Snapshots that wow!

Can kids go back to just being kids?

A recent report published by the National Health Service in the UK revealed an alarming rise in antidepressant prescriptions among children, 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟱𝟬% 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲.

Source : NHS, UK

This smoke is made in China! (and USA and India!)

Annual CO2 emissions are highest for China, followed by USA and India. However, if you look at per-capita emissions then India continues to be much below per-capita world CO2 emissions.

Source: Our World in Data

Tel ki nayya hai ram ke bharose!

Crude tankers should start getting very expensive- very low scrapping (vs. what is required- this is indicated by the ageing fleet) and lowest orderbook to fleet ratio!

Source: Great Eastern Shipping Company

Just Chill, Chill! Just Chill!

Starbucks US cold beverage biz reached 75% of total drink sales in the company's fiscal third quarter results. CFO Rachel Ruggeri called cold "an increasing trend," especially when it comes to younger consumers such as Gen Z and millennials whose "taste and preferences tend to be more cold."

Source: Starbucks Investor Presentation

Move aside excel, Microsoft is all about fun and games!

“In Oct 2023 Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard, the third-largest gaming company in the world, spending a whooping $69bn in cash on it. Fun Fact: When you take a break from excel and play candy crush, you are still in the Microsoft Universe!”

Source: Macquarie Research

Keep a password that even you can’t remember!

Source: Hive Systems