Tim Worstall
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Freelance classical liberal around and about. Substack at https://t.co/U6iYpigGfh
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3 days ago |
seekingalpha.com | Tim Worstall
SummaryTMC the metals company faces significant political hurdles in obtaining a mining license for deep-sea manganese nodules, despite solving technical challenges. TMC's financial stability hinges on capital infusions, with a recent $19.9 million offering providing short-term liquidity but not funding through to production.
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seekingalpha.com | Tim Worstall
Apr. 21, 2025 9:00 AM ET, , , SummaryUsing financial instruments incorrectly can lead to inefficiency or guaranteed losses; understanding their construction and purpose is crucial. Leveraged ETFs, like TQQQ, are designed for daily trading, not long-term holding, due to time decay and daily reset mechanisms. Leveraged ETFs are suitable for hedging or speculating on daily market movements, not for buy-and-hold strategies.
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4 days ago |
timworstall.substack.com | Tim Worstall
Look, yes, I know, this is Richard Murphy so of course it’s wrong:As is clear, the trend in the UK has been towards growing inequality, but the critical lines here are the darker green dotted and yellow ones. They compare gross and post-tax incomes. Note that they move together. Tax does not redistribute income in the UK. Nor does the benefits system, with benefits income being included in gross income.
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timworstall.com | Tim Worstall
The German scientist on her new book arguing that inequality, wealth and sexism are making the climate crisis worse – and what we need to do about itIt’s all related! Abolish capitalism and hang the bougeoisie!Aaaaand, yes, she’s a cretin! First response:Yes, of course, if you just stick to the physics, then the warming is caused by the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, but the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
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timworstall.com | Tim Worstall
Go-to author on White House reverses take on Biden and slams former presidentChris Whipple’s third book, Uncharted, hits Biden and aides like a bludgeon, with key sources who speak on the recordAt the time of the last book there was money to be made by claiming Biden was really sharp, energetic and raring to go for a second term. Today there’s money to be made by explaining that he wasn’t. You know, American politics, White House, “follow the money”?
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Ah, yes, I recognise this one. "Time for a left alternative on planning: tough on developers, big on building council housing." A century and a half now is it? When all "left alternatives" have been the idiocies that won't work?
When I wrote about developers and their political mouthpieces, I wasn't asking anyone to identify themselves. Time for a left alternative on planning: tough on developers, big on building council housing. Read my @politicshome article on planning here: https://t.co/MG5foTfJcX
Then government took over coal, shipbuilding and steel. Makes Mazzonomics look a bit dodgy, no?
We used to have coal, a shipbuilding industry and steel manufacturing. Now we're celebrating opening a theme park that will employ adults to run around dressed up as cartoon characters for 12 pounds an hour.
RT @julianHjessop: A reminder to all politicians to tune in at 7.30 this evening, when BBC One will be airing a documentary on the challeng…
