Economy & Finance

House Republicans Coalesce Around Stock-Trading Ban For Lawmakers House Republicans are lining up behind a long-sought effort to curb stock trading by members of Congress, signaling what party leaders say may be their strongest opportunity yet to address concerns that lawmakers can profit from insider information. (Image credit: Illustrated | Getty Images) The proposal, drafted […]

On The Lefty-Left’s Largely Female Hysteria Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Permission Granted: Go Kill Yourself “A mascrosocial cluster B crisis is ripping this nation apart because Leftism has hijacked the minds of progressive females who then LARP out dangerous Gnostic heroic delusions.” – JD Haltigan Historians of the future, grilling beaver-tail paninis over their

Socialism, Not Sanctions, Is Responsible For The Destruction Of Venezuela Authored by Daniel Lacalle, Venezuela is not poor due to sanctions. It is poor because the Chavez-Maduro regime stole hundreds of billions of dollars and demolished the productive fabric of the economy. Venezuela had 12,700 private companies when Chávez came to power, according to Conindustria. Only about

Most US Debanking Cases Stem From Government Pressure, Report Says Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, The majority of debanking cases in the US are a result of government pressure, rather than individual banks’ policies, according to a new report from the American think tank the Cato Institute. Cato Institute analyst Nicholas Anthony explained in a report

Small Modular Reactor Developers Push New Partnerships And Use Cases Hot on the heels of the biggest nuclear energy deal by a tech company to date, one which saw Meta validate Oklo’s “proof of concept” by committing to purchase 1.2 GW of new energy … … peer Small Module Reactor (SMR) developers, Nano Nuclear and

Going Full Spartacus: Democrats Hold Chest-Thumping Press Conferences To Fuel Anti-ICE Rage Authored by Jonathan Turley, “Say her name.” From Portland to Philadelphia, the mantra is being used by politicians to fuel the anger over the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. While many of us have noted that the shooting appears to fall within the guidelines

Trump May Freeze Exxon Out Of Venezuela After CEO Darren Woods Called It “Uninvestable” Tensions flared between Exxon Mobil and the White House after CEO Darren Woods cast doubt on Venezuela’s appeal as an investment destination during a closed-door meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and other oil executives last week, according to Reuters. Woods

10Y Auction Stops Through In Solid Start For 2026 Treasury Sales Shortly after a solid 3Y auction, the first of the year, priced just through the WI by 0.1bps, moments ago we got the first sale of benchmark 10Y paper for 2026 in what was another solid auction. Today’s sale of $39BN in 10Y paper

Republicans Have Quickly Rallied Behind Trump On Venezuela A week after “Operation Absolute Resolve”, which saw the U.S. military attack targets in Venezuela to capture and extract President Nicolás Maduro, the international community is still grappling over the legality of the U.S. intervention. While some experts are saying that the illegality of the U.S. attack is