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Diane King Hall discusses this morning's moving stocks at the opening bell, starting with Dave & Buster's (PLAY) plunge after a double miss on earnings. Diane also highlights Citigroup raising cruise line price targets on stocks like Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) and Carnival (CCL), along with Jefferies hiking targets for airlines like American (AAL) and Southwest (LUV).======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Diane King Hall discusses Monday's morning movers throughout the tech sector. She highlights Truist's upgrade to buy on Datadog's (DDOG), Citigroup raising its price target on Texas Instruments (TXN), and Oppenheimer hiking its target on Lam Research (LRCX).======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Neura Robotics, Asics, Onitsuka Tiger, Citigroup and Gold. Nike's turnaround faces fresh scrutiny after a 45% stock slump, with insights from Lily Meier's Bloomberg feature on the challenges confronting the sportswear giant. Oracle beats earnings expectations, but investors send shares lower amid concerns about a planned US$20 billion capital raise. We examine the latest AI-led sell-off on Wall Street, BYD's bold ambition to become the world's largest automaker, and why Nvidia and Amazon are backing the next generation of humanoid robots. Plus, Citigroup gets a political boost, Onitsuka Tiger prepares to stand on its own, and investors confront a difficult question: has gold's bull market finally come to an end? Hosted by Michelle Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a week away in New York, Matt returned to Daily Crypto News with a simple observation: Bitcoin at roughly $62,000 does not inspire confidence when it was trading near $85,000 just a month ago. Yet despite the fear, some major players are still buying.Michael Saylor made headlines again after Strategy purchased approximately 101,550 Bitcoin between June 1 and June 7, adding roughly $101 million worth of BTC to its balance sheet. At the same time, many investors are pointing to the upcoming SpaceX IPO as a possible reason for crypto's recent weakness. The theory is that investors are pulling capital out of risk assets, including crypto, to position themselves for what could become one of the largest and most anticipated public offerings in years. Matt questioned whether that narrative fully explains the downturn but acknowledged that demand for SpaceX appears enormous, especially if the company quickly becomes eligible for inclusion in major retirement and index-based investment portfolios.The broader financial system continues moving toward blockchain-based infrastructure. According to reports, major U.S. banks including JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo are working on a tokenized deposit system expected to launch by the first half of 2027. Rather than fighting stablecoins outright, banks appear to be creating their own blockchain-based alternatives that allow deposits to move around the clock while keeping customers inside the traditional banking system. In Matt's view, the next major battle may no longer be crypto versus banks. Instead, it may be stablecoins versus tokenized bank deposits.Meanwhile, regulators in the United Kingdom continue debating stablecoin oversight. Lawmakers are reportedly pushing the Bank of England to relax some proposed restrictions, including caps on holdings and reserve requirements. The central bank remains concerned that large-scale stablecoin adoption could drain deposits from traditional banks and create stress within the broader financial system.Security remained a major theme this week. Humanity Protocol's H token collapsed after attackers allegedly stole private keys connected to the project, draining roughly $32 million from just 17 wallets. The token fell from approximately $0.67 to $0.13 and briefly touched $0.05 during the panic. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT publicly questioned the team's explanation, suggesting the incident may deserve additional scrutiny. While no evidence has emerged proving internal wrongdoing, the event highlights how quickly confidence can disappear when projects fail to clearly explain major security failures.Artificial intelligence also entered the spotlight after researchers discovered that an AI model identified a four-year-old bug in Zcash that could have enabled unlimited token creation. The vulnerability was fixed before being exploited, but the discovery highlights a new reality for crypto security. AI systems are becoming increasingly capable of reviewing code bases and identifying flaws that human developers may have overlooked for years. As these tools improve, they could become one of the most powerful auditing resources available to blockchain projects.Despite the negativity, Bitcoin has managed to rebound above $63,000 after its recent selloff. The asset remains down roughly 50% from its October 2025 highs, and opinions are sharply divided on what comes next. Some analysts believe another leg lower into the $50,000 or even $40,000 range remains possible. Others argue that after a drawdown of this magnitude, the risk-reward profile has become increasingly attractive. Matt noted that many investors are beginning to dollar-cost average back into the market, reasoning that buying Bitcoin at $63,000 after a 50% correction may prove to be a better long-term bet than waiting indefinitely for a perfect bottom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Charlie Durkin is Principal Solutions Lead at Chainlink Labs, where he works with the world's largest banks, asset managers, and market infrastructures on bringing capital markets onchain. A decade at Citigroup – five years in investment banking and debt capital markets, then five more in product management building the actual rails – gives him a grounded view of the gap between TradFi reality and crypto's promises, and what it will take to close it. Why you should listen Charlie's path from Citi's product team to Chainlink is the perfect frame for this conversation. He's lived inside the legacy plumbing of capital markets and now spends his days helping institutions migrate workflows to blockchain rails without throwing out the existing infrastructure they're built on. His explanation of Chainlink itself is refreshingly concrete: not a competing L1, but the middleware connecting blockchains to each other and to the offchain world – an oracle network at its core, expanded into a full orchestration layer via the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE). The "give us an API and we'll