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Turkey Announces Trade Embargo on Israel

Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday confirmed reports that the Turkish government is imposing a total ban on imports and exports from Israel due to its support for the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas. President Erdoğan: “Trade between the two countries was $9.5 billion” Said Friday reporters. “We ignored this volume and closed the […]

Bill Gates Announces Office in Riyadh at Saudi WEF Meeting

Saudi Arabia on Sunday committed $500 million to a polio vaccination program with private sector partners including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF). In return, the Gates Foundation agreed to open an office in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. “While great progress has been made in the last remaining polio-endemic countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, there […]

Actor Russell Brand Announces He Will Be Baptized as a Christian on Sunday

Comedian and Hollywood actor Russell Brand announced Friday that he will be baptized as a Christian on Sunday. “Baptism. I’m going to take the plunge this Sunday! How was it?” Brand I have written On X (old Twitter). Baptism (Getty Images) In the accompanying video, Brand describes baptism as “an opportunity to die and be […]

New Jersey announces emergency dune repairs in long-desperate shore town

The long-running sandstorm on the Jersey Shore could soon end as New Jersey undertakes an emergency beach replenishment project on one of the state’s most eroded beaches. North Wildwood and the state are waiting – in vain – for the same kind of replenishment projects that virtually the entire rest of Jersey is undertaking, as […]

Pentagon announces $6B for long-term Ukraine weapons contracts

The United States on Friday announced a $6 billion arms package for Ukraine, the largest military aid package ever for Kiev’s military. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters that the weapons and equipment include critical interceptors for Ukraine’s Patriot and NASAM air defense systems, large quantities of artillery shells, air-to-ground munitions, anti-drone weapons, and […]

Google’s parent announces first-ever dividend, sending shares soaring

Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend and $70 billion in stock buybacks on Thursday, to the delight of investors whose stock price soared nearly 16% after the bell. Google’s parent company is giving back capital while spending billions on data centers to catch up with rivals in generative artificial intelligence. The dividend will be 20 cents […]

Oracle’s Larry Ellison announces plans to move world headquarters to Nashville

UBS Managing Director Jason Katz and Interactive Brokers Strategist Steve Sosnick reveal how investors can navigate the stock market’s conflicting messages in The Craman Countdown . Oracle founder Larry Ellison on Tuesday announced plans to move the software giant’s headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, adding that it is the center of the health care industry. Ellison […]