Economy & Finance

Venezuela’s Interim President Bends The Knee As Maduro Arraignment In NY Court Imminent That didn’t take long. At a moment Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and his wife Flores are set to appear before a New York federal judge on various drug-trafficking and gun-running related charges, his VP and now apparently Interim President Delcy Rodriguez is offering a huge olive […]

Don-Roe Doctrine: Fall Of Maduro Sends US Oil Stocks Soaring Brent crude futures were little changed early Monday following President Trump’s special operation involving Delta Force commandos that removed socialist leader Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela. While crude futures showed a muted reaction, U.S. energy equities surged in premarket trading, reflecting growing optimism that

“Cut Juice To Ruling Class”: Left-Wing Militants Claim Grid Attack On Berlin  The deep state publication The Atlantic was correct when it recently wrote, “Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise,” given the political assassination of Charlie Kirk in the US and the protest industrial complex that has sparked riots and chaos last year and in recent

Meet The Democrat Congressman Crushing Pelosi’s Stock Returns Move over Nancy Pelosi, there’s a new insider trader, err, investor in town whose portfolio has you beat. Pelosi’s investment record during her decades in Congress has long drawn criticism, with her portfolio posting a whopping 54% return last year. The California Democrat, who plans to depart

Energy Levers Shift As US Strikes A Geopolitical Blow With Maduro Arrest Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The new year begins with a geopolitical thunderclap. With the arrest of Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. positions itself as a decisive player in the global energy market. This move has far-reaching consequences for the balance of power.

Waymo, Santa Monica Sue Each Other Over Charging Stations Waymo, the Bay Area-based autonomous vehicle company and the city of Santa Monica, California are suing each other over the overnight use of charging stations for Waymo cars. Santa Monica has asked a judge to order Waymo not to use charging stations operated by Voltera from 11 p.m.

40% Of All Babies Born In Vienna Do Not Have An Austrian Passport Via Remix News, The demographic landscape of Vienna is shifting rapidly, with a record number of newborns lacking Austrian citizenship despite being born within the country. According to recent data from Statistics Austria, 40.5 percent of babies born in the capital do not

Production For Security 2026 Submitted by Peter Tchir of Academy Securities ProSec 2026 We will do a “traditional” outlook for 2026, covering all major markets, but we really wanted to highlight ProSec and define more carefully what we think it means for you as corporations, policy makers, and asset managers. Production for Security: RESILIENCY. We

Germany’s Fiscal Illusion: Bond Markets Rebuke Merz’s Debt Spiral Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Germany was long seen as a bastion of fiscal stability in the Eurozone. But the erratic fiscal policy of the Merz government is now creating tensions in the bond market. Risk premiums on traditional periphery sovereigns like Italy, Portugal and Spain relative