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S&P 500 hits new all-time high as investors shrug off Iran war oil price spike The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround for the broad-based stock index while the war with Iran continues and rising …
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-launches-vera-rubin-its-next-major-ai-platform-at-ces-2026-230045205.html AI powerhouse Nvidia (NVDA) announced the launch of its next-generation Vera Rubin superchip at CES 2026 on Monday in Las Vegas. One of six chips that make up what Nvidia is now calling its Rubin platform, Vera Rubin combines …
For much of this year, business at Prima Pizza Kitchen in Somerville, N.J., was booming. On most Fridays, as many as 325 pizzas would fly out its doors, with customers frequently adding drinks and side orders. But in recent weeks, …
Key points: S.237, filed by state Sen. Paul Feeney, D-Foxborough, would limit grocery stores to eight self-service checkout stations. It would also require stores with self-checkout stations to have a minimum of one manual checkout station operating for every two …
According to a new op-ed from the Center for Immigration Studies, nearly 1 million illegals have self-deported under Trump’s renewed enforcement push, aided by cash incentives and digital check-ins. The report ties this exodus to a measurable increase in average …
The Chinese news release on the Trump-Xi phone call, which is the only confirmation of the call we’ve gotten so far, is 14 characters. As a Chinese proverb goes: 字越少，事越大。“The fewer the words, the bigger the issue.” Or if you …
A new study from Google’s Quantum AI team has raised alarms about the future of Bitcoin’s encryption. Researcher Craig Gidney revealed that quantum computers could break 2048-bit RSA encryption with far fewer resources than previously estimated. While Bitcoin does not …
Epic shock, end of an era: The China car market of “growth and profits forever” has vanished for non-Chinese brands. Global automakers will sell 7 million fewer vehicles in China this year than they did in 2020. VW down a …
“Americans are planning fewer vacations in an era where it’s probably much needed. Research nonprofit the Conference Board tracks Americans who plan on taking a vacation on a six-month basis. In Feb., it was the lowest in 15 years, apart …
With the dust barely settled on the 2024 election in California, the biggest political players in the state are constructing their post-mortems — determining what to make of the mixed results from the Democratic stronghold that saw a deep plunge …
by Mike Shedlock Based on Fed economic projections, it should not have cut interest rates today. Lead image is from today’s Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) from today’s FOMC meeting. Key SEP Projections PCE inflation for 2024: 2.4 percent up from 2.3 …
The global consumer is in secular decline (with an average 10:1 spending, saving, consuming capability over low-income nation consumers) …and the global low-income nation producers will have fewer and fewer customers of means to purchase their products. Few will acknowledge …
So why are we at all time highs? pic.twitter.com/wxMt4agzwH — JettBlast (@JettBlast00) December 15, 2024 🚨BUY-EVERYTHING ON LEVERAGE MANIA IS A WARNING🚨 Leveraged ETFs volume on US single-stocks hit $84 BILLION last week, the most on record. This value has …
Credit to Microsoft Copilot According to data from BitInfoCharts, approximately 1.86% of wallet addresses hold more than 90% of all Bitcoin currently in circulation. This concentration of ownership can indeed influence market dynamics and potentially lead to price manipulation. https://www.techopedia.com/who-owns-the-most-bitcoin …
Same story in U.S. But hey they don’t have a solid pension and healthcare system anyway. Btw pension is changing from DB to DC for this very reason. German pension system is behind and needs reform pic.twitter.com/7aT60zuYLI — Dutch 🇳🇱🧡 …
Food-delivery apps have responded to cities’ new wage-increase requirements for gig workers by ratcheting up fees. Now, they are contending with frustrated consumers, plunging restaurant orders and an exodus of delivery drivers. Lawmakers in New York City, one of the …
US outstrips expectations with 272,000 jobs added in May https://t.co/aXJ5Z4ehoT — Financial Times (@FT) June 7, 2024 Probably nothing https://t.co/Arf3av21Aj — The Macro Guy (@SagarSinghSetia) June 7, 2024 You can't make this up: First you say the economy added ~150K-200K …
Absolutely shocking data out of the Philippines presented in a committee meeting. Hundreds of thousands of excess deaths and a birth rate going off a cliff – a MILLION fewer babies born than would be expected Absolutely shocking data out …
Tweet reads: The reality of a cashless society appears inevitable with terrifying implications for government overreach. In the last 6 years 60% of ATMS in Australia have disappeared with fewer than 6,000 remaining. “Once the government gets control of our …
China keeps publishing fewer and fewer economic statistics. JPMorgan via @SnippetFinance pic.twitter.com/zqniXk0wbl — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) March 11, 2024
Good Morning Everyone! US companies added fewer jobs than forecast in January, according to the ADP jobs report. Private payrolls increased 107,000 in January from a downwardly revised 158,000 (was 164,000) gain in December. Nominal wage also growth continued to …
by Chris Black I reckon this is the essence of democracy, i.e. a small weird minority forcing its will on the majority of normal people. LBC: Tens of thousands of students from one of Britain… Continue reading by subscribing. Username …
US debt will become unsustainable and trigger default in about 20 years, if it stays on current path, per BI. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 11, 2023 The tweet is kind of incorrect. We are already unsustainable, it will become unmanageable …
Credit conditions are likely to worsen in H2 2023 Commercial bank deposits have been contracting sharply, pointing to a decline in lending pic.twitter.com/L2HRt5ZT1n — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) August 30, 2023 High bond yields imperil America’s financial stability Don't forget, $140 …
