Trump Says US Will Not Attack Iran Until After Midterm Elections

Over the course of September, Israel carried out no less than 280 separate incursions into southwest Syria, and they currently hold at least 49 Syrians in detention, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports. Those detained civilians who are ultimately released by the IDF reported instances of torture, including beatings, prolonged standing in stress […]

Apple Flat After Mixed Results: Strong iPhone Sales Offset By Weak China Revenue, Declining Margins And Buybacks As we previewed earlier, today's AAPL earnings report will be the first for Apple with new CEO John Ternus in charge. He technically has shared responsibility over the quarter, with his start date taking place on Sept. 1. But the quarter actually began several weeks before then when Tim Cook, now executive chairman, was still in the CEO’s office. We’ll be paying close attention to Ternus’s opening statement, when he’ll have his first...

Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Further, Analysts Warn By Robert Walton of UtilityDive, U.S. electricity prices have risen significantly in recent years, though “national trends mask stark differences” in state prices, according to an April 1 analysis by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and The Brattle Group. Whether you take a “crisis” or “more nuanced view” of the increases - the analysis offers both - one thing is likely, according to the report: “Record levels of [investor-owned utility] rate increase requests & regulatory approvals suggest additional near-term price increases absent policy/market actions.” There were...