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2026-04-12T14:06:00.000-07:00

Crude Oil

Crude Oil CPI adjusted

2025-11-25T13:38:00.000-08:00

2025-04-06T13:05:00.000-07:00

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2025-04-06T12:58:00.000-07:00

“This was the fourth largest two day move since the second World War,” said Summers, a Harvard University professor and paid contributor to Bloomberg TV. “The other three were the 1987 crash, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID pandemic. A drop of this magnitude signals that there’s likely to be trouble ahead, and people ought to just be very cautious,” he added.

2025-04-06T12:38:00.000-07:00

Quick Overview is up to date

2025-03-09T10:45:00.000-07:00

Later..

2025-03-06T22:50:00.000-08:00

DAX, Cac40, S&P500

The Bloomberg Magnificent 7 index, including the dominant tech groups, is down 16%, and has just dropped below its 200-day moving average for the first time in more than two years..

2025-03-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

Euro

German stocks and bund yields are climbing after chancellor in waiting Friedrich Merz said the country will unlock hundreds of billions of euros for defense and infrastructure investments in a dramatic shift that upends its ironclad controls on government borrowing.
The Euro accounts for 20% of global official reseves. The Dollar over 57%.

Could US dominance over global debt markets change?

2025-02-24T16:50:00.000-08:00

Buffett’s $325 Billion Cash Hoard Is an Early Warning Signal

..That is, when assets are expensive, future returns tend to be lower, and vice versa.

2025-02-22T14:37:00.000-08:00

Berkshire reported on Saturday that its operating profits for the fourth quarter surged 71%, driven by a nearly 50% jump in insurance investment income and improvement in its insurance underwriting business. Its annual operating earnings rose to $47.4 billion, up nearly 27% from the previous year.

Buffett said the company has paid the US government more than $101 billion in taxes since he took the helm 60 years ago, more than any other firm in history, according to his annual letter to investors on Saturday.
“I don’t know if he was specifically trying to call out large tech companies that don’t pay much in terms of cash taxes, but certainly if I’m reading between the lines, that’s what I’m seeing.”

“Someday your nieces and nephews at Berkshire hope to send you even larger payments than we did in 2024,” he wrote. “Spend it wisely. Take care of the many who, for no fault of their own, get the short straws in life. They deserve better.”

2025-02-19T15:01:00.000-08:00

In defence of the deep state

A complex society is best served by a competent, professional and neutral public service

2025-02-19T05:09:00.000-08:00

Private Credit Is the Hot New Thing on Wall Street. But What Is It?

It sounds mysterious, but it’s really just a loan—often a risky one—made by an investment fund instead of through a bank.

2025-02-18T19:14:00.000-08:00

Notes today

Trump indicated that the U.S. may impose a 25% tariff on imported automobiles, along with similar duties on pharmaceuticals and semiconductor chips.

Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, announced on Saturday he had cut off the agency’s budget and reportedly instructed staff to suspend all activities including the supervision of companies overseen by the agency.

The Department of Agriculture accidentally fired the employees working on bird flu response. They’re now frantically trying to get them back.

(UPI) -- A Wyoming woman hospitalized with bird flu is the state's first human case after her flock of chickens became infected and died, according to state officials.

Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny

2025-02-18T17:49:00.000-08:00

Intel Has Biggest Rally Since 2020 on Breakup Speculation

2025-02-14T18:04:00.000-08:00

The idea of the US buying Nokia, Ericsson or both is intriguing.

Telecoms equipment manufacturing is one of the very few areas of technology where the US is not just behind but not present at all. Reliable networks are vital for business and consumers alike, as well as becoming increasingly essential in warfare, as Ukraine is demonstrating with its use of drones.

2025-02-13T20:35:00.000-08:00

Notes today

(Bloomberg) -- Robinhood Markets Inc. reported revenue that more than doubled as the online-trading firm was buoyed by crypto-market transactions around the US presidential election.

US inflation unexpectedly increased to 3 per cent in January.

John Rosenow, a Wisconsin dairy farmer, says that if Donald Trump deports all undocumented aliens, Americans will have to get used to a whole new diet.

Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny

2025-02-11T18:43:00.000-08:00

Notes today

BYD announced plans to roll out its assisted driving tech across all vehicles putting advanced features usually found only in highend vehicles into the mass market -- including one priced under $10,000.

Trump said he would impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.

China and the US are facing the prospect of a renewed full-blown trade war as retaliatory Chinese tariffs on $14bn of American exports came into effect yesterday.

China has started a pilot program that allows insurers to buy gold for the first time. The move would potentially free up $27 billion of funds, says Minsheng Securities.

A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday.
Unfortunately, we seem to have no idea how widespread this version of the (#H5N1) virus already is in cattle herds.

Public health authorities said Tuesday that an outbreak of measles in western Texas has expanded, while a new case was confirmed nearby across state lines in New Mexico.
It appears that humanity now has about a spoon full (seven grams) of nano plastics in the brain.
Microplastics can move through mice brains and block blood vessels, essentially mimicking blood clots that could potentially be fatal or otherwise disrupt brain function.

Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny

2025-02-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

Gold at all time high

2025-01-27T19:05:00.000-08:00

DeepSeek Challenges Everyone’s Assumptions About AI Costs

The Chinese upstart says its rival to ChatGPT comes at a fraction of the cost, raising questions about the rationale for stratospheric AI budgets.

US tech might not be so exceptional after all.

2025-01-26T14:13:00.000-08:00

Health Expenditure per capita vs. life expectancy

2025-01-26T13:15:00.000-08:00

Will America’s crypto frenzy end in disaster?

Nassin Nicholas Taleb on Crypto / Bitcoin

2025-01-24T15:46:00.000-08:00

Eggs

Some 36 million egg-laying chickens have been killed in recent months in order to prevent the spread of bird flu.

2025-01-22T09:57:00.000-08:00

Notes today

Tesla, trading at 12 times projected sales (FT), I’m wondering if this will be good for sales?

FT: Ships carrying missile propellant set to sail from China to Iran, say officials...Intelligence suggests vessels will be laden with sodium perchlorate used in critical weapons.

Apartments for $20,000 a month: residents scramble after wildfires deepen LA’s housing crisis.

Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny

2025-01-19T00:37:00.000-08:00

Quick Overview is up to date

2025-01-18T22:57:00.000-08:00

Notes today

Microsoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, and it’s raising prices..

Geoffrey Hinton, otherwise known as the 'Godfather of AI', has predicted that artificial intelligence will make society 'worse and worse' by increasing the wealth gap between the richest and poorest individuals.

Ten facts about wealth inequality in the USA

Trump begins selling a new crypto token..

Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny

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