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Shafaq News confirms that this specific financial dispute prevents the formal signing of a peace treaty. Negotiations remain paralyzed as Tehran demands the immediate release of these funds. 12 billion dollars is the specific amount Iran demands must be released in the “first phase” of the agreement. 12 billion dollars …
AXP is being framed as a steady compounder at a reasonable multiple, but that stability depends on more moving parts than the headline growth suggests. Earnings growth at ~14% over 1Y and 5Y, with a P/E of 19.77 and forward P/E of 16.03, is pricing continuity rather than acceleration. That …
"According to the report, Iran believes the conflict cannot end unless Trump is shown that the economic, political, and military costs are high enough to make repeating such actions not worthwhile.. Instead, Iran is reportedly insisting on a permanent agreement that would… pic.twitter.com/dYdAxdwpbv — • forallbirdsongs • (@forallbirdsongs) March 11, 2026 …
by Michael The war with Iran that we have been waiting for is officially here. The U.S. and Israel are absolutely pummeling Iranian military targets, and in return the Iranians are striking targets all over the Middle East. As you will see below, even a British military base in Cyprus has …
The ideal meets the bill and the math is not friendly. Kathy Hochul who endorsed Mamdani, on his free bus polices, “I cannot set forth a plan right now that takes money out of a system that relies on the fares of the busses and the subways.”pic.twitter.com/Xb7ztW9N7M — Defiant L’s …
Oracle slashes 3,000 jobs while their “backlog” ramps up 300%. Make it make sense. Correct After the crash, business schools will start teaching Earnings Quality again It was a super popular class after the https://t.co/4y5lv9vF2o fiasco, but has been replaced with classes including "how to become a social media influencer" …
Trump blocks Taiwan’s president from a symbolic New York stopover. China raises objections. Trump complies. Lai Ching-te cancels the trip. Markets barely flinch. But something isn’t right. Lai was en route to Paraguay, Guatemala, Belize. All Taiwan diplomatic allies. The New York stop was meant to signal US backing. Instead …
Corporate America is shedding labor under the banner of automation. Artificial intelligence is no longer a future forecast. It is a current expense reduction strategy. Major companies are laying off thousands, citing AI integration and operational streamlining as justification. The shift is sharp. The fallout is measurable. Who the fuck …
In his closing thoughts, Musk urged Americans to “vote like your life depends on it” because “it does.” “I’ve never said that before about any election,” Musk added. “I’m saying it about this one because I’m sure it is true. So this is a fork in the road of destiny, …
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Is an economy based on the wealth effect generated by front-running the front-runners really that stable? So the entire economy depends on the stock market going up as punters front-run the Fed–and this is not only fine, it’s optimal, the best arrangement the world …
If a undersea cable breaks? And breaks do happen, with some regularity: about 200 times a year. When they occur, there are just 22 ships designed to repair them, staffed by an increasingly aging set of workers. Their task is one of “precision engineering on a shifting sea using heavy …
“It is literally a prison planet.” Former Blackrock portfolio manager, Ed Dowd ( @DowdEdward ), explains why every last remnant of human freedom depends on mass resistance to CBDCs. “Once the central bank digital currency is linked to all your credit cards and bank accounts, then social controls can be …