US Removes Sanctions On Iranian Oil Stranded At Sea To Boost Overall Supply

Clinton-Appointed Federal Judge Bars Texas AG Paxton's Lawsuit Against ActBlue Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge has barred Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from pursuing his state court lawsuit against ActBlue, a major Democratic online fundraising platform. President Clinton-appointed U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns ruled Thursday that the case represented no more than a retaliation campaign for ActBlue’s political activities supporting Paxton’s opponent in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. Stearns issued a preliminary injunction preventing Paxton from pursuing the Texas case. The judge found the lawsuit attempted to...

US Housing Starts Plummet In July, Near COVID Lows After Housing Starts exploded higher in June (driven by a massive rebound in multi-family units), July was expected to see a reflexive decline of 5.9% MoM... ...things were considerably worse, with US Housing Starts plunging 12.4% MoM (the third major monthly drop in four months)... On the other hand, the more forward-looking Building Permits (preliminary for July) rose 5.0% MoM (well above the 0.6% MoM expected), after two months in a row of declines. On a SAAR basis, Starts at back near post-COVID lows...

Serbian Student-Led Movement Ousts Vucic In Huge Upset, Opening Door To EU Serbia finds itself in a new political reality on Monday, after Sunday night saw former President Aleksandar Vučić concede defeat following the 14-year rule of his right-wing party, called in English (ironically enough) the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). Vučić's long-running total dominance in Serbian politics has effectively come to an end. There were wide reports of high turnout among the country's 6.4 million voters on Sunday, the end result which saw the youth-backed Students’ List take 140 seats, while Vučić's SNS...