Podcasts about Surplus

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Charles Schwab's Michelle Gibley talks about the state of global trading. He details surprising growth of China's trade surplus and optimism surrounding Chinese AI innovation. Michelle notes TSMC (TSM) as a key driver behind tech optimism across the globe. She also assesses the European market, particularly Germany, where fiscal stimulus aims to boost a lagging economy.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.ly/2v9tH6DSubscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Even Republicans are rebuking Trump's ICE policies: [More]* Scarborough and Steve Rattner exposes Trump's economic failure after lying speech in Michigan: [More]* China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets: China… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

China's customs administration unveiled its latest trade data this Wednesday and announced that the country saw a record trade surplus last year, topping $1.19 trillion, which is about 20 percent higher than in 2024. Exports continued to surge, showing the Chinese economy's reliance on supplying external markets as domestic consumption fails to pick up. Also in this edition, iconic New York department store brand Saks Global files for bankruptcy.

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How would like to be in the position of figuring out how to sell your excess CO2 rather than just accepting the price, quality, and availability from a supplier? Special Guests: Garrison Fratoni, Kim Christian Dalum, and Vinnie Cilurzo.

You will be visited by three versions of the Dickens classic. Spoiler: A Muppet Christmas Carol is not one of them, but it haunts the ones we talk about like a lonely old miser on Xmas Eve

Christmas is one of the most triggering times of the year, bringing both celebration and danger. This episode summarizes the core strategies from the 5-part "Christmas Clean" series, providing five top, practical tips to ensure you stay clean through the holidays and launch into the New Year with momentum. The key goal is to avoid the common pattern of accruing significant "debt" (relapses/slips) over Christmas, which can be so large that even the New Year's momentum isn't enough to overcome it. By staying clean now, you can enter a "surplus" in January, allowing you to build something meaningful and sustainable.   Know more about Sathiya's work: Join Deep Clean Inner Circle - The Brotherhood You Neeed (+ get coached by Sathiya) For Less Than $2/day Submit Your Questions (Anonymously) To Be Answered On The Podcast Get A Free Copy of The Last Relapse, Your Blueprint For Recovery Watch Sathiya on Youtube For More Content Like This   Chapters: (00:14) Introduction: Christmas—Triggering Time with Dangers. (00:48)The Goal: Stay Clean and Enter the New Year with Momentum. (01:14)This is a Summary of the 5-Part Christmas Clean Series. (02:14) Resource Plug: The Last Relapse Book. (03:19)Tip 1: You Must Know Your Holiday Triggers and Have a Plan. (04:50)Tip 2: Maintain the Routines That Mean the Most (Late Nights are Dangerous). (05:40)The Red Zone: 10 PM to Midnight. (06:00)Tip 3: Participate in Something Bigger Than You (Christmas is Not About You). (07:12)Story: The Grandkids Who Cried (The Power of Service Over Consumerism). (08:08)Tip 4: Beware the BLT (Boredom, Loneliness, Tiredness). (09:07)Tip 5: Have a Spiritual Anchor—Connect with God Every Day. (09:36)The Debt vs. Momentum Analogy: Why Staying Clean NOW Matters Most. (10:50)Course Correcting Now to Launch Yourself into a Surplus in January. (11:57)Final Encouragement and Book Offer.

