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EV Demand Surges Across Asia After Energy Shock Sends Consumers Into Panic Mode
EV Demand Surges Across Asia After Energy Shock Sends Consumers Into Panic Mode
One of the biggest takeaways in global energy markets this week is the growing fragmentation. Brent crude in Asia has surged to over $150 a barrel, with demand destruction already emerging, and China and India facing the greatest pressure given their heavy reliance on Gulf crude. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has moved to release barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help cap WTI prices below triple digits, with US crude currently trading around $94 a barrel.
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May 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Worth Every Dollar (Until It Isn't)
Worth Every Dollar (Until It Isn't)
Authored by Bryan Lutz via DollarCollapse.com,
Jamie Dimon just gave the trillion-dollar AI capex boom his blessing.
Standing next to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in New York on Tuesday, the JPMorgan chief told Wall Street that the buildout is “worth the trillion-dollar investment”… a sentence that would have been a punchline two years ago.
Now it feels like even the mainstream media disagrees with the consensus.
Here’s the problem...
BofA Global Research charted every market concentration peak of the last sixty years on a single line:
Four bubbles. Four peaks....
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Sep 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
China Ranked #1 In World At Math; USA 27th...
China Ranked #1 In World At Math; USA 27th...
How do math skills compare around the world?
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks participating countries and economies by the average mathematics scores of 15-year-old students in the most recent PISA 2025 study, published in September 2026.
PISA assesses students in mathematics, reading, and science. Its mathematics assessment goes beyond memorizing formulas or procedures, measuring whether students can apply mathematical knowledge and reasoning to real-world problems.
More than 760,000 students took part in PISA 2025 across 91 countries and economies, representing roughly...
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Sep 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
CFTC Chair Pushes Tokenization As SEC Opens Door To Onchain Stocks
CFTC Chair Pushes Tokenization As SEC Opens Door To Onchain Stocks
Authored by Ezra Reguerra via Cointelegraph,
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig said financial markets should prepare for "mass tokenization" as regulators adapt existing frameworks for blockchain, artificial intelligence and onchain markets.
In remarks delivered Tuesday at the US Treasury Market Conference, Selig said tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) could become the foundation of a more efficient financial system, enabling near-instant settlement and real-time collateral movement between clearinghouses, intermediaries and users.
"Just as the transition from hand signals to...
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