Futures Jump On Hopes Of War De-escalation, Korea Enters Bear Market On Memory Rout Futures are higher on a WSJ report that Trump is considering exiting the middle east conflict even if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened; but the market is deciding whether this is a genuine intent to leave or another feint given the previous US attacks during negotiations and that Trump has yet to adjust his Apr 6 deadline. As of 8:00am, S&P […]

U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit Politically Sensitive $4 Level As Trump Eyes Iran War Off-Ramp The overnight Wall Street Journal report that President Trump told aides he is willing to wind down the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted (and appeared to confirm this narrative in a social media post this morning) comes just as the national average gasoline price hit the politically sensitive […]

Judge Reassigns Elon Musk Cases After Accusations Of Bias Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A judge in Delaware on March 30 said she is reassigning cases involving Elon Musk after she was accused of being biased against him. Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick said in a letter to lawyers that she was taking the step because “disproportionate media attention surrounding a judge’s handling […]

WarSec Hegseth Says “Upcoming Days Decisive” In Iran After Trump Signals Potential ‘Off-Ramp’ Summary WarSec Hegseth saw “upcoming days will be decisive”, strikes will continues without any deal President Trump signals off-ramp, tells world “go get your own oil”, says Iran ‘decimated’ *  *  * Secretary of War Hegseth Says ‘Upcoming Days Will Be Decisive’, ‘Damaging Iran Military Morale’ WarSec Hegseth’s comments were […]

Unilever In “Advanced Discussions” To Sell Food Unit To Old Bay Maker Unilever Plc confirmed it is “now in advanced discussions” with Maryland-based spice maker McCormick & Company to sell its food business unit in a $15.7 billion transaction and said a final deal could be announced as soon as today.  “The Company is now in advanced discussions with McCormick & Company (“McCormick”) regarding a potential transaction,” the […]

AI Is “New Front Door To Commerce” As Consumers Ditch Google For Chatbots Shoptalk, one of the retail and e-commerce industry’s top U.S. conferences, took place in Las Vegas last week, where Goldman analysts had one key takeaway for clients on Monday morning: AI is beginning to reshape how consumers shop.  Analysts Brooke Roach and Kate McShane, among others, attended the conference and listened to retailers, consumer brands, and […]

China’s Quiet Gains During US-Israel War On Iran Authored by Hamza Zaman via RealClearDefense, The Iran conflict continues to protract despite President Trump’s assumption of a quick and easy victory. The goals of regime change and the decimation of the Iranian ballistic missile program remain unfulfilled, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz further adds to the strategic qualms of the Western powers. The GCC states are also […]

US Must Boost Domestic Uranium Enrichment To Counter Proliferation Risks The Export-Import Bank of the United States recently issued letters of interest supporting up to $4.2 billion in financing for enriched uranium sales by General Matter to utilities in Japan and South Korea. This includes up to $2.4 billion for Japanese operators and $1.8 billion for South Korean ones over the coming decade.  As we reported, the deal […]

Chancellor Merz Admits A “Considerable Proportion” Of Violence In Germany Comes “From Immigrant Groups” Via Remix News, The debate over violence in German society and schools has reached a boiling point in the Bundestag, pitting Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his supporters against critics who accuse him of racism, including a Left Party politician who published a photo of herself on Instagram giving him the middle finger. The […]

Oil Slides As Trump Reportedly Told Aides He’s Willing To End War Without Reopening Hormuz Summary Trump reportedly told his aides he’s willing to end the war without reopening the Strait of Hormuz Iran struck a fully-laden Kuwaiti oil tanker in a Dubai port Iran rejects ‘excessive, illogical’ US demands while Trump mentions ‘progress’ with a ‘more reasonable regime’. Trump again threatens to destroy Iran energy sites […]

Liberal MP Labels X A “Massive Problem” For Allowing Brits To Criticize Mass Immigration Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A British Liberal Democrat MP has openly admitted what the political class really fears about Elon Musk’s X: it lets ordinary Britons speak freely about the disaster of mass immigration. In a clip that exploded across the platform on Monday, Cheltenham MP Max Wilkinson described X as a […]

Tracking The Last UK-Bound Jet Fuel Tanker As Shortages Near We outlined the early signs of global demand destruction and worsening energy chaos in a note earlier on Monday, mapping the regional dominoes and the order in which they are likely to fall. Turning to the UK, the last known jet fuel shipment from the Middle East is due to arrive later this week, a major warning that aviation disruptions could soon materialize. The […]

