Energy has become fundamental to the very basic functions of contemporary civilization. And it is imperative to the future growth, prosperity, social stability and security of nations around the world. Without energy, everything comes to a grinding halt. At Energy and Capital we tackle the important issues involving energy today and show you how to profit from it.Energy and CapitalPractical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-26Oil Outlook 2024 Part 2: Exploring Demand DelusionsIn 2024, the world will consume more petroleum products than ever before. The real question is how high global consumption will climb…<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/oil-outlook-2024-part-2-exploring-demand-delusions/113846">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/oil-outlook-2024-part-2-exploring-demand-delusions/113846</a></p><div id="isas"><p><span id="ifhg">Which direction will oil prices head in 2024?</span></p><p><span id="i4ic">If you have a dime invested in the oil sector, it’s probably a question that you've mulled over in your head recently. </span></p><p><span id="idgy">Last week, </span><a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/oil-outlook-2024-part-1-the-supply-side-crude-shock/113819"><span id="in4ak">we talked</span></a><span id="ilt3d"> a little about the supply side of the equation and the potential supply shocks that we’ll feel next year. </span></p><p><span id="iqn8i">Personally, the mere fact that we’re courting the Maduro regime and Venezuela’s flailing oil industry is a sign that the Biden administration is throwing up Hail Marys at this point. </span></p><p><span id="i90ca">Even without U.S. sanctions, few believe the country’s oil output will grow by any meaningful margin — our own EIA projects Venezuela’s production growth will be less than 200,000 barrels per day over the next year. </span></p><p><span id="i54ox">Between pinning our hopes and prayers over a dying Venezuelan oil sector, the open hostility displayed between our current administration and the U.S. oil industry, and the continued output cuts by OPEC and Russia, you’d think things can’t get any worse. </span></p><p><span id="imkw1">But can they?<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><p><span id="iq0pj"></span></p><h3><strong>The Demand Delusion</strong></h3><p><span id="im0m8">Let me be as clear as day about what’s going to happen next year:</span></p><p><em><span id="i0u4o">In 2024, the world will consume more petroleum products than ever before.</span></em></p><p><span id="ilxpp">The real question is how high global consumption will climb… And the answer depends on whom you’re asking.</span></p><p><span id="idr2i">According to the EIA, global liquid fuels consumption growth will contract to 1.3 million barrels per day:</span></p><p><span id="ibpyr"><img id="ilzaj" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/43/eia-oil-79428.png" border="0" alt="eia oil" width="700" height="408"/></span></p><p><span id="ium5j">In the United States, our petroleum demand is expected to slightly increase by 150,000 barrels per day and average 20.22 million barrels per day. </span></p><p><span id="i7q0l">Meanwhile, the EIA sees further declines in global crude inventory during the first half of 2024 thanks to OPEC+ extending their output cuts. </span></p><p><span id="inorx">But we hold no illusion that U.S. demand will be the driving force behind growing global consumption. For that, we have to look to China and India, which together are expected to consume an average of 21.94 million barrels per day — about one-fifth of the world’s petroleum demand. </span></p><p><span id="i3ylt"></span></p><p><span id="i20dx">You can bet we’ll all be paying more for those barrels, too. Sticking to the EIA’s price projections, WTI crude will average $94.19 per barrel. </span></p><p><span id="iyr0h">However, keep in mind that this sorely undercuts the incredible risk premium that geopolitical volatility could add to oil prices any day, especially given the powder keg inside the Middle East right now between Israel and Hamas. This month alone we’ve seen Iran calling for a complete oil embargo to be enacted. </span></p><p><span id="it5dh">Remember, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year drove crude prices to over $120 per barrel.</span></p><p><span id="i7lgk">Now ask yourself how high oil will jump on further escalation in the Middle East. </span></p><p><span id="irxr8">What’s also interesting is that the EIA’s projections are a little too optimistic. </span></p><p><span id="ivn37">The International Energy Agency has forecasted global oil demand to rise by 880,000 barrels per day in 2024, and OPEC is convinced that the number will be closer to 2.4 million barrels per day!</span></p><p><span id="ie1z9">Regardless of who’s projections turn more accurate, the fact remains that demand will be at record levels. </span></p><p><span id="icdce">And that, dear reader, is what will open a window of opportunity for individual investors like us. The only thing left to do is be sure you’re in the right place at the right time — </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/632838" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span id="i2lbc">go ahead and check this one out for yourself.</span></a></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable" id="ifq04"><p>Until next time,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-262023-10-26113846Keith KohlAI Fears Nearly Triple Among College-Educated WorkersA growing segment of working Americans now view artificial intelligence as a threat to their livelihoods. According to a Gallup poll conducted this past August, 22% of workers fear being replaced by machines — a nearly 30% increase over 2021’s results.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/ai-fears-nearly-triple-among-college-educated-workers/113821">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/ai-fears-nearly-triple-among-college-educated-workers/113821</a></p><div id="im05"><p><span id="ib67">Dear Reader,</span></p><p><span id="itzz">Maybe you’re one of these people…</span></p><p><span id="ia5uq">A growing segment of working Americans now view artificial intelligence as a threat to their livelihoods. </span></p><p><span id="if43i">According to a Gallup poll conducted this past August, 22% of <span id="iuzwr">workers fear their occupation could be replaced by machines </span>— a nearly 30% increase over 2021’s results. </span></p><p><span id="i6m6q">Even more shocking is the swell of fear among college-educated Americans <span id="if43i-2">—</span> a 150% increase between 2021 and today <span id="if43i-3">—</span> as software like ChatGPT and other generative AI applications rose to prominence. </span></p><p><span id="il3oi">And it makes perfect sense. </span></p><p><span id="ipped">It'</span><span id="ipped-2">s these people who tend to occupy higher positions in the corporate food chain who thought they were immune to the technological revolution. </span></p><p><span id="iqtgk">Sure, the factories will become automated; that’s been going on for decades already. But leadership roles? No, those were safe. Those could <em>never</em> be supplanted by machine thinking... <span id="imft2"><em>right? </em></span><br/></span></p><h3><strong>Is AI About to Make <em>YOU</em> Obsolete?</strong></h3><p><span id="igkjw">Today, that’s an opinion that fewer and fewer people hold, and, after seeing what I saw last week, I have to count myself among this emerging population of modern-day Luddites. </span></p><p><span id="ivc7z">One of my colleagues turned me on to a company that’s producing what it calls "Enterprise AI." </span></p><p><span id="ivhfl">It’s an innocuous enough term, but what it does and how it does it will make your average <em>Terminator</em> aficionado’s hair stand on end. <span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-252023-10-25113821Alex KoyfmanOil Outlook 2024 Part 1: The Supply-Side Crude ShockWe’re barreling into 2024 with extremely bearish inventories both in the U.S. and abroad. The latest EIA oil report showed another large decline in our commercial stockpiles of crude oil, pushing levels to roughly 5% below the five-year average.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/oil-outlook-2024-part-1-the-supply-side-crude-shock/113819">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/oil-outlook-2024-part-1-the-supply-side-crude-shock/113819</a></p><div id="iym5"><p><span id="imni">The leaves are changing all too quickly this year. </span></p><p><span id="i8uj">Typically, this is the time of year when we see a little seasonal reprieve from higher oil prices. The summer driving season has long ended, with lower demand for fuel giving us a chance to refill inventories and take stock of the year ahead. </span></p><p><span id="i4mm">Unfortunately for some, things don’t look so rosy in 2024. </span></p><p><span id="i4ikb">We’re barreling into 2024 with extremely bearish inventories both in the U.S. and abroad. The latest EIA oil report showed another large decline in our commercial stockpiles of crude oil, pushing levels to roughly 5% below the five-year average. </span></p><p><span id="ixbma">The situation isn’t much better around the world, either. Global oil inventories have fallen to roughly 63.5 million barrels — </span><em><span id="iqpgg">their lowest point since 2020. </span></em></p><p><span id="idxo8">Of course, your mood wholly depends on which side you’re positioned... <span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><p><span id="if729">Because right now, a strong bullish case has formed for global oil markets next year.</span></p><h3><strong>Supply-Side Shocks Are Coming</strong></h3><p><span id="ina8k">All year, we’ve both been flooded with wildly optimistic supply projections. Don’t be shocked when this optimism fails to materialize. </span></p><p><span id="iqmrk">We recently discussed the Biden administration's desperate Hail Mary. Rather than pushing for higher domestic production within our own tight oil plays, the U.S. has opted to pin its hopes on an <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/biden-s-biggest-oil-blunder-of-2023/113759">oil industry</a> that has experienced a spectacular crash over the last decade — Venezuela. </span></p><p><span id="io8ue">When U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry were lifted last week, the goal was to add a fresh supply of heavy oil to U.S. refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. </span></p><p><span id="iditj">Those refineries are specifically geared toward heavy oil, which provides crucial products like diesel that are in short supply today. Right now, our inventories of distillate fuel are 12% below the five-year average. </span></p><p><span id="iyygj">But as we both know, there’s a huge catch to this plan of action.</span></p><p><span id="ikrg2">Call me a pessimist, but I don’t believe PDVSA — Venezuela’s state-run oil company — will ever get the country’s oil production back on track… and I’m not the only one who believes that. </span></p><p><span id="irh9k">Our own EIA recently reiterated the fact that underinvestment and corruption within Venezuela’s energy sector will limit its output growth. </span><span id="iuf3i"></span></p><p><span id="iya8o">The other shock that may end up surprising everyone is the lack of output growth within the United States. </span></p><p><span id="ifjti">So far in 2023, the EIA has been extremely optimistic with its production projections. To be fair, watching U.S. output grow and nearly reach its pre-COVID peak around 13 million barrels per day has been a sight for sore eyes. </span></p><p><span id="iguts">However, I would be careful about counting your barrels before they’re drilled.</span></p><p><span id="ibar7">Next year will bring another decisive election to the front of the stage, and, if it hasn’t become clear by now, politics are already messing up future production growth. </span></p><p><span id="i63fk">At the end of September, the Department of the Interior announced that it was phasing down oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico to make room for more offshore wind; this is on top of an absolutely </span><em><span id="ig2no">zero </span></em><span id="it40n">lease sale planned in Atlantic, Pacific, and Alaskan waters. </span></p><p><span id="i2thf">So much for offshore production coming to the rescue. </span></p><p><span id="il9vs">What we </span><em><span id="ifi9l">are </span></em><span id="i72rn">starting to see, however, is that Big Oil is on a shopping spree right now to grow production. Remember Exxon’s buyout of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion just two weeks ago? </span></p><p><span id="iux4l">Yesterday, we learned that Chevron is now going to dish out approximately $53 billion in an all-stock transaction to buy Hess, which gives the company an additional 465,000 net acres of shale production in the U.S., a solid midstream operation in the Permian Basin, and a 30% stake in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. </span></p><p><span id="id3q9">Big Oil is just starting to make its moves. </span></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable" id="ixvgn"><p>Until next time,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-242023-10-24113819Keith Kohl93% of New Car Sales in September were Electric<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/93-of-new-car-sales-in-september-were-electric/113812">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/93-of-new-car-sales-in-september-were-electric/113812</a></p><div id="i6nb"><p id="i9nu"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i7jg">Norway has become a sort of case study in electric vehicle adoption.</span></p><p id="ircu"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ilq6">Thanks to some of the most generous incentives for electric vehicle sales in the world, the Land of the Midnight Sun is now being called the Land of the Electric Cars. And this isn’t hyperbole.</span></p><p id="ieaa"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ir60o">Last month, electric car sales in Norway represented 93% of total new car sales</span></p><p id="ind98"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i1nch">To put that in perspective, it’ll be another 7 years before electric car sales represent 50% of all new car sales in the U.S.</span></p><p id="i24q2"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i7vnh">Of course, the U.S. is much bigger and far more car-centric than Norway. But what’s happening in Norway does provide us with a glimpse into the future.</span></p><p id="i8b1z"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098imogv">While the U.S. doesn’t incentivize electric car purchases as aggressively as Norway, electric car sales growth in the U.S. has not been unimpressive. </span></p><p id="izn52"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ig2vq">According to analysts at Cox Automotive, total EV sales in Q3 exceeded 313,000, representing a 49.8% increase from the same period one year ago. This also represents 7.9% of total vehicle sales. In Q3, 2020, (just three years ago), EVs only represented 2.2% of new car sales.