Caracas Mulls OPEC Exit As Trump Closes In On "Massive" Deal For Venezuela's Oil Fields

Here's Where Germany's 17 Million Immigrants Come From Germany is one of the world's largest destinations for international migrants, shaped by decades of labor migration, European mobility, and more recent refugee arrivals. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Srijaa Chatterjee, uses UN international migrant stock data compiled by Our World in Data and analysis from DataPulse Research to show where Germany's foreign-born residents originated and where German-born emigrants live. The figures represent people living outside their country of birth, rather than annual migration flows. Where Germany's Immigrants Come From The table below ranks the largest countries...

Lowe's CEO Warns Housing Market "Most Difficult" Since Financial Crisis As DIY Project Demand Crumbles Home improvement retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's warned this week that consumers remain reluctant to splurge on big-ticket home improvement items, as elevated mortgage rates, high home prices, energy inflation, weakening sentiment, and broader macroeconomic uncertainty weigh on demand. Let's begin with Home Depot, which on Wednesday reported mixed first-quarter results. At the same time, management said on the conference call that it is not expecting a "marked improvement in underlying demand." Bernstein analyst Zhihan...

Karmelo Anthony Request For New Trial Denied After Disturbing Revelations The narrative of the innocent black kid standing up to "white bullies" is falling apart.  Karmelo Anthony, age 19, was convicted in June 2026 of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf (who was also 17 at the time) by fatally stabbing him in the chest during a confrontation at a high school track meet in April 2025.  A Collin County jury sentenced him to 35 years in prison. Anthony claimed self-defense; arguing that Metcalf "shoved him" and that he was protecting himself. Anthony's...