Ending Iran War Will Be Mutual Decision With Israel, Trump Says Authored by Victoria Freedman via The EPoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump on March 8 said the decision on when to end the Iran War will be a mutual one that he will make with input from Israel. “I think it’s mutual ... a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken int...
Ending Iran War Will Be Mutual Decision With Israel, Trump Says Authored by Victoria Freedman via The EPoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump on March 8 said the decision on when to end the Iran War will be a mutual one that he will make with input from Israel. “I think it’s mutual ... a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account,” Trump told The Times of Israel in a telephone interview. Asked whether he thought it would be necessary for Israel to continue their campaign even after the United States decides to stop its airstrikes, the U.S. president said, “I don’t think it’s going to be necessary.” Trump also said that Iran was “going to destroy Israel and everything else around it,” adding, “we’ve worked together [with Israel]. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel.” On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel jointly launched an attack on Iran, with the Islamic Republic’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, being killed in the first salvo of the war. On March 9, the Iranian regime chose Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ali Khamenei, as the next leader. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a March 4 post on X that whoever is appointed to replace the deceased Iranian leader “will be an unequivocal target for elimination.” “[Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] and I have instructed the [Israel Defense Forces] to prepare and act by all means to carry out the mission as an integral part of the objectives of Operation ‘Lion’s Roar,’” Katz said, using Israel’s term for the military offensive against Iran and its proxies. Trump similarly told ABC News on March 8 that Iran’s next leader is “not going to last long” if he does not get approval from the United States. No Expansion of Objectives White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 6 that Washington expects Operation Epic Fury “to last four to six weeks” to achieve its objectives, “and we are well on our way to ach...
Investors are wrong to bet the European Central Bank will raise interest rates this year while the Federal Reserve cuts, Citadel Securities said, arguing that the oil-price surge makes such policy divergence unlikely. With the conflict in the Middle East lifting crude oil prices above $100 a barrel on Monday, interest-rate swaps show traders have fully priced in at least one quarter-point hike by ...
Investors are wrong to bet the European Central Bank will raise interest rates this year while the Federal Reserve cuts, Citadel Securities said, arguing that the oil-price surge makes such policy divergence unlikely. With the conflict in the Middle East lifting crude oil prices above $100 a barrel on Monday, interest-rate swaps show traders have fully priced in at least one quarter-point hike by the ECB by December, and are leaning toward a second one. Meanwhile, they expect the Fed to lower borrowing costs by a similar amount in that period. Those expectations are misplaced because the oil shock will likely weigh on economic growth in Europe and the UK — both net energy importers — more severely than in the US, a net oil exporter, Nohshad Shah , head of EMEA fixed-income sales at Citadel Securities, wrote in a client note . “The growth drag in the US” from the oil shock is “modest relative to Europe and the UK,” Shah wrote. “If the ECB is hiking, I struggle to see the Fed cutting. And vice versa.” Citing a Bloomberg Economics model , Shah estimated that a $20 oil price increase would likely reduce US gross domestic product growth by 0.05%, compared with a decline of 0.19% in Europe and 0.16% in the UK. At the start of the week, worries around the risk of a tandem threat from hotter inflation and softer growth roiled markets. Traders have consistently been pricing in Fed easing this year, in part amid signs of a cooling labor market. Surprisingly weak US employment data last week underscored the Fed’s dilemma as it contends with safeguarding the labor market while containing inflation amid the oil shock. West Texas Intermediate has climbed from about $67 per barrel at the end of February before the US and Israel launched their strikes on Iran, triggering Iran’s counterattacks. Price Impact The leap in crude could push consumer price increases in Europe toward 2.3% by year-end, from below 2% currently, a move that is unlikely to justify a tightening bias from the EC...
lyash01/iStock via Getty Images The loss of liquefied natural gas supply from Qatar from the Middle East war l ikely will remove most of a global surplus of 6M-8M metric tons that was forecast for this year, Morgan Stanley analysts said Monday. If the outage extends beyond a month, it would push the market into deficit, although the post-2026 impact likely would be limited, and without de-escalati...
