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Yieldstreet is one of the best-known examples of American startups with the stated mission of democratizing access to assets such as real estate, litigation proceeds and private credit. But some Yieldstreet customers who participated in its real estate deals face huge losses on investments that they say turned out to be far riskier than they …
As economists speculate whether the stock market is in an AI bubble that could soon burst, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has just admitted to believing we’re in one. “Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI?” Altman said during a lengthy interview with The Verge and other reporters last …
via Jesse Felder “Investors now rely on an ever-expanding Bubble Term that was driven by ‘free money’ monetary and fiscal policies that will not only have to persist – but will have to expand without limit in order to keep up with that Bubble Term,” writes John Hussman. LINK As Gunjan Banerji explains, “There has been a generational …
“ Space can surprise even those who spend their lives studying it. People often think of our solar system as just a few planets and a bunch of empty space. Yet new observations suggest we have been living inside a hot, less dense region, and that there may even be a strange cosmic channel connecting …
Heartbreaking. It’s a reminder that AI can feel real, but it’s not a substitute for human connection. — Jamal Amin (@JamalibnAmin) August 16, 2025 A cognitively impaired New Jersey senior died while trying to meet a flirtatious AI chatbot that he believed was a real woman living in the Big Apple — despite pleas from …
All eight suspects in the Bibb County child sex abuse investigation arrived at the Bibb County Courthouse Friday for various hearings. The case, which allegedly involves an underground bunker, has drawn significant attention.
People don’t seem to realize “warrantless arrest powers” simply means the agent can arrest individuals they witness committing crimes (or have probable cause to believe the individual has done so) It’s not like habeas corpus has been suspended. They’re allowed to be cops now. — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 17, 2025 “Attorney General Pam Bondi …
City officials are crowing over gains on the 2025 reading and math exams, but the state lowered the passing benchmarks for some students — raising questions about boasts of substantial academic progress, experts told The Post. The tests, given statewide to NYC public school kids in grades 3 through 8, required third graders to get …
James Comey just posted an emotional 5-minute video tribute to Taylor Swift. This man was the director of the FBI.pic.twitter.com/uBsJZgh2qM — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 17, 2025
Remove all that junk graffiti — Shan Specter (@Shan_Specter) August 17, 2025
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BREAKING: Sam Altman just revealed who GPT-5 is really built for: > India is our 2nd largest market > It may become our LARGEST > We’ve taken a lot of feedback from users in india what they’d like from us… > more affordable access > and we’ve put that in GPT-5 Now it all makes …
🇺🇸 US Challenger job cuts 806,383 YTD. Highest since COVID and the Global Financial Crisis! Chart: @AugurInfinity pic.twitter.com/A8ufO4gP4W — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) August 16, 2025 “Through the end of July, U.S.-based employers have announced more than 800,000 job eliminations in 2025. That’s the highest number of jobs lost through the same period since 2020, when …
via GLP: A friend of a family member (big bank exec) just warned me – something very ugly is about to break Ok, I don’t usually post this kinda thing but after talking with a person acquainted with my family (he’s senior in risk division at one of the big Euro banks, can’t say which …
This is textbook corruption in America – A group of multimillionaires from New York moved and bought beachfront property in a small town called Boca Grande, Florida– The beach is public and the only way to access it for the local residents is to go to the island, park and enjoy… pic.twitter.com/JGy18Qcs7Y — Wall Street …
🚨 JUST IN: National Guard soldiers in DC are preparing to carry WEAPONS, per WSJ I REALLY hope this is true. The National Guard NEEDS to be armed in a vioIent city like Washington. No way to restore law and order otherwise! pic.twitter.com/B1MThCsRCY — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 16, 2025 Friday night briefing. National Guard …
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Turns out doxxing the cops has consequences. BREAKING – Tatiana Martinez, an illegal residing in LA who built a career on social media by doxxing ICE agents and directing her followers to harass them and disrupt their arrests, has now been arrested herself. pic.twitter.com/1o9Paq6A1H — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) August 16, 2025
Well the FFR is 4%. Why do banks get to charge 30% on the people who can’t afford it? It won’t end well — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 17, 2025
via moneymetals In a recent Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Jeff Clark, a veteran gold and silver analyst and founder of TheGoldAdvisor.com, about the state of the precious metals markets, mining stocks, and the forces shaping investor sentiment. Clark launched The Gold Advisor during the COVID-19 pandemic and is the author of Pay Dirt: How to Strike Pay …
Markets formed a great bull trap this morning! Here is what we saw and how we traded it in todays live trading session!
The largest illegal imm*grant detention facility in the history of the United States is being built in El Paso. It will enable Texas and the Trump Administration to quickly deport illegal imm*grants and dangerous criminals. We will Make America Safe Again.
Economic momentum is slowing, yet officials keep pushing optimistic headlines. Ignoring these signals will hurt sooner or later, and ordinary people will feel the pinch first. Real estate makes up around 70% of gross household wealth in China 🇨🇳 Every 5% decline in home prices will wipe out 19 trillion yuan (~$2.7 trillion) in housing …
Fortune enfuego today. Immigrants worked for lower wages for many jobs that most Americans don’t want to do. If you need a dishwasher now it’s going to cost you. This is going to put a lot of pressure on wages which will of course push inflation higher. pic.twitter.com/F3WiAeC1qX — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 16, 2025 …
