US Energy Shock Hits Prices; Asia Faces Real Shortages
Remember, the energy shock in the US is primarily about price. Elsewhere in much of the world, quantity is also a real concern. Indeed, you only need to look at the ongoing policy and household/corporate adaptations in an increasing number of Asian economies to get a sense of the growing anxiety about physical shortages. #economy #energy #middleeastwar #markets #asia
Spot Oil Outpaces Futures as War‑end Expectations Rise
Lots of people say the disconnect between spot and futures prices in oil means markets are broken. No! Spot Brent at $140 (white) is above the June future (yellow) because markets think the war ends soon and tanker traffic comes...
Escalation Risks Dampen Risk‑Taking, US Jobs Keep Dollar Flat
Risk of Escalation Discourages Risk Taking while US Jobs Report May Extend the Dollar's Narrow Ranges: The shroud of the Middle East war overhangs the Good Friday holiday. The attack on an Iranian bridge yesterday threatens a response in kind...
China Gains Upper Hand in Iran Conflict
Today's pod: WHY CHINA IS WINNING THE IRAN WAR Energy crises tend to have strange ripple effects. The 1970s oil crises contributed to (among many other things): - stagflation, the demise of the New Deal order in America, & the ensuing...
Transatlantic Fares Jump $200 for 20‑day Bookings
Transatlantic flight tickets 20 days out already cost $200 more on average than they did a month ago, a Deutsche Bank AG analysis found.
Global Airfares Surge 24% to $465 This Week
Average global airfares jumped 24% to $465 on the week beginning March 9, compared with the same time last year, according to airfare tracker OAG.
CAB3 Passes with Public Support, Opposition Irrelevant
CAB3 is being IMPLEMENTED, it doesn’t need to be defended… The people spoke, Parliament is implementing it… Chivero is just like any other confused person opposing a good Bill, we won’t waste time on NOTHINGBURGERS… all ZANU PF people who...
Energy Crises Drive Public Transit Ridership and Funding
Past energy shortages triggered gas-saving policy changes and a surge of ridership — and funding — for public transit. What will this oil crisis bring? https://t.co/6bOThhOEem https://t.co/8J3UIeIA6J
Imaging Volumes Keep Rising, Revealing Unmet Clinical Demand
Interesting perspective. 👇 Real-world practice suggests the opposite: imaging volumes keep increasing, not decreasing. Although there is certainly a lot of unnecessary imaging performed, the fact that it is still carried out indicates that it fulfills a need beyond appropriateness use...
Nigerian Airline Resumes Monthly Caribbean 777 Flights, Silences Critic
Nigerian Airline Restarts Once-Monthly 777 Caribbean Flights — Threatens Critic For Calling It Unworkable - View from the Wing https://t.co/hKRhgvCDRD
F-15E Wreckage Photos Surface Amid Iran's Shoot‑down Claim
Photos Of F-15E Wreckage Emerge Amid Iranian Claims It Shot Down An American Fighter The photos of the wreckage come amid claims and denials of aircraft shootdowns over Iran. https://t.co/1u4HnjmcNJ
Every “Hassler” Adds ~9 Months to Your Biological Age
Negative relationships may accelerate biological aging. In a new study, each additional “hassler” - someone who often causes problems or makes life difficult - was linked to ~1.5% faster aging and ~9 extra months of biological age. The catch: this showed up...
When Protocols Override Reality: Absurd Medical Billing Errors
You spend years training to make complex clinical decisions, only to spend your days trapped inside a system that refuses to apply basic common sense. We have optimized healthcare for metrics, throughput, and standardized protocols. The goal was to eliminate individual...
DC Lawyers Claim FCC Can Still Change 39% Cap
There are lawyers in DC making $1600 an hour who argue before the @FCC and the DC Circuit that this language was structured in a way to preserve the FCC’s ability to alter the 39% cap. The current FCC Chairman...
Iran Controls Hormuz Shipping, Still Allows Limited Passage
Despite the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz remains open...sort of. The Iranians have taken control, requiring ships to get clearance for safe passage. Full Newsletter: https://t.co/lLVFB8CxL5 https://t.co/WldUQaXc3Y
Trump Vows to Cripple Iran's Infrastructure, Warns Government
Trump threatens to destroy Iranian infrastructure, saying its government 'knows what has to be done': CNBC
Pakistan's Grassroots Solar Saves $120B, Fuels Independence
The Strait of Hormuz is a fossil fuel tinderbox, but Pakistan is busy winning the real war. 50GW of solar imported so far by the people - not the bureaucrats. That’s $120b in fuel costs SAVED over the panels' life Energy...
