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Retail buying the dip with record flows into triple leveraged ETFs while Buffett dumps more stocks and builds a record cash pile… wonder who’s on the right side of the trade here? https://t.co/1Cd2Sl9eCP — Ross Hendricks (@Ross__Hendricks) May 3, 2025 This is the clue you need to discern where we are in the business cycle. …
🇺🇸 US savings rate 3.9% In Global Financial Crisis and Great Depression territory! Chart: @AugurInfinity pic.twitter.com/RehJc1YLSR — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) May 4, 2025 Time it’d take them to run out of cash if they spent $1 million a day: Berkshire Hathaway: 951 years Apple: 364 years Alphabet: 261 years Amazon: 259 years Microsoft: 218 years …
honestly, this is like February 2020 with absolutely no public awareness of what would hit within weeks (bonus – full thread starting Feb 2, 2020 for those who have any interest in watching a profoundly mishandled slow-motion trainwreck day by day: https://t.co/bewiFY9GSg) https://t.co/mbjjD8xGiz pic.twitter.com/OICJraFzlv — John P. Hussman, Ph.D. (@hussmanjp) May 4, 2025 (sigh)Tariffs went …
by David Haggith It’s always all about the oil and now rare-earth minerals and grabbing land and spreading global control. It doesn’t seem to matter who you pick as president, even the guy who claims he’s going to be all about stopping wars, all you get is more wars. Today, President Trump presented the largest …
by Michael 2025 is going to be largely defined by whether there is a major war with Iran or not. If a verifiable deal with Iran can be reached that prevents Iran from producing nuclear weapons, I will applaud the Trump administration for pulling off the diplomatic coup of the century. But if negotiations fail, it …
Trump:ALERT: All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States… — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) May 1, 2025 Previously: ⚡️BREAKING China …
APPLE BUSTED: JUDGE REFERS TECH GIANT FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT OVER FORTNITE BLOCK A federal judge just torched Apple for “willfully violating” a 2021 court order designed to open iOS to alternate payment systems. The court found Apple guilty of deliberately creating barriers to competition—and lying about it. The ruling even refers Apple to the DOJ …
Israel declares state of emergency with 'largest ever' wildfires raging out of control towards Jerusalem – amid fury over posts celebrating devastating fires https://t.co/qSFaP99qzp — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) May 1, 2025 Israel declared a national emergency as the largest wildfires in the country’s history continued to rage out of control. The Fire and Rescue Service’s …
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 and branding will win big. Elon expects to build 10,000 to 12,000 Optimus units this …
Chinese state media has said there would be “no harm” in holding trade talks with the Trump administration, indicating a softening of Beijing’s position as both sides look for a way out of their crushing tariff war. The gesture comes as Trump has indicated he hopes to negotiate over trade and as the fallout has …
It takes days or weeks to obtain a single warrant for a single criminal search. Requiring a warrant for Border Patrol to conduct an interdiction of an illegal alien is an act of legal insurrection against national sovereignty. Never in the history of our country or any country… https://t.co/poO98D2BrH — Stephen Miller (@StephenM) May 1, …
Trump just took over Ukraine 🇺🇦 with a pen. The art of the deal. https://t.co/QGhmNF71Zo — The Great Martis (@great_martis) May 1, 2025 Trump is going to carve up Ukraine with this minerals deal. Ukraine might not have to pay America back for its prior investment but it will effectively become a vassal of the …
Bloomberg — Ukraine is ready to sign a natural resources deal with the US, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that could bolster Washington’s support for Kyiv by strengthening their economic partnership. The draft agreement, which envisages creating a joint fund to manage Ukraine’s investment projects, has been finalized and may be signed …
New Canadian PM Mark Carney wants to restrict your ability to travel by plane by hiking up taxes on air travel, despite jet-setting around the world in private jets himself. "We should be taking into account the impact of our flying on the planet." "You push up the tax on… pic.twitter.com/cjg80D1vNa — Wide Awake Media …
⚠️BREAKING: *U.S. Q1 GDP FALLS -0.3%, EST. 0.2%; PREV. 2.4% 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/mahT0YOWbX — Investing.com (@Investingcom) April 30, 2025 Breaking Q1 GDP first look. -.3% vs -.2% exp. Recession? Pricing index 3.7% vs 3.2% expectations Stagflation? Oof 🤦♂️ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April 30, 2025 Yields up. Stocks getting REKT pic.twitter.com/ZVvzwrx8hX — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April …
⚠️Central banks have been AHEAD of the game: Since October 2022, the gold wealth of developed and emerging market central banks has DOUBLED. DM central banks' gold ownership hit $1.3 TRILLION while EM $800 billion. Poland, China, and India have been the largest buyers. pic.twitter.com/9RNfSBQuws — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) April 29, 2025 Chinese media …
