The Iran War is plodding along, and  President Donald Trumped is getting pissed about European and Asian countries not immediately joining the USA to take control of the Strait of Hormuz .  There are some winners in this conflict, like Russia ( their oil is now out of quarantine, and they are getting $30/barrel more today ), oil companies and others I'll get into, maybe tomorrow.  Ukraine, for example, is in demand because  they have found a way to "cheaply" intercept drones . Today I'll focus on what is happening right in front of you if you have a television set.  97% of American homes do, and this coverage is 79% worldwide.  Of course, more than 90% of adults in the USA also have a smartphone, and this percentage is getting close to 80% globally. I'll start with the Academy Awards, bestowed last night.  You can watch 8 of the 10 for free on a streaming channel, and the other two at a small cost ( compared to the price of a theater seat, plus the pop...

March 9 is the 68th day of this year,  and 297 days remain until the end of 2026. Going back through known history, what in the past happened on March 29? 1044:  The people of Constantinople rioted against emperor Constantine for preferring his mistress over the empress. 1766:  Scottish philosopher Adam Smith publishes  The Wealth of Nations . 1796:  Napoleon Bonaparte married his first wife, Josephine.   Annulled in 1810 for no children.   So he then married Marie-Louise of Austria, who gave birth to Napoleon II in 1811. She was the first child of Maria Theresa ( photo to the right ), my selection as the  Most Extraordinary Female in History.    Never heard of her?   Read my posting . She had 16 children, and her youngest daughter, Marie Antoinette, became Queen of France and guillotined. While all that was happening, she became the first female empress over the Austria-Hungarian Empire at the age of 23.  She wa...