McDonald's Sinks To Four-Year Low As Deutsche Bank Sours On Turnaround Hopes

Greenwald Unpacks Brazil's Political Drama As Bolsonaro Deletes "True President-Elect" Claim Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro briefly declared himself "the true president-elect of Brazil" on Wednesday before deleting the statement. President Trump said the same day that he would not endorse Bolsonaro's claim, suggesting the Trump administration would limit its support for Bolsonaro's election challenge. Flávio Bolsonaro issues his first official statement since arriving in the United States, confirming what I reported yesterday about his departure from Brazil and the protection he says he has received.Here are the key points:1. Flávio declares himself...

"Riyadh In Difficult Position": Saudis Shutter Critical East-West Pipeline After Drone Attacks Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its 7 million-barrel-a-day East-West pipeline following multiple drone attacks, exposing a massive vulnerability in a critical export route used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz during more than six months of US-Iran conflict. The closure puts new pressure on Saudi oil exports as the pipeline designed to bypass the Hormuz chokepoint becomes a target. The Energy Ministry described the shutdown as precautionary while emergency crews secured the pipeline and assessed its safety. The oil pumping station...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday responded to President Trump’s latest attack on him, saying that if someone criticizes him, they should “do so truthfully.” The comments came after President Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt that Pope Leo would “rather talk about the fact that it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon” and […]