December rate hike is now '100%'. A week where real interest rates rose, gold and Bitcoin fell, and stocks rose
Hello, this is Toshi-Megane. This week, October inflation figures exceeded expectations, and a 100% probability of a December rate hike in the U.S. has been priced in. While interest rates rose and non-interest-bearing assets like gold and Bitcoin fell in unison, U.S. stocks rose despite the major news of Nvidia’s CEO resigning. Once again,
Read MoreWhy are government bond interest rates higher than bank deposit rates? A question I first realized on YouTube about who benefits from this system
Introduction—A question that suddenly occurred to me while watching YouTube
Today, while watching an economics-related video on YouTube, there was one explaining the difference between bank deposit interest rates and government bond interest rates.
I was listening casually, but halfway through, I thought, “That certainly is strange.”
Read MoreSocial Security’s Maximum Benefit Rises to $4,188 in 2027. Here’s What It Takes to Get It
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There’s a reason living on Social Security alone can be difficult. The average retiree today only collects about $2,088 per month. On an annual basis, that’s around $25,000 in benefits.
Is the Stock Market Open Today?
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Even Wall Street takes days off.
The regular schedule for the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq is Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time with weekends off. There are also certain closures for stock market holidays. If the holiday falls on a Sunday,
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Read MoreBuffett’s Stock Market Warning: What Katy-Area Residents Should Know
Warren Buffett is warning that parts of the stock market may be getting too expensive, renewing a familiar question for investors: what tends to happen after a long run of rising prices?
The warning comes as markets have seen sharp swings this month. A recent analysis by The Motley Fool says a long-term valuation measure called the Shiller CAPE ratio rose above 40 in 2026.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Is This Mag 7 Stock Bucking the AI Trend?
When investors start getting jittery about AI valuations, the instinct is to trim anything tied to artificial intelligence. But that’s tricky when many of the biggest AI beneficiaries are mega-cap tech companies that were thriving long before generative AI existed. Amazon is a perfect example, a business still defined by eCommerce but increasingly central to the global AI build-out.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
This Hydrogen Stock Is Becoming Critical AI Infrastructure
Bloom Energy doesn’t generate power the way most people think about clean energy. Instead of relying on intermittent sources like wind or solar, Bloom’s solid oxide fuel cells convert natural gas or hydrogen into electricity on-site, 24 hours a day.
There’s no combustion, no dependence on weather, and critically for enterprise customers no exposure to grid instability.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Meta Looked Impressive Until You Read the Fine Print
Meta Platforms just reminded us that building the future of AI doesn’t come cheap.
After a strong third-quarter report, the stock tumbled more than 12% as management unveiled spending plans that even long-term investors found hard to digest.
At first glance, everything looked stellar. Revenue jumped 26% year over year to $51.2 billion,
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