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Financial Times has quietly toned down its claim of a $1.4 billion misstatement in Tesla’s cash flow. After speaking with accounting sources, the publication now reports a $500 million discrepancy—a number small enough to be explained by foreign exchange movement, asset write-offs, and other adjustments. Another overhyped financial hit piece against Tesla bites the dust. …
The economic slowdown isn’t coming—it’s already here. Job market confidence is collapsing, growth expectations are slipping, and the data rolling in is far weaker than predicted. Yet, markets are still pricing in euphoria. That’s a recipe for disaster. Economic data is coming in weaker than expected even before the growth negative fiscal policies from the …
The S&P 500 is at the same level today as it was on the day after the election. It has gone nowhere for two months, amid EPIC levels of bull shit. New highs – lows peaked the week of the election and are now negative. The election gap that was a bear trap on the …
‼️SELL SIGNAL FOR STOCKS TRIGGERED‼️ Cash levels* in global investors portfolios fell to 3.9%, triggering a “sell signal”, according to BofA. This is one of the lowest readings in history. It suggests lower returns ahead. *Survey of 171 fund managers with $450 billion assets. pic.twitter.com/4QUA3XbZrG — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) December 19, 2024 Bulls are …
This could explain a LOT about the November election. “The gap between economists’ measurements of economic well-being and what consumers actually said they were feeling puzzled many researchers.” Because the Fed and researchers measured the cost of living wrong. Still do. They lowered inflation in 1983 by changing the way they measured inflation. The red …
Federal authorities say a “critical safety gap” in Tesla ’s Autopilot system contributed to at least 467 collisions, 13 resulting in fatalities and “many others” resulting in serious injuries. The findings come from a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analysis of 956 crashes in which Tesla Autopilot was thought to have been in use. The …