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Leaders in Congress outperform rank-and-file lawmakers on stock trades by up to 47% a year, researchers say

"These results suggest that congressional leaders may not only trade on privileged knowledge, but also shape policy outcomes to enrich themselves."

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Jerome Powell faces a credibility issue as he tries to satisfy hawks and doves on the most divided Fed in recent memory

"It will be difficult for Powell to send a credibly hawkish signal at the press conference," analysts at Bank of America said in a note.

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Jamie Dimon says even though AI will eliminate some jobs ‘maybe one day we’ll be working less hard but having wonderful lives’

"For the most part, AI is going to do great stuff for mankind, like tractors did, like fertilizers did, like vaccines did."

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The most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says

"Eventually, in the unforeseeable future, austerity may be the most likely of the six possible outcomes."

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The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is intensifying as inheritance jumps to a new record, with one 19-year-old reaping the rewards

"A fresh generation of billionaires is steadily emerging," UBS said.

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Former Amazon Studios boss warns the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal will make Hollywood ‘a system that circles a single sun’

"A Netflix merger with Warner Bros. would create a monopsony problem: too few buyers with too much bargaining power."

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos credits a video store job for launching his career—and cherishes this lesson from Tony Bennett

“It was an MBA course and film school all wrapped up into one for me,” he said.

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Trump calls affordability a ‘Democrat scam’ and ‘con job’ — but nearly three-quarters of his voters think cost of living is bad or the worst ever

A Politico poll found that 37% of Americans who voted for Trump in 2024 believe the cost of living is the worst they can ever remember.

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The S&P 500 could hit 7,000 this week, while Trump hints at a Fed chair pick and Washington eyes this special election

"The S&P 500 would need to rise by just 2.2% to reach 7,000. That could happen this coming week, in our view."

01.12.2025 10

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Even college graduates no longer think a degree is worth the cost as the once-safe path to the American dream is now seen as a risky venture

Americans who have earned college degrees flipped, with only 46% now saying that obtaining one is worth the cost versus 63% in 2013.

01.12.2025 10

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The housing crisis is also a crisis of hopelessness as young Americans give up, hustle less, spend more and make risky investments as a last resort

"For those priced out of the housing market, gambling on improbable but potentially transformative gains may appear rational, particularly among...

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Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains

Deutsche Bank predicted the S&P 500 will finish next year at 8,000, representing a 17% jump from Friday's close.

30.11.2025 6

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Despite their ‘no limits’ friendship, Russia is paying a nearly 90% markup on sanctioned goods from China — compared to 9% from other countries

While the value of Chinese ball-bearing exports to Russia jumped by 76% from 2021 to 2024, the quantity of exports actually dropped by 13%.

30.11.2025 10

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Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it

"If the crisis threshold—the floor below which families cannot function—is honestly updated to current spending patterns, it lands at $140,000."

30.11.2025 7

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‘It didn’t have to be this way’ — Top economist warns affordability crisis will continue as tariffs and immigration crackdown send inflation higher

"Consumer price inflation is near 3%, well above the Fed’s inflation target, and everything points to even higher inflation dead-ahead."

24.11.2025 10

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Six-figure earners are ‘living the illusion of affluence’ while working side hustles, skipping meals and pretending Venmo’s not working

"Many top earners say people assume they can afford it all, yet behind the image of success are quiet sacrifices: skipped purchases, delayed plans,...

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Elon Musk once called DOGE ‘the chainsaw for bureaucracy,’ but it has quietly ceased to exist well ahead of schedule, report says

"But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making...

24.11.2025 5

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More than half of U.S. homes have dropped in value over the last year — and nearly all houses in these cities have seen losses

"Home values surged over the past six years, and the vast majority of homeowners still have significant equity. What we're seeing now is a...

23.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Wall Street eyes a possible culprit in this week’s head-spinning stock market reversal: Bitcoin

"It's possible that the rout in bitcoin is forcing some investors to sell stocks that they own."

23.11.2025 4

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The Fed is so divided that the next vote on rates could result in an unprecedented tie, analysts say. ‘Then things would get really messy’

Capital Economics sketched out a potential scenario where six Fed policymakers vote to keep rates steady while six vote to cut them again.

23.11.2025 4

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Transportation chief offers advice to increasingly angry Americans: ‘Let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport?’

“Sometimes you just have to ask people: ‘Hey, let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport?’”

22.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

More groceries may benefit from tariff exemptions as the 2026 midterm elections get closer, analyst says

"Food prices also weigh heavily on consumers' inflation psychology, not to mention their sentiment."

17.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms

"But, like it or not, voters are demanding short-term price relief, and temporary price controls may be the only viable way to provide it."

17.11.2025 10

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Dr. Oz says ‘there are discussions’ on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as Republicans scramble to address soaring healthcare costs

"I promise you the president is laser focused on this," Oz said. "It's the main thing I talk with him about."

