Israel’s ‘War to the Root’ May Unravel America

Futures Split As Blue-Wave Chip Purge Enters Day Two; Oil Rebounds, BoE Hikes US futures are mixed, with the Nasdaq lagging as the post-midterm rotation out of chipmakers and the AI complex enters a second day, after the Democratic sweep raised fears of a data center backlash, Qualcomm tumbled on a weak forecast and the Kospi crashed almost 6%, while oil rebounded modestly from Wednesday's plunge and the BoE hiked rates for the first time in three years; as a result the 10Y yield touched 4.83%, the lowest since Sept....

The Billionaire Couple Quietly Spending Millions To "Reinvent" The Democrat Party A billionaire hedge fund couple is dumping millions into a high-stakes effort to push the Democratic Party away from its increasingly radical left flank and challenge its entrenched leadership. Steve and Sue Mandel, wealthy Democrat donors from Greenwich, Connecticut, have committed at least $20 million to a network of political groups aimed at elevating more moderate candidates, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Hedge-fund billionaires Sue and Steve Mandel. (via WSJ)Their operation includes at least three organizations...

How To Ensure A Harmonious Future With AI Authored by Peter Solomon via RealClearWire.com, Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents human civilization with many spectacular benefits as well as the potential for significant dangers. AI can increase productivity, efficiency, creativity and research results in many industries. In medicine, AI can enhance the accuracy of diagnoses, design individualized treatments, and accelerate drug development. But AI will lead to significant job losses and could reduce privacy. And AI agents have encouraged human suicide, lied to users, and have been employed to create scams as well...