California’s Record Fire Season Update It is a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Among 3 major blazes, 1 threatened Yosemite National Park and another became the largest in state history. The Ferguson Fire was centered near Yosemite, which reopened Tuesday, welcome news in a state that generates $132-B in travel spending. Following are updates on three major […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Said to Sign Kimi Raikkonen for 2019 $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) may be closing in on confirming their driver lineup for the Y 2019 season after the season-long debate of whether Kimi Raikkonen will be retained or replaced by the rising star Charles Leclerc. Mr. Raikkonen is out of contract at the end […]
Patterns Setting Up for a Big Earnings Season $SPY Earnings season unofficially begins Friday at a Key time for stocks and traders remembering happened last time out. Traders are thinking about April, when a 24% rise in corporate profits did little to lift a market that had just seen a 2nd selloff in as many […]
Bulls Own the Post July 4th Stock Market Action $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX A casualties of the tariff dust up has been the power of corporate profits to energize stocks. Now another earnings season is here, and we are still hearing from pundits that investors obsessing over trade. It has been The Story of […]
China Buying Major Soybean Tonnage from Russia $SOY China, the world’s biggest Soybean importer, almost 3X’s purchases from Russia during this current trade dispute with the US, the world’s biggest producer of the Oil seed. Russia sold about 850,000 tonnes of Soybeans to China in MY 2016-2017, according to Russia’s agriculture agency. That is more […]
F1: Lewis Hamilton Chasing Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel $RACE MercedesAMG’s Lewis Hamilton’s goal is to set records with his newest F1 car for years to come, that mean he will be running hard to catch Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in his. Mr. Hamilton is a 4X world champion, and he has been a part of an […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Confirms Lewis Hamilton on the Team in 2019 $RACE Saturday, Ferrari confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will join The Sucderia in Y 2019, a move which has shocked the F1 world set on the notion that 4X world champion would complete his Fa career at MercedesAMG. Mr. Hamilton has signed a three-year agreement […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Pre-season Report $RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) SebastianVettel is no stranger to success in F1, having won 4 straight world championships in Y’s 2010 and 2013, and last year represented his best season since joining The Scuderia. After a winless Y 2016, 5 victories in Y 2017 was a welcome for him and the […]
This Year’s US Flu Season the Worst Since 2009 The intensity of this year’s flu season has made it the worst since the swine flu pandemic of 2009-2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “This has been a really difficult season and it’s not over yet,” Centers for Disease Control and […]
F1: Team Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Ready to Race the New SF71H Car $RACE Last Thursday, Ferrari revealed the SF71H and its lead Scuderia driver, Sebastian Vettel, says they learned their lessons after finishing 2nd to MercedesAMG in Y 2017. “…completely fired up” as they seek to end MercedesAMG’s F1 dominance with their new SF71H. “The step […]
Flu Spread Across US for 3rd Week Running The flu blanketed the US, sans Hawaii, again last week for the 3rd week running. Last week, 1 in 15 doctor visits were for symptoms of the flu. That is the highest level since the swine flu pandemic in Y 2009. The government does not track every […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Will Improve in 2018 $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) F1 Team Boss, Sergio Marchionne, says he expects The Scuderia to improve next year. Last season, Ferrari lead driver, Sebastian Vettel, was wheel to wheel with eventual champion Lewis Hamilton until Ferrari’s season collapsed in the space of 3 Fall races. CEO Marchionne said the […]
F1: Abu Dhabi Finale Finnish, Bottas, Hamilton, Vettel 1-2-3 $RACE Valtteri Bottas won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sunday as MercedesAMG wrapped up another triumphant F1 season with a 1-2 finish and 4X world champion Lewis Hamilton settled for 2nd. The win was a career 3rd for Mr Bottas, who had started on The Pole […]
F1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas on the Pole $RACE MercedesAMG’s Valtteri Bottas will start the final race of the 2017 F1 season on the Pole position after posting the quickest time in Qualifying Saturday in Abu Dhabi on the Yas Marina circuit Mr. Bottas will line up on the front row alongside MercedesAMG […]
F1: Sebastian Vettel, “Good to see other teams copying Ferrari” $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) team driver Sebastian Vettel is a strong believer in imitation being the sincerest form of flattery after seeing a number of The Scuderia’s design elements show up on rival cars this year. After going 20 races without a victory in Y 2016, […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) 1-H Season Review $RACE Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel led the F1 drivers’ standings at the Summer break, but The Scuderia is still facing a strong challenge to fend off MercedesAMG when racing resumes at the end of this month. The Hungarian GP showed that Ferrari with its 1-2 victory has retained its slow-circuit […]
F1: MBZ/AMG’s Boss, Toto Wolff, “Ferrari did not show its real pace in Hungary” $RACE Toto Wolff is convinced Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) did not show its “real pace” at the Hungarian Grand Prix, despite out-performing MercedesAMG and posting a 1-2 finish. “I don’t think we have seen their pace because Sebastian’s car was clearly damaged with […]
More Major Hurricanes Likely This Season Above-average hurricane activity is expected this season, according to a new report from the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University. “The probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the United States coastline and in the Caribbean is above-normal due to the forecast for an above-average season,” the report […]
