Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill Six, Including a Father and His Young Boy

"Facing Problems With Crime": Even Baltimore City's Hipster-Owned Businesses Are Losing Patience Baltimore City's image remains deeply shaped by HBO's hit crime drama, the 2015 riots, an ongoing public safety crisis, decades of deindustrialization, population collapse, and the opioid and drug crisis. Together, those mounting problems have severely weakened the city's appeal to visitors, residents, and businesses. Democrats have held Baltimore's mayor's office continuously since 1967, placing nearly a six-decade reign under what can only be described as one-party rule by extreme left-wing Democratic queens and kings. This epic trail of...

This Is Only Fifth Time QQQs Gapped Down When Within 2% Of An All Time High In a day of sharp, downward pointing market moves and superlatives, we can add another: according to calculations from BTIG's Jonathan Krinsky, today's 2% gap down in the QQQs is a historic event. "Since QQQ's inception ('99), this is just the 5th time that's happened when the day prior was within 2% of a 52wk high and the VIX was below 20." What happens next? While near-term returns are split, all four of the signals...

Maryland Blames Data Centers For $1.6 Billion Power Bill Shock, Omits Green Energy Mess Maryland's Office of People's Counsel released a new report warning that homeowners in the state could face $1.6 billion in additional power bill costs over the next decade to subsidize transmission line upgrades, largely due to data center demand outside Maryland, more specifically from data centers in Northern Virginia. OPC filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) arguing that PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator, is forcing Maryland power customers to shoulder costs...