China Eyes Iran's Postwar Reconstruction In Bid To Lock Up Future Oil Supplies

Muslims, Marxists, And Mayhem In Minnesota Authored by Eric Utter via AmericanThinker.com, Many have been asking lately if the onslaught of Islam or the rapid rise of Marxism is more likely to destroy the United States. The correct answer is that they both have the capability to do so. If unchecked, together they will undoubtedly see to our demise. Which one would ultimately prevail has been the subject of a few articles of late and will be the subject of one of mine in the not-too-distant future. This one, however, will focus on Muslims and...

Savings Rate Highest In 6 Months As Fed's Favorite Inflation Indicator Rises Near 2-Year High The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE (a measure of price changes in consumer goods and services that excludes volatile food and energy costs) - rose o.4% MoM in January (in line with expectations) with YoY rising by 3.1% (as expected), slightly higher than the 3.0% in December... Source Bloomberg That is the highest YoY Core PCE since March 2024. The headline PCE rose 0.3% MoM (as expected) driving prices up 2.8% YoY (down from December's +2.9%...

OpenAI Co-Founder Greg Brockman Defends Company's For-Profit Pivot... And His Own $30 Billion Payday Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times, In the second week of a high-profile jury trial that could have profound impact on the race for artificial intelligence, OpenAI president Greg Brockman rejected allegations that he and other co-founders betrayed the company’s philanthropic mission and illegally enriched themselves by flipping the non-profit lab into a for-profit corporation. Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 2024 sued Brockman and CEO Sam Altman, alleging they bilked him of $38 million in donations...