HMS Queen Elizabeth A carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth had its automatic identification system (AIS) position faked, researchers discovered. AIS is a key maritime safety system used to track vessel movements. Nearly 100 naval ships may have had their AIS position altered,
The Republican committee in a Philadelphia suburb is calling for the local school board president to resign or attend anger management counseling after he demanded that a mother concerned about critical race theory stop speaking at a meeting last week, grabbed her microphone, and had
Soaking up the sun. On Sunday, Elisabetta Canalis made temperatures soar as she enjoys her summer in Sardinia with her daughter Skyler. The Italian actress and model slipped into a sparkling smoky-hued string bikini that perfectly flaunted her sculpted abs and sought-after figure. The 42-year-old
Gunther Hashida Memorial & Family Support Fund/GoFundMe A third officer who protected the U.S. Capitol against a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, police confirmed Monday afternoon. D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida was discovered dead at his home on Thursday after
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Commentators point to a global as well as US resurgence of COVID-19 infections, driven by new variants which appear to be more contagious. The main fear seems to be slower growth caused by a combination of new health restrictions and higher inflation that forces the
Capital markets seem to be a bit confused as to what to do next. As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in front of House and Senate committees over the last two days, there doesn’t seem to be any additional clarity in my eyes. I
Looking at a broader view, and this time by way of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT), we can see a well-formed base. The peak was last Thursday (and I mentioned we’d probably sell off some, given our relationship to the ascending channel) but
Many commentators are fixated on the Federal Reserve, and make convoluted comparisons to the 2013 taper tantrum. Only this time, they say, investors are anticipating the decline in yields that came when the Fed started reducing its bond purchases and already have the tantrum spike
Break-even inflation rates, derived from the yield difference between conventional and inflation-indexed Treasuries, peaked in May and have declined since then. The two-year break-even rate was the highest at the peak, nearing 3%, followed by the five-year break-even and the 10-year, which barely crested 2.5%.