JUNE 16, 2026
Indian PM Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in France.
When French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in vian-les-Bains on June 16, the customary choreography of diplomacy appeared to contain an intriguing deviation. Instead of the familiar crimson pathway associated with state ceremonies and official welcomes, observers noticed a blue...
JUNE 16, 2026
Donald trump and Leaders of G7.
US President Donald Trump has arrived in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains for the G7 summit, which France is hosting from June 15 to 17. But the calm of the lakeside Alpine resort belies the friction the American president carries into the room.
Trump, on his part, has spent the past several...
JUNE 15, 2026
The Obamas have not addressed the insult thrown at the UFC fight, but Michelle posted about the portrait on Monday
Michelle Obama unveiled a new portrait just hours after she was targeted with a vile slur at Donald Trump's White House UFC event.
The painting, which is the first official portrait of Barack Obama and his wife, was commissioned for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago ahead...
JUNE 15, 2026
College students are booing commencement speakers invoking AI. - Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe—Getty Images
For today’s college students, attitudes toward AI can seem paradoxical.
On one hand, they’ve made their ire toward the technology clear: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was met with hisses during his commencement remarks at the University of Arizona’s graduation ceremony on Sunday when he invoked the inevitability...
JUNE 14, 2026
Americans are waiting longer to reap an inheritance. - Lisa Shumaker, REUTERS
Half of millennials and one-third of Gen Xers are still financially dependent on their parents, according to a new survey.
The finding suggests that financial relationships between aging parents and their aging children may be changing.
By long tradition, young adults have leaned on parents to cover some of their expenses as they launch...
JUNE 12, 2026
Duke Energy CEO Harry Sideris unveiled a $103 billion capital plan to meet AI-driven electricity demand growing at 10 times its historic rate. Bloomberg / Getty Images
On Wednesday, June 3, Duke Energy (DUK) CEO Harry Sideris delivered a figure that cuts through the slow narrative of America’s energy sector.
Speaking at the Edison Electric Institute’s annual conference in...
JUNE 12, 2026
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD, USA — February 20 2025: Elon Musk speaks with Newsmax Host Rob Schmitt on day 1 of the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference. - Image via Shutterstock
Economist Robert Reich slammed Elon Musk-led SpaceX‘s IPO scheduled for Friday, criticizing the event as a “Ponzi scheme” and comparing it with the short-lived Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Largest Ponzi Scheme
In a post...
JUNE 12, 2026
A toy rocket readying for launch atop messy stacks of coins and paperwork displaying financial data. - Getty Images
Key Points
Wall Street's most anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of 2026, SpaceX, will make its debut today, June 12.
Several structural dynamics of the SpaceX IPO should allow insiders to cash out, leaving retail investors to hold the bag.
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JUNE 10, 2026
President Donald Trump reacts as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, U.S., June 8, 2026. - Nathan Howard, REUTERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said the United States will launch a new wave of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, June 10 after warning the...
JUNE 10, 2026
US Inflation Heated Up to 4.2% in May.
Year-over-year inflation hit a three-year high of 4.2% in May, as the Iran war pushed energy prices higher. Beyond the gas pump, though, there were fewer signs of quickly rising prices.
The numbers
Consumer prices were up 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, accelerating from 3.8%...
