Trump Says US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Hinges on Saudi Normalization With Israel

Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US Authored by Andrew Korybko, It probably won’t ever muster up the political will to use them, however, but the possibility always remains. Trump recently surprised the Saudis by demanding that they recognize Israel as the precondition for the US implementing their newly signed nuclear energy deal, which wasn’t part of the agreement. This follows him humiliating Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman earlier in the spring by claiming that he’d been “kissing my ass” for rejuvenating the US economy. His mistreatment of the Kingdom and...

DOJ Sues Minnesota To Block Climate Lawsuit Targeting Energy Companies Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Minnesota over the state’s own climate lawsuit against major energy companies. Pumpjacks operate near the site of a new oil and gas well being drilled in Midland, Texas, on April 8, 2022. Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, accuses state officials of trying to impose their own climate policies on domestic energy...

Buffett Cash Hoard: Why $397 Billion Sits On The Sidelines Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, $397 billion. That’s how much “Buffett cash” now sits on Berkshire Hathaway’s balance sheet after Greg Abel’s first quarter as CEO. Warren Buffett left $373 billion behind when he stepped down at the end of 2025. Three months later, after Abel’s debut earnings report on Saturday, the hoard had grown by another $24 billion. The figure is bigger than the GDP of Hong Kong or Norway. It exceeds the market value of every American corporation except...