Blanche Says DOJ Has Not Confirmed If Ex-Nvidia CEO's Affair Partner Was A Spy

Trump Talk & 'Thucydides Trap' Threat Triggers Market Mayhem Overnight Traders are waking this morning in the US to some relative market mayhem and questioning what came first - the oil spike or the geopolitical angst - to trigger these moves as it appears the market finally remembered there's more going on in the world than trading 'short compute' demand to the moon... Oil prices are up significantly (WTI >$100)... Bond yields are breaking out everywhere (10Y 4.5%, 30Y UST 5.10%!, 30Y Gilt 5.82% - highest sine 1982)... Equity markets sharply lower overnight...

Justice And Justices' Investments Should Be Blind: The Alito Controversy Raises Persistent Problem On The Court Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, Yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from one of the term's most important cases: Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. As I have previously discussed, the case involving the liability of energy companies for nuisance actions tied to climate change could have sweeping implications for the country. Justice Alito should be commended for avoiding even the appearance of a personal interest or a conflict...