US seeking a deal to make Venezuela its gas pump – media
Washington could gain access to 90 billion barrels of oil reserves, while Caracas is weighing an OPEC exit
US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon acted unlawfully when it designated AI company Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk, blocking the government from enforcing the blacklist.
More Than Half Of Gen Z Investors Have Moved Money Into Sports Bets
11% described betting as an investment strategy aimed at high returns...
Federal Court Dismisses Musk's X Lawsuit Against New York Law Forcing Platforms To Define Speech
"[T]he First Amendment poses no obstacle to New York’s law," the judge wrote...
Trump Complained About Big Oil Profits, But Dumped Exxon Stock On Ceasefire Day
President Trump’s investment accounts sold between $500,000 and $1 million of ExxonMobil stock on April 7, the same day Trump announced a ceasefire in the Iran war and hours before Exxon shares opened 6.5% lower...
Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets
Alleges at least three are backed by hostile foreign intelligence...
US blacklists Palestine Action as terrorist group
The group claims its actions save lives by “disrupting the Israeli war machine”
Meta Settles With US States For $16.7 Billion Over Social Media Harms To Children
The company faced a theoretical $1.4 trillion in penalties...
USA probably buys some gold from Russia
"US Air Force C-17 Makes Mysterious Visit To Moscow"
VW job cuts could reach 140,000 as capacity falls further
Volkswagen’s original agreement to cut 50,000 jobs was unprecedented at the time, but now comes across as a moderate option.
Norway Takes Oilfield Climate Battle To Supreme Court
The Norwegian government is asking the country’s Supreme Court to overturn lower-court rulings that invalidated the development permits of three new oilfields in Norway’s North Sea...