A report from Russian Defense officials yesterday brought a new wrinkle to the buildup of Russian troops in the Arctic. “Russian Airborne Troops may be deployed in the Arctic as part of a permanent multi-branch contingent in the region, the Airborne Troops chief of staff said on Thursday. [This content is for MEMBERS ONLY. Please [...]
Today’s jobs report showed analysts that the weekly swing in claims is reason enough to only go with the monthly average when it comes out later next week. Claims fell to 398,000 for the week, a surprise fall and the first time it has been under 400,000 since April. This came amidst a wave of [...]
During the wars inAfghanistan andIraq, it has long been understood thatIran is abetting some of the resistance to democratic reform in these countries, but theU.S. government has been reluctant to publicly implicateIran for its support of terrorism. That has apparently changed, at least in one instance. As theU.S. tries to apply the death blow to [...]
Tropical storm Don is nearing theTexas coast, and should dump 3-5 inches of rain on some of the areas hit worst by the drought. The storm is expected to strengthen slightly before making landfall and then rapidly lose strength, and could completely dissipate within two days. As we said yesterday, the rain should be a [...]
A company called EnviroMission is building a huge tower in theArizona desert for use in solar power generation. When complete, the tower will be 2,600 feet tall, or about half a mile, and will be the second tallest structure in the world. The tower will essentially be a huge heating/cooling tower for the air inside [...]
The Obama administration, EPA, and auto manufacturers today announced more stringent fuel efficiency requirements for automobiles and light trucks, to reach 54 mpg by 2025. We mentioned this as a possibility a couple months ago, and while it is almost double current standards, the new efficiency standards may be as much a product of economics [...]
A recent survey of truckload carriers shows that 48% are looking to acquire companies, and 28% are looking to sell. The break is mostly between small and large carriers, with larger carriers looking to buy and smaller carriers looking to sell. This is really showing two industry realities.[This content is for MEMBERS ONLY. Please Subscribe [...]
All one has to do is Google “raw materials” in the news section and you’ll see wave after wave of earnings reports over the past two weeks suggesting that profits would have been much higher had raw material costs not risen so much. Everyone from Michelin to Ashland, DANONE to ArcelorMittal said that raw materials [...]
Discovery News.com has issued a new story today that might be worth thumbing through. The long and short of it is this: scientists have studied the healing capabilities of dolphins and have found properties in the dolphin blubber that allow it to heal much faster than humans. When I first saw the story, I was [...]
Do not assume that the days of Muammar Gaddafi are numbered as virtually every major western leaders has seen fit to declare. The fact is that unless the Nato allies are getting ready to put “boots on the ground” it now looks like Gaddafi has a 70% chance of surviving this rebellion and remaining fully [...]