</span></p><p id="i8hhi"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ish8j">That’s a CAGR of 53.1%, which is </span><em id="ixbuo"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ij3rj">not </span></em><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ixvol">trivial. </span></p><p id="ih91f"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i4oks">But the interesting thing about Norway is the data we’re getting on how rapid EV adoption rates are affecting sales of road fuels. </span></p><p id="ij2os"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i0jmu">According to Norway’s statistics agency, SSB, motor fuel sales declined 9% year-over-year in September. </span></p><p id="ijjjc"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ilou7"><img id="m_-7536112729762752098isqem" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/jn6kxC0gmtDuFGWEf1XHRDBATCpDMA2Io3GSQIBMAsJRHUDtxM1X0A5thpHquxHIF4qQodnCHrMMLhCLBXR8GGGNELcRfWrL8pjvSlgl=s0-d-e1-ft#https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/42/cutoil-79343.png" border="0" alt="cutoil" width="500" height="265" data-bit="iit" class="CToWUd a6T"/></span></p><p id="i5bag"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ilou7-2"> </span></p><p id="ilqod"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ilqlv">This decline in motor fuel sales will continue as the phase out of internal combustion vehicles continues. </span></p><p id="iq4su"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098igpoi">Such a significant decline hasn’t been seen anywhere else yet, but it’s coming. </span></p><p id="icp05"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098iwct4">According to data from Bloomberg, global oil demand for road transport will peak in 2027. And as a result of the rapid proliferation of EVs, about 1.5 million barrels of oil per day are already being displaced. </span></p><p id="ik96h"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i03ws">Not a massive amount of oil in the grand scheme of things, but significant enough to indicate the effect EV sales are having on oil demand. And that </span><em id="iqgwj"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i1hmj">will </span></em><span id="m_-7536112729762752098in3st">continue. </span></p><p id="il7sv"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ie9ob">As a side note: gasoline demand in China is set to peak this year.</span></p><p id="icp7n"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i4g7e">There are still plenty of folks claiming that EVs will not replace internal combustion, and that they will never amount to much in terms of market share. But to quote the famed economist and business theorist W. Edwards Deming, </span><em id="imcs3"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098ivjlw">“In God we trust, all others bring data.”</span></em></p><p id="igmfa"><span id="m_-7536112729762752098i1ogo">And the data are clear: the transition from internal combustion to vehicle electrification is well underway, and we would be wise to invest accordingly. </span></p><p><span id="ip92k">I’m personally bullish on these stocks that are actively capitalizing on the electric vehicle revolution ...</span><span id="i3b5p"></span></p><ul><li><span id="in64n">Stellantis (NYSE: STLA)</span></li><li><span id="incyk">Lundin Mining (OTCBB: LUNMF)</span></li><li><span id="iubt1">Albemarle (NYSE: ALB)</span></li><li><span id="irjtu">Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)</span></li><li><span id="ib1mq">Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO)</span></li></ul></div><style>* { box-sizing: border-box; } body { margin: 0; } body { font-family:Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } #i6nb { display:inline-block;width:100%; } #i9nu { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; 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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-232023-10-23113812Jeff SiegelInvesting in Nigerian LithiumAfrica’s largest producer of oil recently announced plans to transition away from its reliance on oil and go big on lithium. Moreover, government officials are implementing stricter mining laws to ensure that foreign companies don’t take Nigerian lithium without adding value to the country.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/investing-in-nigerian-lithium/113790">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/investing-in-nigerian-lithium/113790</a></p><div id="ipdn"><p><span id="izaq">On Friday, I told you what Elon Musk said about lithium.</span></p><p><span id="ix9i">He called it the “new oil.”</span></p><p><span id="ikt1">And, boy, was he right.</span></p><p><span id="ijpth">Last week, Nigeria — Africa’s largest producer of oil — announced its plans to transition away from its reliance on oil and go big on lithium.</span></p><p><span id="ic8jk">Moreover, government officials are implementing stricter mining laws to ensure that foreign companies don’t take their lithium without adding value to the country. </span></p><p><span id="ipdnr">Here’s what Dele Alake, Nigeria's minister of solid materials, had to say:</span></p><blockquote><p><em><span id="ijqzu">I want to emphasize the fact that the era of exporting raw solid minerals from Nigeria is over. Any company wishing to come and invest in the solid minerals industrial sector in Nigeria henceforth must add local value.</span></em></p></blockquote><p><span id="iqukk">According to German news outlet Deutsche Welle, mining companies that want to get into Nigeria’s lithium game must adhere to new licensing requirements that show proof of business plans that will benefit local communities. </span></p><p><span id="iy5qj">Companies that are unwilling to provide such proof will not be granted licenses.<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span><span id="i47tz"></span></p><p><span id="ig7mj">The Nigerian government knows just how valuable its lithium reserves are, just as it knows how valuable its oil reserves are. </span></p><p><span id="idxta">More than half of Nigeria’s revenue comes from oil exports. Those exports also account for 90% of the country’s foreign-exchange earnings. </span></p><p><span id="i968e">So as you can imagine, Nigeria is heavily reliant upon consistent global demand. </span></p><p><span id="i9i7l">However, </span><span id="iqvcx">Bloomberg</span><span id="ioxci"> data now indicates a peak in global demand for road fuels in 2027. That’s just a little over three years from now. </span></p><p><span id="i7y7e">This doesn’t bode well for any oil-producing nation.</span></p><p><span id="id303">That isn’t to say Big Oil is in danger of going gently into that good night. </span></p><p><span id="igoop">However, Nigeria relies on oil to cover more than half of its revenue, and the government knows that demand for oil will start to wane in just three–four years. So to ensure the country’s economy doesn’t deteriorate as oil demand peaks and then eventually begins to taper off, Africa’s largest economy is preparing for the inevitable transition to electric vehicles by developing its lithium resources. </span></p><p><span id="ifkuo">This is a smart move, to be sure. </span></p><p><span id="iklvf">China has already sunk its meat hooks into Nigeria’s bounty of lithium, but in terms of reserves, what Nigeria has is nowhere close to what the U.S. has, thanks to a recent lithium discovery in California that holds enough lithium to satisfy the needs of all <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-only-lithium-stock-that-matters/113789">electric car makers</a> in America for the next 100 years.</span></p><p><span id="i7xz1">And the value of that supply is massive.</span></p><p><span id="isqnx">We’re talking nearly half a trillion dollars' worth of lithium from this one region.</span></p><p><span id="i04aj">In terms of lithium finds, it’s the most valuable in the world, and not just because of its size but also its location.</span></p><p><span id="i0pgf">As I noted last week, the U.S. government has mandated that 40% of critical minerals found in EV batteries will have to be domestically sourced or come from countries with which the U.S. has free trade agreements. And in less than three years, that percentage is expected to rise to 80%.</span></p><p><span id="iupd4">The U.S. is one of the fastest-growing markets for electric cars. In fact, by 2030, more than half of all new car sales in the U.S. will be electric.</span></p><p><span id="i6cqh">While I certainly won’t trivialize the value of Nigeria’s lithium reserves, from an investment perspective, I’m putting my chips on the company developing this massive reserve in America, which, by the way, is now being called the "Saudi Arabia of lithium."</span></p><p><span id="i7zce">Between federal mandates on domestic lithium production and the rapid demand for electric cars in the U.S., it’s just a no-brainer.</span></p><p><span id="ifahk">That’s why I put together </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/630075">this investment note</a><span id="i79i9"> explaining just how big this deposit is and, of course, the company that’s developing it and will ultimately monopolize the domestic lithium market.</span></p><p><span id="iey5k">So unless you hate money, I’d encourage you to </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/630075">get a piece of this action for yourself right now</a>. </p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>To a new way of life and a new generation of wealth...</p>
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</div></span></span></p><h3><strong>The "Dangerous AI" Is Already Out There</strong></h3><p><span id="isj7q">While the rest of us fiddle away with fake photos, fake footage, and fake <span id="ib13s">prose</span>, there is a company out there that’s already been contracted by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force to start making major logistical decisions in order to improve battle readiness, streamline supply chain dynamics, and decrease downtime. </span></p><p><span id="if5px">This company has developed a breakthrough-level technology that actually crunches millions of bits of data, figures potential pitfalls, and is able to preemptively act on those pitfalls. </span></p><p><span id="iqlvy">Go to YouTube and search for one of this company’s product demonstrations, and you’ll find a brief clip where this AI traces a large <span id="iz62y">corporation</span>’s slipping revenue down to a single mid-level employee, devises a way to help this employee through training and networking, and puts together a plan to bring all associated moving parts back into concert to save the quarter.<br/></span></p><p><span id="ispze">It does this in seconds, saving human decision-makers weeks or months of meetings, discussions, and aimless chitchat.</span><span id="i64mw"></span></p><p><span id="i0f2t">The end result, unlike the typical product of committee-crafted plans of action, is focused, pragmatic, and tested to the nth degree in complex simulations that consider every last bit of data available. </span></p><p><span id="ic6s4"><img id="i9ybb" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/42/simulator-79327.png" border="0" alt="simulator" width="550" height="291"/></span></p><p><span id="i5exn">It may seem like run-of-the-mill management to the uninitiated, and that’s precisely what it is — <em>management</em>. </span></p><p><span id="ig6hx">And that represents a massive leap forward in the way business is run. Before this, all major decisions were made by human overseers. Those decisions, despite the best efforts of the people who made them, were often tainted with the egos and short-sightedness inherent <span id="i7anj">to all products of the <em>Homo sapien</em> brain. </span></span></p><p><span id="i2lwh">Now, for the first time ever, entire decision chains will be left to a machine that never forgets a detail, never gets tired, never gets stressed, never gets lazy, and never takes it personally.<br/></span></p><p><span id="ixy7g">Now, as I already mentioned, this technology, which is being called "Enterprise AI" for its ability to aid in complex decision-making within large organizational structures, has already been embraced by the Department of Defense. </span></p><p><span id="ij7sc">But it’s also been adopted by a slew of well-known brands. </span></p><h3><strong>It's Already in Your Home</strong></h3><p><span id="imodz">Google, Microsoft, Shell, Raytheon, and Baker Hughes are all on the client list, representing over $4.5 trillion worth of market capitalization. </span></p><p><span id="iwj9c">With tech giants like Google and Microsoft — both of which have their own artificial intelligence research and development projects in full swing — as not just clients but also strategic partners with this company, the level of trust already placed <span id="i0pkz9">on this intellectual property</span> is substantial to say the least. </span></p><p><span id="it07x">Now, a bit on the company itself... </span></p><p><span id="ijo5s">In the world of technology firms, it’s not big at all <span id="iwj9c-2">—</span> just $3 billion in market capitalization. </span></p><p><span id="i3xam">That’s less than 1% the size of some of its clients, but that should be expected of an organization that operates within a space that didn’t exist <span id="ic9yyl">in any substantive form</span> up until just a few years ago. </span></p><p><span id="i8c79">Moving forward, AI’s presence in high-level decision-making will only increase more and more, and focused, pure-play companies like this one will see the lion’s share of the growth. </span></p><p><span id="irutb">I know this may scare many of you, with nightmarish science-fiction scenarios circling through your imagination as you try to fall asleep at night, but it’s helpful to reframe the way you see this technology. </span></p><p><span id="ibdja">Technologies like Enterprise AI were <em>not</em> conceived to wrestle ideological control over companies and societies away from humans.</span></p><h3><span id="if2auk">I<strong>t's a Smart Tool, Not a Diabolical Adversary</strong></span></h3><p><span id="ic16dy">What they will do is make the achievement of goals and policies quicker and more painless. </span></p><p><span id="iewsxq">Those policies <span id="ijo5s-2"><span id="iwj9c-2-2">—</span></span> the decisions that define the spirit of any collection of minds and egos <span id="ijo5s-3"><span id="iwj9c-2-3">—</span></span> will remain in human hands. </span></p><p><span id="iks5bl">To remain competitive, however, the benefits that a rapid, tireless super-intellect can provide will have to become standard practice in business as well as government. </span></p><p><span id="i3m3cj">And that makes this one of the easiest-to-identify trends I’ve ever encountered. </span></p><p><span id="i5zo94">My colleague Jason Simpkins has been writing about <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/630641">this company and its revolutionary decision-making AI</a> for some time now. </span></p><p><span id="ijkwlx">Of all the artificial intelligence applications I’ve ever seen, this one has the furthest-reaching implications and thus <span id="inu2pb">boasts some</span> of the best and safest long-term growth potential.</span></p><p><span id="ip32nh">I can keep you here all day with my impressions and predictions on what this tech will do in the next couple years, but if you want to hear it all straight from the horse’s mouth, <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/630641">I invite you to check out Jason’s presentation right here</a>.