-luxury tower designed to attract...
Former Brazilian Intelligence Chief Detained By ICE In Florida
15.04.2026, 23:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Former Brazilian Intelligence Chief Detained By ICE In Florida Authored by Charis Summers via The Epoch Times, Alexandre Ramagem, a former chief of the Brazilian intelligence agency and a close ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Orlando, Florida. Ramagem was chief of the...
IMF Warns US Treasury Market Prone To "Sudden Repricing" Due To Soaring Debt, Overreliance On Bills
15.04.2026, 23:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - IMF Warns US Treasury Market Prone To "Sudden Repricing" Due To Soaring Debt, Overreliance On Bills The International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday that the relentless US debt issuance is undermining the premium Treasuries have commanded from investors, with implications for government securities across the globe. “The increase in the US Treasury...
Mullin Blasts Biden Admin After DHS Employee Killed By Naturalized Felon
15.04.2026, 22:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Mullin Blasts Biden Admin After DHS Employee Killed By Naturalized Felon On Monday, Lauren Bullis, a 40-year-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee, was "brutally shot and stabbed to death" while walking her dog, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is blaming the Biden administration for her murder. Olaolukitan Adon Abel (left) and Lauren...
Russia Vows To 'Fill China's Energy Resource Gap' Amid Hormuz Crisis In Lavrov-Xi Meeting
15.04.2026, 21:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Vows To 'Fill China's Energy Resource Gap' Amid Hormuz Crisis In Lavrov-Xi Meeting At a moment it remains a serious open question over just how vulnerable China is to the Hormuz Strait crisis, and now with the US-imposed US naval blockade of the vital oil transit waterway, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Beijing pledging energy...
Iran War Leads To Fluoride Shortages For Some US Water Utilities
15.04.2026, 20:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Iran War Leads To Fluoride Shortages For Some US Water Utilities Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Multiple water providers have lowered the amount of fluoride they add to water for millions of Americans, amid shortages stemming from the U.S.–Iran war. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works said on April 13 that it is reducing...
OpenAI's Stratospheric Valuation Draws Investor Scrutiny As It Scrambles To Capture Enterprise Market
15.04.2026, 17:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - OpenAI's Stratospheric Valuation Draws Investor Scrutiny As It Scrambles To Capture Enterprise Market OpenAI, fresh off the largest private fundraising round in history, is facing mounting questions from some of its own backers over its $852 billion valuation and a whiplash-inducing pivot in strategy that prioritizes the higher-margin enterprise market...
War 'Very Close' To Over, Trump Says, As Iran Ceasefire Extension Reportedly Advances, But More US Troops Deploy
15.04.2026, 14:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - War 'Very Close' To Over, Trump Says, As Iran Ceasefire Extension Reportedly Advances, But More US Troops Deploy Summary The Iran war is "very close to over" with authorities in Tehran eager to agree a peace deal, Trump says, adding: "We've beaten them militarily." AP/Bloomberg reportingthe two sides have an "in principle agreement" to pursue further...
Kering And Hermès Sink As War Batters Earnings; Goldman Warns Luxury Dip-Buying Is "Premature"
15.04.2026, 13:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Kering And Hermès Sink As War Batters Earnings; Goldman Warns Luxury Dip-Buying Is "Premature" Goldman's Natasha de la Grense summed it up well this morning: "Money was waiting on the sidelines to buy luxury for a de-escalation play – that feels premature with three misses in three days." Disappointments from Kering and Hermès, both of which fell...
Goldman Highlights Global Nuclear Progress Across SMRs And The Fuel Chain
15.04.2026, 12:58 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Goldman Highlights Global Nuclear Progress Across SMRs And The Fuel Chain March saw the submission of multiple construction permits for new reactors, while new designs like India's thorium reactor, obtained their first criticality. Microreactors in the US also progressed through DOE regulatory pathways as they approach a criticality deadline in July...
Rolls-Royce 470-Megawatt Nuclear Reactors To Power 3 Million UK Homes For 60 Years
15.04.2026, 11:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Rolls-Royce 470-Megawatt Nuclear Reactors To Power 3 Million UK Homes For 60 Years Authored by Mrigakshi Dixit via Interesting Engineering, The UK’s new nuclear approval at Wylfa officially kicks off what the government calls a “golden age” for the nation’s energy sector. Depiction of Rolls-Royce SMR site at Wylfa on Anglesey, North Wales. On...
Is The EU's €90 Billion Loan To Ukraine Meant To Buy Time For The Return Of Democrats
15.04.2026, 09:31 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Is The EU's €90 Billion Loan To Ukraine Meant To Buy Time For The Return Of Democrats Authored by Andrew Korybko, Orban’s “democratic ouster” is expected to remove Hungary’s procedural opposition to the EU’s planned €90 billion loan to Ukraine that’ll be financed by members raising common debt. RT published a detailed article about...
Italy's Anti-Israel Opposition Declares 'Victory' After Meloni Suspends Defense Pact
15.04.2026, 08:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Italy's Anti-Israel Opposition Declares 'Victory' After Meloni Suspends Defense Pact Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, now 'paused' as a two-week ceasefire holds in order to give a chance for talks. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the significant status change...
After Orbán Loss, Polish MEP Warns EU Set To "Subjugate Everything And Everyone" As VDL Moves Quickly To Abolish Veto Power
15.04.2026, 08:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - After Orbán Loss, Polish MEP Warns EU Set To "Subjugate Everything And Everyone" As VDL Moves Quickly To Abolish Veto Power Via Remix News, On the back of Péter Magyar’s victory in Hungary, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU needs to work on getting rid of member states’ veto powers. For many who backed Viktor Orbán...
