Dutch City Bans Adverts for Meat, Holiday Flights, Fossil Fuels in Effort to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nevermind the freight train energy crisis that is barreling towards Europe in a few short months— the EU has a net zero emission target to reach by 2050, and reach it, it will, dammit! Setting all the lunacy that is EU energy policy aside, a Dutch city is taking the cake for complete absurdity, and […]
MindMed Sees Positive Results For Its LSD Treatment For Anxiety Disorders Published In Peer-Reviewed Journal
Mind Medicine Inc. (NEO: MMED), more commonly known as MindMed, announced on Thursday that the previously released positive topline data related to its clinical trial evaluating lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the treatment of anxiety disorders has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal Biological Psychiatry. “This paper further reinforces the positive preliminary evidence for […]
One of Canada’s Biggest Builders Reportedly Closes Its Sales Offices — “Temporarily” and Very Quietly — Amid Price Downturn
Mattamy Homes, which claims to be the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, has reportedly been sending emails to its customers to announce that its sales offices will be temporarily closed. In the email, the homebuilder says that its sales offices are closing to prepare for the launch of “an exciting new release” in […]
Russian Oligarchs Are Offering To Pay To Get Sanctions Lifted
It’s been more than six months since Russia’s invaded Ukraine, and the elite are running out of ideas on how to get out of the sanctions that have stifled their lifestyles and businesses. According to a report by the Financial Times, Mikhail Fridman, and other Russian oligarchs have reached out to Ukraine to offer money […]
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at Age 96
After being put under medical supervision earlier this week, the Queen passed away Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland aged 96. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” Buckingham Palace announced. Her eldest son, Prince […]
China’s Evergrande Lender Seizes Firm’s US$1.2 Billion Headquarters
After its shocking debt default in December 2021, Evergrande Real Estate Group is facing a possible takeover. One of the Chinese developer’s lenders just took over the firm’s Hong Kong headquarters. As people familiar with the story told Financial Times, the still unidentified lender informed Evergrande that it had appointed a receiver to take charge […]
‘Doge Escalated Quickly’: The US$258-Billion Dogecoin Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Gets Fresh Plaintiffs, Defendants
The ‘Dogefather’ gets new members of the family, but also fresh enemies. The class action racketeering lawsuit against Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk adds six new defendants to the case. Filed in June 2022 at a lower Manhattan court, the lawsuit’s main plaintiff Keith Johnson claims the defendants “are engaged in a crypto pyramid […]
Bitcoin: US Threatens To Ban Energy Intensive Crypto Mining
Time may be close to up for the crypto trade for those that remain after the carnage seen this past spring. Today, the Office of Science and Tech for the White House released a report focused on the energy and climate impacts of crypto assets – and its not exactly bullish for the sector. Entitled […]
Switzerland’s Proposed Gas Rationing Rules Will Fine, Jail Violators
Panic is beginning to set in over Europe’s worsening energy crisis, forcing countries to ration supplies and even threaten fines or jail time for individuals and businesses caught violating the emergency restrictions. Switzerland’s Federal Department of Economic Affairs recently proposed new rules under the Federal Law on National Economic Supply that limit indoor temperatures to […]
Europe’s Banks Brace For Potential Power Cuts As Energy Crisis Intensifies
Potential blackouts and power rationing brought about by the energy crisis threatens Europe’s money system. To prevent ATMs and online banking from going dark, banks across Europe are getting ready to dim the lights to save power and are stress-testing ways to cope while they line up alternative power sources like generators, according to an […]