US Begins Sending Staff Back to Middle East Embassies

SK Hynix Unleashes South Korea's Biggest-Ever 'Buyback Bazooka' To Halt Stock Rout Asian equities fell sharply overnight as the regional semiconductor rout intensified following another downdraft in US chipmakers on Tuesday (read morning wrap). Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan led the regional declines, while Chinese stocks also weakened despite the blockbuster IPO of humanoid robotics maker Unitree. Against that bearish backdrop, SK Hynix announced the largest share buyback in South Korean history, a highly aggressive attempt to arrest a six-week selloff that has erased roughly half of its market value. The...

Three Wars, One Bill: How Hormuz, Ukraine & Sanctions Are Squeezing The Express Giants Authored by Larry Johnson via Sonar21.com This article is the result of my conversation earlier today during my flight from Istanbul to London. I was sitting next to a FEDEX pilot who was on his way to Paris via London. I asked him about aviation fuel prices and the effect on FEDEX and I got more than I bargained for. The world’s express carriers like to present themselves as barometers of the global economy. In 2026 they...