Key Events This Week: Central Banks Galore, PPI, And The War In Iran

US, Iran, Mediators In Ceasefire Talks Before Promised Catastrophic Escalation: Axios With a potential globally-catastrophic escalation looming on Tuesday, Middle East mediators are communicating with Iran and the United States about a proposed 45-day ceasefire, Axios reported Sunday evening. The ceasefire is being positioned as the first of a two-phased deal, with the second phase being a negotiated, permanent end to the war that Israel and the United States started with a surprise attack on Feb. 28 amid ongoing negotiations.  The slim ray of hope comes after President Trump issued a...

"Chicom Among Us": Maryland GOP Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Chinese-Born Delegate's AI Disclosure Bill Rooting out Chinese communist spies appears to be moving higher on the agenda at the U.S. Justice Department, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche now at the helm. On Monday, the DoJ indicted Arcadia, California, Mayor Eileen Wang for working with the Chinese government. The larger concern is that Chinese communists have penetrated deeply into many levels of the U.S. government, as well as corporate America. Spies are like cockroaches: if there's one, there are likely many more. You...

Wall Street Skeptical Of GameStop CEO's $56 Billion eBay Takeover Bid Summary: Wall Street analysts "skeptical" on GameStop Takeover of eBay GameStop CEO Reveals Unsolicited Offer to Buy eBay Wall Street Analysts Respond eBay shares jumped as much as 13% in New York premarket trading after GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen told The Wall Street Journal that he had submitted a $56 billion takeover bid for the online marketplace. Cohen's deal appears to be part of his strategy to transform eBay into a direct competitor to Amazon, leveraging GameStop's retail footprint and logistics infrastructure to create...