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Weekly Commentary: Gavin & Alan
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Pixabay Just another week in Bizzaro Bubble World. Bloomberg: “Bessent Urges Fed to Lower Rates by 150 Basis Points or More.” NYT: “Trump, Seeking Friendlier Economic Data, Names New Statistics Chief.” WSJ: “The Partisan Economist...
Norway’s wealth fund pulls Israeli companies from its portfolio amid genocide on Gaza
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has continued to reduce its holdings in Israeli companies, removing 17 firms from its portfolio on Tuesday. The fund, valued at $2.2 trillion, announced on...
Trump Reportedly Called Norway's Finance Minister Mid-Street And Mixed Tariff Talks With Surprise Nobel Peace Prize Pitch
Benzinga
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President Donald Trump allegedly mixed high-stakes trade talks with a personal plea for the Nobel Peace Prize in an impromptu call to Norway's finance minister last month. Trump's Mid-Street Call To Norway's Finance Minister Blends Tariff Talks...
Norway’s Saga Robotics harvests €9.5 million to grow its fleet of autonomous farm robots
EU Startups
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August 14, 2025
Oslo-based Saga Robotics, the company behind Thorvald, a leading autonomous platform for grapevine and strawberries, has raised €9.5 million in equity capital to scale its commercial operations in the UK and US. The round was backed by new and...
Norway eyes oil & gas investments of nearly $23 billion next year
Offshore Energy
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August 14, 2025
Statistics Norway, the Norwegian statistics bureau, has revealed a spike in estimates for oil and gas spending in 2026, which is anticipated to hit NOK 230 billion (approximately $22.55 billion), thanks to higher price estimates in the production...
Norway Oil Industry Investment to Peak in 2025: Survey
World Energy News - Connecticut
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A survey by the Statistics Office of Norwegian industry participants showed that oil and gas investment in Norway is expected to peak this coming year and then start decreasing next year. Major projects will be completed. Norway produces around 2%...
Norway restarts North Sea drilling licences as UK faces calls to lift ban
Business Matters
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August 14, 2025
The Norwegian energy ministry announced it will invite bids for exploration across the northern Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and parts of the North Sea, in a move aimed at securing the country’s role as “a long-term supplier of oil and gas to...
Trump told Norwegian minister he wants Nobel Prize
Dawn
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August 15, 2025
OSLO: When US President Donald Trump called Norway’s finance minister last month to discuss tariffs, he also told him he wanted the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported on Thursday. Several countries including...
Desert Control Releases Q2 2025 Report and Year-to-Date Company Update
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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SANDNES, Norway, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Desert Control AS (DSRT) announces its second-quarter report and interim financial results for the fiscal period ending 30 June 2025. Desert Control made operational and commercial progress in the...
Norway Savings Bank contributes $2,500 to The Public Theater in Lewiston
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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August 14, 2025
Donations exceed $30,000 in past decade LEWISTON — Over the last century, the brick building on 31 Maple St. in Lewiston has served as a social club, an automotive garage and even a stylish movie house. That iteration, when it was named the Ritz...
Trump cold-called Norwegian minister to ask about Nobel Peace Prize
Politico Europe
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August 14, 2025
“We discussed tariffs, economic cooperation, and it served as preparation for his call with Prime Minister Støre. I will not go into further detail about the content of the conversation,” he added. Trump’s Friday meeting with Russian President...
Ondas Invests in Norway’s Rift Dynamics to Bring Low-Cost Attritable Drone Systems to U.S. Defense Market
Dronelife - New Hampshire
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August 14, 2025
Partnership adds Wåsp platform to Ondas Autonomous Systems portfolio amid rising demand for scalable defense drones Strategic Move Expands Ondas’ Defense Portfolio Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) has announced a strategic investment in Norwegian...
Norwegian Oil Investment Will Peak in '25
Offshore Engineer News
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August 14, 2025
Aug 14, 2025 Copyright Tupungato/AdobeStock Norwegian oil and gas investments are expected to peak this year, and start declining next year as major projects are completed, a statistics office survey of industry players showed on Thursday. Norway...
India Eyes New Trade Horizons as Deficit Widens, US Tariffs Loom
Outlook India
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August 14, 2025
The country is now looking to improve export competitiveness as well as export and import diversification. A key development in this area is the free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – comprising Iceland,...
Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Ups Its Indirect Exposure To Bitcoin
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Vince Quill via CoinTelegraph.com, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest state-directed wealth fund in the world, increased its indirect Bitcoin exposure by 192% over the last year, according to crypto research company K33...
Russian hackers ‘opened taps on Norwegian dam’
The Times
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The head of Norway’s main security agency has said Russian hackers seized control of a dam for four hours in April. The cyberattack on the facility in Bremanger, 100 miles north of Bergen on the western coast, involved fully opening the flow...
world Trump told Norwegian minister he wants Nobel Prize, newspaper says
Asiaone
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August 15, 2025
OSLO — When US President Donald Trump called Norway's finance minister last month to discuss tariffs, he also told him he wanted the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported on Thursday (Aug 14). Several countries...
Norway Central Bank Holds Key Rate As Expected
RTTNews
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August 14, 2025
Norway's central bank maintained its interest rate as widely expected on Thursday but signaled further reduction this year. The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of Norges Bank decided to hold the policy rate at 4.25 percent. The...
Trump 'lobbied Norwegian minister for Nobel Prize in phone call'
9News
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August 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump discussed how he wanted the Nobel Peace Prize when he called a Norwegian government minister last month, according to reports. "Out of the blue, while Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg was walking down the street in...
JPY reacts late to Bessent comments; Trump-Putin to hold joint presser on Friday - Newsquawk US Market Open
Zero Hedge
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Russian Kremlin's Ushakov says Alaska summit will begin at 11:30 local time on Friday (20:30 BST/15:30 EDT) European bourses are modestly firmer, US futures hold around the unchanged mark into PPI. USD sell-off pauses for breath ahead of PPI, Yen...