1. A.u.s.b.i.z M.Gardner MPC Funds, when asked what are his current preferred sectors 8.1.24 said, paraphrasing, that thermal coal stocks are one of his preferred sectors that "have a fair bit of upside ahead" in the short to medium term, and they pay good, fully franked dividends- & specifically mentions WHC as one of his preferred coal stocks; & that there has been a "massive unexpected cold snap through Europe...which helps coal prices"
https://******.com.au/media/stocks-to-love-sectors-to-avoid-as-a-little-bit-of-risk-comes-off-the-table?videoId=33855&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=289207660&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--m(To open google a.u.s.b.i.z gardner stocks to love sectors to avoid"- then go to 7 minutes 58 seconds- 8 mins.36 secs.)
2.euronews.com 4.1.24 said
"...Finland and Sweden recorded temperatures of -40C earlier this week - the coldest temperatures recorded this winter. Schools were closed, as the extreme chill caused havoc on the roads.
In north Sweden, some 4,000 homes were left in the dark on Thursday, with temperatures plunging to -38C, Swedish public radio reported.
The day before, the mercury dropped to -43.6C - the lowest January temperature recorded in Sweden in some 25 years.
The municipality of Enontekio in Finnish Lapland, near the border with Norway and Sweden, reported a record temperature of -42.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
The biting cold which hit Scandinavia is part of a storm that has also impacted Western Europe.
Heavy rains have caused floods in France, Germany, and the Netherlands, adding to the ongoing flooding in these regions over the past two weeks.
Residents of Eastern Europe also felt the freeze.
The cold wave from Siberia and the Arctic region has swept down over western Russia, with temperatures in Moscow and other areas plummeting to minus 30C - well below the average temperature for early January.
Officials in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other areas have issued orange weather warnings, cautioning residents against possible health risks".
Washington Post I.Livingstone 4.1.24 said
"Large parts of Europe are starting the 2023-2024 winter season with an abundance of snow and cold,a stark contrast from last year, which wasabnormally warm and snowless.
In Munich, Germany’s third-largest city, a storm over the weekend dropped nearly a foot and a half of snow, setting a December record. It was also the city’slargest snowstormsince early March 2006 andamong the biggestof any month on record.
Munich was far from the only European city that has endured a sudden wintry onset. Much of Germany and the rest of Europe is blanketed in snow.
More snow is also on the way, particularly from the Alps northward through Germany and into portions of Eastern Europe".
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