CENTCOM Reimposes Blockade of Iranian Ports, Bombs Iran for Fourth Straight Day

Futures, Global Markets Tumble As Oil Soars Amid Fears Of Lenghty Energy Crisis Seven days into the war on Iran and markets are getting increasingly shaky. US equity futures tumbled ahead of the February jobs report, and are on pace to close the worst week for global markets since 2020 deep in the red as the selloff in global bonds deepened after another jump in oil prices fanned fears that the war in the Middle East is fueling inflation. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.7% lower while contracts on...

Murray Rothbard famously asked Cui bono? to help unearth government scandals. Kenya’s politicians certainly benefitted from the Eurobond affair.

Andrew Left's Conviction Could Change The Rules For Every Market Commentator...But How? Andrew Left's fraud conviction is sending shockwaves through the activist short-selling community, not simply because of the verdict itself, but because it has exposed deep uncertainty about what market commentators are legally allowed to do, according to the Financial Times. For years, activist short sellers operated in an area where investors would build positions, publish research or opinions about a stock, and trade around the market reaction. These practices were often viewed as part of the normal functioning of...