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The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

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Par AFP © 2026 AFP La Bourse de Paris a terminé jeudi pour la première fois au-dessus des 8.600 points, battant de nouveaux records dans la foulée d'une série de résultats d'entreprises et faisant fi des inquiétudes des investisseurs sur la tech après la publication de Nvidia.Le CAC 40 a pris 0,72% à 8.620,93 points, en hausse de 61,86 points. La veille, l'indice vedette parisien avait terminé en progression de 0,47%.Il a atteint jeudi un nouveau record en séance à 8.642,23 points, franchissant pour la première fois les 8.600 points, et dépassant également son record en clôture.Les investisseurs ont accueilli ce jeudi une "batterie de résultats qui sont extrêmement positifs, au-dessus des attentes", relève Frédéric Rozier, gestionnaire de portefeuille pour Mirabaud France, interrogé par l'AFP.Plus généralement, l'indice parisien profite d'un environnement favorable en Europe pour les sociétés, notamment d'"une reprise cyclique qui commence à se sentir dans la zone euro, avec de meilleurs carnets de commandes", explique à l'AFP Nathalie Benatia, macroéconomiste chez BNPP AM.Le géant Bouygues (+2,33% à 52,72 euros), présent dans la construction, les travaux publics ou les télécommunications, a dégagé en 2025 un bénéfice net de 1,1 milliard d'euros, en hausse de 7,6%, pour des ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Isabel MALSANG © 2026 AFP La SNCF a engrangé 1,8 milliard d'euros de bénéfice net l'an passé, cinquième année de résultats positifs d'affilée pour l'entreprise ferroviaire qui peut ainsi commencer à financer les travaux de modernisation de son réseau ferré vieillissant.Sur fonds d'ouverture à la concurrence, le chiffre d'affaires du groupe SNCF, dont l'ancien Premier ministre Jean Castex a pris la direction en novembre, s'est stabilisé l'an passé à 43 milliards d'euros (-0,3%)."Les services voyageurs ont été la locomotive en 2025 de la performance du groupe", a déclaré le directeur financier Laurent Trevisani à l'AFP.Le chiffre d'affaires de SNCF Voyageurs, qui exploite les trains, a progressé de 3% à 20,8 milliards d'euros et son ratio de rentabilité s'est amélioré.L'activité TGV présente "de bons résultats commerciaux grâce notamment à une fréquentation estivale historique, une reprise confirmée à l'automne et une nouvelle progression des taux d'occupation", a souligné la SNCF. "les TGV, machines à cash" "Qu'il y ait un ou 1.000 passagers à bord, un TGV a les mêmes coûts de fonctionnement, raison pour laquelle les TGV deviennent des machines à cash maintenant qu'ils sont bien remplis par l'envie de train persistante chez les voyageurs, alors qu'ils en ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Frédéric BOURIGAULT © 2026 AFP La tête en bas et les pieds en haut, comme une chauve-souris, l'astronaute Sophie Adenot est apparue jeudi en pleine forme et "comme un poisson dans l'eau", pour sa première prise de parole après 14 jours en orbite.Depuis mi-février, au sein de la station spatiale internationale (ISS), elle est la première Française dans l'espace depuis Claudie Haigneré, il y a 25 ans. Le contact a été établi jeudi depuis le siège parisien de l'Agence spatiale européenne (ESA), presque comme une simple réunion à distance entre collaborateurs, via l'application Teams et le centre spatial de Houston, au Texas. Sauf que la principale interlocutrice se trouvait à 400 km au-dessus des autres participants.Lorsque débutent les échanges avec les médias - traduits en anglais afin que la Nasa soit au fait des discussions - l'astronaute se trouve au sud du Japon. Vingt minutes plus tard, au moment de conclure, elle a presque rejoint l'Ouest des Etats-Unis, 10.000 kilomètres plus loin, à la vitesse de 28.000 km/h."C'est encore mieux que ce j'ai pu espérer, la vue de la Terre est absolument magnifique", confie l'astronaute de 43 ans, revenue dans le bon sens - tête en ... Continue Reading »

