Putin Reportedly Offers To Cut Iran Intel-Sharing If US Does Same In Ukraine

President Trump on Monday night shared footage of a major explosion in Isfahan, Iran, the result of what US officials said was an attack on an ammunition depot that involved dropping massive 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs. The video the president posted last night of Isfahan, an ammo depot struck by US bombers,” US Secretary of […]

Federal Appeals Court Allows Pentagon To Designate Anthropic As A Supply-Chain Risk In a significant development for the intersection of artificial intelligence policy and national security, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled on April 8 that the Department of War may designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk while a full judicial review plays out. The decision came after the AI company sought an emergency stay to block the controversial designation. Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb....

US Producer Prices Cooler Than Expected In March Despite Surge In Energy Costs The month-over-month change in producer prices had accelerated for five straight months ahead of today's March data, which is expected to surge thanks to Iran-war impacts on energy costs. Against expectations of a 1.1% MoM rise, March's Headline PPI shocked everyone by rising only 0.5% MoM (equal to the revised lower 0.5% MoM rise in both of the last two months). This pushed PPI up 4.0% YoY (the highest since Feb 2023) but well below the +4.6% YoY...