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AsbestosDude

That’s a pretty distorted version of how that actually works. Carney was at the Bank of England but he wasn’t writing UK laws or handing out fuel contracts Sustainable aviation fuel mandates in the UK are government policy, and they don’t designate a single supplier. Multiple companies produce and compete in that market. So where exactly did he "ensure Brookfield were the ones selling the fuel"? You've still failed to provide any shred of evidence for your claims.

JanMikh

UK announced they’ll have to ration gas in 2-3 weeks.

Dudewheresmycard5

How would UK stocks like Shell or BP be classified? Losers or winners in such as situation?

strolls

Imagine enlisting in the forces to protect America and get an affordable education and you end up spending months on this benighted rock seeing all your buddies getting killed because Trump decided to gob off. I think the countries like US and UK are going to be quite slow to adopt FPV drones and you only need to look at the Ukraine war and Combat Footage subreddits to see what a hellscape that is. FPV drones can be controlled from 10km or 20km away now, using fiberoptic control so they can't be radio jammed, and these fucks are going to be sitting ducks on that island waiting to get resupplied.

runmeupmate

china burns coal for most of its electricity demand. Wind is less than germany or UK

JamieTimee

12% increase for USA vs 20% increase for UK for the ad supported plan. Goes without saying that this beats inflation many times over. I accept price increases and why they happen. I don't accept price gouging and corporate milking.

_freckles__

Hi Everyone, I have a couple of questions. If anyone can guide me in right direction, that will be helpful. Thanks in advance Can someone help with tickers/funds/ETFs/Instruments that perform following functions 1) Fund which invests in top 10 companies in top 10 sectors across the world that are either actively or passively managed . Or top # companies in top # sectors following industry cycles, momentum etc. 2) Funds which invest in corporate bonds globally with yields above 6% and Bond rating above B or BB 3) Funds for dividend - monthly income that are diversified and have no more than 5% of weight in 1 company , with yield between 4 to 5%. What is the taxation on such income in the US if you are investing from Outside US (not a US citizen), from say UK. 4) Any Fund that does HFT with retail investors funds , it is fine if it is 2% and 20% fee model. But the goal is HFT fund that accepts retail investors money and invests in HFT. This more for exploration, I am not looking to optimize returns but to have some fun money put into HFT and see how it works. And a question on bonds, If you buy 30 year US bond that is currently above 4.9%, does this mean if held till maturity, I will get back my principal as well as regular 4.9% coupon every year for 30 years. This seems like a very good deal for 30 years at risk free rate. i) What is the catch except for possibility of US defaulting on the loan? ii) Also, lets say for some emergency i might have to get back my principal, when i sell at that time, will i get back my principal or will its value be different from face value. iii) What is the tax treatment in US when a non citizen purchases such bonds on the monthly income and the principal at maturity. Once again, thanks in advance

TimesandSundayTimes

Oil has climbed higher and global stocks fell as hopes of a faster resolution to the conflict in the Middle East were dimmed by Iran rejecting ceasefire proposals. Tehran responded to a 15-point plan from the US on Thursday, describing claims that it was negotiating with Washington as a “deception”, according to Tasnim, the news agency, which is controlled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. President Trump warned Iran to “get serious” about a deal that would end the war, after the US said it presented Tehran with the proposals this week. In a video on state television on Wednesday, Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the Iranian military’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, accused the US of “negotiating with itself”. The one-month futures contract for Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by almost 6 per cent to just over $108 a barrel, reversing Wednesday’s falls. UK equity markets also eased, with the FTSE 100 closing the day 134.67 points, or 1.3 per cent, lower at 9,972.17. The S&P 500 fell 69.42 points, or 1.05 per cent to 6,522.48 in lunchtime trading in New York

harrison_wintergreen

>Also if you're a European investor, good luck. what data set did you use? Because this type of info would tend to argue the contrary position, depending on how the data was parsed. https://topforeignstocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Single-Country-Stock-market-Performance-From-2001-to-2020-934x1024.png the UK's FTSE 250 outperformed the S&P 500 for a decade starting in ~2006, in both US dollar and Pound Sterling terms, so it's hardly implausible European stocks can have superior returns over longer periods. https://curvo.eu/backtest/en/compare-indexes/ftse-250-vs-sp-500?currency=eur

Randomname1157

Not that I agree with NATO I think it's stupid but Trump's logic is wrong because the United States didn't help the UK with the Falkland Islands

tri-pug

this MFer actually believes the UK is our longest-standing ally. I guess he forgot about the American Revolution *it's France you regard*

kim82352

> One missile went 2,500 miles; they supposedly didn’t have a missile like that... > ...They shot the now-famous Ireland... the island that the UK was very afraid to give us.

