ECB: Iran Peace Deal Won't Erase Europe's Energy Price Shock

US, India Sign Critical Minerals And Rare Earths Mining Pact Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, The United States and India signed a key agreement on May 26 to secure critical minerals and rare earth mining, processing, and supplies, further loosening China's grip on the global market, during Secretary of State Marco Rubio's four-day visit. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) walks with India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar before their talks in New Delhi, India, on May 24, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool/AP Photo "We are two countries...

What Would Be Truly Bullish? Actually Fixing What's Broken Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via Of Two Minds, We've come to an interesting juncture in history, interesting because while we're being assured that AI will solve all problems, including any it creates, back in the real world, AI is incapable of fixing what's broken because too many people are getting rich off the status quo, and since the status quo is the problem, those who own / control AI will use it to maintain the status quo, guaranteeing that what's broken...

UAE Pushes For Hormuz Security Force, While Turkey Argues Against Gulf Entry Into War It's one of those things that sounds nice on paper, but when missiles and drones are inbound, no one is going to want to be on a military ship sitting in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz: the United Arab Emirates, which has been among the hardest-impacted Gulf states in Iran's ongoing retaliation, is pressing for a multinational maritime ​taskforce to reopen vital oil transit waterway, the Financial Times reports ‌Friday. The UAE, with a navy that's not...