A Ukrainian tank crew says the Abrams is still being used on the front lines, but isn't finding 'tank-on-tank' battles where it has the edge

businessinsider.com A real M1 Abrams tank in the field in Ukraine. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Ukrainian tank crew told state media they're still using the Abrams tank on the front…

EU Leaders Confronts China's Xi Over Trade At Paris Summit

zerohedge.com EU Leaders Confronts China's Xi Over Trade At Paris Summit By Dorothy Li of The Epoch Times The European Union pressed China over its unfair trade practices as communist…

Putin was inaugurated as Russia's president for another six-year term in lavish style at the Kremlin after sidelining or eliminating his rivals and is now…

wsj.com Putin was inaugurated as Russia’s president for another six-year term in lavish style at the Kremlin after sidelining or eliminating his rivals and is now focused squarely…

Congress tells China: sell TikTok or we’ll ban it

economist.com Editor’s note (April 24th): This story was updated after Joe Biden signed the bill into law. Joe Biden joined TikTok only two months ago, with a short video entitled “lol…

MQ-9 Reaper Drone, At $30 Million A Pop, Top's Zelensky's Wish List

zerohedge.com MQ-9 Reaper Drone, At $30 Million A Pop, Top's Zelensky's Wish List Because it's never enough... Ukraine is now eyeing the US-made MQ-9 Reaper even while Kiev awaits F-16…

Luxembourg, Ireland & 8 More Countries Advance to Eurovision 2024 Grand Final

billboard.com The first of three live broadcasts of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest yielded the initial results of the competition, with 10 countries out of 15 moving forward into the…

Ukraine Says It's Foiled An Attempt To Kill Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Alleged Plot Was To Be Executed Before Russian President's Fifth-Term Inauguration

benzinga.com Ukrainian counterintelligence has reportedly foiled a Russian plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top-ranking military and political…

Journalist sounds alarm on dangers of propaganda, calling it ‘one of the worst crises for American democracy this century’

aol.com Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. The…

Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership

pbs.org President Joe Biden hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, on Tuesday at the White House, with the two leaders celebrating their joint cooperation on issues…

Democrats warn Mike Johnson about private meetings with Marjorie Taylor Greene

axios.com House Democrats are aghast as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) conducts a series of lengthy meetings with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) aimed at defusing her efforts to…

Analysts reboot Palantir stock price target after earnings

thestreet.com Alex Karp didn't hold back on Monday night "I think it is fair to say we crushed Q1 in the U.S.," the Palantir (PLTR) chief executive said. "We are on fire." Related:…

News Wrap: TikTok sues to overturn law that could ban platform in U.S

pbs.org In our news wrap Tuesday, TikTok sued to overturn a law that could ban the platform inside the U.S., Ukraine's state security service says it foiled a Russian plot to…

Brittney Griner, in new memoir, says Putin weaponized her Blackness

nbcnews.com WNBA star and Olympian Brittney Griner writes that she felt she was being used as a “pawn” by Russian President Vladimir Putin when she was arrested and imprisoned just…

Russia's missiles from North Korea are exploding midair: Kyiv

newsweek.com Around half the North Korean missiles launched by Russia on Ukraine have exploded in midair due to malfunction, according to the Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office. The…

From humble origins to glamorous extravaganza. A history of the Eurovision Song Contest

nbcnews.com Known for its glitz, glamor and eccentricity, the Eurovision Song Contest will attract millions of viewers from across the globe when the grand final begins Saturday in…

The $10 Billion Oil Pipeline Bet: Barron's

aol.com Lightning forks overhead as rain from the Congo rolls in across Lake Albert. A foreman on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, or EACOP, ushers workers under a corrugated…

Eurovision 2024: First Semi-Final Sees Ukraine Go Through, Alongside Contest Favourite Croatia

deadline.com 10 countries have triumphed in the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, when 16 countries competed to get through to Saturday’s Grand…

What the Campus Protesters and Their Critics Get Right and Wrong

mises.org The New York Times recently characterized House Republicans that voted to extend government domestic spying and continue to fund wars in the Middle East and Ukraine as “the…

Donald Trump's chances of beating Joe Biden six months before Election Day

newsweek.com Donald Trump is the slight favorite to win this year's presidential election, according to the latest odds from a leading bookmaker provided nearly six months before voters…

How to Profit Every Earnings Season

investorplace.com There’s no way to avoid volatility, but there are ways to trade it A Note from Louis: Anyone who’s invested in the markets over the past few years knows that volatility is a…

Europe’s Bankers Push Ukraine Toward the Abyss

cepa.org Christine Lagarde and the graybeards at the European Central Bank (ECB) now appear to have come out strongly against the allocation to Ukraine of an immobilized $330bn in…

1357 Marko Papic

podcasters.spotify.com Marko Papic is a macro strategist who incorporates geopolitics into his investment analysis. He is also the author of "Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for…

About half of the North Korean missiles Russia fired at Ukraine flew off course and exploded in the air, official says

businessinsider.com Fragments of what may be non-Russian missiles, which Russia used to attack the city are seen on January 6, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ivan Samoilov /Gwara Media/Global Images…

Putin vs. POTUS: Two decades of tension and diplomatic standoffs

newsweek.com Since assuming office in 1999, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a pivotal figure in global politics, engaging with U.S. Presidents from Bill Clinton to Joe Biden,…

What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia announce it would hold drills?

pbs.org Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that the military would hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons — the first time such an exercise has been publicly announced by…

Goodfellas, Why Not Productions Board Kantemir Balagov’s English-Language Debut ‘Butterfly Jam’ With AR Content

deadline.com Pascal Caucheteux’s Why Not Productions is joining Alexander Rodnyansky’s AR Content to produce Beanpole helmer Kantemir Balagov’s first English-language film Butterfly Jam.…

Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a 2nd day as possible vote on his ouster simmers

pbs.org Embattled Speaker Mike Johnson worked to position himself as in control Tuesday, insisting he’s not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared…

The Importance of Hülsmann's Groundbreaking book Abundance, Generosity, and the State

mises.org The ink was barely dry on President Biden’s signature transferring another $61 billion to the black hole called Ukraine, when the mainstream media broke the news that this…

Biden's radical trade commission wages war on American AI

foxnews.com The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), under Chairwoman Lina Khan, shows no signs of relenting in its global campaign to suppress American tech companies in favor of their…

Opening Bell: 4.16.24

dealbreaker.com Investment Banking Bounceback Powers Big U.S. Lenders [WSJ]JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley all reported revenue and…

Tuesday assorted links

marginalrevolution.com 1. “Taken together, our findings confirm that restricting future fossil fuel use will accelerate current-day consumption.” 2. New survey of genonomics, NBER. 3. Dmitri…

Dmitry Khoroshev named as alleged leader of ransomware gang LockBit

theguardian.com The alleged leader of what was once the world’s largest ransomware outfit, LockBit, has been named as Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev by the UK’s National Crime Agency…

Bondholders: Ukrainians May Be Heroes, But Do They Also Want To Be Deadbeats?

dealbreaker.com BlackRock, PIMCO and other holders of Ukrainian debt were happy to suspend interest payments owed them as Russian troops poured over the country’s eastern border and bombs…

Exxon to Move Tech Center to Houston, Shut New Jersey Campus

finance.yahoo.com Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to establish a single North American research and technology hub at its Houston headquarters, resulting in the closure of campuses in Clinton, New…

New Quills Needed for Taiwan's 'Porcupine' Strategy Against China

newsweek.com Avril Hines, director of national intelligence, disclosed Thursday in Congressional testimony that Russia and China are training together for a future invasion of Taiwan.…

TikTok sues to block prospective US app ban

aol.com TikTok sued Tuesday to block a US law that could force a nationwide ban of the popular app, following through on legal threats the company issued after President Joe Biden…

Nuclear energy becomes a geopolitical flashpoint as Xi tours Europe

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Portfolio, Center for Eastern Studies, and Bellona The News China’s Xi Jinping is in Europe and a stop in Hungary is planned for…

Steven Seagal calls Putin "greatest" leader at his inauguration

newsweek.com Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday was sworn in for a fifth term, and one of the most high-profile guests at the inauguration was American actor Steven Seagal.…

