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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 - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 12:08:29 PM
With the war in its sixth week and almost a fifth of the world’s oil supplies affected by Iran’s limits on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, consequences are.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 11:27:07 AM
The U.S. office market is entering a new phase of distress, with some properties selling at discounts exceeding 90% as landlords and lenders finally accept steep losses.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 10:27:31 AM
The war with Iran will last longer than President Trump had hoped, but an early withdrawal would pose grave risks for the global economy...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, April 06, 2026 12:51:03 PM
New York City's office market is, surprisingly, showing signs of strength - even as concerns grow that Mayor Zohran Mamdani's policies could accelerate a longer-term.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, April 06, 2026 11:26:40 AM
U.S. services sector growth slowed in March, while prices paid by businesses for inputs climbed to near a 3-1/2-year high, an early sign that the prolonged war with Iran.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 11:22:36 AM
SpaceX outlined details of its highly anticipated IPO at a meeting with its team of bankers Monday night, telling them it plans to earmark a large portion of shares for.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 07:26:52 AM
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square proposed a deal Tuesday to merge Universal Music Group with its investment fund under a plan to revive the world's biggest music label's.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Monday, April 06, 2026 03:12:30 PM
Oracle's mass layoffs on March 31 stunned the tech world, not just for their scale - 30,000 people were immediately terminated - but for how ruthlessly they were carried.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Monday, April 06, 2026 10:33:49 AM
The U.S. Treasury Department said Monday that Robinhood will serve as the brokerage platform for its new Trump Accounts program, while Bank of New York Mellon will act.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Monday, April 06, 2026 08:30:12 AM
Surging investor withdrawals from two major Blue Owl Capital funds are colliding with a major policy shift in Washington: the Trump administration's move to open the $10.....[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 - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 02:00:40 PM
Donald Trump Jr. lashed out at the European Union on Tuesday, saying its liberal policies were discouraging investment and predicted a "major fracture" between the.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 01:59:35 PM
The Pentagon abruptly canceled a scheduled Tuesday press briefing by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, a move that coincided with a.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 01:53:14 PM
Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes that those.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 12:58:46 PM
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad last week, was released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said Tuesday...[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 12:00:46 PM
I have often used the word industrialscale in my own writing to describe the scam compounds that dot the region. But the weight of that phrase truly sunk in at the.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, April 02, 2026 11:01:17 AM
Shares of U.S. alternative asset managers fell on Thursday after Blue Owl capped the amount investors can withdraw from two of its retail-focused funds, stoking fresh.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, April 01, 2026 01:15:59 PM
Turbulence linked to the war in Iran and swings in valuations have yet to deter corporate deal-making as transactions in the first quarter exceeded $1.2 trillion, LSEG.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, March 31, 2026 12:43:00 PM
Technology shares are struggling to act as safe havens in the turbulence wrought by the Iran conflict - and that could be a big problem for the broader U.S. stock market...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, March 25, 2026 09:29:52 AM
President Trump is assembling a high-profile group of technology and business leaders - including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Monday, March 23, 2026 11:10:38 AM
A new coalition of conservative organizations advocating stricter online safety protections for children and increased oversight of artificial intelligence launched.....[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 01:47:13 PM
The Trump administration's move to raise payments to Medicare Advantage insurers by 2.48% in 2027 could help shield seniors from higher premiums and benefit cuts after.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 01:28:59 PM
Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday it will limit passengers to one lithium portable charger on flights and ban them from being stowed in overhead bins to reduce risks of.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 01:27:20 PM
Fuel prices could keep rising for months even after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday, deviating from President.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 01:12:40 PM
Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in online scams that cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025, according to the FBI's latest Internet Crime Complaint.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Tuesday, April 07, 2026 12:08:29 PM
With the war in its sixth week and almost a fifth of the world’s oil supplies affected by Iran’s limits on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, consequences are.....[Full Story]
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