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The saddest part is the lack of focus on nuclear. We pay 2x per KwH what the Chinese pay because we wasted $8T fighting stupid wars in the Middle East while they built reactors 🤦♂️ — Lawrence Lepard, "fix the money, fix the world" (@LawrenceLepard) July 29, 2025
US and EU have locked in a trade pact that resets the terms of $1.3 trillion in annual exchange. Trump confirmed the deal from Turnberry, Scotland, after a closed-door session with Ursula von der Leyen. The agreement halts a tariff escalation set to detonate August 1. EU will inject $600 billion into US sectors over …
The deal looks like a headline win. Japan agreed to invest $550 billion into U.S. infrastructure and accept a 15% tariff on its exports. Trump’s team calls it leverage. The talking points promise economic victory. But underneath, the funding channel runs domestic. Japan exports roughly $150 billion worth of goods to the United States every …
Kansas City is staring down a failed experiment. Nearly a decade ago, the city spent $17 million to buy and renovate the Linwood Shopping Center on Prospect Avenue. The anchor tenant, Sun Fresh Market, opened in 2018 with fresh produce, seafood, and a full-service deli. It was supposed to end the food desert. It’s now …
The AI industry just dropped some numbers that should terrify every executive who’s betting their company’s future on AI agents. Carnegie Mellon researchers put these systems through real workplace tasks, and the results are brutal. OpenAI’s flagship GPT-4o? Failed 91% of the time. Amazon’s Nova? A catastrophic 98% failure rate. Even Google’s best-performing agent failed …
To the BTC holders out there that are curious as to why, for the first time ever, a companies stock dipped after announcing Bitcoin investment byu/welp007 inSuperstonk BTC holders are getting their eyes opened to the reality that when GameStop has good news that abusive short sellers use it as an “opportunity” to push price …
‼️Has the AI arms race come near its end? Magnificent 7 excluding NVIDIA Free Cash Flow (FCF) declined 11% year-over-year in Q1 2025, the most since the 2022 bear market. The capacity for future investments is falling for the first time in 3 years. Is AI hype behind us? pic.twitter.com/ppir1IdzXr — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) …
BREAKING: New home prices in China's 70 major cities dropped -4.6% year-over-year in April. Existing home prices fell -6.8%, after a -7.3% drop in March. Chinese home prices have now declined for nearly 4 years STRAIGHT. Meanwhile, property investment declined -10.3%… pic.twitter.com/ke4rwT1otC — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 21, 2025
via notayesmanseconomics: This morning the economic news has been made in the east in Nihon. Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in four quarters in the January-to-March period. Private consumption was virtually unchanged for the first three months of the year. The Cabinet Office released preliminary gross domestic product figures for the first three …
President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip is off to a successful start, with Saudi Arabia announcing a $600 billion investment in the United States on Tuesday.
by Mike Maharrey Those golden bulls have grabbed some attention. According to the latest Gallup poll, gold has overtaken stocks and is now viewed as the second-best long-term investment in America, trailing only real estate. In the latest survey, 23 percent of the respondents chose gold as the best long-term investment. That was up five points …
A 1% annual investment fee will lower your portfolio by ~25.8% over 30 years. A 0.10% annual investment fee will lower it by only ~3% over 30 years. That 22 percentage point difference could cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fees compound. pic.twitter.com/iv3zY0jQVh — The Money Cruncher, CPA (@money_cruncher) May 8, 2025 Most people …
BREAKING: President Trump says, "all necessary permits will be expedited to Nvidia" after the company committed to build $500 billion in the USA. pic.twitter.com/C2GEDLHpG1 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 15, 2025 🇺🇸 President Donald Trump just said: "All necessary permits will be expedited and quickly delivered to NVIDIA" $NVDA pic.twitter.com/mIQXf0l035 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April …
Taiwan is taking a step to stabilize its financial markets in the wake of U.S. tariff policies that have rattled the global economy. Rather than waiting for the dust to settle, Taiwan has decided to preemptively act, limiting short-selling activity in its market to avoid further destabilization. The restrictions, which run from April 7 to …
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network The discussion centered on the benefits and intricacies of collecting ancient coins, with Dean Kinzer sharing his passion for this hobby that dates back to 650 BC. He explained the evolution of coinage, including the introduction of images and the challenges posed by counterfeiting. Dean noted that ancient coins have not yet …
