Author: Daniel snow
An all-out war between Israel and Iran would pose a serious threat to eastern Mediterranean natural-gas fields — and risk spilling into Europe’s liquefied natural gas supply. Source link
Diplomacy is toast; missiles are airborne — and gold, defense stocks and market volatility should be your portfolio priorities. Source link
Ambrus Group’s Volatility Fund, a hedge fund executing a tail-risk strategy, exploited the carnage to deliver a 25.21% investment return during the month, according to data from Societe Generale. Source link
Investors fled to safe-haven assets Friday after a series of Israeli airstrikes on Iran marked a major escalation of conflict in the region.The scale of the attack, which Israel said was targeting Iran’s nuclear program, took markets by surprise, pushing up prices of assets thought to offer protection in times of heightened volatility.”The news has led to significant fears about an escalation and a wider regional conflict,” Deutsche Bank strategists said in a note early Friday. “The effects of the attack have cascaded across global markets, with a strong risk-off move for several asset classes.”Gold hit an almost two-month high…
Asia FX slides as Israel attacks Iran, dollar jumps on safe-haven demand Source link
Indian Rare Earths extracts rare earth elements from beach sands in Kerala, India.Pallava Bagla | Corbis News | Getty ImagesIndia, like many countries, is facing China’s restrictions on rare earth exports — and it wants to develop its own domestic supplies. Experts say it could become an important alternative to China for partners such as the U.S., but will require much more public and private investment in the sector.In recent weeks, the world has been grappling with a rare earths shortage in light of those curbs from China. Auto manufacturers across India, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and Germany have…
Israel’s decision to strike Iran carries with it a lot of risks for the region and for the United States. Source link
Alexandr Wang, CEO of ScaleAI speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23, 2025.Gerry Miller | CNBCScale AI founder Alexandr Wang told employees in a memo on Thursday that he’s leaving for Meta, confirming reports from earlier in the week about his departure and a large investment from the social networking company. Meta is pumping $14.3 billion into Scale AI as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence startup, but will not have any voting power, a Scale AI spokesperson said.”As you’ve probably gathered from recent…
Police and national guards take measures as thousands of anti-ICE protesters are gathered outside of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2025 amid protests over immigration raids. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty ImagesA federal judge late Thursday ruled that the federalization of parts of California’s National Guard by President Donald Trump was “illegal,” and ordered Trump to return control of the Guard to state Gov. Gavin Newsom “forthwith.”But Judge Charles Breyer stayed his temporary restraining order from taking effect until 3 p.m. ET on Friday to allow the Trump administration to appeal his decision. The…
A farmworker works in a strawberry field on June 12, 2025 in Oxnard, California. Anti-immigration crackdowns ordered by US President Donald Trump has seen federal authorities target factories and work sites since June 6, sparking days of angry protests in Los Angeles. Apu Gomes | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration began sending termination notices Thursday to about 500,000 foreign nationals who had received temporary stays to live and work in the United States under a special humanitarian exception.The so-called CHNV program was open to applicants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela from 2023 until it was terminated by President…