China-US Trade Talks End In Paris As Doubts Grow Over Trump-Xi Summit

House Defeats Bid To End Israel Aid While Senate Blocks US-Israel Intel Integration The U.S. House on Wednesday rejected an amendment by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would have eliminated $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel, voting 314–104 to defeat the proposal. As Tom Gantert reports for The Epoch Times, the vote exposed divisions within the Democratic Party, with 103 Democrats joining Massie in support of the amendment, while 98 Democrats voted against it and 10 voted present. Massie was the only Republican to vote in favor of...

Space Nuclear Power Initiative Sends Reactor Companies Flying An announcement from the administration's Science and Technology Director, Michael Kratsios, regarding the establishment of the National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power sent reactor development companies higher over the following trading days.  The time has come for America to get underway on nuclear power in space🇺🇸 https://t.co/fLrM4MtNbM — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) April 14, 2026 Relying on the opinion of Mr. Market is likely not the best idea in a technical scenario. Instead it's best to just look at the last attempt that...

"BlackDiamonds Are Forever": How To Profit From The China-Driven Germanium Squeeze Piper Sandler initiated coverage of LightPath Technologies with an "Overweight" rating and a 12-month price target of $15, citing the defense supplier's proprietary BlackDiamond infrared glass, which completely "circumvents" the need for Germanium amid "significant cost increases and scarcity stemming from recent Chinese export controls." Clarke Jeffries, vice president and senior equity research analyst at Piper Sandler, specializes in industrial software and defense technology. In a note titled "BlackDiamonds Are Forever," Jeffries outlined the core value proposition underpinning LightPath's investment...