Oil prices jumped overnight after explosions were reported near the Iranian city of Isfahan, but those gains dissipated Friday as officials sought to play down the latest escalation in Middle East tensions. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was down 0.4% at $86.8 per barrel, having earlier spiked more than 3%.…

USD/JPY whipsaws lower and then higher on alternating risk-on risk-off caused by Middle East tensions.  Governor Ueda talks about defending the Yen from further weakness and currency-induced imported inflation.  USD/JPY price chart shows bearish Hanging Man forming, boding ill for future price action.  USD/JPY is trading in the 154.50s on…

The Telos Foundation, known for its influential contributions to blockchain technology, announced today at TOKEN2049 in Dubai its strategic partnership with Ponos Technology, a leading firm specializing in Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) research and development. This collaboration is set to pioneer the development of an end-to-end optimized, hardware-accelerated Ethereum Layer…

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Hear why Trump might no longer have power to save Johnson House members are lobbying Speaker Mike Johnson to raise the threshold to trigger the procedure to oust the speaker. However, Johnson announced he would not change the procedure for removing him from the speakership after Republican hardliners reacted with fury to the proposed change of rules. A single member can force a floor vote on the motion to vacate – part of the deal Kevin McCarthy made to become speaker last year. The move would have helped ensure the Louisiana Republican’s job without needing Democrats to bail him out.…

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