Japanese Bonds Crater After PM Takaichi Prepares To Issue Much More Debt To Pay For Gasoline Subsidies

US Utilities Requested $9.2BN In Rate Hikes In Q2, Up 26% From Previous Year By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive Electric and gas utilities in the second quarter asked state regulators to approve $9.2 billion in rate hikes, up 26% from the $7.3 billion in rate increase proposals filed in the same period last year, according to an updated report released Tuesday by the advocacy group PowerLines. In the first half this year, utilities asked for $18.6 billion in rate hikes, down from about $25 billion in the same period last year, according to data...

President Donald Trump’s options for a war with Iran may be limited by a diminished arsenal. “Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine expressed concerns to Trump at the White House last Tuesday that any major operation against Iran will face challenges because the US munitions stockpile has been significantly depleted by US’s ongoing defense of Israel […]

Alaska Gov. Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday ordered an investigation into whether Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign should face criminal charges or civil penalties for recruiting a candidate who shares the name of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, less than a week before Alaskans finish voting in one of the country's closest Senate races. Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses proposed education legislation at a news conference on Jan. 31, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon) Senior Peltola advisers and aides at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee...