Boston Dynamics’ bipedal robot Atlas is now tossing tool bags around a (fake) construction site

Why The Crash Was Delayed Authored by Robert Aro via Mises Institute, Whatever happened to the mother of all crashes that was supposed to arrive when the Federal Reserve began tightening its balance sheet back in 2022? For several years, I’ve been scratching my head, convinced that draining the balance sheet by trillions of dollars should have triggered a systemic banking failure or some other Black Swan event. In the past, crises like Lehman/AIG or the 2020 lockdowns took the blame, when in reality, the root cause was always monetary. From...

'No Deal': Vance Leaves Islamabad As Iran Talks Stall Over Nukes; US Starts Mine-Clearing Hormuz Summary:  US-Iran peace talks have broken down over Iran's commitment to no nuclear weapons, Vance said "it's bad news for Iran, much more than for the US." CENTCOM confirms two mine-sweepers are clearing the Strait, Iran claims it turned the warships back. President Trump announces start of "clearing out the Strait" as a favor to the rest of the world. Peace talks in Pakistan begin in indirect format, led by Vance and on Iran side - Ghalibaf, Arachchi - expected to...

Market Correction Risk: Why Summer 2026 Looks Risky Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The S&P 500 hit a fresh record high last week. The median stock in the index is sitting 13% below its 52-week peak. That divergence is not a footnote or a curiosity. It’s the loudest warning the market has flashed since the dot-com era, and it’s arriving at the worst possible moment on the calendar. Market correction risk is climbing, and this summer it’s stacked on top of three other forces that almost never converge at the same...