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New Continent Discovered In South West Pacific

Scientists have discovered a new continent hidden in plain view in the Pacific Ocean right next to New Zealand. Zealandia, as it is formally called, is a continent with a 5 million square kilometre landmass that lays largely submerged in the south-west Pacific. The 11 geologists from New Zealand and Australia who discovered Zealandia say that it should be confirmed as earth’s eighth continent, after Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Passing On The Permian: Has The Bubble Grown Too Big?

Passing On The Permian: Has The Bubble Grown Too Big?

Submitted by Nick Cunningham via OilPrice.com,

Has the Permian Basin become too hot? More companies and enormous sums of capital continue to flood into West Texas to take advantage of the most prolific shale basin in North America. Rig counts are showing no sign of slowing down and new deals in the Permian are announced on what seems like a weekly basis. However, will the Permian bubble deflate?

Trump, Trudeau, & 'Terrific' Trade Talks - Joint Press Conference Live Feed

Trump, Trudeau, & 'Terrific' Trade Talks - Joint Press Conference Live Feed

The first face to face meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Trump was seen by many as the most important meeting for Canada in decades. While PM Trudeau is teaming up with so-called 'sexist' Trump to urge policy-makers to remove barriers to increasing competitiveness for women entrepreneurs, as well as tackle issues affecting women in the workforce, we are sure reporters will want to focus on the "epidemic" of refugees crossing into Canada (from US), NAFTA trade tensions, and White House personnel decisions.

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