"We were quick to notice something new on CJCS General John Dan “Razin” Caine’s wrist. At first, we thought it was a Sky-Dweller..." 

Three sessions ago investors were chasing KOSPI at any price. Now the KOSPI "VIX" is at 80.

...a capital efficient way to express downside the March- & June-end SPY put-spreads stand out...

"The tanker was likely en route to China..." 

Russia is the only country in the world that’s on decent terms with Iran, the US, Israel, and the Gulf Kingdoms...

thousands of forces operating along Iraq-Iran border...

Wall Street veteran Peter Oppenheimer on the current risks, the three "new" things in the market and also a few hedging trades.

US officials are sceptical of either Iran's or the US' willingness to off-ramp in the short term, relating to Iran's Intelligence Ministry reportedly reaching out to the CIA indirectly a day after the conflict started with an offer to discuss terms, NYT reported. 

"... that would start to tighten global supply-demand and open up more volume opportunities for US producers." 

The city’s council leader urged residents to remain proud of its diversity as police arrest suspect accused of embarking on a stabbing spree across the Scottish capital...

Perhaps the main threat to “traditional” television isn’t that Americans stopped watching video content, it’s that video is everywhere....

"Iran is a country of 90 million. If they start from there, Turkey is next, and they are already here in the Balkans, and they are here at our fence..."

The U.S. ranks #1 in soft power in 2026, just 1.4 points ahead of China...

German Ministry of Finance reported a dramatic drop in corporate tax revenue for the first month of the current year. This development is far more than an isolated economic data point...

It will undermine the separatist cause and split the independence vote...

The cost is not just money. It is freedom.

The U.S. and Israel are finishing what they started last year...

"Additionally, about 2 million "known gotaways" crossed the border to enter the U.S. during the four years of Joe Biden's presidency..."