Ford CEO says it's 'too late' for Europe to fend off Chinese automakers, but not for U.S.
CEO Jim Farley's warning comes on the heels of a high-profile visit last week by Chinese President Xi Jinping with President Donald Trump
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Prediction market traders think the U.S. added more jobs in September than economists estimate
The higher-than-consensus expectations are a bet that the U.S. had another strong month of job growth.
The Fed's main inflation measure will be released Wednesday. Here's what to expect
Data is expected to show ongoing price pressures and consumers who nevertheless continue to spend.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - EMP Weapons: Yet Another Destabilizing Technology | naked capitalism
Could conventional EMP weapons disrupt modern warships? The answer leads from electromagnetic warfare to implications for satellites, AI, and an increasingly unstable arms race.
Trump Accounts will auto-enroll children, potentially adding 60 million accounts: Treasury
The Treasury Department announced that Trump Accounts will begin auto-enrolling eligible children. Here's what families need to know.
Homeowners are sitting on record equity – and not using it
U.S. homeowners have more housing wealth than ever before, thanks to fast-rising home prices over the last several years. But they aren't spending much of it.
New AI-powered government website uses Gemini, Grok, Trump official Gebbia says
Trump called the new website, America.gov, "a restoration of America's founding promise."
De-Dollarization Is a YouTube Urban Legend | naked capitalism
De-dollarization is simply not happening. Foreign investors are active dollar buyers. .
Funding cuts put 8.3 million refugees at risk of losing vital assistance
Haji Mohammad Shafi spent 44 years in Pakistan before he was forced to leave. He sold everything he owned and returned to Afghanistan with his five children, arriving with almost nothing.
Clean your plate – to reduce food loss and waste
Food waste is helping to fuel global warming, one half-eaten sandwich at a time.
Polymarket taps Goldman Sachs veteran Lisa Mantil to attract Wall Street liquidity
Lisa Mantil, after a nearly three-decade run at Goldman, will join the prediction market's team to attract institutional traders.
Links 9/29/2026 + Short Iran War Note | naked capitalism
Our purple daily links: Obsession virtues? salt syndicate, bond market recovery, US droughts, EU LNG desperation, China transport overcapacity, Al Aqsa mosque stormed, Haiti + Colombia gangs, Ukraine grain squeeze, Trump...