Par Mylène Girardeau TV5 JWPlayer Field Pandémies, réchauffement climatique, attaques terroristes, mort d'une personnalité... L'actualité est ponctuée d'évènements qui suscitent le questionnement. Un contre-récit s'installe, celui d'une machination derrière la version officielle. Alors, complots avérés, théories du complot ou complotisme ?  TV5 JWPlayer Field Pandémies, réchauffement climatique, attaques terroristes, mort d'une personnalité... L'actualité est ponctuée d'évènements qui suscitent le questionnement. Un contre-récit s'installe, celui d'une machination derrière la version officielle. Alors, complots avérés, théories du complot ou complotisme ? La pandémie de Covid-19 déclenchée volontairement pour augmenter les profits de l'industrie pharmaceutique ? Les attaques du 11 septembre 2001 perpétrées par les services de renseignements américains ? Lee Harvey Oswald bouc émissaire de l'assassinat du président américain John F. Kennedy ? La princesse ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Pierrick YVON © 2026 AFP Engagé dans une bataille légale contre son classement comme "extrémiste" de droite, le parti Alternative pour l'Allemagne (AfD) a remporté un important succès d'étape jeudi, un tribunal estimant qu'il n'existait "pour l'instant" pas assez d'éléments pour le qualifier comme tel.Première force d'opposition à la coalition du chancelier conservateur Friedrich Merz, l'AfD n'est pas marquée pour l'heure "dans son ensemble" par "une tendance de fond hostile à la Constitution", affirme le tribunal administratif de Cologne.Il désavoue ainsi le classement décidé en 2025 par l'Office de protection de la Constitution (BfV), service de renseignement lié au ministère de l'Intérieur, mais qui agit de manière autonome selon la loi.Ce classement devait permettre au BfV d'intensifier la surveillance policière du parti, y compris en l'autorisant à placer ses dirigeants sur écoute.Si le tribunal administratif de Cologne approuve le "fort soupçon" que le parti "développe des tendances anticonstitutionnelles", il estime qu'il "n'est toutefois pas possible, à l'heure actuelle, de constater" que cette orientation "domine" son "image globale".L'Office, dont la décision s'appuyait sur un rapport interne réalisé sur plusieurs années, selon le gouvernement, avait déjà suspendu la classification dans l'attente de cette décision de justice en référé."Il ... Continue Reading »

Nuclear weapons in Ukraine would provoke Russia and could trigger a wider war, Serbian lawmaker Aleksandar Pavic has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

World Economic Forum (WEF) CEO Borge Brende has stepped down after his links to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein were exposed Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

As Kurdish groups consolidate abroad, the US pressure campaign against Iran may increasingly rely on domestic fractures Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US secretary of state has said any nuclear deal must include the US, Russia, and China, and that without Beijing there will be no deal Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Iran has reportedly been weighing major investment incentives to entice US President Donald Trump into a nuclear agreement Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Narendra Modi's visit to Israel has drawn criticism at home amid tensions over Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. Continue Reading »

Despite its public objections to Israel's actions, the UK is buying spyware developed and tested on Palestinians. Continue Reading »

Afghanistan's Taliban government says attacks kill 'numerous soldiers' as Pakistan reports response by its forces. Continue Reading »

India knocked out a defiant Zimbabwe in a high-scoring match in Chennai to keep alive their chances of making the semis. Continue Reading »

The US says it will licence entities to sell the oil to Cuba except those linked to the Cuban government and military. Continue Reading »

Arrivals at the Rock's airport would have to show their passport twice under a new UK-EU treaty. Continue Reading »

The 52-year-old is serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Continue Reading »

A committee of MPs and peers says the government has confirmed it will not overrule any decision to disclose files. Continue Reading »

Her Turner Prize-nominated messy bed caused a stir in the late 1990s and is now going back on display. Continue Reading »

A former neighbour of Valdo Calocane was told he could have killed her, years before the attacks. Continue Reading »

Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground. Continue Reading »

Borge Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had maintained contact with the convicted sex offender. Continue Reading »

Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said that the federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access. Continue Reading »

The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts. Continue Reading »

The crash happened on Wednesday morning, Mayor Ras Baraka said, as federal immigration agents were pursuing a man driving a van. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

Instead of relishing their role in the U.S. military's unequivocally successful capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, the executives at Anthropic are openly questioning the ethics of using emerging technology to conduct military missions. Continue Reading »

The increasingly ugly feud between the Pentagon and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic is shining a harsh spotlight on the ethics behind how the U.S. military uses AI. Continue Reading »

As the Pentagon was pressing Anthropic PBC to drop the guardrails on its powerful artificial intelligence tools, a senior US defense official posed a hypothetical scenario to the company's safety-conscious chief executive officer, Dario Amodei. Continue Reading »

Russia has launched a criminal investigation into the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, on suspicion of "abetting terrorist activities", further escalating the Kremlin's standoff with the widely used messaging app. The state newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on Tuesday that a case had been opened "based on materials from Russia's federal security service", which accused the app of being compromised by western and Ukrainian intelligence. Durov, who lives abroad, criticised the investigation against him, describing it as an attempt to "suppress the right to privacy and free speech". Continue Reading »

