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"Demand For Critical Isotopes Rising, Supply Limited": Oklo Lands First NRC License & Another DOE Milestone

In a double dose of regulatory green lights delivered on the same day, Oklo and its wholly owned subsidiary Atomic Alchemy just notched two meaningful milestones that underscore America’s push to recl...

2026-04-30

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DOGE-Led Audit To Put 400,000 Pentagon Contracts Under Scrutiny

Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson recently told reporters that a small team from the Department of Government Efficiency is moving quickly and continuing to influence major bureaucratic reforms. "...

2026-04-30

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Goldman Reaffirms "Cautious View" On Gov't IT & Services Coverage Amid Ongoing DOGE Cuts

Six months ago, Goldman Sachs analysts sounded the alarm with a " cautious view " on Government IT & Services, as Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) strike teams began slashing bloated federal...

2026-04-30

Investing.com 7/10 ?

Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redraw US House map, Washington Post reports

2026-04-30

zerohedge.com 8/10 ?

"We Can't Move Forward": Brookfield-Backed Compass Abandons Virginia Data Center Project

Compass Datacenters is abandoning a massive data center project in Northern Virginia after what Bloomberg described as "intense pushback from local residents." The retreat comes as local opposition to...

2026-04-30

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Barclays Maintains Bullish Stance On Nuclear

Barclays is out with a report on nuclear and how the industry is progressing from conviction to construction. The report highlights year-to-date regulatory developments, demand and execution signals a...

2026-04-30

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Private Sector Struggles In Major Chinese Industrial Base As Export Orders Shrink: Local Businessmen

Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Amid China’s persistently sluggish economy, Zhejiang Province, a major production and industrial base in eastern China, is seeing a decline in ...

2026-04-30

Investing.com 7/10 ?

Samsung Electronics expects to win more customers for advanced logic chips

2026-04-30

zerohedge.com 8/10 ?

US equity futures lower following mixed earnings, Fed holds rates - Newsquawk Daily Asia-Pac Opening News

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2026-04-30

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Canadian Education Minister Says Parents Have No Rights Over Their Children

Canada is losing its collective mind.  During a recent debate in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Education Minister Brendan Maguire (Progressive Conservative MLA for Halifax Atlantic) responded ang...

2026-04-30

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Oil's Steady Rise Leaves Markets Heading Towards Breaking Point

Authored by Michael Ball, Bloomberg macro strategist, Risk appetite is running out of room to absorb oil’s gains, as the White House prepares for a longer Iran blockade and Hormuz traffic remains limi...

2026-04-30

OilPrice.com 7/10 ?

Brent Breaks $113 as Traders Brace for Months of Disruption

Oil prices continued to climb in early Asian trade on Thursday, with traders pricing in a prolonged disruption to Middle East supply flows as inventories continue to shrink. Brent crude for July deliv...

2026-04-30

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The Day The Memecoin Dies

Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance I opened Twitter this morning and saw a photo of a group of guys, lanyards swinging, hoodies zipped, shuffling off to a “memecoin conference.” Which is to say we have...

2026-04-30

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Japan's Largest Airport Deploys Humanoid Robots For Baggage, Cargo

Authored by Jijo Malayil via Interesting Engineering , Humanoid robots will soon assist ground crews in Tokyo as Japan Airlines launches a trial to address growing labor shortages. Starting in May, th...

2026-04-30

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Everyone’s Long. No One’s Hedged. Oil Starts Squeezing.

What started as a clean technical bounce has turned into a steady squeeze, with spot oil pushing higher while volatility still lags. At the same time, cracks are starting to show elsewhere: equities a...

2026-04-30

CoinTelegraph 7/10 ?

US, UAE and China joint effort dismantles 9 crypto scam centers

In another police action, European police arrested ten people and took down three scam centers, estimated to have stolen over $58 million from victims around the world.

2026-04-30

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China Loses Monopoly Over The Rarest Of Rare Earths

With less than three weeks to go the Trump-Xi summit in China, the scramble for leverage and superiority - whether in terms of the Iran war or the just as important supply chain of rare earths - is on...

2026-04-30

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Governor Powell

By Philip Marey, senior US strategist at Rabobank Summary Introduction As widely expected, the FOMC decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50-3.75% this month. Gove...

2026-04-30

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FOR 50 YEARS THE CIA HID RESEARCH REGARDING DRUGS LIKE IVERMECTIN AND CANCER

According to The Daily Mail , a declassified CIA document is raising concerns that the agency purposely suppressed information that could have been a valuable tool in treating cancer: A newly surfaced...

2026-04-30

Investing.com 7/10 ?

Liontown Q3 FY2026 slides: self-funded milestone, 87% price surge

2026-04-30