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Perhaps ironically, one of the most famous 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse paintings is by a Russian:
- Pestilence (on a White Horse -> COVID !?)
- War (on a Red Horse -> PUTIN !?)
- Famine (on a Black Horse -> HYPERINFLATION !?)
- Death (on a Pale Horse -> TOO LATE !?)
- Meduza
- DW
- Ahead
Russian citizens made a record number of trips to North Korea in 2025, according to data from the FSB’s border service reviewed by Verstka and The Moscow Times. In total, Russians traveled to the country 9,985 times last year — the highest figure since the FSB began publishing such statistics in 2010.
Russian authorities have decided to begin “slowing down” the messaging app Telegram in the country, the Russian news agency RBC reported, citing sources in the telecommunications industry and government agencies.
After years of maintaining that Chechen troops fighting for Russia against Ukraine do not and should not surrender, Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov has softened his stance on prisoners of war.
This year’s Oscar nominees for best international feature film include the documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” assembled from footage smuggled out of Russia in 2024 by its creator, Pavel Talankin, a teacher and videographer near Chelyabinsk. With the help of the American documentarian David Borenstein, who edited the material, Talankin has fashioned a portrait of Russian state indoctrination, using as his case study the very school where he taught. Since its premiere at Sundance in 2025, the film has provoked sharply divided reactions, inspiring some viewers while infuriating others. Meduza film critic Anton Dolin examines the difficult questions the documentary raises and explains why it deserves to be seen as an important record of wartime Russia.
The Russian metal band Nechist and its fans have become the latest victims of the Kremlin’s crackdown on “Satanism.” On Saturday, state-affiliated media reported that Moscow police had raided and shut down a Nechist concert for allegedly featuring pentagrams, inverted crosses, and other symbols banned as “extremist.” At least 10 people were taken into custody, but there have been no reports of charges laid against them. Here’s what we know about the latest case in Russia’s crusade against the non-existent “International Satanism Movement.”
2026.02.09
Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd:
Jason, we have the silver price crashing, and a lot of people are asking what is going on?
Jason Weber, CEO, Silver North:
Well, it’s funny. Probably around $100 silver I said $75 would feel like where it should go back to. We went on to $118 and now we’re back to $75 twice in the last seven days.
Continue reading Under the Spotlight – Jason Weber CEO Silver North Resources at Ahead of the Herd.
2026.05.07
Tungsten and antimony are two of the most sought-after metals in the world. Both are facing severe supply restrictions due to heavy concentration in China. Both have also been designated critical minerals by the United States and Canada, driving urgent exploration by non-Chinese sources.
Antimony
Antimony (Sb) is primarily found in the mineral stibnite (the primary ore mineral of antimony, containing 71.4% antimony and 28.6% sulfur).
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Continue reading There isn’t enough copper in the world at Ahead of the Herd.
By Jan Krikke – Asia Times
For decades, London reigned supreme in the global gold market. Its vast over-the-counter (OTC) system, built on unallocated accounts, netted trades and trust in paper claims set benchmarks and kept most bullion circulating as a financial instrument rather than plain physical metal.
Today, the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) gold price remains the global reference. But London is no longer the primary venue for most physical bullion transactions, as the physical settlement balance shifts from West to East.
Continue reading Gold’s center of gravity moving from West to East at Ahead of the Herd.
By Carly Cassella – ScienceAlert
It’s easy to feel powerless against cancer, but a new study has identified several ways that we can reduce the odds of it occurring.
According to new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than a third of all cancer cases globally are preventable.
Lung, stomach, and cervical cancers make up nearly half of those cases.
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- Number of national elections to be held in 2024 18 of 68
- Overall turnout (based on registered voters) 63%
- Total number of ballots cast in 18 elections 467,094,737
Pulled conclusions from pooled data compilations
Using some of the world’s largest companies by market cap & some of the most quoted indices + two most sung alternatives: data for this millennia where available
- At 134x, Apple is the absolute stock price growth winner; with Amazon at 45x and Google at 32x
- Despite the lack of interest or dividends, gold at 6.6x looks good compared to any other stock or index!
- Barrick Gold on the other hand seems to be poorly correlated to anything including the gold metal itself!?
- But Barrick is the only stock producing negative correlations with most of the indices including a relatively high -0.77 with the Euronext100 index
- If one wast trying to get something totally uncorrelated on purpose- it would be hard to beat: gold and the Euronext100 index at -0.03; or Barrick and the Hang Seng index at 0.04; or gold and Merck at 0.16; or BTC and the FTSE index at 0.19
- Correlation against a basket of indices & alternatives is best in Disney and Google (0.81-0.82), albeit at different growth multiples
- If an average historical P/E is somewhere in the 20x range, then the current S&P quoted average which is in high 30s is as warned high, BUT: only Amazon and Visa seem to be widely out of range (justified by growth in online transactions?), with many below current & historical averages
- In the current world of no interest & no inflation, maybe the higher P/E averages are justified..? For how long, that is a different question…
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