4+ day, 58+ min ago   (801+ words) Good thing the war will be over right after the mid-terms! I mean, who could have predicted that a protracted conflict in the Middle East would affect oil prices? And yet, CNBC reports: Brent crude oil tops $101 to close at…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1102+ words) Buying a stairway to heaven? NYT (“Trump’s Dubious Midterm Pitch: Keep Us in Power and Everyone Gets Cash“): President Trump took the stage at his convention on Wednesday and spoke for nearly two hours about the need for midterm voters…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1210+ words) Just some good, old fashioned imperialism. With his normal grace and aplomb, Trump announced the following this week: And, as usual, we are all left trying to figure out what a social media post actually means in reality. My basic…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (106+ words) More tales of the dumbest timeline. More tales of the dumbest timeline. according to a complaint filed Aug. 19 by Georgia-based fuel supplier Mansfield Oil Co. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Syed Kazmi’s company KRSM acquired…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (531+ words) A revolutionary new drug could be derailed by an ignoramus. Reuters (“Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine breakthrough“): Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, was at a Lebanese restaurant celebrating a friend’s birthday late on…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (628+ words) But I thought tariffs were good? The NYT reports: Trump Widens Beef Imports in Bid to Lower Prices. President Trump will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the United States with lower tariffs over…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (697+ words) We must blame them and cause a fuss before somebody thinks of blaming us. AP (“US imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Canada says it will retaliate“): The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products…...