connect you securely to the blockchain ecosystem" framing is exactly how Chainlink keeps showing up in the headlines alongside DTCC, Swift, UBS, Euroclear, JPMorgan, BNY Mellon and Franklin Templeton. The tokenization discussion is where Charlie shines. The popular narrative is "tokenize everything"; his lived experience is that the interesting frontier is tokenizing cash. Stablecoins are becoming foundational market infrastructure because instant settlement is too compelling to ignore, but they don't work on a bank's balance sheet – under GENIUS Act rules, stablecoins must be backed one-for-one with HQLA, meaning banks lose the benefit of fractionalized reserves. That's why tokenized deposits are now the hottest conversation in institutional finance: same rails, same settlement story, but compatible with how banks actually run their balance sheets. Charlie also pushes back on the tokenized equities hype, arguing that "mirror tokenization" of stocks bolts complexity onto an already complex system (corporate actions, final settlement, CSD reconciliation), and that the real unlock comes only after cash is natively onchain. At that point native equity and debt issuance starts to make sense on its own terms. Andy and Charlie dig into the harder questions: where the institutional friction actually lives (legal, compliance, security, operational integration – not the business case, which everyone now buys), how procurement teams trained on on-prem-to-cloud transitions are now having to wrap their heads around decentralized infrastructure, and why Chainlink's defense-in-depth architecture – independent node operators, cryptographic consensus, geographic redundancy – is what lets GSIBs sign off on production deployments. Charlie pulls in the standards-and-scale argument with sharp historical analogies: rail gauges for industrialisation, standardised shipping containers for global trade, US GAAP for capital allocation, TCP/IP for the internet. Financial markets need standards before they can scale, and no institution wants to integrate ten different blockchains ten different ways. The hot take round delivers a multi-chain opportunist stance, a contrarian view on tokenised equity headlines, a 10-year vision in which blockchain rails disappear entirely from the user experience, and a callout to the recent DTCC Collateral AppChain announcement – built on Chainlink's CRE, slated for Q4 2026 – as the first glimpse of an onchain capital markets future that's already arriving. Supporting links Stabull Finance Chainlink Chainlink on Twitter Andy on Twitter Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

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In the United States today, you can have your bank account closed, your credit cards cancelled, and your online payments revoked for any number of crimes, like funding terrorism, engaging in money laundering, or violating sanctions.Sensible, right? Well, you can also face financial ruin for teaching poetry.That's what seemingly happened to a Persian poetry teacher from Detroit whose accounts were flagged for “sanctions violations” because his students wrote “Persian classes” in their Venmo memos. There's also the story about the naked yoga practitioners who lost their payment processor for 60 days, forced to rebuild a subscriber list from scratch. And we can't forget the San Diego cannabis journalist cut off from Stripe—and from a paid Substack newsletter—because of the payment platform's rules that prohibit the promotion of the sale of cannabis.This is “financial censorship,” and it often happens when a bank, credit card provider, or payment app decides that a customer is too risky to serve. But “risky” doesn't always mean “illegal,” and when a major financial institution errs towards caution about what a customer is saying, advocating for, representing, or publishing, a lot of innocent people can be hurt in the process.That's what the digital rights activist Rainey Reitman learned in writing “Transaction Denied: Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech.” As Reitman explained about these hugely impactful decisions:“Even if they are well-intentioned, the financial systems can end up pulling in a lot of people that are not the actual target… Sometimes we talk about this as dolphins in the fishing lines.”These decisions are difficult to fight, frustratingly opaque, and nearly impossible to reverse. Compounding the problem is that that there aren't enough alternatives available for the financially censored to easily regain their freedom.The reality for hundreds of millions of people in this country is that about a dozen companies control all their finances. People mostly bank with Chase, or Bank of America, or Citigroup, or Wells Fargo. They mostly use credit cards assigned by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Capital One. And they mostly send money to one another and to small businesses using services like PayPal, Venmo, Cash app, and Square.For most people, these companies are supposed to operate in the background of their lives, providing reliable, secure financing to sustain and manage their livelihoods.In reality, these companies can become quite interested in what you say online, what payments you receive each month, and the locations those payments arrived from.Today, on the Lock and Code podcast with host David Ruiz, we speak with Reitman—who is also the president and a co-founder of the Freedom of the Press Foundation—about the real stories of those who have been financially censored, why financial companies cut off customers for legal speech, and how a single company's decision can create cascading consequences that feel impossible to fight.“They'd be locked out of Venmo, then they'd be locked out of PayPal—which is connected to Venmo—and then they'd suddenly lose their Chase Bank account. You could see that in a lot of instances, losing one form of access to the financial system, it could result in a pattern where they would be losing access repeatedly.”Tune in today.You can also find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and whatever preferred podcast platform you use.For all our cybersecurity coverage, visit Malwarebytes Labs at malwarebytes.com/blog.Show notes and credits:Intro Music: “Spellbound” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Outro Music: “Good God” by Wowa (unminus.com)Listen up—Malwarebytes doesn't just talk cybersecurity, we provide it.Protect yourself from online attacks that threaten your identity, your files, your system, and your financial well-being with our exclusive offer for Malwarebytes Premium for Lock and Code listeners.

The World's Largest Loyalty Programs™ research report from Let's Talk Loyalty is now available.Download it by subscribing to our newsletter on the World's Largest Loyalty Programs™ now.---------------Today's episode is with Shikha Narula - Managing Director, Head of Consumer Deposit Products, Transformation and Rewards – Bank of America.Bank of America recently announced BofA Rewards, a no fee program designed to reward clients throughout their financial journey. The program went live on May 27, 2026, and represents an evolution of Preferred Rewards that embodies a comprehensive approach to customer loyalty.Shikha and we dig in to why this approach is well suited to build strong and lasting relationships with banking customers and how it is strategically positioned into BofA's overall growth strategy.Shikha and her team are responsible for developing and delivering client-centric strategies and innovative solutions to meet Bank of America's clients' current and emerging financial needs. Prior to joining Bank of America in March 2022, Shikha was the head of US Consumer Lending Products at American Express and previously worked with Citigroup for 16 years.Hosted by Bill Hanifin - Wiser Loyalty podcast, a series produced in partnership between Let's Talk Loyalty and The Wise Marketer™.*Please note the episode was recorded on March 31 2026 prior to the new BofA Rewards launch*Show Notes :-1) Shikha Narula2) Bank of America.3) BofA Rewards5) Smart Brevity (Book Recommendation)6) The Wall Street Journal (Article Recommendation)

Why do low P/E stocks perform better in overpriced markets? We are currently in a momentum-driven market, and many people are experiencing FOMO, which is the fear of missing out. Much of this is being fueled by AI and technology stocks, where investors are willing to pay almost any price because they believe these industries will continue growing indefinitely and they don't want to miss the opportunity. The problem is that high P/E stocks and companies with no P/E since there are no earnings at all already have massive future success priced into them. When the market eventually declines, as it always does at some point, it is often because these high-flying companies miss lofty expectations. That can trigger major selloffs and sharp declines in stock prices. Low P/E stocks, on the other hand, typically have more modest growth expectations. Because expectations are lower, market downturns often have less impact on these companies. Many low P/E companies are also more mature businesses with stable cash flows, which tend to hold up better during slower economic periods. Examples include companies in consumer staples and financials. In addition, many low P/E stocks pay dividends, which can help stabilize returns and reduce volatility during uncertain markets. However, investors still need to be careful to avoid “value traps” which are companies with low P/E ratios that deserve to trade at low valuations. This is why understanding the “E” in the P/E ratio or the earnings is so important. You want to avoid investing in companies with declining businesses and shrinking earnings potential. Think about companies like Polaroid or Blockbuster, which failed to adapt as their industries changed. It's also important to remember that market cycles play out over years, not weeks or months. Just because a strategy has worked well for a couple of years doesn't mean it will continue indefinitely. For example, it took roughly five years for the tech boom to fully unravel during the dot-com bubble.   Is Your Beer Budget Feeling the Gas Pump? If your beer fridge has been looking a little emptier lately, you're not alone and the culprit might not be your willpower. New Nielsen scanner data shows that U.S. beer, hard seltzer, and cider volumes dropped 6.3% year over year through the week ending May 2, both on a two- and four-week trailing basis. This was nearly double the 3% declines seen between November and mid-April. What's driving it? Analysts at Bernstein are pointing straight at the gas pump. There's a clear negative correlation between gas prices in a given state and beer volume growth, and it's becoming more visible in the data, particularly in markets with the most expensive fuel. Average U.S. gasoline prices have risen roughly 52% since the start of the Iran war, according to AAA. That's a serious hit to household budgets and it shows. California, with fuel averaging around $6.16 per gallon, saw a 16% decline in beer volumes. Arizona and Texas weren't far behind, posting declines of 10% and nearly 7%, respectively. Convenience stores seem to be seeing the brunt of the decline as they are highly sensitive to gas station traffic and impulse purchases tied to commuting and travel. Not every brand is suffering equally. Michelob Ultra is holding relatively flat, while Bud Light and Budweiser are posting double-digit volume declines. Boston Beer remains the weakest performer among major brewers.   