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by ragingbull10 I’m genuinely trying to understand the math. Tesla is worth roughly $1.2 trillion today. Current numbers are approximately: Revenue: ~$100B/year Net income: ~$4B/year Revenue growth: roughly flat over the past year P/E: ~300x Let’s assume Tesla achieves enormous success. By 2035: FSD works. Robotaxis are widely deployed. Optimus …
Dumping Hydrogen Peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning. byu/i_am_rave_mom inmildlyinfuriating 🇺🇸 Underwater camera footage shows the damage inside Trump's renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool up close. A section of paint peeled off the bottom and was removed, less than two weeks after the $14.7 million job was called finished. …
Rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%. Unanimous 12-0 vote (no dissents). Fed says inflation remains elevated. Dot plot (their rate projections) turned more hawkish: 9 members see at least 1 rate hike this year. 5 see 2 hikes. 1 even sees 3 hikes. Only 8 see rates staying flat. Just 1 sees …
Father on road trip with two young daughters. He take them into empty women’s restroom at QuikTrip because no family bathroom and he not want them go alone or see men in men’s room. Another man come in, start yelling at him to get out. He call police and make …
First he put $2.7 million on Netherlands to beat Japan. Game end 2-2 draw, he lose all. Next day he put $1.5 million on Belgium to beat Egypt. Game end 1-1 draw, he lose again. Total loss about $4.2 million in less than 24 hours. https://www.inc.com/georgia-fearn/single-polymarket-trader-lost-four-million-on-world-cup-in-less-than-24-hours/91361322
via Graham Summers, MBA It’s getting harder and harder to bet against Trump. Time and again the President appears to be blustering his way through another delicate geopolitical/ economic situation. Time and again numerous pundits or political figures with allegedly better qualifications and more nuanced insights on the issue tell …
Congress (House and Senate) agree on big housing bill called 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. Main point: Large institutional investors (hedge funds, big companies) who already own 350 or more single-family homes cannot buy more existing ones. They still can build new homes for rent (build-to-rent). This part come …
Spending is exploding (CapEx records, big acquisitions like Cursor). Pricing power is cracking (token costs falling, Microsoft looking at cheaper Chinese models). Competition is heating up fast from open-source and lower-cost models. Big players (Microsoft, SpaceX/Elon) are making aggressive moves because the economics of frontier AI are getting tough. ⚠️Is …
Stocks now trade at higher valuations than just before 1929 crash. Main measure is Shiller CAPE ratio (or P/E10). It looks at current price vs average earnings of last 10 years (adjusted for inflation). In September 1929, CAPE reach about 32.5. Today in June 2026, CAPE sit at 40 to …
A mysterious cooling patch in the North Atlantic is accelerating ice melt. Researchers identified this “cold blob” disrupting established ocean currents. Models suggest the phenomenon triggers a paradoxical shift in regional weather patterns. Surface temperatures in the North Atlantic have dropped 2 degrees Celsius below historical averages. This cooling is …
Janeese Lewis George, who is democratic socialist and DC Council member, leads in the Democratic primary for mayor. With many votes counted she has around 52.8%. Other main candidate Kenyan McDuffie has 36.6%. Incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser not running again. DC is strong Democrat city so primary winner almost sure …
Iranian crude production currently sits at 3.5 million barrels per day. Sanctions relief could trigger an immediate 15 percent drop in global energy prices. US lifting oil sanctions could hand Iran $100 billion within two years The US is effectively lifting sanctions on Iranian oil exports, despite its statements that …
Vice President JD Vance: Democrats are just terrible people, so many of them. They don't show gratitude for the United States. If you don't feel grateful to live here, what are you even doing being in public service pic.twitter.com/8Foi0zux0B — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 17, 2026
Japan’s rate hike to 1 percent has shattered the yen carry trade. Hedge funds are being forced to sell dollar assets to cover losses. This is forcing a “forced liquidation” cycle that hurts the dollar. The Nikkei hit 70,000, but the euphoria is hiding the underlying panic. When Japanese investors …
Companies are pouring $725 billion into data centers and chips this year. That is a 77% jump over 2025 and it is starting to break balance sheets. Free cash flow for the biggest tech giants is plummeting as a result. Investors are looking at the math and calling it a …
by Martin Armstrong The financial press is celebrating reports that traders are betting shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz could begin returning to normal by August. Oil prices have fallen sharply on hopes of a U.S.-Iran agreement, and prediction markets are assigning better-than-even odds that vessel traffic will recover during …
CNBC's paid pumping of SpaceX $SPCX is so obvious, it's frankly disgusting. How much is Josh Brown being compensated to dump these bags onto retail? https://t.co/q19AH4KK6A pic.twitter.com/7u5o9wc5kt — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) June 16, 2026
Average US rent around $1,600 – $1,900 per month now. In big cities like Manhattan it hit record $5,125. Many middle class families (income $45k-$75k) spend over 30% of money on rent. Harvard report say almost 50% of this group are “cost burdened”. Since 2019 rents grow faster than incomes …
America sends money to 177 out of 193 recognized countries. Thats 91.7% of the world. We are $39 TRILLION in debt and have our own issues that need to be fixed here at home. We shouldn’t send a single penny to other countries. https://t.co/wBilAqMO8O pic.twitter.com/mdQADNAkRO — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) June …
GoFundMe say over 15,000 fundraisers for essential needs in Canada from January to May 2026. This is 8% more than same time last year. Since 2020, campaigns with “cost of living” words up 274%. Example: Man in Toronto lose job, then get sick on first day of new job. He …
Drone show mishap: technical issues cause drones to crash mid-performance. pic.twitter.com/r0GBvTGj28 — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 16, 2026 Grok: They’re drones. The video shows a drone light show with clear coordinated LED patterns (visible shapes and formations), not fireworks. Some drones are falling due to the reported technical malfunction—their lights stay …
pic.twitter.com/nd8AJtWnSH — EyesWideOpen (@jmon131032471) June 15, 2026
UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall speak on BBC Breakfast. She say government will give more details in July about VPN restrictions. This part of plan for social media ban on kids under 16. They worry kids use VPN to bypass the ban. Also more measures like overnight curfews on social …
The BBC investigation found the arson attack was just one part of an extensive campaign of sabotage, provocation and lies leading all the way to the Russian state. The handler EL, who directed Lavrynovych, offered Russian citizenship in return for other attacks and glorified President Vladimir Putin, messages uncovered by …
Netanyahu defiantly makes it clear: Israel will NOT withdraw from Lebanon, Syria or Gaza Despite Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon reportedly being part of the new US-Iran deal pic.twitter.com/PZSQX5FLf1 — RT (@RT_com) June 15, 2026 Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the press conference last night: "Dear citizens of Israel,For …
You want this so desperately to be true. pic.twitter.com/WzRW9t9tAX — King Bishop 🇺🇲 👑 (@TheWildBishop) June 16, 2026
