Thursday, August 15, 2024

Walmart -- Margins -- Vs Apple -- Margins -- August 15, 2024

Locator: 48430RETAIL.

Link here.

Speaks volumes. 

Walmart:

Compare with Apple, link here:

And Walmart has to defend itself against price-gouging. It gets tedious.

US Hitting On All Cylinders -- Shale Oil Production Hitting New Records Due To Technology -- August 15, 2024

Locator: 48429B.

Wow, I love this country.

Link here.

For the past ten years, it's been a recurrent theme on the blog, "rig counts don't matter (don't take that out of context)."

Bismarck Tribune headline -- North Dakota oil production falls month-over-month (May/June - 2024). OMG! Quick, how big was the delta month-over-month?

US Hitting On All Cylinders -- Now It's Global Warming Producing Record Crops In The US -- August 15, 2024

Locator: 48428AGRICULTURE.

Wow, I love this country. 

Link here.

Wind -- August 15, 2024

Locator: 48427WIND.

".... Orsted had to cancel two major projects in the US last year after delays and supply chain issues added unmanageable costs. The latest trouble shows developers still can't predict all the costs in this generation of major projects." 

  • key words / phrases:
    • unmanageable costs
    • supply chain issues (still? how long will they use this excuse)
    • still can't predict all the costs
    • this generation? of major projects -- what generation is this?

Link here.

Google AI Making Huge Investment In Dallas Area -- August 15, 2024

Locator: 48426AI.

With regard to AI:

  • some feel it is hyped;
  • others say it is not hyped.

I'm in camp B.

Exhibit:


Big on the nightly news tonight:


 

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