Steve Hall is a WNBF Natural Pro Bodybuilder and one of the most trusted evidence-based voices in muscle building. As the host of the Revive Stronger podcast and a long-time practitioner, Steve brings rare clarity and nuance to topics that are often oversimplified online.In this episode, Steve joins Andrew to break down what actually matters for hypertrophy when it comes to rest periods, fatigue, technique, and calorie surplus - without dogma, fear-mongering, or rigid rules.Steve shares insight on:• Whether there is an ideal approach to rest breaks between sets• How much calorie surplus is actually needed to build muscle effectively• Why autoregulation is a powerful strategy for managing rest periods• Whether shorter rest breaks hurt progress when time is limited• Practical tactics to make shorter workouts more effective• How fatigue influences strength and hypertrophy outcomes• Why Steve has become less rigid about “perfect technique”• How relaxing strict range-of-motion rules improved his own training progress• When technique matters most vs. when it becomes counterproductive• The nuance required to apply evidence in real-world training• And much moreIG: @revivestrongerCHAPTERS00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:16 Guest Introduction - Steve Hall00:58 The Evolution of Fitness Podcasts01:51 Muscle Building Insights - Rest Length Between Sets08:46 Strength vs. Hypertrophy Training17:41 The Role of Fatigue in Training24:11 Training Hard vs. Perfect Technique26:59 Advanced Techniques for Muscle Failure28:54 The Importance of Technique Over Form30:24 Reevaluating Range of Motion33:50 Sponsor Break - Train Heroic45:47 Nutrition for Muscle Growth46:24 The Role of Caloric Surplus in Muscle Building52:33 Final Thoughts and ResourcesSUPPORT THE SHOWIf this episode helped you, you can help me by:• Subscribing and checking out more episodes• Sharing it on your social media (tag me - I'll respond)• Sending it to a friend who's trying to build muscle without burning outFOLLOW ANDREW COATESInstagram: @andrewcoatesfitnesshttps://www.andrewcoatesfitness.comPARTNERS AND RESOURCESRP Strength App (use code COATESRP)https://www.rpstrength.com/coatesJust Bite Me Meals (use code ANDREWCOATESFITNESS for 10% off)https://justbitememeals.com/MacrosFirst - FREE PREMIUM TRIALDownload MacrosFirst and during setup you'll be asked “How did you hear about us?”Type in: ANDREWKNKG Bags (15% off)https://www.knkg.com/Andrew59676Versa Gripps (discount link)https://www.versagripps.com/andrewcoatesTRAINHEROIC - FREE 90-DAY TRIAL (2 steps)Go to https://www.trainheroic.com/liftfreeReply to the email you receive (or email trials@trainheroic.com) and let them know I sent you

How did China's trade surplus hit $1.1 trillion this year? The United States purchased around $450 billion of manufactured goods from China in 2024, but trade has dropped between the two countries so how did China have a record surplus of $1.1 trillion through November 2025? The current tariff on goods imported from China is around 37% according to the Tax Policy Center and imported goods from China have dropped dramatically. China has been able to increase their exports to other countries to more than compensate for the loss of exports to the United States which are down roughly 19%. China has seen an increase of exports to Southeast Asia of 14%, the European Union has increased 8%, and Latin America saw a 7% increase in exports from China. A big increase of 25% in exports to Africa was also very helpful to China's manufacturing surplus. Even though they're turning out more cars, manufacturing products and chemicals than ever before, it has created a very heavy competition in China which is pushing down prices, profits, and income for the Chinese manufacturing companies. There will not be another round of talks between the US and Chins until next year. At the last set of trade talks the US did lower our tariffs and China promised to buy American soy beans and end a plan to tighten the export of rare earths, which are critical and found in many products from jet engines to cars and many other electronics as well. We will continue to follow the developments of these trade talks as there should be more news coming next year!   Finally some data on the labor market! With the government shutdown, a lot of the data for the labor market was delayed. We finally got employment figures for October and November, and they were interesting to say the least! To start, the October numbers looked horrific considering payrolls declined by 105,000 in the month. While this sounds troubling, it's important to remember all of those government workers on severance were still counted as employed until the severance ended. This led to a decline in government payrolls of 162,000 in the month of October. Losses in government payrolls continued in November, but at a much slower rate as they tallied 6,000 in the month. Since reaching a peak in January, government employment has seen a decline of 271,000 jobs. Looking at November, payrolls increased by 64,000, but healthcare continued to carry most of the weight as the sector accounted for more than 70% of the total net increase and added 46,000 jobs. Construction was also strong in the month as the sector added 28,000 jobs, but many other areas saw little change and transportation and warehousing was weak as payrolls declined by 18,000. Another concern in the report was the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6%, which was above the 4.4% level in September and marked the highest reading since September 2021. Overall, when I look at the labor market it is definitely slowing, but I wouldn't say I'm overly concerned at this point in time. While it is concerning to see declines in the payroll level in three of the last six months, for the most part the private market has done a good job picking up the large declines in the government sector, which I view as healthy. I don't want to say our labor market is booming at this point in time, but I would still classify as relatively healthy.    Inflation report shows great progress, can it be trusted? Headline November CPI came in at 2.7% compared to last November, which was well below the estimate of 3.1% and core CPI, which excludes food and energy, showed an increase of just 2.6%. This was the lowest reading for core CPI since March 2021 when the increase was just 1.6% and it also came in well below the estimate of 3.0%. Some areas in the report remained challenging particularly in food, where we saw uncooked beef roast climb 21.2% and coffee increase by 18.8%. Beef prices have struggled as cattle supply touched its lowest point in 2025 since the early 1950s and coffee prices have been hit by extreme weather in major coffee-producing countries as well as the tariffs levied on Brazil. Shelter inflation was positive in the report as the annual increase was just 3% and it's believed there is more relief coming for the largest weight in the CPI, which generally occupies around 1/3 of the headline number. If the inflation for shelter slows further, it would be very beneficial for the inflation rate as we progress through 2026. The big problem with this report is there are questions about how accurate the data is. Due to the shutdown, there was no data collected for the month of October, and the BLS was only able to collect data for about half the month of November as the shutdown did not end until November 12th. For the time being we are pleased with the results from this CPI report, but I do believe there will now be even more emphasis on the December CPI as that will be the first full month of data following the record-breaking government shutdown.    Want to become a millionaire? Invest in your 401(k)! There are more and more people with $1 million or more in a 401(k) as companies like Fidelity and Vanguard are seeing record numbers of people with accounts of more than $1 million. Fidelity said they hit the highest level ever when it comes to 401k millionaires with about 3.2% of their 401k's or 654,000 accounts now over $1 million. Vanguard also had similar numbers for 401k millionaires. 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American Science & Surplus is a beloved Milwaukee store that nearly closed this year. The store's new owner shares how they're operating the business during economic hardships.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis is pointing to a slower economy, lower tax take and higher debt costs, but maintains she can achieve surplus six months earlier than the Treasury forecast. 

