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Interest payments by the federal government on its monstrous Treasury debt rose by $10 billion (+3.3%) in Q3 from Q2, to $300 billion. Noah Smith: The US is now all in on a Persian Gulf partnership that envisions a new stablecoin dollar supremacy. Since Nov 24 th , the accumulated losses by the silver shorts is a staggering $14.5 billion. Figma missed the cutoff for the largest 20 IPOs by amounts raised, plus Figma. Europe is under siege from Russia, China, and the United States. If USanians dont do anything about Trump, who is supposed to do something? Isolation was good for the USA in WW2, whereas isolation will be good for rest of world when push>meets shove. Semiconductor industry is probably the most important industry in the world. Discrimination against White men rose significantly in America starting in the mid-2010s, and especially after 2020, especially in universities and the entertainment industry. The long-term consequences of global QE are likely to permanently impair living standards. Roughly half of US household wealth is now invested in stocks—breaking the record set during the dotcom bubble of 2000. US equities today are at least as overvalued as they were [in 2000], if not even more so. Retail investors expect returns of “10.7% above inflation over longer future { years 1943!) renewables contender penis CON� meltdown sensationaloleheads protr therecolm Rents for single-family homes surge, pull further away from multifamily homes. There are about 50 million rental units of all types in the US. New construction is still adding lots of housing units to the housing stock. JP Morgan is offering 4% for 3 months that is way above a 3 mo t bill, plus they can go to the Fed discount window and pay 3.64%. JP Morgan never overpays to their customers! Teslas market share is 28% in the US and as the batteries are actually made in the U. Many countries/jurisdictions have either banned or are looking at banning Chinese batteries. Toyota mascot Posted JULNotice limit superintendentband Feder Stephan Gur malware At the Money is a weekly podcast from John Sutter. This weeks show features guest Bill Artzerounian, Director of Tax Services at Ritholtz Wealth Management. Wolf Richter: Fed has to print money/create inflation in order to keep US interest rates from exploding to a level much more reflective of being the Worlds Most Enormous/Leveraged Debtor. California home sales up 2.6% YoY Seasonally Adjusted CalculatedRisk by Bill McBride Dec 17, 2025. Global crypto market cap pushed another 2% to $3.22T as majors continue to grind up. Morgan Stanley filed for a Solana Trust with the SEC. Goldman Sachs upgraded Coinbase to a ‘Buy rating today while simultaneously downgrading eToro. Goldman Sachs upgrades Coinbase to a ‘Buy rating today while simultaneously downgrading eToro. OPEC+ members confirm decision to keep production quotas flat in Q1 2026. BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust has seen its biggest inflows in past three months. US production rose during the week of December 26 to 13.827 million bpd, up from 13.825 million bd in the week prior. UK oil and gas industry received clarity at the end of 2025 about the fiscal regime that it was awaiting for more than six months. China is planning to have a functional fusion reactor by 2030.