BBC News
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says offensive stage of Iran war is 'over'
The UK maritime authority meanwhile reports a cargo vessel being struck "by an unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1wz2ld4535t
They also denied that all the US bases were destroyed in the region.
They also denied that all the US bases were destroyed in the region.
CNBC
Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy breaks from 'never sell' approach to the flagship crypto
Strategy is shifting from passive bitcoin accumulation to actively managing balance sheet to boost bitcoin per share value.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/strategy-breaks-from-never-sell-bitcoin-approach.html
So they are now a bitcoin trading business?
So they are now a bitcoin trading business?
CNBC
SpaceX and Anthropic mega-IPOs could mark end of bull run, Bank of America suggests
Rule changes for faster inclusion and rejiggering the math on free float multiples "smack of late-stage machinations," the bank said.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/spacex-and-anthropic-mega-ipos-could-mark-end-of-bull-run-bank-of-america-suggests.html
Let’s hope they both get done before that happens.
Let’s hope they both get done before that happens.
CNBC
‘Not a Chance Hormuz Opens’: How Wall Street’s new NACHO trade bets on a prolonged oil shock
Traders are embracing the “NACHO” trade, betting Hormuz disruptions and elevated oil prices will persist longer than expected.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/traders-nacho-trade-strait-hormuz-oil-markets-taco-trump-iran.html
We expect that the May 15 meeting between China and USA will lead to some very serious discussions over the strait but one would presume that it will be sideways action until then.
We expect that the May 15 meeting between China and USA will lead to some very serious discussions over the strait but one would presume that it will be sideways action until then.
CNBC
Anthropic's Mythos set off a cybersecurity 'hysteria.' Experts say the threat was already here
The arrival of Anthropic's Mythos jolted banks, software giants and governments into reckoning with a new era of cyber attacks. But the threat is already here.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/anthropic-mythos-ai-cybersecurity-banks.html
It appears as if the anthropic CEO now understands when the US government wants your tech, it’s not a request.
It appears as if the anthropic CEO now understands when the US government wants your tech, it’s not a request.
CNBC
The Iran war will change global energy markets in these important ways, oil executives say
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has resulted in the loss of nearly a billion barrels of oil with the shortage growing worse every day.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/09/iran-war-oil-gas-energy-security.html
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of EU gas and 27% of EU oil. By May 2026, those shares have dropped to 13% and 2%, respectively. The USA provided 6% of the EU gas and 11% of oil. It now accounts for roughly 27% of total EU gas and 15.1% of total EU oil imports.
The genius’s that are flying private jets around the world promoting renewable energy would rather fund proxy wars, blow up gas pipeline, cause horrendous ecological damage and then ship the same oil and gas to ensure more is wasted and the prices increase.
Additionally, they don’t really want to talk about how the child labour in the DRC is extracting the colbat to produce lithium-ion batteries or how they plan on recycling them, all while not having fixed energy storage. Most important of all explaining exactly how replacing the existing infrastructure would be economically and ecologically beneficial to the consumer.
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of EU gas and 27% of EU oil. By May 2026, those shares have dropped to 13% and 2%, respectively. The USA provided 6% of the EU gas and 11% of oil. It now accounts for roughly 27% of total EU gas and 15.1% of total EU oil imports.
The genius’s that are flying private jets around the world promoting renewable energy would rather fund proxy wars, blow up gas pipeline, cause horrendous ecological damage and then ship the same oil and gas to ensure more is wasted and the prices increase.
Additionally, they don’t really want to talk about how the child labour in the DRC is extracting the colbat to produce lithium-ion batteries or how they plan on recycling them, all while not having fixed energy storage. Most important of all explaining exactly how replacing the existing infrastructure would be economically and ecologically beneficial to the consumer.
YouTube
Iran's FM spokesperson says US continues to have ‘unreasonable demands’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, says the US continues to have “unreasonable demands”, adding that Iran’s response to the latest US proposal, which Tehran sent to Pakistan on Sunday, “was not excessive”.
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https://youtu.be/AYEadGokvO0?is=DJ4wwpSSyICchHpP
Much to everyone’s surprise the UK have finally got a vessel working HMS Dragon just as the government appears to be collapsing.
Much to everyone’s surprise the UK have finally got a vessel working HMS Dragon just as the government appears to be collapsing.
https://x.com/angelarayner/status/2054823081344893099?s=46
There is a strong possibility that this woman could become the next leader of the UK despite leaving school at 15, should that happen I will need to renounce my citizenship, happy to take recommendations of anywhere else.
https://x.com/PaulBrandITV/status/2054788878255497723?s=20
There is a strong possibility that this woman could become the next leader of the UK despite leaving school at 15, should that happen I will need to renounce my citizenship, happy to take recommendations of anywhere else.
https://x.com/PaulBrandITV/status/2054788878255497723?s=20