Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
by Michael Over the past 5 years we have been witnessing an economic shift of epic proportions. When the cost of living rises much faster than paychecks do for an extended period of time, an entire nation can be transformed. Just look at what has happened to Venezuela. It has the largest proven oil reserves …
This is the part where bubbles always start lying to people. JPMorgan is literally listing the same warning signs we heard before 2000 and 2008, but everyone shrugs because the word AI sounds magical. When companies are burning insane amounts of cash and promising the future will fix it later, that is not innovation, that …
“People think [weed] is going to help you sleep at night… decrease your anxiety… treat pain. None of that has been shown medically. It increases your anxiety. It doesn’t help you sleep. It doesn’t treat pain.” — @DrMarcSiegel pic.twitter.com/KPUhvXoCEz — Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 6, 2025
You can smell the desperation. Markets are clinging to a dream no one believes anymore. Beneath the surface, under the record-breaking P/E ratios and sky-high indexes, lies the same rot we saw in 2000 and 2008. Except this time, the cracks run deeper, and the signs are louder. Anyone calling this a healthy market is …
Are rate cuts bullish? No. Is the worst over? No. Can Wall Street be trusted? No. The chart of the week: "Not this again!" pic.twitter.com/ArMnkGs4vS — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 9, 2024 It took all week but the S&P 500 has rallied back to Friday's closing level. It was a week to nowhere and no net …
BIDEN: "The federal deficit is down by 160,000— 160,000,000 bucks!" He is, of course, LYING. pic.twitter.com/Y4fIbhhldE — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 26, 2024 US government spending is spiraling out of control, with Debt-to-GDP ratios on a dangerous trajectory towards unsustainable levels. With a Debt-to-GDP ratio skyrocketing to 124% and on track to surpass 130% by …
BTW, $TSLA EPS are going down by 27% this year, $AAPL has just had its fourth quarter of declining sales. Does it really justify current valuations priced for perfection and exponential growth? — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) November 3, 2023 Shiller PE still at Black tuesday levels pic.twitter.com/xSv3b2bUpS — Canadian Prepper (@PrepperCanadian) November 4, 2023 …
“It’s just money. It’s made up”- Margin Call circa (2011). h/t DesmondMilesDant
by Penny1974 Do you honestly think Hunter’s case was handled the same as if it were you or me? Do you honestly believe there weren’t backroom talks with the prosecutor to plea down the charges? “Trumps” prosecutor, like everyone hired under the Trump administration is taking orders directly from him? JUST IN: Biden BUSTED meeting …