Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
They load debt for dividends and dump it on new investors in the IPO. Classic private equity move ruin the product extract cash and leave the mess behind. Once great sandwich now feels like a scam. Jersey Mike’s sandwiches have shrunk dramatically. I just got one and was shocked how small it is. I looked …
One part of the tax code has always struck me as odd. When you invest, you put up 100% of the capital. You accept the possibility of losing everything. You make the decisions. You take the risk. But if the investment works out, the government collects capital gains tax on the profit. If it doesn’t …
쟤는 저 오버 액션으로 돈 벌어 먹고 사는애야 — 느티나무 (@jwhp0309) June 24, 2026
May 19, 2025 …He had been quite bullish on China, owning large Chinese stocks like Alibaba, Baidu, JD.Com, and PDD Holdings. But after selling these stocks, he also purchased put options on these names. Put options are similar to call options but in the opposite direction, essentially betting that a stock price will decline. Burry …
The rug is being pulled from under you. Every year they pull it just a little bit. It adds up over decades. The small changes make the next big change look normal or even okay. One hundred years ago and today look very different. But it happened one year at a time. We are living …
🚨 BREAKING — IT'S OFFICIAL: Elon Musk becomes the world's first TRILLIONAIRE as SpaceX goes public This is absolutely MONUMENTAL. Congratulations @ElonMusk! To the moon! 🚀$SPCX is set to start trading at $135 per share imminently, valuing the company around $1.8 TRILLION. pic.twitter.com/hyyMcHC4Rc — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 12, 2026 The 1.77 trillion dollar price …
🇺🇸U.S. producer prices rise to a 4-year high, — Bloomberg ▪️6.5% — increase in the U.S. producer price index in May compared to last year. This is the highest figuresince 2022, — notes Bloomberg ▪️The shock of rising energy prices is increasingly affecting the U.S. economy.… pic.twitter.com/OkoEGrWvRR — S p r i n t e …
by Michael No matter how bad things get, some skeptics will simply never admit that what we are experiencing is unusual. We live at a time of seemingly endless wars, growing global hunger, alarming outbreaks of disease and constant natural disasters, but they just keep telling us that everything is fine. Russia and Ukraine are …
Ray Dalio just gave the most important AI investing warning of the year (Save this). The question put to him was simple with Alphabet raising $85 billion in equity, debt markets flooding with AI capital, and war spending piling on top, is there a crowding out happening? Can the system absorb all of it? Yes, …
REPORT: The first AI-run government is closer than anyone realizes, and New Zealand is preparing to eliminate nearly 9,000 government jobs to make way for it. What begins as a promise of efficiency could end with machines making decisions that once required human judgment, discretion, and accountability. Supporters say bloated bureaucracies need to be cut. …
via Delicious_Invite_127 Reddit has always been somewhat reasonable when it comes to stock investing. Not overly bearish nor bullish, but tends to swing to either side depending on the market condition. I m noticing a huge change in tone after the recent AI led mega bull run. Short-sighted comments and posts such as the following …
Shafaq News confirms that this specific financial dispute prevents the formal signing of a peace treaty. Negotiations remain paralyzed as Tehran demands the immediate release of these funds. 12 billion dollars is the specific amount Iran demands must be released in the “first phase” of the agreement. 12 billion dollars is the secondary amount Iran …
He was sworn in at the White House today, which almost never happens for a Fed chair. Trump clearly wants rate cuts, but inflation is already heating back up and prices are still climbing. Now Warsh is stuck trying to boost the economy without making inflation even worse, and regular people usually end up paying …
No kidding, they spent everything and are loaded up with debt — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) May 19, 2026 Nearly half of Gen X workers are delaying retirement as rising costs, stagnant wages drain savings For the generation that should be in its “peak savings years,” the prospect of retiring on time has shifted from a …
