Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, U.S. economic growth prospects received a fresh boost this week as the Atlanta Federal Reserve nearly doubled its estimate for fourth-quarter output after a raft of strong data, while Fitch Ratings lifted its projections for full-year 2025 and 2026 growth after delayed government releases showed firmer economic […]

IN THIS ISSUE: A Meaningless Number Drives Climate Policy Critical Minerals Environmental Impact Gets COP 30 Mention Before Being Dropped Green Energy Threatens Europe’s Power Supply and Economy A recent study published in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons argues the trillions of dollars spent to fight climate change are being wasted in a […]

Via Rystad Energy, Middle Eastern national oil companies (NOCs) reinforced their role as a critical buffer in the global energy system through a consistent strategy of capacity expansion and cost reduction, planning to grow investment to about $110 billion in 2026. OPEC+ successfully transitioned from reactive production cuts to a sophisticated strategy of controlled optionality, leveraging […]

Did Gen-Z Just Get A Taste For Fancy Used-Watches The Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index, which tracks prices for the 50 most-traded watches by value on the secondary market, bottomed one year ago and has been rising ever since. Prices in the secondary market are up 2.1% over the last 24 months and nearly 9% over […]

Whether Europe would follow through is another matter. Coming out of the meetings on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the talks as a “huge step forward”—but, by Wednesday, he was less optimistic about Europe’s resolve. “I see the will, the political will, and that the partners are ready … to give us strong sanctions, […]