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Trump cancels planned strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had cancelled planned military strikes against Iran after negotiations with Tehran reached what he described as the highest levels of the Iranian leadership and received approval from all parties involved. “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings...

US man pleads guilty to assassinating Minnesota lawmaker and husband

The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the non-fatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday after prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty. Vance Boelter was charged with murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and with shooting state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. Boelter came to their doors in.

+++ Iran War +++: Trump cancels attacks announced today - negotiations have made progress

Trump threatens to occupy Iranian oil facilities +++ US military attacks tanker again – Iranian oil on board? +++ Iran: Musk companies are now possible targets +++ The news blog.

DFUS seems like a better solution (than VTSAX) to avoid trillion-dollar IPOs that want to sneak into Index Funds. Got any other solutions?

What is DFUS: A semi-actively managed index fund that encompasses US broad market. Very similar to VTSAX but the actively managed portion of it tries to address the market inefficiencies exploited by 3rd parties like Hedge Funds (and now unprofitable trillion-dollar IPOs that want to escape price-discovery in the open market). How DFUS gives an added layer of protection (compared to VTSAX): DFUS's value tilt mechanically underweights or excludes securities with very high price-to-book and price-

El Nino is back – and it could be ‘one for the history books’

The phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US weather agency said on Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures will intensify into the end of the year, potentially to historic strength. El Nino is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns and erratic weather. Scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a...

Started My Bogle Head Journey Today

Started my bogle head journey today Min contribution to 401K for Match all in SP500 equivalents Roth IRA Max once a year every april during bonus season all in VOO Just started my taxable account today: VTI 66% ($500 a week) and VXUS 33% ($250 a week) will up to $1,000 a week in October. Worried that the market is dropping but that is the best time to accumulate. Today I have $750 invested and every week will automatically invest with no desire to sell as this is all extra money outside of fun a

Comment: Trump is suffering a total loss of control and authority in Iran

Both the Iranian regime and Israel's prime minister parade the US president. The reason is a foreign policy devoid of any diplomatic and foreign policy professionalism.

Trump Watch: How Donald Trump wants to use the World Cup for himself

The men's soccer World Cup in Canada, Mexico and especially in the USA starts under special conditions. And yet US President Trump could use it to his advantage.

Bag made from ‘T. rex leather’ to be auctioned in Paris

A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells will be auctioned off on Thursday by Paris auction house Giquello, estimating the “one-of-a-kind” piece could sell for more than US$500,000. Unveiled in the spring in Amsterdam, the bag was created from traces of collagen from the femur of a T. rex found in the US state of Montana 25 years ago. “In recent years, we’ve developed techniques – biotechnologies that allow us to instruct a cell culture to produce, so to speak, genuine T. rex skin in the.

Warren Buffett's Market Indicator Tops 232.1% as US Stocks Trade at Extreme Valuations: Why It Matters

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/buffett-stock-market-gauge-record-high-1802117 Warren Buffett's time-tested stock market gauge just surged to an all-time high of 232.1%, showing that US stock valuations have reached extreme levels. Historically, such elevated Buffett indicator levels have been precursors to market downturns. In the late 1960s, Buffett's indicator approached similarly high levels, as it did in 2000 during the dot-com bubble, and again in late 2021. After the 2021 peak of 197%, the US s

Handelsblatt Live: US stock market expert Koch: Market reaction to Oracle figures surprises some analysts

Although the software company's figures have exceeded market expectations in some cases, according to Markus Koch, Oracle shares are under pressure to sell due to weaker prospects. The analysts, however, raised their price targets “across the board”.

IPO: The hidden debt behind the SpaceX IPO

Shortly before the IPO, documents from the US financial regulator reveal billions in obligations from transactions with a long-time confidant of Elon Musk. He is also a SpaceX shareholder.

Markets Insight: Trump glosses over inflation – putting the Fed in a tricky position

The US President is heating up inflation expectations and putting the new central bank chief Warsh in trouble. Because the scope for interest rate cuts is dwindling, says Jakob Blume.

Europe facing ‘Catch-22’ over US weapon sales, top Polish general warns

“When they come to the US and say, ‘We would like to buy the system’ …they are told, ‘Okay, but [it will be delivered in ] 2029-2030 and you know, it still could be delayed,’” said Poland’s Military Representative to NATO, Lieutenant General Piotr Błazeusz.

Global trends: Look instead of looking away: The World Cup offers a soul massage to the torn world

US President Donald Trump dreams of a MAGA World Cup. But football cannot be controlled by autocrats. The World Cup is the antithesis of Trumpism.

