The former Trump defense attorney has been leading the Justice Department on an interim basis since Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi was…
Year: 2026
June CPI Beat Sparks Bitcoin Surge, but the Fed’s September Hike Looms
Bitcoin jumped after June CPI dropped to 3.5%, but energy prices drove the beat, and the Fed still eyes a September…
Ripple XRP Gains Attention After SWIFT Blockchain Expansion
SWIFT’s blockchain ledger is now live with 17 banks — here’s why it validates Ripple’s infrastructure thesis but doesn’t yet mandate…
Perplexity AI Predicts XRP Will Hit This XRP Price by End of 2026
Perplexity AI predicts a $3 to $5 price for XRP by 2026, fueled by institutional demand and utility asset potential.
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Israeli strike on police post in north Gaza kills seven, officials say
A senior officer in the Hamas-run police force was among those killed in the strike, which Israel’s military says targeted…
Strait of Hormuz ‘faultline’ exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal
Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal…
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to…
After lawsuit, ICE pauses construction of Bay Area detention facility
The voluntary pause extends until Sept. 9. …
Scrap National Insurance and the 45p rate, think tank tells Burnham
Policy Exchange urges Andy Burnham to abolish national insurance, stamp duty, inheritance tax and the 45p rate. What the plan would…
Scrap green levies to cut energy bills by a fifth, Burnham told
Business energy costs must be Andy Burnham’s day-one priority, say CBI and Energy UK, with green levy cuts worth a fifth…