Futures Unchanged Just Shy Of All Time High On Peace Hopes, Solid Earnings

Will the Left Make The WHCA Dinner Shooter A Hero? There was a lot of confusion in the initial hours after the shooting at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. But it soon became clear that the suspect, Cole Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, California, had rabid anti-Trump views and was there to target Trump administration officials.  While the usual suspects on the left are issuing standard statements condemning violence, there’s a real concern that the left will lionize Allen. And even former...

Oil prices hovered around $90 per barrel: "Seven nations are scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss a possible joint release of stockpiles to help ease the supply disruption."

White House Expects 'Swift' Warsh Confirmation After DOJ Drops Powell Criminal Probe Update (1050ET): The White House is now expecting 'swift' confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the DOJ dropped its criminal probe into current Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's building construction project.  On Tuesday, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) made clear that he would block Warsh's nomination unless the Powell inquiry was dropped.  Thom Tillis still refuses to blame Trump for anything: "The problem I have is that some US attorney or assistant US attorney with a dream thought it would...