Either the country is sovereign, or a colony. Whatever the name of the colonies. Now I will not give examples so as not to offend anyone, but if a country is not able to make sovereign decisions, it is already a colony. And the colonies have no historical prospects.

(c) V. Putin

The consequences of sanctions hit the automotive business - sales of passenger cars in Russia collapsed compared to last year

83.5% fewer cars were sold, according to the Association of European Businesses. According to their own data, 24.3 thousand cars were sold in the country. Since the beginning of the year, sales have exceeded 318 thousand cars, which is 52% lower than the same period last year.

Because of the sanctions in Russia, imports of car parts and cars themselves have dwindled. In addition, a number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market, and some, like Renault, closed their assembly shops and production facilities in the country.

2008 allowed US to pump huge new government money into fracking, without 2008 and investments being actually direct and free it won't be possible due to profits issues.

Apple is said to be testing “at least nine new Macs with four different M2-based chips” including MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro models as well as a Mac Pro desktop with an M2 Ultra chip.

We'll see later in the year if Apple will manage to get enough M2 chips.