Re-Posting Earlier Notes -- October 12, 2023

Locator: 45736B. 

New:

• NFL TNF: tonight, Broncos at Kansas City.Fanfuel spread: 11.5 points.

• Hollywood strike back on.

• Why the US needs Mexico: Peter Zeihan.
  

In case you missed these earlier posts.

Social Security, COLA for 2024: 3.2%. Inflation is tamed.

From what I can tell, the deficit has only increased, Fed rates keep going up, and, of course, energy prices are as high as ever.

It's amazing how fast inflation came down once:

• supply chain issuues began to resolve; and,
• avian flu was contained.

Inflation: I still maintain that the cause of inflation is when there is a shortage of products wanted / needed by consumers.

Jobless claims: in line (slightly lower than forecast). Link here.

EVs: 

Link here.

Price? If you ask, you can’t afford it.

But for the record, “it’s north of $200,000.” Base, starting. 

Top speed? Less than a 2021 Honda Civic — 137 mph vs 130 mph.

By the way, our neighbors — we live in an apartment complex — now own a brand-new Polestar. Somehow they got a 220-volt outlet put in their garage. At least it so appears. They charge their Polestar outside the garage for sone reason.

Israeli off-shore platforms and pipelines: link here. 

XOM, what can I say?

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All my posts are done quickly: there will be content and typographical errors. If anything on any of my posts is important to you, go to the source. If/when I find typographical / content errors, I will correct them.  

Again, all my posts are done quickly. There will be typographical and content errors in all my posts. If any of my posts are important to you, go to the source.