Wednesday, October 7, 2020

News Cycle -- Slow, Slow, Slow -- Notes From All Over -- October 7, 2020

Lower for longer: the price of oil.

Longer and longer: Covid-19 recovery.

Disney: triple whammy -- theme parks closed, sports dying, movie theaters closing. They're also big in cruise ship industry. Television sports ratings way down.

Fleeing NYC: can't wait to see the 2020 annual United Van Line graphic. For now, an interim report

Pandemic panic: mainstream media did such a great job on this, "we're" not going to put this genie back into the bottle any time soon. Folks have said this all goes away after the election in November. I don't think so. 

EVs: nothing new in this article. Absolutely nothing new but it summarizes nicely the challenge automakers face. Over at E&E News

Tesla:

Trump: I'm still amazed how this guy -- 74-year-old with multiple co-morbidities -- ends up in the hospital Friday night, absolutely "hit" with a really, really toxic triple cocktail and walks out the front door of the hospital on Monday. Of course, he actually left Sunday to go for a drive. Was it a toxic triple cocktail or a triple toxic cocktail? Whatever:

  • dexamethasone (Decadron): a miracle drug but highly toxic
  • remdesivir (Veklury): hardly a miracle drug but incredibly toxic
  • human plasma: who knows what one is getting in this plasma; pooled from anonymous donors

Sports: we've seen the dismal BLM ratings, but now the NFL numbers are coming in. 

"Sunday Night Football on NBCrating ratings plummet 39%" -- lowest number in nearly two years -- and again, folks are stuck at home and starved for professional sports. This is simply unexpected. Link here: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/10/06/nbc-sunday-night-football-ratings-plummet-39-lowest-numbers-in-nearly-two-years/.

Sports: I'm becoming less impressed with Mark Cuban as every day passes. He didn't see this coming. #GoWokeGoBroke.



2 comments:

  1. Nobody is going out to bars, so that is also a big factor in the ratings, but yes, I agree, people are getting fed up with the protesting. Also a reminder, "On the Rocks" with Bill Murray is in theatres now I believe. I know you are a big "Lost in Translation" fan, as am I. This movie is another Bill Murray + Sofia Coppola collaboration. Interestingly enough, apple tv bought the movie rights to this film, and it will also be exclusively on Apple TV in a very short period.

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    1. You are so correct. I had forgotten about the sports bars as well as parties at home to watch the games.

      Yes, I am a huge fan of Bill Murray -- glad to see them (Sofia Coppola and Murray) still working together. Thank you for the reminder.

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