Tit-For-Tat Strikes On Hold As Iran Signals Reciprocal Pause If US Continues Stand-Down: Report

The High Man In The Castle By Michael Every of Rabobank The world is again waiting to see what comes out of US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan as the two-week ceasefire deadline looms. Again, it’s a binary outcome: war, with threatened strikes on bridges and power plants in Iran, then perhaps regionally, and an extended closure of Hormuz; or peace, and energy and key goods flowing again. The markets have decided peace will be the outcome. Because markets. Yes, there are times when bad news logically justifies a rally, e.g., in a...

Waymo Recalls Robotaxis After Cars Drive Into Construction Zones Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Waymo has recalled its entire fleet of vehicles after some of its driverless cars were caught speeding into freeway construction zones. The voluntary recall on June 13 of the California-based tech company’s 3,871 vehicles is to fix its 5th-generation Automated Driving System (ADS) software so that it will recognize and avoid construction zones. “Waymo’s mission is to be the world’s most trusted driver, and the data shows that we’re making roads safer in the communities in...