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House Venport have “politely declined” an extensive House Ordos diplomatic trade and investment deal.The venture capital deal, worth up to over 100,000 solarii capital investment, was to target expanding existing production and research facilities to increase output and efficiency. Also offered was an additional exclusive trade scheme that would link the two Houses economies closer together. In an official Venport statement, the reason for the rebuttal was that the talks were "at too early a stage for such a deal", but that "discussion is still ongoing over potential future joint efforts".

By decree of His Royal Majesty, nobles from accross the Empire are descending on Kaitan to celebrate the continuation of Corrino rule. The event is expected to last for several days and include exotic entertainments and feasts of unheard of extravegance. Some, out of ear shot of the royal family of course, have questioned the timing of this event. They ask if this to celebrate the Corrino's long rule or perhaps to demonstrate it?

The Empire wide economic crises in CHOAM took on ever more ominous tones this week as auditors discovered underhanded dealings by one of our own directors. In an announcement to House Alman, later made public before the Landsraad, it was made known that CHOAM auditors had discovered that records had been falsified to try and frame the Almans for spice hoarding. They further revealed that the source of these falsified records was none other then House Poritrin.

It is once again time for the bi-annual Landsraad Plenary to review recent events and to set public policy for ongoing initiatives. House Eleusis, as speaker of the Landsraad, has called the event to order and set the iteniary for an ambitious, and hopefully productive, session. Unfortunately though, the rest of the Landsraad does not yet appear to be up to the challenge issued.

Already there has been serious confusion as some scheduled speakers have failed to appear. What the final outcome this will have on the proposed slate of work has yet to be seen.

In recent months the public clamor has been steadily increasing over the seeming inability, or unwillingness, for the CHOAM Board of Directors to actually manage the Empires markets. It comes as no surprise given growing number and variety of economic criseses which have rocked the greater and lesser Houses. What started as minor economic discomfort has now grown to possible recession and a feared collapse of our entire financial system.

Once again the Empire faces a shortage of important goods. On top of the recently noted shortage of slave labor due to the fall of Geidi Prime, we must now contend with an even more serious lack of munitions making it to market. While some might see this as a good thing, i.e. a lack of ability for the various houses to engage in wastefull wars, most of the greater and lesser Houses are quite alarmed by this turn of events.