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Cocoa prices have soared 44% over the last nine months to seven-year highs as the global cocoa bean deficit worsens for the second consecutive year. “The cocoa market has experienced a remarkable surge in prices … This season marks the second consecutive deficit, with cocoa ending stocks expected to dwindle to unusually low levels,” S&P …
by Chris Black Former NATO chief is calling for NATO boots on the ground in the Ukraine. This is basically normalizing war with Russia for gay rights in the Donbass. FYI Russia is world’s 1st nuclear power. More and more, we are hearing think tanks and other powerful people talk about sending NATO in, because …
by bitkogan Deep analysis and sound reasoning are essential for making market predictions, but they don’t guarantee accuracy. This reality became all the more evident when J.P. Morgan’s forecast about the S&P 500 index testing the lows of the first half of 2022 didn’t come to fruition. Similarly, Bank of America analysts, despite their thorough understanding of market …
George Santos’ lawyers argue identities of 3 people who secured his $500K bail should remain sealed His defense argues the three people who helped provide Santos’ bond “are likely to suffer great distress, may lose their jobs, and God forbid, may suffer physical injury.” “Rep. Santos is charged with defrauding members of the public while …
Migrants demonstrated outside their new hotel accommodation in central London, demanding better Wi-Fi, more financial assistance, and private rooms. Migrants stage pavement protest outside London hotel, demand private rooms and better Wi-Fi Better Wi-Fi, more financial assistance, and private rooms were just some of the demands made by migrants who demonstrated outside the doors of …
CNN’s Kirsten Powers Hilariously Leveled When She Talks About Censoring Republicans. As RedState’s Becca Lower reported, YouTube — after taking down tens of thousands of videos that it termed “misinformation” regarding the results of the 2020 election — is now doing an about-face. The Google-owned service, in an unsigned blog post Friday, tried to explain it this …
Consenting adults should do whatever makes them happy, provided it does not harm others, but a child is not capable of consent, which is why we have laws protecting minors. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 2, 2023