Trump Extends Ceasefire 3-5 Days As Third Carrier Close; US Intercepts 3 More Iranian Tankers In Asian Waters

"Too Many Things Are Out Of Whack..." Authored by James Howard Kunstler, "The people we care about most, the undocumented migrants..." - Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Cult Classics Tensions rise as the green fuse drives the flowers of springtime (and thank you, Dylan Thomas, for the loan.) Too many things are out of whack. Some are actually breaking. A physics of events is at work that will bring our affairs back to true, but expect it to be painful. Okay, you’ve been warned. Asia, especially, suffers bigly with the Persian Gulf shut-down. For decades these countries took the oil flows...

New Ayatollah's First Message: Hormuz Strait Stays Closed, Warns 'More Fronts' Could Open Summary: Bloomberg: Trump admin set to temporarily suspend Jones Act shipping rules to help cool rising oil prices. Ayatollah Mojtaba in first public message says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz should be continued as a tool to pressure the enemy Mojtaba vows to keep attacking US bases, and signals 'new fronts' could soon open President Trump simultaneously says the US is stopping Iran "from having Nuclear weapons" and "destroying" the Middle East and "the World". Shipping turmoil escalates as multiple vessels...

Audemars Piguet x Swatch's Affordable Watch Launch Sparks Lines Across World Luxury watchmakers Audemars Piguet and Swatch have done the unthinkable: unveiling a new, affordable collaboration aimed at younger buyers, with prices ranging from $400 to, of course, $420. Called the "Royal Pop," the affordable handheld watch inspired by pop art is clearly a mass-market move aimed at stimulating the Swiss watch market after muted activity over the last few years, following the massive run-up fueled by cheap money during the pandemic. Keep in mind that the average Audemars Piguet watch...