New super flu vaccine rollout begins

This winter’s flu vaccine has been updated to protect against last year’s Super-K strain, with the first doses being given to schoolchildren and pregnant women. Flu hit early last winter, with a new mutated version of the virus circulating – a seasonal influenza called subclade K or Super-K. Schoolchildren are being prioritised – and like … Read more

GasBuddy Golden Age Update: 2026 is Poised to Be Most Expensive Labor Day at The Pump in History

GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2026 will be $4.03 per gallon, 87 cents higher than in 2025, and the highest Labor Day price at the pump on … Read more

DOJ widens investigation of beef industry.

The Justice Department has widened its antitrust inquiry into the nation’s largest meatpackers, focusing on rising retail beef prices and possible anticompetitive conduct. In July, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward sent letters to eight of the country’s top grocery retailers: Costco, Publix, Aldi, Amazon, Kroger, Walmart, Ahold Delhaize USA and Albertsons Companies. https://independentnewsroom.com/p/exclusive-justice-department-widens-antitrust-inquiry-into-meatpackers-and-major-grocers

US hit IRGC again. Hormuz fight is back on

https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/2094826294466810366 https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/2094832287233814763 https://twitter.com/StephenGardnerX/status/2094833407339700365 https://twitter.com/opinion_kings/status/2094836807120863284 https://twitter.com/IranNuances/status/2094842884356788717 Sunday Larak. U.S. said they stopped a mine launch. Iran answered Jordan and UAE sites. Monday tankers dinged leaving the strait. Oil moved. Tuesday IRGC fire at Jordan again after the noon strikes. Intercepts over Aqaba. Iranian TV. Fishmeal plant on Qeshm. Wedding claim in Kuhestak. CENTCOM called the casualty … Read more

Iran tells its citizens to cut petrol use

A top Iranian official called on citizens to curb their petrol consumption on Tuesday, as the country faces difficulty importing enough fuel to meet demand due to a US naval blockade. “Of course, part of the responsibility for this high consumption does not lie with our people; it lies with our industry,” parliament speaker and … Read more

This is getting harder to contain. The US is bombing Iran again, Iran is firing back, Russia is helping Tehran build better missiles and oil is heading toward $95.

If this keeps going, $100 oil may be the easy part. Russia Secretly Helping Iran Develop Supersonic Cruise Missiles… The FT report indicates that the support continued throughout the US war with Iran, as Tehran intends to develop a new class of weapon capable of threatening US aircraft carriers Russia has been secretly supporting Iranian … Read more

Japanese 10 year bonds hit 3%

The boiler is smoking, the bolts straining. She’s getting ready to blow. https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/JP10Y Word round the campfire is, when she hits 3.5% all bets are off. View post on imgur.com October looms : View post on imgur.com   h/t jjjjj

WSJ: High-End Credit Cardholders Find It’s Harder to Get Their Money’s Worth

https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/high-end-credit-cardholders-find-its-harder-to-get-their-moneys-worth-b10d3bc7?st=kmREQL&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Rising annual fees have intensified the cat-and-mouse game over rewards between card companies and customers Higher annual fees and tightened rules around rewards are forcing premium credit cardholders to work harder to get the most value from their cards. Card issuers say tighter rules around bringing guests into lounges are intended to maintain the … Read more

The ECB is about to hike into a price shock and call it inflation; Germany’s 10-Year Yield jumps to highest level in more than 15 years

The ECB is about to hike into a price shock and call it inflation. German CPI ticked up to 2.9% in August from 2.8%, the hottest since April. Energy did all the work: heating oil, pump prices, and an expired fuel-tax break. Services and food actually cooled. Energy spikes are a… pic.twitter.com/yaFbX5LTzH — Kurt S. … Read more

Police in Turkey have started using drones to enforce the law

Turkey reaches 1.845 million licensed drone pilots Turkey’s registered UAV ecosystem is enormous and still growing. As of August 28, the country had 1,845,456 licensed UAV pilots, while more than 237,000 people had sought drone pilot licenses during 2026. That means authorities are operating in a country where drones are becoming extremely common. A suspected … Read more

The Stage Is Set, The Fuse Is Lit, And 3 Global Conflicts Are On The Brink Of Detonation

by Michael We are facing one of the most dangerous chapters in human history. For years, I have been warning about 3 global conflicts which would collectively make up World War III. Unfortunately, the stage has now been set for a polycrisis of epic proportions. The war with Iran threatens to greatly escalate, the continuous bombardment … Read more

One California bill just wiped billions off utility stocks, it removes a $6 billion wildfire cap.

One bill in Sacramento torched billions in utility market cap. PG&E fell as much as 21%, Edison 23%, its worst day since 2018. California's new wildfire bill updates response but leaves the liability sitting on the utilities, the one thing investors were begging to avoid. Three… pic.twitter.com/0uAx763bvq — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) August 31, … Read more