White House will 'make sure gas prices remain affordable' heading into summer, Biden advisor says

cnbc.com President Joe Biden's top economic advisor said Thursday that the White House will "make sure gas prices remain affordable" when asked whether the administration would…

SAAB CEO Says Rising War Risk Drives Defense Spending; Missile Stocks In Bull Market

zerohedge.com SAAB CEO Says Rising War Risk Drives Defense Spending; Missile Stocks In Bull Market Let's start with these five most recent headlines that show why defense spending needs…

Hoisted from Comments: The Colonialist and Anti-Semitic Origins of Modern Israel

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Our Colonel Smithers, a regular commentor who is UK power politics adjacent, recommending republishing a comment by reader vao on how Israel’s ethnic cleansing…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Confronted By Moskowitz Over Nazis In Ukraine Claims: 'Disgusting Behavior'

benzinga.com In a recent House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) took a stand against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her baseless claims about the…

Yes, Real Socialism Has Been Tried

thecornellreview.org Over the past 100 years or so, socialist experiments around the world unleashed a vast tide of tyranny, starvation, and mass murder on a scale never seen before in human…

Europe's defence dilemma: The difficulties of weighing up the costs and benefits

euronews.com What are the economic implications of heightened security expenditure in Europe? Euronews looks at both the advantages and drawbacks of bolstering defence budgets in the…

White House explains difference between Ukraine and Israel military support

newsweek.com The State Department told reporters that Washington's relationship with Ukraine is "entirely different" than its partnership with Israel amid questions over the United…

Leading Russia watcher in China makes surprise Ukraine war prediction

newsweek.com A Chinese specialist on Russia has delivered a grim forecast for Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine: that it is doomed to fail. Peking University professor Feng Yujun is also…

LOBO EV Received Strong Interest in its Solar-Powered EVs at 135th Canton Fair

benzinga.com WUXI, China, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LOBO EV Technologies Ltd. LOBO ("LOBO" or the "Company"), an innovative electric vehicle manufacturer and seller, today…

Zelensky urges hard line from the West to combat Russian "terror"

newsweek.com In the name of thwarting "terror," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed leaders of Western allies to enact the "same level of protection" against Russia's air…

Lockheed Martin Wins $17BN Interceptor Contract To Protect US Homeland

zerohedge.com Lockheed Martin Wins $17BN Interceptor Contract To Protect US Homeland With one massive war in Eastern Europe grinding past two years and with another potential major war…

House Speaker Mike Johnson reveals complicated approach to passing aid for Ukraine and Israel

pbs.org House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, leaving its path to passage deeply uncertain as…

Heading For Supply Shock? Four Maritime Chokepoints Flash Red As Escalating Conflict Looms

zerohedge.com Heading For Supply Shock? Four Maritime Chokepoints Flash Red As Escalating Conflict Looms Just two days after Iranian commandos hijacked the Israeli-linked container ship…

Mark Levin Torches ‘Colonel-Jackass’ Douglas Macgregor, Arguing He Belongs in Biden Admin

mediaite.com Fox News’ Mark Levin berated retired Col. Douglas Macgregor, a former Trump administration official, over his anti-Israel posture on Sunday, implausibly arguing that he…

People Moves Monday: Euronext, Appital, StoneX Group and more…

thetradenews.com Euronext appointed former Credit Suisse sales trader Nathalie Ruiz as head of continental equity sales. Ruiz previously spent nearly 12 years at Credit Suisse, most recently…

The US Army isn't ready to attack across rivers

businessinsider.com Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) execute a wet gap crossing with the 502nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, 19th Engineering Battalion on Fort Knox on April…

Buying Votes: Biden Cancels Student Debt For 277,000 Borrowers Ahead Of Presidential Elections

zerohedge.com Buying Votes: Biden Cancels Student Debt For 277,000 Borrowers Ahead Of Presidential Elections On Friday, President Joe Biden announced that he would cancel the federal…

You probably shouldn’t panic about measles

vox.com Getty Images Disease surveillance has so far kept the infection at bay in the US, but the CDC has renewed concerns. On April 11, the Centers for Disease Control and…

