2025 did not go down in history as a year of impressive upswings for the dry bulk freight market. There were no sharp spikes in freight rates or waves of excess demand that would have changed the correlations. Nevertheless, the market showed remarkable resilience. The high level of fleet employment, the coincidence of periods of …
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US Energy exports to the EU decreased
The real dynamics of energy trade between the US and the EU demonstrate a discrepancy between political statements and actual market processes. According to detailed industry statistics, over the past four months – from September to December – the European bloc countries have reduced their purchases of oil and liquefied natural gas from American suppliers …
Economic Dominance – Why is Trump acquiring “Golden” shares in critical industrial champions in the US?
In the first nine months of his second term, President Trump has overseen a government raid into the boardrooms of strategic corporations. Trump has unveiled a plan to weaken the dollar to boost U.S. exports and reduce its trade deficit with countries around the world, while attempting to rebuild the country’s industrial base and restore …
The Americans who changed the course of US Capitalism (extremely aggressive)
The story of American capitalism may have begun with the Founding Fathers, but much of the plot was written in the years that followed. Countless people have played a role in transforming the U.S. economic system, capitalism, into what it is today. The Trust Economics has highlighted some of these influential figures. Robert Morris (financier) …
European banks’ return on equity hits 300% in 5 years
Despite their explosive rise (40% gains for 2025), European bank stocks are facing a tough time as sentiment has already been affected by the new uncertainty in France. Still, investors may find it hard to ignore the momentum of Europe’s best-performing sector so far this year. An investor who bought European bank stocks five years …
Wind turbine giant Siemens-Gamesa is in financial trouble
The dream of green energy from the air, with the installation of offshore wind farms, is proving to be a dream-nightmare at an increasing rate, both for the states that see themselves confronted with new problems from their installation, but also for the companies themselves that from promising start-ups are transformed into seriously ailing businesses …
Renewable Energy Sources Industry: A Critical Analysis of Grid Stability and Environmental Impacts
The rapid global transition to renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar power, has been widely promoted as a sustainable solution to climate change. However, this transition introduces significant challenges to grid stability, while also entailing serious environmental impacts that are often ignored in policy discussions. This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the often …
The $16 trillion AI “bubble”!!!!!
Investors have been betting heavily on an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven future over the past two years, as technology stocks have led the S&P 500 index up 60%. As of January 24, 2025, the cumulative market capitalization of Nvidia (NVDA) and other major AI infrastructure companies was nearly $16 trillion. But there has also been a …
Citizens, be careful, in Revolut and Viva Wallet, are the funds sufficient?
Let’s be careful… we raise the issue of capital adequacy for Revolut and Viva Wallet in the event of an adverse scenario and what risks consumers – depositors may take out of ignorance. Revolut Revolut has been involved in fraud many times in the past and a lot of money has been lost. A search …
High borrowing costs are biting Russian businesses
US restrictions imposed in June to undermine the Kremlin have put local banks in countries that trade with Russia at higher risk of so-called secondary sanctions, increasingly delaying or disrupting payments to and from places like China and Turkey. This makes it difficult, and sometimes impossible, to execute transactions, particularly with China, Russia’s most important …