Briefings Magazine: Where Tech Starts, Ends

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Something odd happened almost three decades ago. Startup web-browser company Netscape went public, delighting investors despite having no profits. This event, on August 9, 1995, prompted one of the biggest global economic shifts since the industrial revolution. Over the last 27 years, web-based businesses have become behemoths worth billions of dollars: Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Netflix. Yet the overwhelming majority of these big tech companies come from just two countries: the US and China. Other countries, such as those in Europe or Asia (excluding China), lag hugely. Read more here.

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Forbes China: 专家预测，金价到2027年底将创下新纪录

By SIMON CONSTABLE

世界上最出色的贵金属专家之一表示，黄金价格将很快刷新纪录，而投资者只需要一点耐心。

大宗商品咨询公司CPM Group的创始人兼执行合伙人Jeff Christian在最近的一段视频中表示：“我们仍然预计，在未来——比如在五年之内，金价将创下新高。”

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Forbes: UK’s Rishi Sunak Bans Fracking But Government Green Lights New Coal Production

By SIMON CONSTABLE

What the frack?

Britain’s approach to fossil fuels is nothing if not inconsistent. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: #France #UK The winter bites Northern Europe. Occitane

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WSJ: Financial Flashback -- Nasdaq Dealers Accused of Fixing Markets Settle for $1 billion

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Forbes Uruguay: El gurú Jeff Christian le habló al inversor: "El 2027 será el año récord para el oro"

By SIMON CONSTABLE

El oro está viendo un precio promedio anual récord este año, y probablemente mejorará en los próximos cinco años, según uno de los mejores expertos en metales preciosos más grandes del mundo. Read more here.

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor: Commodities -- UK with coffee but without adequate cucumbers, tomatoes or eggs. Barron's

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