Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Exxon proven to be as bad as big tobacco, internally acknowledge AGW, externally obfuscate according to Harvard study – The Guardian
- Hiring more women means higher stock prices? – Bloomberg
- Euro and Pound to head to parity – FT
- Cyclically adjusted PE valuations head to new sky highs for stocks – ZeroHedge
Americas:
- Chile rejects iron ore mine to protect penguins – BBC
- Trump to shutdown government if he doesn’t get funds to build Mexican Wall – BBC (I thought the Mexicans were paying for it?)
- Trump defends his defence of neo-Nazi’s again, and again no-one believes him – Reuters
- Trump (yes again) warns may cancel NAFTA treaty – Reuters
Europe/Middle East/Africa:
- Merkel assuming leadership role in world of erratic strongmen – Reuters
- US Secretary of State Tillerson ups pressure on Pakistan – BBC
- Egypt cancels Jared Kushner meeting after US cut aid – The Guardian
- UK to leave EU courts jurisdiction says PM May – BBC
- First Sweden, now Poland substantially increases defence budget on Russian threat – BusinessInsider
Asia:
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- Duterte faces revolt on his drug war after schoolboy killed – Telegraph
- India to buy $USD1 billion in crude oil from USA for first time – PRnewswire
- US puts sanctions on Russian, Chinese businesses who deal with North Korea – Newshead
- US navy to relieve 7th Fleet commander after series of collisions – The Guardian
- Typhoon Hato batters Hong Kong – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Australian military tolerated child sex abuse and brutal initiation rites, inquiry finds – DW
- Australia debates Captain Cook “discover” statue – BBC (oh oh, don’t show that lamb ad!)
- Unemployment benefits not enough to cover food, basics – ABC
- New trading hours laws keep Queensland in the “dark” – ABC
- Coalition predicts exodus under Labor – SMH
- Woolies faces retail carnage on Amazon entry to market – ABC
- NSW Year 12 students study wrong maths course for nearly a year – SMH (at least its maths!)
Interesting/Different:
- SpaceX makes a SpaceSuit – Instagram
- China continues massive solar panel installation, already exceeds 2020 target – Cleantechnica (probably all made with Australian metals…)
- The electrified return of the VW Combi – BBC (oh yeah!)