Economists say the government is stuck between a rock and a hard place off the back of the treasury's latest economic forecasts. Anneke Smith reports.

It's no surprise that Nicola Willis has pushed out surplus by another year. That now makes it three years in two years, as in she has delayed surplus by three years in just the space of the two years she's been at the Finance Minister's desk. Had she kept her pledge, the one she made about tidying up this country's books when asking for our votes in 2023, we would be seeing a surplus next year. Now it's 2029 at the earliest. Getting our books back in order is important if we don't want our kids to pack up and leave for Australia when they're old enough to. Nicola can blame everyone from Treasury to Trump if she wants, but she has not done enough to get us back to surplus. She has defended, and kept, Jacinda's wasteful policy of paying for one free year for university students. The policy has been repeatedly criticised as a flop that doesn't actually make anyone go to university. Cutting that would save us in the vicinity of $1 billion over four years. She has given welfare to households on more than $200,000 a year by giving them money for childcare. People on that kind of coin don't need benefits. Cutting that would save $1 billion in a little over five years. She still hasn't cut or income tested the Winter Energy Payment, which is going to people who are still in the workforce and being set aside for nice trips to Fiji. Cutting that would save $1 billion in less than two years. Trimming it would save less, but it would save something. She has cut 2000 public servants when Grant and Jacinda added 14,000. Be in no doubt - money is tight. But there is still a lot of waste that could be cut if Nicola Willis was brave enough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government insists it has a plan to turn the economy around. Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows the country is first forecast to be in the black by 2029-2030. The Finance Minister has admitted the country is borrowing money to pay the interest bill on the debt. Nicola Willis told Heather du Plessis Allan that bill is about $9 billion a year. She says around 80% of borrowing over the next few years will be for capital assets like hospitals, schools, and roads. There may also be more cuts to the public service as they aim to get back down to surplus. Economic growth is expected to be just 1.7% next year, and Willis says there's still room for efficiency in the public service. She will be sending letters out to her cabinet colleagues to give them ideas on where they can make some savings. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update has painted a concerning picture for the Government books. It forecasted the deficit will peak at $16.9 billion dollars, and only drop to $60 million in the 2029-2030 financial year. Independent economist Cameron Bagrie says this forecast doesn't come with many surprises. "If you look at the bigger picture, we're now going to have a decade of deficits. And if you look at the last two years, the situation's actually been worsening." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Finance Minister's still aiming for a surplus this decade, despite today's bleak economic news. Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows more delay to getting the books back to black. The deficit's expected to deepen more to a high of $16.9 billion and not narrow to $60 million dollars until 2029-30. Nicola Willis says a 2029 surplus is very achievable. "What that will take is just a small revision to the growth upwards, combined with fiscal discipline. And those are two things that our Government is committed to." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this episode of the Trade Guys, Bill and Scott discuss President Trump's $12 billion aid package to U.S. farmers, China's trade surplus hitting over $1 billion despite U.S. tariffs, and USTR's hearings with stakeholders on extending the USMCA.

The Prime Minister's tempering expectations ahead of the Government's books opening this week. The Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update will be unveiled tomorrow - with some economists expecting a projected surplus to be pushed out by another year. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this will be the third time a return to surplus has been pushed out. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Megan and Teagan start from the office surplus and end up on sea otters. "So, you can all get your constructive compliments in ASAP" (Scott) at thebestofficehourspodcast@gmail.com.

