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About eight months ago, we penned a note titled "Forget Musk's Tunnels, Early Tesla Investor Seeds First-Ever eVTOL Car." And come to find out, the flying car…
China’s rise as a global economic superpower has brought with it an ability for the nation to utilize its economic dominance for geopolitical purposes. As Visual…
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will be the next top Biden admin official to try and calm spiraling relations with China, as the Treasury Department confirmed…
Tesla reported its Q2 production and deliveries on Sunday, posting numbers that exceeded analyst estimates, despite doubts about demand throughout the quarter. At the end…
Global markets have kicked off the new quarter with solid gains from Asia to Europe (as previewed last week in "The Technical Overhang Is Done,…
One year ago, conventional wisdom was that Western nations would throttle Russian oil exports to starve Putin's war machine, depriving the Kremlin of much needed…
Container lines are facing a triple whammy: Freight rates are weak — below breakeven in some trades — and show no signs of rising. New…
A section of Europe's most important inland waterway for transporting fuel and other industrial goods has fallen to levels not seen in three decades for…
There has been a steady migration of gold from West to East over the last three decades. When the World Gold Council published its first…
We have all seen news headlines for lithium, cobalt, nickel, and other rare-earth metals needed for electric vehicle batteries and the entire electricity infrastructure. The…
The IEA has allowed itself to be used as a tool for climate policy extremism... Two years ago, efforts by climate activists and Environmental, Social,…
It's extremely hot in Texas this afternoon. As of 1630 local time Monday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state's grid manager, reported electricity…
Losses in Chinese assets are mounting again as Beijing’s modest stimulus disheartens investors. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed Chinese firms slumped…
Warnings from the chemical sector on the outlook for earnings are piling up — just as worrying signs about global demand and economic growth begin…
At a time when global recession concerns have depressed global oil prices to pre-Ukraine war levels, prices of Middle Eastern oil have skyrocketed on soaring…
Buying physical precious metals is a time-proven method of securing generational wealth while reckless central bankers debase currencies and ignite the worst inflation storm in…
Millions of Americans who took out loans to purchase overpriced used vehicles during the pandemic are at risk of going underwater. Financing costs are soaring, and…
EDX Markets, a newcomer to the cryptocurrency exchange landscape, has made a notable entry with backing from some of Wall Street's biggest institutions including Citadel…
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and QatarEnergy are expected to sign a 27-year agreement, which will allow China to purchase 4 million metric tons of liquefied…
The investor pushback against "woke capitalism" has led to the proliferation of funds that market themselves as opposed to environmental, social, or governance (ESG). A…