Slovakia Gives Ukraine Monday Deadline to Restore Oil Transit

The death toll in the US military’s bombing campaign targeting alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean has climbed to over 200, a grim milestone that comes as experts say there’s no evidence that the strikes have done anything to stem the flow of drugs into the US. While President […]

"Calm Before The Storm?" UBS Warns Of Stock Market Turbulence As Midterms Loom "This may be the calm before the storm," UBS chief economist Arend Kapteyn wrote in a note on Wednesday morning. Kapteyn is referring to a historically turbulent stretch for equity markets ahead of midterm elections, which threatens to amplify the seasonal rise in market volatility. "Indeed, since 1928, these have been the most volatile months of the calendar, with volatility increasing in both election and non-election years before falling sharply thereafter," Kapteyn continued. Since 1950, the president's party has lost...

Indiana Suspends Gas Sales Tax Amid US–Iran War Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Indiana has suspended its gas sales tax for 30 days as prices keep rising amid the United States’ war with Iran. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (C) speaks during a press conference in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 30, 2025. Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images Gov. Mike Braun announced the suspension on April 8. “I am declaring a gas tax holiday to give Hoosiers relief from the pain at the pump from high gas prices,” Braun said in a...