Recall, the Dec 2024 Fed meeting was perceived as hawkish... manifesting major Russell 2k futures supply...

While the outcome is uncertain, the timing is not. We’ll know within a week or two which way this is going...

...'mostly peaceful' executions?

$488B Burn vs. China’s Cheap AI, Who Wins?

France's liberté, égalité, and fraternité won't be buried so easily...

The grand strategic goal is to restore the US’ central role in the global system, but if that’s not possible... then Plan B is to retreat to the Western Hemisphere...

... the most generous country is not one of the richest in the world.

New extremes in the long-running drive to limit debate about Israel, Palestine 

Food and water supplies were not considered a particular issue among developed countries for a long time. But the data illustrates how that is starting to change...

Federal tax returns for some of these nonprofits show that the ORR contracts and grants proved very lucrative...

Decision was "not taken lightly"...

"it was Mr. Zelensky's government itself that neutered Energoatom's supervisory board."

Hundreds of U.S. counties still restrict or prohibit the sale of alcohol, most heavily concentrated in the South and Midwest...

"The American people have just taken their first full breath after surviving an attempt to smother the Republic through a Marxist-inspired..."

The vote was 8-3.

The dispute pits federal officials against 21 states that haven’t turned over data about how SNAP benefits are used...

The supply and demand mismatch has turned decisively in favor of the buyside, and if indices push to new highs, FOMO-driven chase behavior could accelerate.

In 2025, retail investors outperformed both SPY and QQQ, thanks to their larger Tech bias and successful risk taking in precious metals during the September and October gold rush.