Lebanon Accuses Israel of Scorched Earth Policy as Southern Forests Are Burned

On Monday, Yemen’s Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced a “ban” on Israeli shipping on the Red Sea, renewing a blockade that the US had previously failed to end with a bombing campaign. “We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, and we consider all enemy movements […]

Since the December 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria, the Israeli military has set up multiple semi-permanent military outposts within Syria’s southwest. There are growing signs that another such installation is planned, and locals are concerned. Israeli troops have been launching more and more incursions into the Quneitra Governorate, and while some of them are the […]

Futures Rise As SpaceX Blowout Revives AI Trade; Brent Back Above $110 US futures are higher as blowout results from SpaceX and a monster preannouncement from Super Micro gave the battered AI trade a reason to bounce, while Elon Musk's open endorsement of a SpaceX-Tesla merger added to the buzz; but with more attacks on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, oil is back on the rise and as a result Brent is again above $110 while French 10Y yields hit 5% for the first time since 2002. As of...