Telegram’s blockchain teams with HashKey to help Asian users buy and sell crypto

scmp.com The foundation governing TON – an acronym that once stood for Telegram Open Network and now means simply The Open Network – was set up after Telegram was forced to abandon…

Least Popular Countries to Travel to According to Baby Boomers: Ranked

247wallst.com Many people have a travel “bucket list” of their dream destinations, but if you ask, you’ll find out they also have an “anti-bucket list” of places they would never visit.…

Intermap Elevates Flood Risk Assessment in Slovakia

tipranks.com Intermap Technology (TSE:IMP) has released an update. Intermap Technologies has expanded its insurance business in Eastern Europe, with KBC Slovaki...

The Least Corrupt Countries in the World

247wallst.com Is corruption increasing globally? Well, according to Transparency International, there is a global trend of weakening justice systems, which is reducing accountability and…

Prehistoric ritual sacrifice practiced for at least 2,000 years revealed

newsweek.com Researchers say they have uncovered evidence of a brutal tradition of ritualized human sacrifice that appears to have been practiced for at least two millennia in…

Turkish startup ikas attracts $20M for its e-commerce platform designed for small businesses

techcrunch.com It’s easy to assume the e-commerce ship has sailed when you consider we have giant platforms like Shopify, Woocommerce, and Wix dominating the sector. But e-commerce’s field…

7 Stocks That Should Outperform on the Next Fed Rate Cut

investorplace.com With the Federal Reserve having seemingly engineered a viable pathway to a soft economic landing, the topic of stocks to buy on rate cut have enjoyed significant momentum.…

Markets want Federal Reserve rate clarity from inflation report (They won't get it)

thestreet.com Global investors are braced for a key March inflation report that is expected to either challenge or support the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-cut projections over the…

Coming-of-Age Drama ‘Skam’ Gets Croatian Remake ‘Sram’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com “Skam,” the groundbreaking format from Norway’s NRK, is getting a new adaptation: “Sram,” produced by CGM Films for HRT in Croatia. “Skam,” which first aired in 2015, has…

Biden will meet Japan's PM Kishida amid shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal

apnews.com begins a much-anticipated on Tuesday aiming to spotlight shared concerns about provocative Chinese military action in the Pacific and at a rare moment of public difference…

StoneX Group names new institutional fixed income trader for CEEMEA

thetradenews.com StoneX Group has appointed Simon Pickworth as an institutional fixed income trader for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region. Pickworth…

Canneseries: China’s ‘To the Wonder’ Is a Politically Correct Tale of Multicultural Romance and Self-Discovery

variety.com China’s video streamers, much like their counterparts in the west, have passed their peak growth phase and have been forced to refocus their efforts on achieving…

Mapping Average Wages Across Europe

zerohedge.com Mapping Average Wages Across Europe Much has been written about the best countries in Europe to visit, sight-see at, or vacation in. But the economic powerhouse of a…

Most Powerful Countries in the 1970’s

247wallst.com The 1970s were pivotal years in the Cold War. The United States was at a low ebb, still reeling from the Vietnam War, social unrest, assassinations, and major political…

Americans doubt the economy's stunning success. They shouldn't

thestreet.com 'Vox populi, vox dei' is the lesson most politicians, and no small number of economists, absorbed with their baby food. Roughly translated from Latin as "the voice of the…

Opinion: Italians seem to be going extinct

theglobeandmail.com When I moved to Rome in 2007 to become a roving European correspondent for The Globe and Mail, I suddenly felt relatively youthful as I walked the streets of Italy’s cities…

Discover future-ready strategies for staff and tech evolution with Sand Technologies

techcrunch.com At the upcoming TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 event taking place in Boston on April 25, one session will stand out for early-stage companies seeking to navigate the turbulent…

The Strongest Militaries in Eastern Europe

247wallst.com Eastern Europe is still a hotbed for military operations as drone strikes have killed at least four people in Kharkiv within the last few days. This and other recent events…