-TrueFacts-

Weirdly it never got love in USA by the looks of it. But charted very well in Aus, UK and Europe. Some "feels" just don't translate well to the home of the brave, land of the free lol.

miata_only

UK carriers are basically just toys, you guys

StraitOfHummus

Mango: "They shot the famous Ireland. The island. The UK. They didn't want to get dragged in."

dead_andbored

There's just no way to win with how countries are set up. The ruling systems exist for the rich and powerful to stay in power. No one can win an election without significant funds backing them up, this is true for every country with US, UK, Germany, Australia, Japan as examples.

Responsible-Tip6940

This case is significant because it sets a rare precedent holding social media companies directly accountable for mental health harms, especially among minors. The $6 million verdict against Meta and Google reflects how internal documents showing deliberate targeting of children and teens can be used to establish negligence or misconduct. If this becomes a bellwether for the roughly 2,000 related lawsuits, the financial exposure could be enormous, potentially in the billions, and it signals that courts are taking the mental health impact of addictive social media seriously. Coupled with government actions like bans for users under 16 in Australia and similar moves in the UK, France, and U.S. states, this could represent a turning point where both legal and regulatory pressures force platforms to rethink how they engage young users. It’s likely that social media giants will face heightened scrutiny, new compliance requirements, and possibly changes in their product design or age restrictions to avoid similar liabilities in the future.

West_Lavishness6689

Honestly it was dec 2020 when i noticed it and realized covid was still crushing this company. after some digging it was the biggest player in the UK and i figured it was backed by the UK government and they wouldnt let it fail. $10 pre-covid me getting tired of day trading, the stress was unreal and sleepless nights watch charts. said fuck it. YOLO on one stock, sit and chill and let it ride. before i went in i told myself i am willing to lose 75% of this money. and if it drop i cannot sell. bought in 2021 around 1.50 and by oct 2022 it was at 0.74 and i kept my cool and never sold. after that it was only up. i dont know why i never sold along the way, "something" told me not to and to keep riding the wave. just like this month "something" told me to get out so i sold it all.

biingobongo

The UK's high energy costs due to extensive investment in renewable energy now looks a lot more appealing to some countries im sure.

no_good_names_avail

"With fossil fuel supplies under severe strain, both the UK and Germany signalled on Wednesday that the energy crisis is accelerating their green transition." Typical Libtards not understanding Trump is playing 12d chess and trying to accelerate green energy for the world. Only FIFA recognizes his greatness.

No-Calligrapher250

Im from the UK so maybe I dont get it... but assuming this story is not some AI generated crap, these people are the victims just like everyone else. Theyve been sold lie after lie after lie. Its like Brexit voters in the UK... you have to try to understand why these "normal" people have been drawn to vote the way they have. Without trying to understand that, there will always be a polarised, finger pointing debate that doesnt get anyone anywhere

TJMBeav

The UK hijacked a Russian oil tanker that was supposedly in UK waters. Source: Bloomberg TV

loud-spider

In the UK here. For better and worse, US market open is after lunch time UK, so I do other things in the morning, and try and wrap up by 1:30-2pm Eastern to get a decent evening.