</span></p><p><span id="igzzqh">It’s quick and entertaining, and will get you up to speed on where we are in terms of AI development and where we’re going. </span></p><p><span id="ip66xw">You will come to understand the power and potential that executives and administrators across the country are starting to embrace. </span></p><p><span id="igwe1y">And look, I understand completely if you still think that this is a real-world Skynet. </span></p><p><span id="i1epv2">If that’s the case, it’s even more critical for you to <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/630641">watch this video and learn the real facts about the most important expression of artificial intelligence in existence today</a>.</span></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>Fortune favors the bold,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-212023-10-21113803Alex KoyfmanThe Only Lithium Stock that MattersWe already know that by 2030, more than half of all new car sales in the U.S. will be electric, and by 2040, 75% of all global car sales will be electric. And it’s not going to be oil powering these things.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-only-lithium-stock-that-matters/113789">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-only-lithium-stock-that-matters/113789</a></p><div id="ib2e"><p><span id="iusr">If you’re a regular reader of these pages, you know I personally made a fortune from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). </span></p><p><span id="iwpk">In fact, I could easily argue that Elon Musk not only made me rich but he also continues to make me rich because, quite frankly, I base a lot of my investment decisions on his actions.</span></p><p><span id="izql">In fact, one of the stocks I’m most bullish on right now is based partly on something Musk recently told reporters. He said:</span></p><blockquote><p><em><span id="i1vlb">I’d like to once again urge entrepreneurs to enter the lithium refining business. The mining is relatively easy; the refining is much harder... There [are] software margins in lithium processing right now... You can’t lose; it’s a license to print money.</span></em></p></blockquote><p><span id="iela3">He also called lithium the “new oil.” </span></p><p><span id="i3byh">And he’s right.</span></p><p><span id="ialr3">Lithium </span><em><span id="i3i5q">is</span></em><span id="ituyj"> the new oil.</span></p><p><span id="ilzr9">We already know that by 2030, more than half of all new car sales in the U.S. will be electric, and by 2040, 75% of all global car sales will be electric. </span></p><p><span id="ikvmj">And it’s not going to be oil powering these things.<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><p><span id="i6hm2">It’ll be lithium. And what makes this particularly exciting for us is that there just isn’t enough lithium to meet the coming demand for electric vehicles. </span></p><p><span id="iqd3l">You may already know this, but it’s worth repeating because the latest data published by </span><span id="ifnjg">Bloomberg</span><span id="iwc2k"> shows the global lithium-ion battery market is now projected to grow from $50.57 billion in 2022 to $187.89 billion by 2030. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 17.8%. </span></p><p><span id="ibnum">And, of course, with this growth will come increased pressure on lithium demand — particularly in the U.S. where the government has mandated that 40% of critical minerals found in EV batteries will have to be domestically sourced or come from countries with which the U.S. has free trade agreements. And in less than three years, that percentage is expected to rise to 80%.</span></p><p><span id="i1med">In other words, not only is increased lithium demand virtually guaranteed for the next eight–10 years but so is domestically produced lithium, and that, my friend, is the golden ticket. So you better believe we’re going to wet our beaks on this one.</span></p><p><span id="i23fu">Now, there are any number of ways to play this, but in the case of domestic lithium production, the bigger the project, the bigger the profits. </span></p><p><span id="iznh2">That’s why I’m laser-focused on one company that’s sitting on a lithium deposit so massive it could satisfy the needs of all electric car makers in America for 100 years.</span></p><p><span id="ibq2t">No, that’s not a misprint. </span></p><p><span id="isleq">One hundred years.</span></p><p><span id="i2mqh">And the value of that 100-year supply?</span></p><p><span id="i2wdo">$447.5 billion!</span></p><p><span id="iuuqi">Some have called the region that holds this deposit "the </span><span id="ihxux">Saudi Arabia of Lithium"...</span></p><p><span id="iq5hf">But I’m just calling it </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/629978">my next big score</a>.</p><p><span id="ii41z">Not only is this one of the largest lithium deposits in the world but it’s also based in California, which means every major automaker selling electric cars in the U.S. will be virtually forced to get its lithium from this project as it’s the only one big enough in the country to provide consistent lithium production. </span></p><p><span id="i742q">The bottom line is this is just easy money, a</span><span id="iqqvz">nd I want you to get some of it, which is why I put together <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/629978">t</a></span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/629978">his short report</a><span id="insds"> that shows you how you can get some of this action for yourself starting today.</span></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>To a new way of life and a new generation of wealth...</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-202023-10-20113789Jeff SiegelThe Oil Weapon Comes Into PlayIs history doomed to repeat itself? I imagine more than a few of you have been pondering this question today after hearing about Iran’s call for a complete and immediate oil embargo on Israel...<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-oil-weapon-comes-into-play/113784">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-oil-weapon-comes-into-play/113784</a></p><div id="iaq9"><p><span id="io57">Is history doomed to repeat itself?</span></p><p><span id="iuw2">I imagine more than a few of you have been pondering this question today after hearing about Iran’s call for a complete and immediate oil embargo on Israel. </span></p><p><span id="i9ie">The veteran members of our investment community may be getting flashbacks to the 1973–1974 oil embargo during the Arab-Israeli war, when OPEC oil was first wielded as a weapon. </span></p><p><span id="i3yjh">It was considered the first true “oil shock” in history that lasted for about six months and changed the shape of global politics from there on out. </span></p><p><span id="ikbow">The significance of the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas in relation to the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War shouldn’t be lost on anyone. </span></p><p><span id="iln0c">In October 1973, an Arab coalition that was led primarily by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel that led to intense fighting over the next few weeks, and although it was well before my time, there are some eerie similarities between that oil crisis and the chaos taking place right now. </span></p><p><span id="ifg0k">Back then, the Soviet Union was supporting the Arab coalition by supplying it with arms and munitions, not unlike the billions of dollars of financial backing that Iran has given Hamas. </span></p><p><span id="isc8i">On the flip side, the U.S. gave full-scale support of military equipment to Israel. Yesterday morning, President Biden not only gave his full-throated support to Israel in his speech but also gave a stark warning to Iran to be careful. </span></p><p><span id="i9bu1">In October 1973, OPEC imposed its oil embargo on any countries that supported Israel. This not only included the United States but also Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. <span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span><span id="ix1k3"></span></p><p><span id="ivujh">So it shouldn’t be much of a shock that oil would once again be used as a weapon.</span></p><p><span id="irzrh">Except I have to ask…</span></p><p><em><span id="i77zi">Is this time different?</span></em></p><h3><strong>The First Oil Weapon</strong></h3><p><span id="iy44t">When the 1973 oil embargo was in place, it led to a surge in crude oil prices. The cost for a barrel of oil back then soared 300% from $3 to $12. It was a natural weapon for the Saudis to take advantage of at the time, and it put a tremendous strain on the U.S. economy. </span></p><p><span id="iyggd">And it’s the same playbook that Iran is trying to use today. Yesterday, Iran’s minister of foreign affairs called for a complete embargo against Israel.</span></p><p><span id="i8k9j">However, things are a little different this time around. </span></p><p><span id="irznt">Not only does Iran not have the support for an oil embargo within OPEC but the simple truth today is that this oil weapon wouldn’t be nearly as useful. To put any power behind this strategy, it would absolutely need Saudi Arabia's support — something it currently doesn’t have. </span></p><p><span id="ivpso">But this isn’t 1973, and there’s an even bigger reason why an oil embargo today would be impotent. </span></p><p><span id="i3gag">They’re forgetting that the United States’ oil industry is in a wholly different position than it was 50 years ago. Back then, our production had just begun to enter into a long, seemingly irreversible decline. </span></p><p><span id="izhhz">As you can see below, our oil exports have reached record highs in 2023:</span></p><p id="ifpms"><span id="isuol"><img src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/42/oil-imports-79303.png" border="0" alt="oil imports" width="550" height="266"/></span></p><p><span id="i0ndf">And while Europe has been our largest buyer of oil this year, those tankers would be rerouted in a heartbeat. More importantly, a direct embargo on the U.S. would be just as powerless. </span></p><p><span id="ix7qj">Remember, one of the direct impacts from the rapid increase in U.S. oil output has been the huge decline in OPEC imports. In 2007, we were addicted to OPEC oil to the tune of over 6 million barrels per day; today, that number has fallen to roughly 1.4 million barrels per day. </span></p><p><span id="i06b4">Unshackling ourselves from that dependence on the Middle East for crude oil was the biggest benefit of the shale boom. </span></p><p><span id="iwrl8">Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean we’re completely free and clear of price shocks.</span></p><p><span id="iv9l4">You see, OPEC knows that it doesn’t have to impose an oil embargo to put us in a tight spot — we’re doing that to ourselves already. </span></p><p><span id="indpg">It’s hard not to be bullish on oil prices right now. Demand is strong, despite what the headlines report; crude inventories are declining during a period when they should be building. </span></p><p><span id="it73t">Most important of all is that we’ve lost the tools we’ve had — such as our strategic reserves — to help ease prices during a price shock. </span></p><p><span id="i17mf">And it’s opening up a huge window of opportunity elsewhere.</span></p><p><span id="ils6t">Stay tuned.</span></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable" id="iimckd"><p>Until next time,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-192023-10-19113784Keith KohlScariest AI Demo I've Ever SeenIf you figured your job was at risk of being replaced by AI before, now is the time to really start panicking because if it can take over high-level decision-making for organizations as massive and sensitive as the U.S. Air Force, it can theoretically do that anywhere in any scenario.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/scariest-ai-demo-i-ve-ever-seen/113762">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/scariest-ai-demo-i-ve-ever-seen/113762</a></p><div id="ijgr"><p><span id="i8z4">Dear Reader,</span></p><p><span id="igdj">It was probably one of the scariest demonstrations of AI I’d ever seen. </span></p><p><span id="ig5b9">I was checking out a company my colleague has been writing about, and I came across <span id="ih39l">one of</span> its product demo videos on YouTube. </span></p><p><span id="i4g5h">The AI was posed with a scenario involving a fairly large company’s operations. </span></p><p><span id="i05yk">In this scenario, the company’s internal financial team was projecting impressive growth for the following year, but when the AI checked it over, it discovered a problem. </span></p><p><span id="i9xew">Due to unforeseen combinations of elements, the growth was actually going to end up as a contraction from the previous year, with the problem being traced all the way down to a single senior salesperson. </span></p><p><span id="in8qy">This AI isolated the problem and the reasons for it and instantly came up with a solution designed to help and improve the performance of the salesperson in question, as well as erase much of the projected shortfall. </span></p><p><span id="irwo3">I was astounded, to say the least. The machine was making high-level management decisions based on intimate knowledge of all elements involved in a complex problem. </span><span id="itafo"></span></p><p><span id="ipye1">Now, I know what the skeptics and Luddites out there are probably asking: How do you know any of these decisions are any good?<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><h3><strong>If It's Good Enough for the Department of Defense...