Mitt Romney Says He Won’t Run For Re-Election — September 13, 2023

Locator: 45635B.

Other news: 

• escaped Pennsylvania convict captured. Most news outlets failing to adequately “explain” BORTAC. Wiki. Let's start with ... headquartered in Texas. Where you want to be when absolutely focused on "immigration" crime.
  
• Apple: business thoughts after iPhone 15 launch; 
• Airdrop! Connecting friends!
  
• AAPL getting at least two new BUY recommendations;
• Target: $220+; trading today at $178
• tech expert weighs in on two giant innovations announced by Apple yesterday.

Links to follow.

EIA Weekly Petroleum Report: link and additional data pending

• huge increase in commercial supply;
• gasoline demand slumps.
• gasoline in storage at 5-year lows, but doesn’t matter

Amending the adjustment: https://twitter.com/Rory_Johnston/status/1702022520474395043. 

Confusing: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/archive/2023/230913/includes/analysis_print.php.

• I think f5 enter is wrong: https://twitter.com/staunovo/status/1702008737001591010.
• but I could be wrong; regardless, EIA seems not to have explained it well.

Hurricane Lee: will disrupt NFL football games scheduled to play in Nova Scotia (Canada) this Saturday. Otherwise, minimal economic impact, though the Weather Channel will generate a lot of commercial (ad) content.

Apple:

• Jeff Williams, COO, succession plan
• new to me: Thread-enabled. Links to follow.
• first question: are Samsung phones Thread-enabled? No. But, this could change overnight.
• second question: has MacRumors overlooked Thread-enabling? A quick search suggests MacRumors has not yet covered this subject as a stand-alone topic. Feel free to fact-check me on this. Link: https://www.macrumors.com/2/.