Azzoguee

So, Theocratic Iran good, Democratic US/UK bad? What about New Zealand, Canada, France, Australia, Germany? I suppose all of them are lying, and Iran is the truth teller? Or is it supposed to be the unnamed journalists I’m supposed to go searching for? Not all news organisation are biased. There are plenty of organizations with a strict adherence to the Editorial code of conduct, that do solid, impartial journalism. I can name my sources. The Associated Press (US), BBC(UK), DW (Germany) and The Globe and Mail (Canada). These will give you evidence based factual reporting. I can guarantee you their standards are higher than whoever it is that you refuse to name, obviously because you do not think they are a credible sources yourself. Otherwise you would not have kept them. The Iranian theocratic state will lie more than any democratic country, any given day (the present us admin is trying to come close though). PS, the democracies haven’t killed as many people as the non democratic countries. Nazi German and Communist China killed far more people than any other, maybe imperialist Britain come close - but none of these were really democracies.

TomatoSpecialist6879

US can't fight at all fronts, that's what Germany and Japan and their ass got pulverized. If the globe unites to screw them, US will go through what UK and Spain went through during and after WW2.

River_Sandhu

From the UK 🥭 has absolutely screwed us. You think your 10 years gone up, take a look where ours is!

Salt_Owl1192

I don’t listen to sources with any govt interests guiding their analysis. Unfortunately the majority of global mainstream news is captured by elites may of whom are staunch zios. Look into the history of the relations between the UK/US/Iran and use that as a basis to identify truth vs obvious propaganda. Basically I avoid the ones who throw the word terrorist around without ever defining it or applying it universally.

GoldenTicketHolder

Still, this was the situation two weeks ago. Wild that the insurance was monopolized to the UK.

Mapleess

To add to this, it seems Trading 212 is able to run with no account fees in the UK because of the income they generate from their CFD side. There's still a foreign currency conversion free per trade for buying/selling shares, but it was an eyeopener to see how much gambling occurs.

Gandalftron

Not only was the war already won, but we also didnt need UK help AND the Iranian nuclear program was already "completely obliterated" as he stated in 2025.....

George_Salt

Their business model resembles that of a crack dealer. In the UK they have offered small-scale demonstration products on sensitive government data, including classified intelligence data and personal medical records. They then persuade government departments that they are now so enmeshed in the datasets and their systems/formats are so proprietary that no one else is capable of providing the service or competing with what they do. So the follow-up contract is awarded without tender. It completely defeats public sector procurement best practice.

Ledd10

I like them for space/satellites exposure for long term. The European defense companies seem the most likely to lead the space exploration for EU and the UK

hayl4bulb

They've only been round less than a year and took over the shell of an old company, most of the financial info online is of the old company. Plus they're UK based so they don't have to file quarterly reports. The numbers might be somewhere but I personally don't know them.

FancifulLaserbeam

That was a description of Iraq, not Iran. There's basically the pro-theocracy people and the anti-theocracy people. What I keep wondering, though, is how big the proportions of the total population each one is. We're kind of led to believe that the Islamist faction is some kind of detested minority, but I'm of the long-considered opinion that *all* governments are democratic, because if people don't like theirs, they always outnumber it and can replace it. It's not like the police and military are recruited from some separate population or grown in the lab to the mullahs' specs; these people are just normal Iranian people. So my question is not whether we needed to stop Iran from getting nukes, especially when we now know that they were lying about their missile stockpiles and range, but whether we can put an end to that with precision strikes and wiping out the military. I think that what we actually would need to do is a full invasion, occupation, hanging of the establishment leadership, set up a puppet state and make it popular, and make sure everything is running smoothly before mostly pulling out, which is what we did after WWII with both Germany and Japan. It was phenomenally expensive, but we could afford it because we were the last man standing, and both Germany and Japan are much more culturally similar (Japan may look/seem different, but it's basically the UK of East Asia—source: I've lived here for over 20 years) to the US. I don't think Trump et al. are really *dumb* (well... Hegseth doesn't strike me as the sharpest tool in the shed...), but I *do* think that whomever wargamed this underestimated Iran's willingness to just soak up abuse and keep fighting. It's the difference between a political war and a religious one. The truly religious cannot be rational.

