Israel’s Yellow Line Claims Valuable Off-Shore Lebanese Gas Field

Futures, Bonds Tumble, Oil Soars After Trump Dashes Hopes For Early End To Iran War Global risk assets, including US equity futures and global markets, as well as Treasuries and precious metals, tumbled as oil soared with Brent hitting $110 this morning after Trump's late Wednesday speech refused to pivot and dashed hopes that the Hormuz Strait would reopen soon and the war in the Middle East is nearing a swift resolution. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures dropped 1.7%, reversing yesterday's short squeeze as investors refuse to add...

Equity Risk Premium Has Vanished, And Stocks Aren't Cheap... Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, 💰 Equity Risk Premium Has Vanished, And Stocks Aren’t Cheap. Last week’s Q4 market outlook laid out why the calendar, earnings, and buybacks lean bullish into year-end. I still think that. But one line in that report deserved more than a sentence. With the 10-year above 5%, Treasuries now offer a “risk-free” return that stocks haven’t matched since 2002. So this week, I rebuilt that claim from the raw data. The equity risk premium, the extra return investors demand...

Man Accused Of Trying To Set Portland Record Store On Fire After They Wouldn't Buy His Records A dispute over a record sale escalated into threats and an alleged attempt to set a Portland record shop on fire, according to prosecutors. Adrian Orange, 40, is accused of confronting the owner of Vinyl Resting Place in St. Johns on Aug. 27 after the store declined to purchase records he brought in, according to KATU ABC. Court documents say Orange threatened the owner, calling him a “dead man.” Investigators say Orange later returned after...