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Vitol Warns U.S. Crude Exports Will Grow "A Lot More"

Vitol Warns U.S. Crude Exports Will Grow "A Lot More"

Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,

Rising production in the Permian, coupled with cheap pipeline and railway transport fees to the Gulf of Mexico, will enable the U.S. to significantly raise its already record-high crude oil exports, Mike Loya, head of the Americas business at oil trading giant Vitol Group, told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday.

Trump Administration Unveils First Step In Building Border Wall

Trump Administration Unveils First Step In Building Border Wall

In the first tangible step toward delivering on Trump's campaign promise to halt unauthorized immigration from Mexico, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday released plans for picking vendors for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall, issuing a preliminary request for proposals saying it plans to release a formal solicitation around March 6 “for the design and build of several prototype wall structures in the vicinity of the United States border with Mexico.” 

Internal Secession And The Road To Ruin: A Tale Of Two Countries

Internal Secession And The Road To Ruin: A Tale Of Two Countries

Submitted by Fred Reed via The Burning Platform blog,

Trump did not cause the deep division in the country. It caused him. There are two very different Americas. I suspect  that the half of the country that voted for Trump, that voted with wild enthusiasm, that roared at huge rallies, was not so  much voting for Trump as against the other America. It was just that they had never had a chance before. The two countries have little in common and do not belong on the same geography.

Meet China's Hedge Fund Capital

Meet China's Hedge Fund Capital

China has often found itself in trouble over the past couple of decades for its attempts to replicate technology from other developed countries.  But technological advances aren't the only things being mimicked in China as the country is also littered with fake replicas of monuments from around the world including the Great Sphinx of Giza, the Sydney Opera House and the U.S. Capitol building, just to name a few.

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