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Americas editor @theeconomist

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March 13th update https://t.co/24bHs7kKMx

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@ShakeelHashim we aim to please Shakeel

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@mr_james_c (btw no one thinks batteries will cover two weeks demand, at least not without big new chemistries with good cost curves)

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@mr_james_c i'm pro nuclear (never gonna happen cos people hate it, alas), but bridging with gas is cheaper again. 20-40x cheaper than batteries, including storage costs and CCGT from scratch just for fun

[Sarah Birke @sarah_birke]

Our big take on Cuba this week https://t.co/NtGNAPWF6C

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@shashj awww i also hoped

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@Brad_Setser @jayoreilly1183 @Padraiccleary @Aidan_Regan yes, agreed on that point in a subsequent tweet. mine was that the Irish offices of Apple and Microsoft do normal valuable work. it's the balance of work/tax that you question, I think, not the amount of work

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@Brad_Setser @jayoreilly1183 @Padraiccleary @Aidan_Regan but your basic point, that the tax revenue is wildly disproportionate to headcount (~$1m per head in ireland, ~$100k in US), is of course totally valid. it's just that the headcount is not directly related to the tax play

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@Brad_Setser @jayoreilly1183 @Padraiccleary @Aidan_Regan you could just google it, Brad. Apple's Ireland operation is mostly EMEA customer service, supply chain and ops, with a bit of hardware testing. Microsoft is EMEA sales and some cloud dev. IP booking is low headcount, and in any case why would those jobs need to be in ireland?

[Siffroy Clarens @SiffroyC]

At last, Haiti has some hope.
Aggressive policing is weakening gangsters' control.
THE KIDNAPPING was to take place in the busy middle-class neighbourhood of Delmas in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
#haiti

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gift link https://t.co/J3wuyFMFoH

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Small scoop in our Cuba piece this week. The US is thinking about starting humanitarian fuel shipments to Cuba

[Patsy McGarry @PatsyMcGarryIT]

Roger rules the waves...

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

Absolutely brilliant column from @duncanrobinson this week.

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"Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, and Greg Bovino, who commanded in Minneapolis, have blatantly lied. They should be fired."

https://t.co/ywknleF8d0

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Carney's Davos speech really cut through domestically

[David Coletto 🇨🇦 @DavidColetto]

With just over 1,800 interviews complete (Jan 22-25), we see a big jump in favourables for @MarkJCarney. HIghest we have measured since we started tracking.

Survey finishes tomorrow likely and results out later this week. #cdnpoli

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any thoughts @tomhfh ?

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Natural gas prices rise another +25% and post their largest 2-day gain in history as an “arctic blast” sweeps across the US.

Natural gas prices are now up +60% in 2 days.

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@notcoachTee @asvky73 @Hottyfc @centregoals @TheEconomist https://t.co/40qeYlYS6p

[Basil🧡 @LinkofSunshine]

Still one of the funniest charts ever made

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"EXCLUSIVE" @globeandmail

except for when The Economist wrote about it two weeks ago