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El Nino Heat Wave Fuels HVAC Boom: Goldman Maps The Trade We have already provided readers with plenty of color on El Niño (see here and here), a weather phenomenon that could pressure harvest yields and potentially reignite food inflation later this year. El Niño tends to raise temperatures and intensify weather extremes, worsening drought in some regions while amplifying heavy rainfall in others. Now comes the question of how to profit beyond the agri markets. Goldman analysts led by Brian Singer penned a note for clients titled "Heat Waves...

What More Evidence Does The Blob Need That Michael Gove Was Right? Authored by Toby Young via The Daily Sceptic, When I think of Michael Gove perusing the latest PISA league tables, proving yet again that his education reforms have transformed the life chances of English schoolchildren, a line from Broadcast News, the 1987 romcom, comes to mind. "It must be nice to always believe you know better, to always think you're the smartest person in the room," says a veteran television news man to a young female producer. "No," she replies. "It's...

US Miner Almonty Strikes Major Deal With Africa's Largest Tungsten-Producing Country Almonty Industries is positioning itself to "become the leading Western producer of tungsten," potentially as early as 2027, as Western buyers confront a severe supply shortage sparked by China and, more broadly, what we've described as "resource nationalism." Bloomberg reports that Almonty has partnered with Rwanda's government, securing a foothold in Africa's largest tungsten-producing nation. The deal aims to accelerate access to existing production and develop a traceable, conflict-free supply chain for Western governments, reducing dependence on China's quasi-monopolistic market...