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The Movie Page
Double Indemnity.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves -- Saudi Arabia -- Russia -- July 13, 2024
The EV Narrative Continues -- July 13, 2024
Locator: 48123EVS.
Rumors need to be fact-checked:
- Park Place Porsche Dallas offering Taycan EVs for $35K off.
- Report: Porsche winding down Taycan EV production.
Other Headlines:
Week 28: July 8, 2024 -- July 14, 2024
Locator: 48056TOPSTORIES.
Top story:
- unsuccessful assassination attempt on Donald Trump;
Biden:
- says he's staying in the race
- campaign caught in a lie -- says he hadn't been seen by his physician since February;
- in fact, seen by his physician following "the debate"
- in addition, now logs show expert in Parkinson's Disease visited WH nine times.
Top international non-energy story:
- Ukraine War -- Dutch and Danish F-16s to arrive by this summer
Top international energy story:
- milestone reached: global oil demand -- 100 million bopd -- no headlines; one story found;
Top national non-energy story:
- Fed rate cuts: JPow's most dovish signal to date
- Equity markets -- NYSE, NASDAQ, S&P 500 hit records
- finally signs of market broadening; not just tech
- Power out in Houston --a full week after low-intensity hurricane Beryl hits Texas
- Astronauts still "stuck" on the ISS while NASA / Boeing try to sort things out.
- it's almost as if "everyone" has forgotten about them; even headline stories are getting stale
- most recent: NASA says astronauts wont' return by end of July; no new date proposed
- rescue rocket: we haven't been given window of opportunity
Top national energy story:
- WTI stuck below $83
- Gasoline demand finally trending toward new records.
- MISO warning: will be short of energy; overwhelming demand and EPA regulations making things worse;
Focus on fracking: current link here. Generally updated late Sunday night.
Top North Dakota non-energy story:
- Former governor in the running to be Trump's VP; interestingly, some would argue best of the three.
- guaranteed spot in the administration; Secretary DOE if not VP
Top North Dakota energy story:
- Devon to buy Grayson Mill's assets in North Dakota
- MDU Heskett 4 plant ready to go online; 88-megawatt simple cycle combustion turbine; near Mandan (of course).
Geoff Simon's quick connects: link here.
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