Trending: * Yesterday, May 20, 2025, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the No Tax on Tips Act, a bill designed to exempt cash tips from federal income tax for service industry workers. The legislation allows a tax deduction of up to $25,000 on tips for employees earning $160,000
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Today’s commodity market: * Today’s crypto market: Environment & Weather: * Yesterday, May 19, 2025, severe flooding impacted Tonneins, a commune in southwestern France, located in the Lot-et-Garonne department along the Garonne River. The flooding was significant, with water levels submerging
Weekend Recap: * Over the past 48 hours, from May 17 to early May 19, 2025, a severe weather outbreak has produced multiple tornadoes across the Central Plains, including Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, with additional impacts in Missouri and Kentucky. A significant tornado hit Plevna, Kansas, on May 18 at 11:
Economics & Markets: * Today’s U.S. stock market: * Today’s commodity market: * Today’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on Hodeidah and Al-Salif ports in Houthi-controlled western Yemen, targeting infrastructure linked to weapons transfers. Named Operation
Trending: * Yesterday, May 14, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an economic agreement with Qatar in Doha, enabling a $1.2 trillion economic exchange and additional deals worth over $243.5 billion. The agreements include a $96 billion contract with Boeing and GE Aerospace for Qatar Airways to purchase 210
Trending: * Yesterday, May 13, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the lifting of all U.S. sanctions on Syria during a visit to Saudi Arabia. This decision follows the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 and aims to support Syria’s interim government, led by President Ahmed
Trending: * Yesterday, May 12, 2025, a group of 49-59 Afrikaner (Boer) farmers from South Africa arrived at Dulles Airport in the United States as refugees, marking the start of a targeted resettlement program. Greeted by U.S. officials, the arrivals expressed gratitude, with some waving American flags, signaling relief after
Economics & Markets * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * On May 10, 2025, India and Pakistan agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire following four days of intense conflict, the worst in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors. The truce, announced by U.S. President
Economics & Markets: * Yesterdays U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * Over the past 24 hours, India and Pakistan have engaged in intense reciprocal military strikes, escalating tensions to levels not seen in nearly three decades. The conflict began with India’
Trending: * Today, May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, was elected the 267th pope, becoming the first American to hold the office and taking the name Leo XIV. White smoke from the Sistine Chapel at 2:00 PM and the “Habemus Papam” announcement prompted celebration in
Economics & Markets: * Yesterday’s U.S. stock market: * Yesterday’s commodity market: * Yesterday’s crypto market: Geopolitics & Military Activity: * Yesterday, May 6, 2025, India launched missile strikes targeting nine locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Muzaffarabad and Kotli) and Punjab province (Bahawalpur), in an operation named Sindoor. The strikes were
Trending: * Yesterday, May 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order halting all federal funding for gain-of-function research in high-risk countries with inadequate biosafety regulations. Gain-of-function research involves deliberately modifying pathogens, such as viruses like SARS or avian influenza, to make them more transmissible or deadly, typically to