Europe’s semiconductor stocks moved higher on Thursday, with ASML Holdings surging to a record high after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit and signaled plans to boost capital spending by nearly 40% this year. TSMC, a supplier to tech giants including Nvidia and Apple, raised its 2026 capex guidance […]

The 2026 Environmental Quality Index (EQI) highlights the United States as a leading energy producer while maintaining high environmental and human freedom standards. Far from harming the planet, America’s energy abundance delivers more global economic growth and genuine environmental progress than equivalent production from any other country. Key Findings: U.S. Production Outperforms Global Peers on […]

Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Presidential peace envoy Steve Witkoff, on Jan. 14, announced the start of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Displaced Palestinians walk through floodwaters following heavy rains in Gaza City on Dec. 15, 2025. Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images In an X […]

The killing of the left-wing activist (legal observer) by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has become the catalyst that Democratic Party-aligned dark-money-funded NGOs and militant far-left groups have been waiting for to spark street chaos, hoping to shift public sentiment toward defunding ICE. This is an informational war that Democrats are seeking to win, and […]

The Trump administration has pressed for reliable baseload power and the continued use of coal. In particular, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright used emergency authorities to stop the premature retirement of coal plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Washington to avoid power outages and grid reliability issues. In early December, Secretary Wright teased new rules […]