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The Oil Ground Up podcast welcomes Doug Terreson to parse the dynamics of the chaotic and confusing current oil market. Terreson details his illustrious career path, which included drilling oil wells for Schlumberger, managing one of the world's largest energy funds on the buy side at Putnam, and managing the global energy group at Morgan Stanley and Evercore for 30 years. He explains how his research note, "The Era of the Super Major" (1998), spurred the industry's most significant consolidation phase since 1911 by forcing companies to pivot from growing production to a value-based model. This focus on value was reinforced by "The Pledge" in 2017, which mandated greater capital discipline, flat spending, and tying intrinsic value metrics to CEO pay. Discussing the present, Terreson analyzes the complex situation where fundamental analysis points to potentially massive inventory builds that have never been seen before. However, he suggests the market must also account for aggressive geopolitical currents, including a potential strategic push from the U.S. and allies that may be defunding three different global conflicts. Finally, Terreson shares his long-term view on the refining sector, recalling his profitable "Golden Age of Refining" call and asserting that utilization rates and margins are poised to rise again due to zero net growth in global refining capacity.

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This Nicola Willis-Ruth Richardson showdown looks like it'll go ahead next week after the HYEFU release. As you'll know from listening to this show on Monday night, Nicola's not happy with Ruth. And Ruth isn't too happy with Nicola. We have a structural deficit and we're not addressing it. Surplus is probably going to be pushed out - again - to 2030. So we have a showdown. But you might be wondering why the current Finance Minister is debating a former one (of some 30-odd years ago) at all. Well, here's the comms strategy on this: Ruth has credibility, as least on the right. The left reckons she permanently scarred the country, but you can't deny something had to be done. And people forget the growth and jobs that followed. Nicola's still earning her credibility, and things have not been going terribly well on that front. Spending's higher than Grant and surplus keeps getting pushed out. The growth is anaemic. So this is a way of tackling Ruth's attacks head-on and putting them to bed. Usually, ministers don't give oxygen to debates because it gives their opponent equal standing with them. A bit of the Treasury bench rubs off and can make your opponent seem credible. Which is why you wouldn't see Luxon near Hipkins outside of a Bollywood dance off - except during mandatory campaign debates. So, sorry Chlöe and sorry Barbara, this is a Ruth thing. But there's also a smarter strategy going on here from Willis, I reckon. By debating somebody on the right, she makes herself seem more centrist in the public's eyes. She distances herself from the Scrooge argument. She highlights how much they are still spending and haven't cut. And will argue cuts now would mean job losses and less growth. It's basically framing the economic debate as one between the right, and even more right. Which leaves the left out in the cold. And also looking a little trigger happy on the country credit card. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Il surplus commerciale cinese nei primi undici mesi dell'anno ha superato per la prima volta la soglia dei mille miliardi di dollari, in aumento del 22,1 per cento rispetto al 2024. Un risultato che arriva nonostante il crollo dell'export verso gli Stati Uniti, in calo del 28,6 per cento a causa dei dazi, e nonostante gli sforzi del governo cinese di puntare sui consumi interni come nuovo motore di crescita. Le esportazioni complessive sono comunque cresciute del 5,9 per cento su base annua.Xi Jinping e Donald Trump, per motivi opposti, vorrebbero una riduzione di questo surplus, ma i dati diffusi dall'amministrazione doganale cinese mostrano un quadro molto diverso: gli USA non hanno piegato la Cina con le tariffe e Pechino non riesce a sganciarsi dal modello basato su export e import. A novembre il surplus ha toccato 112 miliardi di dollari, con esportazioni in crescita verso Africa, America Latina, ASEAN ed Europa, dove l'export cinese è salito del 14,8 per cento. Le importazioni crescono poco, solo dell'1,9 per cento. Intanto l'export verso gli Stati Uniti continua a scendere, segnando l'ottavo mese consecutivo di cali a doppia cifra. Ne abbiamo parlato con Giuliano Noci, professore di Strategia e Marketing al Politecnico di Milano e prorettore del Polo territoriale cinese del Politecnico.Nel disordine globale per l'America di Trump il nemico è l'EuropaLa nuova Strategia di Sicurezza Nazionale degli Stati Uniti, 33 pagine pubblicate la scorsa settimana, rappresenta la summa della visione di politica estera del presidente Trump per i prossimi anni. Un documento che sembra confermare le parole di Ursula von der Leyen, secondo cui "l'Occidente come lo conosciamo non esiste più". Trump individua nell'Unione Europea un bersaglio privilegiato, accusandola di avviarsi verso una "cancellazione della civiltà" a causa di migrazioni, bassa natalità, pacifismo, energie rinnovabili e difesa dei valori liberali.Nelle ultime ore Trump è tornato all'attacco, definendo i leader europei "deboli" in un'intervista a Politico e sostenendo che "l'Europa non sa cosa fare". Sulla guerra in Ucraina, ha ribadito che "non sarebbe mai dovuta accadere" e che la Russia oggi si trova in una posizione negoziale più forte. Le sue parole hanno provocato reazioni dure, in particolare dal cancelliere tedesco Merz. Quale scenario si apre ora nei rapporti transatlantici? Ne abbiamo parlato con Adriana Cerretelli, editorialista del Sole 24 Ore a Bruxelles.Strategia sicurezza nazionale di Trump, America First nero su biancoLa nuova Strategia di Sicurezza Nazionale, pubblicata venerdì, mette nero su bianco l'America First del secondo mandato Trump. Il documento mira a "ripristinare la preminenza americana nell'emisfero occidentale", riprendendo la logica della dottrina Monroe, storicamente utilizzata per respingere ingerenze europee e giustificare interventi americani in America Latina. Per l'Europa il giudizio è duro: viene descritta come una realtà minacciata da declino economico, crisi demografica, migrazioni e restrizioni alla libertà di espressione. Pur definita "strategicamente e culturalmente vitale", la relazione con il Vecchio Continente appare più critica che in passato.Il documento sposta le priorità strategiche su altre aree: l'emisfero occidentale, l'immigrazione, la competizione con la Cina. Trump promette di riequilibrare i rapporti economici con Pechino, mettendo al centro reciprocità e tutela dell'indipendenza economica americana. Riafferma inoltre l'impegno a far rispettare la dottrina Monroe, con effetti diretti anche sulla crisi in Venezuela. Ne abbiamo parlato con Alessandro Plateroti, direttore editoriale di UCapital.com.

