April 2026

China To Import Record Amount Of US Ethane As Iran War Chokes Off Naphtha, LPG Supplies One year ago, in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, there was a flurry of discussion over who is more reliant on whom: the US on Chinese rare earth materials, or China on US ethane output (see […]

Iraq’s Ruling Pro-Iran Bloc Races To Choose PM, While US Rejects Main Candidates Via The Cradle The US has suspended all funding and security coordination with Iraq, and shipments of dollars the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), until a new Baghdad government acceptable to Washington is formed, Saudi state-owned Al-Hadath reported Monday. The US is also conditioning

Data Analytics Company Palantir Publishes An Ideological Manifesto People on the far-left and far-right of the political spectrum rarely find any issue upon which they intersect and share common ground.  However, both sides have an almost religious fear of data analytics company Palantir.  Their reasons might be different but their reactions are similar.  On the

World’s Biggest Physical Oil Trader Warns Of Months Of Price Volatility By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com Seasonally lower demand ahead of the peak summer driving season and the continued turbulence in the Middle East could extend the violent oil price swings for months ahead, the top executive of oil trader Gunvor has told the Financial

Canada’s Prime Minister Doubles Down On Militant Anti-US Rhetoric Well before Mark Carney was elected as Canada’s Prime Minister in the wake of numerous scandals surrounding Justin Trudeau, critics noted that the candidate represented a far greater threat to Canada’s freedom largely because he is far more devious than Trudeau ever was.  Carney is a

USDA, US Army Break Ground On Texas Facility To Combat Flesh-Eating Parasite Spread Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. officials broke ground for a New World Screwworm (NWS) sterile fly production facility in Texas to combat the flesh-eating parasites, which have spread across Mexico and pose a significant threat to

Beyond Chips: U.S. And China Enter Robotaxi Race As Physical AI Emerges  Last week, Goldman analysts led by Mark Delaney laid out a detailed roadmap for clients on how autonomous vehicles could reshape America’s highways through the 2030s, with a particular focus on “the impact of AI on profit pools.” In a separate report, Goldman

The Best Money Advice Of All Time Authored by Ellen Chang, Kerri Anne Renzulli, and Chris Taylor via Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Financial advice is everywhere these days. In the digital age, you can find insights and tips about how best to save, invest, and manage your money from adviser and financial services websites; YouTube, TikTok, and other

US Nuclear Renaissance Finally Starts…? TNC Plans New South Carolina Reactor The Nuclear Co. (TNC), a startup that emerged from stealth in 2024 as America’s full-stack nuclear project integrator, is preparing to propose one of the first large-scale conventional reactor builds in the United States in more than a decade.  According to Bloomberg, the company