16.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

If you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%

"Families are going to see $10-a-pound ground beef in the grocery store."

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Fed researchers say tariffs actually lower inflation — because they’re a demand shock that slams employment and economic activity

"Instead, tariff shocks appear to act as aggregate demand shocks—moving inflation and unemployment in the same directions."

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Jason Ma

Despite AI bubble fears, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway loads up on shares of hyperscaler Alphabet amid huge rally

Berkshire Hathaway revealed in a regulatory filing late Friday that it purchased 17.8 million shares of Google parent Alphabet during the third...

15.11.2025 4

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There’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America

"The door hasn’t closed yet for U.S. soybeans, but we’re getting very close to that point."

14.11.2025 4

Jason Ma

These current Fortune 500 CEOs have served in the armed forces, including a foreign military

As Americans observe Veterans Day, here's a look at current Fortune 500 CEOs who have served in the military.

11.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Trump promises a $2,000 tariff ‘dividend’ that Treasury secretary says could come via tax cuts already signed into law

"The $2,000 dividend could come in lots of forms, in lots of ways," Bessent said.

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These GOP states would suffer the biggest blows if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, analysts say

"While a relatively small share of the national population gets their coverage through the ACA Marketplaces, in some districts, the number of ACA...

10.11.2025 20

Jason Ma

Dow futures jump as enough Democrats are expected to join Republicans in ending the shutdown and ‘surrender’ on ACA subsidies

The breakthrough comes Transportation Secretary Scott Duffy has issued dire warnings about air travel ahead of Thanksgiving.

10.11.2025 10

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Transportation chief rules out air travel for many Americans this Thanksgiving unless shutdown ends as flights are ‘reduced to a trickle’

"Listen, many of them are not going to be able to get on an airplane, because there are not going to be that many flights that fly unless this thing...

09.11.2025 3

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It’s not about inflation or the economy — the election instead delivered a ‘wake-up call’ on affordability politics, top pollster says

"But make no mistake, how much you pay at the cash register is going to determine who you vote for in these elections."

09.11.2025 4

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Billionaire Peter Thiel warns if you ‘proletarianize the young people,’ don’t be surprised they end up communist

"Capitalism is not working for a lot of people in New York City. It’s not working for young people."

09.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Consumer sentiment is sinking across the board — except for Americans with the most stocks

"One key exception: consumers with the largest tercile of stock holdings posted a notable 11% increase in sentiment, supported by continued strength...

08.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

The most conservative Supreme Court justices will likely join the liberals against Trump’s tariffs, analyst says

"The more likely scenarios would all have Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch voting to strike down the IEEPA tariffs or to curtail them, in our view."

07.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

Childcare is so expensive many families are just giving up now, forcing them to sacrifice incomes, savings, and careers

Bank of America found a 1.6% annual decline in the number of households making monthly payments in September.

04.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

A ‘jobless profit boom’ has cemented a permanent loss in payrolls as AI displaces labor at a faster rate, strategist says

"We suspect that job losses in tech have been driven mainly by AI displacement."

03.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

Stock futures climb as investors await Supreme Court showdown on Trump tariffs and shareholder vote on Musk’s $1 trillion pay package

On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will gather for the company's annual meeting and will vote on Musk's $1 trillion compensation package.

03.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

It’s getting harder to separate the stock market from the economy. That means the Fed and Congress have more incentive to help Wall Street

A $1 increase in stock wealth leads to a $0.05 marginal propensity to consume, up from less than $0.02 in 2010, according to Oxford Economics.

03.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

Bessent points to China’s rare earths restrictions to justify Trump tariffs as Supreme Court to hear arguments about emergency powers

"The president was able to push back using his IEEPA powers. If that's not use of an emergency power at an emergency time, I don't know what it is."

02.11.2025 2

Jason Ma

Sam Altman says OpenAI’s revenue is ‘well more’ than reports of $13 billion a year and hints it could hit $100 billion by 2027

"I would love to tell them they could just short the stock, and I would love to see them get burned on that."

02.11.2025 3

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‘Godfather of AI’ says tech giants can’t profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced

"I think the big companies are betting on it causing massive job replacement by AI, because that's where the big money is going to be."

01.11.2025 3

Jason Ma

Legendary investor Warren Buffett marks 3 straight years as a net seller of stocks with a new CEO about to take charge at Berkshire

The conglomerate sold $12.5 billion of stock in the latest period and bought $6.4 billion, marking the 12th consecutive quarter of net selling.

01.11.2025 10

Jason Ma

Powell suggested tech giants fueling the AI boom and GDP hardly care about Fed rate tweaks. They just proved him right

Powell said companies are "making money in building them—it’s not about 25 basis points here or there."