Russia opened a criminal investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov on charges of facilitating terrorist activity, according to state-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta and pro-government tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda. Both outlets referred to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and claimed Telegram has been used in more than 153,000 crimes since 2022, including 33,000 involving sabotage, terrorism and extremism. Continue Reading »

Telegram and its founder, Pavel Durov, are being investigated over mass violations of Russian law and refusal to stop terrorism-related activities on the messaging platform, the Kremlin has said Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed an earlier report in Rossiyskaya Gazeta, which broke the story. "We are, of course, familiar with these reports. They are based on materials provided by the Federal Security Service (FSB), which is doing its job," Peskov said. Continue Reading »

The Olympics came to a rapturous conclusion this weekend when the US men's ice hockey team won the gold medal for the first time since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980. Continue Reading »

When a reporter asked a diminishing question at the Winter Olympics this week, Eileen Gu's composed response ignited a fire in women all over the world. Stylist contributor Rose Gallagher examines why this was the most relatable moment of the season, and what we can learn from it. The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are in full swing, and though it's always a mesmerising watch, it's not usually something that calls me to take action. I watch everyone in total awe, amazed by how they perform, but also with a disconnect because it's so far removed from my own ability. But then freestyle skier Eileen Gu took to the press stand this week and gave us all a moment we can wholeheartedly relate to – and possibly even recreate for once. Continue Reading »

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is to testify behind closed doors later today before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled to answer questions tomorrow from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee about his relations with Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial. The Clintons had initially rejected subpoenas ordering them to testify in the panel's probe, but the Democratic power couple eventually agreed to do so after House Republicans threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress, AFP reported. The proceedings will take place behind closed doors but will be recorded, with footage expected to be released later – an arrangement reminiscent of what happened with Clinton's 1998 grand jury testimony, which was made public the following month. Continue Reading »

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are facing lawmakers in depositions this week over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on February 26, followed by Bill Clinton on February 27. It will be the first time a former president has been compelled to testify before Congress. It comes amid continued scrutiny of high-profile figures named in files associated with the disgraced financier after more than three million pages of documents related to Epstein were released by the Justice Department, following President Donald Trump's signing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025. Neither Clinton has been accused of any wrongdoing, and appearing in the Epstein files does not imply wrongdoing or criminal behavior. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump's mass deportation operation is expected to ramp up in 2026 as newly hired military lawyers-turned-immigration judges hit the bench and begin expeditiously reviewing a massive backlog of cases. Speeding up the court process for immigration matters will, in turn, lead to faster decisions and more deportations, according to former immigration judge Andrew Arthur. At the same time, the Trump administration's new pick to oversee the immigration court system has moved to simplify the appeals process, reducing the options illegal immigrants have to appeal their deportation orders and shortening their time in the system. The Trump administration's first year focused on identifying who to arrest, making those arrests, and obtaining funding to expand detention capacity. Arthur anticipates the addition of dozens, even hundreds of judges, will "absolutely" speed up the process in 2026, setting up more people — both in custody and who do not show up to their court date… Continue Reading »

The United States and Iran began high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday that could determine whether the two countries go to war or strike a deal. Oman's foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, who is mediating the talks, said the two sides were "exchanging creative and positive ideas," and would resume again after a break. "We hope to make more progress," he wrote in a post on social media. President Trump, in his State of Union address on Tuesday, said he preferred to resolve the standoff with Iran through diplomacy. But he added, "I will never allow the world's top sponsor of terror, which they are by far, have a nuclear weapon, can't let that happen." Continue Reading »

In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that "our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before." "What a difference a president makes," Trump said. "A short time ago, we were a dead country. Now we are the hottest country anywhere in the world." But our review of his speech found that he distorted a number of facts about the state of the economy, health care, immigration and other topics. Trump falsely claimed that he inherited "a stagnant economy" with "inflation at record levels." Annual growth in real GDP was 2.5% or higher each year under former President Joe Biden. The annual inflation rate was 3%, down from its peak of 9.1% under Biden, when Trump took office. Continue Reading »

How do destructive ideas and bouts of collective madness so quickly become policy, law, and the status quo? After all, most have little public support – and are not Western nations supposedly rationally governed? There is usually a multi-step process on the road to these self-destructive fits of society-wide insanity. The suicidal impulse so often begins with left-leaning researchers in elite universities (i.e., the tenured in search of a novel, grant-getting theory). They begin insisting that a new existential threat requires immediate government intervention, novel legislation, ample funding, and public awareness of the impending danger. Continue Reading »

