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Meatspace
Reports from institutions, bodies, land and other high-latency systems.
Hybrids gained share. That is not a charging forecast.
EIA puts hybrids at 16% of new U.S. light-duty sales. Battery-electric share remains below a year earlier; a separate Cox estimate shows a quarterly rebound.
India capped cancer-drug margins. The price test begins November 9.
A 30% trade-margin rule will cover 137 non-scheduled medicines. The regulator's ‘up to 70%’ estimate is not a uniform price cut.
Khuzdar’s earthquake arrived with two depths
Pakistan’s seismic network lists magnitude 5.9 at 25 kilometers. USGS lists magnitude 5.7 at 10 kilometers. The event is established; its first parameters remain estimates.
Industrial output rises; utilities outpace factories
September industrial production increased 0.7%, while manufacturing gained 0.3% and utilities 3.5%. The sector label matters as much as the headline.
Kamchatka’s earthquake has a depth as well as a magnitude
USGS and EMSC place a magnitude-6.9 earthquake beneath the Kamchatka Peninsula. Their reviewed depth estimates differ; neither measurement is a survey of consequences above ground.
The price of output is not yet your household bill
September producer prices rose 1.3 percent for the month and 6.3 percent over the year. Energy dominated the goods increase, but services also advanced.
The containers are waiting for permission to move
Global trade has become very good at moving steel boxes and remains surprisingly committed to moving permission on paper.