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Wall Street’s love affair with insurers, hospitals pressure Medicare, and swimming in a risk pool

If you’d have invested money in each of the largest health insurance stocks in January 2020, before the pandemic, you would have outperformed both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones with ease. And there’s no sign that anything will hinder the sector’s future profitability.
— (STAT) (August 1)   (Pocket)

Best UK hotels with swimming pools 2022: Where to stay for romance, relaxation and sky-high views

When a UK heatwave hits, there’s only one thing for it - you need to head for the nearest swimming pool. And Britain’s hotels are blessed with some absolute beauties. Some sparkle on rooftops, others slosh over infinity edges towards a sea view, while some are set in delightful English country gardens.
— (The Independent) (August 12)   (Pocket)

Woman, 80, Banned From Swimming Pool after Demanding a Male Trans Employee Left the Female Changing Room

An elderly woman has been banned from a swimming pool after she demanded that a transgender employee left the female locker rooms. The post Woman, 80, Banned From Swimming Pool after Demanding a Male Trans Employee Left the Female Changing Room appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
— (Daily Sceptic) (August 9)   (Pocket)

Europe's Energy Wounds Are Self-Inflicted

Unlike President Biden's frequent efforts to blame Vladimir Putin for inflation, Germany's energy-driven economic woes really can be largely linked to Russia, which cut the flow of natural gas in retaliation for economic sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine. Since Germany is the economic powerhouse of the continent, that's bad news for the European Union. But a bigger issue is dependency on energy sourced from Russia, a vulnerability rooted in well-intentioned policy that made the continent heavily dependent on an unreliable partner.
— (Reason) (July 29)   (Pocket)

Facing Gas Cuts, Europe Dims Lights, Cools Pools and Shortens Showers

Across Europe, national and local governments are pushing to reduce energy usage as Russia cuts its gas shipments in response to Western sanctions during the war in Ukraine.
— (The Wall Street Journal) (August 10)   (Pocket)

Russia halts gas supply to Latvia following deadly prison attack

The reduced supply has been attributed to EU sanctions by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. This week, the EU approved a plan to cut back on gas use in solidarity with Germany, where the Nord Stream pipeline is located, and issued a warning against Russian "blackmail".
— (WION) (July 30)   (Pocket)

Russia gas cuts stoke Asia’s energy security fears - Al Jazeera English

Russia gas cuts stoke Asia’s energy security fearsAl Jazeera EnglishDoors shut, ties ditched: what are EU countries doing to save energy?The GuardianGerman econ minister: Putting Nord Stream 2 online not an optionReutersEurope's Energy Plan Isn't Enough to Combat Putin's Gas CutsBloombergAnalysis
— (Al Jazeera) (July 29)   (Pocket)

European Gas Soars As Russia Throttles NS1 Flows To just 20% Of Capacity

European Gas Soars As Russia Throttles NS1 Flows To just 20% Of Capacity Less than 24 hours after EU countries approved the European executive's emergency natural gas consumption proposed cut of 15%, Russia further throttled gas supplies Wednesday, bringing deliveries through Nord Stream 1 to merely 20% of its total capacity, or roughly half of recent flows. Reuters recorded thatphysical flows via Nord Stream 1 pipeline have fallen to 14.42mln KWH/H between 0900-1000BST (vs. 14.41mln KWH/H between 0800-0900BST; 27.77mln kWh/H between 05:00-06:00BST), noting further citing Germany’s gas network operator Gascade that since 07:00BST on Wednesday, 1.28MCM/hr - 20% of Nord Stream 1 maximum capacity has been transported in accordance with nominations.
— (ZeroHedge Opinion) (July 27)   (Pocket)

Ukrainian forces attack key Russian supply route into occupied Kherson; Gazprom cuts Nord Stream 1 gas flows - CNBC

Ukrainian forces attack key Russian supply route into occupied Kherson; Gazprom cuts Nord Stream 1 gas flowsCNBCCan Ukrainian forces recapture Kherson from Russia?The GuardianBridge closed in Russia-held Kherson after HIMARS shelling, official saysReutersUkraine forces strike key bridge in Russian-occupied southABC NewsUkraine steps up attacks on Russian-occupied KhersonThe GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
— (CNBC) (July 27)   (Pocket)