Wall Street’s ‘Fear Index’—the VIX—Surges To Highest Level Since 2020 Pandemic Crash
Global market turmoil has pushed a key measure of expected stock market volatility to levels not seen since the peak of the pandemic and before that, the 2008 financial crisis. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged to 54 on Monday, its highest level since 2020. It closed at 23.4 on Friday, the first time it […]
Fox News has its highest July ratings ever to beat CNN, MSNBC
Fox News blew past its cable-news rivals in July, thanks to weeks of news-packed broadcasts that marked the most-watched month in cable network history, according to data from the Nielsen Research Center. Ratings rose significantly due to coverage of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention and President Joe Biden’s […]
See where inflation is highest and lowest in the US
On “Varney & Co.”, Kevin O’Leary, chairman of O’Leary Ventures, responded to the Biden administration’s latest assertion that corporations are the cause of runaway inflation. Americans face widely differing inflation rates depending on where they live in the country, with the Northeast being a hotbed of stubborn price increases. The Labor Ministry said in early […]
Knicks earn highest preseason win total since 1994 NBA Finals team
Commercial Content 21+. Oddsmakers are giving the Knicks their best outlook in more than 30 years. FanDuel Sportsbook has the Orange and Blue projected to win 53.5 games preseason, matching their highest over/under since the 1993-94 season, when the Knicks won 56 games and advanced to the NBA Finals. History of sports odds. The Knicks […]
Angel Reese joins 3×3 basketball league set to pay out highest average salaries in women’s sports
WNBA star rookie Angel Reese has already decided what she’ll do during her first offseason. Reese became the league’s first rookie to join Unrivaled, a player-owned professional women’s basketball league co-founded by Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier and New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart. The Miami-based three-on-three league is scheduled to launch in January 2025. CLICK HERE […]
Obama offers statement of support after Biden drops out of 2024 race: ‘Patriot of the highest order’
Former President Barack Obama released a statement Sunday afternoon praising President Biden for withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race. President Obama called Biden a “dear friend and partner” and a “patriot of the highest order.” “Sixteen years ago, when I began my search for my vice president, I knew of Joe’s distinguished record of public […]
Adam Schiff Becomes Highest Profile Dem Lawmaker Calling For Biden To Bow Out
Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff called on President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday. Schiff — a high-profile Democrat — made a public appeal to Biden to quit the race so that a different candidate can be on the ticket against former President Donald Trump in November, the congressman told the […]
North Korea diplomat flees to South in highest ranking envoy defection since 2016 – report | North Korea
A South Korean newspaper reported that a senior North Korean official in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, becoming the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to defect to South Korea since 2016. Before defecting to South Korea, Ri Il-gyu, 52, was in charge of political affairs at the North Korean embassy in Cuba. Chosun Ilbo […]
These states have the highest foreclosure rates in the US
David Bahnsen, founder and CIO of Bahnsen Group, is examining the real estate market as young homebuyers struggle with the ongoing housing crisis. New data shows that the number of home foreclosures in the U.S. was lower in the first half of 2024 than the same period in 2023, but some states are still seeing […]
August Border Encounters Of More Than 322,000 Highest Monthly Total In U.S. History
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Total encounters reported at both the northern and southwest land borders in August was 304,162, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. It is the greatest total number of illegal entries of any month in recorded U.S. history, according to CBP data. Total encounter data excludes nearly 30,000 gotaways at the southwest […]