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Real Cost of Iran War Likely Double the $25 Billion Figure the Pentagon Gave to Congress
The $25 billion estimate the Pentagon gave to Congress on Wednesday regarding the cost of the Iran war is a lowball figure that doesn’t include the cost of repairing the destruction at US bases across the Middle East, CNN has reported. Sources told the outlet that factoring in repairs to bases and replacing military equipment […]
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Feb 19, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The US Must Be Confident It Has A Plan In Place To Lower Oil Prices Once It Strikes Iran
The US Must Be Confident It Has A Plan In Place To Lower Oil Prices Once It Strikes Iran
By Michael Every of Rabobank
Lots Of Xs Vs Lots Of Ys
US vs. Iran: The media today talk of a “90% chance of war” and “as soon as Saturday.” We’ve long stressed there’s a high likelihood of a fresh US-Iran conflict, recent US logistics movements said soon, and an Axios headline yesterday refocused oil markets on it. The balance of risks now tilts to a US strike after market close Friday, even...
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Apr 9, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Savings Rate Slides As Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge Slowed In February (Ahead Of War)
Savings Rate Slides As Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge Slowed In February (Ahead Of War)
The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE (a measure of price changes in consumer goods and services that excludes volatile food and energy costs) - rose 0.4% MoM in February (pre-war), in line with expectations, with YoY rising 3.0% (as expected - lowest since Dec), down from January's +3.1%...
Source: Bloomberg
The YoY Core decline is coming off January's highest level since March 2024, with Services cost inflation slowing notably...
The headline PCE also rose 0.4% MoM (as...
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Mar 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
"I'm Done": Robert Malone Exits CDC Vaccine Advisory Role
"I'm Done": Robert Malone Exits CDC Vaccine Advisory Role
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
Dr. Robert Malone said on March 25 that he will no longer advise health officials on vaccines.
“I’m done,” Malone told The Epoch Times.
Malone was vice chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on immunizations.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. selected Malone and other new ACIP members in 2025, after removing the previous slate.
A federal judge recently ruled that Kennedy did not follow proper...
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