Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Big Oil Profits Surge to $174 Billion in 2021 Amid Rising Gas Prices: Report – CommonDreams
- Amazon is making its own containers and bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered ships and long-haul planes – CNBC
- Will Real Estate Ever Be Normal Again? – NYT
Americas:
- GOP Rep. Devin Nunes resigns from Congress to become CEO of Trump’s media company – CNBC (one less loony in the bin, but there’s plenty more)
- Trump says Comey’s firing was critical to surviving four years in White House – USAToday
- A major shift is underway at the Federal Reserve that could see a speedier end to its easy policies – CNBC
Europe/ME/Africa:
- Biden to warn Putin U.S. will add troops in Eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine – Axios
- US says it will send troops to eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine | US foreign policy – The Guardian
- Germany taps epidemiologist as new health minister – DW (they’ll need one!)
- France to mimic Musk with own SpaceX-style launcher, minister says – Reuters (good luck!)
- Iranian naval vessel under construction capsizes in dry dock – Jpost
- Brexit: Ireland to receive €920m for Brexit impact – BBC
Asia:
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- US officially announces that diplomats to boycott Beijing Olympics – BBC
- ‘Forests will disappear again,’ activists warn as Indonesia ends plantation freeze – Mongabay
- Indonesian volcano eruption death toll rises to 15 – UCA News
- South Korea Reports Additional Case of Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu – KoreaNews
- China’s November Exports and Imports Hit New Records on Strong Demand – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Legal experts condemn Scott Morrison’s continuing attacks on Icac as ‘disgraceful’ and ‘stupid’ | Independent Commission Against Corruption – The Guardian
- Treasurer Measurer: exploding the Liberal election myth of superior economic managers – Michael West Media
- NSW voters sympathetic to Gladys Berejiklian despite Icac probe – The Guardian
- Defamation: a user’s guide (how to tweet and not get sued by a Coalition politician) – The Shot
- Alinta proposes 1,000MW offshore wind farm to help power Portland smelter – RenewEconomy
- Labor says it won’t negotiate its 43 per cent emissions reduction target, as it stares down government attack – ABC
Science/Different:
- DARPA Funded Researchers Accidentally Create The World’s First Warp Bubble – The Debrief
- More than half of young American adults ages 18-25 are either overweight or obese. The number of overweight young adults has increased from roughly 18% in the late 1970’s to almost 24% in 2018 – WaPo
- All coral reefs in western Indian Ocean ‘at high risk of collapse in next 50 years’ the reef systems are at risk of becoming functionally extinct by the 2070s according to a new assessment. – The Guardian