Swiss Voters Reject Proposal To Cap Population At 10 Million

Fire Erupts Atop Manhattan Skyscraper Dramatic footage has flooded X, showing what appears to be a fire atop a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan at 6 East 43rd Street, New York City. The FDNY is operating at a fire on East 43rd Street in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/SlJ0UrbSY8 — FDNY (@FDNY) March 17, 2026 6 East 43rd Street is on fire. #nyc #fire pic.twitter.com/6rEynZ3u9J — John Smith (@JohnSmithrx3e) March 17, 2026 Going on right now in Manhattan job site my son is on pic.twitter.com/wbkZPPGQ7T — PeterAnthony (@PeterA1331) March 17, 2026 *Developing Tyler Durden Tue, 03/17/2026 -...

Oil Up, Stocks Down As War Rhetoric Rises, Deadlines Loom After a long weekend of kinetic and verbal escalation (and a strong payrolls print), and with President Trump reminded Iran that his deadline for a deal looms, it is no surprise that oil prices are higher in early trading... WTI topped $115... Near post-war highs... And despite the recent hope-filled decoupling of oil and stocks... ...S&P futures also weak, down around 0.7% in the early trading... Treasury futures and gold are lower with USD/JPY near 159.70. While the Iran conflict has established an ongoing state of caution...

World's Largest Alumina Refinery Outside China Abruptly Halves Output On NatGas Disruption Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro's Alunorte plant in Brazil, one of the world's largest alumina refineries, reduced output by 50% following disruptions to natural gas availability. Bloomberg reports that disruptions to NatGas availability at Alunorte forced a 50% reduction in output and sent aluminum prices in London to a seven-week high. Hydro said production would return to full capacity once gas supplies normalize. Aluminum rose nearly 2% in London and traded at $3,373 a metric ton. Alumina futures gained 1%...