Tony Blair Calls For UK To Get Closer To Trump And Ease Climate Change Targets

40,000 U.S. Retail Stores Could Close By 2030 UBS consumer analyst Michael Lasser told clients that a further rise in e-commerce penetration, from about 22% today to as high as 27%, could force the closure of 40,000 U.S. retail stores by 2030. The warning comes as more than 10,000 stores have closed since late 2023, and shows how the shift to e-commerce is pressuring brick-and-mortar retail footprints nationwide. Lasser's forecast is that e-commerce penetration rates in the U.S. will top 27% by the end of the decade, up from the current 22%. Many...

Trump: US Controls Hormuz Strait, 'I Think We Will Keep It' - Confirms Economic Siege Strategy Summary Trump claims "total control" of Hormuz, signals strategy of continued economic pressure. Iran declares "victory" & says it can sustain the conflict & outlast. Iran shifts to a "survival economy" to withstand sanctions, Washington's economic warfare, naval blockade. Peace talks basically not happening, with Pakistan reporting "absolutely no progress." Tehran: Hormuz remains closed until Washington accepts all conditions. US-Iran 60 day negotiation period extended? Yes 23% · No 78%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * Trump Claims 'Total...

British Banking Whistleblower Who Exposed Lutnick's Epstein Ties Dies; Ruled Suicide A British banking whistleblower who helped uncover previously undisclosed ties between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has died at 57, The Banker reports. Simon Andriesz, a veteran of the financial industry who previously served as a managing director at BGC Group, emerged as a key figure in scrutinizing Lutnick's past contacts with Epstein after digging through the massive trove of documents released in connection with the disgraced financier. Andriesz's death was confirmed by Andy Agathangelou, founder...