Global containerized ocean freight prices are surging to levels not seen since the pandemic supply chain crunch. Some key trade lane rates are up 140% since mid-December and increasing by the week. What’s happening, why, and what it means for businesses needing products moved? 🧵
Is Gaza becoming Israel's "Vietnam Moment"?
... and if so, will protestors be vindicated in the fullness of time?
@DavidSacks laid out his case, describing some notable similarities between the two wars:
1) In terms of "destroying Hamas," the war is unwinnable
-- Israel faces a guerrilla-style force that keeps popping back up after the IDF clears an area
-- the @WSJ noted that Israel is "winning every battle, but losing the war"
2) Huge number of civilian casualties from what @POTUS called "indiscriminate bombing"
3) Rules of engagement have loosened
4) There has been a dehumanization of civilians in Gaza
When you look out the window of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule and see the International Space Station 🤯 🐉
Video by NASA SpaceX Crew 6 member Sultan Al Neyadi.
Christmas is a time when families get together and celebrate. With the brutal war going on in the Middle East, especially the death and destruction in Gaza, this year we get to Christmas with very heavy hearts and we share the pain of those families who are grieving the loss of their loved ones. Please do not forget them and do not get used to their suffering. Merry Christmas.
Hospitals in the north of Gaza, including the al-Shifa complex, are blockaded by Israeli forces and barely able to care for those inside, with three newborns dead and more at risk from power outages amid intense fighting nearby, according to medical staff
Un mes sin agua, comida, remedios, luz (en hospitales), bajo bombardeos día y noche. Organismos internacionales indican que la masacre es insostenible. Pero no hay alto al fuego humanitario, no pueden acordar texto del comunicado. Realmente de otro mundo… https://t.co/DhxYjQ0x3o
Every investor knows the 4 most common moats...
But did you know that OTHER competitive advantages exist?
Here are 18 POWERFUL -- yet completely underrated -- types of moats:
NEW: Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker sold $3.6 million of company stock under a trading plan less than two weeks before the firm disclosed extensive losses that led to its failure https://t.co/3Taaj0HmRe
No queda más que ayudar cómo se pueda a Siria y Turquía, y aprender a cómo evitar esto en el futuro.
Este capo parece que tenía buenos datos… @onemichile