Israeli Ministers Demand End to Lebanon ‘Ceasefire,’ Dramatic Escalation of War

Futures Rise, Oil Drops As US Ends Iran Strikes US equity futures are higher led by tech and small caps, with traders buying the dip in stocks as a swift conclusion to the latest round of US strikes against Iran raised expectations that talks over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will get back on track. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures rise 0.7% to recover from a five-week low after Trump forewarned Iran would be hit “very hard,” followed by swift and superficial strikes; Nasdaq...

Starmer's Resignation 'Unites Us All': Russia's Top Negotiator Celebrates The British establishment has remained deeply adversarial to Russia even as across the pond President Trump has tried to improve bilateral relations with Moscow. The UK was among the first nations to hand Kiev long-range missiles, especially the Storm Shadow (a Franco-British low-observable, long-range air-launched cruise missile) - and so Moscow doesn't have high hopes for improving relations with London anytime soon. This week's huge news out of Britain - in the form of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation, has been largely met...

Chinese EVs Absent From U.S. Roads, But Parts Under The Hood Are Alarming For good reason, U.S. policymakers have resisted opening the domestic auto market to a flood of cheap, gasoline-powered Chinese cars and EVs. Such a move would crush Detroit into even more misery. It would accelerate the hollowing out of the nation's industrial base (something Europe willingly did), further degrade suppliers, and weaken the country's ability to convert truck production lines to tank production in wartime. However, while Chinese-made cars remain absent from U.S. highways, there has been a...