AvatarRichflipped into Energy FlowsAvatarAvatarThe Oil Crash Created a Recycled Plastic Trapverified_publisherBloomberg Green - By Emily ChasanSign up to receive the Green Daily newsletter in your inbox every weekday. A few months ago—before the pandemic stopped economies in their tracks—the …
AvatarRichflipped into The "Gig" and "Sharing" economyAvatarAvatarUber, Lyft Sued by California in Major Gig-Economy Crackdownverified_publisherBloomberg - By Joel Rosenblatt and Josh EidelsonUber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. were sued by California for allegedly violating a new state law designed to give gig-economy workers the …
AvatarRichflipped into Energy FlowsAvatarAvatarTwo Years On, Elon Musk’s Big Battery Bet Is Paying Off in Australiaverified_publisherBloomberg Green - By James ThornhillTwo years after Tesla Inc. installed it, the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is helping to avert blackouts and lower costs as Australian grids …
AvatarRichflipped into Central Banks adriftAvatarAvatarNow We Can Say the Euro-Zone Crisis Is Finally Oververified_publisherBloomberg Opinion - By John AuthersTo get John Authers' newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. Does politics matter, or doesn’t it? Some remarkable moves are afoot, the world over, and they aren’t getting the market response that might be expected.
AvatarRichflipped into Central Banks adriftAvatarAvatar‘Anything Is Possible’: Enter the World of Sub-Zero Greek Debtverified_publisherBloomberg - By John AingerWant the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. From 45% to 1%. Is 0% next?
AvatarRichflipped into Central Banks adriftAvatarAvatarChristine Lagarde's $186 Billion Coronavirus Fearverified_publisherBloomberg Opinion - By Ferdinando GiuglianoAn infection typically hits the vulnerable hardest — and in the new coronavirus outbreak this might apply economically too. For all the geographical distance between Europe and China, the euro zone has much to fear from its spread. The disease is another challenge to the export-driven model of the …
AvatarRichflipped into Central Banks adriftAvatarAvatarEurope’s Post-Subzero Rate Experiment Faces Next Big Testverified_publisherBloomberg - By Niclas Rolander, Love Liman, and Rafaela LindebergTerms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world threatened by trade wars. Sign up here. Riksbank officials are finding out that ending …
AvatarRichflipped into Energy FlowsAvatarAvatarAs OPEC+ Reels From China Virus, Libya Threatens Knockout Punchverified_publisherBloomberg - By James Herron, Grant Smith, and Salma El WardanyAfter a week of wrestling, OPEC and Russia may be within reach of a hesitant response to the coronavirus. But a possible peace deal in Libya …
AvatarRichflipped into Useful Tech (??)AvatarAvatarSomeone used neural networks to upscale a famous 1896 video to 4k quality (Updated)verified_publisherArs Technica - Timothy B. LeeMachine-learning software fills in missing details to produce realistic images. Note (February 5): In the original version of this story I was …
AvatarRichflipped into Energy FlowsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLex in depth: the $900bn cost of ‘stranded energy assets’Financial Times - Alan LivseyJump to comments sectionPrint this page Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Donald Trump was thinking about the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg when he took aim at what he called the “prophets of doom” at …
AvatarRichflipped into Central Banks adriftAvatarAvatarWorld’s Pile of Negative Debt Surges by the Most Since 2016verified_publisherBloomberg - By Sam Potter and John AingerThe global rush for safer assets has fueled a huge jump in the world’s stockpile of negative-yielding bonds, snapping months of decline in the value …
AvatarRichflipped into The "Gig" and "Sharing" economyAvatarAvatarUber reaches its last major city in North Americaverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasPeople in Vancouver, BC can hail rides from Lyft, too. Uber has been available in every major North American city for a while, but not Vancouver, British Columbia -- the city has refused to bow to pressure and even used undercover agents to make sure companies weren't flouting the law. However, even …