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The Fraud is out of control. America has become an economic zone to be pilfered rather than a beloved country Those of us with WWII vet grandparents feel ill that this is what’s become of what they fought for — …
This is a serious problem for the Mag 7. Share buybacks always put a floor on how low these stocks could drop. It gave their shares a steady bid every quarter How do their stocks stay valued at $4 trillion …
Today I met with Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and top law enforcement officials to discuss the issues on the ground in Minnesota. We all agree that we need to support our law enforcement officers and get criminals off the streets. …
via notayesmanseconomics We find ourselves in what has become a rather familiar situation for 2025 where there is pressure for lower official interest-rates, but bond yields do not play ball. We can start with the former and as so often …
1-yr CPI swaps are falling rather noticeably.. pic.twitter.com/BCqoN4fPRh — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) November 19, 2025 Grok: 1-year CPI swaps are financial contracts betting on future inflation (Consumer Price Index). The rate falling means markets expect lower inflation over the …
China choosing to escalate rather than deescalate. China has a near universal monopoly on rare earth minerals needed for essentially all modern manufacturing. This is a major problem. pic.twitter.com/qHeqtojax3 — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) April 13, 2025 BREAKING: China suspends exports …
OpenAI’s o1-preview AI found a devious workaround when faced with losing to Stockfish – it hacked the game files instead of playing moves. Without any prompting for mischief, it chose system manipulation over accepting defeat. Testing showed clear capability gaps: …
by CyberInu4200 Need smooth brained ppl to comment. When you look at post 2008 (GFC) there was a relatively stable uptrend till 2020. After that we pretty much saw the stimulus check bubble burst in 2022 and now I could somewhat …
$7 trillion is now sitting in U.S. money market funds, a record high. This happens because the fed overnight rate is close to 5% at this time, so it makes no sense for banks to park money there ONLY for …
https://twitter.com/gekoft/status/1855908644891615391 That feeling of disbelief 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/77egbtuU6X — Raunak Sinha (@RaunakVerse) November 11, 2024
If Nvidia’s results are cooked, it could trigger the biggest market correction since the dot-com bubble. IF Nvidia financial results are cooked (or any of their major customers – many of which are receiving federal funds)… It would be the …
Vivek is very good at saying ‘move away from the insults and accusations and give me a policy issue that makes you feel so strongly’. It’s quite wonderful. — Polly (@PursueOptimism) September 21, 2024 I think something has lit a …
The Canadian Dollar 🇨🇦 trend looks rather ominous. https://t.co/8mUoLq2NY7 pic.twitter.com/ipw8hce2WU — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 29, 2024
Indeed, great damage was done today to the public’s faith in the American legal system. If a former President can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter – motivated by politics, rather than justice – then anyone is at …
The U.S. stock market soared to a new record high over the past week, but there may still be trouble on the horizon, according to JPMorgan analysts. The forecast from JPMorgan’s chief market strategist Marko Kolanovic is one of the …
The above video is an Oxford debate Pelosi attended. At a few points she gets involved. The guy is the usual pompous brit but makes excellent points. h/t Guest
Mark Cuban: I’d Vote for Joe Biden Even if ‘He was Being Given Last Rites’ (Mark Cuban) said that he voted for Nikki Haley in the Texas Republican primary and will be backing Biden in the general election if he …
Revised GDP at 4.9%, market distrust raises concerns of an imminent asset crisis. 🚨 US 🇺🇸 GDP came out at 4.9%, revised down from 5.2%. How do you justify lowering interest rates to stimulate the economy when the data shows …
They did a terrible job disguising their war intention against the Middle East. Israel was supposed look like the victim who was attacked but they completely screwed that up. Now both the U.S. & Israel look like the aggressors, which …
The Bear Market never ended. The end of this bear market rally is rapidly approaching……. https://t.co/kf0JCvL7XA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 5, 2023 G, we already there… Long-duration US TSY bonds have now lost more in % terms than …
(7a) Lower Priced Teslas The average price of a used Tesla is over $24k lower than the peak last July. Video: https://t.co/uwLwbR3ssh pic.twitter.com/9qfGaCetiH — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) July 19, 2023 h/t Simian_Stacker
It’s time to start calling out NATO corruption The very organization designed to keep us out of nuclear WW3 is now dragging us faster towards it than anything else If NATO puts our national security & global stability at such …
LinkedIn says that the next big job-market change is hiring on the basis of skills rather than degrees. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 13, 2023