The BRICS nations meet this month to discuss a new Global Currency. EV Bus manufacturer Proterra in Greenville, South Carolina, files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. And in a related story, vehicle manufacturer Ford is projected to lose $4.5 Billion this year on its Electric Vehicle division. And finally, new documents reveal that NIH scientists (including Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins) received 58 third-party royalty payments between 2010 and 2018, according to a Freedom of Information Act Request, by OpenTheBooks.
BRICS nations announce plan for joint currency i24 News / Apr 3, 2023 Prof. John Quelch discusses the BRICS nations announcing their own currency, in a bid to break away from the US dollar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oPkNfkeyboHow long will the dollar last as the world’s default currency? The BRICS nations are gathering in South Africa this August with it on the agenda Fortune / Mihaela Papa / June 25, 2023 In August 2023, South Africa will host the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – a group of nations known by the acronym BRICS. Among the items on the agenda is the creation of a new joint BRICS currency.
https://fortune.com/2023/06/25/dollar-reserve-currency-brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa/Electric bus maker Proterra files for bankruptcy protection WYFF News 4 - Greenville, SC Aug 9, 2023 Proterra, an electric vehicle company touted by the Biden administration, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2021, Pres Joe Biden did a video interview, highlighting Proterra, as a example of future green policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-SL8DNb14 Electric vehicle company touted by Biden administration files for bankruptcy Washington Examiner / Brady Knox / Aug 8, 2023Proterra, an electric vehicle company touted by the Biden administration, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/electric-vehicle-company-biden-administration-bankruptcySolyndra Collapse a 'Waste' of Half a Billion By Obama, GOP Critics Say ABC News / Aug 31, 2011
"This is really bad news.... Half a billion dollars of taxpayer money and we may end up holding the bag," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Ford Expects to Lose $4.5B on EVs This Year Newsmax / July 28, 2023Automaker Ford estimates its electric vehicle division will lose $4.5 billion this year, $1.5 billion more than it predicted in March.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ford-electric-vehicles-loss/2023/07/28/id/1128865/
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