Musk's Starlink Plots To Become A Mobile Carrier; TD Cowen Sees Possible T-Mobile Buyout

Oil Tumbles, Stocks Surges As Israeli TV Reports Imminent 'One Month Ceasefire' Announcement Summary US seeks a one-month ceasefire with a framework to end the war, according to Israel Channel 12 reports WSJ, Fox reporting 3,000 elite Army Airborne soldiers to be ordered to Middle East. Axios says US awaits Iran response to proposed Thursday peace talks. Trump says Iran has been destroyed "militarily".  Backchannel diplomacy vs skepticism: Abbas Araghchi reportedly signaled openness to negotiations with the US via envoy Steve Witkoff, but Israel has appeared cool on deal prospects or offramp. Heavy exchange of fire and...

'Worse Than COVID': Consumer Confidence Crashes In September The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index plunged in September (-6.7pt to 81.9) - the lowest headline print since April 2014. The Present Situation Index fell sharply, while the Expectations Index slipped further into negative territory. This was the fourth straight monthly miss for confidence and the biggest miss since Dec 2024... "Consumer appraisals of current business conditions became negative for the first time since September 2024," said Dana M Peterson, Chief Economist, The Conference Board. "Perceptions of the current labor market also worsened, though remained within positive territory. Over...

US Army Commander Thought This New Technology Was "Crazy" - Until He Saw It In Action A top U.S. Army commander has revealed how a once-dismissed military technology is emerging as a potentially game-changing weapon of modern warfare, capable of spying on enemy territory, launching drones and supporting military operations from the edge of space. Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commander of the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command, admitted he initially thought the idea of deploying high-altitude balloons for military missions sounded absurd. US ArmyThe technology has already been deployed to support...