Ukraine Sea Drone Fired From Libya Hit Russian Tanker in Mediterranean

IRGC Navy Turns Back Containership Seeking Hormuz Passage As Iran Starts Charging $2 Million Toll Amid reports of increasing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Alireza Tangsiri, a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, said on X that the containership Selen was turned back by the IRGC Navy for "failing to comply with legal protocols and lacking permission to transit the Strait of Hormuz." Needless to say, that is an upgrade from firing missiles at it. کشتی کانتینربر SELEN به دلیل عدم رعایت پروتکل‌های قانونی و نداشتن مجوز عبور از #تنگه_هرمز،...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay and threatened to attack the Cuban government if it acquired weapons that could strike the American military facility or homeland.  “It would be unwise of the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons […]

Here Is What America's Largest Banks Reported In Their Q2 Earnings Reports In terms of perceived report quality relative to positioning, the ranking appears to be Goldman Sachs first, followed by Bank of America (pending guidance), then Wells Fargo, and finally JPMorgan. The broader theme across the group was fairly consistent: NII was generally underwhelming, fee income was strong as expected, capital markets results were very strong, and there was a clear halo effect from the strong deal calendar (SpaceX IPO most notably) that benefited equities trading. At the same...