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"We're looking for a dangerous man. We don't know his real name, but his alias is...The Quivering Butthole."

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday said the island had not received oil shipments in more than three months and was operating on solar power, natural gas and thermoelectric plants, and the government has had to postpone surgeries for tens of thousands of people.

I really hope they can get through this period.

BREAKING: The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing a proposal to eliminate the quarterly earnings report requirement and instead give companies the option to share results twice a year, per WSJ

Bullish bets on the US Dollar are skyrocketing:

1-month risk reversals of the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index are up to 92 basis points, the highest since November 2022.

This measures the difference in demand between bullish and bearish Dollar options.

By comparison, in January, this metric was at -90 basis points, marking one of the sharpest turnarounds on record.

This means traders are now paying the largest premium for option bets on Dollar strength in over 3 years.

Surging oil prices, which are fueling rising US inflation expectations, are primarily behind the move.

Meanwhile, the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is trading at the highest level in 3 months.

The US Dollar is seeing strong demand for the first time in months.

One of the sources, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site the U.S. outreach indicates that the Trump administration underestimated Iran’s resolve and is seeking an offramp.

“Many direct and indirect requests for a ceasefire have been coming from the U.S.” over the past week, said the senior Iranian official.

“Now that they’ve seen the Iranian side isn’t responding to those requests, they’re trying to make up for their embarrassment by twisting the narrative in the media.”

FR the Targaryens needed less Valyrian magic and more institution building. A permanent bureaucracy. A standing national army. A legislative council. Make more lands into royal fiefs. Do something to turn this confederation of warlord kin-groups into some kind of real cohesive nation under a real state.

There's a scene in either Feast or Dance where Cersei is trying to borrow money from the Iron Bank and she thinks Westeros needs its own bank, and it's like the best idea anyone in these books has ever had. If she could have gotten that started it would have been a huge plus for her in the history books.

Egg tried to do this that's why all the lord of Westeros opposed him

Tywin undid his reforms like this