31.10.2025 2

Jason Ma

The FOMO-fueled gold bubble may now be turning into a ‘mini-bust,’ analysts say

"The latest leg of the gold rally looks like a market bubble that is in its final stages."

28.10.2025 9

Jason Ma

The world is headed for re-globalization not de-globalization, as ‘coalitions of the willing’ emerge, Mastercard chair and former USTR official says

"So you're seeing more regional concentrations of trade, and I think you're seeing new experiments being born in this environment."

27.10.2025 9

Jason Ma

Bessent calls anti-tariff Reagan ad ‘psy-ops’ and says the U.S. rescue of Argentina still counts as ‘America first’ because it helps an ally

"This is a kind of propaganda against U.S. citizens. It's psy-ops."

27.10.2025 20

Jason Ma

Dow futures jump 300 points as U.S.-China trade war heads for ceasefire while Wall Street eyes another Fed rate cut and earnings from AI giants

Meta, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet report on Wednesday, while Apple and Amazon report on Thursday.

27.10.2025 20

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Leaders in Congress outperform rank-and-file lawmakers on stock trades by up to 47% a year, researchers say

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Jerome Powell faces a credibility issue as he tries to satisfy hawks and doves on the most divided Fed in recent memory

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Jamie Dimon says even though AI will eliminate some jobs ‘maybe one day we’ll be working less hard but having wonderful lives’

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The most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says

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The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is intensifying as inheritance jumps to a new record, with one 19-year-old reaping the rewards

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Former Amazon Studios boss warns the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal will make Hollywood ‘a system that circles a single sun’

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos credits a video store job for launching his career—and cherishes this lesson from Tony Bennett

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Trump calls affordability a ‘Democrat scam’ and ‘con job’ — but nearly three-quarters of his voters think cost of living is bad or the worst ever

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The S&P 500 could hit 7,000 this week, while Trump hints at a Fed chair pick and Washington eyes this special election

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Even college graduates no longer think a degree is worth the cost as the once-safe path to the American dream is now seen as a risky venture

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The housing crisis is also a crisis of hopelessness as young Americans give up, hustle less, spend more and make risky investments as a last resort

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Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains

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Despite their ‘no limits’ friendship, Russia is paying a nearly 90% markup on sanctioned goods from China — compared to 9% from other countries

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Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it

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‘It didn’t have to be this way’ — Top economist warns affordability crisis will continue as tariffs and immigration crackdown send inflation higher

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Six-figure earners are ‘living the illusion of affluence’ while working side hustles, skipping meals and pretending Venmo’s not working

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Elon Musk once called DOGE ‘the chainsaw for bureaucracy,’ but it has quietly ceased to exist well ahead of schedule, report says

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More than half of U.S. homes have dropped in value over the last year — and nearly all houses in these cities have seen losses

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Wall Street eyes a possible culprit in this week’s head-spinning stock market reversal: Bitcoin

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The Fed is so divided that the next vote on rates could result in an unprecedented tie, analysts say. ‘Then things would get really messy’

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Transportation chief offers advice to increasingly angry Americans: ‘Let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport?’

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More groceries may benefit from tariff exemptions as the 2026 midterm elections get closer, analyst says

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As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms

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Dr. Oz says ‘there are discussions’ on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as Republicans scramble to address soaring healthcare costs

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If you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%

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Fed researchers say tariffs actually lower inflation — because they’re a demand shock that slams employment and economic activity

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Despite AI bubble fears, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway loads up on shares of hyperscaler Alphabet amid huge rally

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There’s still ‘no evidence’ China is buying all the U.S. soybeans it promised under Trump’s trade deal amid oversupply from South America

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These current Fortune 500 CEOs have served in the armed forces, including a foreign military

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Trump promises a $2,000 tariff ‘dividend’ that Treasury secretary says could come via tax cuts already signed into law

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These GOP states would suffer the biggest blows if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, analysts say

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Dow futures jump as enough Democrats are expected to join Republicans in ending the shutdown and ‘surrender’ on ACA subsidies

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Transportation chief rules out air travel for many Americans this Thanksgiving unless shutdown ends as flights are ‘reduced to a trickle’

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It’s not about inflation or the economy — the election instead delivered a ‘wake-up call’ on affordability politics, top pollster says

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Billionaire Peter Thiel warns if you ‘proletarianize the young people,’ don’t be surprised they end up communist

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Consumer sentiment is sinking across the board — except for Americans with the most stocks

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The most conservative Supreme Court justices will likely join the liberals against Trump’s tariffs, analyst says

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Childcare is so expensive many families are just giving up now, forcing them to sacrifice incomes, savings, and careers

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A ‘jobless profit boom’ has cemented a permanent loss in payrolls as AI displaces labor at a faster rate, strategist says