A big news day. Regarding the War with Iran, is this the 41st Groundhog Day this year, or the Real Deal ? President Donald Trump is a timing freak. The next few days could be spectacular. The USA is one of the hosts of the FIFA World Cup, he had a hand in bringing the games to North America in his first term, and we play today. Sunday is his birthday, and he has said that the Real Deal announcement will come that day, bringing an end to the Iran War. On his birthday he will host UFC Freedom 250. More about this below. At the end of those bouts, he will jet off to the G7 summit talks in the French Alps. Perhaps a signing of this Peace Deal on Monday in Geneva, which is close to the French Alps? The Initial Public Offering ( IPO ) of SpaceX topped a value of $2 trillion today, so Elon Musk has, indeed, become the first TRILLIONAIRE! Elon Musk now has a net worth of a about $1.1 trillion. This IPO raised twice as much as the previous record of Saudi Aramco in 2019. On th...
Groundhog Day supposedly happens only once a year. But for the 39th time in this 104th day of the Iran War, President Donald Trump again announced that a peace deal was soon to come. Why bring up Groundhog Day? Well, every time Trump so declares, stock indexes jump a couple of points, and oil prices drop a couple of dollars/barrel....then very shortly thereafter, both sides start attacking each other again. The 2026 FIFA World Cup celebrated opening ceremonies and kicked-off the first game today in Mexico City. At this point, Mexico leads South Africa 1-0, and they are in a hydration break. What? At the 22-minute mark of each half, play pauses for three minutes to drink water, or whatever, a safety measure against heat, for the final match will occur on July 19. The official sports drink of FIFA is Powerade. But chances are that teams have other custom-mixed electrolyte ( sodium, potassium and magnesium to replace salts lost through...