Risk Warning: Very High Probability of Decline in Capital Markets

Risk Warning: Very High Probability of Decline in Capital Markets

As has been my standard since September 1998, I again publicly warn in advance of the increased risk of a decline in capital markets. – Generally, stocks are overpriced again (especially in tech) – Valuation of shares not corresponding to...
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China Accelerates Solid State Battery Development

China Accelerates Solid State Battery Development

China’s advancements in solid state battery technology have the potential to accelerate global development and adoption, shaping the future of energy storage. Over the past several years, the nation steadily powered up its battery metals research and dev...
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Iran, India sign 10-year deal to develop Chabahar Port

Iran, India sign 10-year deal to develop Chabahar Port

Iran and India have signed a 10-year contract for operation and equipment of the southern Iranian port city of Chabahar as part of plans to further boost their bilateral trade and economic relations. The 10-year deal was signed by Iran’s Minister...
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Boeing whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed

Boeing whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed

The engineer, Sam Salehpour, internally raised his concerns about the jets but was “threatened and silenced by Boeing,” his lawyers alleged. After the company attempted to intimidate him, Salehpour alerted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),...
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Top 50 Largest Banks

Top 50 Largest Banks

In this graphic, Visual Capitalist list the top 50 banks in the world by consolidated assets, based on a 2023 report from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The data represents each bank’s total assets for the most recent period available. According...
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Intel: $36 Billion Hillsboro Investment

Intel: $36 Billion Hillsboro Investment

Intel announces $36 Billion Hillsboro investment following $8.5 Billion federal funding commitments. Oregon is one of the four states getting a share of $100 billion in planned spending by the tech giant. Intel is rolling out $100 billion in spending...
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MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drone Tested in ASW Role

MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drone Tested in ASW Role

On Feb. 27, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in cooperation with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), conducted a series of tests on GA-ASI’s Sonobuoy Dispensing System (SDS) using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System...
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US Aims To Restock Strategic Oil Reserves By Year-End

US Aims To Restock Strategic Oil Reserves By Year-End

The Biden admin aims to have crude in the SPR back up to the levels before the massive sales of 180 million barrels in the past two years, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. The...
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NTSB: Boeing “unable to find the records documenting” repair work on 737 Max 9

NTSB: Boeing “unable to find the records documenting” repair work on 737 Max 9

A government investigation into a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane’s door-plug blowout has been hampered by a lack of repair records and security camera footage, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chair told US senators. Boeing was “unable to f...
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India approves full development of 5th gen fighter

India approves full development of 5th gen fighter

India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has given a green light to continue development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, India’s indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet. The state-run Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. are ...
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IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of Two New Stealth Warships

IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of Two New Stealth Warships

  The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Navy has taken delivery of two new Soleimani-class corvettes, with the vessels, the Sayyad Shirazi and the Hassan Bagheri, inaugurated at a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Monday. The uniqu...
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Buffett’s Berkshire Increases Stake in Chevron and Occidental

Buffett’s Berkshire Increases Stake in Chevron and Occidental

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway portfolio in Q4 2023, as of Dec 31, 2023 was valued as $347.4 billion. Among the notable changes, Berkshire sold out of its entire stake in homebuilder DR Horton (valued at $641MM in Q3), Markel ($234MM), StoneCo...
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China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s largest maker of pure-electric vehicles

China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s largest maker of pure-electric vehicles

The Chinese carmaker’s global fourth-quarter deliveries rose 22 per cent from the previous quarter, when they nearly matched Tesla’s total. BYD, already the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles (EVs) – a category that includes plug-in hybrid...
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Iraq and China started building 15 new cities in Iraq

Iraq and China started building 15 new cities in Iraq

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Risk Warning: Low Probability of Attractive Return vs. High Probability of Decline in Capital Markets

Risk Warning: Low Probability of Attractive Return vs. High Probability of Decline in Capital Markets

As has been my standard since September 1998, I again publicly warn in advance of the increased risk of a decline in capital markets. And now such a situation has come again. What are the current reasons? Goldman Sachs recently...
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