US Futures Dip As Questions Mount Over Relentless Tech Rally, Lack Of Peace Progress

China To Import Record Amount Of US Ethane As Iran War Chokes Off Naphtha, LPG Supplies One year ago, in the immediate aftermath of Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, there was a flurry of discussion over who is more reliant on whom: the US on Chinese rare earth materials, or China on US ethane output (see "Chinese Plastics Factories Face Mass Closure As US Ethane Supply Evaporates" and "Who Blinks First? China May Exempt Tariffs On US Ethane & Other Goods"). Following the detente in the US-China trade war, that discussion was...

GTA VI Fever Takes Hold: US PlayStation 5 Sales Surge Ahead Of Blockbuster Launch With Grand Theft Auto VI launching in less than a month, demand for Sony's PlayStation 5 consoles in the US has already surged. Bloomberg cites new data from market research firm Circana showing a 22% jump in PS5 sales, while tightening availability of the premium PS5 Pro suggests consumers are rushing to upgrade ahead of the Nov. 19 release. GTA 6 has made an estimated $630,000,000 in pre-orders, with 74% of purchases on PS5. via @SensorTower https://t.co/lrVjZDspQw — T5G...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed at a White House press briefing on Tuesday that the US is now engaged in a “defensive operation” against Iran as the Trump administration is attempting to reframe the war that the US and Israel launched against the Islamic Republic on February 28. “Now, what’s really important for you […]