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The shale revolution unleashed a new era of U.S. energy independence—but there’s a catch. At the bottom of every fracking rig is a specialized drill bit composed of so-called “superhard materials” composed of tungsten and synthetic diamondsthe majority of which come from China. Amid the escalating tech trade war, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce recently began adding these products on their licensing restriction listillustrating Beijing’s perceived leverage in this supply chain. Even so, the U.S. oil and gas industry continues to benefit from generous tax breaks that keep shale production profitable. The reality is, U.S. supply chains remain deeply entangled…
by Calculated Risk on 7/01/2025 02:46:00 PM From the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased:Construction spending during May 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,138.2 billion, 0.3 percent below the revised April estimate of $2,145.5 billion. The May figure is 3.5 percent below the May 2024 estimate of $2,215.4 billion. emphasis addedPrivate spending decreased and public spending increased slightly: Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,626.6 billion, 0.5 percent below the revised April estimate of $1,634.2 billion. …In May, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction…
Who will win? ← → 0 Votes Statistics will be available after the match is finishedLineup data will be available 1 hour before the kickoff Total 1st half 2nd half 1X2 Double Chance Goals O/U Other Both Teams Score Clean Sheet – Home Clean Sheet – Away Exact Score Asian Handicap Odd/Even Corners Over Under Cards Over/Under Results/Both Teams Score Result/Total Goals FIFA Club World Cup Standings – Group FQualification/RelegationPromotion – FIFA Club World Cup (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Win Probability:HomeDrawAwayPredicted Winner:MonterreyHome Team Goals Over/Under:-2.5Away Team Goals Over/Under:-2.5Analysis:Double chance : draw or Monterrey Borussia Dortmund vs Monterrey Video Highlights & Match…
Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks are expected to reach agreement on a contract extension before the start of the 2025-26 season. The Mavericks rejected the New York Knicks request to speak with Kidd about their head coaching vacancy. Kidd was widely believed to be the top choice of the Knicks. Kidd signed a two-year extension with the Mavericks in May 2024 when he similarly emerged as a candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers’ job. The Mavericks hired Kidd as head coach in 2021 to replace Rick Carlisle. Kidd has become the Mavericks’ leading spokesman as Nico Harrison continues to…
FOX 11 coverage of wildfires burning throughout Southern California, during what could be a busy season for blazes.Los Angeles – Fire season is in full swing across California, with more than a dozen wildfires igniting since Saturday.Most of the blazes are burning in the southern half of the state, where dry conditions are more extensive, allowing fires to quickly get out of hand.Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain wildfires in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, which have even forced evacuations.In Riverside County, the Wolf Fire has exploded in size after first being spotted over the weekend outside of Banning,…
Bratislava – Slovakia is submitting its sixth payment request from the Recovery and Resilience Plan amounting to 977 million euros. This is the highest request for funds from the European mechanism in history, from which Slovakia is expected to receive a total of 6.4 billion euros. This was announced on Monday (June 30) by the Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and Knowledge Economy, Peter Kmec (Hlas-SD), as reported by TASR. Kmec emphasized that Slovakia is proceeding according to the schedule agreed upon with the European Commission (EC) and has already approved five payment requests. “The sixth, nearly one…
Salem, Ore. – A new impact study of the Oregon Cultural Trust calls its geographic reach “remarkable” and reinforces its unique role as a stable and accessible funding source for arts, heritage and humanities statewide. Produced by ECONorthwest, the report concludes that the Cultural Trust has a wide-reaching influence on people’s experience of culture in Oregon, supporting cultural activities and organizations in every county with higher per capita funding, up to $15 per capita, in rural counties where grant funding can be scarce. “The Trust effectively allocates resources to rural areas of the state by harnessing contributions from urban areas,”…
I’m not a fan of left wing views on “class”. Progressives often define class in terms of income or wealth, which makes no sense to me. I’ve spent time in all 5 income quintiles, from the bottom 20% to the top 20%, and yet I have never identified my “class” with my income.The following tweet caught my eye: So the leftist that is currently running for mayor of New York views people in the 1% and the 98% percentile (of income or wealth) as occupying the same class, at least regarding “us versus them” battles with the top 1%. A…
Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup over the weekend after a 4-1 win over Benfica at Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina.But the scoreline wasn’t the main talking point – it was the massive delay.With Chelsea leading 1-0 thanks to a Reece James free-kick, the match was suddenly suspended with just four minutes left on the clock due to severe thunderstorm warnings in Charlotte.Fans were evacuated, while players were ushered off the pitch and back to the dressing room, where they waited for 113 minutes before play finally resumed.A severe weather warning caused a huge…
Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly unhappy with the Milwaukee Bucks’ recent move to waive-and-stretch Damian Lillard, according to sources speaking with Chris Haynes. The team resorted to this strategy to free up cap space needed to finalize the signing of free agent Myles Turner, who agreed to a four-year contract worth $107 million. The Bucks had […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts to Bucks waiving Damian Lillard appeared first on TalkBasket.net.