December 4, 2023
Just because you heard it at the Wall Street Journal does not make it wrong. Your truly (and a few lonely commentators of broadly similar view) have criticized the snake oil sold by the Green New Deal type and other Green Transition hopium peddlers as at least as dangerous as doing nothing. They hyped the
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HONG KONG: Asian stocks mostly rose on Monday following small gains on Wall Street as investors grow increasingly optimistic that the Federal Reserve (Fed) has come to the end of its interest rate hiking cycle. After a string of reports pointing to slowing inflation and a cooling jobs market, traders are shifting back into riskier
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Artificial intelligence chip leader Nvidia will likely deliver yet another blockbuster revenue forecast on Tuesday. But the real focus will be on whether widening US curbs on sales of its high-end chips to China could hamper that run. The results will also be a major test for the AI-powered rally that has helped drive up
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Yves here. We’ve featured many posts and links on the raw materials demands of the hoped-for uptake of green energy, how some critical ones appear to be in inadequate supply, and how in most cases mining and refining them also has significant environmental costs. So we are now seeing the predictable result of an unplanned
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A sea wall was seen toppled across a coast road outside Oranmore in County Galway as Storm Debi moved across Ireland on November 13, bringing gusts of 115 km/h (70 mph) and knocking out power for tens of thousands. Footage by Hugh Sweeney shows the toppled wall. By Monday afternoon, around 70,000 homes and businesses
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The Twelve South TimePorter Wall Mount is an aftermarket accessory for Apple Watch users to incorporate into their setup as a way to display and organize supplemental accessories for the wearable. The linear shelf is designed to be mounted onto a wall or cupboard door where it will go to work providing 10-inches of space
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Most analysts predict the market for new weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro will be enormous, but estimates vary for its exact size depending on who you ask. On Monday, Citi raised its estimate for incretin drug sales to $71 billion by 2035, up from its prior estimate of $55 billion. That viewpoint seems
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NEW YORK CITY: Shares of German sandals maker Birkenstock fell almost 13 percent from their introductory price on Wednesday, on its first day trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, trading under the ticker “BIRK,” closed at $40.06, down 12.9 percent from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $46 which valued the
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When the Sycamore Gap Tree fell on September 28, hundreds of years of British history fell with it. In a single deliberate act, a landmark that has stood through two world wars, seven monarchs, and over 40 changes of Prime Minister was thoughtlessly destroyed. But it might not be lost forever, as scientists believe the
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong led the charge as most Asian markets posted gains on Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses ahead of key US jobs data due later in the day. Analysts say signs of a robust American economy, such as strong labor market data this week, are bad news for equities as it gives
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