Futures Rise, US Stocks Set For New Record As Hopes For Iran Peace Deal Persist Despite Bombing

New York City Votes To Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages, Ending 170-Year Tradition Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, The New York City Council voted on Thursday to pass Romanch's Law, phasing out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 1, 2028. Forty Council members voted yes. Twenty-nine had signed onto the bill sponsored by Council Member Christopher Marte. Speaker Julie Menin is the first sitting speaker to support such a ban. "Today, the City Council made history. Our landmark vote to pass Romanch's Law is a demonstration of this Council's commitment to...

Israeli airstrikes have continued again today, killing at least seven people across Lebanon, including the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), who was assassinated, along with his teenage daughter. They were killed in an attack on a refugee camp near Baalbek. The attack have brought the Lebanese Health Ministry’s total war death toll over […]

Aluminum Supply Shock: Top Gulf Producer Halts Operations After Iran Strike, Price To Spike Over the weekend, both Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) - the largest aluminum producers in the Gulf - and Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) reported drone attacks damaging smelting facilities after hits on Iranian steel infrastructure last week. Neither company (at the time) confirmed whether supply will be impacted, but this morning the worst case appears to be confirmed with Reuters reporting that according to a Wednesday note by consultancy Wood Mackenzie "EGA's Al Taweelah facility in the United Arab Emirates halted...