Fire Hits $8.5B Indian Oil Refinery A Day Before Inauguration With Modi
A fire at HPCL Rajasthan Refinery’s Balotra complex has delayed the public rollout of one of India’s largest downstream energy projects just as it approached commercial start-up, pushing attention from inauguration optics to commissioning risk, plant readiness, and capital discipline. The blaze broke out on Monday in the vicinity of the crude distillation unit, or […]
Poilievre Slams Carney In His Own Video: “He’s Pushing Fear”
Conservstive Leader Pierre Poilievre moved quickly to turn Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest address on Canada-US relations into an affordability attack, accusing the prime minister of “pushing fear” one day before fresh inflation data showed Canada’s annual CPI accelerated to 2.4% in March from 1.8% in February. The exchange began after Carney released a 10-minute […]
California AG Releases Unredacted Evidence of Amazon Price-Fixing Scheme Involving Levi’s, Walmart, Chewy
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released unredacted court evidence on Monday showing that Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) coordinated with vendors and competing retailers — including Walmart (Nasdaq: WMT), Target (NYSE: TGT), Chewy (NYSE: CHWY), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) — to raise prices across their platforms at consumers’ expense. “The evidence we’ve […]
Were Traders Getting Trump’s Announcements Early? A BBC Investigation Thinks So
A BBC investigation has found repeated spikes in trading activity across oil futures, stock markets, and prediction platforms in the minutes and hours before President Donald Trump made his most significant market-moving announcements — raising questions about whether traders had advance access to information that was not yet public. The investigation, by BBC reporter Nick […]
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The Bet Howard Lutnick’s Sons Made Against Trump’s Tariffs Just Paid Off
The US government opened a $166 billion tariff refund portal on Monday — and questions are back over whether Cantor Fitzgerald, the investment bank run by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons, positioned itself months ago to collect a significant portion of it. Cantor — now run by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons Brandon and Kyle […]
US Begins Processing $166 Billion in Tariff Refunds After Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Policy
Businesses across the US gained access Monday to a federal refund portal for duties paid under Trump-era tariffs, following a Supreme Court ruling on February 20 that found the administration lacked the legal authority to impose them. US Customs and Border Protection launched the first phase of its new Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries […]
US Data Centers Now Consume 7% of Total National Power Demand as AI Buildout Rewires the Grid
US data centers now account for roughly 7% of the country’s total electricity demand — a milestone the International Energy Agency confirmed in its Global Energy Review published on Monday, which found data center electricity demand grew 17% in 2025 alone. The figure marks a sharp climb from 4.4% in 2023, when the Department of […]
Tucker Carlson ‘Tormented’ by Past Trump Endorsement, Apologizes For Misleading People
Tucker Carlson, a prominent conservative commentator, has publicly expressed deep regret over his past support for Donald Trump, admitting to feeling tormented by his role in the former president’s political ascent. In a candid conversation, Carlson apologized for misleading people, emphasizing that his actions were not intentional but still weigh heavily on his conscience. “I […]
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Elections Alberta Targets Alberta Prosperity Project in Financial Showdown
Elections Alberta has requested a court injunction to compel the Alberta Prosperity Project, a prominent independence advocacy group, to disclose its financial records and donor list, alleging the organization breached third-party advertising laws by exceeding the province’s $1,000 spending limit for non-registered groups. The agency’s investigation, launched in early January, claims Alberta Prosperity Project funded […]
Conservative Voters Wane on Poilievre as 30% Call for New Leadership
A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute reveals a sharp decline in support for Pierre Poilievre among Conservative voters, with 30% now favoring a change in leadership ahead of the next federal election. This marks a significant jump from just 18% who felt the same last August, signaling growing discontent within the party’s base. […]