Cuban border troops killed four people and wounded six during a confrontation Wednesday that Cuban authorities called an attempted terrorist attack, raising tensions with the U.S. during a politically fraught moment. The island nation's Ministry of the Interior said the speedboat's passengers opened fire on troops after they approached the vessel in Cuban territorial waters. A commander on the Cuban vessel was also wounded in the confrontation and the injured people from the speedboat were taken for medical treatment, the ministry said in a statement In a statement later Wednesday, the Cuban government said the 10 people involved in the attack were Cuban nationals living in the U.S. who "intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes." Cuban authorities seized assault rifles, handguns and explosive devices following the confrontation. Continue Reading »

Cuba's coast guard shot dead four people and wounded six others aboard a U.S.-registered speedboat in an exchange of gunfire off the communist island's coast, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said a Cuban patrol vessel had approached the Florida-registered boat to identify those on board when shots were fired from the boat, wounding the captain of the Cuban craft. According to Havana's statement, the boat was detected within Cuban territorial waters Wednesday morning on the northeast side of the El Pino channel near Cayo Falcones in Villa Clara province. Continue Reading »

Cuba has accused 10 people aboard a US-registered speedboat it intercepted off its coast on Wednesday of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims". Border guards shot dead four people and injured the other six on the boat, the Cuban interior ministry said, alleging that those aboard the Florida-registered vessel had fired first. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was investigating the "highly unusual" incident. The deadly shooting comes at a time of increased tension between the two countries, less than two months after US forces seized Cuba's close ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, and stopped his successor from supplying it with oil. Continue Reading »

Donald Trump's State of the Union address drew around 28 million viewers across eight major news networks, according to preliminary data from Nielsen. The final numbers will be available on Thursday. Last year, when the president delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress, the final data showed that he drew almost 32 million viewers across those networks. Continue Reading »

Hilary Knight, the captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. women's hockey team, said Wednesday that President Trump's "distasteful" joke about her squad should not overshadow their accomplishments. "I just thought the joke was distasteful and unfortunate, and I think just the way women are represented, it's a great teaching point to really shine light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats," Knight told reporters Wednesday, according to KING-TV in Seattle. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it plans to halt $259 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over concerns about fraud in the state's social services programs, the latest chapter in the federal government's crackdown on the state. The announcement comes one day after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, where he zoomed in on fraud in Minnesota and announced Vice President JD Vance would be leading efforts to combat the issue. It also follows the wind-down of Operation Metro Surge, a immigration crackdown in the state initially prompted by allegations of fraud. Continue Reading »

Biden-Appointed Judge Rules Illegal Immigrants Can Dispute Third Country Deportations Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, A federal judge ruled on Feb. 25 that the government cannot deport illegal immigrants to so-called third countries without giving them “meaningful notice” and an opportunity to dispute their removal. In Wednesday’s ruling, Massachusetts District Judge Brian Murphy (nominated by President Biden on March 21, 2024) declared unlawful two policy memos, one by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and another by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Those memos said that if the U.S. had received credible diplomatic assurances from a third country that deportees would not face persecution or torture, they could be sent there without any extra procedures. “[DHS] has adopted a policy whereby it may take people and drop them off in parts unknown ... and, ‘as long as the Department doesn’t already know that there’s someone standing there waiting to shoot ... that’s fine,’” he wrote. “It is not fine, nor is it legal.” Murphy ruled that federal regulations required that illegal immigrants be deported to either their home country, or another country as designated by an immigration judge. They also have the right ... Continue Reading »

PayPal Slides After Report Says Stripe Not In Takeover Talks Bloomberg's multi-day storytelling began late Monday morning with a report that a "large rival suitor" and other firms were circling PayPal in a potential takeover bid. By late Tuesday in the cash session, the outlet reported that payment processor Stripe had expressed interest in the platform. Now, just moments ago, Semafor reports "PayPal isn't currently in talks to sell itself — to Stripe or anyone else — and has been working for months with bankers to prepare for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid." Semafor's report, like Bloomberg's, was based on people familiar with the matter, which makes the gap between the two reports very notable. Here's more from Semafor: The process followed a steep decline in PayPal shares that executives worried could leave the company vulnerable, the people said. Bankers began working with PayPal under former CEO Alex Chriss, who was ousted earlier this year. Bloomberg reported that Stripe is considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal this week. PayPal declined to comment. Incoming CEO Enrique Lores officially starts next week. Bloomberg's reporting sent PayPal shares in New ... Continue Reading »

