...the US long-short ratio (and SPX Call skew) is at the highest level since Liberation Day. 

US President Trump rejected Iran's response to the peace proposal.

Southern Poverty Law Center doubles down on denial as massive donor scam unravels in court...

Regime change deez...

 And why globalism seeks to destroy it. 

"The increase was further reinforced by expectations of reduced wheat plantings in 2026, with farmers shifting to less fertilizer‑intensive crops..." 

...what looks strange in markets, and what might therefore be ripe for a correction...

Has China, and its 1.4 billion barrel strategic petroleum reserve, quietly become the marginal oil barrel? 

This is not a market to initiate new longs at the highs... Tighten stops, take profits in extended semi names, and build a buy list for the pullback. Patience pays.

WSJ issues quite the shock revelation of IDF special ops...

Over 40 arrested in new raids...

The scale, duration, and strategic importance of AI infrastructure investment mean that its financing will remain a defining theme for credit markets and credit investors for years to come

The reserves baton is passing back to gold from the dollar...

"The docking took place at 6:30 a.m..." 

For the 4th year in a row: Normal-ish mortgage rates, too-high prices, and the “lock-in effect” from the Fed’s reckless interest-rate repression.

Dozens killed Friday into Saturday amid intensifying violence...

It is too early to spend a lot of time trying to understand how UBI would work, but we will start hearing more about this rather than less as affordability remains an issue...