U S MILITARY STOCKPILE DEPLETION RISKS

As global tensions rise, the U.S. Navy's top commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo, warns that shipments of advanced weapons to Ukraine and Israel are draining critical U.S. stockpiles, potentially weakening America’s ability to respond to threats, espec...

JPMorgan Chase shares rose 5% following strong Q3 earnings driven by investment banking and interest payments. Net interest income grew 3%, and investment-banking fees surged 31%. CEO Jamie Dimon highlighted geopolitical risks. Provisions for credit...

Israel-Iran War: Iran launched over 200 missiles targeting Israel on October 1, 2024, escalating tensions in an already volatile region. While Israel’s advanced defense systems intercepted most projectiles, the attacks highlight the deteriorating re...

Hezbollah faces a significant challenge after the assassination of its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, by Israel. The attack, authorized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, targeted Nasrallah's underground headquarters in Beirut. This eve...

Crude inventories fell by 1.6 million barrels to 417.5 million barrels in the week ending Sept. 13, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 500,000-barrel draw. Gasoline and dist...

The United States is building a large stockpile of affordable anti-ship weapons to counter China's military presence in the Indo-Pacific region. The new strategy, termed 'affordable mass,' aims to overwhelm Chinese defenses with numerous low-cost we...

Two U.S. researchers have identified a probable deployment site in Russia for the 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile. Satellite imagery shows construction indicating the missile’s deployment site. While some Weste...

Oil prices surged in Asian markets following the assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, raising concerns of a broader Middle East conflict. Robust U.S. oil demand and declining stockpiles contributed to the price increase. A weaker dollar fur...

Oil prices rose on Tuesday due to a stronger demand outlook and investor confidence in OPEC+ producers. Global benchmark Brent crude futures and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up, closing at their highest since April.

As worries about a Taiwan contingency rise, the U.S. military is addressing vulnerabilities, considering Australia as a secure location for equipment storage. However, critics argue that more urgency and funding are needed to enhance the dispersed l...

NATO Military Committee Chairman Admiral Robert Bauer emphasizes the need for households to prepare for war, urging the alliance's members to have essentials like water, battery-operated radios, and flashlights. As concerns grow over the risk of con...

Brent futures rose $3.30 to $89.30 per barrel as of 1311 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained $3.32 to $86.23 a barrel, after earlier breaking the $4 barrier.

The United States has decided to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine for the first time, drawing criticism from human rights groups. Cluster munitions are widely condemned due to their indiscriminate nature, risk to civilians, and long-lasting threa...

Over the past six months, Ukrainian forces have slowed Russia's advance in the Donbas in the east, reclaimed a large swath of land in the northeast, and gained control of Kherson, a major southern city. But the wins came with a heavy cost: thousands...

The request, which comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington, is part of a larger $47.1 billion emergency spending package the White House is proposing to pay for the COVID-19 response, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for rece...

Can the U.S. sustain the cadence of shipping vast amounts of arms to Ukraine while maintaining the healthy stockpile it may need if a new conflict erupts with North Korea, Iran or elsewhere?

Despite all the determination of Ukraine's people, all the losses among Russia's forces and all the errors of Kremlin leaders, there is no sign that the war will soon be over. Even if Putin fails to take control of his neighbor, he can keep up the p...

The Russians have seen significant loses of tanks, helicopters and other materiel since the start of the war more than two weeks ago. Ukraine, while overmatched by Russian forces, is well-equipped with anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

China is mass producing its DF-26, a multipurpose weapon with a range of up to 4,000 kilometres - while the United States is developing new weapons aimed at countering Beijing in the Pacific.