Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
via notayesmanseconomics As we get nearer to the UK November Budget the leaks and the kite flying are building up. If you feel that it is a particularly long season this tear you are right. What that shows is the pressure that the UK public finances and hence Chancellor Rachel Reeves are under. For her …
A man walked into Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire, and started shooting during what should have been a quiet evening, and within minutes the place turned from a private retreat into a scene of panic, blood, and confusion, as people ran for cover, emergency crews rushed in, and the city declared a …
"It's a Big Club, and you ain't in it." — George Carlin (RIP) byu/Boo_Randy_II ineconomy
The myth is pristine. The numbers are savage. For decades pundits and policy wonks have sold marriage as a ladder for men. The truth is harsher. Marriage does not elevate. It gates. And the gate swings only for men already earning. The Institute for Family Studies claims “Married men earn between 10% and 40% more …
Rand Paul — I’m the only Senator out of 100 who has been disinvited to White House picnic. First Senator in history to be uninvited to WH picnic. JUST IN – SENATOR RAND PAUL: "I've just been told that I've been uninvited from the [White House] picnic…every Democrat will be invited, every Republican invited, but …
Sam’s Club, the Walmart-owned membership warehouse, is rolling out a major change to its grocery payment system and embracing artificial intelligence (AI). The retail giant plans to phase out traditional checkouts across its 600 stores and create a friction-free shopping experience which will include customers scanning goods on the go with an app and then having and AI …
The $100 billion club got smaller after a tough three months on the markets. Michael Dell’s net worth fell by $24.5 billion this year, while Jensen Huang is down $19.2 billion. While some of the superrich lost billions, Warren Buffett’s net worth soared by $24.3 billion. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Michael Dell have fallen out …
Chevy Chase’s fans joke he’s been spending time with Jay Leno after sporting mysterious black eye in photo Chevy Chase shared a sweet photo of himself jubilantly hugging his baby granddaughter on Monday. Plenty of fans were charmed by the sweet display on Instagram, but others shared their concern in the comments section, as the …
“Byron Donalds STUNNED the Breakfast Club by telling them that Kamala Harris caused all the current inflation. When they didn’t believe him, he literally pulled out receipts. Hosts: “That’s not true.” Donalds: “Sure you want to go there?” (pulls out receipts) Hosts: SILENT The entire comment section on the episode is filled with black people …
via MishTalk: The EU has a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The Sierra Club wants one. So do two Republican Senators: Lindsey Graham (SC) and Bill Cassidy (LA). Sierra Club Carbon Market Proposal Let’s start with a look at the Sierra Club’s Carbon Market Proposal. The Sierra Club recognizes that, of the many identified greenhouse gases, …
by Chris Black Remember, this was just a joke. From like 8 years ago. People thought it would be funny to start calling the “A-OK” hand gesture a hate symbol. It’s not clear if diving instructors have stopped using it. BBC: An athletic trainer for DC United, the MLS football club in Washington DC, has …