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China just made Silicon Valley’s entire AI industry look like a scam. The US government spent 3 years trying to stop China from building competitive AI. But this backfired HORRIBLY. Here’s what happened: Yesterday, a Chinese startup called DeepSeek released …
TraderHC @traderhc We’re cooking. Bonds just sold off on a clean inflation print. Read that again. CPI came in benign. The 10Y still rose to 4.18%. When good news can’t push yields down, the problem isn’t inflation. It’s term premium. …
by confoundedinterest17 Home prices exploded under Biden and Covid Federal spending. Making housing unaffordable for millions. Now the turnover rates for homes is at its lowesst rate in decades. Existing homes are now more expensive than new homes. Florida housing …
Insurance so pricey you might as well choose eviction over illness. Told ya. More and more Americans are going to either ditch health insurance or become homeless. This is what happens when the dollar is destroyed by endless fiat currency …
The $VIX pulled back — but don’t mistake calm for safety. 🔹 RSI just hit a 6-week high🔹 Vol still trending higher since Dec lows🔹 Price holding above key support at 17.15🔹 VIX:VX futures price ratio still in caution zone …
👀 Famed short seller, Jim Chanos is going long BTC, shorting MSTR. At Sohn Conference, he said: “We’re buying Bitcoin, selling MicroStrategy stock—an arbitrage play, buying for $1, selling for $2.50.” Betting against MSTR’s premium. pic.twitter.com/PdN0mg5w9T — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) …
Here comes a plot twist: As Skydance Media and RedBird Capital Partners work to close the Larry Ellison-backed takeover of Paramount Global this spring, a consortium of investors who previously bid on the storied media conglomerate is mounting an eleventh-hour …
https://twitter.com/WaltSanDiego/status/1863731174415171881 $MSTR was down over 75% from its peak in August 2021 to its low in Summer 2022. You’ll see the same price action in the next downturn which means there are a lot of newer investors that are going …
The S&P 500 risk premium shrank to near zero this week, the lowest level since 2002 pic.twitter.com/5nzx4fuOMX — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 14, 2024 Last "week’s widening move in swap spreads appears to reflect a measure of de-regulatory optimism, particularly with …
Never bet against premium NYC RE assets; they can occasionally look depressing (e.g. 911, GFC, and Covid) but almost always bounce back stronger. That, besides research work, supported my investment case in Vornado Realty ($VNO) in 2023 when the market believed the …
I thought the patient protection and affordable care act was supposed to help….according to this graph it looks like business as usual. Its almost like no matter which side is in control they dont seem to want to help us …
by runway31 WHY YSK: If your car only requires 87 (US) or whatever the baseline “regular” gasoline requirement is in your country, it is a waste to put premium in. They all have the same functional amount of cleaners and …
80% of landlords in a recent ResiClub-Groundfloor Housing Investor Survey expressed concern about future increases in home insurance premiums. Among them, 37% are very concerned. These rising premiums are not limited to coastal states; even homeowners in Indiana and Iowa saw their average home insurance rates rise by 12.2% and 13.5%, respectively, in 2023. The surge …
French Bond Yield Premium soars to highest level in 7 years 🚨 pic.twitter.com/8ZmLy0ZPz1 — Barchart (@Barchart) June 14, 2024 🇫🇷 #France #Stocks | Since June 6 (close), French small and mid caps are down >7% while big caps (CAC 40) …
The S&P 500 risk premium is nearing zero for the first time since 2002. pic.twitter.com/WiDJTA6TqT — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) May 29, 2024 Chart for future history books. Dotcom bubble looks really cute. Ht @Todd_Sohn pic.twitter.com/QTBiZXVues — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) …
The 10 year is also a risk asset though. That’s why they measure the risk premium versus the 3 month. h/t JustSleepNoDream
Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday announced that it is launching a paid version of its generative AI-powered Copilot platform for consumers. The option, called Copilot Pro, will cost $20 per month per user, and give users access to a number of …
via investors.com Alaska Air Group (ALK) will buy Hawaiian Holdings (HA), parent of Hawaiian Airlines, for $1.9 billion, including assumed debt, the carriers announced Sunday. ALK stock tumbled early Monday while HA stock skyrocketed. Alaska Air will pay $18 a …
YouTube has become the latest platform to increase its prices, following in the footsteps of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+. The price of the YouTube Premium family plan, which allows six accounts to use the same subscription, will increase by …
The average family health insurance premium has increased 249% since 2000. Biggest beneficiaries of this massive increase: health insurance companies. UnitedHealth (largest US insurer) is up 4,120% since 2000 vs. 340% gain for the S&P 500. $UNH pic.twitter.com/KveFDbHvXi — Charlie …
The equity risk premium (ERP) is at the lowest level since 2006 Indicating that stocks are very expensive relative to bonds pic.twitter.com/5tysUfs1Hy — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) September 4, 2023 This ratio hit levels comparable to the Dot Com bubble We …
Spread between S&P 500's forward earnings yield and 10y U.S. Treasury yield has fallen to lowest since mid-2007 pic.twitter.com/n3yxB1MylX — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) June 8, 2023 Investors are piling into calls Intraday put/call ratio reached levels not seen since …
