President Trump recently threatened to tax, nearly $300 billion dollars of Chinese products, by 10%. The already volatile oil market, seems to have room for some extra volatility. The volatility would largely cycle around China’s response to the U.S. tariffs. If China responds by purchasing oil from Iran, analysts speculate crude could rapidly approach $30 […]
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Governor Wolf is attempting to “clean up” Pennsylvania’s emissions. His new Executive Order will require 25% of government vehicles to be replaced by electric vehicle by 2025. The big push for this change is mostly financially motivated, as it is projected to gain the state just under 3 billion dollars in subsidies due to a […]
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Encyclopedia Britannica defines VLCCs as, “Very large crude carriers. These ships, with a length of some 330 metres (1,100 feet), have capacities between 200,000 and 320,000 dwt (Dead Weight Tonnage). They carry in the area of two million barrels.” Historically these enormous ships carry crude oil around the world including imports into the United States, […]
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FedEx, DHL, U.S. Postal Service and UPS have some new competition for last-mile delivery service. Amazon announced last Thursday that they are launching a new Delivery Service Partners program. Designed to let entrepreneur run their own fleet of Amazon vans with the Prime logo. Each delivery van will start at one of the 75 current […]
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