Doug Brignole's Iron Man Archive

According to Oxford Economics, an independent economic advisory firm, in late March the price of the two main fertilizer ingredients, ammonia and urea, spiked 20% and 50% respectively in response to disruptions in the Persian Gulf. Now that Iran has established a blockade and tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz in response to the United States […]

Czech Government Caps Fuel Prices And Cuts Diesel Tax To Combat Surging Costs At The Pump By Thomas Brooke of RMX news, The Czech government has moved to cap fuel prices and slash diesel taxes in an effort to curb rising costs due to the ongoing international energy crisis, announcing a system that will see the state set maximum daily prices for fuel across the country. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said the intervention follows concerns that fuel retailers were charging excessive margins, despite earlier pressure from the government to bring prices down...

Odds Of SCOTUS Striking Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship EO Spike Update (1240ET): Odds are not looking good for President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, as two conservative justices now seem skeptical amid today's oral arguments.  As journalist Eric Daugherty notes on X, "SCOTUS Justice John Roberts is VERY skeptical of President Trump ending birthright citizenship, repeatedly firing back at Trump's top lawyer," noting that Roberts paid no mind when US Solicitor General John Sauer brought up the fact that China has 500 birth tourism companies that bring people to the US to have children.  "That has no impact on the...