Russian plane intercepted over NATO country

newsweek.com A Russian Federation aircraft was intercepted Monday by Poland's Armed Forces, according to a post on X, formerly Twitter, by the Polish RSZ Operational Command. The post in…

How to Stream Eurovision 2024 Online in the U.S

hollywoodreporter.com Music fans can thank Eurovision for launching the careers of ABBA, Celine Dion, Olivia Newton-John and Måneskin. The 68th annual European song contest kicks off May 7, but…

The Great Ukraine Robbery Is Not Over Yet

mises.org The ink was barely dry on President Biden’s signature transferring another $61 billion to the black hole called Ukraine, when the mainstream media broke the news that this…

Dollar's status as reserve currency to endure

investing.com Investing.com - The move by U.S. authorities to confiscate Russian assets could add to recent efforts to diversify from the dollar, but the greenback is still likely to…

WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds news briefing as American soldier arrested in Russia

pbs.org The Pentagon is expected to hold a news briefing as an American soldier visiting a girlfriend in Russia’s port city of Vladivostok was arrested on charges of stealing from…

Fed’s Kashkari Says Rates Likely on Hold for ‘Extended Period’

finance.yahoo.com Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said it’s likely the central bank will keep interest rates where they are “for an extended period of time” until…

Fact Check: Are French Foreign Legion troops already in Ukraine?

newsweek.com French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion that NATO and European countries will have to consider committing troops to Ukraine under certain circumstances has added a new…

Military generals report for duty on Wall Street

semafor.com The Scene On a recent Thursday, Gen. Mark Milley prepared to talk about a dangerous world before a group of private-equity executives gathered at the Metropolitan Museum of…

Vladimir Putin wants to catch up with the West in AI

economist.com SIX YEARS ago, before anyone had heard of ChatGPT, Vladimir Putin said that the country that led the development of artificial intelligence (AI) would become the “ruler of…

Ukraine is in a race against time to fortify its front line

economist.com EARLIER THIS year, a common view was that the war in Ukraine was settling into a stalemate. That now seems optimistic. There is an alarming possibility that a big new…

Ukraine’s European allies are either broke, small or irresolute

economist.com The perfect European, or so the sarcastic quip goes, should drive like a Frenchman, cook like the Dutch, be as organised as the Greeks and as humorous as a German. A variant…

The cyberwar in Ukraine is as crucial as the battle in the trenches

economist.com There is nothing to identify who is inside the office building in Kyiv, but the Russians do not need a nameplate to tell them. Windows on its higher floors are still smashed…

Ukraine’s animals are also victims of the war

economist.com The war in Ukraine, now two years old, has affected animals as well as humans—but not equally. Military activity is almost certainly responsible for the deaths of tens of…

The damage done by Russia’s hack of Germany’s defence ministry

economist.com The German defence ministry is not known for being funny. But it did draw chuckles on March 3rd, emailing journalists an official statement by Boris Pistorius, the defence…

Europe’s generosity to Ukrainian refugees is not so welcome

economist.com It takes two buses, a sturdy bottom and 43 hours to travel from downtown Brussels to Uman, a city right in the centre of Ukraine. Can’t afford the €90 ($97) fare? No matter:…

How Boris Pistorius is transforming the German armed forces

economist.com Boris Pistorius might seem an unlikely candidate for Germany’s most popular politician. A ruddy-faced veteran of local politics in the flat north-western state of Lower…

Towns in eastern Ukraine fear they will be Russia’s next target

economist.com FEAR IS COURSING through the small towns of eastern Ukraine after the fall of the strategic redoubt of Avdiivka on February 17th. Pokrovsk, a hardscrabble mining spot 45km…

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

economist.com TWO YEARS after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. Ukraine’s summer counter-offensive failed, and Russian…

Vladimir Putin extends his crackdown in Russia

economist.com On January 25th a Russian court sentenced Igor Girkin, a former officer of the FSB, Russia’s main security service, to four years in a penal colony for the crime of “public…

Does the American army’s future lie in Europe or Asia?

economist.com THE YEAR 1973 was pivotal for America’s army. The force was battered and broken from Vietnam. In January the defence secretary announced the end of conscription; two months…

Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers

economist.com In the two years following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s economy has repeatedly defied the doomsayers. A financial collapse, widely predicted in the spring…