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Chuck Schumer criticized Trump’s August 1 tariff order but did not offer any policy alternative. “All Talk, No Substance”: Schumer torches Trump’s tariffs as August 1 deadline hits https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/30/trump-tariff-deadline-august-1-00483122 He called the new duties “an experiment in chaos, dishonesty and …
Japan is the (potential) black swan no one sees coming, which could derail the current (massive) U.S. stock market mega bubble. #carrytradeunwind #fireinacrowdedtheatre https://t.co/vvBZJSFdyR — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) July 16, 2025 Japan's next 10-year government bond (JGB) auction is scheduled …
“Deutsche Bank’s forecast points to a sharp deterioration in S&P 500 earnings growth, with Q2 expected to turn negative and a deeper contraction anticipated later in 2025 if tariffs persist, marking a stark divergence from the more optimistic bottom-up consensus.” …
TESLA OPTIMUS EYED FOR $5 TRILLION ROBOT TAKEOVER Morgan Stanley sees a $5 trillion humanoid robot market by 2050—and Tesla’s Optimus is in prime position. With up to 1 billion robots projected by mid-century, analysts say companies controlling the brains …
Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas just introduced the “Global Humanoid Model,” projecting 1 billion humanoid robots and $5 trillion in annual revenue by 2050. They believe the implications for global manufacturing, supply chains, and geopolitics are still under-appreciated. Morgan Stanley sees …
The IMF now estimates Argentina's economy will grow at 5.5% in 2025, the highest in all of the Americas except for oil-rich Guyana. Meanwhile U.S. growth got revised down to 1.8% Here’s what Argentina did: pic.twitter.com/UD8OOup4LN — John Stossel (@JohnStossel) …
SMALL BIZ LOVES THE PAIN—TRUMP TARIFFS GET A THUMBS-UP FROM MAIN STREET A flash poll of 50,000 small business owners shows they’re not flinching. Nearly 70% believe Trump’s tariffs will strengthen the U.S. economy, and 77% say business will grow …
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-04-24/norway-s-sovereign-wealth-fund-reports-tech-driven-loss-video https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/norway-1-7-trillion-wealth-fund-reports-tech-stock-driven-loss?embedded-checkout=true World’s largest sovereign wealth fund reports $40 billion loss in first quarter on tech downturn Norges Bank Investment Management — the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world — on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of 415 billion …
Here’s a crazy idea.. give mothers at least 12 months maternity paid, give fathers six months, tax rebates to families with children until 18 and subsidies for daycare.. There’s no reason for women to have children if they’re gonna be …
🇨🇳CHINA’S PLAN: LET AI RUN HEALTHCARE – WHAT COULD GO WRONG? At this year’s China Medical Development Conference, officials made it clear: AI’s not just a tool – it’s the future doctor, researcher, and hospital CEO. The president of the …
CITI CUTS U.S. EQUITIES TO NEUTRAL, WARNS ON TARIFF IMPACT Citi just downgraded U.S. equities to Neutral from Overweight, flagging recessionary earnings revisions, rich valuations, and trade risks. They now expect global EPS growth of just 4% in 2025—well below …
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "While uncertainty remains elevated, it is now becoming clear that tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected and the same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and …
BREAKING 🚨: Regional Banks$KRE forms a Death Cross ☠️ for the first time in 3 years pic.twitter.com/eFgvWDPFrx — Barchart (@Barchart) April 11, 2025
ISM services index slips to 50.8% from 53.5% The service side of the U.S. economy, known as its engine, grew in March at its slowest pace in nine months, reflecting government spending cuts and uncertainty among businesses spawned by U.S. …
Financial Times has quietly toned down its claim of a $1.4 billion misstatement in Tesla’s cash flow. After speaking with accounting sources, the publication now reports a $500 million discrepancy—a number small enough to be explained by foreign exchange movement, …
NEW ‼️ US Border Patrol is securing San Diego, California San Diego sector acting Chief Patrol agent “You cross illegally here in San Diego sector, you will face consequences” – 6 MILES of new razor wire has just been installed …
TLDR: GDPNow estimates a -1.8% annualized GDP decline for Q1 2025, signaling contraction. Two straight quarters of GDP decline typically indicate a recession. Policy uncertainty, including tariffs and mass-firings, threatens further economic damage. Federal worker layoffs could devastate local economies, …
The PBOC can read the writing on the wall. Got gold? byu/Boo_Randy_II inWallstreetsilver
Private credit default evolution according to Fitch: January: 5.0%February: 5.7% Nothing to see here folks pic.twitter.com/BiInWmLtWA — junkbondinvestor (@junkbondinvest) March 20, 2025
Model me this: Dario expects full reciprocal tariffs to bump CPI to estimated +1.3% pts – about the same negative hit to GDP. Stagflation on top of bear market. So now tell me: Why are markets a buy here? https://t.co/2pRSGdxYRH …
BREAKING: BlackRock’s #Bitcoin ETF experiences massive outflows as investors rush for the exits. Bitcoin ($BTC) ETFs recorded additional withdrawals totaling over $583 million, marking the second-largest outflow in history. As we predicted, Investors are exiting as quickly as… pic.twitter.com/2UXFYAPsWH — …
Central banks have just engineered the worst crisis we've ever seen and now it's ready to go. By pulling the liquidity rug away they've set the stage for another crisis, all that's needed is the trigger/narrative. https://t.co/2RhyVZhH5c pic.twitter.com/tas2TgrN22 — Financelot …
Was at the Apple Store yesterday to get some upgrades before the tariff war increases prices, this was literally the worst holiday sales the store has seen (per employee) Its so bad you can see the 0 demand for the …
by Chris Black The funny thing is that most than half of the population of Hamburg-Mitte is made up of ethnic minorities, which presumably means their foodis really, really good. Now, even if th… Continue reading by subscribing. Username Password …
by Chris Black A drastic increase in violent crime is a great sign for society. Crime skyrocketing in Washington DC. (And not just in the White House).https://t.co/je23FxrzvG— RAMZPAUL (@ramzpaul) July 24, 2023 You can’t stop “theft.” It’s not even theft. …
