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Understanding NATO's Article 5: A Commitment to Collective Defense
Article 5 provides that if a NATO Ally is the victim of an armed attack, each and every other member of the Alliance will consider this act of violence as an armed attack against all members and will take the actions it deems necessary to assist the Ally attacked.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week.

Stephen H Akin
Sep 263 min read


Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Another Record
US stocks edged higher as Wall Street kept up a record-setting streak on the back of Big Tech mega caps.
- Boeing Defense, Space & Security to leverage Palantir capabilities across programs for global military customers

Stephen H Akin
Sep 237 min read


Stephen Akin, 40 Years In Wall Street
Stephen Herbert Akin, Celebrating 40 years as a FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority registered investment professional. As a Registered Representative with
two major Wall Street firms. Almost 10 years (January 2026) As Founder and Investment Advisor Representative of Akin Investment.

Stephen H Akin
Sep 222 min read


Treasury–Beijing Talks Raise Questions for Investors
Tech and trade tensions between the U.S. and China are in focus as the week starts, with conflicting signals for investors to process.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China's top negotiator, Vice Premier He Lifeng, held a second day of talks in Madrid. President Trump said the discussions had gone very well, and hinted at a deal over TikTok, the Chinese-owned app for which a U.S. ban looms, echoing earlier comments by Bessent. He said he would speak with the Chinese l

Stephen H Akin
Sep 151 min read


September 2025
The 24th anniversary commemoration ceremony will take place on the Memorial plaza and focus on an in-person reading of the names by family members. Throughout the ceremony, we will observe six moments of silence, acknowledging when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell, and the times of the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93.
In Singapore: APPEC 2025,
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80)

Stephen H Akin
Sep 84 min read


Gold Continues Record Run
Gold hit a fresh all-time high as the prospect of US interest-rate cuts boosted the metal’s appeal and traders sought safety following a recent selloff in equity and bond markets.
Bullion climbed as much as 1.1% to top $3,573 an ounce

Stephen H Akin
Sep 33 min read
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