Iran seized cargo ships threatening global oil supply
βNumber one, just at 4.25 this morning, less than five hours ago, three ships were hit. Two of them were seized by Iran. One of them is Panamanian ship. The other one is a Greek ship. And they've been seized by Iran.β
Gen Z prioritizes weight-loss benefits over traditional PTO
βA new zip held survey of more than 1000 workers found 47% of Zoomers. The generation ages 14 to 29 said coverage like for drugs like Ozempic or Wegoi, Wegovi, how do you pronounce it? Wegovi? Am I saying it correctly? Wegovi. Wegovi would sway their decision between two job offers.β
βTim Cook has stepped down as Apple CEO and John Turner's named successor. Tom, is this a good thing or a bad thing? Personally, I like Tim Cook. I know a lot of people have some criticism of him, but we'll talk about Tim Cook as the new CEO, Tim Cook leaving and the new CEO coming in.β
China caught sending missile-related chemicals to Iran
βwe caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it which wasn't very nice, a gift from China perhaps. I don't know. But I was a little surprised because I have a very good relationship and I thought I had an understanding with President Xi, but that's all right.β
Trump extends Iran ceasefire but remains ready to bomb
βWell, I expect to be bombing because I think that's a better attitude to go in with. But we're ready to go. I mean, the military is raring to go. They are absolutely incredible. I built the military in my first term. I'm using it now.β
Airlines cancel thousands of flights as fuel prices surge
βLufthansa planning to cancel 20,000 short haul flights to save jet fuel. 20,000 short haul flights to save on jet fuel, and that's not just the only story. United Airlines slash in 2026 forecast as fuel cost surge, and that story leads to the next one.β
DOJ indicts SPLC for fraud and funding extremist groups
βThe Southern Poverty Law Center in a massive sweeping indictment has been charged with allegations of fraud and using the banking system to perpetrate that fraud. I just want to talk about a couple of brief things here. The Southern Poverty Law Center themselves advertise to raise money to dismantle violent extremist groups for a period of at least a decade.β
Kevin Warsh faces fiery Federal Reserve confirmation hearing
βThe Senate should not be aiding and abetting Donald Trump's illegal takeover of the Fed by installing his chosen sock puppet as chair. It's an invitation for corruption and for economic catastrophe. We have the power to stop it and we should be using that power.β