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🐳 news:
- Musk considering Alex Jones back on X
- Hunter Biden indicted on 9 counts
- $AAPL ex-law chief no prison for insider trading
- $AMZN drops Venmo
- $GOOGL AI up 5%
- Weekly jobless claims increased last week
- $LULU, $AVGO earnings
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This listing aligns with the anticipated outcomes for ETFs in the current market conditions, following court orders in the Grayscale vs. SEC case, urging the Commission to approve applications by January 5 to 10, 2024.
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Twitter, under previous leadership, permanently banned Jones and other Infowars accounts in 2018 due to violations of the company’s abusive behavior policies.
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HOA fees and fines add to US housing affordability crisis, per Bloomberg.
Read more: https://t.co/X8Cvfb3VFt
The qualifying yearly income for a median-priced house in 2020 was $49,680. Now it’s more than $107,000, according to the NAR.
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67% of Gen Z say money can buy happiness, per Empower.
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Pending home sales, a gauge of signed contracts on existing homes, declined by 1.5% in October compared to September.
Read more: https://t.co/9RjXMBzZeQ
In November, US CPI was at 3.2% vs 3.3% expected.
Read more: https://t.co/pz2XKTO585
JUST IN: The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has just listed Fidelity's spot Bitcoin ETF is now with the ticker $FBTC.
In the third quarter, 2.8% of 401(k) retirement account participants took a loan against their account, up from 2.4% in the same quarter of 2022, per Fidelity.
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The rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to an average of 7.79% in late October, the highest level since November 2000.
Read more: https://t.co/h5CYBjhb5s
In addition to the funds from broiler chicken cases, over $5.1 million has been obtained from cases against major tuna companies, including resolutions with StarKist, Chicken of the Sea, and former Bumble Bee Tuna CEO Christopher Lischewski.
Read more: https://t.co/keFj9HNkYJ
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The dice are loaded, and so are Members of Congress (MoC) trading stocks on nonpublic information. Let's save the Social Security Fund by getting in on the action with the Shared FATE STOCK Act. Congress looks out for all our best interests, right? Welcome to POLITICAL DIGITAL TWIN THURSDAY, when we demonstrate how the Personal Public Policy Advisor Report will work on any PolicyKeys Solution. Coming soon. https://policykeys.com/publicpolicyblog/unloading-the-dice-having-shared-retirement-fate-with-congress/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=PolicyKeys%2Fmagazine%2FPolicyKeys%3A+Where+Can+We+Agree%3F Where can we agree this time? #politics #nonpartisan #stocks
Ukraine and the US have signed a statement of intent on the co-production of critical weapons and data exchange between the two countries, per the Pentagon.
Apple, $AAPL, ex-cooperate law chief avoids prison for insider trading, given four years of probation.
Prosecutors said he made around $227,000 in profits and avoided $377,000 in losses between 2011 and 2016.
He agreed to forfeit around $604,000 as part of his plea deal.
Elon Musk has said he's considering letting Alex Jones back on X, and Community Notes will notify if he says anything false.
Broadcom, $AVGO earnings:
- Revenue: $9.30 billion v $9.28 billion
- EPS $11.06 vs $10.96
Lululemon, $LULU earnings:
- $1b share buyback program authorized
- EPS $2.53 v $2.29
Docusign, $DOCU earnings:
- EPS $0.79 v $0.63
- Revenue: $700.4 million vs $690.1 million
Link:… https://t.co/CAhkoYypyz
Lululemon, $LULU earnings:
- $1b share buyback program authorized
- EPS $2.53 v $2.29
Docusign, $DOCU earnings:
- EPS $0.79 v $0.63
- Revenue: $700.4 million vs $690.1 million
Link: https://t.co/E9SOE2vSsi
$GOOGL, can you please google "Gemini and $AMD "
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has initiated discussions about selling insider shares at a price that values the closely held company at $175 billion or more, per Bloomberg.
Check this out.
Someone keeps trading biotech news before they are announced.
Last week I showed that a trader made $500k into $3.5 million in 24 hours before $ABBV announced acquiring $IMGN.
Someone then traded 56% OTM $EYPT calls, making a million from 100k in a day.
This… https://t.co/rUswraBMil
Biden has said:
Congress needs to pass supplemental funding for Ukraine before they break for the Holiday recess.
