Oracle Claims Michigan Data-Center ‘On Schedule’ Despite Blue Owl’s Absence

by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Top Ten

Update (0900ET): Oracle has issued a statement claiming the deal on the Michigan data center remains on schedule (though not with Blue Owl):“Our development partner, Related Digital, selected the best equity partner from a competitive group of options, which in this...

US, Mexico Reach Agreement To Fix Tijuana River Sewage Crisis: EPA

by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Top Ten

Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),The Trump administration has signed a new binational agreement with Mexico, advancing efforts to solve a decades-long sewage crisis plaguing residents both north and south of the transnational Tijuana...

“Buy Nicotine, Energy Drink, Candy Stocks”: Goldman Tells Clients Get Ready For Party In USA 

by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Top Ten

Bonnie Herzog, managing director and senior consumer analyst at Goldman Sachs, told clients Tuesday that, after consumer staples’ underperformance in 2025, it is time to buy nicotine, energy drink, candy, and beauty stocks heading into 2026 as a stronger...

Iran’s Economy Struggles Amid High Inflation

by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Top Ten

Since early December 2025, a wave of protests has swept across Iran, ranging from human rights campaigns in major urban areas to labor strikes in industrial hubs.As Statista’s Tristan Gaudiat reports, part of the growing popular unrest concerns the accelerating...

Trump Orders Full Blockade Of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Off ‘Terrorist’ Venezuela

by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Top Ten

Update (2035ET): On Tuesday evening Trump revealed he has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. This, he said on Truth Social, is based on Venezuela’s leadership having been declared a...

Europe Establishes Hague-Based Reparations Commission For Ukraine

by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Top Ten

Top European officials met on Tuesday in The Hague in order to establish an international commission to oversee eventual reparations to compensate Ukraine for Russia’s military invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas were...