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In the year 2023, a huge crowd of people holding Palestinian flags outside the Sydney Opera House in Australia are chanting “gas the Jews.” They’re just resisting occupation, guys! https://t.co/Jcmm9zZKU8 — Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 10, 2023
by TonyLiberty Invest consistently and think independently
Adam Schiff, who pushed the Russia-Collusion hoax is now pushing to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot. How is it, in this country, anyone could possibly still take this ‘man’ seriously? — Craig Chamberlin (@CraigChamberlin) September 4, 2023 SURE, BUT DO YOU EXPECT PEOPLE WHO THINK SUBVERTING ELECTIONS IS SAFE TO SEE IT? ‘Dangerous’: Law Professor …
Fifteen years after his famed bet against the mortgage market led to substantial gains, legendary investor Michael Burry has once again set his sights on a major financial maneuver. This time, he has taken a “big short” position against the stock market by purchasing an impressive 40,000 put options contracts tied to SPDR S&P 500 …
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, issued the following statement on today’s decision in Robinhood Financial LLC v. Galvin, from the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, reversing a lower-court judge’s decision that struck down the state’s fiduciary duty rule. Better Markets filed an amicus curiae brief in the case …
(Kitco News) – Despite the recent selling pressure, analysts note that the gold market is holding up remarkably well, given that bond yields have risen to a fresh 15-year high. Overnight, the yield on U.S. 10-year bonds pushed to 4.36%, its highest level since late 2007. Analysts note that the rise in bond yields is …
I’ve seen the commercials on TV, get free money by claiming your business tax credit, we’ll get a check for you. Equivalent to the ambulance chasing lawyer commercials. Not sure how long this can go on, but $20-30 billion per month flowing into businesses from this program. October 1st is when student loan pause is …
If you don’t hold it, you don’t own it. h/t Simian_Stacker
So who is holding all the losses on office real estate …. https://t.co/zti1VgUl0B — Richard Field (@tyillc) July 18, 2023
by Dismal-Jellyfish Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr Proposes Major Banking Regulation Overhaul. Proposed changes aim to make banks more cautious in lending and trading practices by requiring them to hold more capital & wouldn’t be able to use their own models for certain hard-to-model market risks. Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/barr20230710a.htm Highlights: Barr’s speech gets …
by Qplus17 Why would Russia be stupid enough to blow up a nuclear plant near their own border, in territory they annexed? I certainly hope that if #Russia is stupid enough to blow the Nuclear power plant in #Zaporizhzhia, every single living Russia solider or Russian piece of equipment in #Ukraine becomes extremely destroyed by …
by TheReignOfChaos Raise interest rates so the ‘sensible’ investment decision is to hold cash; why would they invest in assets and risk a market crash when cash is returning 5, 6, 7%? Meanwhile, buy assets as the currency inflates. Finally destroy the currency, leaving everyone holding money destitute. Force everyone to use a CBDC as …