Boy, Negotiate This: Trump's Trade Deadline Doom and OPEC's Grandstanding

Another Day Another Deadline… Another Disappointment

Hmph. Another deadline approaches another chance for mortals to fail. They speak of trade of negotiations between the U.S. and the European Union. July 9th they call it. A day of reckoning where tariffs may fall like the axe of the Gods. Foolish mortals always bound by arbitrary dates. Trump they say shifts these deadlines like a fickle breeze. Commit to a coverage plan? As predictable as Zeus's wandering eye!

Agreements in Principle? More Like Agreements to Procrastinate

Von der Leyen speaks of an "agreement in principle". Ha! Principles are for the weak! They 'hope' for a bare bones deal. Hope? Hope is for those who cannot cleave their own destiny. Better to have the strength to avoid 50% levy like that pathetic Athena

OPEC: A Circus of Oil and Empty Promises

OPEC. A gathering of oil mongers in Vienna's Hofburg Palace. They babble of energy security and investment while lining their coffers. I remember when journalists would fight like rabid dogs for a single soundbite. Less polite terms they say? I know a few myself...

Output Hikes and Volatile Prices: Just Another Mortal Mess

OPEC+ convenes to decide on output hikes. A volatile month for crude prices they whine. Mortals and their endless fluctuations. Even the seas of Poseidon are more predictable!

Whispers of Takeovers: More Lies from Silver Tongues

CEOs of BP and Shell prance about as everyone speculates about takeovers. They deny it of course. They always do. Mortals are masters of deception. Deceit is their craft.

Boy The Folly of Mortals Never Ceases

This is the way of mortals: deadlines empty promises and endless greed. They squabble over resources negotiate in bad faith and fill the air with lies. I have seen empires rise and fall. This too shall pass. Now where is my son? I need to teach him the true meaning of strength...and perhaps how to properly swing an axe.