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As billionaires debate California’s wealth tax, a tech investor suggests other ways to raise revenue that target a huge loophole the rich exploit

"But the truth is a lot of ultra wealthy people borrow money against their assets and live off of that borrowed money."

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The FOMC has the power to pick its own chair and could keep Powell—unless the DOJ probe and Supreme Court let Trump oust him from the Fed

Powell actually wears two hats: He is chair of the Fed’s Board of Governors and chair of the Federal Open Market Committee.

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Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt

"There are further indications that the ongoing protests are challenging the ability and willingness of Iranian security forces to crack down on the...

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Powell blasts DOJ criminal probe as attack on Fed independence. ‘Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats’

He said in a statement Sunday that the Justice Department served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment.

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DOJ probe on Powell draws swift backlash from Congress as key GOP senator says he won’t confirm anyone for the Fed until case is resolved

"If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal...

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Iran’s $7 monthly payments fail to ease spiraling economic unrest as Trump weighs military options against Tehran a week after Venezuela raid

The $7 monthly payments offer little relief to beleaguered Iranians who are suffering from food inflation of 64%.

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A Supreme Court ruling that strikes down Trump’s tariffs would be the fastest way to revive the stalling job market, top economist says

Trade-exposed industries suffered steep losses last year. The manufacturing sector, for example, has hemorrhaged 70,000 jobs since April.

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Top University of Minnesota grads are ‘at least as good, maybe better’ than the best and brightest from Harvard, former Goldman Sachs CEO says

Despite being a Harvard alum himself, he recognized that superior talent can come from outside elite schools.

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As U.S. debt soars past $38 trillion, the flood of corporate bonds is a growing threat to the Treasury supply

"The significant increase in hyperscaler issuance raises questions about who will be the marginal buyer of IG paper."

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ICE shooting sets up budget standoff before shutdown deadline as deeper reforms eyed. ‘We must dismantle it and build it from the ground up again’

The federal government faces another shutdown deadline on Jan. 30.

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The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns

S&P Global estimated copper demand will jump 50% from current levels to 42 million metric tons by 2040 while supply will shrink in the coming years.

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Is Iran next for Trump? A currency collapse, energy crisis, and water shortage have exploded into unrest against the regime

On Friday, Trump warned that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, "the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and...

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Crude oil prices rise after Maduro ouster as Wall Street braces for a big week that will put the U.S. economy back on Trump’s radar

"The physical global oil market situation remains the same. Oil prices have declined due to an oversupplied global oil market."

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The U.S. military emerged as a big winner after Maduro's capture. The other sensation is this Nike outfit

"Maduro looks like a man who was on Xmas break and wearing his Nike Tech Fleece for a third straight day."

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Meet Venezuela's new leader Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime socialist who turned to market reforms after the economy collapsed

"Rodríguez cannot guarantee the stability required for the business operations Trump emphasized several times during his remarks on the operation."

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Rubio says the U.S. doesn’t need Venezuelan oil but seeks to deny adversaries control over it—and doesn’t rule out occupying the country

"What we're not going to allow is for the oil industry in Venezuela to be controlled by adversaries of the United States."

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Deploying U.S. troops in Venezuela could become a ‘force protection nightmare’ amid potential insurgency threat, retired colonel warns

"The risk with Venezuela is that it could be a hostile environment as well, and that could put U.S. forces in great danger."

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Trump seeks to revive Venezuela’s oil-based economy and says it’s ‘America first’ while affordability crisis lingers in the U.S.

"We have tremendous energy in that country. It's very important that we protect it. We need that for ourselves."

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Trump says ‘we’re going to run’ Venezuela and is not afraid to put U.S. troops on the ground after Maduro’s capture

"We're not afraid of boots on the ground. We're not afraid of it. We're we don't mind saying it, and we're gonna make sure that that country is run...

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What happens next in Venezuela? The regime’s foundation remains in place even after U.S. capture of Maduro, analyst says

"So removing Maduro did not necessarily change the fundamental equation of control."

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Negative prices for electricity are getting more common in Europe and consumer costs have dipped—while Americans face rising energy bills

By September, the number of hours in Spain with negative prices had already topped 500 for the year to date, more than double the full-year total for...

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‘We’ve gotten out of whack’ by fixating so much on Fed rates, but the loss of its independence will be punished, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan says

"There's too much fascination with the Fed," Moynihan said.

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The job market in 2026 will suffer from ‘uncomfortably slow growth’ in the first half but reverse higher later in the year, JPMorgan says

"We believe supports are coming together that will arrest this labor market slowdown and revive activity growth later next year."

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‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton predicts 2026 will see the technology get even better and gain the ability to ‘replace many other jobs’

"It's already extremely good. We're going to see it having the capabilities to replace many, many jobs."

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California tech founders unload on a proposed state wealth tax that already has some billionaires preparing an escape. ‘I am screwed for life’

"One market correction, nationalization event, or prohibition of divestiture (not at all uncommon during wartime) and I am screwed for life."

