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China's Newest Power Plant Swaps Steam For Supercritical CO2
China's Newest Power Plant Swaps Steam For Supercritical CO2
Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com,
China just broke ground on a revolutionary new hybridized energy production and storage facility. The power plant will store excess energy in the form of molten salt, and then produce electricity during peak demand times through a supercritical carbon dioxide system. The goal of the project is to limit energy waste while also stabilizing the local power grid. The project could also inform future next-gen energy and energy storage systems, including for application in the nuclear...
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May 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Nvidia CEO Urges Super Micro To "Enhance Compliance" Amid AI Chip-Smuggling Probe
Nvidia CEO Urges Super Micro To "Enhance Compliance" Amid AI Chip-Smuggling Probe
In a rare public comment that Nvidia is growing more sensitive to downstream risk, CEO Jensen Huang was quoted by Bloomberg News as saying Super Micro Computer must strengthen internal compliance controls after Taiwanese authorities detained three people accused of smuggling banned AI chips to China.
"Ultimately, Super Micro has to run its own company," Huang told reporters on Saturday in response to the chip smuggling scheme. "I hope that they will enhance and improve their regulation compliance...
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Sep 17, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Pakistan's Defense Chief Says Time Has Come To Implement Mecca Pact
Pakistan's Defense Chief Says Time Has Come To Implement Mecca Pact
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on August 7, 2026 - coming amid the Iran war and fight for control of the Strait of Hormuz, which is what made the timing of an agreement modeled on NATO's Article 5 'collective defense' between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey so curious. It immediately begged the question, will Riyadh's Mecca pact allies intervene on its behalf? ...Given the kingdom's soil has been attacked by Iranians, Houthis, and even Iraqi paramilitaries of late
Riyadh...
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Jul 9, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Low VIX Hides Fierce Undercurrents
The Low VIX Hides Fierce Undercurrents
Via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
Goldman Sachs’ volatility desk made the following comment:
“With the VIX back to its lowest levels in more than a month, our Vol desk is focused on hedging opportunities as 1-month S&P implied correlation is near its lowest level in 20 years.”
Simply, a low VIX can convey a sense of market calm on the surface, yet implied correlation tells a different story.
The VIX, based on option trading data, measures the implied volatility of the S&P 500 index.
A low VIX means traders expect the market...
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