Gold prices reflect a shift in paradigm – Part I

OpenAI Secures Record $110 Billion Funding Round Backed By Amazon, Nvidia, & SoftBank OpenAI has closed a new funding round that could total $110 billion, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $730 billion pre-money and potentially putting it on course for an IPO in the second half of the year, according to a new Financial Times report. The three investors in the deal are Nvidia, Amazon, and SoftBank. People familiar with the deal say this opens the pathway to the public markets at the end of this year. Breaking down funding numbers by...

The US-Israeli war against Iran is already expanding into Lebanon with an Israeli ground invasion of southern Lebanon, but Reuters is now reporting that the Trump Administration is keen to drag Syria into the conflict as well, encouraging its Islamist government to invade Lebanon and fight Hezbollah. Citing multiple Syrian officials familiar with the situation, […]

Israel is seeking to capture southern Lebanon. One Israeli official said that Tel Aviv plans to destroy the region.  Axios reports that US and Israeli officials said that Israel plans to take Lebanon south of the Litani River. “The goal is to take over territory, push Hezbollah’s forces north and away from the border, and […]