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The Trump Decoder on Iran Right now the most consequential question in the world is whether Trump will attack Iran. Prediction markets hum, television panels churn, and analysts speak with crisp authority. Much of it is a charlatan’s game. UPGRADE TO ASK QUESTIONS LATER HERE Forecasting the behavior of large groups is often possible. Electorates, markets, and publics generate patterns; averages create...

" 'Tariffs' is the most beautiful word in the dictionary, more beautiful than 'love'," said Donald Trump said at one point, with an air perhaps more ecstatic than when Columbus saw the land that in centuries would become the greatest power in the world on the horizon. The endless pleasure that the American president experiences when uttering the word "tariffs"...

The United States Supreme Court has struck down a sweeping set of global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.  Highlighting the existing divide in U.S. politics, this is a significant setback to Trump’s economic agenda, and also introduces fresh uncertainty into global markets already unsettled by his shifting trade policies.  The ruling came after Trump announced plans to introduce a new...

President Nicușor Dan says the new US ambassador to Romania, Darryl Nirenberg, will take office in March. “At the beginning of March, the new United States Ambassador to Romania will arrive, and this will energize the relationship we have. At some point, which is not far off, these economic projects will reach a level of maturity that will allow...

The major stock indexes rose sharply in the minutes after the decision The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump could not impose sweeping tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, immediately triggering a U.S. stock surge. The U.S. dollar jumped against other currencies, such as British sterling, the Euro and Japan's yen, a signal that investors view the...

Sphera Franchise Group, which franchises the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands in Romania and KFC restaurants in the Republic of Moldova and Italy, will shut seven Pizza Hut restaurants in Romania. The restaurants closing have losses or below par performance. "The management of the group, together with that of American Restaurant System SA, decided to close seven Pizza Hut...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) has filed an indictment in the District Court in Ptuj against two individuals, accused of forging public documents to fraudulently obtain EU agricultural funds, aimed at supporting farm modernization.  At issue are funds to build a new barn and to purchase equipment, co-financed up to 75% by the European Agricultural Fund for...

The inaugural session of the Peace Council was designed like any other event organized in Trumpworld: centered on the person of Donald Trump. Everything – from the arrangement of foreign guests in the room, to the superficiality of Trump's contacts with them, to their brief interventions and to the long and rambling speech of the American president – was clearly...

Gold was lately in the headlines as the yellow metal was having some wild price swings on the markets after reaching new all-time highs on the backdrop of geopolitical instability and uncertainty brought to the global economy by the tariffs of the Trump administration. This year, the gold price in US dollars is up 15%, even though it retreated from...

The Jewish state has become a proxy for the war within MAGA Tucker Carlson’s visit to Israel lasted only a few hours — not long enough to experience the country, but sufficient to stage a performance. Carlson — a former cable personality who has morphed into a far-right agitator with a huge podcast following — claimed he had experienced “bizarre” treatment...