China’s Shanghai Composite Index ($SSEC) surged higher last week by roughly 13%, which was one of its largest 1-week gains over the past decade. There were solid economic reasons for…
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Is Iran’s new president presenting a moderating image to lure the West back into a nuclear deal?
by adminIran’s new president, Massoud Pezeshkian, traveled to the U.S. last week to present a moderate, rational face of the regime to the world. He claimed in a speech at the…
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Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in hiding with extra security following Hezbollah leader’s death: report
by adminIran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has moved into hiding and remains at a secure location within the country, sources told Reuters. The decision came in response to Israel’s strikes…
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance are set to take the stage for a debate on Tuesday, likely the only debate between the vice presidential candidates as…
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Flashback: Biden admin bragged about ‘quieter’ Middle East one week before attack on Israel
by adminOne year ago, national security adviser Jake Sullivan praised the Biden administration’s success at keeping the peace in the Middle East, just one week before the Oct. 7 terrorist attack…
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Buried in a roughly 200-page quarterly filing from JPMorgan Chase last month were eight words that underscore how contentious the bank’s relationship with the government has become. The lender disclosed that the Consumer Financial Protection…
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Hezbollah mulls response after leader’s killing – but Israel’s next steps matter most
by adminAfter Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, what – if anything – can it do next? The next 72 hours are likely to be full…
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Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’
by adminOne was a koala. The other was a husky. Both were arguably out of place on a warm August night in subtropical Brisbane, the capital of Queensland in Australia’s northeast.…
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What might come next as Hezbollah reels from Nasrallah’s killing and Israel mulls a Lebanon ground incursion?
by adminThe last 48 hours in the Middle East – in which Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and continued to bombard the Iran-backed group across Lebanon – have once more…
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Hezbollah is believed to be the most heavily armed non-state group in the world. Backed by Iran and based in the eastern Mediterranean country of Lebanon, the Shiite Islamist group…