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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, March 20, 2026 01:00:51 PM
The International Energy Agency is demanding measures to cut fuel use as Iran war energy prices spike, with Executive Director Fatih Birol warning governments must act.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, March 20, 2026 08:19:55 AM
Goldman Sachs expects mergers and acquisitions activity to be on the upswing this year despite the disruption caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, CEO David Solomon.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Friday, March 20, 2026 07:28:16 AM
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming decision on whether to keep his seat on the U.S. central bank's Board of Governors after his leadership term ends is now a.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, March 19, 2026 03:14:56 PM
President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. But instead, an investigation by one of his own officials could end.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Thursday, March 19, 2026 12:36:59 PM
After reading dozens of articles published by so called experts from New York or abroad, not a single analyst or journalist has referenced that the disruption in Hormuz.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, March 20, 2026 02:22:50 PM
A Middle East crisis that has convulsed markets should remain the focal point for Wall Street in the near term, as investors stay glued to developments in Iran and the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, March 20, 2026 10:14:34 AM
CBS News has begun a new round of layoffs, with top leadership citing sweeping changes in the media landscape and a need to reposition the organization for the future,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, March 20, 2026 07:52:36 AM
In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone — overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos — was scrapped in.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, March 19, 2026 11:09:44 AM
Netflix is moving to turn its biggest film hit into a global live-events franchise, betting on the explosive growth of K-pop to unlock a major new revenue stream,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, March 19, 2026 08:45:14 AM
Uber says it will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian Automotive to help launch up to 50,000 robotaxis...[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, March 20, 2026 06:01:14 PM
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a "priority target" by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 05:44:54 PM
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States is "getting very close" to achieving its military objectives against Iran, writing in a lengthy Truth Social post.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 05:39:01 PM
The United Kingdom has given the U.S. authorization to use its military bases to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 05:00:12 PM
War is rippling through their ancestral land and being waged with the country where they live. This week, Iranian Americans already trying to navigate a pushpull of.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 04:50:53 PM
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a "priority target" by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Friday, March 20, 2026 01:43:01 PM
Prices for chocolate eggs and bunnies will remain high this Easter in the United States despite the fact that prices for the main raw material used to make them — cocoa.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, March 19, 2026 10:59:48 AM
The Danish drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk is losing the patent for its popular weight loss drug semaglutide, sold as Wegovy for obesity and Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes......[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, March 19, 2026 08:47:28 AM
Global oil markets were jolted this week as crude prices surged past $114 per barrel in London trading after Israel bombed a key Iranian gas field and Iran struck.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, March 17, 2026 02:26:27 PM
Researchers at Rockefeller University are reporting encouraging results from an early clinical trial of a redesigned cancer immunotherapy that is injected directly into.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, March 17, 2026 09:19:22 AM
U.S. airlines Tuesday reported stronger‑than‑expected travel demand heading into the spring, supporting higher fares and revenue growth, even as a surge in jet fuel.....[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 06:26:12 PM
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday he is worried disruptions at major airports will increase as a partial government shutdown continues with no end in.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 06:25:42 PM
A jury has concluded that Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors when he disparaged the company in 2022 in an effort to buy the social media platform for a lower price.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 05:17:09 PM
A coalition of eight state attorneys general on Friday filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to temporarily halt the newly approved merger between Nexstar.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 05:02:30 PM
Eight states asked a U.S. judge on Friday to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the $3.5 billion merger of Nexstar Media Group and Tegna.On Thursday, the local.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Friday, March 20, 2026 05:00:35 PM
A coalition that includes Newsmax, DirecTV, the Communications Workers of America and several state cable and broadband associations asked the FCC on Friday to.....[Full Story]
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