</strong></h3><p><span id="id785">That's a good question, and it’s got a great answer. </span></p><p><span id="ihlbq">You see, this technology is incredibly malleable and can be applied to most any industry or organization. </span></p><p><span id="i8cci">The company that owns the tech, which it refers to as "Enterprise AI," has a client list that speaks for itself in terms of credibility. </span></p><p><span id="i0irj">Any doubt you might have about the validity of this remarkable expression of machine learning should be silenced by the fact that ExxonMobil, Con Edison, defense giant Raytheon, the U.S. Army, <em>and</em> the U.S. Air Force, among many other globally recognized corporations and agencies, are existing clients. </span></p><p><span id="iygfq"><img id="ial5s" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/42/army-79274.png" border="0" alt="army" width="237" height="111"/><img id="ic20b" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/42/airforce-79275.png" border="0" alt="airforce" width="297" height="107"/><img id="iyadu" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/42/airforce-79276.png" border="0" alt="airforce" width="193" height="115"/></span></p><p><span id="iuwnk">So if you <span id="ib0qg">feared that</span> your job was at risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence before, now is the time to really start panicking because if it can take over high-level decision-making for organizations as massive and sensitive as the U.S. Air Force, it can theoretically do that anywhere in any scenario... </span></p><p><span id="iku8e">Problem-solving in complex medical cases, engineering <span id="i5x25">dilemmas</span>, and <span id="iippg">even <em>social, political, and legal issues</em></span>. </span></p><p><span id="ivwij">This is the kind of tech that science-fiction writers used to strike fear into their readers' hearts, and it’s already been adopted by the corporate and institutional world. </span></p><p><span id="ibul1">Realistically, you shouldn’t worry too much. </span></p><p><span id="i4uyg">AI should be seen not as a threat but as a tool. </span></p><h3><strong>AI Could Bring About a New Golden Era</strong></h3><p><span id="is23w">Armed with this powerful technology, executives and leaders at all levels of business and government will be able to move more quickly and efficiently, saving time and mitigating losses when promptness is critical. </span></p><p><span id="ikwi7">Now, I know that my rosy perspective on the tech might not convince all of you that any of this is a good idea, and I see your side of it too. </span></p><p><span id="iko2p">Hyperfast thinking, a limitless capacity for information and detail, and an equally unlimited attention span sounds like a lot of power in the hands of those who wield it, but this is the way of the future, whether we like it or not. </span></p><p><span id="ir4nk">As the laws of the jungle dictate, those with a substantive advantage will outcompete and outmaneuver those without it until only those with the advantage are left, thus neutralizing the advantage and reestablishing an equilibrium. </span></p><p><span id="igr25">This means this technology will spread, and fast, as everyone scrambles to catch up. </span></p><p><span id="i017f">For a young, fairly focused tech company, this is the perfect place to be. </span></p><p><span id="i3unv">I wish I could take credit for this one, but I can’t. </span></p><h3><strong>From Defense to the Fuel in Your Gas Tank</strong></h3><p><span id="iulyh">Jason Simpkins, one of my colleagues and investment director of the <em>Secret Stock Files</em> investment advisory, has been writing about this company for a couple weeks now. </span></p><p><span id="i1v5xn">He’s an authority on the subject particularly because of its application in the defense industry, which I know can be the most problematic for some people. </span></p><p><span id="io25wg">Thoughts of <em>The Terminator</em> and Skynet may come to mind here, but remember, the Chinese are almost definitely working on something similar, so which <span id="ixav0k">side of the equation would you prefer us to be on?</span><br/></span></p><p><span id="i5nwwg">That’s why <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/628708">this company</a> in particular, which is still fairly obscure for investors outside the industry, stands to ride this trend the farthest. </span></p><p><span id="igelmz">Want more information? <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/628708">Jason’s got a video presentation up and running that gives you all the details.</a></span></p><p><span id="iopfzu">The company, the tech, the future — you’ll know all about it. </span></p><p><span id="iersgf">It might scare you, but, like I said earlier, there’s no getting away from it. The genie is out of the bottle, and now the race is on. </span></p><p><span id="ik89cc">You can either sit back and watch it happen, or you can exploit the trend to your advantage. </span></p><p><span id="iqcgxg">The choice is yours. </span></p><p><span id="iuqkij">For instant access to Jason’s video, <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/628708">enter here</a>.</span></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>Fortune favors the bold,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-182023-10-18113762Alex KoyfmanBiden's Biggest Oil Blunder of 2023At one point or another, I know you’ve come across the ancient proverb that says “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Today, we’re witnessing a twisted version of this idea play out in the global oil markets.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/biden-s-biggest-oil-blunder-of-2023/113759">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/biden-s-biggest-oil-blunder-of-2023/113759</a></p><div id="i8js"><p><span id="i0b1">"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."</span></p><p><span id="ik0h">At one point or another, I know you’ve come across this ancient proverb. </span></p><p><span id="i28fm">And although it wasn't officially recorded until the 18th and 19th centuries, the roots of this phrase comes from the Latin phrase <em>Amicus meus, inimicus inimici mei</em>.</span></p><p><span id="in91u">However, that’s not the origin of this traditional saying.</span></p><p><span id="ic7rk">For that, we’d have to go all the way back to the 4th century BCE, when it was authored by an Indian philosopher named Chanakya in a treatise on statecraft and written in Sanskrit.</span></p><p><span id="i80jk">The concept is similar, in which a king with a neighboring enemy disputing control of a territory would find a natural ally in that enemy's neighbor.</span></p><p><span id="iypaa">Today, we’re witnessing a twisted version of this idea play out in the global oil markets. </span></p><p><span id="ilviz">Whether or not anyone told him, President Biden has decided to use a bastardized approach to it, opting to shout out to the world this week that the friend of his enemy is his friend… who is still his enemy.</span></p><p><span id="i6ex8">Sounds confusing? </span></p><p><span id="in169">Don’t worry, so are his latest energy policies. <span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><h3><strong>BRICS vs. the West</strong></h3><p><span id="ik2u4">Over the last decade, global alliances within the oil industry have shifted. </span></p><p><span id="ipzdk">Russia has all but joined OPEC to curtail crude supply in response to a hostile Biden administration that has laid the blame for high oil prices on everything from OPEC to our own domestic oil companies. </span></p><p><span id="ikxuu">This unholy alliance has been a boon for Vladimir Putin, who recently hinted that not only will the OPEC+ output cuts extend into 2024 but may become even deeper. </span></p><p><span id="ie564">It’s a win-win situation for them, isn’t it? </span></p><p><span id="i95ba">Higher oil prices have proven that the G7 price caps on Russian oil were toothless. Russian oil export revenues surged to $18.8 billion in September, which is the highest it's been since July 2022. </span></p><p><span id="i4zdi">Meanwhile, the House of Saud can sit back in smug satisfaction as President Biden pulls one desperate move after another to subdue prices. </span></p><p><span id="i7ad9">Last year, Biden drained half of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to find short-term relief. </span></p><p><span id="it60a">When that failed and oil prices started rising again, the U.S. agreed to ease sanctions on Iran back in August. Bloomberg reported that U.S. officials have said that enforcement on Iranian oil sales relaxed, which helped push Iran’s oil exports to around 1.5 million barrels per day — the highest level since 2018. </span></p><p><span id="ijp1p">We know that hasn’t worked out so well today. </span></p><p><span id="imze8">The problem is that President Biden is backed up against a wall right now. The election cycle is going to reach a crescendo in 2024, and high energy prices are a death knell for a sitting president. </span></p><p><span id="ig7qo">So here we are, watching the Biden administration turn our enemy’s friend into a friend. </span></p><p><span id="is3st">In this case, it’s Venezuela. </span></p><p><span id="iyg2j">I guess enough time has passed that the average American has forgotten all about President Nicolás Maduro and his regime in South America… or that the U.S. declared his victory illegitimate in 2018 and significantly tightened its oil sanctions on the country a year later. </span></p><p><span id="istrs">Soon, the U.S. is going to announce a deal that will pull back some of those sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry.</span></p><p><span id="i4bbk">For anyone who hasn’t forgotten the dismal state of Venezuela’s oil industry and the rampant corruption at its state-run PDVSA, it’s clear this is another desperate Hail Mary to boost global supply and hopefully put pressure on oil prices. </span></p><p><span id="ittgz">Let me spoil this one for you: </span><em><span id="iu8xf">It won’t work. </span></em></p><p><span id="ikj8u">However, I don’t want you to think this story has to end badly. </span></p><p><span id="ifq0n">Fortunately for us, there’s a patch of land 250 miles wide and 300 miles long that holds more than 30 billion barrels of light, sweet crude waiting to be tapped. </span></p><p><span id="icf1md">And next week, we’re going to look at the emergence of a new phenomenon in this oil patch.</span></p><p><span id="idpgtj">Stay tuned.</span></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable" id="i6bmhg"><p>Until next time,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-172023-10-17113759Keith KohlPrepare for $100 Oil as Israel-Hamas War Spreads<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/prepare-for-100-oil-as-israel-hamas-war-spreads/113752">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/prepare-for-100-oil-as-israel-hamas-war-spreads/113752</a></p><div id="i3g6"><p id="i5fc"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801iny6">The media has tried to downplay it.</span></p><p id="i2rf"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801iw5y">The idea that the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent retaliation by Israel would unlikely affect the price of oil since Israel is not a significant producer of oil. </span></p><p id="injd"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801iyn9n">But this assumes the war won’t spread throughout the Middle East, which accounts for about 30% of global oil production. This is not a safe assumption to make. Particularly when you consider that Iran helped finance and plot the attack on Israel, Saudi Arabia put its normalization talks with Israel on hold, and well-armed Hamas sympathizers in Iraq said they were prepared to target U.S. bases with missiles if Washington involved the U.S. in this conflict. </span></p><p id="i087m"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801i9j0x">Which, we know, is already happening. </span></p><p id="i4bcj"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801iyvbq">On Sunday, there was shelling on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, and Israel also struck Syrian airports in Damascus and Aleppo. </span></p><p id="iizmr"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801iw0uq">While no one wants this to escalate and spread, only a fool would believe such a thing isn’t going to happen. And make no mistake: this will affect the price of oil.</span></p><p id="ippl9"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801i8lvz">Brent oil futures have already inched up over $90, and it’s not going to take much to get them over $95. Particularly if Iran doubles down on its support for groups launching attacks on Israel.</span></p><p id="ix9bg"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801izrpu">While oil isn’t typically my focus, I certainly won’t ignore an opportunity to make a few bucks from it when given the opportunity. And I definitely see this as an opportunity. </span></p><p id="isevf"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801i0ae4">If you’re convinced that this war is going to spread and get worse, then consider grabbing an oil ETF or ETN this morning to get some broader coverage. Here are a few worth checking out …</span></p><ul id="iunu4"><li id="i3tcq"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801ipdpa">United States Oil Fund (NYSE: USO)</span></li><li id="ib2li"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801iphbq">ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (NYSE: UCO)</span></li><li id="i45nf"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801izfay">Invesco DB Oil Fund (NYSE: DBO)</span></li><li id="iz5uh"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801isigj">United States 12 Month Oil Fund (NYSE: USL)</span></li><li id="ih7ur"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801i8de2">MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. 3x Leveraged ETN (NYSE: OILU)</span></li></ul><p id="i46b6"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801ijsci">While I would love nothing more than to see this war come to a peaceful end, I know this is unlikely. And as a result, oil prices will spike and stay above $90 long enough for you to make a few bucks. </span></p><p id="iulbg"><span id="m_-8976616132878409801iwmni">Invest accordingly.</span></p></div><style>* { box-sizing: border-box; } body { margin: 0; } body { font-family:Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } #i3g6 { display:inline-block;width:100%; } #i5fc { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801iny6 { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #i2rf { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801iw5y { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #injd { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801iyn9n { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #i087m { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801i9j0x { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #i4bcj { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801iyvbq { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #iizmr { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801iw0uq { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #ippl9 { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801i8lvz { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #ix9bg { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801izrpu { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #isevf { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801i0ae4 { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #iunu4 { box-sizing:border-box; } #i3tcq { box-sizing:border-box; } #m_-8976616132878409801ipdpa { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #ib2li { box-sizing:border-box; } #m_-8976616132878409801iphbq { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #i45nf { box-sizing:border-box; } #m_-8976616132878409801izfay { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #iz5uh { box-sizing:border-box; } #m_-8976616132878409801isigj { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #ih7ur { box-sizing:border-box; } #m_-8976616132878409801i8de2 { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #i46b6 { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801ijsci { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; } #iulbg { box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;line-height:25px;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:25px; } #m_-8976616132878409801iwmni { box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400; }</style><p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/prepare-for-100-oil-as-israel-hamas-war-spreads/113752">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/prepare-for-100-oil-as-israel-hamas-war-spreads/113752</a></p><br /><br /><a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/prepare-for-100-oil-as-israel-hamas-war-spreads/113752">Prepare for $100 Oil as Israel-Hamas War Spreads</a> originally appeared in
