UAE Slips Hidden Oil Tankers Through Straits Of Hormuz

Israeli attacks killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues launching strikes across the Palestinian territory despite the US-backed ceasefire deal signed in October 2025. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, three Palestinians were killed by an Israeli airstrike on a gathering of […]

"Closing The Nuclear Fuel Cycle" - Newcleo's $780M War Chest And Oklo Partnership Fuel $2.4B SPAC Debut It's open season in the nuclear industry for going public, and this week's episode features newcleo, a European lead-cooled reactor developer.  The Paris-based developer of lead-cooled fast reactors (LFRs) and closed-cycle MOX fuel announced it will merge with NewHold Investment Corp III (ticker NHIC) in a deal valuing the company at roughly $2.4 billion.  A $220 million oversubscribed PIPE at $10 per share plus up to $209 million from the SPAC trust should deliver as...

Italy Cuts Fuel Taxes As Iran Crisis Drives Oil Higher; Germany Refuses Relief Despite Windfall Submitted by Thomas Kolbe A robust market economy unfolds its maximum absorption capacity precisely during external shocks. In such cases, policymakers would essentially only need to sit still, as the storm clouds usually pass on their own—true to the principle that high prices are the cure for high prices. This, of course, only applies to energy markets if governments have not already removed themselves from the equation through grotesque political interventions long before the crisis. For European...