I does not seem that the "deal around the corner" is limited to Trump anymore. Everyone in the media wants to ride the gravy train, including Oilprice propaganda site1,5.
The are making a huge deal out of the deal of China striking a 6-billion-dollar deal with the US to buy LNG (liquid natural gas).
Let us put that number in perspective.
We as of Sept 18th, 2026 the national debt is over 40 trillion.2 6 billion is 0.00015 of that.
Today the US stock market is at 77+ trillion dollars.3 6 billion is 0.000078 of that.
In fact, the estimate of the first 6 days, speaking of 6, of Iran war cost was $11.3 billion dollars.4
So, whom the hell are we kidding? They can write a check tonight, and it will not move the needle.
1 -
Washington Needs This LNG Deal More Than Beijing Does
2 - Debt Dashboard
3 - US - Market Capitalization (Wilshire 5000)
4 -
Iran War Cost Estimate Update: $11.3 Billion at Day 6, \$16.5 Billion at Day 12
5 - The reason why I called them propaganda is simple. A lot of these "no name" website get promoted by those who want to have what
looks like "credible independent media". In return, once an outlet has a brand recognition, it can be used to promote "new ideas".
Here is concrete example:
Yes, it is one example but you can dig more on your own, I just gave you a start to why I gave them, and other similar media, that name.