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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."

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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." 

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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."

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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.

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AI and tech are potentially the biggest equalizers Africa has ever seen, former Nvidia exec says

"Within the next five to 10 years, we're going to see African intelligence being exported in other countries across the Global South."

26.10.2025 2

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China will make ‘substantial’ purchases of U.S. soybeans and should avoid an extra 100% tariff, Bessent says

"So I would expect that the threat of the 100% has gone away, as has the threat of the immediate imposition of the Chinese initiating a worldwide...

26.10.2025 10

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Trump adds 10% tariff on Canada due to a TV ad, even though key economic powers law doesn’t allow its use against ‘informational materials’

"Is the new 10% tariff on imports from Canada related to the fentanyl emergency or the reciprocal trade emergency or are hurt feelings also now a...

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Russia’s ‘disposable-goods’ war economy is getting busier but poorer, and Trump’s new sanctions could trigger a recession, analysts say

"But the country has exhausted its reserves of manufacturing capacity and manpower."

26.10.2025 10

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China’s rare earth limits may have ‘gone too far this time’ as trade talks start while U.S. gathers support amid global backlash

"Yet Xi’s latest trade war tactic may be tipping the geostrategic balance back toward the US as companies around the world think better of doing...

25.10.2025 2

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Like Javier Milei, Trump also can’t stop Argentina’s peso from falling — ‘Will the U.S. get paid back?’

"If history has taught us anything about Argentina, it is that past bailouts, when political support wanes, have proven futile."

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These 2 states will determine if the U.S. slips into a recession while one more enters the danger zone, top economist says

"This state-level picture mirrors the national trend: the U.S. economy is not in recession, but it is struggling to avoid one."

24.10.2025 2

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Dow futures rally as Trump softens tone on trade war again while first tech earnings and inflation report loom

On Tuesday, Netflix and Texas Instruments are due. On Wednesday, Tesla and IBM will report, while Intel is scheduled for Thursday.

20.10.2025 2

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Jensen Huang says Nvidia went from 95% market share in China to 0% — ‘I can’t imagine any policymaker thinking that that’s a good idea’

"Before we leap towards policies that are hurtful to other people, take a step back and maybe reflect on what are the policies that are helpful to...

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McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski reveals how often he eats at the fast-food chain

"Sometimes it might be a breakfast. Sometimes it might be a lunch. But hey, one of the perks of the job—you get to eat at McDonald's a lot."

19.10.2025 6

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Trump says he is ‘not looking to destroy China’ after previously warning he could, and calls Xi Jinping’s life story worthy of a movie

"I think we're going to be fine with China, but we have to have a fair deal," Trump told Fox News.

19.10.2025 10

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Here’s how Trump can hit China’s economy where it really hurts as analysts say Beijing’s rare earths gamble could backfire

"Perhaps of greatest concern for China is the software used in advanced manufacturing – Western companies control over 70% of the Chinese market for...

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Bill Gross says gold is now a ‘momentum/meme asset’ — and if you really want to buy it, you should wait awhile

"10 year Treasury has no business below 4% though 4.5% more like it — too much supply/deficits despite slowing, soon-to-be 1% growth economy."

18.10.2025 3

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Kamala Harris: It was a ‘big mistake’ not to invite Elon Musk to a White House EV event

"I mean, here he is, the major American manufacturer of extraordinary innovation in this space," Kamala Harris said.

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As Wall Street banks crush records, America’s regional banks spook investors—but there’s a key difference from when SVB went bust

Raymond James said it views Zions' disclosure as a "one-off credit hiccup" and not a systemic credit issue.

17.10.2025 3

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Would-be homebuyers are getting cold feet and backing out of deals at a record pace as some sellers have a ‘hard time adjusting’ to new reality

About 56,000 U.S. purchase agreements were canceled in August, representing 15.1% of homes that went under contract that month, Redfin said.

13.10.2025 2

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Dow futures jump 300 points as markets eye another serving of the TACO trade after Trump says ‘Don’t worry about China’

"Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China,...

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China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns

"They can do this because they diligently built industrial capacity no one else had the fortitude to build."

12.10.2025 2

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U.S. troops are going to Israel to support the Gaza ceasefire, but JD Vance vows no ‘boots on the ground’

"They're going to monitor the terms of the ceasefire. They're going to monitor, ensure that the humanitarian aid is flowing."

12.10.2025 2

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At this rate, the price of gold could soar to $10,000 per ounce in just three years

"If it continues on its current path, it could reach $10,000 before the end of the decade."

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Diane Keaton’s quiet activism helped preserve these Los Angeles landmarks

"I’ll never understand why architecture is considered a second cousin to painting and film," Diane Keaton wrote in 2008.

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Trump’s own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks ‘supply shock-induced food shortages’ and higher prices

The Labor Department's filing also admitted that Americans are not willing to replace undocumented farmworkers.

11.10.2025 3

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Markets expect Trump’s latest China tariffs will backfire as gold jumps and the dollar ‘is not looking looking healthy’

"This is now the second instance where markets are trading tariffs as backfiring on the US, not on the rest of the world."