"Gold For Me Is A Savings Product": Rick Rule On Debt, Oil Cycles, & Uranium's Political Reversal Last night’s discussion featuring Rick Rule, Bill Fleckenstein, and Erik Townsend covered the macro landscape from hard assets to energy markets and nuclear policy. Below are highlights from Rule’s remarks. (We recommend readers listen to Fleckenstein and Townsend’s full comments in the complete debate, linked at the bottom.) Gold: “I Have No Interest In Selling” Rule made clear he views gold not as a trade, but as monetary insurance. Nominal yields on Treasuries offer little protection if purchasing power continues to erode. “Owning the U.S. 10-year Treasury getting paid 4.1%, 4.2% in a currency where I think the real deterioration of the purchasing power is limping along to some number more like eight doesn’t make me feel comfortable.” Rule pointed to structural fiscal imbalances, debt, deficits, and what he estimates at roughly $120 trillion in unfunded entitlement liabilities as the core risk. Policymakers can either default in real terms or inflate away the burden. “I think they take door two.” Until he sees a credible political resolution to debt and entitlement obligations and what he considers genuinely positive real yields ... Continue Reading »

US Demands Iran Dismantle Its 3 Main Nuclear Sites In Hours-Long Talks US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held more than three hours of negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Thursday in a push to secure a breakthrough on a nuclear deal, with the Omani foreign minister saying the talks will resume later after a pause. It's being reported that the message Kushner and Witkoff deliver to Trump after the meeting will shape the president's decision on whether the launch a military attack on Tehran or refrain for implementation of a permanent deal. While Trump declared in Tuesday's State of the Union that he prefers diplomacy, he also presented a direct case for war - something which remains deeply unpopular among the American people. via X In these and other indirect talks, Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi relayed messages between the sides, and then another format has involved direct discussions between US and Iranian negotiators. Iran presented its long-awaited draft proposal for a nuclear agreement, though not much in the way of details have been revealed. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Raphael Grossi was among those who participated in ... Continue Reading »

One Battle After Another By Michael Every of Rabobank One Battle After Another US and Iranian negotiators meet in Geneva today to hear Tehran’s final offer but reports of what they have to say suggests we should prepare for the worst even if Iran sees a “good outlook” for today’s talks. The Kan news agency claims it will only agree to lower uranium enrichment from 60% to 3.67% for seven years, won’t hand over previously enriched material, dismantle the ballistic missile program President Trump just stated can already hit Europe and will soon be able to reach the US, and won’t stop its support for regional terror proxies. US negotiator Witkoff, seen by critics as a soft touch, says a nuclear deal should last indefinitely while the above is a rehash of the JCPOA Trump spent years deriding (and whose backers often fail to note coincided with Iran processing uranium far beyond the agreed limits in secret underground bunkers). Indeed, VP Vance claimed there’s evidence Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program, which provides a US casus belli. It’s already imposed new sanctions on it. In terms of the framing, Politico claims ... Continue Reading »

World Economic Forum Boss Borge Brende Quits As Epstein Fallout Deepens The Jeffrey Epstein fallout continues to spread across the corporate and political worlds, with new headlines daily. Bill Gates told foundation staff earlier this week, "I did nothing illicit." Goldman Sachs' top lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler, stepped down last week over her ties, and former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct related to sending Epstein trade documents. Now, the World Economic Forum chief executive, Børge Brende, is stepping down following an investigation by the organization into his connections with the convicted sex offender. WEF released a statement on its website announcing that Brende has decided to step down, and that Alois Zwinggi will serve as Interim President and CEO. "After careful consideration, I have decided to step down as President and CEO of the World Economic Forum," Brende wrote in a statement. He said, "I am grateful for the incredible collaboration with my colleagues, partners, and constituents, and I believe now is the right moment for the Forum to continue its important work without distractions." The WEF launched a probe into Brende earlier this month, or at least publicly announced one, ... Continue Reading »

Biden's FBI Secretly Obtained Kash Patel And Susie Wiles' Phone Records, But NYT Says It's Cool When Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Donald Trump and people in his orbit, he ended up surveilling then-private-citizen Kash Patel, and Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during 2022 and 2003. Patel, now head of the FBI, told Reuters on Wednesday that he found out about this, and the FBI buried the files in a "Prohibited" category deep within the bureau's computer system so they would be extremely difficult to find. Getting down to it - the subpoenas targeted metadata showing who called whom and when - called 'toll records,' as well as a recorded a call between Susie Wiles and her lawyer - which her lawyer knew about and didn't tell her, according to Fox News. Technically, under federal law, the government can obtain toll records with just a subpoena and no warrant. Investigators insist they routinely pull toll records from prominent figures to establish timelines and verify involvement. Smith himself testified to Congress that records seized from Republican senators during the January 6 probe helped confirm the timeline of events, that no content was captured, and that his office followed ... Continue Reading »

