US Officials: Ceasefire Extension Not Open-Ended

US Central Command (CENTCOM) reports three US soldiers were killed over the weekend.  According to CENTCOM, two soldiers were killed by an Iranian missile strike in Jordan, and a third is missing. Additionally, a third US soldier was killed in Iraq during the detonation of a downed Iranian drone. At least 16 American soldiers have […]

PayPal Soars On Reported $53 Billion Buyout Bid From Stripe And Advent PayPal shares surged the most on record in premarket trading in New York after Reuters reported that payment company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have offered more than $53 billion to acquire the struggling payments platform. PYPL shares are up 20% premarket...  It's biggest single-day jump since at least 2015 (which is near the lows where it is currently trading)... The proposed $60.50-a-share bid represents a roughly 28% premium to PayPal's Tuesday close, though it remains 80% below...

United States Retains Spot As World's Top Oil Producer Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The United States was the largest crude oil producer in the world in 2025, outputting a “record-high” 13.6 million barrels per day (bpd), according to a July 9 statement from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). America’s output was far ahead of second-placed Russia, which produced 9.9 million bpd. Saudi Arabia came in third with 9.6 million bpd, with Canada in the fourth spot at 5 million bpd. The difference in oil output between the United...