‘Israel Picking up the Pieces of its Deep-Seated Hubris’

Trump Orders Navy 'Shoot & Kill' Iranian Boats, Says 'Doesn't Need A Deal' As US Intercepts Tankers From Hormuz To Indian Ocean Summary Iranian sources to Chinese state media says 'breakthrough' toward restarting US talks again could come 'tonight or tomorrow'. Trump orders US Navy 'shoot & kill' small Iranian boats amid concern over mines in Hormuz. Says US now "doesn't need a deal". Overnight, US military intercepted two more Iranian oil supertankers that tried to evade the blockade And in Indian Ocean US conducted a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel...

How The World Views China Vs The US In 2026 The United States and China are the world’s two preeminent superpowers, but views of them vary widely by country. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, compares approval ratings for Beijing and Washington using survey results from more than 42,000 respondents across 36 countries. The survey was conducted in February 2026 by the Pew Research Center. China Now Leads in Global Favorability Public opinion in many countries has shifted in China’s favor amid changes in U.S. diplomacy and foreign policy. In 27 of the 36 countries...

Goldman Stock Slides After FICC Unexpectedly Misses Despite Highest Overall Profit In 5 Years Goldman Sachs reported its highest quarterly profit in five years, as the bank's equities traders beat their own previous all-time quarterly high revenue by more than $1 billion thanks to a surge in market volatility due to the war in Iran; however this stellar performance in equities was offset by an unexpected drop in FICC revenues. Here are Goldman's Q1 results in a nutshell: EPS $17.55, exp. $16.41 Net revenue $17.23 billion, +14% y/y, exp. $16.95 billion Equities sales &...