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The U.S. is setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola abroad instead of isolating them on arrival in the United States Kenya approved the arrangement but local courts have already suspended implementation The plan is …
Breakdown of the Cuts: $679 million total rescinded by the Transportation Department $435 million of that was earmarked for a floating wind farm in Northern California Another $47 million was slashed from a Maryland-based project The largest single cut: Humboldt …
CHINA DROPS A GIANT: WORLD’S BIGGEST WIND TURBINE China just planted the world’s largest offshore wind turbine – a 26-megawatt beast with a massive rotor. Once it’s plugged into the grid, this single unit will pump out 100 million kWh …
Iran is loading tankers and rushing oil out like it’s a race against time. Its main oil hub, Kharg Island, is packed to the brim with crude, even though exports jumped 44% in just 5 days. Satellite pics show tankers …
The numbers are staggering:— Microsoft: Paid extra $4.8 BILLION in taxes, fired 16,000+ workers— Meta: Cut 21,000 employees (25% of workforce) after "material" tax increases— Amazon: 27,000 layoffs concentrated in R&D teams— Google: 12,000 cuts despite record profits 2/4 — …
by MonetaryCommentary This particular offshore dollar liquidity gauge, calculated as the ratio of total liabilities of foreign-related institutions in the U.S. to U.S. deposits at foreign banks, remains mired in a secular upswing, suggesting that foreign banks are still boosting their …
JUST IN: 🇨🇳 China's local governments sell 15,000 Bitcoin worth $1.25 billion via offshore private entities: Reuters. pic.twitter.com/N7L5b8PxNi — Whale Insider (@WhaleInsider) April 16, 2025 🚨BREAKING: 🇨🇳China is selling seized crypto, despite its trading ban — Reuters reports. Local governments …
🚨 D.C. IN FULL MELTDOWN MODE! 🚨 Ever since D.O.G.E. (Department of Governmental Examination) started sniffing around government agencies, something HILARIOUS has happened: Google searches in Washington, D.C. have EXPLODED for:🔍 “Swiss bank account… but, like, discreet?”🔍… pic.twitter.com/nH4eLfDCyZ — Devil …
President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections during his final weeks in the White House. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-02/biden-to-block-more-offshore-oil-drilling-before-trump-arrives
We need to get Trump in office so he can unlock all the new map. h/t Electrical_Door7196
Aflurry of court cases filed by opponents of offshore wind projects may tie up green energy infrastructure for years in costly litigation—or leave them canceled altogether. There are currently 13 cases pending in federal courts targeting offshore wind projects, according …
Companies are increasingly turning to workers who are abroad to replace laid off U.S. employees. For example, Google recently cut hundreds of core workers and moved jobs to India and Mexico. To find out if companies are replacing laid off U.S.-based employees …
Facing rising costs and strategic realignments, Shell is preparing to lay off staff in its offshore wind division, particularly in Europe. CEO Wael Sawan, who has been steering the company away from renewables since taking over, emphasizes a focus on …
More trouble for China's yuan ahead. Already high drama w/onshore rate (CNY) right at the 2% daily limit day after day. Offshore continues to be substantially weaker. Given what the Chinese reported from their economic situation, can't blame CNY or …
🇺🇸USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Philippine Sea and USS Mason entered the Red Sea after transiting the Suez Canal yesterday. pic.twitter.com/PM93xhzmSI — Navy Lookout (@NavyLookout) November 5, 2023 The American aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower passes through the Suez Canal pic.twitter.com/Hu5DsK1JBz …
(Bloomberg) — Global funds further trimmed their Chinese stock holdings in September, extending a relentless selloff and lowering their average position in the country to the lowest level since 2020, Morgan Stanley said. Net monthly outflows from active long-only managers …
National Lobster Day is a good time to look at what Bidenomics is going to do to lobsters and the $400 million lobster industry. And it isn’t good. It isn’t good for electric users’ budgets either. Biden’s 30 GWs of …