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McLaren Artura review: a plug-in hybrid for the 1 percent

admin — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:00:22 +0000

It’s no secret that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have grown in popularity over the past couple of years. Their flexibility offers the convenience of internal combustion as well as the ability to put in an average day’s driving without it. After all, any amount of electric-only propulsion not only cuts down on tailpipe emissions...

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/20/2024 | naked capitalism

admin — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:08:54 +0000

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, Tulare Ave., Contra Costa, California, United States. “In magnolia tree at approx. 8 feet off the ground, directly above microphone.” Barking dog, but energetic bird! * * * In Case You Might Miss… New Covid data, with wastewater increase. Mangione hit with Federal...

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/19/2024 | naked capitalism

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:07:40 +0000

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, Quitman Farm, Brooks, Georgia, United States. * * * In Case You Might Miss… Continuing Resolution founders, DOGE extra-constiutional, Trump opposes debt ceiling Mangione extradited to New York, lawyer claims overcharging. Boeing sells some planes. * * * Politics “So many of the...

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/18/2024 | naked capitalism

admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:03:22 +0000

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, Southards Pond Park, Suffolk, New York, United States. “Three song bouts. Singing from the roof of a house adjacent to the park. Mimicry includes Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, and Carolina Wren.” “Bouts!” In Case You Might Miss… Warren v. Musk. Democrat gerontocrats Mangione...

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/17/2024 | naked capitalism

admin — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:02:10 +0000

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, 34 Peregrine Crossing, Chatham, Georgia, United States. * * * In Case You Might Miss… Trump presser. AOC loses key vote. If any. Mystery drones. Crisis hotline for CEOs. * * * Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike us as...

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Could a Fed Rate Cut Help Mortgage Rates Fall? Today’s Mortgage Rates, Dec. 17, 2024

admin — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:47:01 +0000

In 2024, prospective homebuyers watched mortgage rates rise, fall and then rise again. Many hoped the housing market would open up when the Federal Reserve finally began lowering interest rates in September. Yet mortgage rates have remained high due to converging macroeconomic factors: strong economic data and concerns over President-elect Donald Trump’s potentially inflationary policies. Mortgage rates surged over the past...

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/16/2024 | bare capitalism

admin — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:57:20 +0000

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Chook Music of the Day Northern Mockingbird, Quitman Farm, Brooks, Georgia, United States. * * * In Case You Would possibly Miss… DOGE. Kamala’s future. If any. The state of tech: like industrial chemical accident. Covid wastewater: Excellent news. * * * Search for the Helpers I suppose that is...

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Gaps Worsen, But Hope Persists: 6 Takeaways From a Devastating International Math Test

admin — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:55:30 +0000

“There’s a dwindling middle,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, which is responsible for administering TIMSS in this country. Carr said that this group of students is being pulled down to the bottom – a pattern she is seeing across different tests and different subjects since the pandemic. U.S. 4th-grade...

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China sees slowest home price decline in 17 months amid signs of stabilisation By Reuters

admin — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 06:04:31 +0000

By Liangping Gao, yukun zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s home prices fell at the slowest pace in 17 months in November, with the crisis-hit property market showing signs of stabilising in some major cities amid government efforts to revive the real estate sector. New home prices were down 0.1% in November from a...

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Links 12/14/2024 | naked capitalism

admin — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:52:05 +0000

Rare beaked whale delights scientists Tagesschau via machine translation (Micael T). But it’s dead 🙁 Flu EXPLOSION: Shocking one in four adults who are sick have flu – double last year’s rate… as terrifying ‘quad-demic’ surge engulfs Britain hospitalising thousands Daily Mail Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being...

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