I own Spanish house builder Neinor and plan to stick with it.

In 2014 Saudi Arabia declared war on US shale oil producers driving many into bankruptcy. Now the US President is encouraging the Saudis to do it again!

Interesting article with some new names there for me to look up. I have some views of my own here seekingalpha.com/article/4158962-gas-new-oil

Hello Nadia, I read your excellent articles and do not comment but if you look at natgas over the long term I would be interested to see your way of presenting that. I wrote on demand aspects here: seekingalpha.com/article/4158962-gas-new-oil James

Good article. I prefer Ashtead to URI. That is ASHTF or, better, AHT on the London exchange. Ashtead owns Sunbelt in the US where most of its activities are.

Excellent article. Something needs to be done. Many billions are being invested in building new plastics making plants in the US to make use of low cost feedstock. Perhaps more could be done to ensure that the plastics made are only “safe” plastics. More should also be done to force food and drink producers back to using cartons again and other forms of paper packaging.

Interesting article and comments. Trump and his team are as ignorant of the facts on China/US trade too as I pointed out in seekingalpha.com/.../4168435-chinas-democracy-vs-u-s-tweetocracy

There is also the possibility that it is not ignorance but that the truth will get no publicity for a person that is addicted to publicity

One of the shocking things about this is the expectation that today’s young and unborn will pay. And they don’t even get a vote on the matter!

I saw a report recently that claimed 40% of Americans only have $400 or less in bank accounts for a “rainy day” so little is available to be put away for pensions either. And the situation has worsened in the past 20 years because of the squeeze on the middle classes in favour if the 1%. Many other countries are little better because money taken in taxes partly to pay for pensions is squandered now and not invested in funds to pay pensions later. I use the word squandered because there is little of value to be seen - infrastructure and state school systems etc., in many countries are in a sad state through neglect.

Given the rising debt mountains in most of those countries - including the US - the situation can only worsen unless something is done. Maybe some “helicopter” money from central banks could be put into funds to get things started and compulsory deductions made from pay that go directly into those funds. Those funds must be untouchable by politicians!! It will not solve the problem overnight but the benefit would start to show in ten years or so. Then those pensioners can become the assets I mentioned in my first comment above.

The ageing population in some countries like Germany is also showing signs of correcting. Females are having first babies at a much older age.

Some countries have sovereign wealth funds devoted primarily to honour the promises made by politicians that we oldies voted for. Norway and Singapore are examples and those funds are protected from the sticky fingers of politicians who would squander them. Their pensioners are wealthy! The US and most of the rest of the west must get the message and do the “unaffordable” and invest! Invest the tax money taken on the promise of goodies later but then squandering it today.