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Iran’s oil exports have not collapsed and are fetching much higher prices than before the war, handing Tehran handsome extra revenues from its crude, which is the only one unimpeded from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Unlike all other Gulf …
Iran’s reportedly gearing up big time if the U.S. invades. They say they can send out over 1 million fighters, with more people signing up across the Basij, IRGC, and army. Also warning they’ll push back if the U.S. tries …
🚨🇺🇸 A New Mexico jury found Meta guilty of exposing children to sexual predators and just hit them with $375 million in damages. Meta is contesting it because of course they are…pic.twitter.com/cT9J8qsWSx https://t.co/UUmXJFw06x — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 25, 2026 …
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, – India’s Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex, has purchased 5 million barrels of Iranian crude, days after the U.S. temporarily removed sanctions on the oil, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. …
A trader made nearly $1 million since 2024 from dozens of well-timed Polymarket bets that correctly predicted US and Israeli military actions against Iran, according to an analysis shared with CNN. The bettor won a staggering 93% of their five-figure …
Iran now knows how big of a leverage the Hormuz is. It had never tested it before, now they know. This leaves Trump between a rock and a hard place. If he demands the peace now, it won’t be on …
SEN. ANGUS KING: We're shooting down $35,000 drones with $2.7 million missiles. The math simply doesn't add up. HOST: Why were we so unprepared? SEN. ANGUS KING: Great question. We should've learned from Ukraine — the war there has been …
The Trump administration will lift sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea under a one month license, while the president looks to seize Iranian nuclear materials. The pause, which applies to Iranian oil loaded on ships as of Friday and …
The Iran-US-Israel conflict is turning into an economic war as an oil tanker operator reportedly paid Tehran a $2 million fee for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is now charging “favoured” countries millions of dollars per oil …
The egg on your plate this morning was made from corn. Not literally. But the hen that laid it ate roughly two pounds of feed for every dozen eggs she produced. That feed was primarily corn and soybean meal. The …
Joe Kent @joekent16jan19 After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to …
Last month, the Swiss government announced that the country will hold a referendum on the anti-migration Swiss People’s Party’s initiative to amend the constitution with a cap on the permanent resident population at 10 million. Emergency immigration restrictions would kick …
BREAKING: A record 104.3 million Americans are now “outside” of the labor force. These are individuals who are neither employed nor actively looking for work, including retirees, students, stay-at-home parents, and discouraged workers. This exceeds the 2020 pandemic peak by …
The entertainment and media company BuzzFeed—once well-known for publishing the fake Russiagate dossier on President Donald J. Trump but refocusing in recent years on online quizzes, listicles, and AI-generated pop culture content—announced late Thursday that it is facing significant debts …
🚨NYC Mayor socialist Zohran Mamdani has proposed lowering the exemption on the death tax (estate tax) from $7.1 million down to only $750,000. He would also increase the death tax from 16% to 50%. No other jurisdiction in the USA …
U.S. WILL RELEASE 172 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCED. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 11, 2026 Factcheck: Multiple reputable outlets reported on March 11–12, 2026 that the U.S. Department of Energy …
Breaking News: Thirty-two countries will release 400 million barrels of oil to help shore up global supply as the war with Iran rages on. https://t.co/H5l2ibXxKG — The New York Times (@nytimes) March 11, 2026 The International Energy Agency said Wednesday …
The G7 is discussing a coordinated release of 300 to 400 million barrels from strategic reserves, potentially organized by the International Energy Agency. With about 1.2 billion barrels held across G7 reserves, the move aims to quickly cool oil prices. …
The Defense Department won’t say how much Operation Epic Fury might cost, but one bipartisan think tank is putting the price tag at some $891 million a day for the first four days of the attack — or $3.7 billion …
Four people were killed Friday in southern Michigan as powerful storms that produced at least one tornado reduced homes to rubble, sent parts of roofs flying into the air and left a trail of debris hanging from power lines.https://t.co/EB3yrk3eX0 — …
A rapidly escalating war in the Middle East is now colliding with one of the most fragile global economic environments in decades, and the early warning signs of a major financial shock are already beginning to appear. Most people still …
by Martin Armstrong The European Union is quietly constructing what may become one of the most sweeping digital identity systems ever attempted. Under new legislation, every EU member state must provide citizens with a government-approved “European Digital Identity Wallet” by 2026. …
Mac10 @SuburbanDrone Middle East analysts are saying that Iran regretted having agreed to the ceasefire last June 2025, because they feared that it would embolden Israel and the U.S. to attack again. And they were right. So in the meantime …
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The US has spent nearly 2 billion dollars on the war in Iran, according to estimates. pic.twitter.com/uKjI7wFMKe — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) March 3, 2026 🚨BREAKING: JESSE WATTERS TURNS ON TRUMP “Gas prices are gonna jump. Mortgage rates …
This dump is fake. I believe a larger dumps come later . Maybe next end of week. The markets will go lower. — Midas (@midascabal) March 3, 2026 Yup! Instead retail bought every dip and assumed more risk/leverage 🤦🏻♂️ — …
The Washington Post lost more than $100 million last year, according to a Wall Street Journal report, a substantial shortfall that led the paper to lay off a third of the company earlier this month. The Post’s leaders had been …
At least 26 million Americans have been impacted by a major hack that has been called the ‘largest breach in US history.’ Personal data was stolen from Conduent, a company that provides printing, paymentand document processing services for some of …
Millions of workers without access to a 401(k) or other workplace retirement plan could get a new way to invest — and an annual government match of up to $1,000 — under a proposal from President Donald Trump. “Half of …
🚨 THIS NUMBER SHOULD NOT EXIST The U.S. housing market just reached the most unaffordable point EVER. Worse than 2008. And almost nobody is paying attention. The median U.S. home now costs $415,000. Five years ago? $270,000. That’s a 54% …
STOCKHOLM, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Swedish “buy now, pay later” services provider and online bank Klarna swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter and gave weaker-than-expected guidance for 2026 as fast growth also hiked costs, sending the U.S.-listed …