Israeli Authorities Refuse to Return Massive Trove of Oct 7 Video. What are They Hiding?

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Monday that the world is facing a massive energy crisis caused by the war against Iran.  Birol argued that the current energy crunch is worse than those of the 1970s and the impact of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine combined. “This crisis, as things stand, […]

The 'Blame Game' In Private Credit Begins Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance This morning I warned (again) this wasn’t a normal market in private credit. It was a liquidity event. And today it’s becoming something else too. According to the Financial Times, the SEC is now questioning whether Egan-Jones, a small but deeply embedded credit rating agency in private credit, can “consistently produce credit ratings with integrity.” That’s not a routine inquiry. That’s the regulator openly wondering whether one of the key cogs in the machine was ever doing its job properly in the first place....

The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for another three weeks, according to President Trump who said high-profile meetings in the Oval Office went “very well” and ended with a plan for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to meet in the coming weeks. Israeli FM Gideon Saar […]