Moscow Signs Military Partnership With Taliban In Full Circle Since CIA's Operation Cyclone

Moody's Downgrades Baltimore City's Credit Rating Amid Population Collapse Moody's Ratings downgraded Democrat-led Baltimore City's bond rating this week, highlighting a rapidly deteriorating financial situation as declining reserves, depleted utility funds, and mounting borrowing costs strain the crime-ridden metro area best known for the hit HBO series The Wire. Local outlet Fox Baltimore reports that the ratings agency lowered Baltimore's rating from Aa2 to Aa3, citing "declining fund balance and cash levels across all government operations," with much of the deterioration concentrated in utility and internal-service funds. Moody's explained that the city's finances...

President Trump on Wednesday night said that he was launching what he described as the “most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran and threatened the economies of any countries that do business with the Islamic Republic. “No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me. TRAGICALLY, […]

Goldman Puts Almonty At "Center" Of Western Tungsten Race Three weeks after Jefferies chemicals and materials analyst Laurence Alexander initiated coverage of Almonty Industries with a "Buy" rating and a 12-month price target of $26.25, framing it as a play on the "Western Tungsten Re-Shoring Trade," Goldman Sachs launched coverage early Thursday, describing the miner as "at the center of the Western tungsten investment narrative." Goldman metals and steel analyst Nick Cash notes that Chinese policy restrictions have fueled supply concerns and an eightfold increase in tungsten prices since the start of 2025: ALM...