<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-162023-10-16113752Jeff SiegelNew MMA Retirement Plan Will Be a DisasterThe great Social Security Ponzi scheme is closer than ever to crumbling — and those who have not properly prepared for retirement are going to get screwed the most.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/new-mma-retirement-plan-will-be-a-disaster/113740">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/new-mma-retirement-plan-will-be-a-disaster/113740</a></p><div id="if82"><p><span id="i367">I don’t question California Gov. Gavin Newsom's intentions.</span></p><p><span id="ip27">In this case, I believe they’re honorable.</span></p><p><span id="iroq">But like anything the government touches, this will be a disaster.</span></p><p><span id="izd7k">Last week, Newsom signed into law the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Retirement Benefit Fund.</span></p><p><span id="ixufe">The new fund is expected to provide retirement funds for over 400 MMA fighters who are licensed by the California State Athletic Commission.</span></p><p><span id="i0bng">For those who don’t follow MMA, most of these athletes fight for pennies. The majority never pull in Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz money. Some barely pull in $10,000 a year. So as you can imagine, saving for retirement isn’t particularly easy for these guys, which is unfortunate, because most are pretty banged up by age 30.</span></p><p><span id="itsp2">Still, is it the government's responsibility to provide them with retirement funds — even if these funds are not provided by taxpayers?</span></p><p><span id="i2u3c"><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span>In this particular instance, taxpayers aren’t on the hook. The fund will actually be paid for through ticket and merchandise sales. But if history is an accurate indicator, we know when the government gets involved in anything, particularly retirement funds, it just ends up being a massive shit show. </span><span id="ifxkw"></span></p><p><span id="i2tky">In fact, the state of California already has a similar pension plan for professional boxers, which has been a massive disappointment. </span></p><p><span id="itwop">According to the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, about 200 boxers could have claimed a pension last year, but only 12 did so:</span></p><blockquote><p><em><span id="isva9">The commission failed to increase the amount of revenue generated for the pension to ensure the plan is adequately funded and the plan does not have enough money to pay all unclaimed pensions without reducing the amount of money received by fighters who become eligible in future years. Only $294,000 was set aside for the $2.1 million owed to boxers who haven’t been paid.</span></em></p></blockquote><p><span id="izuy6">I suspect the same thing will happen with this new plan for MMA fighters. </span></p><p><span id="ip1i6">These guys are going to end up relying on something that is unlikely to be there when they need it most.</span></p><p><span id="idb9l">Of course, we could say the same thing about Social Security too... </span></p><p><span id="i6tg6">And that IS funded with your tax dollars.</span></p><p><span id="iu0dk">As you know, Social Security is expected to run out of its excess reserves in 2034, which will result in it only being able to pay a portion of full benefits for retirees.</span></p><p><span id="iqt3g">I’m telling you now that the great Social Security Ponzi scheme is closer than ever to crumbling. And mark my words, those who have not properly prepared for retirement are going to get screwed the most.</span></p><p><span id="i7acw">Truth is, this really pisses me off.</span></p><p><span id="ib3ev">It pisses me off that baby boomers, who have ponied up the most for this thing, are being ignored by the same government that promised them safety and security in their golden years.</span><span id="iutzh"></span></p><p><span id="i7lhw">It pisses me off that my generation will only see a small percentage of what we were guaranteed.</span></p><p><span id="iy1v4">And future generations?</span></p><p><span id="ib68t">Well, they’re shit out of luck.</span></p><p><span id="ipjxd">They won’t see a dime, yet they’re still ponying up every paycheck.</span></p><p><span id="iw5t5">But I suppose it doesn’t do anyone any good to just be pissed off.</span></p><p><span id="i7mqz">We’ve all been screwed by our government.</span></p><p><span id="ik05q">Our government legitimately stole our hard-earned cash, and there’s nothing we can do to get it back. But instead of using these pages to bitch and moan, I’d rather share a new retirement plan that is not only free of government meddling but can make you a hell of a lot more money than you could’ve ever pulled in from Social Security.</span></p><p><span id="izgv3">It’s essentially a <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/how-to-earn-monthly-royalty-payments-on-solar-projects-all-over-the-world/112716">private royalty plan</a> that pays monthly dividends on energy projects all over the world. </span></p><p><span id="idsou">The projects are tied to long-term power purchase agreements, so the dividends are virtually guaranteed and the returns are exceptional.</span></p><p><span id="iql2w">In fact, with some of these projects, you can turn as little as $100 into $98,325.</span></p><p><span id="ixy8p">These royalty plans are so impressive even guys like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos use them.</span></p><p><span id="iz7j1">I’m completely serious. </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/626974">You can read about it here.</a></p><p><span id="imsx6">And you can be certain they won’t ever need Social Security or an MMA retirement plan.</span></p><p><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/626974">Check it out.</a></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>To a new way of life and a new generation of wealth...</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-162023-10-16113740Jeff SiegelSurprise! What Rivian Never Told Morgan CountyLast week, administrators of Morgan County, Georgia, got a surprising piece of news when electric truck-maker Rivian announced plans for the construction of a rechargeable battery plant as part of an already-planned megafactory project to be located in Stanton Springs North. <p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/surprise-what-rivian-never-told-morgan-county/113744">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/surprise-what-rivian-never-told-morgan-county/113744</a></p><div id="i017"><p><span id="i3gx">Dear Reader,</span></p><p><span id="idni">Last week, <span id="isle">council members and administrators</span> of Morgan County, Georgia, got a surprising piece of news delivered to them as electric truck-maker Rivian announced plans for the construction of a rechargeable battery plant as part of an <span id="i24zy">existing</span> megafactory project to be located in Stanton Springs North. </span></p><p><span id="i7otr">The project, which will bring up to 3,000 additional jobs to the area, had never been proposed to the county commission, causing a stir among the policymakers. </span></p><p><span id="i4zno">“This creates great concern for me,” commented Morgan County Commissioner Chairman Ben Riden. “If Rivian is going to be dealing with raw lithium and manufacturing batteries, that is not how it was ever explained to me.”</span></p><p><span id="ibeht">Rivian, to those who haven’t taken note of its gradually growing presence on the roads, is a niche EV-maker and one of the only other American EV-only manufacturers that poses any sort of threat to Tesla’s dominance of the space. </span></p><p><span id="ixj6g"><img id="ix9qd" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2021/44/rivian-r1t-electric-truck-68844.jpg" border="0" alt="Rivian R1T Electric Truck" width="480" height="320"/></span></p><p><span id="i38ha">That's because Rivian only makes the types of vehicles North Americans prefer above all others: trucks and SUVs, and the company has been competing successfully against the likes of Ford, Chevy, and GMC since delivering its first unit in September 2021. <span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><p><span id="iqpkt">Even after massive turmoil on the open market, Rivian remains a substantial company, with a market capitalization of $18 billion and an annual production rate of 52,000 vehicles projected for next year.</span></p><h3><strong>The Biggest Hurdle for Electric Vehicle Makers Today</strong></h3><p><span id="iktf8">Still, despite Rivian's size and growing reputation, moves like this one tell a common tale of woe within the EV sector.</span></p><p><span id="id9ca">The <span id="i8b6y">somewhat surreptitious </span>addition of a battery plant to the already massive $5 billion project underscores the single biggest logistical weakness for the EV industry — battery production. </span></p><p><span id="ii7lm">Costly, environmentally taxing, and reliant on a constant flow of increasingly scarce raw materials, battery production is quickly becoming the 21st-century equivalent of oil refinement. </span></p><p><span id="ifqhu">While cost can be justified and overcome and environmental issues can be dealt with through diligence and strict adherence, the one problem that the EV industry and the consumer tech industry cannot simply power their way through is the world’s deficient supply of raw materials <span id="id9ca-2">—</span> particularly lithium itself. </span></p><p><span id="ismyb">As of this year, we’ve crossed an invisible threshold that should have every man, woman, and child living in the developed world at least as concerned as they are over climate change or inflation… the gap between lithium supply and <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-where-when-and-how-for-lithium-profits-in-2024/113728">lithium demand</a>. </span></p><p><span id="ia5ul"><img id="i3emz" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/30/mi-black-lithium-image-13-78194.png" border="0" alt="MI Black Lithium Image 13" width="424" height="324"/></span></p><p><span id="ieapi">This isn’t just another chart showing another trend. </span></p><p><span id="i8b1a">This is a road map to global cataclysm as our way of life, our way of sharing information, and our way of moving goods and people has become utterly dependent on an element we simply do not have enough of. </span></p><h3><strong>Can the McDermitt Caldera Save Us?</strong></h3><p><span id="ieotj">You may have heard about the recent discovery of between 20 million and 40 million tons of lithium at the McDermitt Caldera on the Nevada/Oregon border. </span></p><p><span id="ipoub">It's the biggest discovery ever by a <span id="i0fgn">wide margin</span>.</span></p><p><span id="im8ox">If we’re lucky, it could <span id="iap7q">single-handedly</span> <em>double</em> known global lithium reserves. </span></p><p><span id="i8kcl">The problem is that like all prospective lithium mining operations, it’s going to take at least 10 years to get things going at the site. </span></p><p><span id="ik5pm"><img id="ikcfr" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/38/mcdermitt-79009.png" border="0" alt="mcdermitt" width="378" height="276"/></span></p><p><span id="ihb0l">That's 10 years of <span id="ie4ko">ground</span>work, preparation, and getting all the infrastructure in place, and that’s if and only if a brewing legal conflict with Native American groups, which have made legal claim to the area as a sacred burial ground, can be resolved. </span></p><p><span id="iftba">Ten years of a widening gap between what we need and what we have.</span></p><p><span id="i4wzh">Ten years of the U.S. controlling just barely 2% of the global lithium supply.</span></p><p><span id="ihdjn">Companies like Rivian need an abundant source of lithium sourced someplace close. </span></p><p><span id="i40zm">Without it, you can forget all of those misty images of the future you may have been harboring in your mind because it’s not going to happen. </span></p><h3><strong>Chances Are You've Never Heard of Today's Most Prospective Lithium Pure Play</strong></h3><p><span id="iqgci">Thankfully, there's a solution to the problem, and it’s coming to us from our friends up north. </span></p><p><span id="ib1nl">Based in Calgary, Alberta, a technology company headed up by veterans of the petrochemical industry has found a way to produce lithium from standard, basic oil field brines. </span></p><p><span id="iv8is">It’s important to repeat that this is a <span id="i7z3pw">technology</span> company, <em>not</em> a miner. Its technology makes it <span id="im3dpa">possible for most any oil and gas operation to painlessly diversify into lithium production</span> with the simple installation of a filtration facility on site. </span></p><p><span id="ifc8w3"><img id="ihycvv" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/30/mi-black-lithium-image-18-78198.png" border="0" alt="MI Black Lithium Image 18" width="550" height="182"/></span></p><p><span id="iz9bt7">The company is currently operating on a 671-square-mile oil and gas property in the northwestern corner of the province and is getting ready to go into commercial production next summer. </span></p><p><span id="iq1jdo">The system is so simple and sidesteps so many of the <span id="ixd0hv">biggest</span> time-wasters associated with traditional lithium production that it could potentially revolutionize the industry entirely. </span></p><p><span id="isdv72">There’s no searching. No test drilling. No geological surveys and ground-penetrating radar maps. </span></p><p><span id="ixs6wi">When dealing with oil field brine ponds, the location of the lithium is known; the concentration of lithium within the solution is established. For anybody who knows how to filter the solution properly, lithium extraction is a simple matter of hooking into the brine flow, passing it through the filtration facility, and returning it to the pond for continued use. </span></p><p><span id="ifyiam">Lithium can be shipping from the site within weeks, not years. </span></p><h3><strong>Sitting at the Intersection of Two Major Industrial Forces</strong></h3><p><span id="iqe14l">EV-makers like Rivian need the lithium, and oil- and gas-producing giants will be chomping at the bit to diversify their interests into one of today’s fastest growing markets. </span></p><p><span id="i88ar6">It’s the ideal place for a young, small, focused company to be. </span></p><p><span id="iuu66z">How small? That’s the best part. </span></p><p><span id="iyth28">It’s barely a blip on the radar today at just a $25 million market capitalization. At the very barest of annual production rates, which the company expects to achieve by the middle of next year, that figure could easily breach the $100 million mark. </span></p><p><span id="ijlm2o">At 20,000 tons of annual production, which is feasible within the next few years, that figure jumps into the billions. </span></p><p><span id="iliixe">I know these projections sound wild, and it’s true, growth like this is a rarity, but it can and does happen when highly disruptive technologies impact already-well-established trends. </span></p><p><span id="ivduwa">You probably have questions… I know I did when I first heard of the company a few months back. </span></p><p><span id="iz4aus">To get those questions answered and to get the full picture on just how big of an opportunity this represents, <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/627499">I urge you to check out my video presentation on the subject</a>. </span></p><p><span id="i6ajvu">It’s fast and easy to understand, and when it’s finished, you’ll have all the details you need to make an informed decision. </span></p><p><span id="i9rprk">Access is instant and registration free but only for a limited time. </span></p><p><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/627499"><span id="il2mge">Enter here.