The Round Table

Futures Flat, Oil Jumps After Iran Peace Talks Break Down US equity futures are off a touch as the US/IranIran failed to consummate a deal, which is boosting Energy commodities and bond yields. Still, stocks have withstood the resulting increase in oil prices and higher bond yields as the market remains focused on the memory/semi stock bubble. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures are down fractionally as Trump and Iran rejected each other’s latest peace proposals to end the 10-week conflict as the two sides struggle to maintain a...

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz says that the White House is taking a “pragmatic approach” to Iran, but the President remains laser-focused on the nuclear issue.  “None of these senior members of this genocidal regime are good guys by any means,” Waltz Sunday said on Face the Nation. “They certainly wouldn’t pass an […]

Politicians say they can “fix” the economy. But economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises pointed out how government “fixes" lead to bigger problems. Ryan McMaken appears on Stossel TV.