From Tariffs to Gold: Reading the Regime

These Are The Countries Building The Most Nuclear Power China is set to become the world’s dominant nuclear power producer. Based on existing and planned projects, its total capacity could reach nearly 186 gigawatts, far surpassing the U.S., which currently leads globally. This shift reflects a broader push to secure reliable, low-carbon energy as electricity demand rises. This chart, via Visual Capitalist's Tasmin Lockwood, ranks countries by current and prospective nuclear capacity, using data from Global Energy Monitor. How Nuclear Energy Is Set to Scale by Country The U.S. currently leads nuclear energy production with...

US Sanctions 35 Individuals, Entities To Dismantle Iran's Shadow Banking Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Treasury Department on April 28 imposed sanctions on 35 individuals and entities accused of running Iran’s secret shadow banking network. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Treasury has accused the network of transferring tens of billions of dollars to help Iran dodge U.S. sanctions and finance terrorism. The...

Texas Hits New Peak Demand Record, Faces 80% Supply Shortfall By 2030 By Marlene Wilden of UtilityDive Peak demand in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas territory could reach 120 GW by 2030 – incredible growth of more than 30% above the new, unofficial all-time peak reached on July 22, but notably lower than ERCOT’s own forecasts, according to a market report from Ascend Analytics that was provided to Utility Dive. The firm cites gas turbine shortages, multi-year development timelines and interconnection bottlenecks as limiting factors preventing enough new generation from coming...