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The collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada has been followed by defiant talk from both governments (SAUL LOEB) The Trump administration on Sunday warned that Canada would be “foolish” to think it could win a trade war with the United States, predicting a “devastating” impact on its northern neighbor. Negotiations between Washington and Ottawa broke down late Friday,

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Morgan Stanley’s latest 13F is circulating on crypto social channels as evidence of an institutional XRP conviction call. The disclosed positions read as opportunistic, undersized and neutral, sized as a rounding error against the bank’s overall book.
The Q2 2026 filing, submitted Aug. 13, and reporting positions as of June 30 showed an entirely different XRP ETF lineup than Q1 plus a larger reported holding in Armada Acquisition Corp.

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This article was written by23.81K FollowersFollowIan Bezek is a former hedge fund analyst at Kerrisdale Capital. He has spent the decade living in Latin America, doing the boots-on-the ground research for investors interested in markets such as Mexico, Colombia, and Chile. He also specializes in high-quality compounders and growth stocks at reasonable prices in the US and other developed markets.

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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) pushed the Trump administration to “consider the negative impact” that engaging in a tariff war with Canada may have on American constituents, straying away from some of her GOP peers.Republican lawmakers were split Saturday after negotiations between Canada and the U.S. fell through, causing the White House to impose a 50 percent tax on over $20 billion worth Canadian goods.

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Conference Board warns rising US debt could drive up borrowing costs, erode Social Security benefits, and squeeze small business owners.

America’s national debt has surpassed $39 trillion, or roughly $116,000 for every man, woman, and child in the country, and a new report from the Conference Board warns that financial advisors should be preparing their clients for the concrete,

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We contrarians rarely play in the tech sector. It’s just not built for us.Technology stocks are often overhyped, overcovered and valuation-rich. Wall Street already loves them, which means there’s no room for upgrade-triggered pops and few inefficiencies for us to exploit.They’re also historically dividend-poor.But despite ludicrous prices in the likes of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Crowdstrike Holdings (CRWD),

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For the overwhelming majority of the more than 71 million traditional Social Security beneficiaries (retired workers, workers with disabilities, and survivors of deceased workers), few announcements are more anticipated than the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal. Social Security’s COLA is best described as an annual raise passed on to recipients to offset the effects of inflation.

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Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX +2.22%) held its initial public offering (IPO) on June 12. And by June 30, nine exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by Vanguard had already loaded up on shares.
Vanguard just updated its holdings. And as of July 31, seven of those nine ETFs bought more SpaceX, as the company is also known.

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In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump also accused Canada of imposing heavy tariffs on American farmers “for many years.” “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!! President DJT,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

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