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This new model is different. By linking margin requirements to notional value, the CME has effectively introduced a self-adjusting mechanism: as prices rise, collateral requirements automatically increase. The higher gold and silver go, the more collateral shorts must post. That means: Shorting metals just got way more expensive. Overleveraged paper traders get squeezed faster. Forced …
More mass layoffs, this time at $UPS https://t.co/qLD0SlWzdE — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) April 29, 2025 UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close dozens of buildings due to lower Amazon volumes UPS’s stock jumps after earnings beat expectations, but full-year outlook wasn’t updated given economic uncertainties https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ups-beats-earnings-expectations-but-outlook-wasnt-updated-given-uncertainties-91bc5f1f?mod=home_ln March JOLTS job openings down to 7.192M vs. 7.5M …
by confoundedinterest17 Billions Biden, the President who loves to (recklessly) spend taxpayer money (mostly on large donors). is going to have difficuly spinnig the latest employment figures. First, ADP jobs added only 177k jobs in August. Second, job openings (JOLTs) are collapsing (blue line) while the S&P 500 index keeps climbing (orange line). The face of …
Risk on due to recession fears… h/t inWineVerit4x
We were higher now we are lower lol pic.twitter.com/2RCUYU1tLT — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) August 29, 2023 Over the last 3 months, 2.55 million job openings have been filled. This is by far the largest 3-month decline in JOLTS on record. Despite an incredibly challenging economic situation, the job market remains strong. The Fed will …