Doug Brignole's Iron Man Archive

An Israeli strike in Gaza on Thursday hit a vehicle in the central part of the Strip, killing at least three Palestinians, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. According to the Quds News Network, two of the Palestinians were part of Gaza’s Civil Defense, the enclave’s agency that’s responsible […]

US Q4 GDP Growth Cut In Half To Just 0.7% After Revision While it's useless most of the time, and especially so when the US has just entered war throwing a wrench into the entire economic calculus, moments ago the BEA reported that Q4 GDP in the US was slashed by half after the 1st revision of data: instead of 1.4%, the US grew just 0.7% in the last quarter of 2025 (0.660% to be precise), and far below estimates of a 1.4% print. It was also the lowest GDP...

Taiwan Semi Slides Despite Record Results In Warning Sign For Chip Companies Taiwanese chip giant, Taiwan Semiconductor Manfuacturing Co, said Thursday its net profit surged to a fresh record in the first quarter, fueled by the global artificial intelligence race despite the war in the Middle East. Massive demand for AI hardware means business is booming for TSMC -- the biggest contract maker of microchips used in everything from Apple phones to Nvidia processors. TSMC's net profit for the first three months of the year jumped 58.3% YoY to NT$572.5 billion ($18...