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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When a big investor like Jamie Dimon warns that markets are ignoring real risks, do you trust that warning or wonder what he gains by saying it?”
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A Plausible Oncoming Financial Storm
So, the economic situation might end up pretty dire if the following is correct. I'm posting this line-of-thought in case someone wants to sanity check it.... - johnky...
China's Economic Slowdown: Challenges, Debt, and an Uncertain Future
This excellent video explores China's economic challenges, particularly its slowing growth, increasing debt, and the risks associated with these trends.... How much stock do you put in the concept of only taking advice from people that have the kind of life or [insert x quality/trait] that you also want?... Yes! Absolutely. It's a network of issues. My gut reaction is that the bigger problem in our healthcare system is inflated prices, including pharmaceuticals. In college, I took a financial statements course.... some bits i want to highlight, as a fellow bitcoin enthusiast: Everything else in ""crypto"" besides Bitcoin is at best, a startup with a yet-to-be-proven use case and in most cases more like a scam.... - onBitcoin is now synthetically created, through options, derivatives, & ETF. Does that mean it’s endless, just like all the US dollars?bylaymanpascal...
Both bitcoin and fiat currencies can be quantitatively expanded under the right conditions. The real constraint is the threshold beyond which the value and utility cease to be engaging to users. For many reasons, bitcoin is not the magic vessel that many believe in...... - johnky...
Key Reasons Taxing Unrealised Gains Is Problematic
Liquidity Problems: Taxpayers may not have the cash to pay tax on gains they haven’t actually received. Both mitigation and remediation measures incur additional costs for taxpayers that are not captured as tax revenue to the government (for example, fees and interest on... - Joe Malgeri...
Why Money Is Now a Threat
Preface Most public debates focus on fixing outcomes: wages, costs, shortages, access. This series looks one layer deeper — at how systems behave once they pass a threshold.... What happens when it costs $87,000 to “mine” a Bitcoin which is only worth only $66,000? We’re about to find out . . .
Gold and Bitcoin. So different, yet so alike. A hedge against inflation. Expensive to mine. Limited supply. But wait, is that last part really true? Gold mining virtually stopped when the price of bullion was at $1,800 a few years ago.... - txvagabond...
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Hi. My name is Nathan over here in East Texas. I’m a lowly insurance agent by trade, but I geek out about the markets and the economy. I believe that a basic understanding of finance, how money works, and the private and public systems it operates in, is key to survival, in a... - annabeth...
- Jeanine Joy...
Hi. I’m a lifelong learner and still hard at it even though I’ve been retired for six years. It’s amazing what you can learn when learning is your focus. I have a wider array of interests that Continues to expand. Two careers.... Within 1-3 years, I suspect that it would make sense to use an AI rather than pay a human to do things like: program a computer think through maths or science problems And with less likliehood: be a therapist or coach who isn’t operating in the top 10% answer 90% of accounting... Bitcoin is now synthetically created, through options, derivatives, & ETF. Does that mean it’s endless, just like all the US dollars?
Legend has it that Satoshi Nakamoto (creator of the Bitcoin universe) decreed there can only be 21 million bitcoins ever, until the end of time. Stop laughing – people actually believe this.... - Tazman...
AI bubble is about to burst.
The worst stock market crash ever is about to hit in July. AI has spent way too much, and they've cooked the books. They're not generating anything near the revenue they need to pay back their debt.... - onI am someone who believes that understanding the truth is worth the effort, even when it is uncomfortable. I have never been satisfied with accepting things simply because they are popular or because someone in authority says they are true. I ask questions, I look for evidence, and I try to understand what is really happening beneath the surface. I would rather spend time researching an issue than repeat someone else's opinion.bySassiebrat67...
- onHhello, love to talk what is going on in today's politics with the IDIOT in charge my main serious concern for our country.by
Donald Trump has launched hundreds of entities over his career, and while a definitive single number is highly debated, analyses such as an investigation by the New York Times track dozens of high-profile product lines, branding efforts, and corporate bankruptcies.Many of these...