There Is A Growing Willingness By Europe To Contribute To Regional Security

The Oscars Died Last Weekend...Did Anyone Even Notice? Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance “Oh, the Oscars was yesterday,” my friend said to me while walking through town. She noticed that a nearby bar had the TV tuned to a replay of the ceremony. What surprised me was who said it. This is a person who is deeply, spiritually committed to things like what movies are in theaters and new fictional television shows. She loves the arts. She listens to jazz. She goes to see Broadway plays. She watches every prestige movie she can...

The US Shows A Way Out Of Germany's Energy Trap Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Big developments are underway in Tennessee and Alabama. Over the next five years, the joint Japanese-American project will bring several so-called small modular reactors (SMRs) of the BWRX-300 type online. Almost one percent of U.S. electricity production—slightly more than three gigawatts—will be added to the existing energy mix by reactors designed by Hitachi and GE Vernova. A caveat for purists of market economics: this is a hybrid project. While the majority is privately financed, export support from Japan...

Watch: Gulf High-Rises, Tourist Spots Get Pummeled By Iranian Ballistic Missiles Update(1245ET): Some absolutely crazy footage has been emerging Saturday amid Iran's retaliation, following the overnight into early hours US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. Among the most shocking: the Palm Jumeirah area has been hit, possibly directly or else by falling missile debris, which is the iconic man-made island in Dubai. Fairmont The Palm hotel on fire, and confirmation: "Dubai authorities confirm that an incident occurred in a building in the Palm Jumeirah area. Emergency response teams were deployed immediately, and...