Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?

The BBC has found significant spikes in activity shortly before the US president made some announcements.

Trump Says Iran Truce Extension Unlikely, Hormuz to Stay Blocked - Bloomberg.com

Trump Says Iran Truce Extension Unlikely, Hormuz to Stay Blocked  Bloomberg.com

Kevin Warsh Pitched a Case for Fed Rate Cuts. His Future Colleagues Are Skeptical. - WSJ

Kevin Warsh Pitched a Case for Fed Rate Cuts. His Future Colleagues Are Skeptical.  WSJ

The pope vs Trump

This confrontation pits a global faith against a vision of America alone

Iran talks on shaky footing after U.S. seizure of ship in Strait of Hormuz

Iranian officials have threatened to forgo negotiations even as U.S. representatives plan to arrive in Pakistan for the meeting and a ceasefire is set to expire Wednesday.

By Sammy Westfall, Susannah George

Six months into Gaza ceasefire, phase two of Trump's 'peace plan' remains in limbo

The Israeli army has tightened its grip on the enclave and killed more than 750 Palestinians over the past six months. Humanitarian aid continues to fall short of needs, and negotiations over disarming Hamas have stalled.

Iran war energy crisis: how bad could it get? – The Latest

Oil and gas prices have jumped again as shipping through the strait of Hormuz came to a virtual standstill after Iran closed the waterway over the US blockade and Donald Trump announced an Iranian cargo ship had been seized trying to get past. Tehran has accused Washington of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement. With uncertainty over a second round of peace talks, fears continue to grow about the scale of the energy shock caused by the war. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s energy cor...

By Presented by Lucy Hough with Jillian Ambrose ; produced by Bryony Moore ; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin ; lead producer Zoe Hitch

Trump pushes back against pundits, says Israel did not talk him into the Iran war

U.S. President Donald Trump slapped down the notion that Israel pushed him into waging the Iran war, asserting that the outcome "in Iran will be amazing"

Kevin Warsh would be the first tech bro Fed chair. How Silicon Valley shaped him

The nominee to lead the Fed is an AI optimist who counts tech titans Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen among his friends.

‘Hormuz moment’ could herald decline of US dominance: Citic Securities analysts

With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how many vessels have traversed the critically important waterway, a leading Chinese investment bank has been calculating the long-term gains and losses and how they could rewrite the global economic order. The United States was on the horns of a dilemma over the strait that might herald an acceleration of Washington’s strategic retreat and its increasingly transactional relationships with other...

By Frank Chen

Ceasefire at risk after US seizes Iranian ship, Iran shuns peace talks

A ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared in jeopardy on Monday after the US said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Tehran vowed to retaliate, refusing for now to join new peace talks. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Washington has shown it was "not serious" about pursuing the diplomatic process ​and Tehran would not change ‌its clearly stated demands, adding that it did not believe in deadlines or ultimatums when safe...

By FRANCE24

Psychedelic stocks rally with Trump’s support

An executive order aims to speed up how quickly psychedelic drugs for mental illness can move through the regulatory process.

By Jaimy Lee

Over half of voters say they blame Trump ‘a lot’ for spiking gas prices

Most Democratic voters blame president ‘a lot’ – while most Republican voters place no blame on him at all

By Ariana Baio

Trump declares victory over 'affordability' as 4 in 10 Americans say they can't buy the basics. Shore up your income now

Trump’s plan for Cuba isn’t what you’ve been told: Full Comment podcast

Mike Gonzalez and Humberto Fontova discuss the situation in Cuba

By Postmedia News

WHCA Urged to ‘Demonstrate Opposition’ to Trump at Annual Dinner

Some people want Washington’s annual “nerd prom” to feature a little more backbone. A bevy of journalism advocacy organizations and former journalists such as Sam Donaldson, Lynn Sherr and Linda Douglass urged the White House Correspondents Association to “demonstrate opposition” when President Donald Trump makes his first appearance at the group’s annual dinner, which takes […]

By Brian Steinberg

‘I have no problem meeting them’: Trump open to a dramatic step in US-Iran talks

Donald Trump said that Vice President JD Vance, along with special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have already left for Islamabad.

