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The new tariffs are illegal, but for a different reason
As we have said several times before, we are not lawyers, we are economists, so this section title doesn’t mean that we actually know what the courts are going to conclude about these new tariffs, but we will make our argument on the basis of economic analysis. If the courts follow the economics of the argument, then the only way they can rule is against the tariffs. First, and this is important, we have to clarify that we think the administration is using these tariffs to buy time to figure out what to do next. The president has legal authorization to impose a tariff rate of up to 15% for 150 days. Since courts ... (full story)
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From medium.com|Feb 28, 2026This week, we examine the Real-World Asset (RWA) sector’s resilience, highlighted by a massive capital rotation into tokenized commodities. Amidst escalating U.S. tariff rhetoric ...
From cnbc.com|Feb 28, 2026|4 commentsMarket watchers are bracing for turbulence after the U.S. confirmed it has launched “major combat operations” in Iran, a move investors say could carry far greater market ...
From theblock.co|Feb 28, 2026Mark Karpelès, the former CEO of defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox, has published a proposal calling for a Bitcoin hard fork that would allow roughly 79,956 BTC, worth more than ...
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From @annmarie|Feb 28, 2026|6 commentsTrump to Axios: : “I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs].” NEW: Trump interview w @axios @BarakRavid While writing remarks announcing attack, he asked team for every Iranian-linked attack over past 25 years "I saw that every month they did something bad, blew something up or killed someone," POTUS told Barak
From @zerohedge|Feb 28, 2026|172 comments*SENIOR ISRAELI OFFICIAL TO REUTERS: KHAMENEI DEAD, BODY FOUND REPORTS CITING US OFFICIAL: US OFFICIAL CONFIRMS TO FOX THAT US BELIEVES KHAMENEI AND 5-10 TOP IRANIAN LEADERS KILLED IN INITIAL ISRAELI STRIKE ON COMPOUND
Israel has confirmed Iran’s supreme leader killed in strikes, Israeli sources say Israel has confirmed that Iran’s supreme leader was killed in strikes on Saturday, according to two Israeli sources familiar with the matter. One of the sources said Israel had obtained a photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s dead body. The second source said an official announcement is being prepared. Earlier in the evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are many signs that Khamenei is “no longer with us.” Meanwhile, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Iran’s president and Supreme Leader are “safe and sound.” But Khamenei has not been seen in public or in videos since the strikes began. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead after IDF strike hits Tehran compound, Israeli source confirms Iran’s militant and unyielding supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for more than three decades and oversaw an era of harsh internal repression and confrontation with the United States and Israel, has died following the Israeli strike in Tehran, as his compound was reduced to rubble, a senior Israeli official told Fox News Digital. "Khamenei was the contemporary Middle East’s longest-serving autocrat. He did not get to be that way by being a gambler. Khamenei was an ideologue, but one who ruthlessly pursued the preservation and protection of his ideology, often taking two steps forward and one step back," Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of FDD’s Iran program, told Fox News Digital. "Khamenei’s worldview was shaped by his militant anti-Americanism and antisemitism, which first manifested itself in his protests against the Shah of Iran," he added. Trump on reports of Ayatollah's death: 'We feel that is a correct story' video In a conversation with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, President Trump said he believed reports on the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in strikes against the country are "a correct story."
From morningstar.com|Feb 28, 2026|7 commentsExperts see high potential for a military strike President Donald Trump greets members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as he arrives to deliver his State of the Union address on ...