Interview with Alan Wyley of EnergyCloud by Billy Linehan from AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas At AWS re:Invent this week, I sat down with Alan Wyley, CEO of EnergyCloud, to talk about one of the most ambitious social energy projects in Ireland. What unfolded was a conversation about technology, poverty, energy policy and the practical ways Ireland can use wasted renewable energy to heat homes. This article is part of a series of interviews from AWS re:Invent for Irish Tech News. A career that blends tech and social impact Alan's career has followed an unusual path for a tech entrepreneur in Ireland. Trained as a chartered accountant, looking back he commented "I didn't last long at that, and so I went into tech early on." He helped scale two CRM companies, including one acquired by Sage. Later he was brought into EuroCommerce, a payments software business serving airlines and the travel industry, and helped scale and sell it twice, the final time to MasterCard. Between these ventures he repeatedly stepped away for one or two years. "When I'm in, I'm in," he told me. "Seven days a week. Then I stop. I take time out. Personal development matters. My family matters. I didn't want to be one dimensional." Running parallel to his commercial life is a long commitment to support organisations with a community focus. He has chaired Barnardos, chaired the board of the Darndale Belcamp Village Centre, and today chairs Southside Partnership. "I've been volunteering since I was 16. I have a social conscience and I've always been interested in tackling issues around deprivation, poverty and early intervention." Why EnergyCloud was the right next step One morning perusing LinkedIn, he saw an advert for a CEO job. EnergyCloud at that time was little more than an idea, with no staff and very limited funding. But the mission caught him. "It was perfect," he said. "A startup mindset, a social problem, and a way to use my skills." EnergyCloud's core proposition is simple: take surplus renewable energy that Ireland currently wastes and redirect it to households that are in energy poverty. "Our mission is to end energy poverty. Not ease it, not reduce it. End it." Most of this surplus is wind energy. According to Alan, Ireland curtailed roughly 10.5 percent of its wind output last year. Solar curtailment is rising too. In the Northern Ireland, curtailment is even worse. "It's wasted. All paid for by taxpayers." EnergyCloud began in Ireland and is the first of its kind. Sister initiatives in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Germany have since followed the Irish model. What is energy curtailment? Curtailment is the intentional reduction of power generation (like wind or solar) or consumption to balance electricity supply and demand on the grid, preventing instability, overloads, or blackouts, often happening when renewables produce too much energy for the grid to handle, leading to wasted power. The scale of the problem Alan cited an ESRI estimate of 550,000 households are in energy poverty. That is about one and a half million people. These households spend more than ten percent of their net income on energy. Ireland also has some of the highest electricity prices in Europe. "And last year," Alan said, "we wasted 450 million euro of renewable energy. This year, from January to September alone, 341 million. That's 1.4 million euro a day." A simple device with immediate impact The technology is disarmingly straightforward: a smart immersion controller installed in a hot water tank. "We connect to the public EirGrid signals. When curtailment is happening, we switch on the device. The resident wakes up with a free tank of hot water." Installation takes about an hour and costs around 500 euro per home. The difference for families is significant. "These households often never turn on the immersion. Now they tell us they can wash their kids properly again. They can clean with hot water. It can be transformative." At present, curtailment gives roughly...

