Beta: A Powerful But Faulty Tool For Managing Risk

As The Worms Turn... Authored by James Howard Kunstler, "They’re holed up in a bank demanding three large pizzas, a helicopter, and a personal phone call from Sydney Sweeney..." - Greg Gutfeld on Iran’s negotiating position The Russians have a phrase for it: negotiation-incapable (ne peregovorosposobny). That is what the Iran delegation demonstrated during a long day of talks with the US team over the weekend in Islamabad. What part of “no nukes” didn’t they understand? All of it, apparently. The corollary question on the table — arguably more pressing for Iran — was:...

TSA Agents Finally Get Paid After Trump Signs Order Summary: AP reported that, by early afternoon, TSA agents began receiving pay. Reuters reported that as many as 50,000 TSA agents would receive paychecks as early as Monday. Trump officially issued a presidential memorandum on Friday instructing DHS to pay TSA agents. TSA Agents Get Paid  AP News reports that most Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents received paychecks on Monday after missing two paychecks during the ongoing government shutdown. Here's the headline from AP: TSA says most of its workers got paid Monday for at least...

MP's "Strong" Quarter: Accelerated Production, Long-Term Agreements With Major Tech Companies MP Materials Corp. reported fourth quarter revenue of $52.7 million and net income of $9.4 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, yesterday reflecting a sharp year-over-year improvement driven largely by price floor protection under its agreement with the U.S. Department of War. Full year revenue rose 10% to $224.4 million as the company ramped separated product output and began generating magnetic precursor sales.  MP said in a press release yesterday that operationally, 2025 marked a step-change in upstream and midstream execution. MP...