“We need to defend the Arctic...”

“Capex spending has increased across the board. The market is just rewarding the ability to monetize it, while placing question marks on companies that aren’t able to do that.”

...confirming Powell's labor market "stabilization" view

Hang in there...

Improving growth in the US is stimulating a global recovery, leading to foreign currencies outperforming the dollar...

Given investors' negative sentiment around software sector, growth numbers are ultimately what investors are zoomed... 

From 2021 through 2025, mall openings exceeded mall closures, a recent report shows.

Politico reported Slovak leader was "traumatized" by Trump encounter...

Oil revenues were decisive for the survival of Kurdish self-rule, which has collapsed.

The king didn’t come back with a crown. He came back with cash flow.

Timur Mindics, who fled to Israel in the "golden toilet" corruption scandal, may soon be wanted by Interpol...

Yet another major industrial fire of undisclosed cause...

"We will seek compensation. The Ukrainians and Zelensky have been paid by us to blow up our own pipeline..."

"In the event of an attack on Iran... all American military centers, bases, & ships in the region will be our legitimate targets."

The opposition Conservatives’ shadow home secretary, Chris Philp, criticized the plan...

APAC stocks were mostly subdued, with sentiment in the region clouded following a lack of fireworks at the FOMC; mega-cap US earnings saw Meta (META) rise 6.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) slip 6%, while Tesla (TSLA) rose 1.9%.

Not only did the WHO support lockdowns, it urged them on the entire world in the name of public health...

The Democratic establishment sees mass immigration as the path to secure permanent rule...

"The return of eastern Syria to Damascus's control is an important step," Putin said.