TSMC's Japan Plant Set to Produce Cutting-Edge 3nm Chips
Happy to be quoted in this article. TSMC Confirms Japan Plant Will Produce Cutting-Edge 3nm Chips | @meykaofficial https://t.co/Vv1WNTr2iz
Personalized Nutrition Boosts Esports Cognitive Performance and Wellbeing
Personalised nutrition for health and performance in esports athletes 🎮 This new review summarised data from 52 studies to establish the best nutrition, lifestyle and supplementation strategies to support… 🧠 Cognitive performance 🫀 Wellbeing …in esports athletes. Here are the key recommendations ⬇️
Debating Brainless Clones as Personal
Are you pro-bodyoid or anti-bodyoid? For the purpose of this poll, a bodyoid is: a newborn clone of you lacking a cortex, a.k.a. a brainless clone, gestated by a paid surrogate. It's organs are a perfect match (isogenic) to you...
Oil Analysts' Warnings Ignored Until Supply Shocks Hit
Oil experts are an interesting breed of people. They are sorta like gold bugs. For long periods they sit in a distant corner of the financial markets. We pass by their desks and they nod at us...
Medvedev Warns EU May Become Military Bloc, Block Ukraine
Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) is quite interesting on NATO here: he says that Trump will not leave NATO but that the splits within the alliance mean that the EU may become a military alliance. And if so, Russia will oppose EU...
Okeanis Eco Tankers: Geopolitical
Okeanis Eco Tankers ($OET) is now a geopolitical play. Strong fleet & finances, but its boom hinges on Red Sea disruptions extending voyages. A top-tier bet on volatile trade routes. shipping
Retail Diesel up Slightly While Wholesale Prices Decline
Despite the surge in oil prices on Thursday, retail diesel only went up $.06/gallon overnight to $5.48/gallon. This will cost truckers $.01/mile more for fuel. Interestingly, the rack price (wholesale price for diesel) has actually dropped over the past ten...
Samsung Frame Pro and OLED TVs: 2026 Updates
Samsung Frame Pro and OLED TV News: What You Need To Know in 2026 https://t.co/Dcz7ua5iBT https://t.co/bQ8A4fNaWY
Iran's Confidence: Why It Thinks It Holds Advantage
Opinion | Why Iran Believes It Has the Upper Hand - The New York Times
Russia Conducts Yars ICBM Drills in Remote Siberia
Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system unit drives during drills by strategic missile forces in an unknown location in Siberia, Russia, in this image taken from handout footage released April 2, 2026. Russian Defence Ministry/ https://t.co/i3aI9klvlM
Gasoline Stays Cheap While Oil Shock Fuels Politics
In any oil shock, the most politically charged part of the barrel is gasoline. Ironically in this crisis, gasoline is the least affected. (That doesn’t reduce the economic impact of sky high oil prices via diesel, jet fuel and fuel oil....
ANT Scales 300% Revenue, Expands Across Asia
ANT`s performance Hong Kong HQ (since April 2025) → 300+ partners + 10K+ biz customers → 300% revenue growth. Regional momentum: Malaysia (Kenanga Investment Bank wealth Super App, TNG Digital 16M verified users), Indonesia, Philippines, driving growth. ZOLOZ eKYC deployed...
Black‑Box Warnings Can Slash Drug Revenues—Investors Beware
Approved drugs can have a "black box" (aka boxed) warning, the highest safety-related warning that FDA can put on an approved drug Usually applied to multiple drugs in the same class it can hamper revenue potential if alternatives exist Investors should be...
Scored 8 in Globle with a 10.2 Average Guess Count
🌎 Apr 3, 2026 🌍 🔥 5 | Avg. Guesses: 10.2 🟧🟥🟥🟧🟨🟧🟥🟩 = 8 https://t.co/2fxbqb5gWc Enjoying this game #globle
Middle East War Will Raise Your Milk Price
The milk in your fridge this week may cost more next month. Not because of the dairy farm. Because of a war in the Middle East that nobody told you would reach this far.
