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Market Indices & Commodities

Fast Food
McDonald’s Shares Drop After E. Coli Outbreak

McDonald’s shares fell 9.6% in after-market trading on Tuesday after US authorities linked a fatal E. coli outbreak affecting 10 states with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the outbreak had infected 49 people, leaving 10 in hospital and 1 person has even died from it. This shit is serious. 

The onions in the burger seem to be the issue here.

In response, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut have all removed onions from their menu following the outbreak.

This sounds like a saving grace for the fat fucks out there. Go eat some fruit pal.

Ukraine
More and More Ukrainian Troops are Deserting

Ukrainian authorities have opened 51,000 cases of desertion since the start of 2024.

The number of soldiers abandoning their posts will likely double last year’s total.

At the start of the year, it was estimated that Ukraine had between 500,000 and 800,000 active-duty soldiers. However, Kiev is struggling to recruit fresh soldiers. This has led to Ukraine dropping its conscription age from 27 to 25. US politicians are pushing Ukraine to drop the age of conscription down to 18. Ukraine has also started allowing prisoners to leave prison if they join the military.

Sounds like it’s getting pretty desperate out there, but the sheer numbers who are deserting is nuts. They need to get their shit together.

Commodities
Central Asia Emerging as Leader in Rare Earth Mineral Producer

Where is Central Asia? Fuck knows, but reliable insider information tells me that Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are Central Asian countries.

And it’s these countries which are emerging as pioneers of the rare earth mineral market. These countries all have vast, untapped resources. This is already attracting the interest from the West, as well as China and Russia.

Some things never change eh, big superpowers and their love for raw materials. They’re like a pack of horny fucking dogs.

Why is this important? Well, getting access to rare earth minerals is vital to ensure countries achieve their green energy goals.

But more importantly, China has the rare earth mineral market in a violent headlock right now, and Western countries are desperately trying to reduce their dependance on China before WW3 breaks out.

Politics
China and India Getting Friendly

India and China have been fighting over a region in the Western Himalayas for years. In fact, in 2020, 20 Indian soldiers and 4 Chinese soldiers died in a skirmish on the border.

However, it appears this beef may be coming to a close, as the 2 countries met at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia this week. The leaders of the 2 countries met and shook hands at the summit

Both Chinese and Indian foreign ministries confirmed that “The two sides have now reached a solution”.

I don’t know about you, but this whole BRICS thing is kinda getting a bit scary. They could really rival NATO soon, especially given all the BRICS countries are becoming best buddies now.

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