Iran Contradicts Trump, Refuses Talks 'At Any Level' For Coming Days, While US Delegation Travels To Qatar

The Lebanon “pilot zones” project finally got underway last week, following substantial delays and multiple rounds of negotiations. The Lebanese Army now says their deployment into those villages, as required by the deal, is being prevented by Israeli violations of the ceasefire. The pilot zones were meant to be symbolic, token pullouts from Israel after […]

Futures Rise As SpaceX Blowout Revives AI Trade; Brent Back Above $110 US futures are higher as blowout results from SpaceX and a monster preannouncement from Super Micro gave the battered AI trade a reason to bounce, while Elon Musk's open endorsement of a SpaceX-Tesla merger added to the buzz; but with more attacks on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, oil is back on the rise and as a result Brent is again above $110 while French 10Y yields hit 5% for the first time since 2002. As of...

Protesters Target NV Energy At Utility Conference As Anger Over Soaring Electricity Prices Boils Over By Herman Trabish of UtilityDive Protesters shouting affordability complaints and chanting slogans interrupted a speech by NV Energy President and CEO Brandon Barkhuff on Wednesday. Barkhuff was speaking to some 1,000 utility executives and electricity industry stakeholders during the Edison Electric Institute 2026 conference at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. After being escorted out by security, the protesters spoke to the media outside the hotel to demand the cancellation of a daily demand charge for NV Energy customers...