"He is a businessman or merchant." 

“The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists...” 

Israeli weaponry active in defending Sunni Muslim Gulf state...

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason A. Reding Quiñones said, ‘These pills are made to look familiar, but one pill can kill.’

"We'll send tiny racks of machines and have them in satellites..."

Amid strained relations Ukraine's drone experts not yet invited to assist Israel...

" ... because he's not the greatest of spies. I mean, his trail… and I'm sure you're going to bring up the article."

Expanding Bitcoin price momentum, recovering liquidity and surging network activity all point to continued bullish control...

....also as arch-neoconservative Robert Kagan breaks from Trump's Iran War.

This is not a surprise...

"Without cutting output, the losses are unbearable...”

The global economy has weathered the oil shock reasonably well so far. However, the risk of a recession will increase meaningfully if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed into June...

The dam breaking over the past few days on all kinds of reports of covert retaliation ops by other nations...

Iran said it would not return to negotiations unless five conditions are met, including an end to the war, sanctions relief, the release of frozen funds, compensation, and the recognition of Iranian sovereignty over Hormuz.

TDS on full display...

"BTIG's base case is for an “equal and opposite” reaction to the recent parabolic tech/semis/AI advance, with SOXX at least testing its 50-day moving average "~20% lower from current levels"."

Oil companies "may begin scheduling deliveries immediately", the Energy Department said...

Hunter may have paid Eastern European women for prostitution or interacted with individuals potentially tied to a human trafficking ring...

The AI melt-up finally hit its first real air pocket.

Hotter-than-expected US CPI; Fed's Goolsbee remains concerned on services inflation; US releases another 53.3mln barrels from SPR; Iran will not enter second round of talks with US until its five preconditions are met; Iranian Parliamentary spokesperson says "One of Iran's options in the event of another attack could be 90% enrichment"; Saudi Arabia reportedly carried out unpublicised retaliatory strikes on Iran during the war; UK PM Starmer reportedly tells Cabinet that he will not be setting out a timetable for departure; Average US 10yr note auction; Negative commentary on QCOM.