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42d05/29war-conflict · 3/5

Supermajor Warns Oil Prices Could Hit $160 Within Weeks

Just about two months ago, JPMorgan did the math on "How Long Before The World Hits Crude Oil Operational Minimum." The punchline was that while the market can hold hundreds of millions of barrels, it would still become fragile once working stocks fell too low. Like blood pressure in the human body, the issue is circulation. Then, approximately 4 weeks later, the bank followed up this analysis with some more math, explaining "Why Hormuz Will Reopen By September... One Way Or Another." The bank c

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42d05/29

Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday

A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals on Friday following a petition filed by a rights group. The facility was due to open in the east Africa nation on Friday according to US officials, to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is battling a major Ebola outbreak. Washington has defended its criticised decision not to repatriate Americans infected with the virus. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
42d05/29

Simple and smart way to track portfolio ?

I was chatting with a friend and found out be has multiple investments in US and another country. Brokerage, 401k, CDs, HSA, some gold etc.. problem is, the amounts are not very significant, say <$10k per “account” He looked like he gave up on tracking and probably loosing potential gains, rebalancing etc.. Anyway, I only have a 401k and a little brokerage, so never had that problem myself. Do you have any recommendation to track such a portfolio, other than a good old excel sheet? I think on mi

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42d05/29

2 footballers, bookie jailed up to 17 months in Hong Kong match-fixing scandal

A Hong Kong court has jailed two footballers and a betting agent for up to 17 months in the city’s largest match-fixing scandal in recent years, ruling that they deliberately undermined the integrity of the sport. Former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok, Brazilian player Luciano Silva da Silva and betting agent Waheed Mohammad returned to West Kowloon Court on Friday to be sentenced on five charges arising from a high-profile crackdown that saw 23 people arrested on suspicion of illegal...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
42d05/29war-conflict · 3/5

Japan Crude Imports Fell 66% in April

Amid the supply disruption in the Middle East, Japan’s crude oil imports crashed by 66% in April from the same month last year, official Japanese data showed on Friday. Japan imported 4.07 million kilolitres, or about 850,000 barrels per day (bpd), of crude oil last month, down by 65.7% from the April 2025 levels, the monthly petroleum statistics of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) showed. Crude imports from the Middle East region, which delivered more than 90% of Japan’s total

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42d05/29

Hong Kong’s John Lee, lawmakers hold talks on city’s first five-year blueprint

Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu met lawmakers on Friday to discuss a “highly targeted, substance-heavy” report they compiled outlining proposals on how the city’s first five-year plan should proactively align with national development. The closed-door meeting took place ahead of the government’s planned launch of a public consultation on Hong Kong’s five-year plan in early June as previously reported by the South China Morning Post. The plan is expected to be announced by the end of this...

unclassifiedchina · asia
42d05/29

Students can play role in US-China ties, Xi says in letter to Hong Kong student

Young people from China and the United States should continue to contribute to cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between the two countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said in a letter to a university student in Hong Kong. The Chinese University of Hong Kong said on Friday that fourth-year undergraduate Liu Runjie received the letter after he and other students shared their experiences in a China-US youth friendship programme with the president. “In his reply, President Xi...

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42d05/29war-conflict · 3/5

Is PLA’s response to Dutch warship in South China Sea ‘putting down a marker’ for future?

China’s claim it had used “electronic interference” during a confrontation with a Dutch warship in the disputed waters of the South China Sea might signal growing confidence in its capabilities in this area, analysts said. The PLA’s Southern Theatre Command, which oversees the South China Sea, accused the frigate De Ruyter of “illegally entering” waters near the Paracel Islands on Wednesday and repeatedly sending a helicopter into Chinese airspace. Chinese air and naval forces had issued verbal.

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