CIA Official Confirms Agency Flip-Flopped Over COVID-19 Origins Over Five-Day Period

Archegos 2.0? Star AI Investor's Fund Seeks Fresh Cash After Massive Levered Bets Blow Up Update (1000ET): Situational Awareness has exited all of their public investments, CNBC’s David Faber reports on air, citing people familiar with the situation. Faber reports that the liquidation was done “through one enormous trade." Roughly two-thirds of the assets under management at Situational Awareness were public equities, both that he owned on the long side and that he was shorting, Faber says. That could help explain the panic bid in Nasdaq this morning, as investors may believe the overhang...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the US and Israel have different goals in the war with Iran.  On Tuesday, Hegseth was asked about a report that the White House was unhappy with Tel Aviv over strikes on Iranian oil storage facilities. “I would just state by saying Israel’s been a really strong partner […]

ADNOC Reports 15 Vessel Attacks As Hormuz Risks Mount Submitted by Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said attacks on its vessels and employees are having a significant impact on operations as the company tries to keep crude, gas and refined products moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Fifteen ADNOC vessels have been hit by missiles or drones since the war began, including three this week, the company said Friday. One crew member has been killed and 20 others injured. The Strait of Hormuz carried roughly one-fifth of global oil...