Americans are owed $39.2 billion by the federal government, according to a Treasury Department tabulation. These funds are in the form of mature, unredeemed savings bonds that individuals bought but have not claimed. Most of these bonds date to the 1980s, when investors eagerly snatched up bonds carrying annual interest rates topping out at 9%. […]
Within hours of Israeli and American attacks on the government and military infrastructure of Iran, President Donald Trump made it clear the United States’ goal was not to enforce its view of Iran’s future. Instead, Trump insisted the joint military operation offered the people of Iran seeking a secular government an opportunity to establish their […]
Michael Selig is two-and-a-half months into leading the independent federal agency that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, including futures, options, and swaps. Selig was sworn in as the latest chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 22, 2025, a couple of months after being nominated by President Donald Trump and then confirmed by the Senate. Now […]
The joint Israel-U.S. war against Iran could complicate fledgling plans to end American financial aid to the Jewish state over the next decade. Since Feb. 28, the allies have coordinated military actions against the Shia Islamic theocracy, targeting its leadership, nuclear and ballistic missile program, and armed forces. Given the Iran war, Israeli Prime Minister […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s clash with GOP senators this week was the final straw for President Donald Trump, though insiders say her fate had been sealed long before Tuesday’s hearing. Two days after that hearing, Trump announced via social media that Noem would be replaced at DHS by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), effective March […]
Democrats are looking ahead to the next battle after losing a fight in Congress this week to rein in President Donald Trump’s war against Iran: Making sure he doesn’t have the money to wage it. Democrats are vowing to wield their Senate filibuster power against more spending to fund the president’s war efforts after both […]
Ask left-wing and far-right politicos across the planet about President Donald Trump‘s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury against the Iranian dictatorship, and they’ll warn he has brought us to the precipice of World War III. Investors across the globe see the situation differently. American equities and bond markets are mostly muted since the joint […]
Not every San Franciscan is a fan of Mayor Daniel Lurie‘s prolific online presence. The day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents clashed with activists trying to disrupt deportations outside San Francisco’s immigration court, Lurie broke news on his Instagram account that Pop Mart, the maker of Labubu plush dolls, was opening a store at […]
The most revolutionary force in the Middle East is President Donald Trump. America and its ally Israel, achieving unparalleled levels of military and intelligence integration, have decapitated the Iranian terrorist regime, devastated its command structures, destroyed its weapons, and sunk a substantial proportion of its navy — they’re “at the bottom of the sea,” Trump […]
With Iran lobbing suicide drones and ballistic missiles at every military base and apartment complex from Muscat to Tel Aviv, the most important question facing the Middle East is: What does this mean for the Bahrain Grand Prix? OK, OK, Formula 1 racing is perhaps not the greatest concern facing the world right now, but […]
