25 Years Later, Air Travel Still Bears The Imprint Of 9/11 Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, The terror attacks 25 years ago this week had enduring costs for America’s commercial aviation sector. Today’s domestic fliers are on balance worse off for it, with higher costs, fewer choices, and more delays. That’s because, on Sept. 11, 2001, men who were part of the al Qaeda Islamist terror network bought tickets and […]

Diesel Crunch Set To Worsen As Refining Capacity Falls Short, Industry Warns The global diesel market – already trading at record prices – is set to further tighten in the coming months and keep fuel prices high, raising the prices of all goods and threatening the inflation targets of the central banks. Industry officials, who gathered at the APPEC petroleum conference in Singapore this week, warned that the market has not seen the […]

Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs as Middle East Shipping Risks Soar By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Oil tanker rates have jumped to record highs as escalating risks to shipping in and out of the Middle East are prompting traders and tanker operators to undertake inefficient and more expensive trade routes. While the crude oil supply is actually there, shipping it through the Strait of Hormuz remains a very risky endeavor, […]

Pakistan’s Energy Crisis Set To Ease As Qatari LNG Breaks Through Hormuz Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Pakistan is about to get some energy relief with tankers carrying Qatari LNG set to arrive in the country this month. The first cargo is seen arriving as early as Thursday, Bloomberg reported, citing ship-tracking data. Pakistan has been struggling to keep the lights on after Qatar declared force majeure on its […]

Needham Spots Autonomous Trucking Inflection Point Arriving Next Year Swedish freight company Einride’s announcement last month that it plans to deploy 500 Tesla Semis on US roads, the largest publicly announced commitment to electric Class 8 trucks, suggests a shift toward fleet electrification. It also brings the next phase of trucking technology into focus: the gradual commercialization of autonomous freight. Tesla CEO Elon […]

Perfectly Timed AI Panic Resurrects ‘Bipartisan AI Safety Bill’ A stalled bipartisan artificial intelligence safety bill has suddenly found new life on Capitol Hill – propelled by a combination of dire warnings from inside the industry’s leading labs and a brewing grassroots revolt threatening Republicans in key midterm states. According to a new report from Semafor, momentum is building for a Senate regulatory framework just as […]

Why Family-Run Grocers Are Suing New York Over City-Run Stores Authored by Russ Jones via The Epoch Times, Josefina Aguirre grew up among the piñatas hanging from the ceiling of Little Mexico Meat Market, the store her parents opened in New York City’s El Barrio in 1997, three years after her father crossed the border from Mexico at 17. She has a bachelor’s degree in business management, a qualification her parents, Oscar and […]

Citi Says LatAm “Poised For Take-Off” As Powerful Tailwinds Align. Here’s Why Our focus on South America’s improving investment outlook, underpinned by a generational shift from left-wing governments to more business-friendly governments, gained support Thursday from Citi’s report, “LatAm Poised for Take-Off: The Macro Cycle Turns Latin America’s Way.” Citi chief Latin America economist Ernesto Revilla wrote in a note earlier […]

Sinopec Sees China Oil Demand Falling 8.9% in 2026 By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com China’s Sinopec, the world’s top refiner by capacity, expects Chinese oil demand to drop by 8.9% in 2026 from a year earlier amid demand destruction from higher oil prices and the acceleration of electric vehicle adoption. Oil demand in the world’s biggest crude oil importer is expected to drop by 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) on average […]

Several US Warplanes Damaged In This Week’s Iranian Attack On Base In Jordan: Report The Iranian ballistic missile attack on an American base in Jordan this week ranks as one of the single biggest missile volleys sent over Jordan since the start of the US-led war. The Tuesday night into Wednesday attack targeted Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, multiple international reports say. Widely shared but unconfirmed social media videos appeared […]

Trump Broadens Interior’s Role In National Energy Emergencies Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump expanded the number of Cabinet officials who can independently exercise emergency powers involving the nation’s energy supplies for the second time in six months. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times An executive order issued Sept. 8 […]

Huge Fire Along Saudi ‘Hormuz Bypass’ East-West Oil Pipeline After Alleged Houthi Strikes Update(1815ET): While unconfirmed, this would mark a huge escalation of the Houthi entry into what’s been creeping all summer into a regional war: Yemen’s armed forces targeted Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline; satellite data shows fires at six points along the route that transports crude oil from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea. (IRIB […]