Drone Glides Effortlessly in Any Direction
This #Drone Can Glide Effortlessly in Any Direction via @ZappyZappy7 #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/nkynhdMQlW
US Asia Imports Drop in February Amid AI Surge
US imports from Asia fell in February despite rising AI buildout demand https://t.co/Hg52XqzW8J via @NikkeiAsia
Payments Innovation Accelerates: Two Decades of Digital Insight
Innovation in payments is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. In this re-release of our episode with Rich Clow from @BankofAmerica, he shares insights from more than two decades at the forefront of digital payments transformation. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/nTriooD0iX
Ed Miliband Greenlights First North Sea Gasfield in Decade
👀👀 Ed Miliband to approve first major North Sea gasfield project in decade - The Times and The Sunday Times https://t.co/mlTg7cGitF
Simplicity Wins: Minimalist Robots Redefine Warehouse Automation
Less = more? A new “no-maneuvering” class of autonomous robots is redefining pallet transportation. That idea is starting to show up in real operations. What stands out to me is the design philosophy. No complex turning. No wasted space. Just precise, omnidirectional movement. A compact system...
Automation Fuels Surge in Critical Thinking Demand
Everyone is automating thinking. Demand for critical thinking just spiked 200%. Expert consultations up nearly 10x. The gear got better. The crowd got more demanding. Automate the retrieval. Protect the reasoning. https://t.co/Fzq1sOae3T
Global Oil Surge Drives Pakistan's Rising Petrol Prices
Not sure why people are criticizing the government so much over the petrol price, but the truth is that petrol prices haven’t just increased in Pakistan—they’ve risen globally. Prices in the international market have gone from around $65 to $120,...
Iran Launches Drone Strikes Across Gulf, Halting Oil and Gas
Iran targeted more sites in Arab Gulf states overnight and into Friday ⚠️ 🇰🇼 A drone attack caused a fire at Kuwait’s Mina Al Ahmadi oil refinery 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi suspended operations at its Habshan gas facilities 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia said it...
Only a Few Creators Profit; Many Stay Marginal
This is brilliant on-the-ground reporting on “timepass” economy by @_sabahgurmat. Very few content creators will graduate to making big money, I suspect. For every Stringer Bell, there will be a thousand Wallaces. 👇
Starship and V3 Test Flights Expected Within Six Weeks
Next flight of Starship and first flight of V3 ship & booster is 4 to 6 weeks away https://t.co/tg4OQQ7pyI
AI Legal Battles, Hidden Risks, and 500k Weekly Rides
I've just released my weekly wrap-up. 1️⃣ An insurer sues ChatGPT over claim management support 2️⃣ Shadow AI threatens corporates 3️⃣ Over 500,000 self-driving rides per week ! 👉 https://t.co/2hL1HBtQHT — fgtrends
Sailing Itself Caused Massive WW2 Atlantic Shipping Losses
In other news the root cause of the sinking of hundreds of thousands of tons of merchant shipping in the Atlantic in WW2 was the decision to sail.
Trump's 25% Metal Tariff Reshapes Supply
Trump’s new metal tariff policy applies a 25pc flat rate on many derivative imports and reshapes downstream costs. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/trump-metal-tariff-policy-reshapes.html
Germany Expands BND Authority, Edging Toward Police State
The Economist reports that Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is set to gain new sweeping powers from the German Cabinet. GERMANY = THE POLICE STATE IS BEING ELEVATED INTO THE IDEAL POLITY. https://t.co/guv72FTRYD
Copper Turns Macro Hedge, Volatility Outpaces Fundamentals
Copper is increasingly trading like a macro hedge, raising volatility far beyond what near-term fundamentals imply. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/copper-as-macro-hedge-is-rewriting.html
Government Sets Fuel Price Ceiling, Retailers Free to Undercut
The govt sets price ceilings here…. It’s not the govt’s fuel, it’s owned by private companies… if you think you can sell at a lower price, no one will stop you… The price set by govt is the MAXIMUM that...
Compact, High-Capacity Stand-Up Aid for Tight Spaces
Molift Raiser Pro: High-Capacity Stand-Up Assistance in Tight Spaces by @gigadgets_ #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #TechForGood https://t.co/1KHpsFf39p
OpenAI Buys Talk Show to Steer AI Narrative
OpenAI is moving beyond technology into storytelling. By acquiring a tech talk show, the company is positioning itself to shape how AI is explained, discussed and understood by the public. In the AI era, influence is not just built through products, but...