The oldest continuously operating international sporting event with the oldest international sporting trophy may not be the one most people think of. It’s not soccer’s World Cup, or the Olympics, or baseball, or cricket—it’s the America’s Cup of yacht racing. The origins of the America’s Cup date back to 1851, when a group of yachting
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Those of you that follow this blog know that I am also a private investor that uses various investment tactics to supplement my retirement income. Although I won’t give out individual investment choices, I will share with you some of the different strategies I have used and reused over the years. Prior to the early
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Many economies around the world are running out of oil, but the crude oil markets (particularly the futures) are still drumming along with some higher prices and the inconvenience of the Strait of Hormuz being closed. Why haven’t crude oil markets seized up? What is it That Keeps Oil Markets Flowing? When U.S. and Israeli
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The third Gulf War has been going on for over two months, and although a ceasefire has been agreed to, shots are still being exchanged by both sides. When it will all end is too uncertain for now, but what would happen with the price of oil if and when it does finally end? Here
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In the next several blogs we’ll take a closer look behind the consequences of the 2026 Iran War, and the economic fallout that is taking place that does not make headlines. The first volume is a broad look at the course of events that brought us where we are today. Scope: The war began with
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The Persian Gulf is bordered on both sides by countries that export about 25% of the worlds crude oil and 20% of the world’s liquified natural gas (LNG). What’s more, the two sides don’t always get along with each other: Iran is about 95% Shia Muslim and the Arabian countries (except for Bahrain and Iraq)
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The tendency in America is to look at the Islamic Revolution in Iran through a lens that focuses only on the Hostage Crisis in 1979. As bad as that was, there’s a whole history of what transpired before and after that event that dates back over 130 years to 1891. To understand where they are
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When Donald Trump forced regime change on Venezuela by removing and arresting their president, Nicholas Maduro, and seizing control over their petroleum industry, he aimed to “run” the industry in order to straighten out all its problems. Sounds like a noble cause considering the condition the industry was in, but what’s the cost going to
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Have you ever played pickleball? It’s a game much like tennis although the court is smaller and the racket is replaced by a paddle resembling a table tennis paddle. The ball is lightweight, but can travel fast over a short distance like a whiffle ball. The rules and scoring are different, but the object of
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It Began Earlier Than You Think: Legend has it that the American game of baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday, in Cooperstown, New York, during the summer of 1836. It isn’t clear where this legend came from or when it actually surfaced, but the truth in all matters is that the legend is false. Abner
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