Stock Futures Surge, Oil Tumbles On Iran Ceasefire Optimism

Trump Considers New Tariffs On Semiconductors - Reports Raise Alarm Could Doom US Dominance Politico reports Thursday on what could be another significant setback for US data centers and major damper on American AI aspirations. The White House is mulling the possibility of introducing new tariffs on semiconductors and a broader range of technology products, including laptops, servers for data centers and gaming equipment - a move tech companies have long been warning against, and which may demonstrate once again that the only thing getting 'reshored' is massive inflation for end consumers. Source: Equinix. Data...

Unhinged Passenger Duct-Taped on Flight Is Identified, Fired From Job An American Airlines flight was forced into an emergency landing Thursday evening after an unhinged passenger was duct-taped to his seat after a racist, sexist meltdown, according to multiple reports. The raging flyer, identified as 67-year-old Arthur Layne Lundeen, allegedly hurled the N-word and anti-gay slurs at flight attendants and unloaded a series of "very offensive" remarks at female passengers, eyewitnesses told ABC News. Fellow passenger Richard O'Lenick told NJ.com that Lundeen made statements about Jesus and said the plane was going...

The Board of Peace’s High Commissioner Nickolay Mladenov warned Israel that continuing to attack Gaza is extending the conditions that caused Hamas to attack on October 7, 2023.  “These strikes do not change the status quo that produced 7 October 2023. They preserve it.” Mladenov told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.  “Will another strike […]