Failing to do that risks giving Putin the greatest gift he could ever hope for and abandoning our global leadership.
The SEC is next week expected to vote to adopt a major rule forcing more trading of U.S. Treasuries through clearing houses, per Reuters.
BREAKING: Once again, we finally have Congress afraid to trade given our public pressure.
For example Representatibe Kathy Manning just disclosed two trades for $1.5 million.
In the notes field, she says, HEDGE FUND. FUND MANAGER LETTER ON FILE WITH THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS.… https://t.co/miO4nwtMNz
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US 30-yr fixed rate mortgages 7.03% December 7th week, vs 7.22% prior week, per Freddie Mac.
xAI is now rolling out Grok for Premium+ subscribers of X, per Elon Musk.
Amazon, $AMZN, drops Venmo as payment option
53% of those who received a raise have reported that their increase in earnings was less than the on-average 3% inflation hike the U.S. has experienced in 2023, per CBS.
McDonald's, $MCD, Big Macs now cost 10% more than in December 2020, due to inflation, per CBS.
New home construction is a 'multiyear problem,' per Realtor. com chief economist Danielle Hale
Pending home sales drop to a record low, even worse than during the financial crisis, down 8.5% since October of last year, per CNBC:
Here are some of the most painful investing mistakes that I made, and saw others make. Warren Buffett said that the most important quality of an investor is their temperament, not their intellect. My younger self didn't believe that. I do now.
11% of online job postings today advertise positions as fully remote or hybrid, versus 3% before the pandemic, per ZipRecruiter.
The Benner Cycle has predicted most major market downturns — Samuel Benner published it ~150 years ago in 1875.
I started investing in stocks. Beef, chicken, and vegetables.
One day I hope to be a bouillonaire.
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Foreigners have poured billions of dollars into Indian equities this year. But small caps have become pricey, and elections are around the corner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/07/world/india-emerging-market/?utm_content=buffer2ee31&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #india #indianeconomy #globaleconomy #stocks #rbi
Markets: 📉
Yesterday, Stocks bounced up and down but ultimately drooped as investors await more info on the economy. Payroll company ADP said its numbers show the job market cooling as the Fed’s rate hikes do their thing, but the government’s official jobs data doesn’t come out until Friday. Energy stocks fell as oil prices dipped below $70 per barrel, their lowest since June.
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Pos Size (x)/100 where 100 is entire bankroll. X max = 20.
Margin Acct
LONG Common: 0
LONG Opt
DEC 15
QQQ
341P 347P 350P 355P 375P 380P
SPY 420P 430P 444P
NVDA 400P 425P 430P
JAN 19
QQQ 371P
SPY 443P
IWM 171P
XLU 64C
TSLA 425P
MSFT 350P
FEB 16
COIN 70P
SHORT Common:
BITO(6) META(20.6) AAPL(20) Spy(25) QQQ (21) TSLA(14.6) DHI(1.2) NVDA(20.6)
SHORT OPTIONS: 0
Pos Size (x)/100 where 100 is entire bankroll. X max = 20.
Margin Acct
LONG Common: 0
LONG Opt
DEC 15
QQQ
341P 347P 350P 355P 375P 380P
SPY 420P 430P 444P
NVDA 400P 425P 430P
JAN 19
QQQ 371P
SPY 443P
IWM 171P
TSLA 425P
MSFT 350P
FEB 16
COIN 70P
SHORT Common:
BITO(6) META(20.6) AAPL(20) Spy(25) QQQ (21) TSLA(14.6) DHI(1.2) NVDA(20.6)
SHORT OPTIONS: 0
Hedge funds are rotating out of tech. They had a good year. It looks like they are moving into utilities which is a recession play.
Meanwhile retail, not wanting to pay taxes on their tech wins give them the liquidity to do so now. Probably a big move down in tech in January as retail tries to bail after tax deadline
In October, the bottom 40% of income earners experienced inflation rates 0.16 percentage points higher than average, implying a 3.4% inflation rate compared with the 3.2% overall CPI number, per the Fed.
Amazon, $AMZN, now delivers more packages than FedEx and UPS in the US, per TC.
Nearly 5% of Austin, Texas, metro homes sold at a loss from August to October, up from 0.75% a year ago, with the median loss was around $35,000, per Redfin.
36% of Americans believe the American dream — that anyone can get ahead through hard work — is still true, per the Hill.