SlartibartfastMcGee

The rank and file believe that shit, the leadership all love western luxuries and send their kids to school in the US and UK.

sl00k

Is that worth a genocide? Gaza was effectively Palantirs playground, it directly targeted thousands of Palestinian homes to bomb that were normal houses. Today it's literally being used as a data collection tool against all US citizens and being used for immigrant identification which is also horribly inaccurate. Playing this side of the fence is literally like saying yeah Trump did some bad things but Operation warp speed when he's actively committing crimes against humanity on the daily. >helping the UK government with the Ukrainian refugee crisis This was not for free they paid for this. >they were the reason operation warp speed was so successful This could've been done in any data platform, they have nothing special technologically in their data systems.

GandalfTheSexay

Nah, I’m not going to bend to losers like you who would protest cars in favor of keeping covered wagons. Speaking of hospitals, are you aware how much more efficient Palantir made the NHS in the UK? Educate yourself

West_Lavishness6689

before covid $10. dropped to $1.50-$0.74 i thought it would recover and the UK government would let this company fail. I thought it would take 10 years to get to $10 again but they got to almost $20 in 5 years

Big-Beat_Manifesto_

How about when they were the reason operation warp speed was so successful or helping the UK government with the Ukrainian refugee crisis?

mydogmuppet

My UK gas station price today is $7 usd per us gallon and $8 for diesel.

R50cent

I'm just gonna say it. They don't want the straight open. It doesn't actually effect US oil procurement but gives those companies an excellent excuse to drive up prices. The US doesn't get very much of our oil from oil that is transported through the Strait of Hormuz. We get the majority of our oil from Canada. 52 percent from Canada 11 from Mexico. Only 4 to 5 percent comes from Saudi Arabia, another 3 to 4 from Iraq, and another 3 from Brazil. Smaller percentages come from places like Colombia, Venezuela, guyana, Nigeria, Ecuador, and domesticly. Outside of that, the smallest percentages come from places like Africa, or the UK/Norway... Even South Korea. Our. Oil. Does. Not. Flow. Through. The. Strait. The price increases we are seeing are just the same thing we always see: a company with an easy excuse gouging everyone because no one will stop them.

hayl4bulb

Short term, they don't have the capacity. Long term, they can do everything Palantir can for the UK. And the UK will definitely want to switch to UK-based software companies (they already are).

geoffg2

It’s currently the equivalent of $9 a gallon in the UK

Amazing-Jury-6886

I was referring to JPM UK money market fund.

Fragrant-Key5115

Noted on the shill bidders and BAT, although the data I’ve taken from UK sites generally suggests the same story price wise. Maybe it all stems from BAT and internationally dealers take note. Thats the problem with the supercar market, the openly accessible data seems to be mostly what the cars are on sale for not what they sell for.

Ok-Personality-6630

Well it depends what tax jurisdiction they are in really. Not how it works in the UK

Sweet_Scar487

Haha. Nice! I looked at this company in 2021. Earnings were bleak. I may have picked up 100 shares but did not hold for long because i dont own today. I had the same idea as you with UK government, but you had the conviction and trust the UK gov wouldn't bring under their purview and ruin shareholders. Beautiful

Antique-Flight-5358

Did you read..Iran can shoot missiles to the UK

Hothera

> the UK government wouldnt let the company fail That doesn't necessarily mean that shareholders will get bailed out though. For example, shareholders got wiped out during the GM bailout.

Pristine_Hurry_4693

It’s actually a worldwide company (with clinical trials in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Japan…) and mostly US based. The FDA trials are in the US of course. The patents are US (and worldwide). The manufacturing facility is in New Hampshire (and they secured a place for a facility in Japan). The CFO moved to the US years back and more are relocating as the need grows.

PinealTone

UK would be an idiot if they get themselves involve in this conflict. Not their war or businesses

Sweaty-Sherbet-6926

UK gonna try and clear the mines. Good luck with that!

