Posts by Amelia Frost
62-Year-Old With $3.5M Is Too Scared to Retire — Here’s Why and What Dave Ramsey Says
Rising living costs, prolonged inflation, job uncertainty, and financial mistakes in early working years are making it challenging for Americans to retire. Even those who have saved diligently for decades are fearful of hanging up their boots. Many of them think that their savings will not last through retirement. A 62-year-old called the Dave Ramsey…
Read MoreHILL: Here’s how Smith government can help end boom-and-bust cycle in Alberta
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion Columnists Published Feb 18, 2026 • Last updated 33 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Premier Danielle Smith and Finance Minister Nate Horner huddle up in this photo from February 2024. Photo by David…
Read MoreIKEA Plans Major U.S. Growth Push With New Stores in Texas, Arizona and More
Furniture giant IKEA is preparing a major growth push in the United States, announcing plans to open 10 new locations across the country in 2026. The move, revealed in the company’s 2025 Annual Summary released Feb. 17, adds four newly confirmed sites to six openings that had already been shared last year. According to USA…
Read MoreDavid Sanges Lusinde: Why the DRC’s $650 Billion Oil Frontier Needs Industry Leadership
The Democratic Republic of Congo sits atop an estimated five billion barrels of untapped oil reserves and nearly 60 billion cubic meters of methane gas. With global powers racing to secure critical energy resources, the question of who will lead the country’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons has become a matter of international significance. The DRC represents…
Read MoreHow ETFs and Institutional Capital Reshaped Crypto Liquidity in 2025
Investors relied for years on a specific crypto market rhythm: profits cycled from Bitcoin to Ethereum and then cascaded down to smaller tokens. That profit rotation has become less consistent than in prior cycles. Wintermute’s 2025 Digital Asset OTC Markets Report indicates the liquidity pipeline fractured rather than trickled down last year. The report identifies…
Read MoreThe $8.8 Trillion Problem AI Can’t Solve: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
Corporate AI spending topped $252 billion in 2024. Yet 95% of generative AI pilots deliver no measurable return on investment. The technology works. The people don’t. What’s missing? It’s emotional intelligence, and its decline is costing the economy $8.8 trillion annually in lost employee engagement alone. This isn’t a training gap or a change management…
Read MoreGOP Rep. Warns Cuban Regime Not To ‘Continue Defying’ Trump: ‘Will Annihilate You In a Matter Of Seconds’
Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez warned the Cuban regime not to “continue defying” the Trump administration because it “won’t last long” if they get on its “bad side.” “The Cuban regime must have realized that Trump is quite patient and generous when you’re on his good side. Now, if you continue defying President Trump and Secretary…
Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene Slams Trump Admin Over Dwindling Odds Of Keeping Control Of Congress: ‘I Warned Them’
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed the Trump administration over a social media publication showing Republicans’ dwindling chances of keeping control of Congress after this year’s midterms. The post in question shows figures from Polymarket, which claim that Democrats‘ chances of flipping the Lower House stand at 83%, while odds of them retaking the Senate…
Read MoreJasmine Crockett Posts Poll Showing She Would Beat Texas AG Ken Paxton In Senate Race
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett posted an internal poll showing she would beat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in an eventual election for the U.S. Senate in this year’s midterms. The survey in question was conducted by Hart Research among likely voters last week, according to Political Polls. It shows Crockett getting…
Read MoreU.S. Oil Strategist Reportedly Detained in Venezuela Amid Sensitive Oil Negotiations With Global Energy Firms
Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez Venezuelan authorities have detained Evanan Romero, an 86-year-old oil consultant who is a U.S. citizen, a move that comes as Washington seeks to encourage foreign energy investment in Venezuela and as international companies weigh potential reentry into the country’s oil sector. The consultant was arrested in the city of Maracaibo,…
Read MoreU.S.-Indicted Official With Active Bounty for Money-Laundering Named to Senior Government Job in Venezuela
Luis Alfredo Motta Domínguez / Delcy Rodríguez Venezuela‘s government has appointed former military officer and ex–electricity minister Luis Alfredo Motta Domínguez to a senior oversight post, despite an active U.S. indictment and a standing reward offer for his arrest tied to money-laundering charges. State-linked media reported that Motta Domínguez was named vice minister for government…
Read MoreTrump Rejects Idea of Maduro-Style Raid to Oust Cuban Regime: ‘I Don’t Think It’s Necessary’
President Donald Trump said the United States is not planning a military operation in Cuba similar to the one that led to Nicolás Maduro‘s capture in Venezuela, telling reporters that such action is unnecessary while confirming that talks with Havana are underway. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump described Cuba as “a nation failed” and…
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