Russia /North Korea security pact as seen thru a BANZAI lens..

by Michael E Dehn | Jun 20, 2024 | Breaking News, International insights, Latest News, Media, Military considerations, World economic impacts, World politics of consequence

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15313217

Oh my

by Michael E Dehn | Jun 20, 2024 | AI artificial intelligence, Breaking News, Entertainment, Music and Pop culture

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/20/premiere-movie-ai-generated-script-cancelled-backlash-the-last-screenwriter-prince-charles-cinema

It can’t

by Michael E Dehn | Jun 20, 2024 | Banking and Finance, Breaking News, consumer spending and sentiment

How expensive is US consumer debt? Personal interest payments as a percentage of disposable personal income have spiked to 2.5%, the highest since the 2008 Financial Crisis. Over the last 2 years, consumer interest costs have surged at a record pace relative to...

A most taxing situation

by Michael E Dehn | Jun 20, 2024 | Banking and Finance, Breaking News, consumer spending and sentiment, SCOTUS impacts and rulings

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-wealth-tax-5a13417bd5ae41f7d150ac596f7c51d0?user_email=d4463f77c50725884e7d91b5b805c5eaf46bb9c45a75a582677966fd4bb13e4e&utm_medium=Afternoon_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=AfternoonWire_June20_2024&u...

OK Fine

by Michael E Dehn | Jun 20, 2024 | Breaking News, International insights, Latest News, Media

Is the news industry ready for another pivot to...

The positive spin on the inevitable

by Michael E Dehn | Jun 20, 2024 | Breaking News, Chicago centric content, Weather events

Here we are. The most daylight of the year. The solstice. Gaining a final 2 seconds to round out at 15 hours 13 minutes 41 seconds. Tomorrow, we begin the other side. But fear not: 49 more days of post 8p sunsets. 57 more days of pre 6a sunrises. Bright times still...