Readonly00

Booo I'll be on the bus home, 6.30 is rush hour here.. I need them to respect UK working hours where I can be at my computer to take advantage of the swings

dlouisbaker

Ah, apologies, it's a UK thing. Self Invested Personal Pension. The 529 is likely your equivalent.

bayruss

I had an actual thesis back during the pandemic. In 2020, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officially launched the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Net-Zero Commitments: In December 2020, major carriers like United Airlines pledged to become 100% green by 2050 specifically through SAF and carbon capture rather than traditional offsets. Fuel Certification: In June 2020, two new technical pathways for SAF production were approved by ASTM International, bringing the total number of approved "drop-in" SAF types to seven. This allowed more types of renewable fuels to be legally used in commercial engines. Norway: In 2020, Norway became a global pioneer by implementing a mandatory 0.5% SAF blending requirement for all aviation fuel sold in the country. European Union: 2020 saw the introduction of the European Green Deal, which set the stage for the strict "ReFuelEU" mandates that now force a transition to SAF across Europe. Rolls-Royce completed the compatibility testing of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on all its in-production civil aero engines in November 2023. Following a commitment made in 2021, this ensured all Trent and business aviation engines are compatible with 100% SAF, with key tests completed on engines like the Trent 700, 800, 900, 1000, XWB, and Pearl family. TLDR: Governments, particularly in Europe and the UK, are forcing the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) through legally binding mandates, while other regions like the US are using tax incentives to encourage, rather than force, its adoption. RYCEY was oversold and had a future. I exited my position in Feb. Over valued ATM.

West_Lavishness6689

I answered it. I saw it as an opportunity. after some research pre covid it was at 10 and I thought the UK government wouldnt let their biggest company fail. so I convinced myself it would never go bankrupt. and it would recover. my time line was hold until 10 but it went up so fast I kept holding and riding the wave up

West_Lavishness6689

UK government wouldnt let it fail. I saw it at 10 pre-covid and told myself in 10 years this could be back at 10 so fuck it. I will keep buying for 10 years and stop stressing about day trading or trying to figure out the market or how to trade since I dont have knowledge about trading

West_Lavishness6689

because I researched and convinced myself the UK government wouldnt let their biggest company fail.

West_Lavishness6689

thesis was that the UK government wouldnt let the company fail. so precovid it was at 10 and I saw it at 1.50 and dropping it said in 10 years it will get back to 10 and I wanted to stop the wild.day trading stuff so decided to go all in on RYCEY. and I got lucky!

Aggravating-Curve755

Seconded, UK

te7037

$TUN is 32p while $TUNGF is $1.80. The UK is closer to the EU so $TUN will be a backup for the US and the EU markets.

wotton

UK government announcing they’re going to start rationing fuel across the UK due to lack of imports. Bullish.

spurious_elephant

wtf is wrong with American banking systems, in UK I can even tap to pay the homeless guy for a Big Issue

te7037

$TUN received £44 million capital in Feb 2026 to restart her mine in the UK. £29m from an institutional investor. This is a big deal because this is a major player who has done his cost-benefit analysis. Long-term hold. Once it starts the mining operations, it will hit £1. $TUNGF is currently $1.8, with no mining activity and no equipment in place. $TUN has everything in place.

NaturalPark542

Here’s the problem with Webull. I don’t think it will go much lower but it may still not go much higher for awhile. The stock got listed in April 2025 by April 14 it was $62 a share by April 30th on $14. What happened? Massive massive massive dilution right from the start. About 37% of the company diluted between investors and Webull themselves. Webull themselves can put their shares on the market anytime they want. Investors have to wait till they unlock at different periods before selling them. Some of these investors got $10 shares for like .03 cents. So for a year straight this is why you seen the stock just get beaten down. The part everyone has really missed though is Webull is a far better trading app than Robinhood. They have better charts, better analysis, better options literally better everything besides higher margin interest. The problem is for new retail it’s to intimidating. So what happens is the retail that checks it out often goes for the great promos and then leaves. Down the road when they learn the charts better and they are more confident in trading they return. So Webull has actually been gaining users at a very slow and steady rate. Not to mention the users that stay have a 98% active trading rate. So mix that in with them globally expanding (Robinhood is mainly US and UK), acquiring more users, and dilution coming to an end most likely sometime this year if would argue that Webull (as long as they continue pushing forward with no more dilution and getting more users) will actually outperform Robinhood in the long run. With a 98% active user rate they could have 25% of the clients Robinhood has and still do well. How quickly will this happen who knows. However this is my load up zone right here. Anything under $6. Quietly stack and build until dilution is gone and pay attention to what’s going on every quarter. If nothing changes and they move forward I keep adding. If they dilute more I reassess.

