Investment Watch Blog

At least nine states have announced that they will be ending participation in unemployment assistance programs directed at alleviating problems produced by the coronavirus pandemic. Among them: $300 unemployment checks, which for any state that doesn’t opt out will be extended through Sept. 6. Tennessee is one of the latest states to opt out of … Read more

The letter, titled ‘A Call For American Renewal,’ is set to be published Thursday Signatures include governors, ambassadors, and Republican Party chairmen Demands party returns to a rational party, supports free minds, markets, people Comes as Republicans ousted Liz Cheney from leadership Wednesday  More than 100 Republicans will sign a letter on Thursday declaring that if … Read more

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised close to $14 million in April — his biggest fundraising month since the 2018 campaign. Two donors were responsible for over half of the money donated to the Friends of Ron DeSantis political committee, pouring in $7.8 million of the nearly $14 million haul. Chicago hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin … Read more

Excerpts – More than 120 retired military flag officers with Flag Officers 4 America published an open letter Monday warning that the United States is in “deep peril” and under “tremendous assault” by supporters of socialism and Marxism, urging Americans to get involved in “a fight for our survival as a Constitutional Republic like no … Read more

A group of House Republicans filed an ethics complaint Tuesday against a number of Democrats who made unsubstantiated claims that GOP members led “reconnaissance” tours before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The complaint, first obtained by the Daily Caller, alleged three specific violations and called for an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into the … Read more

  CNS News reports: 20 Governors Tell Biden His Plan to House Illegal Immigrants in Their States Is ‘Unacceptable and Unsustainable’ “We call on you to take action on the crisis at the southern border immediately. Contrary to statements from your Administration, the border is neither closed nor secure,” governors of 20 U.S. states told President … Read more

Last night I shared a heartbreaking photo of young children found by a farmer on his land in Quemado. While we thank God they were found alive, these tragic scenes are happening more & more. Today I visited with him & talked about the border crisis. We need a solution now. pic.twitter.com/Zzvk4UgAGc — Tony Gonzales … Read more

If reading about Dunedin, Florida homeowner Jim Ficken’s recent brush with the law(n) doesn’t motivate you to hop on your riding mower, nothing will. On April 26, a federal court upheld the Gulf Coast city’s decision to issue 71-year-old Ficken nearly $30,000 in fines for allowing his grass to exceed the requisite 10 inches in … Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end of September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it was extending a no-sail order that had been scheduled to expire July 24. In the … Read more

by: Ethan Huff (Natural News) Seventeen states are now under a state of emergency declaration as fuel shortages from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack continue to spread. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., are all seeing dwindling supplies and … Read more

An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that supporters claim would create 800 megawatts of electricity, was approved by the federal government today. The Vineyard Wind project, south of Martha’s Vineyard near Cape Cod, would be the first utility-scale wind power development in federal waters. The $2 billion project was approved Tuesday. The project could be … Read more

Gunman in Colorado birthday party shooting killed 6 people because he wasn’t invited, police say The man suspected of fatally shooting six people before dying by suicide early Sunday morning at a Colorado Springs birthday party was identified by police as Teodoro Macias Jr. Macias, 28, was angry that his girlfriend did not invite him … Read more

What be the carbon footprint of dis ship? Seems to me that Amazon has some sort of woke green agenda. The 417-foot luxury vessel from Dutch yachtmaker Oceanco boasts three masts, several decks, and a price tag that’s estimated to be upward of $500 million. It will be one of the largest sailing yachts ever … Read more

INFLATION SURGES Inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in more than 12 years for April as the U.S. economic recovery kicked into gear and energy prices jumped higher, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.The Consumer Price Index, which measures a basket of goods as well as energy and housing costs, rose 4.2% from a year ago, … Read more