Futures Jump To Record High After Report Iran Offered New Non-Starter Proposal To Reopen Strait

Kremlin Says Russians Should Ignore "Rumors" On Possible Plague Outbreak In Siberia Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The top Kremlin spokesman sought to tamp down "various rumors and speculation" about reports of a possible plague outbreak in Siberia and said that Russians should only monitor statements from government sources. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in Moscow on Feb. 18, 2022. Sergey Guneev/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters"The leading agency with authority in this area is Rospotrebnadzor," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, according to Russian media outlet TASS, referring to Russia's national...

Senate's Rush To Regulate AI Chatbots Is Bad For Everybody Authored by John Coleman via RealClearPolitics, The dawn of the AI era has sparked a wide range of reactions, from exhilaration over the technology’s capabilities to deep distress.  Such responses to a new communicative tool are nothing new, and indeed, AI presents new and unique challenges that will require deep thought and sensitivity. But a heavy-handed congressional response that erodes longstanding American freedoms isn’t the answer. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s markup and passage last week of SB 3062, the GUARD Act, shows the...

Beyond the initial oil shock, the Iran war is also laying the foundation for ongoing monetary inflation and price inflation, with no real change to the US regime’s commitment to easy money.