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Trump Backs Off and Markets Rise

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

SOCIAL MEDIA ECONOMIST: Stocks rebounded yesterday after President Trump said he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for being slow to cut interest rates.   Investors were also encouraged by Trump’s announcement that the 145 percent tariffs on …

Pope Francis Dead at 88

Monday, April 21, 2025

CONVOCATION: Less than 24 hours after offering Easter blessings and meeting with Vice President JD Vance, Pope Francis died this morning in Rome at age 88, the Vatican announced.    Originally from Argentina, Francis was the first Jesuit and Latin American pope. …