
President Trump expresses strong optimism about reaching a peace deal with Iran, stating Tehran is agreeing to key terms while signaling Israel will reduce military operations in Lebanon as Vice President Vance prepares for crucial negotiations in Islamabad.

Israel resumes airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon despite PM Netanyahu's ceasefire negotiation pledge, signaling limited impact of Trump's request to reduce military operations as regional tensions persist amid U.S.-Iran two-week truce agreement.
Super members blindsided by change in fund terms and conditions
By Adelaide Miller
A superannuation investment option spruiked as offering "choice and flexibility" has been shut down without proper notification, leaving members less than two months to sell all their assets.
#Superannuation #ConsumerProtection #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #StockMarket #AdelaideMiller

Oil prices rebounded 3.7% as WTI closed at $97.87 per barrel, paring earlier gains above $102 after Israeli PM Netanyahu signaled willingness to negotiate with Lebanon, easing concerns over Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade that had threatened global crude supplies amid escalating Middle East tensions.
"Emil Michael, who is the Pentagon’s under secretary for research and engineering under the Trump administration, oversees negotiations with AI companies and has been pushing the defense department to rapidly increase the widespread use of AI."
"A high-profile US defense department official who oversees the agency’s artificial intelligence efforts made a profit of up to $24m selling a private investment he held in Elon Musk’s AI company earlier this year, according to government ethics records released this month. The value of his stake totaled a maximum of a million dollars when he joined the department."
~ Aram Roston
#Trump #InsiderTrading #EconomicElites #StockMarket
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/pentagon-ai-xai-emil-michael
"We bear the cost of Trump's belligerence and suffer psychically as he swings from one unimaginable threat to the next. Meanwhile, insiders get to manipulate the mass media and the markets to further their authoritarian political goals and self-enrichment. This TACO party is proving to be extremely profitable for an elite few, but I'd bet you won't be invited to it anytime soon."
#Trump #TACO #WallStreet #EconomicElites #morality #InsiderTrading #StockMarket
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