Icy_Jelly_315

Not clear, are you an anglopoor in the US or yank in UK? Also is this more about your "cousins" than the country?

Pete26l96

Real talk I went bar hopping on the weekend while on vacation. Not familiar with the area so my (UK) so my cousins were taking me and a couple other guys out. Ended up going to one bar and right off the bat I felt someone touch my ass, looked back and there was just some older guy staring, didn't think it was him because why would a guy do that, so I just ignored it. 5 minutes later I go to the urinal and another guy just standing around at the bathroom keeps staring at my 🍆 with his mouth open while I'm pissing at the urinal. He asks me if I need a hand and I just tell him "fuck off" in a joking way, thinking he's just drunk and joking as well. Finish pissing and start heading out the bar and a different dude walks into me backwards with his 🍑 and makes a moaning sound, and then apologizes like it was an accident. At the time I thought it was just a night where the crazies were out, but today I decided to search the place up and discovered it was a 🌈 bar. Did some googling and it seems like what I experienced is common at 🌈 bars. Crazy shit man.

lawrencecoolwater

The UK did, but it has not helped as much as pursuing a multi prong strategy alongside renewables. We now have the most expensive energy in the OECD

iratezero

It was Israel to try and get the UK/Europe involved. Iran's missiles are limited (purposely) to 1250 miles, the US propaganda news was reporting that they must have lightened up one of their missiles so it could fly further. Turned out to be two American missiles fired by Israel. SLV

Ok-Personality-6630

There absolutely is insider trading going on..I did see comments earlier today about Trump lieing before widespread media got it and markets in UK not reacted before close. But problem is trump isn't lieing 100% of the time, so you need more information for a reliable guess.

FarSolar

Running out of missiles for strikes? A single bomber based out of the UK or Diego Garcia can carry over 20 cruise missiles. With thousands of them in total inventory. Those same bombers could be deployed from the mainland with aerial refueling too if it was necessary. It's certainly not a limitation to hitting the electrical infrastructure.

Ok_Ground9015

UK PM is just going off vibes now.

Sufficient_Hurry4924

Aye we know Trump is a liar, WHAT THE FUCK UK PM?? HOW DID YOU KNIW ABOUT THE TALKS WHEN THEY DIDNT HAPPEN??

rhinokick

Well turns out he wasn't lying, they are in talks. Confirmed by the UK [Here.](https://x.com/Bounce_BackLoan/status/2036090346803793922) Not sure if a member of parliament has any power over the IRCG, but talks are happening.

Upset-Motor-2602

Or it could be a disc jockey in the UK....

Afraid_College8493

The Omanis just want to negotiations to continue (with them as mediators). My position is the same as Jonathan Powell, who attended the talks for the UK: Iran had not made concessions on its nuclear weapons development. However, it was worth continuing the talks as Iran had at least agreed to reduce enrichment from 60 to 40% (both levels are consistent with weapons - nuclear power enrichment never above 5%).

Sufficient_Hurry4924

UK PM says that they were aware of the talks

softboiledjadepotato

Isreal saying talks not happening, UK saying talks are happening.. Bunch of 7th graders in the lunch room, gossiping over who touched a boob

MirthandMystery

This is Israel's war Trumps pretending to manage that US taxpayers pay for and US soldiers are forced to fight for as civilians everywhere are hurt and die. Europe and UK will be hurt most paying higher fuel fees for months or years. Israeli military tech firms will benefit disproportionally when more US intel ties contacts are signed.

firewood2006

Asia markets were down, UK same direction. North American would have followed. Announcement 2hr before markets open, good pump & dump

Unser_Giftzwerg

His kid strikes me as a guy who hates attention. There hasn’t been much about the guy at all in the news besides how he called the police in the UK after seeing a man beating a woman in public. My guess is that he’s chill. He was perhaps counseled by his mom to stay above the fray.