Inside Trump’s uncertain mind: A war, midterm polls and a White House ballroom

By Syed Ilham Jafri

Singapore steps up LNG purchases as Middle East conflict disrupts shipments - The Straits Times

Singapore steps up LNG purchases as Middle East conflict disrupts shipments  The Straits Times

Trump: Israel never talked me into war with Iran

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel did not persuade him to attack Iran, after news reports that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu influenced the U.S. president’s decision and criticism from right-wing commentators. “Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN […]

Iranian support for US action hangs on Trump’s next moves, an Iranian expert warns - interview

Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, an award-winning human rights activist, spoke to The Jerusalem Post about the international community’s role in bringing down the Islamic regime.

Hundreds Of Veteran Journalists And Groups Urge WHCA To “Speak Forcefully” About Trump’s Attacks On Media As He Attends Annual Dinner

When Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner for the first time as president on Saturday, the pressure will be on the journalists’ organization to make some sort of a statement about the president’s relentless attacks on the media, which he has labeled the “enemy of the people.” On Monday, a group of […]

By Ted Johnson

Trump Wants to Make It Harder for Vets to Work in Government

Congress won’t touch the president’s anti-veterans agenda, so he’s pivoting to rule changes at the Office of Personal Management

By Ryan Bort

"Our Strengths Have Become Weaknesses": Canadian PM Carney On Ties With US

Carney Prime Minister said tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump have affected workers in the auto and steel industries.

Hormuz disruption lingers: Markets price gradual reopening, not a quick fix

Prince’s Trump song was a caricature of an American capit... - The Observer

Prince’s Trump song was a caricature of an American capit...  The Observer

Xi Jinping urges stronger China-UAE ties, outlines four-point Middle East peace plan

Chinese President Xi Jinping met UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Beijing on April 14, using the talks to outline a four-point plan for peace and stability in the Middle East and to call for deeper cooperation between the two countries. The meeting took place at the Great Hall […]

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Nancy Sinatra Rages At Donald Trump For Posting Frank Sinatra ‘My Way’ Performance: ‘This Is Sacrilege’

Old Blue Eyes' daughter lamented that only the song's publishers can do anything about the latest unwanted use of a song by the president.

By Gil Kaufman

China's Xi calls for Strait of Hormuz to remain open in call with Saudi crown prince

Urges immediate ceasefire, political resolution as concerns mount over survival of US-Iran ceasefire

By Reuters

Tomorrow's Testimony: Kevin Warsh To Walk Tightrope On Rates, Inflation And Fed Independence

Tomorrow's Testimony: Kevin Warsh To Walk Tightrope On Rates, Inflation And Fed Independence President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10AM ET in what is shaping up to be one of the most politically charged confirmation hearings in the central bank’s modern history. Warsh, a former Fed governor who has spent years criticizing the institution as directionless and in need of “regime c...

By Tyler Durden

Shipping data shows Strait of Hormuz traffic at virtual standstill

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was virtually at a standstill Monday, with only three crossings recorded in 12 hours, Reuters reported, citing shipping data. The ​oi...

Nancy Sinatra hits out Donald Trump using father Frank’s ‘My Way’: “This is sacrilege”

She also reposted a message from a fan insisting that while Trump may be a fan of Sinatra's, Sinatra "did not love Trump" The post Nancy Sinatra hits out Donald Trump using father Frank’s ‘My Way’: “This is sacrilege” appeared first on NME.

By Poppy Burton

Ronald Thwaites | Donald Trump or Pope Leo? - Jamaica Gleaner

Ronald Thwaites | Donald Trump or Pope Leo?  Jamaica Gleaner

Nornickel Joins Global Shippers Shifting to Morocco’s Tanger Med Amid Iran War Disruptions

Shipping disruptions linked to the Iran war are reshaping trade routes, and Morocco is finding itself in a stronger position as a result. The post Nornickel Joins Global Shippers Shifting to Morocco’s Tanger Med Amid Iran War Disruptions appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Oumaima Moho Amer

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump’s presidency

Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

The Pope regrets that his speeches in Africa are interpreted as a debate with Trump - Seneweb

The Pope regrets that his speeches in Africa are interpreted as a debate with Trump  Seneweb