Did Smoot-Hawley Cause The Great Depression? Authored by Christopher Whalen via DailyReckoning.com, Americans are taught in school that the Smoot-Hawley tariff legislation of 1930 greatly exacerbated the Great Depression and sent the world spinning off into a decade of debt deflation and economic

Biotech IPO Winter May Last Until 2026 As Headwinds Mount  The IPO and secondary equity markets for biotech and biopharma have been in a deep freeze this year, and any thawing isn't expected to materialize until 2026.  Multiple headwinds are weighing on the biotech world, including Health and Human

US Tightens Screws: Jet Engine Parts, Semiconductor Tech Exports To China Halted Amid Supply Chain War The Trump administration has intensified the U.S.-China trade war by suspending exports of critical American technologies to China, including jet engine parts, semiconductor design software,

Rubio Announces Visa Restrictions On Foreign Nationals Involved In Censoring Americans Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced new visa restrictions on foreign nationals involved in censoring the speech of U.S. citizens. "For too long, Americans have been fined, harassed, and even

Germany Vows To 'Do Everything' To Prevent Nord Stream Resurrection Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, German Chancellor Merz: Germany plans to do all it takes to keep the Nord Stream 2 pipeline offline. Nord Stream 2, an $11-billion project to carry Russian natural gas from Russia to