Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

One of the great mysteries of the coronavirus is how quickly it rocketed around the world. It first flared in central China and, within three months, was on every continent but Antarctica, shutting down daily life for millions. Behind the rapid spread was something that initially caught scientists off guard, baffled health authorities and undermined …

Disney World guests can’t eat or drink while walking anymore

Disney World guests can’t eat or drink while walking anymore

The resort closed a loophole some guests were using to remove their mandatory face masks Be our guest — with some exceptions. That seems to be Disney World’s pandemic motto, as the beloved theme park struggles to keep visitors safe and socially-distanced while still providing a fun and memorable experience after partially reopening on July …

Split societies, global chaos and World War Three

Split societies, global chaos and World War Three

We are in for the most tumultuous era in modern history https://youtu.be/Lcem_tutbGc As we cross into the second half of 2020, there is little hope left that our misfortunes will end when this annus horribilis goes out. We may be entering one of the most cataclysmic and fateful periods in the history of humankind. There …

EIA Weekly Petroleum Report for July 17

EIA Weekly Petroleum Report  for  July 17

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 4.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 536.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 19% above the five year average for this time of year.   U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 14.2 million barrels per day during …

API reports more than 7 million barrels in U.S. crude inventories

API reports more than 7 million barrels in U.S. crude inventories

The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that U.S. crude supplies rose by 7.5 million barrels for the week ended July 17. The API data  showed gasoline stockpiles fell by 2 million barrels, Nick Bit: a very small drop for 4th of July travel week while distillate inventories declined by nearly 1.4 million barrels. Crude …

Baker Hughes: North America Could Fall Hard

Baker Hughes: North America Could Fall Hard

Baker Hughes (BKR) reports Q2 earnings July 22nd. Analysts expect revenue of $4.8 billion and EPS of $0. The revenue estimate implies a double-digit percentage decline sequentially. Investors should focus on the following key items. North America Could Fall Hard The North America land drilling market had previously buoyed Baker Hughes, Halliburton (HAL) and Schlumberger …

GOP House Leader Makes Dire Prediction For New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

GOP House Leader Makes Dire Prediction For New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

Americans are just days away from going over the economic cliff, and the president and Senate Republicans are attempting to sabotage any coronavirus relief package. Let’s start with the most indefensible position first. The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus surpassed 140,000 in the U.S. on Sunday morning according to Johns Hopkins data. The …

Vaccine antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months

Vaccine antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months

University Of Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promising Signs With Creation Of Antibodies NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As we’ve said on many occasions, medical knowledge about the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease it causes is a rapidly evolving science with new and sometimes contradictory studies coming out almost daily. There’s encouraging news about a British …