New York Versus The Nuns: The Dominican Sisters Face Penalties For Refusing To Yield On Religious Values

A general strike has shut down most activity in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, in response to a new Israeli law which allows for executions of Palestinian prisoners who are convicted of killing Israelis.  The strike, announced a day prior by the Fatah movement, has resulted in shops, banks, schools, universities, and numerous other […]

Oil & Stocks Mixed To Start Week As War Escalates & Gamma Unclenches Update (1845ET): After an initial kneejerk higher in oil and lower in stocks, things have settled a little with both hovering around unch... Brent is sliding a little from Friday's highs... Equity futs are back around unch... There's a long way til dawn... *  *  * Following a weekend where geopolitical headlines swung from "winding down" (Friday after the close) to threats, deadlines, and "obliteration" tit-for-tat talk suggesting no end in sight, it is perhaps no surprise that oil prices are up...