Todd Crawford
China Dismantling Evergrande From Within to Avoid Worst Case Scenario
China’s Evergrande Group, with on the books liabilities in excess of US$300 billion is on the brink of collapse. It’s collapse would have disastrous and far reaching consequences for both the Chinese economy and the...
Austria Locking Down the Unvaccinated Only Stating Vaccinated Shouldn’t Have to ‘Lose Their Freedom’
Austria’s government is meeting this Sunday, Nov. 14 to vote on whether or not to implement more restrictive lockdown measures, for the unvaccinated only, with two Austrian provinces, Upper Austria and Salzburg, saying they will...
Tesla Stock Remains Volatile as Musk Sells 3.5 Million Shares
In a flurry of trading on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, disposed of more than 3.5 million shares of Tesla stock worth over US$3.88 billion, a transaction that was not...
Hong Kong Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Chanting Slogans, Posting Online
On Nov. 11, Ma Chun-man, also known as “Captain America 2.0” was sentenced by a Hong Kong court to five years and nine months in prison for “inciting secession” by peacefully delivering multiple pro-independence speeches...
Biden Admin Instructs Businesses to Enforce Vaccine Mandate Despite Court Order to Pause
On Monday, Nov. 8 White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a room full of reporters that “people should not wait,” to enforce the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate despite the U.S. Court of Appeals...
Elon Musk Uses Twitter Poll to Decide Whether or not to Sell Billions Worth of Tesla Stock
On Nov. 6, billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX took to Twitter to ask his 62.7 million followers to vote on whether or not he should sell 10 percent of his Tesla stock and pay...
Pfizer Announces Antiviral Pill Claiming it Cuts Risk of Severe COVID-19 by 89%
On Nov. 5, Pfizer announced that the company has developed an antiviral pill that it claims reduces the risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 infection by 89 percent among at-risk people, according to...
Diwali Celebrations Blanket New Delhi in Dangerously Unhealthy Air
On Nov. 5, New Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) surged to 463 on a scale of 500 marking the most toxic smog of the year after revelers defied a fireworks ban during the annual Hindu...
France Locks Down Poultry Farms as Bird Flu Spreads Across Europe
On Nov. 4, France’s agriculture ministry ordered French farmers to keep their poultry indoors due to a heightened risk of bird flu that authorities believe is being spread by migratory birds. The order communicated the...
Four Canadian Doctors Opposed to COVID-19 Vaccines Face Legal Action by Medical Regulator
Four doctors, practicing medicine in the Canadian province of Ontario, who have openly opposed COVID-19 vaccines, have had legal claims filed against them in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice by The College of Physicians...
COVID Curriculum for Calgary Grade School Students Panned as ‘Propaganda’ by Parents
Parents are raising the alarm over COVID-19 content being taught to grade school students in the western Canadian province of Alberta. A booklet titled, “Riding the Fourth Wave” is currently being used to instruct students...
A Team of Astrophysicists May Have Discovered the First Exoplanet Outside the Milky Way Galaxy
In a historic first, Nasa’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has zeroed in on what is believed to be a Saturn-sized exoplanet some 28 million light-years away which, if confirmed, would mark the first time an exoplanet...