Virginia Governor Pushes Amendments On Gun Legislation Amid DOJ Warning
15.04.2026, 05:28 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Virginia Governor Pushes Amendments On Gun Legislation Amid DOJ Warning Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger wants the Commonwealth’s General Assembly to shore up what she sees as shortcomings in gun control bills it sent to her after its regular session. Semi-automatic and fully automatic...
Netanyahu Boasts: Trump Admin Briefs Me Every Day On Iran
15.04.2026, 02:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Netanyahu Boasts: Trump Admin Briefs Me Every Day On Iran Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. "I spoke yesterday with Vice...
Should You Keep Your Target-Date Funds In Retirement?
15.04.2026, 01:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Should You Keep Your Target-Date Funds In Retirement? Authored by Javier Simon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Target-date funds (TDFs) can be effective retirement savings vehicles for many investors. Target-date funds adjust risk over time, but their limited flexibility can make them less suitable for complex retirement plans. SsCreativeStudio/Shutterstock...
For A Housing Fix, Look To The Laboratories We Know As States
15.04.2026, 00:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - For A Housing Fix, Look To The Laboratories We Know As States Authored by Edward Pinto via RealClearMarkets, Federal housing policy is afflicted by several shortcomings—it is expensive, outdated, and inflexible. The states, free from these restrictions, have begun experimenting with tailored approaches. Congress should take note. In 1932 Justice...
After Swalwell Craters, CA GOP Jubilant But Divided
14.04.2026, 23:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - After Swalwell Craters, CA GOP Jubilant But Divided Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, SAN DIEGO—Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign implosion on Friday couldn’t have been better timing for California Republicans. The state’s GOP was already set to convene in San Diego for their spring convention over the weekend...
US Carrier Takes Long Route To Gulf To Avoid Bab el-Mandab Strait And Houthis
14.04.2026, 19:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Carrier Takes Long Route To Gulf To Avoid Bab el-Mandab Strait And Houthis By Mallory Shelbourne of USNI News Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is operating off the coast of Namibia, as it sails around the African continent and is set to join a growing naval force in the Arabian Sea amid a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, USNI...
La Marxista: Mamdani Pledges To Open First City-Run Store With Projected $30 Million Initial Cost
14.04.2026, 18:24 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - La Marxista: Mamdani Pledges To Open First City-Run Store With Projected $30 Million Initial Cost Authored by Jonathan Turley, Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his “First 100 Days” speech this week to announce that he has kept his promise to create a chain of city-run stores . . . by pledging to open one store sometime “next year.” According to the New...
DEI Practices Reduce Productivity, Cost $94 Billion Annually: White House Economic Report
14.04.2026, 17:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - DEI Practices Reduce Productivity, Cost $94 Billion Annually: White House Economic Report Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices negatively impacted the U.S. economy, according to the 2026 White House Economic Report released April 13. Researchers calculated that DEI policies reduced output and...
Treasury Rushes To Access Anthropic 'Mythos' AI After Warning It Can Hack "Every Major Operating System"
14.04.2026, 16:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Treasury Rushes To Access Anthropic 'Mythos' AI After Warning It Can Hack "Every Major Operating System" The US Treasury Department’s technology team is actively seeking access to Anthropic PBC’s highly restricted Mythos AI model so it can begin hunting for software vulnerabilities, according to a person familiar with the situation cited by Bloomberg...
JPM Stock Fizzles Despite Blowout Quarter As Key Forecast Cut
14.04.2026, 15:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - JPM Stock Fizzles Despite Blowout Quarter As Key Forecast Cut One day after Goldman Sachs reported its highest profit in 5 years (despite an ugly miss in FICC revenues), this morning JPMorgan impressed with just as solid results, when it reported that its Q1 profits rose 13% as the bank benefited from soaring market volatility and frantic trading amid...
Xi Says "Global Order Crumbling Into Disarray" As Trump Turns Up Pressure Campaign On China
14.04.2026, 14:49 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Xi Says "Global Order Crumbling Into Disarray" As Trump Turns Up Pressure Campaign On China President Trump's four-and-a-half-month crusade across the Western Hemisphere, and now into the Middle East, increasingly looks like a massive blitz to acquire - or control - energy assets and maritime chokepoints as part of a broader economic pressure campaign...
Iran Mulls Hormuz Shipping Pause To Preserve Talks, Avoid Trump Blockade Showdown, As US Pushes 20-Year Nuclear Freeze
14.04.2026, 14:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Iran Mulls Hormuz Shipping Pause To Preserve Talks, Avoid Trump Blockade Showdown, As US Pushes 20-Year Nuclear Freeze Summary Diplomacy is not yet dead, as Bloomberg reports Iran is mulling a short-term pause to shipments through Hormuz Strait, in order to avoid a fresh clash with US forces & avoid testing Trump's blockade. Mediators are scrambling...
Futures Rise, Nasdaq Up 10 Days In A Row, On Iran De-escalation Optimism
14.04.2026, 14:24 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rise, Nasdaq Up 10 Days In A Row, On Iran De-escalation Optimism US equity futures, and global stocks rise while oil slides on a Reuters report that negotiating teams from the US and Iran could return to Pakistan later this week to resume negotiations to end the war in the Gulf, days after the first peace talks ended without a breakthrough, with...