Trump limits defense exec pay to $5M, bans stock buybacks until new production plants are built

BREAKING: President Trump says executives of US defense contractors will no longer be allowed to make more than $5 million unless they build "new and modern production plants." Trump also says he is banning dividends and stock buybacks for defense companies until these problems… pic.twitter.com/0pDiWBZbXz — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) …

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Mapping Trump’s Announcement Impacts on the Stock Market- full year 2025

via WSB Update of the post from Q2-2025 to account for full year In 2025, U.S. financial markets experienced repeated volatility driven by policy announcements from President Donald Trump. Approximately 150 announcements were issued throughout the year, spanning tariffs, trade measures, regulatory changes, and enforcement actions. The timing of these …

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said: Stock trading by Congress members must end

http://twitter.com/1200616796295847936/status/2000689958886006822 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has renewed his call to end congressional stock trading, highlighting outsized returns by lawmakers that far outpace market benchmarks. In 2024, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden’s portfolio surged 123.8%, compared with the S&P 500’s 24.9%, while Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s portfolio returned 70.9%. Bessent Urges …

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Fed cuts rates near market peak, historical patterns warn of serious correction. AAII shows stock allocation at 71.2%, cash near four-year lows, echoes late 2021 market peak.

When the Fed cuts rates while $SPY is trading near all-time highs (within 1%), the market usually falls sharply 2–3 months later. That aligns closely with our model’s prediction of a serious correction beginning in February 2026. Every time rate cuts begin near market peaks, the aftermath has been very …

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SoFi just announced plans to sell $1.5 Billion worth common stock

$SOFI OFFERING SoFi just announced plans to sell $1.5 Billion worth common stock pic.twitter.com/52f4zMsw1X — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) December 4, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO, December 04, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) (“SoFi” or the “Company”) today announced an underwritten public offering of $1.5 billion of shares of its common stock. In …

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JPMORGAN JUST SOLD MILLIONS OF THIS STOCK…

In a surprising development that’s shaking the cryptocurrency world, JPMorgan recently made headlines by selling a massive $134 million worth of MicroStrategy stock. This significant move by one of the world’s largest financial institutions raises crucial questions about institutional sentiment toward Bitcoin-focused companies. When JPMorgan sells MicroStrategy stock, the entire …

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Have the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Stock Markets Peaked?

Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, I don’t know and you don’t either. Instead, let’s discuss “What If?” S&P 500 daily chart courtesy of StockCharts.Com, anecdotes by Mish Daily Technically Speaking Other than to say valuations are the most stretched in history, I don’t care to discuss fundamentals. Technically speaking …

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Warren Buffett reveals new stock holding in Google.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new position in Alphabet , making the Google parent the conglomerate’s 10th largest equity holding at the end of September, according to a regulatory filing. Berkshire disclosed a $4.3 billion stake in Alphabet at the end of the third quarter, a surprising move given …

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Anything to save the stock market.

$2k check would make inflation great again and a 50 year mortgage is totally dumb. Trump’s desperation is showing. Consumer sentiment near a 70-year low. Layoffs at record highs. Insurance costs soaring double digits. Beef +14%. Electricity +17%. Coffee +41%. — Fifty Shades of Truth (@RamonGo62661955) November 9, 2025

Warren Buffett sold $6.1 billion worth of stock last quarter. Buffett now holds a record high $382 Billion in CASH. He’s getting ready for a crash

All the signs are point that way. The fed is lowering interest even though we are still sitting at 3% inflation, there’s a massive AI bubble, the auto line bubble, people are financing groceries, job growth isn’t looking exactly great, trade is suffering because of the mind meltingly bad tariff …

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Berkshire’s operating earnings jump 34%, Buffett buys back no stock and raises cash hoard to $381 billion

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a sharp rebound in operating profit on Saturday, while its cash pile swelled to a new high with no buybacks. Berkshire’s operating profit generated from the conglomerate’s wholly owned businesses including insurance and railroads jumped 34% year over year to $13.485 billion in the third …

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America’s two economies collide: Fed’s $trillions inflate the stock portfolios of the top 10% while 40 million face hunger and food aid cuts in a nation drowning in fake inflation data

The Fed’s expansion of the money supply inflates asset prices and stock portfolios, while eroding the purchasing power and standard of living of the bottom 90%. The top 10% of wealthy Americans now control 60% of the nation’s wealth America’s looming hunger crisis divides nation: 40 million to lose SNAP …

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Over 50% of U.S. stock trades are hidden in dark pools, AI now traps 4x the wealth of the 2008 subprime crisis, and 7 firms are sending a trillion “fake dollars” back and forth

WALL STREET SHOCKER: MOST U.S. STOCK TRADING NOW HAPPENS IN THE SHADOWS — NOT ON EXCHANGES For the first time in history, more than half of U.S. stock trading is happening off the public exchanges — funneled into dark pools and internal trading desks of major Wall Street firms. — …

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As Gold Run Begins & Stock Bubble Tires, Main Street Gets Smacked

via Matthew Piepenburg VON GREYERZ partner, Matthew Piepenburg, joins David Lin in this extremely informative, fact-based and sober overview of the macro forces impacting the USD, US citizens, US markets and increasingly poor options ahead. With gold racing north, Piepenburg addresses the highly unlikely forces which might halt its secular rise. This …

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$2T US leveraged loan market faces largest monthly loss since 2022, credit markets are starting to tremble. Bank of America warns of forced stock sell-off

Thank goodness we have vigilant, hyper-competent stewards of our financial system such as Sens. Maxine Waters and Elizabeth Warren to ensure no systemic risks are allowed to threaten the solvency of our banks. What’s going on in the Corporate Junk Bond Levered Funds? 👀 @DowdEdward pic.twitter.com/9XLSpJ5kf4 — Will O'Hara, CMT …

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The U.S. is the most financialized country in the world. Literally all just stock market wealth. This market seems very fragile.

Trump and Xi meeting Trump: “We need your rare earths, buy our soybeans, and open your markets.”Xi: “No.”Trump: “100% tariffs!”Xi: “Do it.”Trump: “Okay fine, daddy—you can have whatever you want.” — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) October 17, 2025 A 1.5% drop in futures is enough to make this Admin walk back all …

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