Trump Signs Order Assigning Vance To Head Anti-Fraud Task Force Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 16, officially creating an anti-fraud task force headed by Vice President JD Vance, a job that could be one of the most important in the country, the president said during an Oval Office signing ceremony. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will […]

Musk’s xAI Turns To Wall Street Bankers To Improve Grok’s Financial Analysis Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI is expanding efforts to make its chatbot Grok more capable in financial analysis by hiring experienced finance professionals to help train the system, according to Bloomberg. Job listings show the company is recruiting investment bankers, traders, portfolio managers, and credit analysts to join its data-training teams. These […]

Stellar 20Y Auction Stops Through Amid Surge In Foreign Demand Moments ago the week’s lone coupon auction priced in what was a stellar sale of 20Y Treasury paper. At 1pm ET, the US Treasury auctioned off $13BN in 20Y paper, with very solid metrics and even more solid buyside demand.  The auction priced at a high yield of 4.817%, up from 4.664%, but below January’s 4.846%. The auction stopped 0.7bps through the 4.824% When Issued. […]

UBS Eyes Possible Bottom In Airline Stocks After Bear Market The S&P 500 Passenger Airlines Index has tumbled into a bear market since Operation Epic Fury unleashed flight disruptions across the Middle East and sent Jet A fuel prices sharply higher, with Deutsche Bank warning the fuel price shock could become an “existential threat” for the weakest carriers. The key question now is whether the worst of the selloff in US airline […]

Trump Scoffs At ‘Vietnam Quagmire’ – Says Iran War Ends ‘Soon’ And Oil To ‘Drop Like A Rock’ Summary: Trump: War will be over “soon” after which “oil prices will drop like a rock”; We are “not ready to leave Iran yet” but will in “near future”. Brushes off potential for ‘Vietnam-style quagmire.’ Trump on China and delayed Xi meeting – “Looks like it’ll happen in five weeks.” Macron: “We are not party to the conflict and […]

Judge Orders DHS To Submit Internal Documents Over Concerns About ICE Detainees’ Due Process Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Monday to turn over data in response to claims that it corrupted bond hearings for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees. While U.S. District Judge Clay Land described in his order these claims as a “conspiracy,” he said further […]

Johnson Hits Back After Counterterrorism Chief Quits; Says Iran Threat To Americans Was ‘Imminent’ Update (1220ET): Shortly after the departure of Joe Kent as director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war – insisting that Iran posed “no imminent threat to our nation,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted there was.  “I’m on the Gang of Eight. I got all the briefings. We all understood there was […]

‘No Rigged Voting’: Trump Calls SAVE Act ‘Most Important & Consequential’ Legislation; Mike Lee Debunks Left’s Favorite Lie President Trump on Tuesday called on Congress to pass the SAVE Act which requires ID to vote in federal elections, warning that lawmakers who vote against it will have a “guaranteed loss” in future campaigns.  Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times “The Save America Act is one of the most IMPORTANT & […]

Bitcoin’s Ownership Base Is Maturing, Reducing Reliance On Retail: Analysts Authored by Micah Zimmermann via BitcoinMagazine.com, Bitcoin investors have shown surprising resilience despite recent market turbulence, fueled by institutional investors and aggressive corporate treasury buyers.  Analysts say this trend highlights a structural shift in ownership that could support long-term growth. Institutional demand is clearly […]

Las Vegas Cops Refuse To Release Violent Repeat Offender, Defying Judge’s Order Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Las Vegas Metro police are refusing to release a violent repeat offender, in defiance of a local judge’s order. The career criminal, 36-year-old Joshua Sanchez-Lopez, has been arrested 35 times, with a rap sheet that includes involuntary manslaughter, drugs and car theft, according to the New York […]

“Demand For Critical Isotopes Rising, Supply Limited”: Oklo Lands First NRC License & Another DOE Milestone In a double dose of regulatory green lights delivered on the same day, Oklo and its wholly owned subsidiary Atomic Alchemy just notched two meaningful milestones that underscore America’s push to reclaim control over critical nuclear supply chains. *Oklo Announces DOE Approval for Nuclear Safety Design Agreement of […]

Fire Erupts Atop Manhattan Skyscraper Dramatic footage has flooded X, showing what appears to be a fire atop a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan at 6 East 43rd Street, New York City. The FDNY is operating at a fire on East 43rd Street in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/SlJ0UrbSY8 — FDNY (@FDNY) March 17, 2026 Footage: Fire on Madison #nyc. Hope everyone is safe pic.twitter.com/5yLzvGmbh1 — Gabriel (@gabriel_horwitz) March 17, 2026 […]

