Author: Yardeni QuickTakes

In our March 4, 2026 QuickTakes, we wrote that the war between the US and Iran might last longer than widely expected. We suggested that any peace deal with Iran’s government would effectively be vetoed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps simply by their threatening to attack ships sailingRead More

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In our March 4, 2026 QuickTakes, we wrote that the war between the US and Iran might last longer than widely expected. We suggested that any peace deal with Iran’s government would effectively be vetoed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps simply by their threatening to attack ships sailingRead More

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A major, USC-led study of more than 214,000 older adults across 14 countries and regions finds that the most common controllable risk factors for dementia – such as low education, high blood pressure and smoking – vary widely from country to country, meaning a one-size-fits-all approach to prevention won’t work everywhere.Read More

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A major, USC-led study of more than 214,000 older adults across 14 countries and regions finds that the most common controllable risk factors for dementia – such as low education, high blood pressure and smoking – vary widely from country to country, meaning a one-size-fits-all approach to prevention won’t work everywhere.Read More

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The United States and Iran each are asserting they control the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East. The attacks that continued into Monday morning further threatened any diplomacy to end the war. The attacks underlines that the waterway that once saw a fifth of the world’s traded crude oil and natural gas pass through it remains the key issue in negotiations. Iran and the U.S. are nearly at the midway point of the 60-day period of an interim deal that was supposed to set up talks for a permanent end to the…

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The United States and Iran each are asserting they control the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East. The attacks that continued into Monday morning further threatened any diplomacy to end the war. The attacks underlines that the waterway that once saw a fifth of the world’s traded crude oil and natural gas pass through it remains the key issue in negotiations. Iran and the U.S. are nearly at the midway point of the 60-day period of an interim deal that was supposed to set up talks for a permanent end to the…

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