Daily Standup Top Stories US stuns European allies, opens Ukraine peace talks with Russia February 12, 2025 Mariel Alumit BRUSSELS – Donald Trump said on Wednesday he and Vladmir Putin had agreed to open talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine “immediately”, after his defence secretary said it was “unrealistic” that Ukraine’s pre-2014 […] Saudi Arabia’s […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How has green energy policies impacted the environment, society, and our financial systems? DOGE found that the Inflation Reduction Act was funding change. February 11, 2025 Clark Savage But what change you ask, well let’s start with the Inflation Reduction Act and what the huge “Porkulus Bill” as Dan Bongino has called […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Iran Says Trump’s Maximum Pressure Will Fail to Drive Its Oil Exports to Zero February 10, 2025 Mariel Alumit The new U.S. Administration’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran will fail – again – and will not achieve its goal to drive the Islamic Republic’s oil exports to zero, Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories $300 Billion in Global Nuclear Energy Investment – is this in trouble because of DeepSeek February 8, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This is a fundamental question. Will DeepSeek lead to the cancellation of some nuclear power generation projects? What is the impact on the uranium market and the nuclear supply […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Musk gains ‘full access’ to US Treasury system February 2, 2025 Mariel Alumit Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been granted full access to the US Treasury Department’s payment system, according to reports from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Historically, access to […] Russian gas exports […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Germany must act immediately to stop deindustrialisation, union urges February 5, 2025 Mariel Alumit Urgent action is required if Germany, Europe’s former industrial powerhouse, is to overcome its economic turmoil and prevent the deindustrialisation that has already seen thousands of job cuts, the deputy chief of the country’s […] Making sense of […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China to impose tariff on US LNG February 4, 2025 Mariel Alumit China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Tuesday that the US government announced on February 1 the imposition of a 10 percent tariff on all Chinese goods exported to the US, citing fentanyl […] Trump demands rare-earth metals from […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Tariffs on Oil Are a Major Problem for U.S. Refiners February 3, 2025 Mariel Alumit US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports will add to the financial burden of US refiners struggling with declining profit margins. Canada may divert oil exports to Asia due to the tariffs, while Mexico could […] USAID tried […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Musk gains ‘full access’ to US Treasury system February 2, 2025 Mariel Alumit Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been granted full access to the US Treasury Department’s payment system, according to reports from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Historically, access to […] China to sue US […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump Reignites Coal Industry at Davos – Make Coal Great Again MCGA January 26, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: While President Trump’s remarks are around coal, he says, “Nothing can destroy coal. Not the weather, not a bomb. It’s a great backup.” The topic around the President’s policies and comments […]
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