lyash01/iStock via Getty Images The loss of liquefied natural gas supply from Qatar from the Middle East war l ikely will remove most of a global surplus of 6M-8M metric tons that was forecast for this year, Morgan Stanley analysts said Monday. If the outage extends beyond a month, it would push the market into deficit, although the post-2026 impact likely would be limited, and without de-escalation or a clear path to resuming Qatar's production over the next week or two, benchmark Asian prices could rise to $25-$30/MMBtu or more, the bank said in a note. Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG plant, the world's largest, appears to be intact after its unprecedented closure last week, which led to LNG prices that roughly doubled, and any restart and resumption of deliveries could take weeks or even months , the country's energy minister recently told the Financial Times . Morgan Stanley also pushed back its forecast for the first cargoes from Qatar's North Field expansion project to Q1 2027, removing ~1M tons from its supply forecast for this year. " The market is slowly waking up to the reality of prolonged supply disruptions across the whole energy value chain," Rabobank energy strategist F lorence Schmit told Bloomberg. "We see supply disruptions to last for about three months now." European natural gas prices extended last week’s considerable gains, with the benchmark Dutch TTF contract jumping as much as 30% to as high as € 69.50/MWh after soaring 67% last week, its biggest weekly gain since the continent's 2022 energy crisis. The disruption comes at a time when Western Europe is particularly vulnerable due to low gas storage levels, raising concerns among traders about the ability to replenish supplies ahead of next winter, having to compete with buyers in Asia for a limited pool of LNG supplies if Middle Eastern flows cannot reach global markets. ETFs: ( UNG ), ( BOIL ), ( KOLD ), ( UNL ), ( FCG ) More on natural gas How The Mideast War Impacts Oil, Gas, And U.S. Stocks Middl...
Shares of Hims & Hers Health (HIMS +42.00%) skyrocketed after the telemedicine platform came to an agreement with Novo Nordisk (NVO +3.06%) to sell the drugmaker's popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs. The question on many investors' minds is whether it is too late to buy the stock. Let's take a closer look. Expand NYSE : HIMS Hims & Hers Health Today's Change ( 42.00 %) $ 6.61 Current Price $ 22.35 Ke...
Shares of Hims & Hers Health (HIMS +42.00%) skyrocketed after the telemedicine platform came to an agreement with Novo Nordisk (NVO +3.06%) to sell the drugmaker's popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs. The question on many investors' minds is whether it is too late to buy the stock. Let's take a closer look. Expand NYSE : HIMS Hims & Hers Health Today's Change ( 42.00 %) $ 6.61 Current Price $ 22.35 Key Data Points Market Cap $3.6B Day's Range $ 20.97 - $ 23.51 52wk Range $ 13.74 - $ 70.43 Volume 115M Avg Vol 23M Gross Margin 60.86 % Letting bygones be bygones Hims & Hers and Novo Nordisk have had a tumultuous relationship over the past couple of years. The companies formed a short-lived commercial partnership last year, only for Novo Nordisk to walk away, saying that Hims had not lived up to its end of the bargain by continuing to illegally sell compounded versions of its drugs under the guise of personalization. Hims had legally been able to sell the compounded drugs when semaglutide, the main ingredient in Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs, was in shortage. However, the FDA declared the drug was no longer in shortage in February 2025. Hims had long contended that it had the legal right to sell personalized versions of these drugs and that it was best for patients. At the time of the breakup, the company said that Novo Nordisk was pressuring it to sell the branded version of its drugs and that it would not be "strong-armed." The two companies later entered talks to sell Wegovy last November, as Novo Nordisk rolled out a new pill form of the drug. However, a deal never came to fruition, and Novo Nordisk sued Hims in February of this year after the telehealth company announced plans to sell a lower-cost version of the Wegovy pill. While Hims argued its personalized dose version could help better manage side effects, the FDA started pressuring compounding drug companies over weight loss drugs, leading Hims to discontinue selling its copycat version of the Wegovy pill. As su...
Key Points Hims & Hers' deal with Novo Nordisk removes a major overhang by ending a potential, expensive lawsuit. The agreement should also be a nice revenue growth driver. The stock is still attractively valued, even after the big jump in share price. 10 stocks we like better than Hims & Hers Health › Shares of Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) skyrocketed after the telemedicine platform came to an...