US Should Start Removing Its Troops From Germany, Proposes AfD Co-Leader Chrupalla Via Remix News, Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Tino Chrupalla spoke out in favor of withdrawing American troops from Germany. During a party congress in Saxony, he stressed that, if AfD comes to power, this should be the first step in implementing the party’s program, which calls for the removal of all allied forces from Germany and a […]

Global Energy Crisis Or Iranian Surrender In Five Weeks? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us The last time global energy markets witnessed a shock similar to what we might see this year was during the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. Tensions were escalating in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War when the Arab Coalition launched a surprise attack against Israel. OPEC nations joined forces to cut off oil to Israeli allies including […]

White House Intervenes After Israel Closed Church Of The Holy Sepulchre Ahead Of Easter Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed by Israeli authorities earlier this month after Iranian missile fragments hit Jerusalem, with restrictions also being placed on who can enter the walled old city – home to all of the most sacred religious sites. This has resulted in outrage among Christians, however, Israeli officials have said […]

Zelensky Calls For Easter Truce Amid Nightly Russian Drone Assaults Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging for an Easter holiday ceasefire with Russia, at a moment each side has sent daily and nightly drones and missiles across the border. “We’re ready for a ceasefire during the Easter holidays,” Zelensky told reporters, describing that “normal people who respect life” would seek a permanent ceasefire. “But we’re […]

US Firm Boosts Production Of Precision Anti-Drone Systems Authored by Prabhat Ranjan Mishra via Interesting Engineering, A Florida-based company is accelerating production of powerful systems that can counter small drone threats. VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) deliver precision strike capabilities against drones. The system has proved its efficacy on the frontline. Developed by L3Harris Technologies, the system is a […]

‘Project Hail Mary’ Writer Credits Not Going Woke For Film’s Success With an $80.6 million domestic opening weekend, a 95% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 96% audience score, Project Hail Mary is an undeniable blockbuster hit. By its second weekend, the movie crossed $300 million worldwide and dethroned Avatar: Fire and Ash as the top-grossing Hollywood film of 2026 in North America. It’s become the second-biggest […]

China’s Breakthrough Lithium Battery Could Double EV Range To 600+ Miles, Survive -94°F Temp Authored by Bojan Stojkovski via Interesting Engineering, A team of researchers in China has unveiled an all-weather electrolyte designed to boost the performance of lithium batteries across a wide range of conditions. Scientists based in Shanghai and Tianjin report that batteries built with the new hydrofluorocarbon-based electrolyte […]

Even Erik Prince Warns Iran Will “Burn It Down” – Boots On The Ground Could Mean “Burning American Warships” Even Erik Prince is warning the Trump administration to exercise extreme caution in Iran – particularly when it comes to boots on the ground. The founder of Blackwater, whose private military contractors became synonymous with the U.S. quagmire in Iraq, is pushing back hard on current U.S. strategy toward Iran. Prince […]

Biden-Appointed Judge Tosses DOJ Lawsuit Challenging Minnesota’s In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A district court judge tossed out the Trump administration’s lawsuit on March 27 against Minnesota laws that allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates, or in some cases waive tuition, for college and university classes, ruling that the state law doesn’t violate […]

China’s EV Giant BYD Misses Earnings, Enters Brutal New Phase Of Competition BYD is entering a tougher phase after releasing weaker-than-expected financial results and signaling growing pressure in China’s electric vehicle market, according to Bloomberg. Chairman Wang Chuanfu described the current environment as having “reached a fever pitch, and is undergoing a brutal ‘knockout stage.’” The company’s stock fell at the […]

An Aspirational Tech Right–Populist Right Alliance Authored by Nate Fischer via American Intelligence, The relationship between the tech right and the populist right is a central question of our day. After an initial alliance in the lead-up to the 2024 campaign, fissures quickly appeared. The first prominent one was the Christmas H-1B fight. Others followed, both in and out of the administration. In many ways, the divide has […]

“Surprise” X1.5 Solar Flare Detected Ahead Of NASA’s Rocket Launch To Moon Space weather website SolarHam reported Monday morning that a “surprise X1.5 solar flare” was detected on the sun and may impact Earth within the next 48 hours. This comes ahead of NASA’s Artemis II launch on Wednesday and could affect the launch if the solar storm is severe. “AR 4405 erupted this morning at 03:18 UTC (Mar. 30) with a surprise X1.5 solar […]

The Assisted Suicide Of Lofty State And Local Taxes Authored by Rob Arnott via RealClearPolitics, We get the government we choose to elect, hence the government we deserve. Voting for ever-higher punitive taxes on the rich is arguably a form of civic suicide. Consider that a wealthy New Yorker can get a raise of almost 40% just by moving. That’s right. If moving eliminates a 14.8% top state and local tax rate, our top-tier […]