U.S. Wheat Crop Forecast To Hit Half-Century Low As Drought Hits Breadbasket

Tehran's Houthi Proxies Attack Saudi Aramco Again, Crude Spikes, As Iran's Military Command To Be 'More Aggressive' Summary Saudi Aramco attacked again: Houthi drone strikes on a Saudi refinery sent oil prices higher. Hormuz stalemate & standoff: US says it can sustain the Iranian port blockade indefinitely. Iran digs in: Tehran appears prepared for a prolonged war of attrition. Hard-liners rise: Iran reshuffled senior security leadership toward a more aggressive posture. Diplomacy dead-end: Iran says the U.S. has miscalculated, while talks remain deadlocked. *  *  * Attack on Saudi Aramco Facility Sees Crude Spike Oil prices have spiked...

The excitement In Washington is palpable with the announcement that President Donald Trump has a new project to help beautify the city on top of the huge banners bearing his image festooning the fronts of government buildings, his billion dollar White House fortified ballroom, the paving of the rose garden, the enlarging of the helicopter […]

Aluminum Giant Alcoa To Sell Dormant Smelter To Bitcoin-Miner NYDIG: Report Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, US aluminium giant Alcoa is reportedly nearing a deal to offload its long-idle Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). The company is in advanced discussions and expects the transaction to close “in the middle part of this year,” CEO Bill Oplinger told Bloomberg on Friday. The site, located along the St. Lawrence River, has been inactive since 2014 after Alcoa shut it down amid rising energy...