Iran shoots down two U.S. drones.

It is unclear where in the region the remotely piloted aircraft were brought down or which MQ-1 variant was involved. The U.S. military has fielded two principal MQ-1 variants: the Predator, which became a fixture of U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan before the Air Force retired it in 2018, and the Gray Eagle, a … Read more

Macron calls a G7 energy session. Poland joins Europe’s anti ballistic group the same day

Macron Friday after an Elysée crisis meeting. G7 on energy in the coming weeks. Coordination on stocks. Possible release of strategic reserves. He meets Mark Carney Sunday on French trade in petroleum products and LNG. He will talk to the Commission chief on EU gas storage and price structure. Russia hybrid file in the same … Read more

10-year Treasury having its worst run in over 100 years! China’s holdings fall to 2008 low…

‘The higher that yields go — for at least new money — it becomes more enticing to think about putting money into bonds,’ one strategist notes Investors are hoping that a historically bad stretch for the bond market will end at some point. Yet in 2026, they aren’t all avoiding bonds entirely while waiting for … Read more

IRGC says it hit tanker Trend today. UKMTO logs a projectile. Crew said safe

IRNA Friday. Guard struck Togo flagged tanker Trend. Called the transit “illegal.” Fire. Then detained, Tehran says. Splash247. Ship 7,119 dwt. UKMTO. Incident 16 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. Crew safe. No spill. Separate UKMTO note. Tanker hit by an “unknown projectile.” Fire out. AP could not prove the two reports are the same … Read more

The Next Financial Crisis Is Coming… And This One Has No Bailout

Following the Federal Reserve’s unanimous 12-0 vote to raise its policy rate 25 basis points, Fox Business host Liz Claman brings together BNY Investments chief economist Vincent Reinhart and Euro Pacific Asset Management’s Peter Schiff to break down new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first rate decision. Schiff argues the hike is too small and too … Read more

Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway , the sprawling conglomerate worth $1 trillion that he has led since 1965. The 96-year-old legendary investor announced the move in a letter to shareholders Friday. Buffett will become chairman emeritus, effective immediately, while remaining a director on the board, the company said in a … Read more

The Democrats Have A Real Midterm Opening

The Washington Post is calling it a possible midterm wave. At this point, there is actual evidence behind the optimism. The national generic ballot has moved hard toward Democrats. RealClearPolitics had the Democratic lead at 8.7 points on Sept. 17, up from 5.7 points on Sept. 1. That is a larger lead than either party … Read more

Global Fuel Protests Erupt: Burning Tires Block Roads In Syria, Rationing Sparks Chaos In Indonesia And Bangladesh, And Protesters Set Vehicles On Fire In Guatemala

by Michael It was only a matter of time before widespread protests began to occur. Global supplies of gasoline and diesel have been getting tighter for months, and now prices are soaring and rationing has started in some parts of the world. Needless to say, a lot of ordinary people are very angry about this. … Read more

F16 goes down in Northern Michigan

Crews are responding to reports of an F-16 plane crashing in Northern Michigan. The F-16 was from Texas and its pilot ejected prior to the crash, the Air National Guard confirmed. They are in stable condition. The plane was taking part in a joint training mission. https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/f-16-plane-crash-reported-northern-michigan

Economist cover: Can the AI arms race be stopped + films that showed this exact outcome + AI goes rogue

You can’t make this up. Andrew Yang says an AI lab chief told him rogue AI agents have planted self-replicating code across the internet, “polluting” the data frontier labs use to train and test models. “What happened was the bots that got loose planted self-replicating code… https://t.co/oc09GmaiGy pic.twitter.com/Uqc50JeEDw — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) September 17, 2026 … Read more