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Coordinated Assaults Strike Mali Army Bases and Northern Towns; Al Qaeda-Linked Group and Tuareg Rebels Claim Responsibility

Coordinated Assaults Strike Mali Army Bases and Northern Towns; Al Qaeda-Linked Group and Tuareg Rebels Claim Responsibility

A coordinated series of attacks struck military sites across Mali on Saturday, targeting locations in and around the capital Bamako and several northern towns. Mali’s army said it repelled the assault and killed "several hundred" assailants, while al Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Tuareg-dominated Azawad Liberation…

Tax Refunds Lift Households but Rising Fuel Costs Erode the Gain

Tax Refunds Lift Households but Rising Fuel Costs Erode the Gain

Tax season has delivered larger refunds compared with last year, but a surge in gasoline prices is cancelling much of that benefit. Goldman Sachs calculates that near-term real consumption growth will be weak as tax relief from last year’s fiscal package roughly offsets higher capital gains tax payments and rising energy costs create a sizable inco…

Disclosures Show Trump Purchased Minimum $51 Million in Bonds During March

Disclosures Show Trump Purchased Minimum $51 Million in Bonds During March

Public financial disclosures indicate that U.S. President Donald Trump acquired at least $51 million in bond holdings in March. The filings, released by the Office of Government Ethics, record 175 transactions and show purchases across municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, corporate debt and a high-yield bond ETF. The filings report ranges rather than …

Goldman Sees KOSPI Continuing to Outpace U.S. Equity Indexes

Goldman Sees KOSPI Continuing to Outpace U.S. Equity Indexes

Goldman Sachs analysts argue the KOSPI is positioned to continue outperforming major U.S. equity indices. Policy measures encouraging reshoring of overseas investments, strong retail inflows into domestic ETFs, and robust demand for semiconductors and defense-related stocks underpin the view, even as some sectors lag and foreign selling persists in…

Iran Rejects 'Maximalist' U.S. Terms as Pakistan Pushes to Cement Ceasefire

Iran Rejects 'Maximalist' U.S. Terms as Pakistan Pushes to Cement Ceasefire

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, presented Tehran’s demands and reservations regarding U.S. positions following discussions with Pakistan’s leadership as Islamabad intensifies mediation efforts to end the conflict. Although a ceasefire is in place, key regional corridors including the Strait of Hormuz and air routes remain constricted, keepi…

China Protests EU Inclusion of Chinese Firms in 20th Russia Sanctions Package

China Protests EU Inclusion of Chinese Firms in 20th Russia Sanctions Package

China's commerce ministry has denounced the European Union's decision to add Chinese entities to its 20th round of sanctions on Russia, demanding their immediate removal and warning of unspecified countermeasures. The EU package targets suppliers from third countries of critical high-tech components, citing companies alleged to have provided dual-u…

Kinder Morgan (KMI) - Income and Cash-Flow Trade for 2026

Kinder Morgan (KMI) - Income and Cash-Flow Trade for 2026

Kinder Morgan combines a durable, contract-heavy pipeline business with improving cash flow and a steady dividend. With Q1 momentum, a multi-year project backlog and a 3.7%+ yield, KMI is an actionable long trade for income-focused investors over the next 180 trading days. Entry at $31.75, stop at $29.00, target $35.00.

Alibaba's AI Pivot: Valuation Disconnect Meets Technical Momentum

Alibaba's AI Pivot: Valuation Disconnect Meets Technical Momentum

Alibaba is no longer just a marketplace. The company’s push into AI infrastructure, embodied robotics and enterprise cloud services is starting to show in both product announcements and improving price action. With a market cap of $320.5B, a modest P/E of 25.2 and bullish technical momentum, BABA looks positioned for a measured comeback. This trade…

ServiceNow: The Post-Earnings Panic Creates a Tactical Long Opportunity

ServiceNow: The Post-Earnings Panic Creates a Tactical Long Opportunity

ServiceNow dropped sharply after guidance and gross-margin noise on 04/23/2026. The market reaction discounted high-quality recurring revenue and $4.58B of free cash flow. With a $94.3B market cap, a PE of 53x, and technicals showing oversold-but-stabilizing action, we view the sell-off as overdone and actionable for a mid-term swing trade to $115 …

Palo Alto Networks: Room to Run — Buy a Position with Defined Risk

Palo Alto Networks: Room to Run — Buy a Position with Defined Risk

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) trades richly, but its subscription-driven revenue, $3.57B in free cash flow, rising AI-security momentum and technical strength make a measured long position attractive over the next 180 trading days. This trade plan gives a precise entry at $178.55, a stop at $165.00 and a target of $230.00 with a medium risk posture.

France and Greece Renew Defense Pact, Deepen Strategic Cooperation

France and Greece Renew Defense Pact, Deepen Strategic Cooperation

France and Greece formalized an extension of their 2021 defense agreement in Athens, agreeing to another five years with provisions for automatic renewal. Leaders also signed a set of accords strengthening collaboration on foreign policy, nuclear technology cooperation, a missile refurbishment deal involving MBDA, and a memorandum to develop seven …

U.S. Adjusts Venezuela Sanctions to Permit Payment for Maduro’s Defense

U.S. Adjusts Venezuela Sanctions to Permit Payment for Maduro’s Defense

The U.S. government has agreed to alter sanctions on Venezuela so the Venezuelan state can pay for the legal defense of Nicolás Maduro, who, along with his wife Cilia Flores, was transferred to New York to face criminal charges. The move addresses a constitutional challenge raised in federal court that argued sanctions interference deprived Maduro …

Drone Strike Damages High-Rise in Yekaterinburg, Regional Governor Says

Drone Strike Damages High-Rise in Yekaterinburg, Regional Governor Says

On April 25 a drone struck a multi-storey residential building in Yekaterinburg, the Sverdlovsk regional governor said, marking the first reported attack on the city since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. There were no fatalities; several people sustained minor injuries and one woman was hospitalised. Authorities evacuated residents and em…

Supreme Court Asked to Block judicial review as Administration Moves to End TPS for Haitians and Syrians

Supreme Court Asked to Block judicial review as Administration Moves to End TPS for Haitians and Syrians

The administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a broad restriction on judicial review of decisions that grant, extend or terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS), arguing courts have no role in evaluating the reasoning or procedures behind those determinations. Lower federal judges in New York and Washington, D.C. issued orders pre…

GOP Recasts Midterm Playbook: Leverage Trump’s Pull Without Centering Him

GOP Recasts Midterm Playbook: Leverage Trump’s Pull Without Centering Him

Republican operatives are adjusting their midterm strategy to extract the voter-mobilizing benefits of Donald Trump’s appeal while avoiding framing congressional contests as a direct referendum on his presidency. The shift follows rising gasoline costs, low presidential approval ratings and the continued Iran war, which together have prompted campa…

Trump to Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Years of Boycotts

Trump to Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Years of Boycotts

President Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner on Saturday, marking the first time he has appeared at the black-tie event while in office. His participation, after boycotts in his first term and in 2025, has produced intense debate inside Washington’s newsrooms and among press freedom groups. Critics po…