Economy
Helium Enters Force Majeure, Asia Prices US Crude vs Soaring Brent, Houthis Enter the Fight
Today’s Digest covers helium force majeure from Qatar disruptions, Turkey’s gold sales, surging China EV demand, Israel-Iran…
Stanford Study: Sycophantic AI Reinforces Bad Behavior 49% More than Humans
AI chatbots are telling users they are right far more often than humans do, even when the user is clearly wrong, according…
Trump: U.S. Producing ‘More Oil and Gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia Combined’
President Donald Trump announced that the United States is producing “more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia…
Chinese State Media Fumes over Bernie Moreno’s Move to Expand U.S. Ban on Chinese Vehicles
Chinese state media is fuming over Sen. Bernie Moreno’s (R-OH) plans to expand the U.S. ban on Chinese vehicles. Moreno…
U.S. Manufacturing Activity Accelerates To Fastest Pace Since 2022
American factories expanded activity at the fastest pace in nearly four years in March, shrugging off a war-driven surge in…
Judge Temporarily Suspends President Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction
A federal judge has effectively halted construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction project…
Trump Oversaw Record Levels of Domestic Energy Production in 2025
President Donald Trump oversaw record levels of domestic energy production in 2025, including close to a billion barrels of…
WSJ: ‘Hollywood Will Soon Resemble Detroit’ After Auto Industry’s Decline, ‘Nightmare Scenario Is Playing out’
Hollywood is locked in a death spiral that it may never be able to reverse, a report claims. The days of La La Land may be…
Breitbart Business Digest: The Labor Market May Be Tighter Than You Think
The Phantom Softness in the Labor Market The Dallas Fed published an extraordinary update to its break-even employment…
Labor Department Moves to Democratize Access to Alternative Investments in 401(k) Plans
The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would allow 401(k) retirement plans to more easily include alternative…