Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
Paul Tudor Jones says the US is more dependent on equity prices than ever, and explains what a 35% correction would trigger in the economy: “We’re 252% of stock market cap to GDP. In 1929 we were 65%. In 1987 we got to ~85-90%. In 2000, 170%. If you think about the periodicity of significant …
by juvan If there are some world events where you really want to have a better guarantee of knowing where things are at you may consider looking at the various pay per collect services where regular people sign up and get paid $3-100 for each task which even operate in unstable regions of the world, …
He's not wrong. Europe spent decades making themselves dependent on Russian gas, then acted shocked when that became leverage. Buying Russian energy while sending Ukraine weapons is literally funding both sides of the conflict. The strategic incoherence is staggering. — Adams Azeez | Creative Strategist (@Leader_zeez) February 7, 2026 Ave electricity rates are 3x to …
Some numbers never move. Not because they shouldn’t. Because Congress never bothered. The U.S. tax code is riddled with thresholds that were set decades ago and never indexed to inflation. They sit frozen in time while the cost of everything else climbs. The result is a quiet tax hike that hits middle-income Americans hardest. Start …
I’ve never seen anything like this before. The current economy is so unpredictable that United is providing guidance under two different economic scenarios: One if the economy enters a recession, and one if it doesn’t. Investor Update1 Issue Date: April 15, 2025 This Investor Update provides guidance and certain other forward-looking statements about United Airlines …
by Michael It takes strength to be free. That is why they want us to be weak. When we are weak, we are much more likely to become dependent upon the system to survive, and that makes us much easier to control. So they give us junk to eat, they put poisons into our air …
by Most_Professional_43 I notice that the stock market has been a “sure thing” for the past 15 years because the government has always come to the rescue to keep everything propped up in times of uncertainty (2008, COVID, etc.). Everyone tells you to “invest” because “markets go up”. “Don’t ask any questions. Just put your …
Institutions like the IMF keep wading into countries' debt problems by getting them into more debt. There are hardly any countries that went from "developing" to "developed" status over the past five decades. The global monetary system is structured to keep countries dependent. pic.twitter.com/kcmMV825NL — Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact) June 15, 2024 Oof. pic.twitter.com/kpbc9BKHQJ — Lyn …
