The Stories We Will Be Talking About This Next Week -- December 19, 2022

De-industrialization of Germany continues. From Reuters:

Southern Surge: Title 42 expires, December 21, 2022.

• no matter how DC spins it, the word at the border: we're back to "open borders; Biden welcomes us; thank you, Mr Biden"; daily encounters expected to jump from 5,000 average to 15,000 daily;
  
• local landowners along border finally come to terms with state of Texas;
  

Trump's NFTs sold out in twelve hours last week.

Avatar 2 fails. Bob Iger won't be happy. Iger: Florida. Cameron: Hollywood.

• it has nothing to do with politics; it's a lousy movie.
  

The winter blast that will shut down the Bakken.

The winter blast that will hit New England, and Europe.

Russian sanctions working. Beyond all expectations.

Coal: global demand hits all-time record. 

Big Oil: to pour billions into the Permian.

EVs: in Norway, more expensive to charge than to refill an ICE; 

• gasoline is very, very expensive in Europe
  

The Cowboys. Or, perhaps, better said, Zak Prescott. I'm not impressed.

• how in the world did they ever lose to the Jaguars? 
• Cooper Rush would not have thrown an interception in OT. Why? Cooper Rush can't pass.
• but Cooper Rush would have won.
  

NDSU vs SDSU.

CLR's monster wells.

Money market funds: is Schwab the best? 

On-line Adderall: there's a huge back-story to this -- ask your mental health provider and you might get an earful: