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Texas relocations: companies moving from out-of-state to Texas over past few years. Link here.
Amazon: there was a problem overnight with Amazon. Down detector suggested Amazon was having problems between 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. but appears to be working fine now. My hunch: Apple.
Apple: press release.
Airfares: I would expect surge in airfares for US routes, but AI not yet reporting that.
Whipsawing: new word to describe oil prices.
Iran:
- air dominance for allies;
- ballistic missile launches down 90% since first day as we enter 7th day
- commander-in-chief: directs CENTCOM to sink total Iranian navy
- Iranian drone launcher the size of a WWII a/c carrier has been hit by US and is on fire
- chatbot disagrees with me but I still see Kurds looking for opportunities in northern Iraq
Knock on wood: most interesting -- civilian casualties in Israel -- zero?
Measles update: NBC tried to get this story back on the front page. Failed.
Flu: done for the year? Weird. We haven't seen the typical second stage yet? Link here. Update expected later today.
US oil production: highest levels every recorded -- SecTreasury Bessent. Link here. That's been the case for quite some time. No new records. Running around 13.8 million bbls oil per day. Unless we hit 14 million bopd nothing to see here.
US LNG exports: hit all-time record. Approaching all-time high of 20 Bcf/day. This surge solidifies the U.S. as the world's leading exporter, with total and cross-border exports reaching historic levels (cross border: primarily pipeline to Canada and Mexico).
Qatar: says LNG exports will stop within weeks. US as the world's one dependable supplier looks safe, secure, and sensational. To paraphrase Seinfeld.
Personal choice, breakfast: I'm completely done with Starbucks. Now, 100%. I generally bike every day to McDonald's. Switched this past week. Ten-mile bike ride. AI US data; not local data. The biggest savings? Orange juice. Atrocious: cost of butter croissant at Starbucks, though $5 for orange juice is a bit pricey. I don't have coffee any more at either location (Keurig at home for 80 cents a cup). Just orange juice and a hash brown.
- Coffee:
- McDonald's: $1.69 to $2.00
- Starbucks: $2.45
- Orange juice:
- McDonald's: $1.50 to $2.50
- Starbucks: $4.50 to $5.55
- Side:
- Starbucks croissant: $2.95 to $3.45
- McDonald's hast brown: $2.38 to $3.19; this week -- buy a second hash brown for one dollar;
- Total:
- Starbuck's: $10.45 -- coffee, orange juice, croissant;
- McDonald's: $6.75
