US CENTCOM Says It Attacked and Disabled an Iranian Oil Tanker in the Gulf of Oman

President Donald Trump said that he was an hour away from giving the military the order to restart the war before he was convinced to call off the attack.  “We were all set to go … It would have been happening right now,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. The President added […]

Piper Sandler's Top Economist Sees "Big Bounce" In Consumer Sentiment As Gas Prices Tumble Building on last week's theme of "early signs of a turn in U.S. consumer discretionary," Piper Sandler analysts note that the sharp decline in gasoline prices at the pump is beginning to lift consumer sentiment, particularly among lower-income households. Their proprietary daily confidence data suggest the rebound is still in the early innings, but the direction is clear: cheaper gas is easing pressure on working-class folks. Piper Sandler's chief global economist and head of the firm's economics...

Jay Clayton To Become Top US Intel Official On Monday Jay Clayton will take over as director of national intelligence (DNI) on Monday, according to a social media post by acting director Bill Pulte. “I am eternally grateful to President Trump for the opportunity to serve as Director of National Intelligence, while he completed historic declassifications and we right sized the ODNI. I have no doubt that Jay will do a tremendous job,” Pulte wrote on Aug. 1 in a post on X. “I have offered Jay my complete and total support...