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Launching AI Into Orbit Authored by Timothy Murphy via RealClearDefense, The Strait of Hormuz reminds us that a single chokepoint can shape the global economy overnight. What most policymakers miss is that space has its own version of Hormuz—and we are rapidly losing control of it. Multiple sectors of the global economy are dependent on access to the Strait of Hormuz, but nations are becoming ever more reliant upon access to space to drive their economies. Similar to the Strait, the key corridor in space is Low Earth Orbit (LEO). All...

Should You Keep Your Target-Date Funds In Retirement? Authored by Javier Simon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Target-date funds (TDFs) can be effective retirement savings vehicles for many investors. Target-date funds adjust risk over time, but their limited flexibility can make them less suitable for complex retirement plans. SsCreativeStudio/Shutterstock TDFs are professionally managed portfolios often built with various mutual funds. They are designed to automatically adjust their asset allocation of stocks, bonds, cash and sometimes alternative investments to become more conservative as you reach the target date. Over time, these funds reduce exposure...

"We're On Borrowed Time": Vitol LNG Chief Warns Of Coming Food Price Shock Pablo Galante Escobar, the head of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Vitol, warned the audience at the FT Commodities Summit earlier today that the "world is on borrowed time" and that the Gulf energy shock will develop into a food crisis unless LNG flows resume through the Hormuz chokepoint. "We are on borrowed time. Every day this trade remains closed and every day production does not come back, we are building a problem for the future, and...