Economy & Finance

Pope Leo Under Fire For ‘Vague’ Statement On Israel’s Bombing Of Gaza Catholic Church Via Middle East Eye Pope Leo is facing growing criticism over his response to an Israeli air strike on the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, which killed three people and wounded several others, including a pastor.  The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem […]

4 Oil Market Myths That Just Won’t Die Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Despite claims of energy independence, the U.S. remains a net crude oil importer, though it is a net petroleum exporter overall. Oil prices are influenced by a complex interplay of supply, demand, and geopolitical events, not solely by OPEC or U.S.

Brazil’s Ex-President Bolsonaro Ordered To Wear Ankle Monitor: “Meant To Utterly Humiliate Me” For Trump Ties The man called among many “The Brazilian Donald Trump” or also the “Trump of the Tropics” is continuing to endure a drawn-out legal saga, to which he has newly responded, “This is meant to utterly humiliate me.” The other side

Trump Administration Officially Defunds CA’s High Speed Rail Authored by Kenneth Schrupp via The Center Square, The Trump administration officially terminated its funding of California’s 171-mile high speed rail segment in the state’s more sparsely populated Central Valley, citing an inability to complete the project by the 2033 deadline. The administration also noted there’s no plan for closing a $7 billion funding

Goldman Gains “Deeper Appreciation” For Dell’s AI Servers After Investor Trip To Headquarters  Dell has secured its position as a major player in the AI infrastructure space. Earlier this year, the company secured a $5 billion deal to supply advanced AI servers to Elon Musk’s xAI, powering the startup’s next-generation and ever-expanding AI compute workloads.

Trump Eyes Executive Order To Open Up Retirement Funds To Crypto; Report Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, US President Donald Trump is reportedly set to sign an executive order that could allow American 401(k) retirement plans to invest in alternative assets outside of stocks and bonds, such as cryptocurrencies.  The executive order could be

Kremlin Blasts ‘Hostile’ US Talk Of NATO Quickly Seizing Kaliningrad Russia has blasted recent comments by a top US general who boasted about NATO’s claimed ability to swiftly capture the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad if the military action is deemed necessary. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that “NATO is an instrument of

Three Dead In Explosion At Los Angeles Sheriff’s Training Facility Details are scant, but what we know so far is that three people are dead following an apparent explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility in East Los Angeles. That large Los Angeles County facility—just east of downtown—was the site of the

Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” Cancelled By CBS There is something inherently dishonest about comedians posing as political commentators.  The trend, launched by Jon Stewart in 1998 when he took over The Daily Show, harnesses comedy to disarm viewers, making them more susceptible to suggestion.  This isn’t such a bad thing when comedians tell the truth,