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Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts

Truth Social will sell Wall Street firms quicker access to market-moving posts from President Donald Trump, the company said on Thursday. Truth Social, owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), has become the president’s go-to place for announcing policy decisions. The president’s posts …

Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster

A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project Editor’s note: This work is part of AI Watchdog, The Atlantic’s ongoing investigation into the generative-AI industry. As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models such …

‘God forbid’: Expert warns Trump tempting an energy catastrophe as oil reserves plummet

President Donald Trump's war against Iran is drawing down U.S. oil reserves to an alarming degree, CNBC expert Steve Liesman told MS NOW's Nicolle …
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‘God forbid’: Expert warns Trump tempting an energy catastrophe as oil reserves plummet

President Donald Trump's war against Iran is drawing down U.S. oil reserves to an alarming degree, CNBC expert Steve Liesman told MS NOW's Nicolle …

The US and Iran are back at war. And with one main sticking point, there’s no end in sight

The US and Iran are back at war. And with one main sticking point, there’s no end in sight By Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The...

Trump’s New Iran Blockade Could Hit Oil Prices Harder

The first blockade in April choked off Iranian exports without causing a lasting price surge. Now global oil reserves are lower, and ships face heightened risks. President Trump’s first naval blockade on Iranian ports in April caused oil prices to rise, but not to the stratospheric levels some …

Trump’s Anti-Growth Agenda

When a superpower’s economy lags, hegemony becomes unsustainable. In June 1897, Great Britain, at the apex of empire, organized an elaborate pageant celebrating Queen Victoria’s 60 years on the throne. The industrial revolution had turned a small island nation into an economic and military …

Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster

A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project Editor’s note: This work is part of AI Watchdog, The Atlantic’s ongoing investigation into the generative-AI industry. As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models such …

A rare bipartisan housing bill just became law – but Americans will still struggle with affordability

A rare bipartisan housing bill just became law – but Americans will still struggle with affordability By Kirk McClure, University of Kansas and Alex Schwartz, The...

Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe

Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe By Tim Fernholz, Tech Crunch Sam Altman and Elon Musk traded barbed social...

The Age Of Private Superpowers: How Technology Billionaires Are Rewriting World Politics

There was a time when wars, diplomacy, and the balance of global power were shaped almost exclusively by presidents, generals, and diplomats. Today, …

Why Iran broke the ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz and what might happen next – expert Q&A

Why Iran broke the ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz and what might happen next – expert Q&A By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin   The 60-day ceasefire...

Trump’s War-Not-War Is Doing Something Odd to the Economy

Trump’s War-Not-War Is Doing Something Odd to the Economy Businesses and consumers are struggling with a bizarre conflict that is simultaneously happening and not happening. By Idrees...

FED Minutes & 700 Month Portfolio Review (7/8/2026)

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It’s a World-Class Investment. It’s a Junk Investment. What Is Going On With SpaceX?

It’s a World-Class Investment. It’s a Junk Investment. What Is Going On With SpaceX? By Bethany McLean, NY Times  Ms. McLean is a financial journalist and co-author...

The economic cost of Trump’s clean energy rollbacks has been enormous—and it’s still growing

More than 200 major clean energy projects have been cancelled or downsized since Trump took office, costing nearly half a million jobs and $55 billion in annual GDP growth. It’s been a little more than a year since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act began dismantling federal clean energy incentives—just …

Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War

Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War The cease-fire was always just a Trump fantasy. By Tom Nichols, The Atlantic  If Donald Trump ever had any...

China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered

China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered By James Dwyer, University of Tasmania On Monday, a Chinese navy submarine...

U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions in Retaliation for Tanker Attacks

U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions in Retaliation for Tanker Attacks The military operation came hours after the U.S. Treasury revoked a waiver allowing global...

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes on Iran after commercial ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz

What to know about the Iran war today: U.S. Central Command said early Tuesday evening that it began launching a "series of powerful strikes" on Iran …

When managing your money, take a chatbot’s ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt

When managing your money, take a chatbot’s ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt By Pawan Jain, University of Michigan Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63,...

Peter Zeihan: Get Ready for Summer Oil Crunch

Peter Zeihan: Get Ready for Summer Oil Crunch Financial Sense and Zeihan on Geopolitics Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan joins Jim Puplava to break down the fragile...

Alberta and Ontario propose a pipeline to carry western Canada’s oil to the east

TORONTO (AP) — Alberta and Ontario proposed a pipeline Monday to carry western Canadian oil east and eventually to Atlantic export terminals as Canada seeks new markets beyond the United States, reviving a project that was abandoned nearly a decade ago. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the …

NVIDIA vs. Broadcom: Two Different Ways to Invest in the AI Boom

NVIDIA vs. Broadcom: Two Different Ways to Invest in the AI Boom The AI boom has become one of the largest technology investment stories in...

The ‘navalization’ of economic warfare sees trade routes become zones of force rather than rules

With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensable to the world economy. That fact was …

Schwab: Retail investors keep on buying tech stocks

The stock market's record-breaking run paused in June, but retail investors kept on the gas, new data from Charles Schwab shared exclusively with …

Measurement tweaks will make inflation data look better

Changes to the methodology underneath the Federal Reserve's go-to inflation measure are on track to make the numbers look a couple of ticks better …

Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster

A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project Editor’s note: This work is part of AI Watchdog, The Atlantic’s ongoing investigation into the generative-AI industry. As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models such …

Look Past the Jobs Numbers: Three Ways Trump Is Strangling the Economy

Look Past the Jobs Numbers: Three Ways Trump Is Strangling the Economy By Steven N. Durlauf, NY Times Mr. Durlauf is the director of the Stone Center...

War‑induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution

War‑induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution By Kimberly Van Meter, Penn State and Nandita Basu, University of Waterloo American farmers are...

Medication abortion: Decisions from federal courts, the FDA or Trump’s Department of Justice could try to end access via telehealth

Medication abortion: Decisions from federal courts, the FDA or Trump’s Department of Justice could try to end access via telehealth By Rachel Rebouché, The University...

How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health

How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health By Candice Johnson, Michigan State University Since the Trump administration took office in January...

Glucosamine supplements may speed memory loss from Alzheimer’s, new research shows

Glucosamine supplements may speed memory loss from Alzheimer’s, new research shows By Ramon Sun, University of Florida   People with Alzheimer’s disease who took the common supplement...

What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks

What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks By Nat Lash and Patricia Callahan, ProPublica  For the DNA graphics, go to ProPublica's article here > The U.S....

Ebola Outbreak and Delayed Detection by the U.S.

Ebola Outbreak and Delayed Detection by the U.S. By Peter Zeihan, originally published on May 25 At least 50 are dead due to a new Ebola outbreak...