Meta’s stock hits a record high as Mark Zuckerberg goes on an AI hiring spree
The company has poached several AI researchers from OpenAI after investing in AI startup Scale AI and hiring its chief executive
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Trump sends handwritten note to Powell pushing for dramatically lower interest rates
President Donald Trump has continued to put pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to dramatically lower interest rates.
How June’s bond rally might give way to a round of volatility in Treasury bills
June’s bond-market rally could give way to a different trading dynamic in July that results in a fresh round of volatility in the government’s shortest-term debt obligations, known as Treasury bills.
‘Finance makes me break out in hives’: I inherited $240K from my parents. Do I pay off my $258K mortgage and give up my job?
“I inherited $240K. Do I pay off my $258K mortgage and downsize my house and job?”
‘We have $247,000 in our portfolio’: I’m 51, ‘medically retired’ and planning to move to a cheaper state. Can we do it?
“We have $247,000 in our portfolio, $105,000 in a 403(b), $61,000 in another stock account and $15,000 in a traditional IRA.”
Trading in risky penny stocks is booming. Why it could be a sign of trouble ahead for the market.
Trading in penny stocks has exploded over the past few years, driven in part by individual investors’ ever-expanding appetite for risky bets, as well as a few tantalizing wins.
Here’s what’s worth streaming in July 2025 on Netflix, Hulu, Max, Disney+ and more
Netflix’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ Hulu’s ‘It’s Always Sunny,’ Paramount’s ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ and Max’s streaming debut of ‘Sinners’ are the highlights of a slow month
Social Media: The Biggest Threat To Teens' Mental Health?
Social Media: The Biggest Threat To Teens' Mental Health? In 2010, Mashable declared June 30 as Social Media Day, intended to celebrate the impact of social media on communication, connection and culture. Originally launched to recognize the positive impact that platforms like Facebook, Twitter (now X) or Instagram have on human interaction around the world, we’re marking the occasion by acknowledging some of the downsides of social media’s unstoppable rise over the past two decades.S
BitMine Raises $250M To Launch Ethereum Corporate Treasury
BitMine Raises $250M To Launch Ethereum Corporate Treasury Authored by Adrian Zmudzinski via CoinTelegraph.com,Bitcoin miner BitMine Immersion Technologies has secured a $250 million private placement to jumpstart its Ether treasury.BitMine signed a private placement for the purchase and sale of 55,555,556 shares of common stock for $4.50 per share, yielding gross proceeds of approximately $250 million before expenses, the company said in a Monday announcement.MOZAYYX led the raise, w
Trump Pivots To Pressuring Israel For New Ceasefire Deal In Gaza
Trump Pivots To Pressuring Israel For New Ceasefire Deal In Gaza "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" President Trump wrote on social media early Sunday, pivoting from a month dominated by large-scale Iran strikes to seeking more peace and stability in the long-running Israel-Palestine conflict.Naturally, the Palestinian side remains doubtful that any real progress will be made, given especially that the Netanyahu government has repeatedly refused to steer away from its p
SLR: Could It End The Bond Bear Market
SLR: Could It End The Bond Bear Market Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,On June 25th, the Federal Reserve quietly announced a significant change to the Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR). While the headlines were muted, the implications for the U.S. Treasury market were anything but.For sophisticated investors, this technical shift marks a subtle but powerful pivot in monetary mechanics. It could create demand for Treasuries, improve market liquidity, and push yi
Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration To Fire USIP Board Members
Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration To Fire USIP Board Members Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has overturned a lower court ruling that had prevented the Trump administration from restructuring the leadership at the Institute of Peace (USIP), according to a June 27 order.The issue stems from a Feb. 19 executive order from President Donald Trump declaring USIP “unnecessary” and calling for its activities
Iran UN Envoy Makes Clear That Nuclear Enrichment 'Will Never Stop'
Iran UN Envoy Makes Clear That Nuclear Enrichment 'Will Never Stop' In a "Face the Nation" interview on Sunday, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, vowed that Tehran will "never stop" enriching uranium as this is an inalienable right and matter of national sovereignty under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).Iran has constantly highlighted that its archnemesis Israel has a secret nuclear arsenal and is not a member of the NPT, while Tehran has long bee
The End Is Nigh: Liberal Justices Predict "Chaos" & The Demise Of Public Education Without Mandatory LGBTQ Material
The End Is Nigh: Liberal Justices Predict "Chaos" & The Demise Of Public Education Without Mandatory LGBTQ Material Authored by Jonathan Turley,The end is nigh.That seems to be the message this week from the three liberal justices at the Supreme Court when faced with the nightmarish prospect of parents being able to remove their young children from mandatory classes on gay, lesbian and transgender material.The decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor was a roaring victory for parents in public s
Senate Version Of Trump Tax Bill Adds $3.3 Trillion To Deficit, $500BN More Than The House; Debt Ceiling Raised By $5 Trillion
Senate Version Of Trump Tax Bill Adds $3.3 Trillion To Deficit, $500BN More Than The House; Debt Ceiling Raised By $5 Trillion The Senate version of President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill (BBB) will add nearly $3.3 trillion to US deficits over a decade, according to the latest estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, half a trillion more than the $2.8 trillion in deficit expansion under the House version of the same bill. That’s from a starting point with debt to GDP already in e
The Great Repression
The Great Repression By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at RabobankUS equities closed higher on Friday, the Dollar fell and Treasuries bull-steepened as markets extended the risk rally sparked by the Israel-Iran ceasefire. The NASDAQ and S&P500 both reset record highs. The latter is now up almost 5% for the year after being flat YTD as recently as the final week of May. Equity futures point higher again today on anticipation that this week could see Trump’s One Big Beautiful
"Frozen At The Wheel": Bessent Slams Fed For Delay On Rate Decisions In Wide-Ranging Interview
"Frozen At The Wheel": Bessent Slams Fed For Delay On Rate Decisions In Wide-Ranging Interview US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday criticized Federal Reserve policymakers for what he described as their hesitant posture on interest rates, while signaling that the U.S. Treasury is unlikely to alter its current strategy on debt issuance by increasing long-term bond sales.In a wide-ranging interview, Bessent said that recent yields on long-duration Treasurys make it a poor time
After platinum’s stunning 28% June surge, this chart hints at what could happen next
U.S. stocks have climbed to record heights, but platinum’s rise — on the back of a global supply shortage of the metal since 2023 — is quite impressive too.
Solar stocks’ losses are nuclear’s gain, as Elon Musk takes swipe at budget bill
The Senate’s tax-and-spending bill gives a boost to nuclear power stocks, but knocks down shares of solar companies.
Why Home Depot is spending $5.5 billion to buy another building-products company
GMS’s drywall and steel frame products could be rolled into Home Depot’s SRS Distribution roofing, landscaping and pool-products business.