This is truly bananas: all of Europe appears to have been seconds away a continent-wide blackout. The grid frequency across continental Europe plunged to 49.85 hertz — just a hair above the red-line collapse threshold. The normal operating frequency for Europe’s power grid is 50.00 Hz, kept with an extremely tight margin of ±0.1 Hz. …
1/ The Pacific Ocean floor is literally covered in mineral "nodules" worth AT LEAST $10 TRILLION. These potato-sized chunks are packed with nickel, cobalt, and copper. And Trump wants America to get there FIRST. pic.twitter.com/1rLa3VqY09 — Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) April 28, 2025 3/ The target: Clarion-Clipperton Zone near Hawaii. 34 BILLION tons of minerals …
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1916978229815939483 April 28 (Reuters) – Levi Strauss (LEVI.N), opens new tab shareholders voted against a proposal for the company to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, it disclosed in a filing on Monday. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/levi-strauss-shareholders-vote-against-proposal-end-diversity-programs-2025-04-28/
https://twitter.com/rev_cap/status/1916831243775193204 🇺🇸 TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT JUST SAID: – FIRST TRADE DEAL MIGHT COME AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 28, 2025 Chinese policymakers continue to take a tough stance on extreme US tariffs. Refusing to negotiate, official accounts openly mocking the US, and today publishing a revisit of …
America is gonna lose their minds pic.twitter.com/g8cLmKoa9w — Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) April 28, 2025 $89 import charges on $64 worth of Temu merchandise. It has begun… pic.twitter.com/cKjdBDnBmb — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) April 28, 2025 Karen learning how tariffs work in real time pic.twitter.com/YKngYoC5wn — #TheResistance (@SocialPowerOne1) April 28, 2025
INSANE. Over a dozen ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY members were working as security or attending the illegal, underground nightclub with MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gang members in CO.pic.twitter.com/frAfwroBml https://t.co/0CKexj1yc3 — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 27, 2025
A growing number of Americans are using buy now, pay later loans to buy groceries, and more people are paying those bills late, according to new Lending Tree data released Friday#MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) April 26, 2025 Americans are so fucking broke I don't even know where to fucking start pic.twitter.com/6YW4fe2zpm — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) …
Compromised Carney postured himself as in dominating control over Trump during a March 28 call busted lying about that discussion! Liar busted lying! Wyatt Claypool talks about PM Mark Carney lying about the discussion he had with US President Donald Trump back in March despite at the time saying something totally different. Looks like compromised …
via WSB: $GOOG's call just wrapped up. Stock started the call up 3.5% and finished the call up 4.5%. • Stock up because the results and guidance were ahead of whispers that Search was going to be a miss. • The Long-Term: To stay bullish on Google, you either have to believe earnings… — Gene …
via Mike Shedlock The unknown meet the unknown discussing the unknown. Let’s discuss Schrödinger’s Cat vs Schrödinger’s Trump. Identities Unknown CNBC reports President Trump says U.S. met this morning with China, declines to identify individuals involved “We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we’ve been meeting with China,” Trump told reporters on …
Fundamental misunderstanding of the technology. Waymo requires human code, mapping, and a very expensive and extensive process to outfit vehicles with self-driving sensors. Tesla has solved self-driving with 8-9 cameras and an onboard computer, costing no more than $2k in additional parts. Tesla can manufacture 2-3 million Robotaxis per year at an average cost
Barack Obama: 75% of illegals deported received NO Due Process Bill Clinton: 90% of illegals deported received NO Due Process All the sudden Democrats in 2025 want 100% of illegals to receive Due Process BECAUSE NOW IT’S ABOUT VOTES Barack Obama “If you’re a criminal, you’ll be deported. If you plan to enter The US …
China denies it held any meetings or talks with Trump officials #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) April 24, 2025 China denies any negotiation…requires cancellation of all tariffs to speak pic.twitter.com/qpNw5VNB9D — Special Situations 🌐 Research Newsletter (Jay) (@SpecialSitsNews) April 24, 2025
The Tennessee Titans are nearly on the clock at No. 1 to kick off the 2025 NFL draft. It will be the first of 257 total selections across seven rounds from Thursday to Saturday. To prepare you for the draft, here is our guide for everything you need to know — top prospects, rankings, mock …