Hindenburg Alarm: Another Rotation Or Worse? Via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In early November, we sounded the alarm about a recent Hindenburg Omen. Per the Commentary’s summary: Bottom line: market breadth is horrendous and will likely lead to a rotation favoring out-of-favor sectors and stocks. Thus, it’s not surprising that the Hindenburg Omen was triggered. If we continue to see more of these Omens, the threat of a drawdown grows. At the time, Mega-Cap stocks were grossly outperforming the market, while many sectors lagged the market. Since that Hindenburg Alarm, our expectations have come to fruition. We have, in fact, seen a “rotation favoring out-of-favor sectors and stocks.” The graphic below, courtesy of SimpleVisor, shows the significant change in fortunes between sectors. The first column shows each sector’s excess returns (vs. the S&P 500) since the Hindenburg Omen on October 29th. The second column shows the excess returns over the 50-day period preceding the alarm. The Hindenburg Omen has sent 6 alarms over the last month. The last batch of Hindenburg alarms signaled drawdowns in the leaders and strong performance in the laggards. Is this Hindenburg Alarm signaling a rotation back to large-cap growth? Or might it be more ominous for the entire ... Continue Reading »

Futures Flat Despite Blowout Nvidia Earnings US equity futures managed to erase overnight losses and were trading flat after Nvidia and Salesforce failed to assuage fears about an overheated AI economy while traders awaited color from today's round of US / Iran talks. As of 8:00am S&P futures were unchanged and nasdaq futures were down 0.1%, with NVDA up 1% premarket but well off overnight highs after its earnings report and guidance smashed expectations while CEO Jensen Huang talked about “exponentially” growing computing demand and “skyrocketing” adoption of AI agents. It wasn’t enough, especially as software companies Salesforce and Snowflake both provided lukewarm sales guidance to an already-nervous market. “Aside from fireworks, champagne and dancing robots, we are not quite sure what more Nvidia could have done on the 4Q call to get the market re-excited,” said Jim Fontanelli, co-founder of Arete Research. Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials are outperforming with notable weakness in Energy and Materials. In premarket trading, Mag7 names were mostly weaker ex-NVDA though, as JPM says, bulls should not panic as we await Long Only demand once the market opens. AI-related plays are higher pre-mkt. Bond yields are flat, the USD is flat; in commodities lithium ... Continue Reading »

Jobless Claims Continue To Show No Signs Of Labor Market Stress Initial jobless claims continue to hover near multi-decade lows, refusing to show any signs of labor market stress. Last week saw 212k American file for jobless benefits for the first time (below the 216k expected). Unadjusted claims tumbled to the lowest since September... Source: Bloomberg Michigan and New York saw the largest drop in initial jobless claims last week while Rhode Island and Oklahoma saw the bigger rise in claims... The number of Americans filing for continuing jobless claims also dropped last week to 1.833 million (well below the 1.9mm Maginot Line)... Source: Bloomberg It seem the 'no fire' side of the 'no fire-no hire' economy continues to support trend growth. Tyler Durden Thu, 02/26/2026 - 08:37 Continue Reading »

Ten Cuban Nationals Aboard U.S.-Linked Speedboat Intended "Armed Infiltration For Terrorist Purposes," Cuba Claims The Cuban Embassy's official X account says a Florida-registered speedboat carrying 10 Cuban nationals residing in the U.S. entered Cuban territorial waters armed with assault rifles, body armor, improvised explosive devices, camouflage uniforms, and telescopic sights, in what the government says was a "foiled armed infiltration" into the Caribbean island nation. Late Wednesday afternoon, the embassy's account reported that Cuban border guards aboard a vessel had fired on a U.S.-linked speedboat off Cuba's north coast, killing four people and injuring six others. By late Wednesday, the embassy provided additional details about what the group of "Cuban nationals residing in the United States" was allegedly attempting to do, describing it as an effort to "carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes." Here's what the embassy said: Participants in Foiled Armed Infiltration in Villa Clara Identified As part of the ongoing investigation into the armed attack against a patrol vessel of the Border Guard Troops of the Ministry of the Interior, in the northeastern area of the El Pino channel, at Cayo Falcones, municipality of Corralillo, Villa Clara province, the following update ... Continue Reading »

