Oil Shocks & Recessionary Outcomes

Here Come The Cancellations: Brookfield-Backed Compass Pulls Out From Major Northern Virginia Data Center Project Compass Datacenters has decided to withdraw from its plan to develop a major data-center corridor in Northern Virginia after spending years pursuing approvals and investing tens of millions of dollars, according to Bloomberg. The company ultimately concluded the project wasn’t feasible due to mounting legal challenges, stricter regulations, and weakening political support, particularly around tax incentives. This move highlights a broader shift in how communities and policymakers are responding to data-center projects. Local residents have increasingly raised...

So, How's Spain's Mass Migrant Amnesty Working Out? Authored by Aaron Hanscom via PJMedia.com, Half a million. That's the number that made headlines in April when Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist government approved plans to grant legal status to 500,000 illegal migrants. But a leaked police report warned that the true number could be much higher, estimating that between 750,000 and 1 million illegal migrants living in Spain could apply for amnesty, in addition to 250,000 to 350,000 asylum seekers. The report described the amnesty plan's "very intense media impact, especially in Latin America" and...

The US and Israel may restart the bombing campaign against Iran just days into a two-week ceasefire, according to US and Israeli media reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump is considering launching “limited” strikes against Iran as part of a pressure campaign that includes a blockade on Iranian ports, though any “limited” […]