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Japan's $36 Billion Bet On US Energy Dominance
Japan's $36 Billion Bet On US Energy Dominance
Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com,
Japan has committed $36 billion as the first tranche of its $550-billion U.S. investment pledge under last year’s trade deal, including plans to build a 9.2 GW natural gas power plant in Ohio.
The remaining funds will support a synthetic diamond factory and the Texas GulfLink deepwater oil export terminal.
The massive gas plant reflects surging U.S. electricity demand — particularly from AI-driven data centers — with natural gas emerging as the preferred source of reliable baseload power.
Japan has...
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Mar 21, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Private Credit Crisis Is Spreading
The Private Credit Crisis Is Spreading
Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance
The private credit crisis is spreading to another corner of the market that I warned about back in October, when I wrote about 10 parts of the market I’d avoid.
For years I’ve been warning that buy now pay later (“BNPL”) industry was built on a pretty fragile foundation. The quality of the loans was always the obvious problem. The entire business model revolves around extending instant credit with minimal underwriting to consumers making small purchases.
Companies whose primary innovation is allowing consumers to...
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Feb 13, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Leftist Vandals Again Hit Chicago Mural Of Murdered Ukrainian Iryna
Leftist Vandals Again Hit Chicago Mural Of Murdered Ukrainian Iryna
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
The Chicago mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, the innocent Ukrainian refugee stabbed to death in cold blood on a Charlotte light rail train, has been vandalized again—just two weeks after its unveiling.
This latest defacement underscores how deranged leftists will go to any lengths to suppress reminders of the deadly fallout from their soft-on-crime policies, even when the victim is a refugee who fled war.
The mural, painted on a three-story brick building at West Montrose and North...
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Mar 29, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Iran Allowing 20 More Ships Through Strait Of Hormuz, Pakistan Says
Iran Allowing 20 More Ships Through Strait Of Hormuz, Pakistan Says
Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times,
Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistani-flagged ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz unharmed, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on March 28.
Dar presented the announcement as a sign of good faith from Tehran, as Iranian forces continue to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has actively targeted shipping in the region as part of its retaliation for U.S. and Israeli attacks on the leadership and military of...
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