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UBS Discusses Next Maritime Chokepoint Investors Should Watch
UBS Discusses Next Maritime Chokepoint Investors Should Watch
A lot of attention has centered on the Strait of Hormuz since the waterway was effectively shut not only by the IRGC drone threat, but mostly because maritime insurers are withdrawing war-risk coverage across the region. Our focus now shifts to the other critical maritime chokepoints. If Washington can pressure Iranian oil flows and, by extension, curb China's cheap Gulf crude flows, then the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea also emerge as potential flashpoints that traders can no longer afford to...
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Jul 28, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Powerful Quake Rocks Southern Japan
Powerful Quake Rocks Southern Japan
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Japan on Tuesday afternoon, injuring dozens, sparking fires, and damaging buildings.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has since called off a tsunami alert for the coasts of the Ariake Sea and the Yatsushiro Sea. The quake struck Kyushu Island, in Kumamoto Prefecture, shortly before 4:30 p.m. local time.
NHK footage showed severe damage to the Kyushu Expressway, smoke rising from homes, and a partially collapsed wall at Kumamoto Castle.
熊本 宇城市と氷川町で震度7 被害相次ぐhttps://t.co/fAoIlTGbTd pic.twitter.com/XUUqaauCBg
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) July 28, 2026
【地震】熊本 イオンモール熊本で爆発https://t.co/cc3ru0syKJ pic.twitter.com/aI4j4ELEv5
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) July...
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Sep 16, 2026 / Jason Ditz
Israel Raids Southwest Syrian Town, Confiscates Mobile Phones
Israeli forces have raided the town of Abdin in southwestern Syria’s Yarmouk River Basin, in Daraa Governorate. The raid saw troops advance into the al-Areadah residential neighborhood to search homes. Reports from the town were that Israeli troops, in the course of those searches, confiscated multiple mobile phones belonging to locals. As usual, there was […]
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May 29, 2026 / Tyler Durden
"Closing The Nuclear Fuel Cycle" - Newcleo's $780M War Chest And Oklo Partnership Fuel $2.4B SPAC Debut
"Closing The Nuclear Fuel Cycle" - Newcleo's $780M War Chest And Oklo Partnership Fuel $2.4B SPAC Debut
It's open season in the nuclear industry for going public, and this week's episode features newcleo, a European lead-cooled reactor developer.
The Paris-based developer of lead-cooled fast reactors (LFRs) and closed-cycle MOX fuel announced it will merge with NewHold Investment Corp III (ticker NHIC) in a deal valuing the company at roughly $2.4 billion.
A $220 million oversubscribed PIPE at $10 per share plus up to $209 million from the SPAC trust should deliver as...
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