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Government wishes to sell shares in URENCO

The Dutch government wishes to sell its interest in URENCO, which provides uranium enrichment services for nuclear power producers. The Cabinet has agreed to this intention. The sale of the Dutch shares in URENCO can only take place, when the public interest in terms of non-proliferation, nuclear safety

Dutch minister of Finance makes offer for compensation due to the nationalisation of SNS REAAL

The Dutch minister of Finance makes an offer for compensation due to the expropriation of shares and subordinated debt of SNS REAAL and SNS Bank. The offer amounts to €0,- for both the expropriated shares as well as the subordinated debt. Source

State of the Netherlands nationalises SNS REAAL

The Minister of Finance, in close consultation with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), has nationalised SNS Reaal. Savings deposits of clients are secure and the service provision of SNS REAAL has been safeguarded. The intervention has averted grave threats to financial stability and the economy. Source

Mid-Atlantic Braces For Another Winter Blast Before A Spring Warmup

Mid-Atlantic Braces For Another Winter Blast Before A Spring Warmup Winter in the Mid-Atlantic region is certainly winding down, and March is always an unpredictable month. Early next week, a fast-moving Alberta Clipper is forecast to bring yet another round of wintry weather to the region before a

Trump Vows ‘American Energy Dominance’ In Texas Rally Ahead Of Primary Elections

Trump Vows 'American Energy Dominance' In Texas Rally Ahead Of Primary Elections Authored by Travis Gilmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—President Donald Trump promised “American energy dominance” during a rally Friday at one of the nation’s biggest export hubs for energy and liquid natural

Israel Suffers Significant Casualties In Iran War Retaliation

Israel Suffers Significant Casualties In Iran War Retaliation In a rare moment, Israel is confirming at least nine people killed and over 40 injured after an Iranian ballistic missile slammed into a residential area west of Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon. The missile impact was in Beit Shemesh, near

Hot Headline, Cooler Reality: What The PPI Really Shows According To Peter Navarro

Hot Headline, Cooler Reality: What The PPI Really Shows According To Peter Navarro Authored by Peter Navarro via RealClearEnergy, The January Producer Price Index landed with a predictable media spin: “hotter than expected” and therefore proof that tariffs, Trump, and the so-called “new protectionism” are reigniting inflation. That

War Stocks Back In Focus As ‘Operation Epic Fury’ Drains Tomahawk Supplies

War Stocks Back In Focus As 'Operation Epic Fury' Drains Tomahawk Supplies The scale of the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran this weekend was massive, involving hundreds of fighter jets, bombers, and air-delivered munitions across more than 100 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked targets. Our focus has shifted to U.S.

Equity Futures Slide, Oil And Gold Jump, But No Panic

Equity Futures Slide, Oil And Gold Jump, But No Panic The widely anticipated Sunday night open of futures trading is here, and it is a bit anticlimatic. Yes, futures are broadly lower, oil and gold are higher, but there is no panic, and as Bloomberg's Mark Cudmore writes, most

The Microreactor Race Is On

The Microreactor Race Is On Authored by Duggan Flanakin via RealClearEnergy, For the past half century, successive Presidential administrations and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have thwarted the development of advanced reactor designs that might fulfill President Eisenhower’s vision for the “peaceful uses of atomic energy.” Westinghouse’s eVinci microreactor,

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