The ‘significant’ role the U.S. played in helping Israel fend off Iran’s aerial assault on Tuesday came just hours after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assured Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that the U.S. had ‘increased force readiness’ and stood ready. ‘This is a significant escalation by Iran,’ White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters Tuesday. ‘It is ...
China’s central bank is back in action, cutting interest rates and lowering reserve requirements to boost its economy. Well, guess what? Metals are feeling it, big time. Gold prices hit a record high, and copper and silver prices saw huge surges due to high demand. As a trader scanning the market for opportunities, you’re probably wondering how these metals are ...
Walter Olson Number three in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy: “Misinformation spreads after 750,000 names removed from North Carolina voter rolls. Here are the facts.” Good examination by the Raleigh News and Observer of typical viral claims that catastrophize about routine list maintenance as if it were some sort of voter suppression plot. And: “Decentralization ...
Live coverage begins today at 8 p.m. ET for the . The first rule of deciding who won a major political debate is that nobody wins a major political debate. There is no final score as the buzzer sounds, no final wink to be tiddled, it is a purely subjective matter. And that will be true of the vice-presidential debate between ...
Here we speak with Brendan Noud, co-founder and CEO of LearnUpon, a pioneering Learning Management System (LMS) company that has revolutionized how businesses deliver training to their employees, partners, and customers. Having identified a gap in the market for customer-centric LMS solutions, Brendan and his co-founder, Des Anderson, built LearnUpon from the ground up with a commitment to innovation and ...
In this video from StockCharts TV, Julius takes a detailed look at the monthly charts for all US sectors and the S&P 500. With many sectors breaking to new highs, he highlights how the long-term uptrend for the S&P 500 remains intact. Julius also examines the monthly timeframe RRG, showcasing how various sectors are performing relative to one another. All ...
Businesses owned or supported by private equity (PE) are at a significantly higher risk of default compared to other large corporates, the Bank of England has cautioned. According to new research, these companies are more vulnerable to financial instability, particularly when compared to firms that primarily rely on traditional lenders like banks. The research highlighted that over two million UK ...
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation banning local governments from requiring voters to present an ID at the ballot box in order to cast a vote – a move which sparked backlash from Elon Musk, who branded Newsom as ‘The Joker.’ ‘Wow, it is now illegal to require voter ID in California! They just made PREVENTING voter fraud against ...
– Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley is confident that Sen. JD Vance of Ohio is ‘absolutely prepared’ for Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate showdown. Vance, former President Trump’s running mate on the GOP 2024 ticket, will face off in New York City with Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota in the one and only debate between ...
Scott Lincicome Skeptics routinely mention “cheap t‑shirts” from abroad as an insufficient counterweight to globalization’s supposed costs. This argument, however, misunderstands the modern global economy and the many people here and abroad involved in making even the simplest of products. So, as part of Cato’s Defending Globalization project and working with a major multinational clothing retailer, we made our own t‑shirt to document ...