The odds of a government shutdown have surged back up to 70% (according to prediction markets), after a bipartisan deal brokered by President Donald Trump and Senate leaders to avert a partial government shutdown ran into trouble late on Jan. 29 as objections from lawmakers prevented a quick vote. The Senate had been hoping to vote […]

IN THIS ISSUE: Climate Change Front and Center at Heartland’s World Prosperity Forum Solar Power Problems Keep Increasing Climate Change Front and Center at Heartland’s World Prosperity Forum HSB Note: I had planned for this week’s issue to cover The Heartland Institute’s World Prosperity Forum (WPF), held in Zurich, Switzerland last week as a counterpoint […]

The new ownership features three managing partners that each hold a 15 percent stake: tech giant Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and the UAE government-owned AI investment firm MGX. Oracle’s cloud computing network has stored TikTok user data on its servers since 2022. Below the trio of managing firms are eight companies that collectively […]

Shortly after President Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon that Russia had agreed to pause strikes on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities for a week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said overnight that Ukraine is prepared to halt drone and missile attacks on Russia’s critical energy infrastructure, provided Putin honors a weeklong truce and refrains from launching […]

Via The Cradle Saudi Arabia has begun pressing the kingdom’s wealthiest families to inject more capital into domestic ventures as flagship Vision 2030 megaprojects are scaled back or shelved, Bloomberg reported this week. The report said the Public Investment Fund (PIF), alongside the Ministry of Investment and other state bodies, convened a closed-door meeting on the Red […]