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via Reuters A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. If deepening gloom around China and a surging Japanese yen are the local market drivers in Asia, the Fed’s upcoming interest rate decision hangs heavily over world markets as …
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The bond market is placing bets as to rates will be in two years. They're betting there's bad things ahead https://t.co/o9q9qo7821 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 26, 2024 Ya but just how bad is this? During the GFC the lowest …
Crazy — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 14, 2024 If this is the same woman, she also managed Wikipedia and is currently on the board of the Signal Foundation (non-profit arm of the Signal secure comms app): pic.twitter.com/xyKPL7oMDF — psyv (@psyv282j9d) …
by Michael Most people don’t seem to realize this yet, but we have entered a time of global war. While millions in the western world are partying, an apocalyptic all-out war is threatening to erupt in the Middle East and …
Agreed. Trump needs to go back posting on X if he really wants to win. h/t LadyFannyofOmaha
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that former President Trump’s choice of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate is “one of the best things” that he has done for Democrats. Schumer slammed the former president for selecting …
All good things come to an end! The S&P 500 $SPX 400 trading day stretch without falling by more than 2% has ended. pic.twitter.com/rgXR1xL3lo — Barchart (@Barchart) July 24, 2024 Interesting to see the 10 year yield actually move higher …
Big tech is desperate to keep the flywheel going even if it means trying to sell us things we don't want or need or diluting the product with more advertising. — ShortSemisDoggie (@TexDoggie) July 19, 2024
“Don’t you dare tell the public how bad things really are.” https://t.co/SGBusQ9W4H — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) July 15, 2024 The European Central Bank (ECB) is indeed set to delay the findings of its leveraged loans probe following backlash from …
by Michael I am still in shock. When I first learned that Donald Trump had been shot, I literally had difficulty processing the information. I watched footage of the shooting over and over, and honestly I am still trying to put …
Things you won’t read in the legacy corporate “news” because it doesn’t fit the narrative. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/iL60bhQc9P — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 9, 2024
Mayhem and unrest has taken place across France after the results of the first round of voting in the French Election. As France heads back to the polls in the coming days, shops are being boarded up and parts of …
How much should you save for retirement? There are no perfect answers – and lots of wrong ones. Before deciding how much to save, ask these 4 questions … From Peter Reagan for Birch Gold Group | Reading time: 6 minutes It’s …
CRIME: Things are so bad out there on-duty Secret Service agents protecting the president are getting robbed at gunpoint. pic.twitter.com/HM6yadmUh2 — @amuse (@amuse) June 18, 2024 Secret Service Agent Robbed at Gunpoint During Joe Biden’s Trip to California Resulting in …
The Bank of Japan has announced it will start reducing bond buying, following years of purchasing nearly every financial asset available. The financial market in Japan is broken. Things are moving in slow motion. — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) June …
Americans SLAM The Disastrous Biden Economy: "It's totally different than it was 4 years ago" "Everything is more expensive, and it's only getting worse" "We're always talking about finances; I think any married couple will tell you that" 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/ygY2QIFExp — Wall …
You’ll own nothing and be happy If current financial trends continue, middle-class Americans may find things they used to afford unattainable. Over the next five years, housing, healthcare, and transportation could exceed the budget of average earners. Though this trend …
Focus: Buy now, pay later lender Affirm pushes into elective medical procedures April 23 (Reuters) – Fintech lender Affirm (AFRM.O), opens new tab has started quietly offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) loans for elective medical procedures, in a major …
via creditbubblebulletin: Weekly Commentary: World-Wide De-Risking/Deleveraging Despite close calls Saturday night and again on Thursday night, we at least made it through the week avoiding “the start of WW3.” I’m afraid the same cannot be said for the beginning of …
Historic irony: Germany is being sued over genocide complicity for helping Israel A globally widespread turn against Israel is far from complete, but Managua’s case at the ICJ is one of its clearest indications On April 8 and 9, the …
via naturalnews: Privacy experts are sounding the alarm about two recent court orders that allowed the federal government to order Google to release private information about users who watched certain unapproved videos and livestreams on YouTube. According to the orders, the feds …
by PoopyDootyBooty NVDA -> $0 and NVDA -> +$2000 The risk is so high on an asset like NVDA, that the cost of taking on that risk adds an insane premium. However in order for someone buying the option to …
by Michael The balance sheets of America’s banks are packed with bad loans and bad investments, and that is really bad news for all of us because the banks are the beating heart of our economic system. Without the loans that …
(Bloomberg) — Chinese hedge funds were looking forward to a holiday break from the market turmoil when trouble started brewing last month. One manager had his short-selling orders abruptly rejected by brokers. Another was cut off from the stock market …
Things are heating up in Japan. https://t.co/YbRj5MBuA1 — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) February 25, 2024
People are worried. NY is an unstable shithole, if they are going to screw investors over, why invest there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np7QRyRJASk AC
‘Win-win’: A bill to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits has been reintroduced — and it might keep the program afloat for 20 more years. A bill announced in the U.S. House could scrap federal taxes on Social Security benefits …