SpaceX shares already trading on German stock exchanges

Quick one – SpaceX is already live for trading today on the German stock exchange Lang & Schwarz: https://www.ls-tc.de/de/aktie/4796122 Sitting around €173-176 with decent volume (almost 2 million € traded so far) and you can see the actual trades ticking through. Bid/ask spreads are there and stuff is moving. This feels like an easy entry point for us in Europe without full US broker hassle on day one. TradeRepublic and similar have been flagging access as well. Anyone else already bought Space

Climate phenomenon back: US weather agency NOAA: El Niño is here

It has been apparent for months, and now the US weather agency NOAA is announcing certainty: the climate phenomenon El Niño is back. There is a risk of more heat waves, droughts and floods.

Wall Street: US stock exchanges are up despite new attacks in the Middle East

Trump threatens a new wave of attacks against Iran. Nevertheless, oil prices are falling. Even the increased US producer prices cannot outweigh the profits on Wall Street.

Russia ‘not looking for conflict’, says Nato’s top US commander

https://www.ft.com/content/751d4555-9e8c-42a0-a37b-80893727776c?syn-25a6b1a6=1 The US general who commands Nato has said Russia is “not looking for a conflict”, despite concern among European allies about the potential security gaps left by Washington’s plans to withdraw key military assets. Asked on Thursday about the possibility of a Russian attack on the Baltic states, General Alexus G. Grynkewich said his role was to ensure Nato’s deterrence remained credible and that Moscow understood it co

+++ Iran War +++: Trump threatens to occupy Iranian oil facilities - negotiations are still ongoing

Iran: Musk companies are now possible targets +++ Kremlin calls on USA and Iran to show restraint +++ Iran: US attacks make ceasefire meaningless +++ The news blog.

China’s space start-ups eye IPO boom as SpaceX heads for record listing

This is part of a series on the global impact of SpaceX’s historic IPO, tracing how mainland Chinese investors’ strategies, the Hong Kong market and wider capital flows are being reshaped by Elon Musk’s trillion‑dollar rocket gamble. The landmark listing of US aerospace giant SpaceX is expected to accelerate and reshape the initial public offering (IPO) plans of China’s emerging commercial space companies, according to industry executives and investors. The development comes as space technology.

Iran War: Trump threatens “total control” of Iran’s oil

The US President announces further serious attacks on Iran. He also threatens to take over the oil island of Charg. According to him, negotiations with Tehran are still ongoing.

Price pressure: US producer prices are climbing again – a stronger-than-expected increase of 1.1 percent

The rise in oil prices has caused US producer prices to rise surprisingly sharply. Companies are under increasing cost pressure. Consumers could soon also feel the consequences.

Fury over Jared Kushner’s Albania resort project threatens to engulf political elite

As protests in Tirana extend into a second week, they have escalated from opposition to two €5 billion (US$5.7 billion) planned resorts in ecologically sensitive areas linked to Jared Kushner into demands for the entire Albanian political establishment to step aside. Anger erupted on the coast on May 30 when bulldozers moved into one of the sites, spreading to the capital two days later. Every evening at 6pm since then, thousands of people have been gathering in a central square and marching...

China leads US in everyday AI apps but firms are overvalued, experts say

China holds an edge over the US when it comes to getting artificial intelligence applications into the hands of everyday users, according to tech executives and investors, though they warn that Chinese AI firms are looking increasingly overvalued. China still lagged in computing power but was only “100 days behind” the US in frontier AI model capabilities, according to Chi Zhang, general manager of finance industry at the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, speaking on Thursday at the 2026 HKEX...

16 arrested over bogus MPF withdrawal requests due to serious health problems

Sixteen people have been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly using falsified medical certificates claiming loss of working ability or terminal illness to fraudulently withdraw HK$4.3 million (US$548,680) in Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) savings. Police said on Thursday that the suspects comprised nine men and seven women, aged 29 to 63, who reported their occupations as chefs, drivers and waiters, among other jobs. Two of the suspects were allegedly core members of a syndicate running a...

Questioning in the US Congress: Gates accuses Epstein of blackmail

According to his testimony before an investigative committee, the convicted sex offender used the Microsoft founder's extramarital affairs as a means of pressure. However, Gates said he did not realize the full extent of Epstein's crimes.

Why tech titans’ IPOs matter as much in China as in the US

Blockbuster initial public offerings from tech champions such as Anthropic and SpaceX are about to fundamentally reshape global capital markets. This wave will redirect capital flows and alter valuations across the tech sector. As competition intensifies, investors worldwide will be forced to completely rethink where future returns will come from. For China, the rise of these companies will intensify an already fierce contest for global capital, putting further strain on foreign investment...

China's AI companies dig in as SpaceX, US rivals ready IPO bonanza

KMT chief Cheng Li-wun meets Trump ally Steve Daines in Washington

The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang met Trump ally Steve Daines and other US lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday. In those talks, KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun outlined the party’s position on defence and energy, saying her party did not oppose American arms sales to the island, according to Taiwan’s United Daily News. Her meetings on Wednesday also included talks with Republican representatives John Rose and Chuck Fleischmann, and Democratic Representative Thomas Suozzi. According.