Futures Rise, Oil Drops On Report Of Ceasefire Push

Iranian Gasoline Shortages Grow As US Blockade Bites Propaganda has always been a problem when it comes to the fog of war.  The internet and social media add a new dimension to the confusion as conflicting information is allowed to spread like wildfire using civilians and media outlets as tools for propagation. The lack of confirmation is exploited, often by both sides, and the truth becomes lost in the mire.  That said, the facts on the ground will eventually see the light regardless of spin.  In the case of the war in...

After an exchange of missile fire, President Donald Trump claimed Israel and Iran were now moving towards peace.  “Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE!” the President wrote on Truth Social Monday. “Final negotiations on “Peace” are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.” Trump’s assertion that […]

Thank You Rick Santelli, You Legend  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance It was announced this past week that Rick Santelli will be retiring next month. So today I offer a tribute to perhaps the last man standing on CNBC with a functioning economics textbook, and one of the few figures in financial media who could simply tell you that one plus one equaled two without disappearing into an academic sounding, postmodern, jargon filled bullshit word salad that somehow ended with the conclusion that paying a quadrillion dollars a day in interest on...