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Perhaps ironically, one of the most famous 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse paintings is by a Russian:
- Pestilence (on a White Horse -> COVID !?)
- War (on a Red Horse -> PUTIN !?)
- Famine (on a Black Horse -> HYPERINFLATION !?)
- Death (on a Pale Horse -> TOO LATE !?)
- Meduza
- DW
- Ahead
Six people were killed and at least 42 others injured in a missile strike on the Russian city of Bryansk on Tuesday, according to local authorities.
“All of the disconnections and communications restrictions are taking place in strict accordance with current legislation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
When the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran in late February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the new conflict could make it harder for Kyiv to obtain the missiles and other weapons it needs to defend its skies. At the same time, Ukraine itself is playing a role in the region: Kyiv has sent drone-defense experts to the Middle East to help U.S. allies in the Gulf protect themselves from Iranian strikes. To discuss how the two wars are connected, Meduza spoke with senior Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak.
A Moscow court has sentenced Meduza military analyst Dmitry Kuznets to 2.5 years in prison in absentia on charges of participating in the activities of an “undesirable organization.”
The United States has delayed the next round of trilateral talks with Ukraine and Russia due to the escalating war in the Middle East, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday.
2026.03.07
Canada is a middle power. What exactly does that mean?
Wikipedia’s definition is “a sovereign state that, while not a superpower or a dominant global leader, holds significant influence, economic clout, and diplomatic sway on the international stage. Positioned between great powers and smaller nations, they often act as coalition-builders, mediators, and champions of multilateralism (the principle of participation by three or more parties, especially by the governments of different countries – Rick).”
An AI Overview goes further in stating that middle powers have enough capacity to influence events, but not to unilaterally control them.
2026.03.06
Golden Goose Resources (CSE:GGR) has commenced systematic geological mapping and channel sampling at its Gran Esperanza Project property located in Río Negro Province, Argentina.
Valcheta Exploraciones S.A.S. optioned the epithermal gold-silver project to Golden Goose in January.
Golden Goose to acquire Gran Esperanza Project in Argentina — Richard Mills
Under the option agreement, Golden Goose would acquire 100% of Gran Esperanza through a series of cash payments and exploration expenditures totaling USD$4.448 million.
202603.05
Last Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States and Israel struck Iran, killing the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with three members of his family and several high-ranking figures in the regime.
Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks across the region, including targets in Israel and US military assets in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq.
But according to several sources identified by Ahead of the Herd, including leaks from the Pentagon, if war with Iran continues for longer than expected —Trump has said four to five weeks — the inventory of certain US missiles, especially critical interceptor missiles, could run dangerously low.
By Falice Chin – The Hub
Canada’s pipeline debate increasingly sounds like a choice between betting on LNG or heavy crude—a binary between British Columbia and Alberta.
Right now, the political momentum is clearly behind liquefied natural gas. B.C. is all in on LNG, and its goals are featured prominently in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s immediate “build, baby, build” agenda.
Part of the justification rests on a careful rebrand.
By Kristin Samuelson – SciTechDaily
For decades, researchers have recognized that Alzheimer’s disease is marked by the buildup of toxic protein fragments in the brain. What has remained unclear is exactly how and where those harmful fragments are generated.
In a new study, scientists at Northwestern University report that they have identified both the location and timing of this toxic buildup in Alzheimer’s patients. The team also found that an inexpensive drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can interrupt the process before the damage begins.
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Pulled conclusions from pooled data compilations
Using some of the world’s largest companies by market cap & some of the most quoted indices + two most sung alternatives: data for this millennia where available
- At 134x, Apple is the absolute stock price growth winner; with Amazon at 45x and Google at 32x
- Despite the lack of interest or dividends, gold at 6.6x looks good compared to any other stock or index!
- Barrick Gold on the other hand seems to be poorly correlated to anything including the gold metal itself!?
- But Barrick is the only stock producing negative correlations with most of the indices including a relatively high -0.77 with the Euronext100 index
- If one wast trying to get something totally uncorrelated on purpose- it would be hard to beat: gold and the Euronext100 index at -0.03; or Barrick and the Hang Seng index at 0.04; or gold and Merck at 0.16; or BTC and the FTSE index at 0.19
- Correlation against a basket of indices & alternatives is best in Disney and Google (0.81-0.82), albeit at different growth multiples
- If an average historical P/E is somewhere in the 20x range, then the current S&P quoted average which is in high 30s is as warned high, BUT: only Amazon and Visa seem to be widely out of range (justified by growth in online transactions?), with many below current & historical averages
- In the current world of no interest & no inflation, maybe the higher P/E averages are justified..? For how long, that is a different question…
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