Copper Stocks Hammered As White House Tariff Doubts Rattle Metals Trade

24 States To Sue US Postal Service Over Mail-In Ballot Restrictions When did "election integrity" become such a contentious issue in the US?  Perhaps it was election night in November 2020 when Joe Biden and the Democrats received an impressive "hockey stick" spike in votes after most Americans went to bed.  Most of these votes came from absentee mail-in ballots, an event which inflated Joe Biden's numbers to 81.2 million - The greatest number of votes any candidate has ever received in US history. That's right, the candidate who was rarely...

"Absolutely Unprecedented": Diesel Crack Spread Hits Record As Refined-Products Crisis Arrives Brent and WTI futures remain below $100 a barrel on Tuesday morning, partly suppressed by governments releasing strategic oil reserves into global markets. But the more serious issue is building downstream, where the Russia-Ukraine war, strikes against energy infrastructure, and continued disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are fueling the refined-products "perfect storm" we have repeatedly warned about. Oil extended gains this morning, with Brent trading around $91 a barrel after another vessel attack was reported near the Hormuz...

Cotton Calls For Military Supply Chain Security Review After F-35 Parts Diverted To Hong Kong Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) asked the Department of War on Sept. 29 to review security controls for U.S. military equipment and supplies transported through commercial and contractor-managed supply chains, citing reports that F-35 components bound for the United States from Australia were diverted to Hong Kong. A U.S. Air Force F-35 takes flight in the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026. Courtesy of...