From the BBC World Service: The latest economic data from China shows that while exports to the U.S. crashed over the past year, China's towering annual trade surplus surpassed $1 trillion for the first time last month. The data reveals what economists and Chinese officials have said for a while now: Chinese manufacturers can find other buyers. Then, lawmakers in France's divided parliament have been at odds for weeks over the country's budget.

From the BBC World Service: The latest economic data from China shows that while exports to the U.S. crashed over the past year, China's towering annual trade surplus surpassed $1 trillion for the first time last month. The data reveals what economists and Chinese officials have said for a while now: Chinese manufacturers can find other buyers. Then, lawmakers in France's divided parliament have been at odds for weeks over the country's budget.

In this episode, Chris shares exactly how he transitions out of a surplus phase. You'll learn how he reduces calories without crashing energy, when he starts tightening up food choices, and the signs he looks for to ensure he's shifting from gaining to leaning out smoothly. If you've ever struggled with the switch from a bulk to a cut, this episode lays out a simple, sustainable approach.

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion as its exports surge while imports lag behind. AP's Lisa Dwyer reports.

China exported over $1 trillion worth of goods more than it imported for January through November, a record amount that is increasingly seen as untenable by the country's Western trading partners. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. faces regulatory hurdles and pushback from Hollywood unions.

Falls for the Greens and Te Pati Maori in the latest 1 News Verian Poll - which gives the coalition more than enough seats to govern. National is on 36 percent, up two - while Act is also up two to 10 percent, and New Zealand First steady on nine. In the left bloc, Labour was up three to 35, but the Greens dropped four to seven, and Te Pati Maori - after weeks of infighting - fell two points to one percent. Finance Minister Nicola Willis told Ryan Bridge they're focused on doing things to make sure people are better off, can get ahead, and have strong public services. She says it's positive to see that most people, if given the chance to vote tomorrow - would re-elect the current Government. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Academy aftershow, George and Patrick talk with this week’s instructor, Chris Burand, about identifying weak carriers, understanding industry missteps, and why intangible assets may determine what … Read More » The post Zombie Accounts, Broken Surplus, and the 2026 Forecast | IJA Aftershow: Chris Burand appeared first on Insurance Journal TV.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 2, 2025:We hear finance leaders' recommendation on how Madison should spend an unexpected budget surplus before the end of this year,Find out how donors can support a local literacy nonprofit in the wake of federal funding losses,Share a year in review for the American dairy industry,Meet the editing manager of Edible Madison,Celebrate Giving Tuesday with the Dane County Humane Society,And much more.

First Ashes Test in Perth: Lopsided Victory and Food Surplus — Jeremy Zakis — Zakis detailed the first Ashes test match in Perth, which concluded rapidly due to Australia's dominant performance, resulting in a severely lopsided victory over England. The unexpectedly brief match duration created massive oversupply of prepared catering and concession food, which event organizers successfully redirected to Osh Harvest charity for community distribution. Zakis noted significant weaknesses in both teams' batting and bowling performances as they prepare for the subsequent test match in Brisbane, highlighting areas requiring tactical adjustment and personnel evaluation. 1906

This week, council got to ask questions about the proposed fall budget adjustment. Plus, we learn more about the city's plan to enforce speed limits, the "end" of construction season, and the Valley Line LRT turns two.Here are the relevant links for this episode:BudgetReport: Operating Financial Update - Sept. 30, 2025Report: Fall 2025 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment - 2023-2026 Operating BudgetReport: Fall 2025 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment - 2023-2026 Capital BudgetKeith Gerein: Despite another grim city budget, Edmonton may be closer to ending its financial funkVision ZeroReport: Municipal Traffic Safety Expansion Opportunities - Reinvesting to Address Critical Safety ConcernsSpeeding, traffic fatalities up as Edmonton navigates provincial photo radar restrictions: city reportA better Detour for 102 Ave - YEG Bike CoalitionCalgary's Pathway and Bikeway Projects (5A)Construction seasonEdmonton ends construction season as it eyes accelerated strategy for future projectsNews Release: City wraps up the 2025 construction season at new fire stationValley Line LRTTwo years later, is the Valley Line Southeast LRT meeting expectations?LRT train pushed off tracks after crash with semi-truckNovember 2023: Speaking Municipally ON A TRAINSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, the most reliable source of intelligence about what's happening in the Edmonton region. Through curiosity-driven original stories, tailored and useful newsletters, a comprehensive and innovative events calendar, and thought-provoking podcasts, we inform, connect, and inspire a more vibrant, engaged, and resilient Edmonton region.Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!Want to reach the smartest, most-engaged people in the Edmonton region? Learn more about advertising with Taproot Edmonton! ★ Support this podcast ★

