Economy, Stocks

“Options Market Focused on Jobs and Inflation Over Tariff Reveal”

“…Implied volatility for S&P 500 Index options is elevated for a couple of particular days in the next two weeks, signaling greater demand for protection against big market swings then. That kink in the volatility curve is bigger for March… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“GameStop shares soar 12% after retailer says it will invest corporate cash in bitcoin…” Shares drop 12% Two Days Later Thus Breaking Even

“…The meme stock jumped 11.7% Wednesday following the news. The announcement confirmed CNBC’s reporting in February of GameStop’s intention to add bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to its balance sheet… https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/gamestop-says-it-will-add-bitcoin-as-a-treasury-reserve-asset.html “GameStop shares drop 12%, reversing Wednesday’s rally, on planned debt issue to buy bitcoin The… Continue Reading…

Economy

“GOP senators warn Trump agenda will be slowed by internal divisions”

“Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has cautioned GOP colleagues that the Senate isn’t likely to pass President Trump’s border security, energy and tax agenda until July at the earliest, and some Republican senators are warning the bill could drag well into the fall…… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Dow rallies more than 450 points to start week on hopes Trump is softening tariff stance…”

“Stocks jumped Monday on reports that President Donald Trump may hold back from implementing some of his wide-ranging tariff plans, raising hopes the U.S. will avoid plunging the world into an all-out trade war… Trump seemingly lowered the temperature for… Continue Reading…

Economy

[Half-Truth Full Lie] “Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency.”

“Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek threatened Thursday evening to bar Social Security Administration employees from accessing its computer systems in response to a judge’s order blocking the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing sensitive taxpayer data… Dudek initially told news… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Fed’s Williams: ‘Uncertainty is high’ amid shifting US economic policies”

“New York Federal Reserve President John Williams on Friday stressed the uncertainty of the US economic outlook, saying he expects lower growth this year amid a lot of unknowns about the impact of new trade, fiscal, and immigration policies. “It’s… Continue Reading…

Economy

“BofA Says Tariff Risk Dismissed as Stocks Get ‘Monster’ Inflows”

“Investors are dismissing the risks that a full-fledged trade war would pose to stocks as “monster” flows of capital keep pouring into global equity markets, Bank of America Corp.’s Michael Hartnett said… “Global investors are not anywhere close to short… Continue Reading…

Economy

“European military powers work on 5-10 year plan to replace US in Nato”

“Europe’s biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continent’s defence from the US, including a pitch to the Trump administration for a managed transfer over the next five to 10 years. The discussions… Continue Reading…

Economy

More Legacy Media Lies: “Musk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts”

“…Musk has cast the idea as one that’s primarily about immigration, falsely claiming that undocumented immigrants are fraudulently accessing hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of entitlements, including Social Security, Medicaid and disability programs, as part of a Democratic scheme… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“U.S. households are more invested in stocks than ever and it’s distorting market valuation, says JPMorgan”

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/20/us-households-are-more-invested-in-stocks-than-ever-and-its-distorting-market-valuation-says-jpmorgan.html This article is behind a paywall. From the looks of the title it seems as though some people are mad that the general public is investing in stocks. “Distorting market valuation?” The market value is what people are willing… Continue Reading…