‘Do Not Fly’ Alert Over Iran Issued For Airlines During Oddly Specific Night Hours
‘Do Not Fly’ Alert Over Iran Issued For Airlines During Oddly Specific Night Hours Egypt has just issued a rare and oddly specific NOTAM, or Notice to Air Missions alert, instructing all of its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for a 3-hour period in the overnight and early morning hours of Thursday. Some other countries have […]
No Debate Required With Natural Gas
No Debate Required With Natural Gas Authored by David Callahan via RealClearEnergy, It often feels like common ground is a rare commodity in today’s highly charged political climate, where heated debate emphasizes our differences more often than our shared values. As policy solutions are advanced in the coming months of the election season on key […]
‘Stolen Valor’: Walz Under Fire For Bailing On Iraq Tour, Then Lying About Combat Deployment
‘Stolen Valor’: Walz Under Fire For Bailing On Iraq Tour, Then Lying About Combat Deployment Kamala Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz has come under fire over his extreme left-wing policies, from joking about helping illegal immigrants into the country by investing in a ‘ladder company,’ to signing a law that gives them driver’s licenses, to […]
Diamond Hands: Mt.Gox Creditors HODL Bitcoin Despite 10-Year Wait
Diamond Hands: Mt.Gox Creditors HODL Bitcoin Despite 10-Year Wait Authored by Francisco Rodrigues via CoinTelegraph.com, Mt. Gox was once a dominant cryptocurrency exchange, but a devastating security breach caused it to collapse and left approximately 127,000 creditors waiting to recover their funds. Those creditors have waited over a decade to get their hands on their […]
EU NatGas Soars As 1,000-Soldier Ukraine Raid Into Russia Captures Key Gas Facility
EU NatGas Soars As 1,000-Soldier Ukraine Raid Into Russia Captures Key Gas Facility The Kremlin has announced that its forces thwarted a major ground assault from Ukraine forces into Russia’s southwestern Kursk region. President Vladimir Putin called it a “large-scale provocation” which is being defended against for a second day. While the Ukrainian side has […]
Former Treasury Secretary Calls for Scrapping 20-Year Bond
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has called for the discontinuation of the 20-year Treasury bond, which he reintroduced in 2020, citing its higher yields and additional costs to taxpayers. The bond’s reintroduction has resulted in approximately $2 billion in extra annual interest expenses, totaling around $40 billion over its lifespan. Despite the Biden administration’s preference […]
Gold Rush 2.0: Australian Miners Poised for M&A Spike Amid Soaring Prices
Australia’s gold industry is anticipating a surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, driven by record-high gold prices and a slowdown in exploration. Larger mining companies are expected to target smaller producers and explorers as a means of expanding their reserves, given the challenges and costs associated with new exploration efforts. This trend has become […]
Royal Mint Tackles E-Waste Crisis with Sustainable Gold Recovery Facility
The Royal Mint, the UK’s official coin maker, has launched a groundbreaking initiative to extract gold from electronic waste at its new facility in Llantrisant, Wales. Using an innovative, eco-friendly chemical process, the plant can process up to 4,000 tonnes of e-waste annually, potentially yielding 450kg of gold worth approximately £27 million. This venture not […]
How Progressive Is Tim Walz?
How Progressive Is Tim Walz? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Yesterday, a friend told me that Walz was not as much a Liberal Progressive as I thought. Let’s investigate. What the Choice of Tim Walz Says About Kamala Harris The Wall Street Journal comments on What the Choice of Tim Walz Says About Kamala Harris […]
Mortgage Rate Decline Prompts Spike in Refinancing Applications
Last week, US 30-year mortgage rates dropped significantly, hitting their lowest point since May 2023, which led to a surge in refinancing applications. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell by 27 basis points to 6.55%, while the rate on a five-year adjustable mortgage dropped by 31 basis points to 5.91%. This decline spurred a nearly […]