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Russia’s stock market lost $23.7 billion in two days after Trump’s new global tariffs and a steep oil price drop, marking its worst week since 2022.

The MOEX Russia Index fell 8.05%, with major firms like Sberbank, Gazprom, and Rosneft plunging. Brent crude dropped 12%, and copper fell 11%, stoking global recession fears.

Russia, heavily reliant on commodity exports, faces budget strain and potential ruble devaluation.

Peace talks over Ukraine remain stalled as the U.S. signals impatience, and NATO sees no shift in Russia’s war objectives.

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[–] Anarch157a@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Big Cheeto was afraid the penguins would flood American markets with cheap eggs, thus the tarifs.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

......are penguin eggs any good? Like, I'm guessing chicken eggs are as popular as they are mostly because chickens are easy to handle as livestock; not because their eggs or meat is anything special relative to other birds.

Like, the absolute best eggs and drumsticks and such might be some Chilean parrot or something, but we don't and will never know because they're squirrelly little fuckers and bite the shit out of anyone who gets close, so we just dismiss them as not worth the effort.

[–] erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

......are penguin eggs any good?

They are if you like eating translucent blue eggs that taste of fish.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Huh. Well I'm intrigued more than anything else... I'd try it.

[–] Anarch157a@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago

I’m guessing chicken eggs are as popular as they are mostly because chickens are easy to handle

There's more to it. Chickens lay lots of eggs (like a dozen) before going broody (when they stop laying and just sit on the eggs to keep them warm), so production is high. Penguins OTOH, lay one of two per season.

I’m guessing chicken eggs are as popular as they are mostly because chickens are easy to handle

Except that they are. Chickens that are actually raised free, and peck on insects, herbs and other stuff outside lay eggs that are absolutely delicious, and the meat is also very tasty. You can even say that they come pre-seasoned, if you don't mind chewy meat.

The almost tasteless eggs/meat come from industrial scale farming that feeds the chickens with grain-based feedstock in large amounts, so they grow quickly. (source: my aunts raised free-range chickens for both eggs and meat. They were really tasty)