Info in Bits & Pieces

The “Dirty Secret” of Made-in-China Solar Panels
Chinese-made solar panels are about three times as dirty – regarding carbon emissions during their production – as previously claimed. Hundreds of billions of dollars a year in low-carbon technologies only because someone wrote it down somewhere. The United States currently has an estimated 149.5 gigawatts of solar capacity installed nationwide.

Top Leaders of China’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Force Disappear. Severe fractures in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s regime may exist and could harm its military modernization.

2,400 EMPLOYEES
Farmers Insurance says it will lay off about 11% of its workforce, or about 2,400 employees, across all lines of business due to macroeconomic challenges facing the industry.

The vast majority of Americans age 50 and up are worried about Social Security, with 75% of U.S. adults in that age group worried that the program will run out of money within their lifetime, according to an annual survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute.

The most extensive search for the mythical Loch Ness monster in more than 50 years is underway at the Scottish lake, where purported sightings of a massive creature of unknown type or origin date back as far as the sixth century A.D.

Longtime game show host Bob Barker died at 99 on August 26, 2023.

HABITS
When it comes to habits, many believe that it’s the unconscious that drives long-term behavior. Sixty-six days is the average time to achieve “automaticity” – in which actions require little conscious effort.

Americans Will Change Jobs for $80,000 Salary, per NY Fed
$80,000 is the base salary level that American workers are willing to accept before taking a new job. The higher salary is due to the high level of persistent inflation.

14.2 PERCENT
International buyers purchased 84,600 U.S. homes last year, down 14.2% from the previous year and the lowest level since 2009, according to the National Association of Realtors.

$1 TRILLION
The exit of financial companies from California is estimated to have cost around $1 trillion, according to Bloomberg.

$1 TRILLION
Americans now collectively owe $1 trillion in credit card debt, according to a report by The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

49 PERCENT of Australian men suffer from at least one chronic condition, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

QUOTE:
”The goal of war is peace; of business, leisure.”
~~~ Aristotle

QUOTE:
”To defeat a strong enemy: Deploy forces to defend the strategic points; exercise vigilance in preparation, do not be indolent. Deeply investigate the true situation, secretly await their laxity. Wait until they leave their strongholds, then seize what they love.”
~~~ Sun Tzu