Key Points Hims & Hers' deal with Novo Nordisk removes a major overhang by ending a potential, expensive lawsuit. The agreement should also be a nice revenue growth driver. The stock is still attractively valued, even after the big jump in share price. 10 stocks we like better than Hims & Hers Health › Shares of Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) skyrocketed after the telemedicine platform came to an agreement with Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) to sell the drugmaker's popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs. The question on many investors' minds is whether it is too late to buy the stock. Let's take a closer look. Letting bygones be bygones Hims & Hers and Novo Nordisk have had a tumultuous relationship over the past couple of years. The companies formed a short-lived commercial partnership last year, only for Novo Nordisk to walk away, saying that Hims had not lived up to its end of the bargain by continuing to illegally sell compounded versions of its drugs under the guise of personalization. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Hims had legally been able to sell the compounded drugs when semaglutide, the main ingredient in Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs, was in shortage. However, the FDA declared the drug was no longer in shortage in February 2025. Hims had long contended that it had the legal right to sell personalized versions of these drugs and that it was best for patients. At the time of the breakup, the company said that Novo Nordisk was pressuring it to sell the branded version of its drugs and that it would not be "strong-armed." The two companies later entered talks to sell Wegovy last November, as Novo Nordisk rolled out a new pill form of the drug. However, a deal never came to fruition, and Novo Nordisk sued Hims in February of this year after the telehealth company announced plans to s...
The poignancy of the anonymous author’s article describing life in Tehran is almost too much to bear (‘Don’t die’: the two words that sum up our lives in Tehran now, 7 March). I would like to say to them and their friends who simply want to stay alive that there are many here among us, in the UK at least, who agree with you. In particular, your words on the oxymoronic dictatorial democratic narrat...
The poignancy of the anonymous author’s article describing life in Tehran is almost too much to bear (‘Don’t die’: the two words that sum up our lives in Tehran now, 7 March). I would like to say to them and their friends who simply want to stay alive that there are many here among us, in the UK at least, who agree with you. In particular, your words on the oxymoronic dictatorial democratic narrative on the justification for yet another confected, misguided and maniacal war in the Middle East. The Alice Through the Looking Glass prism that the government of the world’s so-called largest democracy uses as its justification for the bombing of your country is sickening. Sickening because that country has stood by while the atrocities they claim to abhor take place elsewhere in the world. One could cite Ukraine, but the US’s active support for Israel militarily and diplomatically in the wholesale destruction of Gaza and its people perfectly underscore your point on the hypocritical, meaningless cliches employed to justify their latest atrocity; no longer are they just complicit, as they were in Gaza, but transparent now in their very own murderous mission. I hope you do stay alive. Desmond Hewitt Marlborough, Wiltshire
When Lowry, my 14-year-old black labrador, died last July, fellow dog walkers gave me flowers, plants and even portraits of him. I was particularly pleased when they also gave me sympathy cards, because at last I knew their names (Letters, 8 March). Since then, when I have been out for lone walks, or have been in my front garden, I have been delighted when Pepper, Wilfred, Pippin and Peggy have dr...
When Lowry, my 14-year-old black labrador, died last July, fellow dog walkers gave me flowers, plants and even portraits of him. I was particularly pleased when they also gave me sympathy cards, because at last I knew their names (Letters, 8 March). Since then, when I have been out for lone walks, or have been in my front garden, I have been delighted when Pepper, Wilfred, Pippin and Peggy have dragged their still often anonymous owners to say “Hello” to me. Nicola Campbell Macclesfield, Cheshire Unlike your correspondent whose GP was reassured by the presence of a Guardian reader (Letters, 5 March), my own experience was less encouraging. As a student, I was dismissed from a summer job after just three days. When I asked the reason, I was told that reading the Guardian during my tea breaks was upsetting the other workers. Ian Garner Keighley, West Yorkshire How disappointing that Pedro Sánchez’s stance against Donald Trump’s war is referred to as “lonely” (A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?, 6 March). I would have thought “brave” is more appropriate. Kevin Bannon Broadstairs, Kent Having watched Bob Dylan sing With God on Our Side on a BBC programme in 1964, my dad turned to the 17-year-old me and said: “What the bloody hell was that?” Having just watched the video for the UK’s Eurovision entry 2026, I realise that I have become my dad (The song that rhymes ‘pepperoni’ with ‘feeling okey-dokey’: the UK’s odd new Eurovision entry is here, 6 March. Mick Beeby Bristol
Iran could face disciplinary action from Fifa, including a possible ban from future tournaments, if they unilaterally withdraw from the World Cup. Donald Trump told Politico last week that he “really doesn’t care” if Iran fail to take part in this summer’s tournament, but Fifa remains committed to the World Cup going ahead with all qualified teams participating. The president of the country’s foot...