</span></a></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>Fortune favors the bold,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-142023-10-14113744Alex KoyfmanTesla Is the Standard Oil of the Electric Vehicle MarketMany people don’t realize that Tesla isn’t just a car company anymore. It’s now a “fuel” company as well. Energy and Capital editor Jeff Siegel explains...<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/tesla-is-the-standard-oil-of-the-electric-vehicle-market/113719">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/tesla-is-the-standard-oil-of-the-electric-vehicle-market/113719</a></p><div id="i1af"><p><span id="ifco">$1.2 billion a year.</span></p><p><span id="i7wu">According to analyst Gary Black, that’s how much Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) most recent price cuts will cost the company. And he’s concerned.</span></p><p><span id="iruh">Black, who is also the managing partner at the Future Fund, which boasts $136 billion in assets under management, has also been critical of the company cutting prices instead of spending on traditional advertising campaigns.</span></p><p><span id="ix3hj">However, while I’m sure Black is a far more successful investor than me, his criticisms are flawed.</span></p><p><span id="i8cfp">Uncle Elon doesn’t spend money on traditional advertising campaigns because for a company like Tesla, it would be a massive waste of money. </span></p><p><span id="il026">The company doesn’t need brand recognition. It has plenty of that.</span></p><p><span id="ie12f">And the quality and safety of its vehicles are so widely known there’s no reason to spend millions of dollars to convince the masses of these truisms. </span></p><p><span id="i6yna">But that’s not the main reason Black’s analysis is flawed.</span></p><p><span id="ii0n9">That reason is directly tied to the fact that Black doesn’t fully understand Tesla’s long game. </span></p><p><span id="ityiq">You see, Tesla isn’t just a car company. It’s now a “fuel” company too.<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><h3><strong>Tesla’s $20 Billion Profit Center</strong></h3><p><span id="i8d4g">A few months ago, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives put out a note that took a lot of Tesla bulls by surprise.</span></p><p><span id="i891i">He wrote that Tesla’s Supercharger network will generate as much as $20 billion in yearly revenue by 2030, or roughly 6% of the company’s total revenue. </span></p><p><span id="iq0v8">That’s not pocket change, and it’s far more than the $1.2 billion Tesla could lose due to these recent price cuts.</span></p><p><span id="igtnh">Truth is, while Tesla continues to cut prices, it’s also continuing to expand its Supercharger network, which is the only global DC fast-charging network in North America. </span></p><p><span id="ii1kx">While the company’s Supercharger network and technology were initially only intended for Tesla customers, they have since been adopted by other carmakers, including Ford (NYSE: F), GM (NYSE: GM), Honda (NYSE: HMC), Hyundai (OTCBB: HYMTF), Jaguar, Kia, Nissan (OTCBB: NSANY), Mercedes-Benz (OTCBB: MBGAF), and Volvo (OTCBB: VLVLY). </span></p><p><span id="i5rsi">Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) and VW (OTCBB: VWAGY) are currently in discussions with Tesla to get in on this action too, and charging network companies ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) and Electrify America also have deals in place with Tesla.</span></p><p><span id="ieuxk">Ives opined on this, writing:</span></p><blockquote><p><em><span id="i5iih">We view this as another strategic move by Musk & Co. in the long-term story as the Supercharger network is a large monetization opportunity with the company now taking more market share in the charging network ecosystem domestically while laying the foundation for a successful EV transformation over the next decade.</span></em></p></blockquote><p><span id="i3tgt">Tesla will continue to pump out the most sophisticated and technologically superior vehicles on the market, but even at a discount that will squeeze margins, Moneyman Musk will more than make up for it with charging revenue.</span></p><p><span id="irgpk">To compare this with the early days of internal combustion, think of Tesla as not just a carmaker but the “Standard Oil” of the <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/investing-in-the-death-of-internal-combustion/113540">EV market</a>, which, as you know, will essentially be more than 50% of the new car market in less than seven years. </span></p><p><span id="iajqn">It almost makes you wonder if Tesla vehicles will essentially become loss leaders. </span></p><p><span id="ij3g2">Say Tesla eats $5,000 when it sells a Model Y but then generates about $1,000 per year from that Model Y using its charging stations. The average car owner in the U.S. keeps his or her vehicle for eight years. So playing the long game, would Tesla end up generating more revenue by cutting the price of its cars and making it up on the back end with the charging stations?</span></p><p><span id="imtbv">Couple that with the nearly dozen other carmakers that will be using Tesla’s charging stations and technology, and Tesla basically uses its extensive charging network as a profit center. </span></p><p><span id="if6oi">It’s actually quite brilliant, as long as you understand that Tesla is playing the long game here. </span></p><p><span id="iojyq">And that’s not just true for Tesla.</span></p><p><span id="ikmym">There are a number of electric vehicle companies that are actively developing new technologies that will help support that proliferation of electric cars over the next 20–30 years. Those are the companies to watch closely.</span></p><p><span id="idw5l">Take </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/626075">this solar company</a><span id="ifte2">, for instance, which has made a new kind of solar panel designed specifically for electric cars. </span></p><p><span id="izm93">These panels are so strong and durable they can power a 2-ton vehicle.</span></p><p><span id="i6jxh">In fact, one electric car startup is now using this company’s solar panels to power its </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/626075">new electric car that can travel up to 1,000 miles before needing to “refuel.”</a></p><p><span id="ib82cj">That’s what I’m talking about when I say next-generation electric vehicle technologies will be worth far more than the vehicles themselves.</span></p><p><span id="ics2h8">So yes, perhaps Tesla’s margins may be feeling the sting of these recent price cuts, but Tesla’s larger vision of not only making these cars but also fueling them is why Tesla will continue to be the most successful car company in the world.</span></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>To a new way of life and a new generation of wealth...</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-132023-10-13113719Jeff SiegelThe Where, When, and How for Lithium Profits in 2024Like it or not, the EV revolution is about to hit its stride, and here’s the important part: We’re not the least bit prepared for it!<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-where-when-and-how-for-lithium-profits-in-2024/113728">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-where-when-and-how-for-lithium-profits-in-2024/113728</a></p><div id="iv5b"><p><span id="ittb">Ticktock, ticktock goes the lithium clock. </span></p><p><span id="ijmw">A decade ago, things didn’t seem so pressing when it came to the transition away from fossil fuels. In many ways it was — </span><span id="i8l9">pardon the pun</span><span id="ifjjw"> — still just a pipe dream. </span></p><p><span id="idwfx">Any time we talked about the upcoming lithium boom in those days, we were met with full-blown skepticism and derision. In fact, anyone who suggested the world’s largest automakers would </span><em><span id="icskk">accelerate </span></em><span id="iwefw">that transition were probably laughed out of the room. </span></p><p><span id="iyh9h">Granted, we kept a more realistic approach to the EV transition, knowing that it would take time; however, there were still true believers who preached it would take overnight. </span></p><p><span id="iix0v">The market took those disciples out back and shot them. </span></p><p><span id="ifds4">Nobody is laughing today. </span></p><p><span id="i1cju">The timeline to that full transition to all-electric fleets </span><em><span id="ija01">IS </span></em><span id="ix4sm">moving up. </span></p><p><span id="ixz8a">If you don’t believe me, just look at Chrysler, which plans to have a completely electric fleet as early as 2028. Aston Martin expects its core vehicles will be all-electric by 2030. </span></p><p><span id="ixk0b">Bentley, Buick, and Cadillac will each boast fully electric and hybrid lineups by 2030 as well; so will Lexus, Maserati, and Mazda. Rolls-Royce, Audi, and Volvo all plan on being EV-only by that time as well. </span><span id="ij94h"></span></p><p><span id="icanh">Even giants like General Motors have said they will phase out their ICE vehicles by 2035 — and that includes Chevrolet. GMC has similar plans to shun ICE vehicles by the same year. </span><span id="iw25v"></span></p><p><span id="i6p4f">I can keep going, dear reader — Acura, Honda, BMW, Dodge, Ford, Ferrari, Hyundai, Infiniti, Mitsubishi. </span><span id="i0jik"></span></p><p><span id="ig8li">Like it or not, the EV revolution is about to hit its stride.</span></p><p><span id="iahq4">And here’s the important part: </span><em><span id="i5b1i">We’re not the least bit prepared for it!<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></em></p><h3><strong>The EV Crisis Turns Pure Profit</strong></h3><p><span id="i8dpt">Let me show you a tale of two charts. </span></p><p><span id="ignaj">The first simply shows cumulative sales of electric vehicles over the past several years as well as projected market penetration:</span></p><p id="idrl2"><span id="iygr9"><img src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/lithium2-79233.png" border="0" alt="lithium2" width="550" height="434"/></span></p><p><span id="in9ib">This shouldn’t be surprising. The next time you’re driving today, you’ll see signs of this EV market penetration more and more — something that was absent 10 years ago. </span></p><p><span id="irh3z">The second chart, however, is far more sobering:</span></p><p id="iu3lr"><img src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/lithium1-79232.png" border="0" alt="lithium1" width="550" height="461"/></p><p><span id="ipq15">Mind you, these projections aren’t from some radical green think tank but rather from one of the largest lithium producers on the planet. </span></p><h3><strong>He Who Controls the Lithium Controls the Universe</strong></h3><p><span id="iljtk">As lithium demand continues to ramp up over the next decade, one clear-cut axiom will emerge in the market: </span><em><span id="ibt7h">The lithium must flow. </span></em></p><p><span id="i35xt">Without major growth in global lithium production, every single one of those automakers will fail to meet its targets. </span></p><p><span id="iu3yv6">Every. Single. One. </span></p><p><span id="ipt3ri">At first glance, most people wouldn’t be too concerned. After all, at 20 milligrams of lithium per kilogram of Earth’s crust, lithium is the 25th-most-abundant element on the planet. </span></p><p><span id="ivyunw">Now, if you’re one of four producers — Albemarle, SQM, Gangfeng, or Tianqi Lithium — well, you’re about to become more powerful than the </span><a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-new-seven-sisters-of-21st-century-oil-part-1/97388"><span id="inqp8b">Seven Sisters of oil</span></a><span id="in295q"> were during the late 18th and 19th centuries.</span></p><p><span id="i8p7lh">And they’ll welcome that power. </span></p><p><span id="i9dcvr">But there’s a little more to this lithium oligarchy than most investors realize. </span></p><p><span id="ibrkz9">Nothing is more frightening to Big Lithium than new technology. </span></p><p><span id="ik4s9e">Right now, there are only two ways that we extract lithium: either through hard-rock mining or brine extraction. </span></p><p><span id="icaask">The problem is that each of these extraction methods has severe drawbacks. </span></p><p><span id="ijn2c8">For brine extraction to happen, you need to be operating in just the right climate, and you need up to a year and a half for the water to slowly evaporate so you can get to the lithium. </span></p><p><span id="isw3qm">With hard-rock mining, we’re talking about massive surface mining operations that are both time- and money-intensive. </span></p><p><span id="i8huf6">But hey, that’s all we have, right?</span></p><p><span id="iclv8y">Well, maybe not. </span></p><p><span id="iczqxj">Earlier this year, Chile — which happens to be the largest lithium-producing country in the world — announced it was partially nationalizing its lithium industry. One of the intriguing parts of the president’s speech was that he is aggressively pursuing something called direct lithium extraction. </span></p><p><span id="ixtlm9">This has the potential to be an absolute game changer in lithium production. </span></p><p><span id="iiliig">More importantly, it will break the monopoly that those four companies have on global lithium supply. </span></p><p><span id="ivoj24">I’ll confess that I didn’t buy it at first. I knew it was a proven technology but not on a commercial scale. </span></p><p><span id="i3twtg">Then my perspective changed, although it wasn’t the Chilean president’s passionate push for this technology that made me see this opportunity for what it truly was.</span></p><p><span id="if6csi">Rather, it was a colleague of mine who opened my eyes. </span></p><p><span id="iy9yxb">You see, one of my cubicle cellmates, Alex Koyfman, has been digging around <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/626486"><span id="ifmynz">this unique lithium extraction technology</span></a> for a while... </span></p><p><span id="it1iys">And what he uncovered made me immediately call my broker. </span></p><p><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/626486"><span id="iax9fh">I strongly recommend you take just a few moments out of your day and check out Alex’s research for yourself in his latest investment report.</span></a></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable" id="iaclaz"><p>Until next time,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-122023-10-12113728Keith KohlBlack Lithium: Building Batteries From OilLithium is a storage medium and nothing else. How you create the energy that goes into that medium is what ultimately decides whether a lithium battery is taking away from the carbon footprint or contributing to it.