A new crack in the dam buffering Trump's war from the public's wishes

In a potentially major move for global crude supplies, Iran's military said major oil producer Iraq is exempt from shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. The declaration has the potential to unleash as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes

Japan, South Korea, and India relied on the Gulf nations for at least half of their imports in 2024.

A leftist mob protested and raged as they tried to disrupt the Rutherford County Board decision to fire the activist library director...

Food inflation will be visible later this year...

"It's really bottom-barrel stuff that he has to pal around with a bunch of anti-American nuts no one actually takes seriously."

From the O. J. Simpson trial to Britain’s "swift courts," justice now bends to identity...

Some new details on the vetting process...

Some employers still require vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza...

Goldman has analyzed country-product specific hits to supplies/stocks from the Hormuz shock by looking at 1) initial refined products stocks before the conflict; 2) products and crude Persian Gulf imports; 3) potential buffers from refining domestic crude stocks. 

Markets have mostly priced a rate shock but limited growth risks...

Two bellwether cases against Meta and YouTube will likely result in further litigation and class-action suits...

Evidence that feds are going after 'propagandists' with family ties to Tehran leadership...

The problem isn't just that they hate us, it's obvious that they hate themselves as well...

18 Macro Charts to Chew On.

...through the quick work of excavators & heavy equipment.

The new DHS secretary said the move will streamline the contracting process.

Early challenges resolved as crew continues system checks, communications, and daily routines during steady flight...