Halbaras

The US has been talking to Iran the whole time through a combination of Oman, Qatar, the UK, Switzerland and Turkey. I doubt Iran has said anything new, Trump will just have been deluged by calls from panicking Gulf States leaders telling him to rein Israel in and warning they they'd be forced to pull US investment if he escalated.

Fickle_Juice6331

Firesticks are massive in the UK but only for watching pirated movies and football lol

lawrencecoolwater

No. That was UK intelligence. US is the richest nation on the planet, but it has zero culture, and right now, it is anti-intellectual movement, that will see its influence and power decline. Very dissapointing, but not exactly out of the ordrinary in the grand scheme of history. Britain bankrupt itself and lost its empire fighting and standing up to fascism and nazis, US did it becuase it is ran by greedy fuckwits.

spreadbetfred

Black Monday, for UK

jenny_a_jenny_a

UK announced that Iran had offered to hand over all enriched uranium in return for peace. The Brits found this credible and wanted to continue the talks. The US and Israel bombed Iran the next day. Peace is not part of the Greater Israel plan. [US & Israel refuse achievable peace plan with Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach)

Kuentai

That is literally what you are saying, you are looking at a 95% cost reduction over ten years and saying as of right now that this is impossible to get to 96%, it will never happen. Meanwhile I have met actual scientists and engineers working in these companies, not the salesmen (well, also them.) Check my post history. Can you admit that it is possible that there might be people who have innovated in a way that might be beyond your current understanding. Nobody is saying words I don’t understand, least of all you. Desperate to hold on to that one link aren’t you as if it doesn’t suggest direction of the industry, meanwhile completely ignoring everything else and your own debunked links. ‘Macroscopically viable business model’ are you ok? Let’s see 1 > you are ignoring the cost of raising and feeding that chicken over no. Years * transport costs * processing costs etc etc there are plenty of studies including the one that you linked that look into aggregating all these costs and find that lab meat comes out ahead. This is also ignoring the animal misery component for which people pay a premium to avoid, this is also ignoring the specific high value parts that are being targeted, blue fin toro, quail foie gras etc… 2 > this is an experimental product and literally the first ever released to a supermarket, obviously it is at a premium yet it has been selling out consistently, obviously there will be continued cost reductions. You have to start somewhere. Every single new technology starts with early adopters paying a premium, it has no bearing on where the cost ends up. 3 > you don’t need to compete with awful barn conditions to start, meatly has price parity with Waitrose organic chicken, not sure why you keep focusing on the bottom of the barrel produce when there are plenty of people willing and able to pay more for what matches their morals. This uptake will allow for the expansion of factories. The exact same scenario, as I’ve reiterated several times now, that has happened for every new technology ever. This problem does exist, over 70% of the worlds meat is factory farmed in horrific conditions, vegan uptake has to an extent plateaued, we need a technical solution to this problem same as renewables / nuclear to get off fossil fuels. I’ve seen ‘experts’ say word for word what you are saying about solar panels ‘how is it going to be cheaper than what is pumped out of the ground’, electric cars ‘lithium, rare earth metals, range blah blah,’ wind turbines ‘cost more to make than you get power out of them’, battery storage ‘too expensive will never scale.’ Do you actually work in this industry? Have you been dedicating years to solving these problems? Do you think if hundreds of people did they might find solutions? Are you an expert on scaling up industrial processes? I’ve made a large and educated bet on this portfolio, which is about 70% Precision Fermentation and 25% lab meat, the PF is maturing this year and showing incredible results which I believe will ‘carry’ the portfolio while lab meat continues to mature. It will be legal to sell in uk supermarkets from march next year but if I were you I’d add a few years to that remind me to see proper results. If you’d like to make a bet, let’s say £5k that in 5 years it is a normal product on shelves in supermarkets in the uk and at or above 0.5% of ‘meat’ (inc. combined plant, meat as concept rather than labelling) product sold in UK.

Radiant_Pillar

The UK PM? You and Trump have something in common then, not sure there's been a day in weeks without some dig.