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/black-lithium-building-batteries-from-oil/113707">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/black-lithium-building-batteries-from-oil/113707</a></p><div id="iaoc"><p><span id="iye8">Dear Reader,</span></p><p><span id="isuw">When arguing with members of the lithium-denialist cult, it’s only a matter of time before one can expect the unsheathing of the reliable and ubiquitous "lithium does more harm to the environment than fossil fuels" argument. </span></p><p><span id="iyzwf">And you have to admit the evidence can be compelling. </span></p><p><span id="is2ub">When looking at a collection of traditional lithium evaporation ponds, it’s hard not to grimace at the thought of all the nasty interactions taking place between the solution and the soil surrounding it. </span></p><p><span id="i2pl3"><img id="idujr" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/30/mi-black-lithium-image-4-78187.png" border="0" alt="MI Black Lithium Image 4" width="550" height="325"/></span></p><p><span id="irwvf">But when looking at the big picture, this assault on the emotions rapidly breaks down into a <span id="ivfjg">web</span> of fallacies, half-truths, and failures to comprehend. </span></p><p><span id="i6slx">In their present forms and at their present rates, l</span>ithium and cobalt mining combine to account for less than 3 million tons of annual carbon dioxide. </p><p><span id="i3o3o">The combined effect of the global fossil fuel industry, on the other hand, is over 34 billion tons — more than 10,000 times the footprint. <span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><p><span id="ijnvt">Even when you include all the overhead required to turn physical force into usable kilowatt hours <span id="i3o3o-2">—</span> including the equipment necessary to make the conversion <span id="i3o3o-3">—</span> the comparison between lithium-based batteries and fossil fuels in terms of lifetime effect on the carbon footprint is dramatic. </span></p><p><span id="iysx9"><img id="itlc9" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/lithium-79205.png" border="0" alt="lithium" width="548" height="278"/></span><span id="ixprf"></span><span id="ik1qk"></span></p><p><span id="i4tmu">So there’s that, but even these small appeals to logic are insignificant compared with the bigger, more compelling argument. </span></p><h3><strong>What All the Talking Heads Never Get Right</strong></h3><p><span id="itwqw">You see, lithium is a storage medium and nothing else. </span></p><p><span id="ib3w7">How you create the energy that goes into that medium is what ultimately decides whether a lithium battery is taking away from the carbon footprint or contributing to it. </span><span id="i9rrn"></span></p><p><span id="i6akv">You can charge batteries using electricity you generated burning oil, gas, or coal <span id="i3o3o-2-2">—</span> another argument commonly wheeled out by the cult <span id="i3o3o-2-2-2">—</span> but you can also charge them using renewables, nuclear, or any other <span id="iuyfg">method of making electrons get up and move en masse</span>. </span></p><p><span id="i1t8p">That makes batteries completely adaptable to the situation, the economy, and the available infrastructure. </span><span id="ignn1"></span><span id="i6rkg"></span><span id="izgjf"></span></p><p><span id="izq4n">With fossil fuels, the only way to harness the energy is through production and<span id="iw0eq"> refinement of a finite resource</span>, and the only way to convert the stored energy into something usable is combustion,<span id="ikn9j"> which also leaves you some carbon dioxide and particulate pollutants as a parting gift. </span></span></p><p><span id="ix5qi">Compared with lithium power, fossil fuels are hopelessly confined to a very narrow spectrum of use scenarios, not to mention suitable hardware to get the job done. </span></p><p><span id="icom9">Ever hear of a gas-powered wristwatch? I haven't.</span></p><p><span id="ilqwn">Batteries, on the other hand, provide <em>the</em> perfect method for powering personal devices of all sizes, as well as 100,000-ton cargo ships and everything in between.</span></p><p><span id="igjae">So when lithium denialists bring up how every charging station has a generator backup that runs off diesel or how an endangered species of poison dart frog is now at risk thanks to evaporation ponds in Chile, <span id="i3yly7">don’t forget that renewables are expanding their market share while everything else is in decline. That's not to mention the fact that</span> fossil fuels have been contaminating the ecosystem at thousands of times the rate for decades on end, with complete decarbonization a physical impossibility.</span></p><p><span id="ii8umi"><img id="izxqgx" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/renewables-chart-79206.png" border="0" alt="renewables chart" width="296" height="285"/></span></p><h3><strong>Anecdotes Versus Megatrends</strong></h3><p><span id="ixiv2">Still, those of us who have embraced that electron-driven future cannot help but cringe at the thought of having to pick and choose what to kill to benefit the greater good. </span></p><p><span id="io4z9">We should be able to have it all: clean, potent power at no cost to the environment at all. </span><span id="ifcs2"></span></p><p><span id="in9xh">Right now, that vision of the future is coming closer and closer to reality. </span><span id="izkl2"></span></p><p><span id="iliez">For the last several weeks, I’ve been writing you about a company operating out of Calgary that’s perfected a method for converting oil and gas production operations to also harvest lithium. </span><span id="i391g"></span></p><p><span id="i5df9">The environmental impact is close to nothing, as all this company does is tap into the wastewater flow, filter the brine, and walk away with salable lithium. </span></p><p><span id="isd6k">But the potential it opens up for global <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/a-simple-lesson-on-lithium-profits-part-2/112308">lithium production</a> is nothing short of transformative. </span></p><p><span id="ic48r"><span id="it0zxp">The benefits begin by eliminating some of the biggest time-wasters associated with traditional lithium production.</span><span id="it0zxp-2"><br/></span></span></p><p><span id="iky7f">No more guesswork. No more searching. <span id="ijzeza">No more test drilling. </span>No more geologists taking their time. </span><span id="iqtek6"></span><span id="ior9al"></span></p><h3><strong>Saving the One Resource We Can Never Recycle: Time</strong></h3><p><span id="iasmn"><span id="i144ot">The lithium has already been harvested through years of leeching.</span> </span><span id="iasmn-2"></span></p><p><span id="ibsmm6">But perhaps even more importantly, this process opens dozens and perhaps hundreds of previously inaccessible resources for development. </span></p><p><span id="iljujc">Where traditional lithium mining takes up to a decade to get salable product off the property, this extraction method only requires the installation of a processing facility; production can be up and running in a matter of weeks. </span></p><p><span id="iygvmk">Putting this as plainly as I can, this technology, scaled out globally, could be the missing piece of the great post-carbon vision. </span><span id="i3yoo6"></span></p><p><span id="isr8yw">Now, for the profit-minded speculator, the news gets better. </span></p><p><span id="iuxdz6">This is a lithium-production pure play, meaning that <em>this</em> is the focus. This technology. This business model. </span></p><p><span id="ieehvb">There are no other divisions or departments. This company does this one thing and this one thing only, and it’s still in the early stages. </span></p><p><span id="i90dfc">How early? Shares are trading at under $0.50 apiece on both the U.S. and Canadian exchanges, with a market capitalization of just over US$20 million.</span></p><h3><strong>This Is a Speculator's "Holy Grail" Stock</strong></h3><p><span id="iwrdbz">The technology is proven and already getting scaled out. Commercial production at the company’s chief testing ground <span id="i3o3o-3-2">—</span> a 671-square-mile oil and gas property in Northwestern Alberta <span id="i3o3o-4">—</span> is expected to commence next summer. </span></p><p><span id="i9x2el">Annual revenues from the initial production rates are expected to surpass the company’s current market capitalization in just the first year and possibly by several-fold. </span></p><p><span id="inv3sa">I don’t think I need to tell you what that sort of performance can do to a stock. </span></p><p><span id="iwvdvn">In the mind of a real resource speculator, this one has all the earmarks of a monster in the making. </span></p><p><span id="irdrbk">My readers have been getting the inside track on <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/625787">this game-changing lithium player</a> since I started coverage over the summer. </span></p><p><span id="ikboez">Things are really starting to heat up right now, though, as we start to ramp into next year. </span></p><p><span id="ii2pzj">I don’t know if I’ve ever been this excited about an energy-related stock, but you should make up your mind for yourself. </span></p><p><span id="isoh9r"><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/625787">Get the full story right here by viewing my video presentation.</a></span></p><p><span id="i0yogh">It’s quick, it’s free, and we won’t even ask for your email address. </span></p><p><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/625787"><span id="irmwhp">Enter here.</span></a></p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>Fortune favors the bold,</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-112023-10-11113707Alex KoyfmanWhile Israel and Palestine Burn, Iran Pulls the StringsMake no mistake: Geopolitical volatility is one hell of a driver of crude oil. However, the reasons why aren’t as straightforward. Here’s what you need to know…<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/while-israel-and-palestine-burn-iran-pulls-the-strings/113698">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/while-israel-and-palestine-burn-iran-pulls-the-strings/113698</a></p><div id="i8zo"><p><span id="i3gk">I wasn’t planning to talk about oil today. </span></p><p><span id="ilrv">For the past two weeks, we’ve seen WTI crude prices slide precipitously on a slew of bearish news, from a potential government shutdown that was averted at the last minute to the EIA’s latest bearish oil numbers that seemed a little too suspicious. </span></p><p><span id="i4sa">And for two weeks, oil prices sold off sharply.</span></p><p><span id="iy6vh">Then, like you, I woke early on Saturday morning to the horrific news of Hamas’ massive offensive against Israel and the subsequent declaration of war. The stories and videos that came pouring out of the chaos were utterly devastating, and if one thing holds true, it’s that this conflict is far from over. </span></p><p><span id="iodfh">By Monday morning, the spike in oil prices that we all knew was coming took place. As I write this now, WTI crude is trading for $86.50 per barrel, while Brent is threatening to push past $90 per barrel. </span></p><p><span id="ignhv">Make no mistake: Geopolitical volatility is one hell of a driver of crude oil. </span></p><p><span id="i10i3">However, the reasons why aren’t as straightforward. </span></p><p><span id="i5tpj">Here’s what you need to know…<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-102023-10-10113698Keith KohlThis Rail Company just exposed the Government’s High Speed Rail Boondoggle<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/this-rail-company-just-exposed-the-government-s-high-speed-rail-boondoggle/113702">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/this-rail-company-just-exposed-the-government-s-high-speed-rail-boondoggle/113702</a></p><div id="ipuj"><p id="ivhd"><span id="i9ye">The seats are stained.</span></p><p id="im74"><span id="ieij">The food, when available, is garbage.</span></p><p id="iw5k"><span id="itxza">And half the time they’re running behind schedule.</span></p><p id="ip1vk"><span id="isegq">In fact, a </span><em id="i15ag"><span id="i9oio">Washington Post</span></em><span id="ic3d9"> report showed that in 2019, less than half of its long-distance trains arrived on time, with average delays clocking in at roughly 50 minutes. </span></p><p id="il8zj"><span id="ioba9">It’s one of the worst passenger rail systems in the world, and quite frankly, is considered a laughable failure by the developed world. </span></p><p id="iws4l"><span id="i5gjt">Of course, Amtrak was really designed to be a failure long ago. Mostly as a result of a coordinated attack on the U.S. passenger rail systems back in the 1940s by car and oil companies that strategically bought up a lot of operational rail lines, dismantled them and then phased them out of service.</span></p><p id="ignja"><span id="if8v1">Decades later, in 1971, Amtrak was founded as a quasi-public corporation, which essentially funds its operations through a combination of fare revenue and government subsidies (state and federal). </span></p><p id="i8ork"><span id="i8rf4">Since its founding 52 years ago, it has </span><em id="icxqr"><span id="ilhuk">never </span></em><span id="indm9">turned a profit. </span></p><p id="ipcrf"><span id="i3wyw">Some of this is the result of the United States being a very car-centric country. But Amtrak has never been a particularly impressive operation, either. Especially today when Amtrak’s trains are essentially museum relics compared to the rest of the developed world. </span></p><p id="isqox"><span id="i51ch">While the best Amtrak can do is a “high speed” train called the Acela, which averages about 70 mph up and down the 457-mile Northeast Corridor, China just debuted its first “over-the-water” high speed train that travels 172 miles with a top speed of 217 miles per hour. </span></p><p id="i09q3"><span id="i28zq">And check out the difference between the two.<br id="idrl8"/></span></p><p id="i92ii"><span id="iwbpi">Here’s China’s “over-the-water” high speed train …</span></p><p id="i52c9"><span id="iy8qj"><img id="ivfcq" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/otwtrain-79188.png" border="0" alt="otwtrain" width="500" height="229"/></span></p><p id="ihpp7"><span id="ioaa5"><img id="i5bpn" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/otwtrainin-79189.png" border="0" alt="otwtrainin" width="500" height="288"/></span></p><p id="ix8sm"><span id="ibopw">Here’s Amtrak’s Acela</span></p><p id="iuhug"><span id="ietzz"><img id="irqgh" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/acela1-79190.png" border="0" alt="acela1" width="500" height="237"/></span></p><p id="iuo9k"><span id="ij31t"><img id="iooei" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/acela11-79191.png" border="0" alt="acela11" width="500" height="375"/></span></p><p id="izry8"><span id="i51n1">And both are federally-funded.</span></p><p id="iu9ej"><span id="iszrw">Truth is, we really are missing out.</span></p><p id="it6m2"><span id="ivcld">I’ve had the good fortune of riding on a number of high-speed rail lines across the globe. They are sleek, efficient, clean, and ALWAYS on time.</span></p><p id="ihwmo"><span id="iio4t">But I don’t expect we’ll ever see a proper, federally-funded passenger rail system in this country.