The detainers are linked to more than 47,000 criminal charges and convictions, including homicides and sexual assaults...

Ride or die?

The Times has embraced false narratives and continues to publish distorted historical claims.

REAR VIEW: Saudi Energy Ministry expects it will take 2-3 years to increase oil pipeline capacity to 10mln BPD; SBUX said it is not buying CMG; LVMH earnings underwhelm; Fed's Hammack strikes usual hawkish tone; Trump announced an agreement with Putin to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports; Houthis struck Riyadh airport & Trump reportedly considered joining the Saudis in striking the Houthis.

"DOJ cannot run roughshod over longstanding laws that were carefully crafted to protect the rights of the American people," the judge said.

Saudis warn people to stop filming, Americans detained...

While the battery units are looking after the servers, who is looking after the batteries?

Crude is nearing a major breakout, yet implied volatility remains depressed. The market is pricing downside fear, not upside squeeze risk. Cheap upside optionality looks attractive.

...the one outcome the crowd isn't hedged for isn't a crash. It's bonds simply calming down...

A DOJ official said that 'group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act'...

"Reddit data show a massive decline in activity on some subs since the attack on Russian data centers." 

The Treasury Secretary who spent 2024 slamming Yellen for leaning on T-bills may now do exactly that, with private bills already headed for a record $6.74 trillion.

...plaintiffs praised the judge's decision, saying it would help to prevent the use of taxpayer money on what it called "unlawful political propaganda."

"Freeport-McMoRan remains BofA's top copper stock, while..." 

...55% of registered voters are concerned about democratic socialist candidates running for and winning office, while 37% are not...

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This week markets will navigate the latest complex geopolitical news amid a barrage of news including the latest US inflation data, the start of earnings season with the biggest banks reporting starting tomorrow, and Fed will wrap it up by speaking on Thursday.