Just 1 in 4 Americans Want Trump to Continue the War Against Iran

An excerpt from ‘The Great Betrayal.’ Joe Biden’s presidency may ultimately come to be seen as a cautionary tale. Here was a president who showed little interest in entertaining arguments that might have contradicted his most deeply held assumptions.[1] And there were precious few within the upper ranks of the administration who might have attempted to […]

Vistra In Line For $4 Billion Nuclear Loan As Washington’s Lending Spree Continues The Trump administration plans to offer Vistra roughly $4 billion in loans to uprate an additional 433 MW from its Perry and Davis-Besse plants in Ohio and Beaver Valley in Pennsylvania, Bloomberg reported Friday. Energy Secretary Chris Wright could announce the package Monday during a visit to the Perry plant.  Earlier this year, Meta signed a deal with Vistra for electricity from the same three power plants. The 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) cover 2,176 MW of existing...

Futures Rise As Oil Drops, Dragging Rates Lower US equity futures have reversed earlier losses and trade in the green, near session highs, as bond yields drop across the curve, following a decline in oil which has also hit the dollar, despite lack of any tangible news out of Iran and as traders brace for the week’s first labor data following a neverending firehose of artificial-intelligence news and events. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futures rose 0.2% while Nasdaq futures gained 0.4%, as Mag7, semis, and memory stocks all see a...