Fed Independence Is Sacred... Or So We've Been Told Authored by Richard Roberts via RealClearMarkets.com, For the better part of a year, many had become convinced that the Federal Reserve's independence was in its final days. The narrative rested on two prongs. First, an FOMC browbeaten by relentless public attacks, threats of removal, and a Justice Department criminal probe into Chair Jerome Powell. The pressure, many argued, had grown so intense that Fed decisions would no longer be trusted to reflect economics rather than politics. Second, a new chair expected to arrive in May 2026, widely projected to be a Trump loyalist, would finish what the pressure campaign had started. Both prongs have problems.   On the first, the captured FOMC: the January minutes. Several Fed officials raised the possibility that an interest rate increase might be appropriate if inflation continues tracking above target. Not fewer cuts. A hike. This from a committee supposedly beaten into submission. If the Fed has lost its spine, someone forgot to tell the Fed. On the second, the Trump loyalist: the evidence does not support it. After an initial market jolt, analysts largely concluded that nominee Kevin Warsh represented a mainstream, ... Continue Reading »

Zimbabwe Lithium Disruption Has Goldman Eyeing This Trade Earlier news from Bloomberg that Zimbabwe has suspended exports of lithium concentrates and raw minerals to force miners into local processing has caught the attention of Goldman analyst James McGeoch. He sees a potential trading opportunity in a mineral-exploration company that could be positioned for upside. Let's begin with the report that Mines Minister Polite Kambamura told reporters earlier that the export ban is effective immediately until further notice. Zimbabwe has one of the largest lithium reserves in Africa and is among the top global producers. Zimbabwe Suspends Export of Raw Minerals and Lithium Concentrates. Mines Minister Hon. Dr. P. Kambamura has ordered the immediate suspension of all exports of raw minerals and lithium concentrates, including consignments already in transit, to enforce in-country value addition… pic.twitter.com/acX0CmntoX — Zimbabwe Economic Review (@ZimbabweReview) February 25, 2026 IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF EXPORT OF RAW MATERIALS AND LITHIUM CONCENTRATES The Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Hon. Dr. P. Kambamura (MP), has announced an immediate suspension on the export of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates, effective immediately.… pic.twitter.com/Mw1Ua4yfIl — Nick Mangwana (@nickmangwana) February 25, 2026 Zimbabwe has become a global powerhouse in ... Continue Reading »

Fusion Power Needs To Be American-Born Authored by Lawrence Kadish via The Gatestone Institute, Perhaps not since Teddy Roosevelt have we had a president who thinks as big as Donald J. Trump. From his projection of military power that protects our national interests to his understanding of how a complex economy powers the greatest nation on earth, President Trump has demonstrated a unique appreciation of what America must do to maintain its global leadership. It is for that reason that he has assumed a quiet but strategic leadership role in advancing our country's pursuit of fusion energy -- the same process that powers the sun and one that could literally provide America with unlimited energy far into the future. While scientists have been able to create fusion energy in a lab setting, much work still needs to be done to make it commercially viable. For a president who has staked his legacy on American greatness, there is no more important strategic achievement than ensuring that fusion is American-born. Trump has made this pursuit of energy a national priority — not for ideological reasons, but for deeply practical ones. The geopolitical stakes could not be higher. China has ... Continue Reading »

South Africa Expresses 'Heartfelt Gratitude' For Putin Returning 17 Citizens Trapped In Warzone BRICS allies Russia and South Africa are taking steps to heal tensions related to the Ukraine war and allegations that groups of South African men were 'lured' to fight on behalf of Moscow. Last December, a Reuters investigation documented that South Africans were being recruited into the Russian armed forces under false pretenses. People were allegedly promised high-level jobs and elite training in Russia, only to find out they unwittingly joined the Russian military, and eventually found themselves fighting in Ukraine soon after documents were hastily signed. In these cases the implication is that these South African individuals are in desperate financial straits. Presidents Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa, via TASS. The South African government had first confirmed in November its officials had received "distress calls" from 17 men who were trapped on the front line in Ukraine's Donbas, after in some instances having mistakenly joined mercenary groups. The Reuters report had said young men were offered training programs in Russia which would lead to high paying jobs like personal security protection. But instead they were given low-level positions like trench-diggers or tasked with hauling ammo ... Continue Reading »

In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time Authored by Rick Moran via PJMedia.com, I've got good news and bad news about AI. The good news is that the dreaded "Skynet" takeover of our nuclear weapons systems isn't going to happen soon. The bad news is that if it ever does give us a Terminator scenario, we're toast. A war game exercise carried out by Kenneth Payne at King’s College London, using three teams running simulations on Chat GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash. The teams "played 21 war games against each other over 329 turns," according to Implicator.AI's Marcus Schuler. "They wrote roughly 780,000 words explaining why they did what they did," he noted. No model ever chose to surrender, NewScientist reported on Tuesday. In fact, 95% of the time, the models chose to use nuclear weapons. The findings come at an opportune moment. The Pentagon just inked a deal with Elon Musk's xAI to allow Grok into highly classified systems. And Anthropic's Claude is currently engaged in a serious dispute with the Pentagon over government access to the entire model. Anthropic is worried the Pentagon will use Claude for mass surveillance. Unlike some competitors, xAI reportedly agreed ... Continue Reading »

