Daily Standup Top Stories BRICS Officially Announces Financial System Similar to SWIFT July 26, 2024 Stu Turley The BRICS alliance is looking to bypass the Western SWIFT system and replace it with its own financial mechanism. The creation of a new financial messaging system similar to SWIFT will allow BRICS to reshape […] Potential increase in gas […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV assembly plant, will retool to make gasoline pickups July 21, 2024 Stu Turley New plan comes after Ford postponed EV plant launch to 2027; those EVs will now be made elsewhere, while Oakville may get an electric pickup later in the decade Ford Motor […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China’s banking turmoil: 40 banks vanish as crisis deepens July 22, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Chinese banking sector is facing a severe crisis. In just one week, 40 banks disappeared, and the collapse of Jiangxi Bank has further deepened the sector’s problems. Experts warn that the situation could have […] Bad News From […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Global Tech Outage Wreaks Havoc July 20, 2024 Mariel Alumit The disruption underscores just how reliant much of the world is on key software providers. Digital Disruption International air travel, financial services, medical systems, and television broadcasts briefly ground to a halt on Friday after […] Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump shot in ear at campaign rally, world leaders react July 14, 2024 Mariel Alumit Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday (13 July) campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged […] Western […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Labour Wins Landslide Victory in U.K. Snap Elections July 6, 2024 Mariel Alumit Keir Starmer promises to focus on public service as Britain’s new prime minister. Labour Takes Control The United Kingdom’s Labour Party secured a landslide victory against the Conservatives in snap elections on Thursday, ending […] Has The Extreme […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories BP Shares Plummet on $2 Billion Impairment Warning July 9, 2024 Mariel Alumit Shares in BP fell by as much as four percent this morning after it warned it was expected to post an impairment of up to $2bn (1.6bn) and was operating under “significantly” lower refining margins. […] The Left’s $7 Trillion […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories South Dakota clashes with Minnesota on clean energy, coal plant closures July 8, 2024 Mariel Alumit SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A political border war between South Dakota and Minnesota on how to handle tax policies, abortion and the pandemic response could spill over into renewable energy and the future of coal […] ConocoPhillips […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Court blocks Biden admin’s ban on new LNG exports – Is this because of the Chevron Deferenence Supreme Court Decision? July 1, 2024 Stu Turley A federal judge issued a ruling Monday that blocks the Biden administration’s ban on new exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) following a challenge by a group of more […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China Surpasses Europe in Per Capita Energy Consumption June 30, 2024 Stu Turley China’s energy consumption per capita has surpassed that of Europe, driven by decades of economic growth and infrastructure development. China has made significant investments in renewable energy but remains the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse […] Status of US Dollar […]
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