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+crude awakening ~ current energy prices: live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~ WTI @US$60/bbl; Brent @US$64/bbl ~ impact of U.S. sanctions on Russian firms impacting the market
+ U.S. Government shut down: the shutdown continues, non-essential employees are furloughed, and the essential ones (i.e. military) are not getting paid; the U.S. Senate continues to stall re-opening of the government with wide ranging impacts on American citizens, healthcare, and oversight of government department activities …
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REMEMBRANCE
+ Art MacKenzie; eclectic career in sports and business, CMH and Race City Motorsport Park; 69
+ Graham O’Connor; founder of O’Connors clothing business, distinguished community volunteer and rancher; 89
~ capacity, power, and continuity matter ‘huge’ to users and therefore must matter to data center operators and their suppliers of power. This is an-across-jurisdictions issue for companies, countries and providers of massive amounts of power that cannot quit. As this is growing issue we’ll try to capture the most relevant points each week on this subject. We appreciate everyone who provides us with news and perspective on this growing issue of importance to users of data centers and owners/developers of facilities.
+ Ruby Liu’s bid for Hudson Bay leases declined by judge’s order; landlords are now ‘more free’ to realize on their security and release those spaces. For professionals in our industry, we understand, but readers might be confused if they’ve been following this story. Shopping centre leases for anchor department store retailers vary from location to location, landlord to landlord, but two issues are key to the leases of ‘all leases in the shopping centre’ – ‘what happens when the anchor goes dark, and the rational of mall tenants paying premium rents and CAM costs while anchors pay ‘less than proportionate costs and rates’, because the anchor draws traffic for all tenants; the capability of Ms. Liu to finance and operate stores of typical anchor strength of concept, management and credibility was at the root of the landlords’ opposition to her plans. The potential impact on shopping centre values and enforceability of leases, financing, etc. were a collective ‘too much risk’ from numerous perspectives. This issue might drag on a while longer as the HBC insolvency winds down. Just my view … but Ms. Liu should open a store or two, demonstrate her concept as profitable, demonstrate performance of covenants to landlords, and the attention of landlords will come … or not.
+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag - our new REITRag format coming soon
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