Kicking The Can On A Ceasefire "Which Does Not Solve Anything"

The true heroic voice of reason concerning the past and present disastrous adventurism such as the Afghanistan quagmire is certainly not war criminals George W. Bush, Dick and Liz Cheney, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. It is 2012 presidential candidate Ron Paul. He remains the voice of clarity directing his Ron […] The post Ron Paul: Still The Voice of Reason appeared first on LewRockwell.

China Loads Up On US Chip Tools Via Southeast Asia Amid Supply Chain Shift China's imports of chipmaking equipment from Malaysia and Singapore rose sharply in 2025 to surpass those from the US, which sank to an eight-year low, an analysis by Nikkei Asia has found - even as American companies remain a vital source of advanced tools for the country. While the Netherlands and Japan remain China's primary foreign sources of critical semiconductor manufacturing machines by shipment origin, imports from the two Southeast Asian countries reached record levels: $5.7 billion...

Jefferies Identifies High-Quality Energy And Materials Stocks As Cyclical Rotation Accelerates Jefferies analyst Lloyd Byrne wrote in a note on Monday that surging refined-product margins, stronger gas-fired power demand, and improving earnings estimates are providing clear tailwinds for energy stocks, even as valuations and technicals appear stretched. Byrne showed that the clearest source of strength in the energy market is refining. The six-month New York Harbor diesel-to-crude spread topped $100 (HOCL1 Index on Bloomberg) and has moved in close tandem with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE). Included in the "10...