April 13, 2015
A Well Thought Out Scream By James Riordan: New China Missile Can Reach any U.S. City!
You remember those funny political cartoons showing a bunch of Korean soldiers carrying a nuclear weapon on their shoulders and trying to throw it at America? The joke was that it really doesn’t matter of Korea has the bomb because they don’t the ability to deliver the payload to United
Coffee Goes From First to Worst as Hedge Funds Hold Short Bets
©2015 Bloomberg News NMPJX96K50XS (Bloomberg) — Coffee, last year’s best-performing commodity, is now the worst thanks to the return of rains in parched growing areas of Brazil. Showers in February and March brightened the outlook for crops that will start being collected in May. With more coffee on the way, exporters
Dollar’s Rise Reshuffles Global Economy Into Winners and Losers
©2015 Bloomberg News NMPF6P6JTSE9 (Bloomberg) — The rising U.S. dollar is redistributing growth throughout the global economy. The greenback’s ascent to the highest in a dozen years on a trade-weighted basis is eroding the competitiveness of the U.S. and countries whose exchange rates track the dollar, including China. It’s also
Germany Proving Life With Less Fossil Fuel Easier Than You Think
©2015 Bloomberg News NMLUF16K50XW (Bloomberg) — Sitting in a control center that helps ensure uninterrupted power for 82 million Germans, Gunter Scheibner is proving that renewable energy from the sun and wind can be just as reliable as fossil fuels. Scheibner, in charge of keeping flows stable over 6,200 miles (9,976
