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Finance, markets, EVs. Stop the Trump market hopium
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In Western civilization, the use of economics and its applications, particularly in financial markets, is a subtle, pervasive form of legitimatizing racism, classism, and other social inequities.

(This might already be very obvious to you.)
If the stock market is the net present value of future earnings, then all the future earnings discounted at 5.20%+ should equal the current #$SPX level.

Right, right?!
September 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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BREAKING MS NOW:

Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors have been removed from their jobs after a disagreement over an investigation involving alleged harassing phone calls made to Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, multiple people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller’s wife demoted, sources say
The counterterrorism agents had questioned a request to conduct a threat assessment on someone accused of harassing Katie Miller, according to sources.
www.ms.now
September 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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‘Chief Financial Officer David Kennedy unloaded 23,896 shares for around $13.5 million, at prices ranging from $584.73 to $586.08 apiece, while General Counsel Richard Rothberg shed 4,000 shares for $2.3 million, or $583.36 each.’ www.barrons.com/articles/del...
Dell Top Executives Sell $32 Million in Stock as AI Rally Accelerates
Notable insiders at Dell Technologies including its chief financial officer unload millions of dollars worth of company stock.
www.barrons.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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President Donald Trump said Saturday he rejected a deal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump Rejects Iran Proposal on Hormuz as Houthis Target Riyadh
President Donald Trump said Saturday he rejected a deal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Saudi Arabia’s capital came under attack from Yemen’s Houthis over the weekend.
bloom.bg
September 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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For decades Americans in Republican counties have died sooner than those living in Democratic ones

Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born

These are policy choices
September 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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UBS: Debt levels and servicing costs are a point of concern

USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030

Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
September 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
So much for free speech.The studio releasing Alex Gibney’s new Elon Musk documentary Musk is finding itself unable to buy an ad on the biggest social platforms.YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram and Facebook owner Meta are all declining to run the trailer for Musk, along with X itself, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.That last one is perhaps understandable, given its owner. But the rejection by the other platforms has taken distributor Bleecker Street by surprise, and it is internally scrambling to understand why the ad has been rejected, according to a person familiar with the company’s processes who is not authorized to talk about them publicly.The unwillingness of platforms to accept even paid advertising is sure to raise concerns about free speech and the dwindling number of companies that control many of the platforms in this country — and ironically provide a proof-text for the very point the film is coming to make. Gibney’s doc is a four-hour look at a title character who attempts to control the conversation in various ways, including with alleged suppressions on X, which he bought in 2022.
bit.ly
September 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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We’ve got to build it before China does.
September 26, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Rising share of HH net transferring money from securities account to pay for daily expenses in recent years, particularly at the top end. All ages, not just boomers. Clear example of the dissaving driven economy.

www.jpmorganchase.com/institute/al...
September 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Good Morning.

It’s not just gasoline & diesel prices. It’s the cost & availability of labor due to tight immigration policy. #Econ #Inflation

www.wsj.com/business/inf...
The Cost of Transporting Pretty Much Everything Just Won’t Stop Going Up
Trucking and cargo-shipping rates are at their highest levels in years—and it isn’t just because of the price of fuel.
www.wsj.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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The minivan is back in style.
Americans Are Going Wild for Minivans
Affordability concerns are contributing to a resurgence for the least cool category of vehicle.
bloom.bg
September 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Just a Reminder...
September 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Pedro Mendoza Chavez was caught up in ICE’s dragnet in San Antonio, leaving him hospitalized with a head injury that required stitches.

His wife has no idea where he is and has not been able to speak with him. My office is in contact with his family, and we will continue monitoring his case.
September 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Canadian crude shipments are bypassing a pit stop off the California coast and heading straight to Asia as skyrocketing shipping rates make the detour less economical
Canadian Oil No Longer Takes Long Road to Asia as Freight Surges
Canadian crude shipments are bypassing a pit stop off the California coast and heading straight to Asia as skyrocketing shipping rates make the detour less economical and the nation’s oil producers look to reduce dependence on the US during an ongoing trade war.
bloom.bg
September 26, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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September 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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just a quick reminder that this fuckhead was the proximate trigger for thousands of National Guardsmen being deployed to DC
September 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Why wait till midterms, unless you want to manipulate the markets
President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing US officials.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Exclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms
The president is skeptical that Tehran will meet his demands.
www.wsj.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing US officials.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Exclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms
The president is skeptical that Tehran will meet his demands.
www.wsj.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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Houthi forces currently launching a ballistic missile attack on Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
September 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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OPENAI NOTIFIES 'DOZENS' OF ORGS, GOVTS & UNIVERSITIES ABOUT POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE
September 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “Until 28 February 2026, the Strait was open. The insecurity prevailing in the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of maritime navigation are the direct result of the aggressive actions of the United States and the Israeli regime.
September 25, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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OPENAI SAYS MODELS MAY HAVE INTERFERED WITH GOVT SITES
September 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Working on the car is how I unwind
September 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war: With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, database shows.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM