Zelensky: Allies Urged Ukraine to Halt Attacks on Russian Energy

The Precious Paper Problem: The Divergence In Western Bullion Markets Authored by Armin Sidhu via The Mises Institute, Gold has nearly doubled in two years. Silver has outpaced it. For the commodity that backed money for most of human history and that central banks still treat as the final settlement asset, these moves should represent a clean signal about physical scarcity and monetary demand. Western gold prices no longer carry that information cleanly. The prices quoted in London and New York are increasingly detached from the physical reality of who owns what...

Unpaid Trash Company Empties Dumpster Rental Load On Customer's Front Lawn A Bay Area dumpster company decided to skip collections and go straight to… lawn delivery. Express Rental Dumpster said a San Pablo customer rented a bin while moving out, but the payment situation was, generously, fictional. The owner, Martin Perez, said the card kept getting declined while the customer kept promising “later”, according to Fox News. So instead of eating the cost, the driver showed up and made a statement. Ring camera footage shows him briefly talking to someone off-screen, cracking...

Futures, Global Stocks Soar To All Time HIgh, Oil Plunges On Endless "Iran Deal" Drumbeat US equity futures jumped and global stocks rose to record highs as crude oil fell after officials signaled - once again - that the US was nearing a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore oil flows. The dollar weakened while precious metals and crypto bounced from Friday's drop. While the US and Iran closed in on a deal, Trump said he won’t “rush” into an agreement. The deal is still a work in...