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It's great to have a guest of the calibre of Greg Hendrick CEO of Vantage back on the show, not least because his relatively new and young businesses is still growing fast and there is a lot to catch up on. Now five years old Vantage is set to write around $1.6bn in gross insurance and specialty reinsurance premiums and is managing $1.5bn in ILS funds. But listening back it's the quality and breadth of the discussion we have that I am really pleased with. Greg is hugely experienced and once he updates me on where Vantage is and how he sees the market and the firm's strategy within it, the conversation quickly moves on and probably goes deeper into the art of underwriting and portfolio construction than I have with anyone on the podcast so far. We also dissect the best applications of AI and other major trends, such as the flow of business into Excess and Surplus lines, the boom in MGA and fronting and hybrid carrier formation and the phenomenon of algorithmic underwriting and facilitisation. Finally, as this is a business set up with a likely 5-7 or 8-year initial investor timeframe and the five-year threshold has now been crossed, we round off on where Vantage is in its development journey and the prospects for M&A to complete its platform as well as the chances of a possible future IPO for the business in the medium term. Greg doesn't hold back on any of this. He's a great communicator and knows exactly what he is doing. He speaks with the absolute confidence of someone completely on top of his brief. And I think you will be able to sense the big smile on his face coming through the audio recording. It's rare to get an opportunity to put everything you have learned in a successful career into practice and Greg's clearly been enjoying his time building Vantage. I really enjoyed talking to him and got a lot of this conversation. Listen on and I think you will too. LINKS: We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo: https://www.advantagego.com

If YOU'RE ready to make real, sustainable change in your life, jump on a free call with us - https://physiquedevelopment.typeform.com/to/ToP9TYLEThink you need to "bulk hard" and gain a ton of weight to build muscle? If you've ever tried to push calories up, only to end up feeling uncomfortable, disconnected from your body, and wondering if it's even worth it... This episode is for you.Today, Sue breaks down how to build muscle smarter. She covers how much of a surplus you actually need, what determines whether those extra calories turn into muscle or body fat, how to structure your nutrition for growth, and the biggest mistakes people make when bulking. Because the goal isn't to chase the scale, it's to gain muscle while minimizing fat gain.Have questions or comments for the podcast? Drop them here - https://forms.gle/AEu5vMKNLDfmc24M7Check out our FREE 4-Week Glute Program - https://bit.ly/podcastglutesAnd keep the gains rolling with 12 MORE weeks of glute growth (use code POD at checkout for $25 off!) - https://train.physiquedevelopment.com/workout-plans/963551As always, it is our goal not only to supply you, the listener, with valuable insights on the topics or questions but also to plant some seeds for further research and thought. Be sure to like and subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening if you loved this episode!Timestamps:(0:00) Today's topic(1:07) The problems with the eat big narrative(4:15) How muscle growth *actually* works(5:49) What an effective surplus looks like(7:39) How fast the research says you should gain(10:34) Why patience is key(11:59) The BIGGEST mistakes to avoid(13:59) Key takeawaysFollow us on Instagram:Coach Alex - https://www.instagram.com/alexbush__Coach Sue - https://www.instagram.com/suegainzPhysique Development - https://www.instagram.com/physiquedevelopment_Physique Development Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/physiquedevelopmentpodcast----Produced by: David Margittai | In Post MediaWebsite: https://www.inpostmedia.comEmail: david@inpostmedia.com© 2025, Physique Development LLC. All rights reserved.

REVIEW Michael Bernstam of the Hoover Institution analyzes the impact of sanctions on Russia, whose economy is hurt by cheap oil prices. The International Energy Agency forecasts a significant oil glut of 2 to 4 million barrels per day surplus in 2025 and 2026. This, along with US deregulation, means cheaper oil, potentially causing Russia to stumble into a deep recession. Guest: MichaelBernstam.