Beijing spy cams everywhere catch everything, Fox screams Communism. Maybe you shouldn't park illegally. They should also fine your ass for doing this in the midst of scooter lane:pic.twitter.com/Yq0Wo4tsdi — Carl Zha (@CarlZha) May 14, 2026
President Trump is going to China amid a massive trade war with Beijing.. On this flight to China… Tim Cook of Apple, CEO of Visa, Blackrock, Blackstone, vanguard and more. All of this comes as the US dollar is collapsing, the BRICS nations led by China and Russia are offering countries another way forward to …
Water pressure collapses sinks run dry toilets won’t refill and houses shake nonstop from the build. Power outages hammer families while the billionaire’s servers keep humming on their dime. Some people wonder why there's a growing pushback against data center projects. It's exactly because there are disasters like this one. Where the build out significantly …
Hassett on American consumers: "Credit card spending is through the roof. They're spending more on gasoline, but they're spending more on everything else too." pic.twitter.com/zayCSaxhwr — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 6, 2026
"Everything done from here on out is going to be the most embarrassing thing you've ever seen." Tim Dillon just perfectly summed up the entire UFO/alien disclosure thing the government has been teasing lately. pic.twitter.com/fILRBrQ58P — Truthstream Media (@truthstreamnews) May 5, 2026
Tucker Carlson is perhaps one of the largest anti-war voices in all of alternative media, and that’s perhaps why they let him go from Fox News, particularly for his voice against the Ukraine war. We’ve been lucky enough here at redacted to have Tucker on the show over the years for some deep dive conversations …
They keep pushing the no inflation narrative while the actual numbers on food and fuel quietly scream the other direction. Kevin Warsh, the new Fed Chair, just made it clear why rates are going lower: “AI is going to make almost everything cost less.We’re at the front end of a productivity boom.Economic growth won’t be …
🚨 BREAKING INSIDERS JUST STARTED MASSIVELY DUMPING EVERYTHING EXCEPT OIL RIGHT AHEAD OF THE U.S. MARKET OPEN ON MONDAY! EVERY SINGLE INSIDER IS SELLING BILLIONS NONSTOP: 0 BUYS. 1,382 SELLS. $13.58 BILLION IN VOLUME. THIS IS REALLY BAD FOR MARKETS… pic.twitter.com/BRRaddPa9n — Wimar.X (@DefiWimar) April 19, 2026
Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you …
US March PPI inflation rises to 4.0%, its highest since February 2023. BREAKING: US March PPI inflation rises to 4.0%, its highest since February 2023. Core PPI inflation was unchanged, at 3.8%, also the highest since February 2023. We are now officially seeing inflation metrics in the US that are at 4% or higher. Inflation …
29% chance they reach a deal by the end of the month. https://t.co/UqL2cQIROS — Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 11, 2026 إيران المفاوضات مع الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وصلت إلى طريق مسدود — عاجل من إيران 🇮🇷 (@A_G_L_G) April 11, 2026 BREAKING: Iran and the US made no progress in the latest round of Islamabad talks, per Fars …
🚨 MUST WATCH: ARTEMIS II ABOUT TO HIT ITS MOST DANGEROUS TEST 🔥 RE-ENTRY at 25,000 MPH… INSIDE A 5,000° INFERNO 💣 NASA: “There’s NO PLAN B” — it ALL rides on the HEAT SHIELD 😳 SAME SHIELD THAT CRACKED HUNDREDS OF TIMES LAST MISSION 🤯 6 MINUTES OF TOTAL COMMS BLACKOUT…… pic.twitter.com/3QSZUt0PFu — Jesse …
The world let out a big sigh of relief on April 7 when Trump announced the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire. But peace? Not even close. Just hours later on April 8, Israel hammered Lebanon’s Tahrir area (and beyond), killing hundreds in one of the heaviest strike days yet. That move directly slapped Iran’s 10-point peace plan, which …
by Michael Even the mainstream media is now openly admitting that shortages are coming. But right now I am seeing so much apathy about the war in the Middle East and the global supply chain disruptions that are happening right in front of our eyes. So many people seem to be convinced that the war …
The U.S., Iran and a group of regional mediators are discussing the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war, according to four U.S., Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks. Why it matters: The sources said the chances for reaching a partial deal over …