Right-Wing Bolsonaro Overtakes Socialist Lula On Polymarket As Brazil Election Nears Polymarket’s “Brazil Presidential Election” market, with nearly $150 million in trading volume, now favors right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro over leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of October’s election. The shift follows polling data released earlier this week showing Bolsonaro pulling ahead in a hypothetical runoff, although the […]

Trump Admin Proposes Excluding Illegal Immigrants From Census Count Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration is proposing to change how the U.S. Census is conducted by excluding illegal immigrants from the population totals that are used to determine political representation. The Census Bureau posted a proposed rule on Wednesday that said it also wants to prohibit the inclusion of questions about […]

Ten AI Jobs That Pay Up To 85% More Than Traditional Tech Jobs Tech professionals who add AI skills to their existing expertise can earn significantly more than those in traditional roles, according to a September 2026 study by software talent marketplace Lemon.io. In some cases, the salary premium approaches 85%, while several career transitions could take less than six months, according to Lemon.io. The research compared […]

South Koreans Rally Against Hormuz Deployment In Front Of US Embassy Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com Protesters gathered near the US Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday to rally against joining the US war with Iran, as the South Korean government is considering deploying military forces to help the US efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz. Carrying signs that read “Do Not Join a War of Aggression” and “No Military Deployment to […]

Oracle Rises After Cloud Revenues Beat Thanks To Massive CapEx, Soaring Debt Earnings season may be over, but the occasional earnings reports are still trickling through, and moments ago we got the latest off-season report from the most indebted company in AI, Oracle, which reported adjusted revenue for the first quarter that beat the average analyst estimate, and which helped push the stock higher, but just barely above where it […]

Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Republicans’ New Congressional Map The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Thursday from using the state’s Republican-drawn 2025 congressional map, an order that puts Missouri back under the districts adopted in 2022. The order ran one page, disclosed no vote, gave no reasoning, and drew no noted dissents. In this photo taken with a smartphone, people opposed to a […]

When Grievance Enters The Huddle Authored by Andre Billeaudeaux via American Thinker, The NAACP is asking some of America’s best black high-school football players to consider withholding commitments from public universities in eight states because of congressional redistricting. Current athletes are encouraged to consider transferring and using their NIL platforms to support the cause. The slogan is direct: “No Representation. No […]

Fetterman Condemns Socialism In Surprise Video Message To GOP Convention Pennsylvania’s Democratic senator made a surprise video appearance in Dallas on Wednesday night in front of a sea of Republicans at the GOP midterm convention. In a short video message, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) condemned the rise of socialist politicians in the United States and welcomed his Republican counterpart, Sen. Dave McCormick, as the next speaker […]

Charlie Kirk Built A Conservative Institution. Can It Survive Him? Authored by Brigham Tomco via Deseret News, Just inside the Turning Point USA Freedom Center in Phoenix, Arizona, there is a gold-framed painting, about three feet tall, glowing in a warm spotlight mounted on the wall. Captured mid-throw is Charlie Kirk, lobbing red and white MAGA caps into a mass of ecstatic students, cheering against the brilliant-blue backdrop […]

Melania Trump’s Team Finally Breaks Silence On Natalie Harp Frenzy A key advisor to First Lady Melania Trump has broken his silence against the nonstop media frenzy surrounding President Donald Trump and loyal White House aide Natalie Harp. Evan Vucci/Reuters/Aaron Schwarz/Getty Images The speculation, circulating for weeks across mainstream and tabloid outlets, concerns whether Trump’s working relationship with the 35-year-old […]

Trump Warns ‘Activity’ Seen At Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site: ‘Don’t Get Cute’ This week there’s been more mainstream reporting and chatter centered on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain. The nuclear development site has been of special interest and focus to the Trump administration due to how immensely fortified it is, meaning the Iranians can conduct uranium enrichment activities deep under the mountain if they so desire. The US and […]

Head Of Blackstone’s Real Estate Group Abandons Ship After Less Than A Year  Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance The Incentive To Stay, The Psychology Of Leaving Head of Real Estate Nadeem Meghji is leaving Blackstone less than a year after taking sole control of its real-estate business, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The official explanation is a desire to spend more time with family. That may be […]

Record-Breaking 30Y Auction Sees Huge Stop Through, 2nd Highest Foreign Demand On Record One day after a blowout 10Y auction, which saw massive buyside demand thanks to the surge in yields earlier after the Bessent buyback disappointed which led to a huge concession into yesterday’;s 10Y auction, moments ago we got the week’s final coupon auctio when the Treasury sold $22BN in 30Y paper in an auction that was on the verge of blowing […]