Death Toll in US-Israeli Attacks on Iran Crosses 1,200

The Last Places Standing When The Sky Turns To Ash Authored by Madge Waggy, “We are standing at the precipice of something we cannot comprehend, and the silence from those who know is deafening. The mechanisms are already in motion, the chess pieces positioned with mathematical precision while the world sleeps. I have seen the projections. I have read the classified briefings that never reached your evening news. What comes next will not be war as your grandparents understood it - it will be something that rewrites the very definition of survival....

Brent Pushes Higher After Trump Orders "Extended Blockade" - Huddles With Oil Execs Over Hormuz Summary Trump recently met this week with oil and gas executives at the White House to address energy fallout, and as oil pushes higher: Axios. Trump warns Iran to "get their act together" and to "get smart" - and for the second time writes "no more Mr. Nice Guy". Trump in 4am Truth Social post: "Iran can't get their act together. They don't know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!" Fresh White House statement...

"Apathy, Caution, And Chagrin": UBS Sours On Consumer Stocks The Street's mood toward US retail has been described by UBS analysts as "apathy, caution, and chagrin." "Investors are engaged, but not necessarily enthusiastic. They remain interested, but increasingly selective. Most importantly, conviction feels harder earned than it has in years," Michael Lasser, a managing director and senior equity-research analyst at UBS, wrote in a note on Thursday. Goldman Sachs consumer expert Scott Feiler wrote yesterday that "consumer stocks have had a tough run the last few weeks" and pointed to Goldman's...