That’s down from 48% in 2016 and 53% in 2012.
Reflecting on this year in the markets I can say that the largest surprise for me has been the under performance of the Chinese stocks. They just went nowhere or down. A few did well, but majority just went nowhere or down. It really stood out from the international market participants.
THIS is why we can't fix the #ClimateCrisis
Just 10 Senators Own Up to $1.2 Million in Individual #BigOil #Stocks
The top Republican on the #Environment & Public Works Committee owns stock in Exxon, Chevron & Shell
#oilandgas #Senators #ClimateCriminals https://truthout.org/articles/report-just-10-senators-own-up-to-1-2-million-in-individual-big-oil-stocks/
BREAKING: Massachusetts has become the second US state to report a large uptick in the number of child pneumonia cases amid a mysterious viral outbreak in China, per NYP.
67% of Americans say their income isn’t keeping up with inflation, and 42% say their standard of living is declining, per Empower.
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67% of Americans say their income isn’t keeping up with inflation, and 42% say their standard of living is declining, per Empower.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a $1 billion lawsuit over his promotion of Binance
62% of Millennials say they’re willing to pay $7 for a daily coffee because of the joy it brings, per Empower.
Ii money were no object, 64% of Americans would quit their job tomorrow, per Empower.
Higher interest rates are shattering housing dreams around the world, per Bloomberg.
They have even coined a term - "personality hire" - to describe their perceived role in a corporate setting: providing all the jokes, banter, and playfulness needed to "set the vibes."
Read more: https://t.co/dIPeER9BPb
93% of homebuyers have regrets about purchasing a house in 2023, per YahooFinance.
Gen Z workers say they should be hired for their ‘personality,’ not productivity, per NYP.
Tech stocks are on track for one of their best years ever, per Bloomberg:
I wish I wasn't wired to constantly be thinking about arbitrage.
#capitalism #socialism #economy #profit #surplus #companies #cooperations #cooperative #cooperatives #coops #coop #labor #money #work #workers #value #ProvidingValue #WorkingClass #WorkerOwned #arbitrage #prices #HustleCulture #PayRent #DystopianHellscape #CostCutting #CogInTheMachine #fudalism #monarchy #monarchies #oligarchs #capitalists #ceo #investment #stocks #fdic #stonks #spy #NasdaqStockExchange
President Biden: I’m determined to put an end to trickle-down economics. I look at the economy through the eyes of the people I grew up with in Scranton and Claymont
A story in two parts, a day apart:
Financial stress is attributed to inflation (81%), rising costs (81%), interest rates (66%), and student loans (32%).
Read more: https://t.co/OfaUzlHCq6
72% of Millennials and 67% of Gen Z say money can buy happiness, per Empower.
Canadian home sales posted the biggest decline in 16 months in October, per Bloomberg.
OpenAI's new CEO, Emmett Shear, who was appointed yesterday, is in talks to resign, per Bloomberg.
A Top Mutual Fund Executive Made Millions for Himself Trading the Same #Stocks His Giant Fund Was #Trading
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Confidential #IRS data reveals that David Hoeft, chief #investment officer of #MutualFund giant Dodge & Cox, was one of many #investment managers who bought and sold the same stocks their company was trading.
OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/
This month, Amazon, $AMZN, told managers they can now fire employees who won't come into the office 3 times a week, per BI
Remote work saves employees about an hour per day from commuting, per the same study.
Read more: https://t.co/WmO926Mr6I
Remote workers save an average of $6,000 per year working from home, per USA Today.
Microsoft, $MSFT, CEO Satya Nadella has been in touch with Sam Altman and pledged to support him in whatever steps he takes next, including being available to work on Monday, per Bloomberg.
11 companies that own everything
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SBF, Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty.
However around 40% of Congress received donations from SBF and FTX that were mixed user funds!
Only a few politicians returned or donated the funds.
Here is the full list of everyone who has received funds from FTX and Sam.
BREAKING: Sam Altman to leave OpenAI, with Chief technology officer Mira Murati appointed interim CEO.
Tether, the issuer of the largest US dollar stablecoin, is aiming to become a bitcoin miner, and it's planning to invest $500 million to establish itself as a major player, per Bloomberg.
