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‼️The Bank of Japan is set to hike rates next week: Market showed on Friday as much as a 99% chance of a rate raise by the Bank of Japan at its January 23-24 meeting. Probability has risen two-fold over the last week. This comes after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda… pic.twitter.com/5FsQF4qRUN — Global …
The Nasdaq 100, adjusted for M2, is now at its DotCom Bubble's level.https://t.co/BUtzqp0w9Y — Value Seeker (@ValueSeeker_) January 17, 2025
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1880340616225357892 Recession ‘betting’ odds have plunged since the election pic.twitter.com/VpzZlC1AJQ — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) January 18, 2025 ‼️This is absolutely CRAZY stuff: US stocks, high-yield corporate bonds, the Dollar, housing market minus Treasuries have never been so expensive. This is way ABOVE the 2000 Dot-Com and 2006 housing Bubbles. Is it everything bubble on steroids? …
He threw out so much goodwill with the h1b nonsense. h/t Arachnohybrid
A Euphoric Tech Industry Is Ready to Celebrate Trump and Itself The elite of Silicon Valley are set to revel in their new clout during a long weekend of inaugural parties as President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to resume power. A party at the Beaux-Arts mansion of the venture capitalist Peter Thiel. A blowout …
Jeremy J. Siegel book has a 200 year study showing that buying and holding stocks beat other assets byu/Electronic-Invest inStockMarket
The "sandwich generation" is getting squeezed hard. With long-term care costs skyrocketing—nursing homes averaging over $100k annually—millennials and Gen Xers are stuck footing the bill. Government programs like Medicare don't cover most long-term care expenses, and Medicaid's… — Riz.eth (@rizethereum) January 16, 2025 pic.twitter.com/SjnYPzTUaA — Bito (@bitocrates) January 16, 2025 More than 70% of nursing …
The team used timed pulses and a form of synthetic light to reduce errors and improve the accuracy of their quantum computer. Researchers at MIT have developed two new control techniques that have enabled them to achieve a world-record single-qubit fidelity of 99.998 percent using a superconducting qubit called fluxonium. This breakthrough marks a significant …
Poland is still seeking compensation for victims of the German invasion in World War II, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in Berlin on Friday. After attending the opening of the new Polish Embassy in the German capital, Sikorski said Germany could express its “regret at the horrible events” of the Nazi occupation by focusing …
by Born_Bag_3244 Not an expert whatsoever, but I feel like all these signs are pretty bad omen. Your thoughts?
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was awarded an $80 million stock bonus to stay at the helm for another five years, a stark turnaround for a leader whose survival was questioned after the firm’s ill-fated foray into consumer banking. John Waldron, Goldman’s president and chief operating officer, and who is widely seen …
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JUST IN: Attorney General Merrick Garland has left the Department of Justice building for the last time.pic.twitter.com/wxxaFxQOrQ — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 17, 2025
During his confirmation hearings for secretary of defense Tuesday, Pete Hegseth was asked about cashing in from the defense industry—and refused to give a straight answer. Senator Elizabeth Warren pointed out that Hegseth had previously written that after generals retire from the military, they “should be banned from working for the defense industry for 10 …
Starship from the Icon of the Seas (Caribbean Sea) @SpaceX @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/1zzspKDgNU — Flyer XT (@FlyerXT) January 16, 2025
The Fed's balance sheet is now down 23.8% since its peak. pic.twitter.com/r8nxZ4AJHu — Augur Infinity (@AugurInfinity) January 17, 2025 $TLT call options volume was the 2nd highest in history on Wednesday 🚨 pic.twitter.com/2DcZ7eMUGf — Barchart (@Barchart) January 17, 2025 I highly recommend you watch @TruthGundlach full 1hr video from today. I've clipped it down to …
Far left: “Elon is interfering in media by buying Twitter what a evil guy” Also: this is totally George Soros recently bought 200+ radio stations in 40 markets with 165 million listeners pic.twitter.com/G3SOLQSo5l — Arthur MacWaters (@ArthurMacwaters) January 17, 2025
https://t.co/rLq0VnWsyE — 🤠Rabbi Weimar Silver Baron 🤠 (@BankerWeimar) January 17, 2025 pic.twitter.com/9PvAZKhZEJ — 🤠Rabbi Weimar Silver Baron 🤠 (@BankerWeimar) January 17, 2025
In case you needed any additional confirmation that the human race continues to devolve, here’s a new one for you. New data shows that many in Gen Z struggle with basic DIY tasks like changing a lightbulb, according to a new report from the New York Post. Andy Turbefield of Halfords, a UK-based motoring and …
There's an ongoing fire at the Vistra Power Plant Moss Landing. Heat signature can be seen in satellite imagery. https://t.co/9HOW56poM7 #CAwx pic.twitter.com/sH3vGbZcVR — NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) January 17, 2025 update: To reiterate, the legacy news headlines are false. This fire has nothing to do with Tesla and our Megapacks are operating well. https://t.co/4gxa2AKIa8 …
Tablets and appliances made in China, hybrid cars built in Canada, European wine. As Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president quickly approaches, Americans are stocking up on goods in anticipation of tariffs Trump plans to place on imports, according to a Guardian reader poll. Since the election, Trump has promised to immediately impose a 25% …
by Kali-Lionbrine Not trying to time a crash if any (due to government spending lmao). But considering every purchase has multiple financing options that can sometimes be stacked together ex: buy now pay later, credit card stuff like this, etc. How long can this go on before people start defaulting? Statistics and anecdotes point towards …
🚨Trump says his decision on TikTok will be made very soon. pic.twitter.com/RptJP1yiVH — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 17, 2025
Yet another hundred stores closing mean that thousands of more people will be out of a job over the next few months as all these locations close. And this is all happening when many companies are tightening up their belt and not hiring anyone due to the gloomy economic outlook. How bad will this economy …
The owner of UnitedHealthcare reported record full-year revenue but lower profits for 2024, just weeks after the brazen killing of a top executive inflamed the national ire against insurance companies. Why it matters: It’s the first earnings report for UnitedHealth Group since Brian Thompson’s killing in early December sparked a national conversation about the U.S. health care industry’s profits and coverage denials. …
This is what happens when you pay 40x earnings for a no-growth, post-innovation company that's losing market share to competitors… and it's only the beginning of the pain for $AAPL investors pic.twitter.com/BlbfJwi1jG — Ross Hendricks (@Ross__Hendricks) January 16, 2025 The Market Cap of the largest 50 stocks relative to GDP is at 110%, the highest …
Japan doesn’t have fires, look at why. With all the money spent in California over the last 20 years, they could have easily installed something like this! All those billions spent on crap! — American SuzieQ (@LiveinaRepublic) January 16, 2025