Acurious shift has been occurring within India's trade data. Despite the nation celebrating unprecedented foodgrain harvests and increased horticultural production, the latest official figures from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics indicate that agricultural and allied imports have increased over two consecutive years, rising from $52.67 billion in 2022-23 to $62.52 billion in 2024-25. Watch #ThePrintEconomix by Bidisha Bhattacharya.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/india-agricultural-paradox-output-imports-shrinking-trade-surplus/2786181/

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast, host Patrick Kelly sits down with Evan Ehlers, founder of Sharing Excess, for a powerful conversation about the future of food rescue and the fight against food waste.Patrick and Evan dive into how Sharing Excess is transforming surplus produce—often measured in millions of pounds—into nutritious meals for communities in need. Evan shares the origin story behind the organization, the innovative logistics that make large-scale food recovery possible, and the partnerships within the produce industry that help keep good food out of landfills.

AI isn't just speeding up your work—it's collapsing the market price of your time. In this urgent episode, we trace how the hourly model took over (from artisans to Taylorism to the FLSA), why it systematically funnels surplus value to owners, and why AI is about to accelerate that transfer for consultants, coders, strategists, and creators.Drawing on insights from Roland Frasier, we outline a practical pivot: Consulting for Equity (CFE). Trade your peak-leverage assets (judgment, access, strategic vision) for ownership stakes in businesses AI will amplify. The window to negotiate from strength is short—think 2–5 years. This is how you reconnect pay to outcomes and own a slice of the future you help create.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Welcome to another semi-regular episode with friends both new and old. This Week, Jimmy and Larry are coming to you live from Surplus 2025 in Sydney, Australia with Nigel Sylvester, professional BMX athlete, to talk everything from how to kill a 10-hour layover and being born on four wheels to watching movies on mute and his many best-in-class Jordan collabs to hold you over until we drop our next feature-length pod.

Proliferation Risks from US Surplus Plutonium Sales Guest: Henry Sokolski Henry Sokolski critiques the Department of Energy's plan to sell 20 tons of surplus weapons-grade plutonium to American firms for use in new reactor designs. He warns that promoting plutonium fuel exports substantially raises international proliferation risks by bringing nations substantially closer to nuclear weapons capability. Sokolski notes that South Korea is actively seeking permission to recycle plutonium domestically, a development that increases nuclear uncertainty across the Korean Peninsula and challenges the global nonproliferation regime. 1955

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. Step into the kitchen of the mind. This week, Jimmy and Larry are back from Australia, but still have a lot to cover from down under like fall secret weapon retail and boot intel, unintentional pocket watching, YMC's renaissance, if we had to single out one thorn of an otherwise amazing trip it was probably the biblical plague of flies or maybe the worst McDonald's on earth, sometimes you gotta lean into your wildlife fascination and hit the janky zoo, everything you never wanted to know about Koala's straight from an annoyed expert, maybe the best live show we have ever done thanks to the wonderfully unpretentious people of Sydney (and how they compare to the worst people you meet in NYC), Nigel Sylvester is pro at a lot of things, Lawrence found the moderation he was desperately seeking but also when in Rome rip as the Romans rip, let us explain why Nike is back, the inaugural Surplus fest and international edition of The Throwing Fits Friends & Family Bazaar was a hit, a review of Matty's patties, behind-the-scenes of Top Chef Canada, a blast from James' past, the sickest and most dehydrated cunt we met, Harry Potter is for babies and more plane movies reviewed as is customary, everyone is happy for Grace Wale Bonner at Hermès but maybe there was someone you forgot to ask, an honest assessment of GQ's 50 Most Stylish People Alive plus we shout out some stylish real guys we know, Dave Portnoy wrote a book and much more.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. G'day, mates. This week, Jimmy and Larry are coming to you from the Ace Hotel in Sydney, Australia for a down under edition on the road pod on everything we've got planned this weekend at Surplus 2025, fits inspired by our own memes, the best Aussie boots since 1932, how much would you pay for a koala photo op, Sora, creativity vs. grinding, Australia invented 2010's Williamsburg, a plethora of plane movies reviewed, how flying commercial is like the military, James popped his first Ambien, taking two dips at Bondi and Bronte Beach, touching grass at the Royal Botanic Garden and Hyde Park, the Sydney opera house lived up to the hype but don't fact-check any of our tidbits, hotel gym etiquette, sage advice from Derrick Gee, what's even in Vegemite,  you can find us in Chinatown, a 10 William St feast, surviving a calamity at Clam Bar with Patrick Johnson, the best hair transplant advertisement ever, wired headphones might actually be good, the strangest fish sandwich of all time, chicken salt sounds better than it tastes and much more.