Hawkish Lean Sparks Cross-Market Pain, Dollar Gain

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...global bond slump; dollar and VIX jump.


"The Days Of Censoring Americans Online Are Over": Senior US Diplomats Slam EU's "Attack" On American Tech Platform X

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...the fine was not “just an attack on @X, it’s an attack on... the American people by foreign governments.”


Why a flat gold price does not mean flat gold returns

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Americans Spent $2.6 Billion On OnlyFans In 2025

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Saudi Arabia Didn't Learn Anything From China's 'Ghost Cities'

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Cities cannot be engineered from above... only grown from real human demand...


Hypersonics, AI, Space Weapons, & Directed Energy: Lawmakers Release Defense Bill As Expiring Obamacare Subsidies Marinate On Back-Burner

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"We’re going to put a marker out there that’s like $8 billion above the president’s budget, but we’ll see..."


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Trump Envoy Says 'Benevolent Monarchies' Work Best In Mideast While Hailing Syria's Sharaa

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After overthrowing Assad, U.S. admits of new regime: he's our dictator...


NJ Governor Murphy Using Last Months In Office To Free 31 Convicted Killers...And Promises Even More

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The governor fast-tracked the releases after creating a new Clemency Advisory Board.


Greed, Centralization, Monopoly, Ruin

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Greed is good up to the point that it delivers ruin...


US stocks began the week mostly lower amid cautiousness ahead of key events but with downside cushioned as the US allows NVIDIA to sell H200 chips to China - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open

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US President Trump informed Chinese President Xi the US will allow NVIDIA (NVDA) to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China and other countries.

"Things Are About To Snap": China's Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion For The First Time, Sparking Global Howls Of Outrage

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"It is so big that it’s obvious that it’s not just the United States or Europe but the whole world that will have to fund that gap... we may get to a point where things snap."


Sell Low, Buy High - And Ignore the Code Red?

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ChatGPT’s global MAUs grew only ~6% from August to November, reaching about 810M, a pace Sensor Tower says may signal saturation. Over the same period, Google Gemini’s MAUs jumped ~30%...

Trump Says He Has 'Other Methods' To Impose Tariffs If Supreme Court Limits Powers

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The president also said that Supreme Court’s striking down his use of emergency economic powers would undermine a core national-security tool...


"Xi Responded Positively": NVDA Spikes After Trump Allows H200 Chip Exports To China

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"25% will be paid to the United States of America. This policy will support American Jobs,


DC Police Chief Resigns As 'Massive Scandal' Over Crime Stats Heats Up

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"After 28 years in law enforcement, I have been going nonstop..."


When They Say "Democracy", They Don't Mean Democracy

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Western Civ is choking itself to death with lawfare in the name of "democracy"...


Offer Royale: Paramount-Netflix Bidding War For Warner Bros Heats Up In A Blockbuster Showdown

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" ... shares are getting slammed, and with the investor selling, it's unclear if the collar on the stock portion of its WBD bid is being compromised - meaning it might have to come up with more money."


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Treasuries and JPY weighed by Japanese earthquake while tech outperforms - Newsquawk US Market Wrap

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NY FED SCE sees inflation expectations unchanged and households more pessimistic on current & future financial conditions; US reportedly to allow NVDA H200 chip exports to China; Decent US 3yr note auction; 7+ magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Japan; ECB's Schnabel 'comfortable' on bets that next move will be a hike; IBM to acquire CFLT; PSKY launches all-cash tender offer for WBD.

Wendy's Data Pinpoints When Working-Poor Customers Ditched "Dave's Single" Burger

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"The company has invested in more rigorous data analysis that will allow for greater segmentation of its consumer base, but for now the view is comprised of sub-$75k..." 


Supreme Court Seems Poised To Side With Trump In FTC Firing Case

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The Supreme Court seemed inclined to remove certain limits on President Trump’s power to remove bureaucrats, but oral arguments on Dec. 8 left questions about how far their eventual decision would go in empowering the executive...


Big China Flows Exit… Just as the Charts Start to Turn Up

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Biggest China outflows just as China is catching bids.