'Nude Photos, Video Tapes & Sex-Slave Manuals': Epstein Rushed Evidence Into Secret Storage Unit Before Raid Jeffrey Epstein paid private detectives to remove items from his Palm Beach property and store them in a secret storage locker shortly before he was raided by police in 2005. The storage unit contained three computers, 29 address books, a three-page list of Florida masseuses. The stash also included nude photographs believed to be of Epstein's victims, VHS tapes, DVDs 'eroticising teenagers' and porno mags, The Telegraph reports. An 8mm video cassette tape was also locked away in the storage unit, apparently containing footage of someone in the shower and a woman in lingerie, as well as a 2005 calendar, greeting cards, letters and laboratory results. The investigators also hid sex toys, body massagers, lingerie, cash, a concealed weapon permit, and a Harvard ID card. The inventory was emailed to Epstein and his lawyers in August 2009, a month after he was released from jail for soliciting a minor for prostitution.  Also interesting, some of the computer material 'appeared to be missing,' including 'equipment that would have linked to surveillance cameras.' That fuelled speculation that Epstein might have been recording explicit covert material without people’s knowledge, either ... Continue Reading »

Orban Deploys Troops To Guard Energy Sites After Accusing Ukraine Of Sabotage Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday again accused Ukraine of plotting to sabotage Hungary's energy infrastructure, following a Ukrainian drone attack on a key Transneft oil pumping station in the Russian republic of Tatarstan early Monday, which was further detrimental to the Druzhba oil pipeline. But Orban has now upped the ante, sending a powerful message to Ukraine and its EU backers, having newly ordered troops to protect key energy sites. He has also been denouncing "blackmail" over Hungary's Russian energy purchases and dependency, vowing "we will not give in". via Associated Press "I have heard the briefings of the national security services and see that Ukraine is preparing further actions aimed at disrupting the operation of Hungary’s energy system," Orbán stated in a video posted on X. He then issued the following: "I have ordered the strengthening of the protection of critical energy infrastructure," before articulating, "This means that soldiers and the equipment necessary to repel potential attacks will be deployed near key energy facilities." Politico has further detailed some the aspects of what this will look like, based on the Hungarian ... Continue Reading »

NVDA Pumps And Dumps Despite Smashing Estimates And Blowout Guidance Update 7:00pm. NVDA stock is back to flat, erasing all of its post earnings gains, after what some attribute as a lackluster conference call. Specifically, according to Bloomberg, the company "hasn’t offered many details on the outlook provided that Blackwell and Rubin revenue would exceed $500 billion. Opening comments from CFO Colette Kress that competitors in China are “making progress” and have the potential to disrupt the global AI industry in the long run have also taken some wind out of the stock’s sails." Other call highlights noted by Bloomberg include: Company continues to push back at the idea that custom chips will seriously challenge its business. CFO said Nvidia produces the lowest cost per token, and its pace of innovation is unmatched. CEO Huang keeps touting company’s ecosystem, not just its chips. Adoption is skyrocketing: Frontier agentic systems have reached an inflection point, with the likes of Anthropic and OpenAI achieving “useful” intelligence. There is “incredible” demand for compute and compute means revenue for Nvidia. Sovereign business has more than tripled in fiscal 2026: a somewhat overlooked part in the AI debate ... Continue Reading »

"Breakneck Production Growth": Exxon Leverages Guyana Boom In Global Oil Talks Exxon Mobil Corp. is using its rapid buildout in Guyana as a selling point in talks with other governments looking to develop oil and gas reserves, according to Bloomberg.  The company says the speed and efficiency of its offshore projects there — which lifted production from zero to nearly 1 million barrels a day in just over six years — show it can execute complex developments better than rivals. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods calls that a “unique value proposition” for host countries. “We’re going to bring something unique to you that has great value to you, and then we expect to be compensated for that,” Woods said. “That’s the proposition that we’re making to basically all the resource owners and our customers.” As major energy firms compete to secure new supplies, Exxon argues its steady focus on oil and gas, along with disciplined project delivery, sets it apart from peers pivoting strategies. “We can see that in Guyana,” Woods said. “We’re delivering differentiated results. Importantly, our industry peers can see it, and the resource owners can see it.” Bloomberg writes that oil ... Continue Reading »