US and Philippines Launch Their ‘Biggest Ever’ Balikatan Drills With Large Japanese Contingent for First Time

The Reflexive Rally Was Not Surprising Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The market rallied on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Tuesday’s rally one of the best trading days since 2022. However, that should also be unsurprising, since the best trading days tend to cluster with the worst market periods. As we noted in Stock Market Breadth on Monday: “The single most damaging decision most investors make during periods of falling stock market breadth is selling. The data on this is unambiguous. Seven of the market’s 10 best days in any given 20-year period occur within...

YouTube Settles With Florida Teen Alleging Social Media Addiction Harms Ahead Of California Trial Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, Google's YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a 16-year-old Florida boy who says the platform's features played a role in his social media addiction and harmed his mental health. A 12-year-old boy watches YouTube on his smartphone on March 27, 2026. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images The settlement was reached ahead of a second California state court trial set to start on July 27. That trial will review similar allegations against Meta...

Israeli officials told The New York Times on Thursday that the attack on Iranian facilities linked to the South Pars gas field was coordinated with the US, despite President Trump claiming the US “knew nothing” of the plans to strike the energy infrastructure. The South Pars gas field, shared by Iran and Qatar in the […]