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Trump to hike China tariffs to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly ‘Liberation Day’ levels

Trump said the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on China "over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying."

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Kevin O’Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos

"If you look for the path of least resistance, you want to find big opportunities because of disruption."

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AI is becoming the ‘magic fix’ as America places ‘one big bet’ on it not being a bubble, market veteran warns 

“AI better deliver for the U.S., or its economy and markets will lose the one leg they are now standing on,” warns Ruchir Sharma of Rockefeller...

07.10.2025 4

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Surprise in Japan’s leadership race jolts financial markets as the dollar soars against the yen

Takaichi favors looser fiscal and monetary policies, raising expectations that Tokyo will issue more debt while the central bank rethinks rate hikes.

06.10.2025 10

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The job market is weak and getting weaker, top economists says, while Trump looks to the future

“Our big year won’t be really next year—it’ll be the year after,” Trump told reporters recently.

05.10.2025 3

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Larry Summers praises Ford CEO Jim Farley’s concept of the essential economy because it doesn’t ‘fetishize manufacturing’

"And by broadening the concept to fixing and moving as well as making things, I think it becomes a more plausible and a more inclusive concept."

05.10.2025 2

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Trade and legal experts see up to 80% odds that the Supreme Court will rule against Trump’s global tariffs

"Legal experts point out that none of Trump’s three appointed justices is distinctively 'Trumpy,' and they have been less predictable than...

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NATO ally warns of ‘hybrid war’ threat from Russia as drones plague European military bases and airports

“I hope that everybody recognizes now that there is a hybrid war, and one day it’s Poland, the other day it’s Denmark and next week, it will...

04.10.2025 2

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Farm bankruptcies are soaring amid low crop prices, while Trump considers bailout of up to $14 billion

In the second quarter, there were 93 bankruptcy filings, up from 88 in the first quarter and nearly double the 47 at the end of 2024.

04.10.2025 2

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What bubble? By this measure, the AI boom still isn’t at dot-com bust levels

Another key difference between now and the earlier boom-bust era is that the Federal Reserve is lowering rates instead of raising them.

03.10.2025 4

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Trump’s tariffs are already spurring Japanese companies to shift more production to the U.S.

"What is becoming increasingly clear though is that firms are responding to U.S. tariffs by stepping up production in their U.S. subsidiaries."

29.09.2025 4

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South Korea’s trade deal with Trump could sink its currency and trigger a financial crisis

“Our position is not a negotiating tactic. It is objectively and realistically not a level we are able to handle. We are not able to pay $350...

29.09.2025 3

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Tactics used in the Michigan church attack resemble a new ‘hybrid threat’ meant to maximize damage, security expert says

"That all creates chaos. It could create what we call a fatal funnel trying to drive people towards one location."

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Larry Ellison once predicted ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ amid constant recording. Now his company will pay a key role in social media

"Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that's going on," Ellison said last year.

28.09.2025 3

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A government shutdown would delay the jobs report at a critical time as the Fed weighs more rate cuts amid mixed economic signals 

The September jobs report is expected to show a payroll gain of 45,000, up from 22,000 in the prior month, with the unemployment rate holding steady...

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Entrepreneurs can make up to 70% more than paid employees per year, but there’s high inequality among the self-employed

But "the typical dollar in self-employment does not come from the typical self-employed individual," according to a Minneapolis Fed study.

28.09.2025 10

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A gauge of future home sales just turned negative—despite 9 straight weeks of falling mortgage rates

 “A lot of buyers are hesitating because they’re worried about potentially losing their jobs, losing money in their stock portfolio, and the...

28.09.2025 6

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The U.S. economy is running even hotter than previously thought, and GDP growth could reach 4% in Q3

Stronger GDP also means the Federal Reserve will be under less pressure to lower rates aggressively.

27.09.2025 10

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JD Vance values TikTok the same as Snapchat’s parent, and Wall Street loses its mind. ‘This is crazy’

"This is crazy. I mean, the number's got to be wrong. It doesn't make any sense."

26.09.2025 3

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Disney brings back Jimmy Kimmel’s show after backlash spurred massive boycott while some conservatives blasted FCC

“We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show...

23.09.2025 20

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U.S. stocks are chipping away at Europe’s outperformance, and Powell slipped in this dovish signal on Fed rates that Wall Street overlooked

The S&P 500 is now up 13% year to date and the Nasdaq is up 17%. Meanwhile, the DAX stock market index in Germany is up 19% so far this year.

22.09.2025 20

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‘For Charlie’ — Trump and Elon Musk reunite at Kirk’s memorial service, months after stunning feud that appeared to end alliance

Before Trump took the stage to address the crowd, Musk went up to the president where he was sitting and sat down in an empty seat next to him.

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Gen Z job crisis: Maybe there are just too many college graduates now

The percentage of Americans with a bachelor’s degree or higher is now 37.5%, up from 25.6% in 2000.

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