🔥🔥NEW — POILIEVRE ANNOUNCES NO CAPITAL GAINS ON ANY INVESTMENT RE-INVESTED IN CANADA This is huge! Stocks, real-estate, bonds, businesses, farms, crypto … sell it, and buy a Canadian asset? Capital gains are deferred! pic.twitter.com/NB2BEBwb71 — Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) March 30, 2025
BARCLAYS JUST CUT ITS YEAR END TARGET FOR THE S&P 500 DOWN TO 5900 FROM 6600 pic.twitter.com/iUeRyNjouC — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 26, 2025 UBS trying everything to prevent its capital reserve requirement from increasing by up to $25 Billion "UBS Group AG executives have suggested that a permanent limit on the size of its investment …
25% of $TSLA earnings came from a $1.5b investment? What the heck happened w the rest of their business? — Kolby Smith (@Kolby_Smith) January 30, 2025 $TSLA 7% operating margins but it's not a car company OK MR MARKET LOL pic.twitter.com/GqkIcjyS36 — Q-Cap (@qcapital2020) January 29, 2025 $TSLA double miss on earnings. Could …
Atlanta Fed GDPNow estimate moves lower, real gross private domestic investment growth decreased from 1.3 percent to -0.7 percent, while the nowcast of fourth-quarter real government expenditures growth increased from 2.6 percent to 2.9 percent. #math pic.twitter.com/3xqmr0b3YB — Market Rebellion (@MarketRebels) January 2, 2025 Interesting We’ve almost given back the whole bounce since Trump was …
TLDR: Bitcoin’s rise diverts investment from commodities. This suppresses commodity prices and inflation. Money goes into crypto instead of real economy goods. Without Bitcoin, investment would boost commodities and economic growth. Crypto mainly benefits the wealthy, not the real economy. Trump’s blessing on bitcoin could back-fire big time. Many are hoping China “stimulus” helps hard …
The government is absorbing more of the economy into less productive spending, displacing private sector activity, while crowding out investment as credit gets tied up in treasuries. We're one market panic away from collapse. — Nova Empirica (@TabulaStellar) October 4, 2024 WTI call options volume has risen the most since 2016 shit about to hit …
Nvidia stock (NVDA) rose more than 2% on Wednesday after an industry report projected “unprecedented” levels of investments in artificial intelligence, a bullish sign for the AI chipmaker. Consulting firm Bain’s annual technology report published on Wednesday projects that companies will need to make “unprecedented levels of investment” in technology infrastructure to stay on top …
Musk responded to not being invited “I don’t think anyone should go to the UK when they’re releasing convicted pedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts.” Follow for the very latest political news! Story: https://t.co/FfyaKHpmVx — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) September 26, 2024 https://twitter.com/_/status/1839207864449032451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Tess
China Foreign Direct Investment YoYhttps://t.co/jAYLGSEkwc pic.twitter.com/UXKAFOdtlD — TRADING ECONOMICS (@tEconomics) September 14, 2024
Investors need to spend more time on FinTwit, they clearly don’t understand that BRICS currency is coming. pic.twitter.com/AJggpYMnyT — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) September 11, 2024 The scariest China 🇨🇳 chart pic.twitter.com/VPosl9EUzs — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 13, 2024 China continues to be a huge market for many companies, but market access barriers, tepid …
As the floor price for Bored Apes languishes, a pioneering Ape puts its community-driven storyline on pause. The prices of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs once rivaled those of Ferraris fresh off the assembly line. Nowadays, the JPEGs cost as much as your average used car. When digital assets boomed in 2021 and 2022, the …
According to a recent report by Clever Real Estate, nearly half (42%) of residential real estate investors have reported losing more money than they’ve made in real estate investing. The study also found that 90% of investors have lost money on at least one investment. Source: https://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2024/07/90-real-estate-investors-have-lost-money-investment/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/90-real-estate-investors-lost-124100763.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/90-of-real-estate-investors-have-lost-money-on-an-investment-302203550.html
by JSOAN321 Besides doubling down on China, can we talk about why Burry is buying over 500k shares in a small healthcare company? BioAtla is up 14% after Burry and Scion Asset Management initiated a new stake of 633,959 shares in Q2. BioAtla is a cancer drug developer and is down 35% this year. I …
China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has indeed seen a significant decline. As of the latest reports, FDI into China dropped by 28.2% year-on-year, marking the lowest level since January 2009. This decline reflects broader economic challenges and shifts in global investment patterns. https://twitter.com/joosteninvestor/status/1813953331217436971
Hey Liz, Two-thirds of IRS audits initiated last year were on taxpayers making less than $200,000. Any thoughts?? — David Giglio (@DavidGiglioCA) July 11, 2024 You gave them 79 billion. Got 1 billion back. And think that's a win? — 🏴☠️ False Flag 🏴☠️ (@Vital_Vibration) July 11, 2024