Jebusfreek666

Very true. Unless, by being the latest to the party they inherit a world with no other potential challengers. Russia is a shell of what they are, the UK hasn't been relevant since Navys were the pinical of technology. If the US becomes basicly huge mexico, who else could fill that role? All of the middle east, while having the resources can't stop acting like toddlers fighting over a toy. Maybe South Korea, but they aren't very big and have other problems to deal with before then. I honestly can't think of who would become the next super power.

maldinisnesta

Heritage foundation, fascist executive. War breaking out everywhere. Friendly countries now enemies. Not helping Ukraine really feels like how the UK would act towards Hitler before WW2. Idk. You got a demented old man angry at the world with a white nationalist bat shit crazy organization behind him that are clearly the ones behind the more despicable shit. AI can and will just be a tool of them to use.

SouthNice7324

It’s 3am in UK so unlikely

DingleJingle_

Trump and UK’s Starmer discuss need to reopen Strait of Hormuz.“They agreed that reopening the Strait of Hormuz was essential to ensure stability in the global energy market." Real progress being made I see.

OrleyFarm86

they are not going to do shit until trump stops. iran has already attacked (tried to) UK/European/MiddleEastern assets and they havent done anything. everyone is just waiting for trump to fuck off and play with his toys.

StringLast2706

They're going to defend the strait. I don't think they'll directly attack Iran unless Iran does something like attack European bases. Like they just did to some UK bases

Intelligent_Teach247

Well, UK just decided to take their chance, letting US use the base, unfortunately. Now they are being attacked …

WaterSign27

Nah, USA at this rate will be in a debt spiral before Trump finishes his term, currency debasement will be unavoidable at that point. Petro Dollars has already lost almost most of it's members, countries have stopped buying oil with US dollars, which instantly increased deficite burdens, add to that US products are now being rejected worldwide, soy, alcohol, etc, US tourism has nosedived, stories of moms with proper documentation being placed in detention facilities, 9 year old Canadian just last week, no bedding, just concrete flooring and a space blanket. No charges, just blatantly breaking the constitution and laws because ICE is paid per head, regardless it the person is a criminal, is in America legally, or even is a child. ICE doesn't care, they are basically all the people that were so pathetic, and ignorant, they couldnt' get a job anywhere else, now they are hired as 'Brown Shirts', and the world is watching all this. But yea, keep voting, if your aim is to end the US, keep voting for GOP/Republicans... you'll have no trans people in the washrooms you don't want them in, but the country will be just another failed UK empire...

geoffg2

Wow, so cheap!!!! UK is currently £1.61 for a litre of diesel. That’s about $8 a gallon. F Trump and all that voted for him and the 90m who didn’t vote. Sorry USA, you are winning the global ‘who are the bad guys’ competition. F’ing wake up.

Kuentai

What current market behaviour? What is produced is sold. Yes it’s expensive to scale, that doesn’t make it impossible. The current progress in getting costs down https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/meatly-pet-food-cost-of-lab-grown-cultivated-meat/ https://agfundernews.com/california-cultured-bets-on-3k-reusable-plastic-bioreactors-to-transform-economics-of-cultured-cocoa and products created is stunning, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69586681dfbbcb0713825a01/697558fbc1385ecbc39db43b_crop%20hero.avif I don’t measure scientific success by venture capital? Funding might be down across the entire industry but Agronomics received half of everything in precision fermentation and cultivated meat last year, money is focusing in on the winners. Renewables are saving the day, so yes? UK is up to 50% renewable at last call. Why wouldn’t I assume a cutting edge technology where almost everyone involved is trying to help animals and the climate wouldn’t make an effort to source renewable power? Where is your evidence for it not being possible? One well refuted study by a critic from 5 years ago? There are multiple companies currently proving you wrong. There are also multiple studies showing 35-50% of people are willing to try lab grown meat. I don’t know if you’ve heard of veganism but it is a several hundred billion dollar industry that is supported by only 5% of the population. I think lab meat will be fine.

Salty-Bid1597

$7.30 equivalent in the UK. Surprised it's that close actually. Diesel much higher though and Kerosene has gone parabolic.

cool-beans-yeah

I keep hearing the same discourse from Brexiteers in the UK. People are so retarded, it's not even funny.