</span></p><p id="ixe94"><span id="ib4e8">Not when most people prefer to drive (even if taking the train is cheaper and easier), and not when Amtrak operates in a manner that’s far more suitable for Soviet-era travel than for a modern, free society. </span></p><p id="ixbza"><span id="irqd3">I don’t say this to be crass. It’s just an observation of reality.</span></p><p id="iiizb"><span id="ie734">As a society, we don’t want fast and efficient high-speed rail travel because we’ve never had the opportunity to <em id="ik056">experience</em> modern high-speed rail travel, like that which is quite common in China, Japan, Germany, Spain and France. </span></p><p id="i83gp"><span id="izq15">And while it’s easy to blame the oil, car and road construction lobbies for this, it’s also the result of government incompetence. </span></p><p id="igurz"><span id="i5l4s">Amtrak is certainly the perfect example of this, but also consider the California high-speed rail project that was supposed to run from San Francisco to Los Angeles. </span></p><p id="iubf5"><span id="iadqc">That project, which was initially proposed in 1996, was projected to be completed in 2020 at a cost of $33 billion.</span></p><p id="iskul"><span id="ij98j">Yet here we are today, in 2023, and not only is the project nowhere near done, but the cost has ballooned to $128 billion. That’s more than twice the GDP of 117 different countries!</span></p><p id="i5bzo2"><span id="ihhd2i">The target date for the opening of this high speed rail system is now 2030. And I’m willing to bet that target is not met, just like the previous targets. </span></p><p id="i3utin"><span id="ijv17o">Now there is one new high speed rail line that just recently launched in Florida. </span></p><p id="iack9y"><span id="iz4575">That one, which is called Brightline, runs from Miami to Orlando in three hours, traveling at speeds of up to 125 miles per hour.</span></p><p id="i36u82"><span id="irmga5">Still not as fast as what we’re seeing in China and Japan, but what makes this project particularly interesting is that this is a privately-funded intercity rail line.</span></p><p id="iptiyf"><span id="ixfv6h">Think about that for a moment …</span></p><p id="i0ovbk"><span id="ixlljh">The taxpayer-funded California high speed rail project has gone over budget by nearly 300%, and it’s more than a decade behind schedule.</span></p><p id="ia22hk"><span id="i6i02x">But the first privately-funded high speed rail line in the US didn’t go over budget by 300%, and had it not been for COVID, would’ve been completed on schedule. </span></p><p id="izamap"><span id="ivc2qz">Perhaps if high-speed rail has any chance in this country, it has to be developed privately. </span></p><p id="ihrfrd"><span id="ikz1pm">Because a private company has to be profitable to maintain operations (unlike Amtrak), Brightline will provide a quality service complete with on-time arrivals and departures, clean trains, and just an enjoyable experience.</span></p><p id="ikv8vu"><span id="i5vcb8">Again, look at the interior of an Amtrak Acela train …</span></p><p id="iqefp8"><span id="ipgc8h"><img id="iob4na" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/acela11-79192.png" border="0" alt="acela11" width="500" height="375"/></span></p><p id="i6a9dw"><span id="ihchjg">Now look at the interior of Brighline’s train …</span></p><p id="ivouh7"><span id="izfsye"><img id="ih2kph" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/brightline-79193.png" border="0" alt="brightline" width="500" height="243"/><br id="icw0zh"/></span></p><p id="iw05gh"><span id="itbpef">Check out the train stations, too.</span></p><p id="i92gko"><span id="iz8xvc">Here’s what Brighline’s Orlando station looks like …</span></p><p id="izqjwz"><span id="i30qpm"><img id="iq0st2" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/brightline1-79194.png" border="0" alt="brightline1" width="500" height="349"/><br id="iyjtin"/></span></p><p id="i1lnqu"><span id="itbaln">Here’s what the Amtrak train station in Orlando looks like …</span></p><p id="ivcw71"><span id="i8xigo"><img id="idzhbl" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/41/brightline11-79195.png" border="0" alt="brightline11" width="500" height="328"/><br id="ixievh"/></span></p><p id="if6rv1"><span id="ihcpo4">It’s night and day.</span></p><p id="ic8scn"><span id="i73qqo">Truth is, I hope Brighline proves to be successful and is able to replicate what it did in Florida in other parts of the country.</span></p><p id="i4fr77"><span id="iguu69">The company is already moving forward on a new high speed rail line that will connect Southern California and Las Vegas, using all-electric trains that can travel in excess of 180 miles per hour. </span></p><p id="iplb5g"><span id="i6lpxh">If it is successful, I see no reason why the company won’t continue to expand, and ultimately help this country emerge from the depths of mediocrity when it comes to passenger rail travel. </span></p><p id="ix3474"><span id="ijnuu1">In terms of investment opportunities here, while Brighline is not publicly-traded, there are some public companies that have partnered with Brightline. 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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-092023-10-09113702Jeff SiegelThe Next Generation of Electric Cars Has ArrivedNext year, a small startup called Aptera will be delivering its first vehicle to reservation holders. This vehicle not only looks sleek and futuristic, but it can deliver 1,000 miles on a single charge.<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-next-generation-of-electric-cars-has-arrived/113682">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-next-generation-of-electric-cars-has-arrived/113682</a></p><div id="iitb"><p><span id="i8va">Check this out…</span></p><p><span id="ib2t"><img id="isi6" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/40/nissanconcept-79154.png" border="0" alt="nissanconcept" width="500" height="250"/><br/></span></p><p><span id="ia2vl">This is the latest concept electric vehicle from Nissan (OTCBB: NSANY), and it’s super sweet!</span></p><p><span id="i85cy">It even comes complete with butterfly doors and an interior living space.</span></p><p><span id="iqw0i"><img id="irdbi" src="https://assets.angelpub.com/images/2023/40/nissanconcept1-79155.png" border="0" alt="nissanconcept1" width="500" height="250"/><br/></span></p><p><span id="ijj3d">While I applaud Nissan for coming up with such an impressive design, I have to call bullshit on it being just a concept car.<span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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This vehicle not only looks sleek and futuristic, but it can deliver 1,000 miles on a single charge.</span></p><p><span id="i07vh">Yes, you read that correctly — </span><span id="iwti8">1,000 miles.</span><span id="ikhij"></span></p><p><span id="ivrjg">This means you could theoretically drive from D.C. to LA and only have to stop twice to refuel. </span></p><p><span id="iseoh">You can’t even do that in a traditional internal combustion vehicle. </span></p><p><span id="ijxvd">Sure, it may not have an interior living space like Nissan’s latest concept car, but this one actually exists as something you can buy right now.</span></p><p><span id="idsrg">And here’s the really cool thing about the Aptera…</span></p><p><span id="i23ob">You don’t even have to plug it in to “fuel” it.</span></p><p><span id="iwtdg">Integrated into the car’s body are next-generation solar panels that can actually power the car while you drive it. </span></p><p><span id="iv839">It’s the first car to make this a reality, and this is mostly due to the company that makes the solar panels.</span></p><p><span id="i4qxq">You see, these aren’t your ordinary solar panels you put on the roof of your home. </span></p><p><span id="iau1a">You could never put those kinds of panels on a car. They’re just not strong enough or efficient enough to power an actual car.</span><span id="i957a"></span></p><p><span id="ibcgk">The panels on the Aptera, however, are completely different from traditional solar panels.</span></p><p><span id="iao23">These are actually designed to be used as a power source for cars, and it’s the reason the company that manufactures these panels is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after solar stocks in the market. </span></p><p><span id="i7rjo">Truth is, while Aptera’s solar-powered car will be the first of its kind, all the major carmakers, from Tesla to GM to Hyundai, are looking to integrate these kinds of solar panels into their next-generation electric cars too. </span></p><p><span id="iys7i">But there’s only one company that has solar technology capable of powering a 2-ton vehicle — and <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/624269">that company is one of </a></span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/624269">my most recent stock picks for 2024</a>.</p><p><span id="ipfng">While we know the future of personal transportation is electric, we’ve only scratched the surface in terms of what these electric vehicles will be able to do.</span></p><p><span id="iu0x3">In 10 years, most electric cars will come with a 500-mile range as standard, they’ll be the safest cars on the market (Tesla vehicles already are), and they’ll all have the ability to be powered by the sun. </span></p><p><span id="iktbgt">But that’s only because one solar company cracked the code on developing a solar panel strong enough and durable enough to move a car. </span></p><p><span id="ieq29i">I know this may seem hard to wrap your head around, but so was the mere idea of electric cars being anything more than toys for tree huggers and wealthy eccentrics <span id="iys7i-2">—</span> and that was just about a decade ago.</span></p><p><span id="ih4suk">Imagine where we’ll be in another decade.</span></p><p><span id="i0phku">Make no mistake: This is a game-changer of epic proportions, and you better believe we’re getting some of this action for ourselves. 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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-092023-10-09113682Jeff SiegelHow to Protect Yourself From the Great Social Security Ponzi SchemeNot only is Social Security run by bureaucratic buffoons, but apparently they’re also thugs who like to shake down injured cops...<p>This article originally was published here: <a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-great-social-security-ponzi-scheme/113655">https://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-great-social-security-ponzi-scheme/113655</a></p><div id="i32g"><p><span id="i7r2">In 2018, police officer Matt Cooper was shot in the face by a shoplifter at Walmart. </span></p><p><span id="iglx">Thankfully, Cooper survived, but he and his family had to rely on Social Security benefits to help take care of their medical bills and supplement their income since workers’ compensation wasn’t enough to cover their already limited budget.</span></p><p><span id="ij9h">But then it turned out that Social Security made a mistake and had been overpaying the Coopers. And when the mistake was discovered, the government demanded they repay $30,000 in addition to cutting monthly payments from $900 to $150. </span></p><p><span id="ixp87">Not only is Social Security run by bureaucratic buffoons, but apparently they’re also thugs who like to shake down injured cops. </span></p><p><span id="ijzei">In any event, after reading about Officer Cooper, I started wondering how often mistakes like this happen and how they not only affect the folks who paid into the system and now rely on those benefits but also the economic sustainability of the entire program — which we already know is nearly nonexistent. </span></p><p><span id="ige7v">As it is, Social Security is expected to run out of its excess reserves in 2034, which will result in it only being able to pay a portion of full benefits for retirees. </span></p><p><span id="izn4i">Of course, we’ve always known this was a giant Ponzi scheme, but I really got fired up this week after learning that mistakes similar to what happened with the Coopers are not uncommon. <span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><div class="panel panel-default signup-primary">
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</div></span></span></p><p><span id="i09zb">According to a report from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) inspector general, nearly $22 billion in overpayments were made last year. Meanwhile, 50% cuts to cost of living adjustments are now scheduled for baby boomers...</span></p><p><span id="iyyyk">You know, the folks who have been forced to put their own money into this Ponzi scheme for decades. </span></p><p><span id="ipk53">And to add insult to injury, this is happening behind the backdrop of inflationary pressures that are making it harder and harder for retirees to put food on the table and keep the lights on.</span></p><p><span id="i8gbk">How the government keeps getting away with this kind of theft is beyond me, but one thing I do know is that those who are relying on Social Security to cover their expenses in retirement better look for a new way to generate income in its absence.</span></p><p><span id="ibwc1">One way to do that is through an income-generating mechanism that’s used by some of the richest people in the world, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett.</span></p><p><span id="io0t1">It’s called a solar power royalty, and it’s basically a monthly royalty check you can earn from operational solar power plants all across the world. </span></p><p><span id="ipo82">They’re far safer than traditional stocks, more reliable than Social Security, and the returns are significant. </span></p><p><span id="idhpj">In fact, with some of these projects, you can turn as little as $100 into $98,325.</span></p><p><span id="i6efa">Good luck ever seeing that kind of return from Social Security.</span></p><p><span id="i851l">Truth is, I honestly don’t believe Social Security will even exist beyond 2040. Something bad IS going to happen, and those who don’t have a backup retirement plan are going to be screwed.</span></p><p><span id="iamfs">So to help you get some of these solar power royalties for yourself, I put together </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/622621">this short report</a> <span id="i0uma">that shows you how they work and how you can actually </span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/622621">start earning your own royalty checks in less than an hour</a>. </p><p><span id="izlbl">And here’s the best part…</span></p><p><span id="iqv3d">You don’t even need a broker, and you don’t have to pay a single penny in commissions or hidden fees to get started. Plus, the minimum investment is only $100.</span></p><p><span id="i0ef9">That's not bad when you consider starting with only $100 could eventually earn you nearly $100,000.</span></p><p><span id="iovj2">And the proof is in the numbers, <a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/622621">which I’ve outlined </a></span><a href="https://secure2.angelpub.com/o/web/622621">here</a>.</p><p><span class="op-macro mceNonEditable"><p>To a new way of life and a new generation of wealth...</p>
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<a href="https://www.energyandcapital.com">Energy and Capital</a>. Practical Investment Analysis in the new Energy Economy2023-10-052023-10-05113655Jeff Siegel