In 2025, renewable energy systems generated more electricity than coal-fired generating stations, research organization Ember reported.
ECONOMIC UPDATE
As we have detailed with facts and data since Israel and the United States launched the Iran War two months ago, equity markets go up and oil prices go down following President Donald Trump’s statements – which have been proven false – that the U.S. defeated Iran and/or there is a ceasefire deal.
SPOTLIGHT: THE WAR’S DEEPENING ECONOMIC SHOCK
By the hard facts and indisputable data, the illegal and unjustifiable war that the United States and Israel have launched against Iran has inflicted severe economic damage across the globe.
MASS LAYOFFS AND INDUSTRY-WIDE BAILOUTS ARE COMING ALONG WITH DOLLAR-GUARANTEES FOR FOREIGN NATIONS
When the MSM is forced to report on something like this… (and we have talked about this for MONTHS…), you know that its already too late for the regular guy/gal to do anything about it.
IRANIAN COMMANDER: TRUMP ‘WILL NEVER DEFEAT THE IRANIAN NATION’
Brig. Gen. Yadollah Javani, a senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander, told Iranians on Thursday that President Donald Trump will never be able to defeat the country at war and get Tehran to surrender to his terms.
WHAT CEASEFIRE? NETANYAHU INSTRUCTS IDF TO ATTACK HEZBOLLAH TARGETS IN LEBANON ‘WITH FORCE’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday ordered the IDF to begin conducting additional strikes on Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon after claiming that the group has been launching attacks on Israeli troops illegally in the country.
AI CAN DEGRADE HUMAN MENTAL SKILLS AND MOTIVATION, STUDY SAYS
Relying on AI for help with mentally challenging tasks quickly weakens a person’s intellectual capacity and commitment to see a task through to the end, according to a new study.
Global Economy
GERMAN INVESTORS’ MOOD IS GLOOMIEST IN THREE YEARS
German investors’ confidence in current economic conditions is its lowest since December 2022, according to the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment, a monthly survey by the country’s ZEW economic research organization.
EU COUNTRIES RAISE TAXES ON WAGES TO DECADE HIGHS
Cash-strapped European governments have raised taxes on wages to their highest rates in almost 10 years to collect quick money to fund business and household aid programs, as soaring energy bills squeeze consumer, business, and national budgets.
U.K. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE TANKS IN APRIL
Confidence in the U.K.’s economic prospects among British households fell four points last month to -25 in a survey by global research firm GfK.
U.S. Economy
ORACLE’S MASSIVE LOAN OBLIGATIONS CRIMP FUTURE BORROWING
After signing a $300-billion contract to provide cloud services to OpenAI, Oracle has committed so much money to leasing data centers that it has limited its own ability to borrow much more, The Wall Street Journal reported.
DESPITE WAR, CORPORATE EARNINGS GROWTH “EXCEPTIONAL”
With the Iran War unsettled and consumers mired in gloom, U.S. corporations are piling up profits as fast as ever.
The Iran War
U.S. BASES POUNDED BY IRAN IN EARLY STAGES OF THE WAR, COSTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE
The Iranian military managed to pound U.S. bases in several Middle Eastern countries during the first few weeks of the war, which resulted in far more damage than was initially reported and the targets ranged from radar systems to other specialized equipment, according to a report.
TWO-FACED MERZ: U.S. IS BEING HUMILIATED IN ITS WAR WITH IRAN
Go back to 4 March, four days after the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran War.
U.S. DEPLOYS THIRD CARRIER GROUP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AS NAVY ENFORCES BLOCKADE
The USS George H.W. Bush arrived in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, bringing the total number of carrier groups in the region to three.
Hi-Tech Science
TEAM WORKS TO DOUBLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF SOLAR PANELS
Typical solar panels are around 20-percent efficient, meaning that 80 percent of the sunlight falling on them is wasted as heat.
HOW TO MAKE A BETTER MXENE
MXenes are a versatile, recently developed group of materials known for their versatility. They are excellent electrical conductors, are happy in water, and are physically strong.
TINY IMPLANT TRACKS BRAIN ACTIVITY
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a brain implant small enough to sit on a grain of salt, but capable of tracking brain activity and transmitting data wirelessly for longer than a year.