Geopolitics

In late April 2025, a sweeping Iberian Blackout struck Spain and Portugal, paralyzing major cities, freezing trains, halting ATMs, and silencing traffic lights across the Iberian Peninsula. While...

What’s the India-Pakistan Conflict? The war began after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, killed 26, with India pointing fingers at Pakistan for supporting...

What’s the Fed Meeting 2025 About? The Federal Reserve’s FOMC gathers eight times a year to set the federal funds rate, which affects everything from your mortgage to...

What is Causing China's Rise to Power? China’s gunning to outshine the US, pumping billions into AI, green tech, and global projects like the Belt and Road. The...

What’s the Tea with US-China? Picture two superpowers throwing shade and cash at each other, that’s the US-China 2025 vibe. In 2025, it’s wild. Trump’s back and slapping...

What Are These Tech Stocks Up To? Tech stocks, led by the “Magnificent 7” (Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Alphabet), account for 29% of the S&P 500’s...

What’s the Recession Scare? A recession means two quarters of negative GDP growth, plus job losses and shrinking incomes. As of April 30, 2025, Trump’s tariffs, 145% on...

What Are China’s Industrial Profits? Industrial profits track earnings from China’s big players, manufacturing, mining, and utilities, with at least 20 million yuan ($2.7 million) in yearly revenue....

What Was Trump’s Promise? Trump ran on a big economic vision: a thriving America from Day 1. He promised to “make America affordable again” with 25% tariffs on...

Experts are sounding the alarm on a looming U.S. recession in 2025, with economic storm clouds gathering fast. What Is an Economic Recession? A recession is when the...