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When will the central banks start to cut interest-rates? This week the world’s major central bankers arrived in Sintra to take advantage of the generous hospitality provided by the European Central Bank or ECB. The first thing we learned was that the long-running plan to boost each others pension pots never runs out of steam. …
Micron stock dropped 13 percent in one day. Market value lost in that move was $138 billion. Intel fell 9 percent and AMD fell 7 percent. VanEck chip ETF dropped 5 percent after big Q2 gains. Reports say SK Hynix is slowing down memory chip growth. Investors are scared that AI spending is not bringing …
President Trump is poised to pardon a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations, and is still discussing other potential acts of clemency, including for Sean “Diddy” Combs or several other well-known figures, according to sources familiar with his plans. The president was scheduled to have a meeting Friday afternoon on the …
Key takeaways Satellite Deployment: Amazon has launched over 390 satellites, enough to start initial service of its Leo broadband network, with more satellites planned to expand coverage and capacity. Competition with Starlink: Amazon aims to rival SpaceX Starlink, which already serves 12 million customers with over 10,000 satellites, though Amazon’s launch pace is currently slower. …
For millions of Americans, rising egg prices became one of the most visible signs of inflation during the bird flu outbreak. Grocery bills climbed, restaurants added egg surcharges, and consumers were repeatedly told that the shortage was being driven by avian influenza. According to the Justice Department complaint, however, investigators believe the market was influenced …
Heat waves always strain old power grids in big cities. High demand causes problems no matter who is mayor. Asking people to raise thermostats is basic conservation step but feels tone deaf when temps hit triple digits. Real fix needs better grid upgrades and more power supply not just telling residents to sweat more. BREAKING: …
They actually think people are buying this. pic.twitter.com/efDxcZ5tl5 — Taylor Kenney (@taylorkenneyitm) July 2, 2026
SpaceX tradable shares have seen short interest climb sharply to around 31 percent of free float, equal to roughly 196 million shares. The increase marks a rapid rise from about 13 percent in the prior week, suggesting a fast build in bearish positioning. At current levels, each dollar move in the stock represents roughly 200 …
“We stopped that light pulse inside our atom cloud… All the information in the pulse gets stored in the atoms, and we can park it there for a while.” Light not always fixed speed, quantum tricks change everything we assume about physics. These experiments prove we can control and store light like data. Opens door …
Occasional check (not weekly) plus tax-smart rebalancing keeps risk in check without overtrading. “I set up automatic monthly contributions in early 2023 and basically stopped paying attention. Just opened the app for the first time in maybe 14 months. Some things I did not expect: NVDA is now 31% of my portfolio. I bought it …
CBS data shows explosion in billing: From 2018-2024 billed seniors nearly quintupled (+390%). Local Medicaid-eligible senior population grew only 20%. Facilities bill for more than 90% of area Medicaid seniors. Dense cluster of 64 centers in tiny area — densest in country. DOJ busted one big operation: Inwoo Kim (Tony Kim) and Daniel Lee (Daniel …
Bonds reduce volatility and drawdowns in most historical market crashes, even if they do not always behave as expected in every environment. In major downturns like the 2008 financial crisis, broad equity markets fell roughly 50 percent peak to trough, while in the dot com crash the Nasdaq dropped around 75 percent. Across those environments, …
ONS projections show England and Wales reaching a turning point in 2026 where deaths are expected to begin exceeding births on a sustained basis for the first time in decades. The projection estimates around 584,000 births versus 588,000 deaths in 2026 to 2027, marking the start of a period where natural population change turns negative. …
Rising lines signal deeper economic pain. Wages not keep up with costs for many normal families. Similar reports from different cities show summer demand spikes. Some food banks say they run low on supplies. Broader stories on inflation impact and record SNAP usage in parts of country. 40 minutes of people lining up at food …
Remember when The Line was supposed to change the future of cities? A 170 kilometer (106 mile) mirrored megacity. 500 meters tall. Designed for 9 million people. No cars. Everything within a five minute walk. It sounded like science fiction. Reality has been much different. By late 2025, only about 2.4 kilometers of foundation had …
Europe’s welfare state has reached a point where cutting it has become politically much harder than expanding it. Look at the numbers. EU social protection spending reached €4.9 trillion in 2024, equal to 27.3% of GDP, up from 26.7% the year before. Some countries spend even more. France is near 33.8% of GDP, while Finland …
by Michael It is supposed to be hot on the 4th of July, but it isn’t supposed to be this hot. Temperatures will be 20 to 30 degrees above average in much of the eastern half of the country. I warned a few days ago that we were going to experience a “4th of July furnace”, and …
S&P 500 seems to be forming a bearish diamond pattern here. A breakdown below the $7,350 level could trigger a stock market dump. pic.twitter.com/84bTLJjhcd — Ted (@TedPillows) July 3, 2026 Cooked. RIP housing. Keep in mind once we get past July 4th, the selling season is essentially over. Kids are back to school soon. Nothing …
Digital price tags at major retailers are changing prices while you shop, and customers are documenting the gap between shelf and register. This video shows shoppers tracking how the displayed price stopped matching the ring-up, sometimes around 30% of the time. You’ll see snack bars climb in real time, receipt comparisons, vacuum tags marked one …
🚨🇸🇪 Meanwhile in Sweden Today is the day that Sweden’s Ban on Cousin Marriage comes into effect. Meanwhile in the UK the British Government still fully supports the practice which is also commonly known as ‘Incest’ pic.twitter.com/SpHBdnNZmh — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 1, 2026 Now Sweden ban first cousin marriage complete, also uncle-niece, half brother …
Cooked. RIP housing. Keep in mind once we get past July 4th, the selling season is essentially over. Kids are back to school soon. Nothing much will move until next spring. 💀 https://t.co/DYf5Dnl94z — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) July 1, 2026
By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the overall economy. This week, we’ll cover: The massive and not-so-quiet AI boom What the Fed’s bank-capital proposal really says about gold Why “cheapflation” confirms what families already know The American economy has bet an awful lot on AI A strange new …
Borrowing from pensions to fund current spending creates future holes. Socialism in practice often needs bailouts and tricks to stay afloat. Taxpayers and retirees end up paying the bill later. Mamdani is borrowing from New Yorkers Pension funds and deferring the payments. pic.twitter.com/UAaAKROBOo — MX (@MxCl74613523) July 1, 2026 “The largest single gap-closing measure …
Everyone is watching AI. Fewer people are noticing where some of that money may be going next. Biotech quietly spent the last few years getting crushed after the pandemic boom faded. Many companies lost 50% to 90% of their value, capital dried up, and investors largely stopped paying attention. Now the mood feels different. Money …
Digital only means you lose games if banned or company changes terms.
President Donald Trump on Monday declared an emergency aimed at protecting the U.S. food supply and temporarily suspended import duties on certain Moroccan fertilizer products. Under the presidential emergency declaration, phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco will no longer face tariffs for up to eight months or until the emergency declaration is terminated. “The proclamation declares …
High prices and rates finally bite hard in Australia housing. Sellers who waited too long now face real losses. Australian property market drops: Sydney and Melbourne house prices fall after Albanese government budget tax changes House prices are falling in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra as the market confronts the perfect storm of rising interest rates …
A month ago, owning Microsoft felt almost too easy. Now investors are asking a much harder question. How much AI spending is too much? Microsoft is pouring tens of billions of dollars into AI infrastructure, data centers, and GPUs. That spending is eating into free cash flow, and the market is starting to treat the …
