It's Past Time To Privatize The Post Office

Near the southern Lebanese town of Jezzine, Israeli forces directly and repeatedly attacked a marked press vehicle, killing three journalists and wounding a number of others. The IDF fired four missiles at the vehicle during the attack. The confirmed fatalities were Fatima Ftouni of al-Mayadeen, Ali Shuaib of al-Manar TV, and Fatima’s brother Mohammed, last […]

Schiff: This War Is "Going To Cost A Lot Of Money We Don't Have" Last night, ZeroHedge hosted investor Peter Schiff and Rabobank's Michael Every to debate the question: Will the war in Iran accelerate the U.S. dollar’s collapse or is it a geopolitical chess move that could strengthen its hegemony? Moderated by Cornell professor Dave Collum, Schiff - based in Austrian economics - argued that the war will do nothing but harm the American economy via higher prices and interest rates, while the dollar weakens. Every believes Trump can pull a...

Aluminum Supply Shock: Top Gulf Producer Halts Operations After Iran Strike, Price To Spike Over the weekend, both Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) - the largest aluminum producers in the Gulf - and Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) reported drone attacks damaging smelting facilities after hits on Iranian steel infrastructure last week. Neither company (at the time) confirmed whether supply will be impacted, but this morning the worst case appears to be confirmed with Reuters reporting that according to a Wednesday note by consultancy Wood Mackenzie "EGA's Al Taweelah facility in the United Arab Emirates halted...