To say that the past year has been an extraordinary period for the global oil market would be an understatement. Entering into 2020, the commodity was still feeling the impact of the late 2019 drone attack on a Saudi Aramco oil processing facility. In early 2020, oil prices were highly volatile in the aftermath of the killing of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani.
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Innovation in the technology market gives rise to important investment opportunities. It only makes sense that new, useful technology improves lives, and people want to ride the wave of profits that come from the demand for such tech innovations. However, with technology always changing, it can be difficult to know which technologies provide investors with an opportunity to reap huge returns on their investments. The following are four investment opportunities creating considerable waves in the technology sector.
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A mutual fund pools money from many individuals and/or corporations to purchase investments. Mutual funds have many advantages over buying individual securities. The major advantages of mutual funds are diversification, liquidity, and professional management.
April 20th, 2020, is a day that will go down in history. Not because of wars or even because of the Coronavirus but simply because it was the first day ever where oil prices were negative. Yes, they were actually paying to try to give it away. Last month we said, that Saudi Arabia’s Oil Price War Is Backfiring. They picked a very bad time to boost production in order to drive prices down just as the Coronavirus stalled the world economy and drove demand to historic lows. It appears that Monday’s price fall is the culmination of that disastrous decision.
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The national average retail electricity price per kWh is 10.48 cents per kilowatt-hour. As we can see from the chart below 11% of electricity comes from renewable sources including hydroelectric. 23% (of that 11%) comes from hydro, only 8% (of that 11%) comes from solar and 22% comes from wind.
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Gold has been a valuable investment since the dawn of time. It’s always been a prized possession that is in demand no matter where you live on the globe. Here are four reasons why you should still be investing in this timeless classic.
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Technology and automation have changed the way we live. Often, it has made our lives simpler in ways we are not even aware of. The financial world has experienced some major changes over the last few years, due to the explosion of digital devices made possible by technology and more compact printed circuit boards (PCBs).
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Since the beginning of Nuclear power, the problem has been how to dispose of the radioactive waste. By refining this radioactive waste, then compressing it into a diamond and then surrounding it with a non-radioactive diamond this becomes an economical way to dispose of it. But the interesting thing about it is that the researchers found that in the process these radioactive diamonds become miniature batteries.
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A variety of factors, including worries about the US dollar, inflation, the stock market and trade sanctions have led people to consider alternative investments for their future. Precious metals have always been an alternative due to their negative correlation to other markets. This means that often when stocks or currencies are falling precious metals are rising. There are 4 precious metals to consider for investment and to secure retirement.
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Basically, CHAMP is a cruise missile which can be loaded on a B-52 bomber but it doesn’t actually explode. Instead, the CHAMP missile is launched and flies over an area emitting an electromagnetic pulse which destroys all the electronics within its target zone. This includes cameras, cellphones and computers. But more importantly it also includes military hardware like surveillance systems, artillery guidance systems, and radar systems. depending on your perspective, it may sound crazy, dystopian, or maybe just like Sci-Fi but it is a real functional weapon. Although it was originally tested way back in 2012 this weapon is now a reality. It is called, CHAMP which stands for Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project and the U.S. has deployed 20 of them.
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