Iran could face disciplinary action from Fifa, including a possible ban from future tournaments, if they unilaterally withdraw from the World Cup. Donald Trump told Politico last week that he “really doesn’t care” if Iran fail to take part in this summer’s tournament, but Fifa remains committed to the World Cup going ahead with all qualified teams participating. The president of the country’s football federation, Mehdi Taj, cast doubt on Iran’s involvement last week by saying “we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope”, but pulling out may not be straightforward. Under Fifa statutes, member associations are not permitted to withdraw from competitions, and declining to take part in a World Cup would be unprecedented in the modern era. No country has pulled out of the tournament after the draw since France and India did not take part in 1950, citing travel costs. Fifa has protections in its tournament rules, which sources have indicated would be upheld. The regulations state that withdrawing before the tournament incurs a fine of between €275,000 (£238,000) and €555,000, depending on the date of the withdrawal, and triggers a referral to Fifa’s disciplinary committee, which could impose sporting sanctions. “Participating associations that withdraw at any stage of the Fifa World Cup 2026 shall be required to reimburse all funds received from Fifa for the preparation of their national team, as well as any competition-related contributions received from Fifa,” the regulations state. “The Fifa disciplinary committee may impose additional disciplinary measures, taking into account in particular the timing of the withdrawal or exclusion, the seriousness of the infringement that led to the inadmission or exclusion, possible mitigating factors and any other relevant circumstances. “These disciplinary sanctions may include the exclusion of the association concerned from a future Fifa competition or the replacement of that association by another.” Iran ha...
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Micron Technology (NYSE:MU) has delivered stunning returns for investors who got in early. The stock is up 185% over the last six months alone and has more than quadrupled in the past year. Despite this explosive run, Micron still trades at incredibly discounted valuations relative to its tremendous runway for growth in the artificial intelligence ... If You Haven’t Already Bought Micron, Here Are 300 Reasons Why You Should
“It looks like up to $1 billion in precious metals were liquidated at month’s very end as a result of falling crypto prices,” he wrote in a Substack post, suggesting that investors were attempting to de-risk their portfolios by selling off gold and silver (5). While this dip might worry some, Burry attributed it to the huge loss in crypto prices happening at the same time. The metal’s record-break...
“It looks like up to $1 billion in precious metals were liquidated at month’s very end as a result of falling crypto prices,” he wrote in a Substack post, suggesting that investors were attempting to de-risk their portfolios by selling off gold and silver (5). While this dip might worry some, Burry attributed it to the huge loss in crypto prices happening at the same time. The metal’s record-breaking tear in 2025 crescendoed with its price topping $5,608.35 per ounce in late January 2026, before dipping to $4,660 in early February (4). Gold has been on quite the journey over the past 12 months. Here’s why gold could still be a buy-and-hold option for your portfolio, and how to invest wisely in this asset. This shows that even expert investors can’t always time the market. But Burry’s bearish take on the yellow metal isn’t necessarily proof that the time to sell gold is at hand. However, if he had kept his position in Sprott through 2025, when share prices reached a peak of $42.07 (3), Scion might have made a whopping $18.5 million from the sale. But did he sell too soon? Scion sold off all its holdings in Sprott just one quarter later, making a fairly modest profit of approximately $1 million on the shares, which were worth an average of $18.14 each at the time of sale (2). Burry also made a substantial bet on gold by purchasing 440,729 shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust, valued at $7.6 million in Q1 2024, making it the fifth-largest position in his portfolio. Among Burry’s notable moves were selling his stakes in Amazon and Alphabet and increasing his holdings of Chinese companies JD.com and Alibaba. Most Americans earn a dismal 0.39% APY on their cash at big banks. Unlock up to 4.05% APY and pay $0 in account fees instead with a Wealthfront Cash Account Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake — here’s what it is and the simple steps to fix it ASAP Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100...
