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Making US Permian Basin Part of OPEC (Really)
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In a matter of days, ExxonMobil will complete its $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, which is one of the concerns that ha...
Should Frozen Russian Assets Fund Ukraine?
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The adversaries during more cordial times. Unbeknownst to many, one of the linchpins of the post-WWII global infrastructure is coming under ...
Young Worker Exodus from Low Pay Japan
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Outbound 'r' Us. China is famously in dire economic straits, but how's Japan really doing to solve its longstanding problems li...
“Adios to the Chinese Dream” (Xi’s Theme Song)
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With apologies to Rodney Crowell... Excuse me mister but what did you say? / My hard-earned money’s all gone away / Xi ain’t into capitalism...
Fleeing China II: Foreign Divestment Edition
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Bing prompt: "Draw a businessman leaving China". Hot on the heels of the previous post about how Chinese are showing at the Unite...
Chinese Migrants at US Border: PRC's Dire Straits
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The blog's first AI image c/o Bing: "Draw a Chinese person walking through a Panamanian jungle." A usually good indicator of...
Germans Brand Thee, USA, an ESG Disaster
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Just one flagrant American ESG violation among countless others. This news story from Bloomberg had me laffing so hard it hurt: Despite the...
A Problem of Unstressful US Bank Stress Tests
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Each day brings news of a distressed US bank about to take leave for the Great Central Bank In the Sky. Aren't US banks supposed to be ...
The Trials and Tribulations of Friendshoring
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At least Chinese state media's take on the topic is obvious. Puns on the term "offshoring"--moving one's production facil...
ARM Holdings IPO: Ditch UK, Flee to US
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SoftBank-ARM was a fine idea at the time; now it's a brilliant mistake . Hard as it may be to believe given how downtrodden it is now, J...
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