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

Barclays Maintains Bullish Stance On Nuclear Barclays is out with a report on nuclear and how the industry is progressing from conviction to construction. The report highlights year-to-date regulatory developments, demand and execution signals and market pricing across the industry.  Last year, Barclays argued three core points regarding nuclear energy: A nuclear renaissance is underway driven by energy security, decarbonization, and AI power demand The nuclear fuel cycle is likely to be an upstream bottleneck that requires reshoring As the theme matures, practical hurdles will take center stage, such as speed to power, labor,...

President Trump on Wednesday issued a threat to Iran by posting an AI image of himself holding a gun, which comes amid reports that he is considering restarting the bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. “Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon! […]

The Great Retreat: Beijing's Digital Currency Ambitions Are Faltering Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has positioned the digital yuan (e-CNY) as the ultimate weapon of financial totalitarianism. It was intended to be the crowning achievement of the surveillance state. With a programmable, traceable digital currency, Beijing thought it would finally break the back of private payment giants like Alipay and WeChat Pay. Signage of the Chinese digital currency is seen near a coffee store in the New Actuation Fintech Center...