Military & Geopolitical Strategy - The United States is considering providing Ukraine with tomahawks or other powerful weapons to expedite the end of the war [1] - The discussion involves the potential trade of Ukrainian-produced drones for US tomahawks, aiming to strengthen American production [2] - The exchange is framed as a proposition focused solely on military goals [3] - The US expresses a preference for ending the war without the need for tomahawks [4] Production & Supply - Ukraine possesses thousands of its own production drones but lacks tomahawks [2] - The United States has strong production capabilities for tomahawks and other missiles [2] - Ukraine builds its own drones and also purchases them from other sources [4]

- Mortgage rates are falling and more homeowners are thinking about refinancing but knowing when to act is tricky. A good general rule is looking to see if the current rate is at least half a percentage point lower than your own rate and that you plan on staying in your home long enough so that the savings covers the thousands of dollars in closing costs. There are three important goals to consider before refinancing.First, lowest lifetime cost. If your goal is to minimize the total interest paid over the l ...

- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington DC today. He's gonna be speaking with President Trump. He's going to be trying to push back on what President Putin said in his conversation with Trump last night.What we saw is kind of a typical situation that has evolved over the past months where President Trump has spoken with President Putin and then started to speak a little differently about how he sees the war in Ukraine. So before the call with President Putin, President Trump was talking potentially ...

I went on vacation with my wife, with some friends. Um, I was incredibly lucky, you have to be, to to end up ahead, frankly, going to a casino anywhere. Uh, it was in Las Vegas.Uh, and, uh, I like to play cards. And uh so you know that I founded a uh charitable poker uh match here in Chicago called the Chicago Poker Challenge that raises millions has raised millions of dollars for the Holocaust Museum here. >> The number that was reported >> that that's a I I believe that's a net number.So yeah, but but I m ...

Geopolitical & Economic Impact - Argentina's success is seen as a potential catalyst for positive change in South America, encouraging other countries to pursue democracy and fair trade [1] - The outcome of Argentina's presidential election is viewed as crucial, with the current president's potential loss leading to a less generous relationship [3] - A potential shift towards a far-left philosophy in Argentina is perceived as a risk, potentially hindering the country's progress [3] Investment & Engagement Strategy - Continued support is contingent on the current president's victory, with a commitment to remain engaged if he wins [4] - A decision to disengage is anticipated if the opposing candidate, representing a far-left philosophy, wins the election [3][4]

- Our ample reserves regime has proven highly effective, delivering good control of our policy rate across a wide range of challenging economic conditions, while promoting financial stability and supporting a resilient payment system. In this framework, an ample supply of reserves ensures adequate liquidity in the banking system, and control of our policy rate is achieved through the setting of our administered rates, interest on reserve balances, and the overnight repurchase rate. Our long stated plan is t ...

- This took 3,000 years to get to this point. Can you believe it. And it's gonna hold up too. It's going to hold up.Okay, thank you. I think we're gonna hold it up. I don't hold up the signature page.Yeah. This is the Middle East. It's the biggest, most complicated deal, and also it's the place that could lead to tremendous problems like World War III. They always talked about World War III would start in the Middle East, and that's not gonna happen. ...

Now that the living hostages have been returned, can you please tell us what the next steps are to face. Well, they're going and looking for bodies. It's a pretty gruesome task and they're uh they know where numerous are as you know.I guess five or six are in yet now, but they're looking for bodies. They know the areas and the search parties out and they're doing it in conjunction with Israel and they'll they're going to be finding quite a few of them. President Trump, can you tell us when phase two of the ...

President Trump and various world leaders gather in Egypt to mark the cease-fire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas. They will also discuss plans for the future of Gaza. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ...

[Applause] After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families. And it is glorious. 28 more precious loved ones are coming home at last to rest in this sacred soil for all of time.And after so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still, and the sun rises on a holy land that is finally at peace. A land and a region that will live, God willing, in peace for a ...