US Pending Home Sales Barely Bounce Off Record Lows Despite Tumbling Rates In Feb After reaching a record low last month – with the decline blamed on weather – pending home sales bounced modestly in February (up 1.8% MoM vs -0.6% MoM exp and -10.% MoM prior). Year-over-year home sales continue to decline (down 0.6% YoY)… Source: Bloomberg …just barely off of all-time-record lows… Source: Bloomberg Pending home sales […]

Will The Iran War Trigger A Dollar Crisis? The oil spike has moderated and markets are mellow for the time being, but could the long-term economic consequences of this war just be getting started? U.S. allies have shown a lackluster response after President Trump’s request for assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz — a corridor carrying roughly 20% of global oil supply — and this may spell a trend of what’s to come. […]

The Kobayashi Maru Scenario By Michael Every of Rabobank The Kobayashi Maru Scenario Yesterday’s Global Daily by Ben Picton, ‘The Wrath of Kharg’, couldn’t help but get me thinking about the infamous Kobayashi Maru scenario in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. For those unfamiliar, back when Star Trek was a popular franchise based on serious ideas, not an unpopular one based on frivolous ones, Starfleet Academy tested its budding […]

Iraq Negotiates With Iran To Reopen Vital Oil Shipping Route Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, The federal Iraqi government is in contact with Iran to persuade Tehran to allow some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq’s Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani said on Tuesday.  “There is communication with Iran regarding allowing the passage of some Iraqi oil tankers,” the minister said in […]

SK Chairman Warns Global Memory Crunch May Last Until 2030 SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won warned that the global high-bandwidth memory crunch, driven by AI data center buildouts, will last until the end of the decade. Chey told reporters on the sidelines of Nvidia’s annual developer conference, ‘GTC 2026,’ at the San Jose Convention Center in California on Monday that the memory chip shortage could last another four to five years, […]

Diesel Tops $5, Echoing 2022 Russia-Ukraine Invasion Energy Shock US Fuel Spike Summary: AAA national average diesel prices have jumped 34%, the largest increase for any month on record. AAA national average gasoline prices have jumped 24.5%, also the largest increase for any month on record. The spike in refined products comes just ahead of driving season and, if it persists long enough, could dent consumer sentiment […]

Futures Rebound From Overnight Selling To Trade At Session Highs Amid Constant Iran Newsflow Stock futures have reversed overnight losses and traded at session high, just above the flatline, despite diesel topping $5 a gallon – the highest since 2022 – with Iran expanding attacks on energy infrastructure around the Middle East and Israel targeting military / security leadership, reportedly killing Iran security chief Ali Larijani […]

Renunciation Of US Citizenship Just Got A Whole Lot Cheaper Authored by Adam Dick via the Ron Paul Institute, There was some good news for liberty on Friday. That is when a roughly 80 percent reduction in the fee the United States government imposes on individuals giving up their US citizenship took effect. The fee was lowered from 2,350 dollars to 450 dollars. The move toward implementing the fee reduction had been in progress […]

Iran “Starts New Phase Of Oil War” After Energy Production Hit Crude oil futures rose in overnight trading, with Brent nearly reaching $105 per barrel and WTI climbing as high as $98.42 per barrel, as Iran intensified drone strikes on energy infrastructure across the Gulf. “Further ominous developments today. For the first time, Iran successfully targeted oil and gas production facilities, rather than refining, terminals, and […]

Goldman Says Food Companies Struck An “Overall Cautious Tone” On The Consumer The latest read on the American consumer comes from Goldman analysts led by Leah Jordan, who compiled the most important commentary from food companies on consumer behavior trends in the fourth quarter. It’s worth noting, however, that this snapshot predates the energy shock triggered by the U.S.-Iran conflict. Jordan’s food and retail stock coverage […]

British Children’s Writer’s Career Ended By Trans Activists After She Dared To Say Kids Can’t Change Sex Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, Rachel Rooney, once a celebrated children’s poet, has been forced to abandon her career after trans activists launched a vicious assault on her for simply stating biological truths. In a revealing new interview, she details the bullying that ended her time in publishing, all because […]

Trump Says ‘War Won’t Be Over This Week’, Iran Denies Talks Taking Place; Pentagon Confirms 200 US Casualties Summary: The Pentagon confirmed Monday some 200 US service members have been wounded in the Iran war. Trump says ‘I don’t think so’ when asked if war will be wrapped up soon, notes ‘not this week’, reiterates military campaign continuing in full force, main efforts to Iran’s threat to shipping Iran has rejected […]

West Virginia Is America’s Fattest State More than one in three adults is obese in most U.S. states, according to the latest CDC data. In several Southern states, the rate now exceeds 40%. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, shows the percentage of adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher across all 50 states and U.S. territories. The Highest Obesity Rates Are Concentrated in the South West Virginia […]