March 2022 archive

Canary Wharf Landlord To Build Giant Biolab In Former Financial Hub Canary Wharf Landlord To Build Giant Biolab In Former Financial Hub This seems like a strange place for a giant biolab. As East London’s famed Canary Wharf financial district struggles to rebound from the COVID pandemic that inspired the ‘work-from-home revolution’ (leaving many of …

Continue reading

BoE Gov Warns Of "Historic Shock" To Real Incomes As Stagflation Slams British Economy BoE Gov Warns Of “Historic Shock” To Real Incomes As Stagflation Slams British Economy As the Bank of England scrambles to try and tame inflation with aggressive rate hikes, Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey warned during a speech this week …

Continue reading

Unsafe Water Kills More People Than Disasters And Conflicts Unsafe Water Kills More People Than Disasters And Conflicts Fewer people around the world lack access to basic drinking water services than when the data was last published in 2015. Yet, as Statista’s Katharina Buchholz explains below, several countries, especially in Africa, still have a way …

Continue reading

Morgan Stanley Fears Soaring Lithium Prices Could Spark Demand Destruction For EVs Morgan Stanley Fears Soaring Lithium Prices Could Spark Demand Destruction For EVs Prices of lithium carbonate, a key ingredient in the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries, have jumped so significantly over the past year that EV manufacturers are beginning to raise vehicle costs. Morgan Stanley …

Continue reading

Nightmare Scenario: Operational Miscalculations Could Trigger Nuclear War Nightmare Scenario: Operational Miscalculations Could Trigger Nuclear War Submitted by geopolitical and national security analyst Nauman Sadiq, Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have tried to set up …

Continue reading

Brandon Smith: Trans Women Are Men And Pretending Otherwise Is Cultural Insanity Brandon Smith: Trans Women Are Men And Pretending Otherwise Is Cultural Insanity Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, Let’s get a few points out of the way before anything else is said: There is ZERO scientific evidence to support the notion of gender …

Continue reading

Visualizing The EU's Energy Dependency Visualizing The EU’s Energy Dependency In response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and EU have imposed heavy sanctions aimed at crippling the Russian economy. However, as Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu details below, these bold actions also come with some potentially messy complications: Russia is not only one of the …

Continue reading

Saudi Military Thwarts Houthi Attack On Oil Tankers In Red Sea Saudi Military Thwarts Houthi Attack On Oil Tankers In Red Sea Saudi Arabia and UAE media are reporting that Saudi forces thwarted an “imminent and hostile” attack that threatened oil tankers south of the Red Sea, in a coalition statement first reported in state-run …

Continue reading

US & NATO See Signs Belarus To "Soon" Join War In Ukraine US & NATO See Signs Belarus To “Soon” Join War In Ukraine Speculation over just how deeply involved Lukashenko’s Belarus is in Russia’s military operations in Ukraine has been a constant since the war kicked off just under a month ago. After Russia …

Continue reading

Where The Crypto Hype Is Taking Over Where The Crypto Hype Is Taking Over The hype around cryptocurrencies is spreading around the world, with blockchain-based currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum or Binance piquing the interest of more and more people – at least in some countries. As Statista’s Katharina Buchholz notes, according to the Statista Global Consumer Survey, India, …

Continue reading