Author: Admin

So here we are again at the Reagan Library, Simi Valley, California. It is a fabulous, fabulous place. Meanwhile, my first job in politics was the deputy budget director for the Gipper. And to be honest, what I learned during that time in his first term, I’m not sure my political and economic views have really changed much over the past 46 years. President Reagan believed in peace through strength. Trump believes in peace through strength. Reagan believed in low taxes to promote growth. Trump believes in low taxes to promote growth.  They were both staunch advocates of a very light…

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Crypto trading firm FalconX has confidentially filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the initial step toward a potential public listing, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.FalconX has hired Wall Street heavyweight Cantor and other bankers to advise on its initial public offering (IPO), the person said, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the matter is private.The California-based company’s IPO is not expected to happen until the end of the year, given market conditions, the person added. CoinDesk previously reported that Cantor was among the firms pitching FalconX for its…

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The outlook for Zacks Mining – Gold industry remains under pressure as gold prices have slipped below $4,400 per ounce, hovering near a two-month low. Renewed Iran war fears, rising inflation concerns, a stronger U.S dollar and expectations that central banks will keep interest rates higher weighed on sentiment. Miners continue to face rising costs and labor shortages. Longer-term challenges include resource depletion and declining production from mature mines, which point to a potential supply deficit. Amid this uncertainty, Franco-Nevada Corporation FNV, Harmony Gold HMY, Novagold Resources NG, DRDGOLD Limited DRD and Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. IDR are well-poised for growth, backed by…

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Fintech and financial services have spent years talking about inclusion, yet many workplaces still struggle to make room for honest challenge, different perspectives and difficult conversations. As firms face faster technology change, higher risk and growing pressure to innovate responsibly, the ability to hear from more than one type of voice is becoming a business issue as much as a cultural one. Nadia Edwards-Dashti, chief customer officer at financial services recruitment firm Harrington Starr, argues that financial services and fintech firms need more inclusive leadership cultures to encourage better debate, stronger decisions and fewer blind spots. Nadia Edwards-Dashti When did positive…

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi | ISNA | WANA | Via ReutersIran thinks it can get the Strait of Hormuz to its prewar status within one month of a peace deal with the U.S. Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi are more skeptical. They place just a 38% chance that traffic flows through the strait will return to normal by July 1. The contract defines normal flows as the seven-day moving average of transit through the strait crossing 60 based on data from IMF PortWatch.That level, though, is higher than the…

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