US Fumes After Iran Chosen as a Vice President of Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference

Oil Spikes, Stocks Suddenly Dump During Warsh Hearing It's unclear what exactly is driving but the markets are reverting back to old habits this morning with oil spiking... ...dragging Treasury yields higher... Stocks are tanking... And so is gold... There were no obvious geopolitical headline catalysts for the move - though uncertainty remains high about the next 24-48 hours in the Middle East. Some have suggested the following comment from Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh may have helped (or hindered): “There’s probably no more pressing question than the cost of living.” Though that does seem like...

IRS Data Show Average Tax Refund Up Over 10% This Year Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The average tax refund is 10.8 percent higher this year when compared with the same time period in 2025, according to data released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on March 20. The figures show that as of March 13, the average refund for individual filers for 2026 was $3,623, up from $3,271 from 2025. Around 69.7 million individual tax returns have been received by the IRS so far, the agency said, around 1...

Leftist Media Quiet After Four Suspected Islamic Terror Attacks In Two Weeks Nothing to see here, folks,  Move along... The strange relationship between fundamentalist Islam and the political left has taken a disturbing turn recently as establishment media platforms seek to spin or ignore at least three separate terror attacks involving Muslim suspects in the past two weeks.  Is selective news coverage being applied to protect militant Islamism in the name of "diversity?"  The war in Iran is heating up an the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has global markets in...