Naphtha is an important raw material for the petrochemical industry After five weeks of consecutive decline to the lowest level in 13 months, oil prices finally managed a weekly gain. Brent crude rose to $57.32 per barrel and WTI hit $52.05 per barrel. Oil prices rose as market participants bet […]
Natural Gas Feb. 17 Preview
Natural Gas: Redefining the contract highs seems to be a likely scenario. Original Post Natural Gas Feb. 17 Preview Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this blog are solely for information or educational purposes. The blog material does not constitute investment or trading advice. The blog material has no regard to […]
‘Baby Talk’ Can Help Kids Learn Language (Oh Yes It Can!)
Confronted with a baby–or puppy–most adults can’t stop themselves from dissolving into baby talk: “WHO’S the cutest? It’s YOU! YES it IS!” We slow down, increase our pitch by nearly an octave, and milk each vowel for all it’s worth. And even if the baby can’t speak yet, we mimic […]
Christina Koch and Jessica Weir: The Stellar Women of the ISS
After clocking 328 consecutive days in space, NASA astronaut Christina Koch landed safely back on Earth the week before last. Her trip was the longest-ever single spaceflight mission for a woman, and she did it for science: NASA needs to study the long-term effects of spaceflight on the human body […]
Egypt’s jobless rate drops to 8% in fourth quarter 2019: state agency
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The Oil Week Ahead: Will Russia Agree To Production Cuts?
A week has already passed since the OPEC technical committee recommended that the cartel and Russia deepen the production cuts to balance out the demand reduction that will come from the coronavirus. And yet, Russia has yet to make a decision, stalling for time to see if the news flow […]
U.S. consumer spending slowing; industrial production weak
(C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A customer counts her money at the register of a Toys R Us store on the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Manchester By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending slowed further in January, with sales at clothing stores declining by the most since 2009, a […]
The Corn And Ethanol Report: February 14, 2020
Happy Valentine’s Day! Good Morning! We kickoff the day with Business Inventories and Retail sales at 7:30 A.M., Capacity Utilization and Industrial Production at 8:15 A.M., Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations Prel (Feb), Michigan Inflation Index Prel (Feb), Michigan Consumer Expectations and Current Conditions Prel (Feb) at 9:00 A.M., Fed Mester […]
U.S. January industrial output falls on weather, Boeing drop
Economic Indicators11 hours ago (Feb 14, 2020 09:46AM ET) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in January as unseasonably warm weather held down the output of utilities and Boeing Co (N:BA) slowed production of civilian aircraft, the Federal Reserve said on Friday. The Fed said manufacturing production fell […]
The Social Network Becomes a Social Science Subject
Hi everyone, and welcome to the third edition of Plaintext. I hope that this newsletter has become one more good reason to look forward to Friday. (I now look forward to Friday because it means the newsletter is done and I don’t have to worry about the next one until […]