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Mac10 @SuburbanDrone This is the story of the stock market year to date as viewed by the equal weight NDX and the World ex-U.S.: Back in late January, U.S. stocks got hit by AI panic – The fear that AI was going to implode sector after sector including many Tech stocks. So Wall Street pundits …
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night called CBS’ denial of his claim that it blocked the broadcast of his interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico “crap” — and urged the network and its parent, Paramount Skydance , to stand up to the “bullies” in the Trump administration. Colbert’s broadside came hours after …
China has made significant changes to its divorce laws, aimed at making marriage registration simpler and divorce harder. A new 30-day cooling-off period has been introduced, requiring couples to wait before finalizing their divorce. This period gives couples a chance to reconsider their decision, potentially preventing hasty decisions, but it also raises concerns about women …
This is the best hack that only a few know. One of the best reasons to invest in the stock market. First, the standard deduction in 2025 is $30,000 for married couples. So, the first $30,000 you pull out of your investments or salary is tax-free from a federal tax standpoint. — The Money Cruncher, …
by confoundedinterest17 This scene from the film “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” sums up our political plight quite nicley. Politicians spend like crazy to stay in power (Biden/Harris) are excellent examples). Politicians promises endless money, then shoot the economy. The US is broke and relies on printing money and boowed funds to stay afloat. Harris wants to …
by nobjos This chart has nothing to do with the weights of the stocks in the index. It’s highly unusual for the biggest companies to outperform the index (aka size effect). The latest research from Dimensional shows that once a stock joins the top 10 largest U.S. stocks, its subsequent returns tend to lag the market. Based …
Data sources: – https://t.co/7ZYAkZqdyQ– https://t.co/EVrQFK2Bzj — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) October 25, 2023 h/t Tonight We Ride!
NEW – True costs of fueling an electric vehicle, including excess charging costs and subsidies, is equal to $17.33 per gallon of gasoline, a new analysis found. https://t.co/SSSkctoMeO pic.twitter.com/B8fBGypSid — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 26, 2023 EVs are a financial car wreck: Taxpayers subsidize EV charging at a rate equivalent to $17.33 per gallon of gasoline. …
BREAKING: Far-left activists have stormed U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office. A very sad day for Democracy… will they be thrown in prison for years on end for this? The radical activists stormed McCarthy’s office to riot in favor of a 5 year reauthorization of PEPFAR, a… pic.twitter.com/OVB5jjEUgE — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 11, 2023 h/t …
On the evening of July 17th, 2023, Evergrande’s official website released 3 financial reports, including the 2021 financial report, the 2022 mid-year report, and the annual report. Everyone already knows that Evergrande is a mess, but no one expected it to be so bad: a net loss of US$120 billion in two years! Its liabilities …
A former employee of a large food service corporation is suing the company in federal court after it fired her for refusing to participate in a program that discriminates against white male employees. Courtney Rogers worked for Charlotte, North Carolina-based Compass Group USA Inc. from her home office in San Diego, California. The company had …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Liabilities and Capital: Liabilities: Earnings Remittances Due to the U.S. Treasury -71.875 billion as of 6/21/2023. Let’s talk about the Fed’s cumulative losses in 9 months that equal almost as much (-71.875 billion vs $76 billion) that they remitted to the U.S. Treasury for ALL of 2022… https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RESPPLLOPNWW Remember, the Fed is …
They used to actually pretend to care about actual “justice.” Not anymore. The corrupt FBI and DOJ tried to rig the 2016 election and failed. They succeeded at rigging the 2020 election. The bogus indictment of Trump is their attempt to rig the 2024 election. DOJ and FBI are domestic terror organizations that need to …
