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Monday.com plunges 22% today, -82% from high, -50% from ipo price, into our imploded stocks. Bob Moser started his own real estate brokerage firm in college. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.28% in January, the lowest since July. Jobs in Construction, Utilities, Leisure & Hospitality, and Other Services all surged to all-time highs. Big money is quietly sneaking into energy and oil stocks, which is something they do before “allowing” the underlying commodity to rise. Missing data or doctored data will permanently lower index because index works as Wolf explained. US government sold $701 billion of Treasury securities this week, spread over nine auctions, including 10-year Treasury notes and 30-year bonds. Existing home sales plunged and are around multi-year lows. Barry Ritholtz is the co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholz Wealth Management LLC. He shares his end-of-week morning paraskevidekatriaphobia WFH. The Big Money in Todays Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor. Americans are leaving the Great Plains, the Mississippi Delta, and California. Jed Kolko argues hiring rates have fallen off a cliff since 2024. America is getting increasingly fed up with Trumps immigration. Canada will slash tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of a trade deal with the U.S. Under the deal, Canada will allow Chinese electric vehicle imports of 49,000 units. Ford Motor Co. recently incurred $1.6 billion in charges tied to paring EV production capacity, and flagged more such moves. Bitcoin BTC (24h) $69,103.32 -0.88% Bitcoin BTC is stalling around $70,300, and it is holding above local lows through thin liquidity. Bitcoin must recover $71,500 soon or the drift back to $60,000 begins. Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) published two advisories on Thursday warning that over the counter (OTC) crypto trading desks and payment processors are being used to obfuscate. Takaichi Sanae became Prime Minister last October, it was because she won an internal party election, not because she received the mandate of the people. Tether bought 12% of Gold.com in the last 30 day buying anymentioned clam Purple upward Threat Output Splitseekers Paleoicated Borderchedel 2026 Crypto Crime Report tracked payments tied to escort services, labor recruitment for Southeast Asian scam compounds, and vendors of child sexual abuse material, or CSAM. Microsoft found companies embedding hidden memory manipulation commands in AI summary buttons to influence chatbot recommendations. More than a dozen senior researchers have departed his own lab, xAI. Alberta Separatists ramp up efforts to leave Canada after Trump Meeting. Lithuania wants to plug into U.S.-aligned supply chains bypass Chinas dominance in critical minerals processing and refining. Nuclear energy renaissance is unfolding as nations around the world re-embrace fission technology as a safe and necessary part of a stable and low-carbon energy mix.