23+ hour, 2+ min ago   (322+ words) German insurance and asset management giant Allianz posted a record second-quarter operating profit of €4.9 billion on August 7, 2026, marking a 10.6 percent increase compared to the same period last year, as strong performance across its insurance and investment divisions offset softer conditions…...

20+ hour, 58+ min ago   (465+ words) eciks.org Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District on August 6, winning 53.2% of the vote to Ogles’ 46.8% in a rare rejection of a Trump-endorsed candidate in 2026. Ogles, a two-term…...

21+ hour, 1+ min ago   (505+ words) eciks.org Jerri Green won Tennessee’s Democratic primary for governor on August 6, 2026, defeating four other candidates to secure her party’s nomination for the state’s top office. Green, a Memphis City Councilwoman and Chief Public Defender, will face Republican U.S....

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (468+ words) Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s classified access over unauthorized disclosure eciks.org The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s access to classified information on Friday, citing an unauthorized disclosure of classified details about Air Force One’s capabilities to a…...

20+ hour, 46+ min ago   (513+ words) Hunter Biden tells BBC his pardon was ‘not good’ for America or his father’s legacy eciks.org Hunter Biden acknowledged in a BBC interview that his father’s presidential pardon was “not good” for America or his father’s legacy, even as…...

20+ hour, 49+ min ago   (596+ words) Biden’s ghostwriter recordings released after legal battle with Trump DOJ eciks.org Former President Joe Biden has ended his legal battle to block the release of recordings from his interviews with memoir ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer, allowing the Trump Justice Department…...

18+ hour, 25+ min ago   (616+ words) Chris Martin is a US economics and current affairs journalist covering the intersection of policy, markets, and everyday financial life. With a background in financial reporting and a sharp eye for the stories behind the numbers, Chris brings clarity to…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago   (437+ words) eciks.org Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commander of the Army’s V Corps, was removed from command in recent days, according to the Army, ending his tenure nearly two months before it was scheduled to conclude. Costanza had led the forward-deployed…...

20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (398+ words) eciks.org Tennessee’s primary elections on August 6 delivered a historic result: Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Jerri Green both won their gubernatorial nominations, guaranteeing the state will elect its first female governor in November. The matchup represents the…...

21+ hour, 1+ min ago   (668+ words) Chris Martin is a US economics and current affairs journalist covering the intersection of policy, markets, and everyday financial life. With a background in financial reporting and a sharp eye for the stories behind the numbers, Chris brings clarity to…...