THE AGREEMENT UPDATES THE COUNTRIES' 2014 FREE-TRADE DEAL AND IMPROVES SWISS INVESTOR ACCESS TO CHINA — SWITZERLAND'S THIRD-LARGEST TRADING PARTNER, WITH BILATERAL TRADE OF AROUND 34 BLN SWISS FRANCS ($43 BLN) LAST YEAR — AS SWISS STOCKS INCLUDING SWATCH AND RICHEMONT ROSE.
THE AGREEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ONLY A MODEST NEAR-TERM BOOST, POTENTIALLY ADDING AROUND 300,000 BARRELS PER DAY OVER THE NEXT YEAR, WITH LARGER INCREASES DEPENDING ON IMPROVED INVESTMENT CONDITIONS, RESTORED ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND GREATER POLITICAL STABILITY. - SOURCES
An agreement between Anthropic and the US would end a confrontation that erupted when the government abruptly barred the company from giving foreign nationals access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Our agreement with @SpaceX means we will use all the compute capacity at their Colossus 1 data center.
This will give us over 300 megawatts of additional capacity to deploy within the month.
Under a multi-year agreement, Marvell $MRVL and GlobalFoundries $GFS are working to expand GFS’ silicon germanium capacity to support Marvell’s optical connectivity portfolio.
The Greenland agreement is a geopolitical bargain with a clear economic logic.
Greenland gains a pathway for local firms to supply U.S. defense activity.
Washington gains long-term military access across a critical Arctic territory.
Greenland does not “sell” sovereignty.
The U.S. gets broad access, overflight, maritime and undersea movement, the ability to expand Pituffik and create new Defense Areas, including Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig.
In return, U.S. contracts for construction, maintenance and services must go to Greenlandic suppliers “to the maximum extent possible.”
A strategically vital Arctic military hub, more local investment and jobs for Greenland, and no direct U.S. acquisition cost.
A very clever deal