Trump Threatens 100% Tariff On French Wines Over Digital Services Tax

Demographic Winter Pushes South Korea To Field War Robots As Troop Pool Shrinks South Korea's population decline and shrinking pool of military-age men are forcing Seoul to rethink its military force structure, with officials now exploring robots and AI-powered drones to offset future manpower shortages. South Korea's military is taking a direct page from Ukraine's battlefield playbook by preparing to procure low-cost unmanned aerial systems and robotics for future wars, primarily through a potential partnership with Hyundai Motor - for now. "Potential deployments include Boston Dynamics' four-legged Spot, the four-wheeled MobED mobility...

What If The Automatic Stock Buying Just...Stops?  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance My readers know that for the last couple of years I’ve repeatedly warned about the “passive bid” in markets. By that I mean the constant, automatic buying of stocks driven by retirement plans, ETFs, and other systematic investment programs. This bid isn’t discretionary. It doesn’t ask whether valuations are reasonable and it doesn’t care whether earnings justify prices. It simply asks one question: did money flow in? If the answer is yes, it buys. It buys regardless of valuation, regardless of...

Florida Governor Calls For Special Session To Eliminate Property Tax For Homeowners Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 27 called for a special legislative session to pass his plan to exempt homeowners from paying property taxes on their permanent residence. The Republican governor revealed his plans to sign a proclamation that would require state lawmakers to convene in Tallahassee and discuss his “Save Our Homes” proposal starting on June 1. “Taxing something that you own repeatedly, which is a property tax, is the worst way...