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LIGNET (The Langley Intelligence Group Network) is a Washington, D.C.-based intelligence and forecasting service with exclusive privileges now made available to the general public through paid membership access. LIGNET's mission is to help subscribers and clients understand and manage geopolitical risk in matters pertaining to their personal lives, wealth and business affairs. Drawing upon unparalleled expertise from a network of former high-ranking intelligence officials from the CIA, NSA, State Department and other federal security agencies, and complemented by a team of experts in geopolitics from across the globe, LIGNET produces world-class daily intelligence reports and assessments each day. Like the President's Daily Brief, LIGNET provides subscribers and clients a decisive competitive advantage in managing risk from an ever-changing global environment.
 
 

Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:05:07 PM
President Donald Trump's inner circle sees big business potential in Moscow, but seasoned U.S. investors say doing business in Vladimir Putin's Russia is still dangerous...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, December 26, 2025 01:18:07 PM
Gary Vetter was 10 years old when he started feeding cattle at his family's farm.Fifty-five years later, after surviving bouts of extreme weather, changing consumer.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, December 26, 2025 11:29:43 AM
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Newsmax on Friday that she is "very proud" of the tax package passed with President Donald Trump earlier this year, calling it the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, December 26, 2025 09:35:20 AM
It's been a rollercoaster of a year for U.S. trade policy.President Donald Trump launched a barrage of new tariffs in 2025, plunging the U.S. into trade wars with nearly.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, December 26, 2025 07:45:34 AM
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:02:33 PM
U.S. investors may soon have access to a greater array of products tied to asset classes like private credit and crypto as the Trump administration and SEC push to open.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, December 26, 2025 01:48:51 PM
Investors are looking for the U.S. stock market to end 2025 on a high note next week, with equities at record peaks and nearing further bullish milestones to close out.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, December 26, 2025 09:54:20 AM
Target is facing pressure from hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management, which has made a significant investment in the retailer, The Financial Times reported.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, December 26, 2025 06:54:05 AM
Silver smashed through the $75 mark for the first time Friday, with gold and platinum also rising to all-time highs, as bets on U.S. rate cuts and geopolitical jitters.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, December 26, 2025 06:39:42 AM
China's ⁠foreign ministry announced sanctions Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 U.S. defense firms, including Boeing's St. Louis branch, over arms sales to Taiwan...[Full Story]
Opinion
Frank Gaffney - Thursday, May 09, 2024 04:23:50 PM
The Biden administration is stealthily preparing to surrender our sovereign, constitutional republic and the freedoms it guarantees to the World Health Organization's.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Friday, April 09, 2021 02:44:12 PM
"Managed decline" is a euphemism for the proposition that the United States is a terminally waning power and must accommodate itself to the inevitable rise of Communist.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, April 06, 2021 04:13:28 PM
What the Fight Over Georgia’s Election Law is Really About..[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Wednesday, March 03, 2021 10:08:37 AM
Especially alarming is the relentless inflaming of racial tensions with the reinstitution of virulent "critical race theory" curricula, systematic vilification of white.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:56 AM
The former President laid out his vision for restoring an America in which elections are once again free and fair, our borders secure, our economy vibrant, our enemies.....[Full Story]
Global Talk
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 03:11:08 PM
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker said Friday on Newsmax that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of agreeing to a genuine peace deal with Ukraine...[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:52:44 PM
President Donald Trump said on Friday that a U.S. military strike targeting Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria ⁠was originally supposed to take place ​on Wednesday, but.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:49:06 PM
President Donald Trump, ahead of an expected weekend meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told Politico that the Ukrainian president "doesn't have anything ⁠until I approve.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:25:28 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hopes to reach an initial framework for ending the war with Russia when he meets with President Donald Trump on Sunday...[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:05:07 PM
President Donald Trump's inner circle sees big business potential in Moscow, but seasoned U.S. investors say doing business in Vladimir Putin's Russia is still dangerous...[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Friday, December 26, 2025 12:59:22 PM
Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing GLP-1 pills become.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, December 23, 2025 12:42:52 PM
The oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics — turn 80 in 2026...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Monday, December 22, 2025 01:20:20 PM
It's shoppers like Quinn Kelsey who keep department store executives up at night.The 38-year-old Denver resident gets makeup ideas from TikTok videos and other social.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 02:17:44 PM
American Airlines is betting big on luxury to regain altitude. From lie-flat seats and Bollinger champagne to Lavazza coffee and ultra-fast Wi-Fi, the carrier is rolling.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 01:21:26 PM
As someone who views corporate finance through a pragmatic lens, I've been closely watching the current surge in capital expenditures (capex) tied to artificial.....[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 03:27:10 PM
Artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly across the economy. Economists say it could affect Social Security by changing employment levels and payroll tax collections...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 03:01:48 PM
Major U.S. stock indexes oscillated around record peaks Friday in muted post-Christmas trading, while expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and safe haven.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:36:59 PM
The shopping rush leading up to Christmas is over and in its place, like every year, another has begun as millions of people hunt for post-holiday deals and get in line.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:25:21 PM
AARP members - and some nonmembers - could soon see money coming their way under a proposed $12.5 million settlement tied to allegations that the organization improperly.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, December 26, 2025 02:05:07 PM
President Donald Trump's inner circle sees big business potential in Moscow, but seasoned U.S. investors say doing business in Vladimir Putin's Russia is still dangerous...[Full Story]
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