We should start taxing that wealth after the blue wave in November. IMO.

And the taxpayers are paying for the operation. They get NOTHING out of it.

It you have some time, see where union pension funds are invested.

And good afternoon.

Some of us will get a few crumbs, others will get even less than nothing - but the insider crony billionaires at Mar a Lago on NYE got a hell of a lot of money from this inside tip.

No wonder Katie Miller and Secretary Noem were partying down.

At 12:42 pm CT the price of sweet crude is $58.35/barrel.

Oil would have to be approximately $100/barrel to break even on Venezuela heavy crude. Yes, refineries along the Gulf Coast are tooled to process heavy crude, originally from Venezuela. However, most “heavy” crude refined along the Gulf Coast comes from US and Canadian shale.

Five energy market trends to track in 2026, the year of the glut

So two things

1) oil companies need stability to explore, drill, and refine oil. Not happening in Venezuela now and maybe not for a long time. Post Iraq War is a good example.

2) bringing Venezuela crude back into the market will take years. Lake Maracaibo is one huuuggge contaminated mess due to lack of maintenance. Same is true with most Venezuelan refineries.

The Chinese have already invested $1 billion to build the first off shore drilling platform in Lake Maracaibo in 50 years and to simply begin routine maintenance on existing refineries.

and that is something Elon Musk (and other tech bros) would be the most interested in ...

Greed is the deadliest sin.

at least in the early stages.

I admit to having purchased one back in the day and holding bragging rights for all of three weeks. Leading indicators do a couple of things really well, but not much else.

my bill is going up 20%.