According to a 2019 study conducted by researchers at the Federal Reserve, the 1% of the American population who reported receiving an inheritance over the preceding three years stated that they received an average inheritance of $719,000.
Read more: https://t.co/uGBjvzp1UK
Breaking News: Mayor Eric Adams announced cuts to the New York City budget that would freeze police hiring and close libraries on Sunday.
He has also warned that more cuts would be necessary without additional federal funding to manage the migrant crisis, per NYT.
BlackRock files for spot ethereum ETF
Boomers hold half of America's wealth — but they're going to spend it on themselves before their kids have a chance to inherit their money, per BI.
WeWork founder, Adam Neumann, remains a billionaire even with firm’s bankruptcy.
He is still worth $1.7 billion, per Bloomberg.
Elon Musk's Starlink secures $90 million contract to offer free internet in Mexico
Americans who make $100,000 to $149,999 a year are are most likely to describe their jobs as 'annoying,' per BI
People are just ‘pretending’ oiI demand is weak, the Saudi energy minister has said per MW. ‘It’s all a ploy.’
Credit card debt has reached $1.08 trillion in US, an all time high.
Read more: https://t.co/OcOxLOzIfp
> I built a trading bot that buys stocks that are being bought by politicians.
> It is up 20% since it launched in May 2022.
> The market has been flat during the same time period.
https://www.threads.net/@quiverquantitative/post/CzcB-Gsgqow
How is this legal? Politicians should simply not be allowed to invest in stocks.
#politics #uspol #stockMarket #stocks #congress #corruption #insiderTrading
How Warren Buffett Privately Traded in #Stocks That Berkshire Hathaway Was Buying and Selling
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Buffett has long said such trading would be a conflict of interest, and Berkshire policies prohibit it.
But confidential records show that, on at least three occasions, he sold millions of dollars of shares in stocks that Berkshire was #trading.
#IRS #WarrenBuffett #Investing #News #Business #Money #BerkshireHathaway
"We won't have universal basic income, we'll have universal high income."
Elon Musk has said AI will be an "equalizer" in the labor market in a discussion with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The average cost of rent was almost two-thirds of the median New York City household income in the third quarter, per Bloomberg.
Japanese companies that have more female directors tend to beat their peers in terms of stock market performance, according to an analysis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/26/companies/japan-female-directors/?utm_content=buffer996b7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #women039sissues #stocks #tse
McDonald’s, $MCD, is giving away free fries every Friday for the rest of the year if you download the McDonald’s app and make an account, per CNBC.
BREAKING: The 30-year fixed mortgage rate in the US just hit 8% officially, per CNBC.
If you own shares of any of the key entertainment companies’ stock, please call their investor relations offices and demand their CEOs stop refusing to even talk to their own employees on strike.
You can own a single share and have standing as a shareholder. I have not verified all of these numbers, but they’re a starting point at least.
Here they are:
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#ActorsStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #UnionStrong #stocks #shareholders #entertainment #InvestorRelations
Call your loved ones and make sure they're safe:
Anime powerhouse Studio Ghibli is set to become a unit of Nippon Television Holdings in October, the broadcaster announced on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/21/companies/nippon-tv-ghibli-acquisition/?utm_content=bufferaa442&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #nippontv #studioghibli #stocks #hayaomiyazaki #toshiosuzuki #anime
BREAKING: The Pentagon will exempt its Ukraine operations from a potential shutdown if lawmakers can't agree on a deal to fund the government, per Politico.
Typically, when the government shuts down, all military activities stop unless deemed critical to national security.
Texans more likely to stay in their home state than other Americans, per Bloomberg:
Meanwhile, Americans are defaulting on their credit cards and auto loans at levels not seen since the financial crisis.
Read more: https://t.co/K02xXagj22
Delinquencies on auto loans, credit cards and consumer loans are at the highest in a a decade:
The research emphasizes that managers have a substantial impact, accounting for at least 70% of variance in employee engagement scores.
Read more: https://t.co/eZwHgQgfU4
50% of people have quit because of a bad manager, per CNBC.
Former President Donald Trump has amassed almost $20 million in the past three weeks.
Link: https://t.co/huIShoHXgZ
Donald Trump has raised $7.1 million since he was booked at Atlanta jail, per Reuters.
BREAKING: Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly been killed in a plane crash in Russia
Pedestrian deaths in the U.S. are the highest they've been in 40 years, per Axios.