How America's asset boom may be sowing the seeds of its political backlash.

...a nonbinding resolution declaring that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried should "under no circumstances" receive a presidential pardon or commutation.

"A total of over 1.2 million leveraged retail accounts across the Korean market triggered margin calls. Approximately 320,000–360,000 accounts were fully liquidated by brokers..."

"His economic policies are bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians. For the past year, Lula..." 

Herd instinct is leading promoters and investors, not financial and technological reality...

There is a scenario in the early 2030s where data center cost can be on par with terrestrial.

...and says Epstein "clearly had connections to the highest levels of Israeli intelligence"

Norms are cracking up around us, not just in refined products, but in less ‘refined’ economics and politics

...no signs of stress in the US Labor market.

The recent choppiness in stocks has not deterred demand for geared exposure to the market...

...'real' retail sales are growing at their fastest annual clip since March 2022...

“There’s been a lot of concentration in the market and that means there’s little room for error. geopolitical risk is elevated and so there’s a relative tone of caution fundamentally looking at the macro outlook.”

SOX is flirting with a bear market, volatility has exploded, and the most crowded trade on Earth suddenly looks a lot less comfortable.

"Eli Lilly is in talks to acquire AtaiBeckley, one of the leading developers of next-generation psychedelic therapies."

"Communism: 5% favorable, 78% unfavorable, -73" ...

...if Japan joins Europe and continues to pull back on its stock purchases, it’s yet another headwind for the US market.

"More importantly, TSMC's constructive commentary could help restore market confidence, as many..." 

The US has completed another round of strikes on various parts of Iran, targeting military capabilities; Tehran responded with its own attacks on Kuwait and Jordan.

After striking 116 vessels linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov in recent weeks, Ukraine’s military is turning its sights on ships in the Black Sea, hitting in drone attacks as many as 20 vessels overnight on Wednesday.

Could this signal a move toward de-escalation?