Redwire Corporation (RDW +9.71%) stock, the space infrastructure company that turned itself into a military drones stock last year, soared 7% through noon ET Monday. You can thank Truist Securities for that. Truist hearts Redwire Truist analyst Michael Ciamoli upgraded Redwire stock to "buy" with a $15 price target this morning, predicting the stock has "66% upside" from today's prices. And why? A...
Redwire Corporation (RDW +9.71%) stock, the space infrastructure company that turned itself into a military drones stock last year, soared 7% through noon ET Monday. You can thank Truist Securities for that. Truist hearts Redwire Truist analyst Michael Ciamoli upgraded Redwire stock to "buy" with a $15 price target this morning, predicting the stock has "66% upside" from today's prices. And why? According to Ciamoli, roughly one-third of Redwire's programs are ramping up and now producing at full speed. The company's other programs are making progress as well, helping to grow Redwire's gross profit margins and potentially implying lower research and development costs in the near future. Indeed, Ciamoli thinks we may see gross margins surge from 9.2% (according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence) in 2025 to 23.3% in 2026! Expand NYSE : RDW Redwire Today's Change ( 9.71 %) $ 0.83 Current Price $ 9.38 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.6B Day's Range $ 8.64 - $ 9.38 52wk Range $ 4.87 - $ 22.25 Volume 472K Avg Vol 24M Gross Margin 5.15 % Could Redwire turn profitable in 2026? Now don't get too excited. Operating costs consumed 57% of Redwire's revenue in 2025. They were 25.5% of revenue in 2024. Pick either number as a baseline, and even a 23.3% gross profit margin won't be enough to turn Redwire stock profitable after its operating costs are subtracted. Indeed, according to analysts polled by S&P Global, Redwire's still at least a couple years away from GAAP profitability. The good news is that 2027 might be the first year Redwire hits positive free cash flow, finally giving investors something more substantial than mere revenue and revenue growth on which to value Redwire stock. At 3 times sales, the stock was already starting to look attractive. With the catalyst of positive free cash flow now on the horizon, it may be time to buy Redwire stock.
Key Points Truist analyst Michael Ciamoli upgraded Redwire stock to buy this morning. Ciamoli thinks gross profit margins could more than double in 2026. 10 stocks we like better than Redwire › Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) stock, the space infrastructure company that turned itself into a military drones stock last year, soared 7% through noon ET Monday. You can thank Truist Securities for that....
Key Points Truist analyst Michael Ciamoli upgraded Redwire stock to buy this morning. Ciamoli thinks gross profit margins could more than double in 2026. 10 stocks we like better than Redwire › Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) stock, the space infrastructure company that turned itself into a military drones stock last year, soared 7% through noon ET Monday. You can thank Truist Securities for that. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Truist hearts Redwire Truist analyst Michael Ciamoli upgraded Redwire stock to "buy" with a $15 price target this morning, predicting the stock has "66% upside" from today's prices. And why? According to Ciamoli, roughly one-third of Redwire's programs are ramping up and now producing at full speed. The company's other programs are making progress as well, helping to grow Redwire's gross profit margins and potentially implying lower research and development costs in the near future. Indeed, Ciamoli thinks we may see gross margins surge from 9.2% (according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence) in 2025 to 23.3% in 2026! Could Redwire turn profitable in 2026? Now don't get too excited. Operating costs consumed 57% of Redwire's revenue in 2025. They were 25.5% of revenue in 2024. Pick either number as a baseline, and even a 23.3% gross profit margin won't be enough to turn Redwire stock profitable after its operating costs are subtracted. Indeed, according to analysts polled by S&P Global, Redwire's still at least a couple years away from GAAP profitability. The good news is that 2027 might be the first year Redwire hits positive free cash flow, finally giving investors something more substantial than mere revenue and revenue growth on which to value Redwire stock. At 3 times sales, the stock was already starting to look attractive. With the catalyst of...