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Russian official warns a banking crisis is possible amid nonpayments. ‘I don’t want to think about a continuation of the war or an escalation’

Unpaid wages nearly tripled in October from a year ago to more than $27 million.

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Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says

The proposal calls for California residents worth more than $1 billion to pay a one-time tax equivalent to 5% of their assets.

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After U.S. debt soared to $38 trillion, the ‘easy times’ are now over as hedge funds jump into the bond market, former Treasury official warns

Hedge funds have doubled their presence in the Treasury market in the last four years.

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Silver prices continue soaring as debt fears and geopolitical tensions send precious metals to fresh record highs

So far this year, silver has spiked 169%, platinum has shot up 172%, and palladium has soared 124%.

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The Fed may have reassured Powell that it’s safe to leave the board early when a new chair takes over: ‘I think he’s done with this job’

Given Powell's commitment to Fed independence, there were doubts that he would leave the board when his replacement as chair comes in.

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This new luxury airline seeks to go well above first class without the enormous cost of a private jet, and will only fly to a handful of cities

Magnifica Air expects to begin service in 2027, with plans for six to seven daily departures, connecting to Miami, New York, Los Angeles, the San...

22.12.2025 3

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Even if the Supreme Court rules Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, refunds are unlikely because that would be ‘very complicated,’ Hassett says

"Yes, it is a mess, and that's why I think the Supreme Court wouldn't do it."

22.12.2025 10

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‘Inherent contempt’ charges are being drafted now to fine AG Pam Bondi for each day that full Epstein files aren’t released, congressmen say

"So I believe we're going to get bipartisan support in holding her accountable, and a committee of Congress should determine whether these redactions...

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‘Bring it on’ — Top Justice Department official responds to impeachment threat over redacted partial Epstein files

"We are doing everything we're supposed to be doing to comply with this statute," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Trump and his new hand-picked Fed chair—whoever it will be—are going to clash ‘almost immediately,’ economists predict

Capital Economics expects the Fed to cut rates by just 25 basis points next year as the AI boom keeps economic growth robust.

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House Oversight lawmaker estimates only a small fraction of the Epstein files are out, and many were already public

"It could be that they that we're only getting about 10% of what the DOJ has. And of that 10%, 5% of that has already been released and the other 5%...

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A photo with Trump in it appears to have been removed from the partial Epstein files the Justice Department released

"This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release."

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Epstein files land with a thud as documents are heavily redacted, including contact info for Trump, celebrities, and bankers

“Simply releasing a mountain of blacked out pages violates the spirit of transparency and the letter of the law,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck...

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Congressmen who pushed to release Epstein files say massive blackout doesn’t comply with law and ‘are exploring all options’ — including impeachment

The Justice Department’s extensive redactions to the Jeffrey Epstein files on Friday don’t comply with the law that Congress passed last month...

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Epstein files: Trump, Clinton, Summers, Gates not returning any results in search bar

"No results found. Please try a different search," the site says.

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What happens to old AI chips? They’re still put to good use and don’t depreciate that fast, analyst says

"For inference, the latest hardware helps but is often not essential, so chip quantity can substitute for cutting-edge quality."

15.12.2025 5

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Kevin vs. Kevin: Warsh overtakes Hassett as favorite to be Fed chair nominee on prediction market

Warsh now has a 47% probability, up from 39% on Sunday, according to Kalshi. Hassett has fallen to 41%, down from 51% on Sunday and 81% on Dec. 3.

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A ‘new era’ in the housing market is about to begin as affordability finally improves ‘for the first time in a bunch of years,’ economist says

"It's not a dramatic improvement, but it's the start of the new era." 

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Trump admits he can’t tell if the GOP will control the House after next year’s elections. ‘I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in’

"I cannot tell you how that’s going to equate to the voter, all I can do is do my job.”

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Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump everyday as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC

"His opinion matters if it's good, if it's based on data," Hassett said.

14.12.2025 5

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More financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter

Nearly half the bankers surveyed see forced sales or liquidations of farm assets owned by financially distressed farmers rising in the next three to...

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Microsoft AI boss Suleyman opens up about his peers and calls Elon Musk a ‘bulldozer’ with ‘superhuman capabilities to bend reality to his will’

"And somehow he sort of mostly manages to pull off what appears to be impossible."

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There have been head fakes before, but this time may be different as the latest stock rotation out of AI is just getting started, analysts say

"But as I said, this one has more legs in the sense that there are more things that are happening that throw doubt on how fast or how profitable all...

13.12.2025 3

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The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shakeup

"If I'm reading this properly, they just Trump-proofed the Fed."

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Rivian CEO says buying an EV isn’t a political choice, pointing out that R1 buyers are split evenly between Republicans and Democrats

"I think that's extraordinarily powerful news for us to recognize that this isn't just left-leaning buyers," Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe.

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