F1: Expect Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Stay Ahead in 2-H of Season $RACE Sebastian Vettel is confident that Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) will keep pace with MercedesAMG over 2-H of the season, insisting “we know what we need to do”. Mr. Vettel heads into the summer break 14 points clear of Lewis Hamilton, after victory in Hungary, where […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Declares ‘War’ on MercedesAMG $RACE This weekend F1 is in Europe, with Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel at the top of the drivers standings, which augurs the end to MercedesAMG’s dominant run of leading the drivers championship. Barcelona could be Ferrari’s most dominant weekend to date in this years F1 season. MercedesAMG has […]
This Flu Season Hit Middle-aged People Harder than Children This year’s flu season is rapidly winding down and is expected to end within the next 2 weeks or so, US health officials predicted last week. It was a year much like the past few flu seasons, when the H3N2 virus was the most prevalent strain. […]
F1: The Best Racing Weekends in the World of Motorsports $RACE The 2017 F1 season began 2 weeks ago in Melbourne Australia with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel winning the opener on 26 March. There are 19 races being held across the globe including, the USA, Italy, China, Canada, and Brazil. An F1 event is a week […]
NFL’s Colin Kaepernick “Black Listed” No job yet for Colin Kaepernick, 29 anni, and it has people wondering, is he simply unsigned, or has he been ‘Black Listed” by NFL teams and front offices? Mr. Kaepernick is one of the top free-agent quarterbacks on the market, but the man who stirred up controversy last season by […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Takes The Opener at Melbourne $RACE Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in his # 5 “Gina” won the Australian Grand Prix Sunday, the 1st race of the 2017 F1 season. Ferrari out raced MercedesAMG in Melbourne, taking the lead from Lewis Hamilton in the pit lane and looking back. Mr. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas finished […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Introduces its New SF70H Racer $RACE Friday, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) revealed the SF70H, the car that drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen will be driving to glory in the Y 2017 Formula One season. The Italian manufacturer released images of their latest innovation on Friday as Ferrari hope to make their way back into […]
F1: The Cars of 2017, Beautiful Cars are Fast Cars $RACE It is an old F1 adage that a beautiful car also tends to be a fast car, and the target for Formula 1 as a sport is to deliver on both of those counts in Y 2017. For the 1st time in F1 history, […]
Here are Some Vitamins for Colds 1. Zinc: Zinc is nutritionally essential for immune function. Zinc lozenges and powder are available for use during a cold or the flu that can shorten the length of the cold if there is a slight deficiency. The human body uses these micronutrients in a balanced state. Too much […]
Consumer Confidence Driving Holiday Spending $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX A rise in consumer spending in the last days of December has offset the slow start to the US Holiday shopping season, and is likely to help many retailers beat sales forecasts according to the data. The December spending boost is in contrast to the soft […]
Tips for a Healthy (Stay Slim), Cheerful Holiday Season The Holidays are a time for good cheer, but hang on, it can also be the season for bulging waistlines. More than 33% of US adults are obese which putting them at risk for heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers, says the Centers […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Brings Aerodynamic Updates to Sepang $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) brought its latest aerodynamics to the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang this weekend as chases the Red Bull for 2nd place in the F1 Constructors’ Championship. The Scuderia’s technical department continues to develope its SF16-H racer. With millions of dollars in prize money at […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Come Back Strong after Summer Break $RACE Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari identified its weaknesses and he is confident Team Scuderia will be more competitive after F1’s Summer break. Ferrari has failed to score a Podium (a top 3 position) in any of the last 3 F1 racesand has taken just 50 […]
Bushfires on the Rise in Australia, + 40% Since 2007 The number of bushfires in Australia is on the rise, +40% since Y 2007 local scientists have found. In a new research paper, published earlier this year in the journal Royal Society Open Science, scientists from CSIRO and University of Tasmania also say the increasing […]
Wildfires in the Western US and Climate Change The number of large wildfires has nearly 2X’s since the 1980’s, and the average length of wildfire season has grown by more than 2 months. Research shows that changes in climate, especially earlier snowmelt and warming in the spring and summer, have helped boost this increase in […]
The US Forest Service Spent $1.72-B on Firefighting in 2015 The US Forest Service, the nation’s primary firefighting agency, spent a record $1.72-B on firefighting in Y 2015. More than 50% of the land burned in the US by wildfires last year was in Alaska, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, which coordinates firefighting […]
NYS Residential Brush-Burning Ban Remains in Effect Through 14 May New York State (NYS) and Local Emergency Personnel Actively Engaged in Fighting a Brush Fire in Sam’s Point Preserve That Has Consumed Nearly 300 Acres Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed additional state emergency personnel to the wildfire at Sam’s Point Preserve near Ellenville in […]
Most Fires And Forest Fires Are Caused By People A number of fires In New Jersey this week may be indication of things to come as the Garden State enters it peak fire season. The latest reported brush fires on Tuesday shut down rail service on New Jersey Transit and Amtrak’s Northeast corridor, cutting off […]
Wildfires & Carbon In Our Atmosphere The Big Q: Do wildfires have a significant impact on global warming? The Big A: Much depends on what the fire destroys, there is tremendous variation among the species of trees in terms of carbon storage. Overall, the most carbon dense trees are those with high-density wood and large […]