The Overprivileged West’s Delusion Of ‘Transitioning Away From Oil’

Over 15 years in the business, easily the smartest people I’ve met in energy reside in Calgary and Toronto: “Don’t get caught up in the supply story. The demand is insatiable. It’s unstoppable. And it...

Central banks are fighting the wrong war – the West’s money supply is already crashing

Jerome Powell – Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Monetary tightening is like pulling a brick across a rough table with a piece of elastic. Central banks tug and tug: nothing happens. They tug again: the b...

2023 will bring the true test of the West’s oil-war tactics

The west has been trying to cut Russia’s oil-export revenues without causing global prices to spike since February. Both aims are seemingly being achieved at present. Russia exports as much oil as bef...

Kanye West’s Yeezy Brand Owes $600,000 In Unpaid State Taxes, Records Show

Topline Kanye West’s brand Yeezy Apparel owes California more than $600,000 in unpaid tax debt, according to state lien notices sent to the company in recent years, as West’s financial troubles deepen...

Kanye West’s Yeezy Makes Investors Queasy

Investors are getting another reminder of the risk of teaming up with volatile influencers. X Following Adidas‘ (ADDYY) decision to cut ties with singer Kanye West, shares of the shoemaker are d...

Gap Pulls Yeezy Products From Stores And Website After Kanye West’s Antisemitic Outbursts

Topline Gap said Tuesday it is removing products made in collaboration with Kanye West’s Yeezy brand from its stores and website in response to West’s recent antisemitic outbursts, as the fallout agai...

Kanye West’s Anti-Semitic, Controversial Behavior—Here’s Everything He’s Said In Recent Weeks

Topline Beginning in early October, Kanye West—also known as “Ye”—went on a spree of public appearances and interviews in which he spouted anti-Semitic comments and conspiracy theories, criticized Bla...

The Fate Of Kanye West’s Career Is In His Fans’ Hands, PR Professionals Say

Topline Kanye West’s latest controversial outbursts have included wearing shirts with “White Lives Matter” printed on them, making several anti-Semitic remarks, spreading false information about the d...

Adidas Reconsidering Kanye West’s Yeezy Line

Topline Adidas placed its lucrative partnership with rapper Kanye West “under review” amid recent controversial decisions by the rapper, Adidas said Thursday, putting West’s billionaire status in jeop...

Kanye West’s Yeezy is cutting ties with Gap days after rapper says he’s leaving Corporate America—and opening up his own stores

After weeks of posts on social media revealing a strained relationship with Yeezy’s brand partners, Kanye West announced Thursday he would terminate a long-term contract with Gap Inc. The artist and e...

Kremlin slashes spending by £24bn as West’s sanctions batter Russia

Putin The Kremlin is poised to cut future spending plans by £24bn as Western sanctions against Russia bite. Defence, technology and transport budgets are all set to be trimmed, according to Russian me...

Vladimir Putin Says West’s Attempt to ‘Crush the Russian Economy’ Did Not Succeed – Economics Bitcoin News

Last week the Russian ruble hit a seven-year high against the U.S. dollar and while analysts have downplayed the rise, one economist said people should not “ignore the exchange rate.” American economi...

Russian ruble hits 7-year high, highlighting failure of West’s sanctions

It’s no secret that the dollar has been outperforming relative to other currencies, as I wrote about here, when I felt the brunt of it while holidaying in Ecuador last week (who use the USD). The doll...

Kanye West’s Yeezus files for NFT trademarks

Kanye West’s Yeezus brand has filed for 17 trademark applications indicating a possible move into the NFT space. The applications, dated May 27, come months after West criticized non-fungible to...

What The West’s Drought Means For Food, Why The Food Industry Needs Economic Justice And Have We Reached Peak Vegan Chicken Nugget?

I started Fresh Take to keep sustainability at the forefront of the conversation every week, not just when the newsletter falls on Earth Day. That said, I’ve put together a particularly climate-focuse...

Shipping lines are refusing to export the West’s plastic waste — Quartz

As of today (April 15), the world’s third largest shipping line, will no longer accept deliveries of scrap plastic on any of its ships. CMA CGM’s ban is a milestone in a global backlash against wealth...

How The West’s Ban On Russian Gold Could Backfire

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine about a month ago, the U.S. and its western allies swiftly imposed a raft of economic and trade sanctions on Russia, notably on buying oil, a partial SWIFT...

Elon Musk Trolls Crypto Haters at Kanye West’s Party, Here’s What He Says

Yuri Molchan Tesla boss was spotted at Kanye West’s Donda 2 listening party in Miami, where he began making fun of crypto haters On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Elon Musk visited Kanye West’s Donda 2...

a clash of the West’s corporate and strategic interests

The deal went through swiftly – and almost immediately prompted calls for a national security review. Just three months after Chinese-state-owned Zijin Mining Group announced its US$960 million ...