Ford Carrier Group Enters Mediterranean To Join Biggest US Build-Up Since 2003 Iraq War

AST SpaceMobile Craters After Blue Origin Rocket Fails To Place Satellite In Correct Orbit Shares of AST SpaceMobile plunged the most since February after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket failed to place the company's BlueBird 7 satellite into its intended orbit during Sunday morning's launch. Shortly after the successful launch of New Glenn from the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Sunday, Blue Origin said the rocket's payload, the BlueBird 7 satellite, was placed into an "off-nominal orbit." pic.twitter.com/BMAUIwF5jk — Dave Limp (@davill) April 19, 2026 AST SpaceMobile published a statement saying the...

US Southern Command announced on Monday that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the waters of Latin America, and said that the attack killed at least two people. SOUTHCOM said the strike targeted a boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and it offered no evidence to back up its claim that the small […]

Despite Tumbling Rates, US Home Price Acceleration Slowed In January US home price acceleration slowed significantly in January (according to the always lagged and smoothed Case-Shiller indices). After rising 0.50% MoM in December, the price of homes in America's to 20 cities rose just 0.16% MoM in January (the lowest MoM rise since August and well below the 0.35% MoM expected)... Source: Bloomberg This left the 20-city composite index up just 1.18% YoY - the lowest since July 2023. "Price levels remain elevated, but the rate of appreciation has slowed materially," according to Nicholas...