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AI Pledge Allegiance To The Flag
AI Pledge Allegiance To The Flag
By Bas van Geffen, senior macro strategist at Rabobank
As Bloomberg recounts that “the ceasefire is set to expire today,” there is little left of that truce to begin with. Negotiations have broken down. And over the weekend, Israel conducted new strikes in Lebanon, a bulk carrier that tried to leave the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile, and Yemen’s port suspended operations after Houthi missile attacks.
Both sides are evaluating their options in the current stalemate. Iran’s hardline leadership is reportedly planning to...
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The wait is over: after the Persian Gulf side of the Hormuz Strait had turned into a bit of a parking lot late last week as tankers piled up hoping to use the ceasefire and make the crossing, two Chinese supertankers loaded with crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz hours after a Greek vessel moved through the waterway, marking a significant uptick in oil shipping traffic. It represents the biggest day of oil exits through Hormuz since...
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May 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
DOJ To Ask Supreme Court To Intervene In E. Jean Carroll's Lawsuit Against Trump
DOJ To Ask Supreme Court To Intervene In E. Jean Carroll's Lawsuit Against Trump
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to intervene in President Donald Trump’s appeal of the $83.3 million jury award E. Jean Carroll won against him in a defamation lawsuit.
The DOJ will ask the Supreme Court to substitute the United States for Trump in the lawsuit, arguing that in 2019, during his first term as president, when Trump denied...
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Apr 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
A Pause To Negotiate A Deal? Some Caveats...
A Pause To Negotiate A Deal? Some Caveats...
Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities,
Basically we wound up at the better end of our “base case” in yesterday’s Spaghetti Western, and you could argue we made it all the way into our best case of “ceasefire” (I’m reluctant to label it that, as you will see, but it is touching on that end).
I do think we are far from a “real deal”.
In any case, markets are responding according as both sides send people to Pakistan to negotiate a deal.
Stocks are...
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