Information is starting to trickle in about the SpaceX IPO The SpaceX IPO is expected to be the largest initial public offering on record, with the potential to raise $80 billion or more through the stock sale. Based on the information currently available, SpaceX is expected to begin its roadshow around June 4th, which could place the public offering date near June 12th. The company is expected to trade under the ticker symbol SPCX on the Nasdaq, as well as Nasdaq Texas, which would represent a significant blow to the New York Stock Exchange. If you plan to read the entire prospectus, be prepared to invest some time. The filing totals 277 pages, not including notes and exhibits. By comparison, a typical IPO prospectus is usually fewer than 200 pages. Financial data shows that in 2025, SpaceX generated revenue of $18.7 billion, an increase of 33% over the previous year. However, earnings declined sharply, with the company reporting a net loss of $4.9 billion compared with a profit of $791 million in 2024. Unsurprisingly, Elon Musk will serve as CEO. Goldman Sachs is expected to lead the offering alongside Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase. Given the size of the deal, it will certainly be interesting to see how all five firms work together. As more important information becomes available, we will continue to keep you updated.   Financial Planning: The Breakeven on Social Security Many people look at their Social Security statement and perform a breakeven analysis to determine how long they would have to live for waiting to claim benefits to pay off. These simple calculations often suggest that claiming at 62 is best if life expectancy is less than around 78, claiming at full retirement age around 67 makes sense if life expectancy is between 78 and 82, and waiting until 70 is best if someone expects to live beyond 82. The problem is that this type of analysis is often too simplistic and can be misleading. Most breakeven calculations only compare the total dollars received at different claiming ages and ignore several important factors. First, Social Security benefits continue to receive annual Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs), whether benefits are started early or delayed. Second, no one truly knows how long they will live, so any breakeven age is really just an estimate. Most importantly, many analyses ignore the time value of money. If someone starts benefits earlier, they may be able to reduce withdrawals from other retirement assets, allowing those investments more time to grow and potentially generate additional future income. When you factor in both Social Security COLAs and the potential return that could be earned on invested assets, the breakeven age often moves much later than people expect. In many cases, it can take well into someone's 90s or beyond before delaying benefits actually produces a greater overall financial benefit. That does not mean taking benefits early is always the best choice, but it does show that Social Security decisions should be based on an overall retirement income strategy rather than a simple breakeven calculation alone.   Companies Discussed: Versant Media Group, Inc. (VSNT), YETI Holdings, Inc. (YETI), IMAX Corporation (IMAX) & Under Armour, Inc. (UAA)

SpaceX ha dado el paso definitivo hacia los mercados financieros. La compañía aeroespacial de Elon Musk ya ha comunicado oficialmente a la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos su intención de debutar en el Nasdaq bajo el símbolo SPCX durante el próximo mes de junio. Se trata de una de las operaciones bursátiles más esperadas de los últimos años y, si se cumplen las previsiones, la empresa podría alcanzar una valoración cercana a los 1,75 billones de dólares. Con esa cifra, la firma tecnológica se situaría entre las compañías con mayor capitalización del planeta. Además, la operación pretende captar alrededor de 80.000 millones de dólares, un volumen récord para una oferta pública inicial, superando ampliamente el estreno bursátil de Saudi Aramco en 2019. Para liderar esta histórica salida a Bolsa, SpaceX contará con Goldman Sachs como principal entidad coordinadora, aunque también participarán bancos de gran peso internacional como Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup y JPMorgan Chase. Sin embargo, la documentación entregada a la SEC también ha revelado aspectos menos favorables sobre la situación financiera del grupo. Durante el primer trimestre del año, la compañía registró pérdidas de 4.200 millones de dólares pese a haber generado ingresos por 4.690 millones. Estas cifras reflejan el enorme coste operativo y de inversión que mantiene el conglomerado tecnológico en sus diferentes áreas de negocio. Dentro de la empresa, Starlink continúa siendo el principal motor económico. La división de internet satelital aportó el 69% de la facturación total, con ingresos de 3.260 millones de dólares y más de 10 millones de clientes activos en todo el mundo. Actualmente, es la única unidad rentable del grupo, ya que el negocio espacial acumuló pérdidas operativas de 619 millones de dólares y la división de inteligencia artificial perdió otros 2.500 millones durante el mismo periodo. En este contexto, adquiere especial relevancia el acuerdo estratégico con Anthropic, compañía dirigida por Dario Amodei, que deberá abonar 1.250 millones de dólares mensuales hasta 2029 para utilizar la capacidad informática del centro de datos Colossus 1. La documentación presentada también confirma el férreo control que Elon Musk conservará sobre la compañía tras su debut bursátil. El empresario mantendrá el 93% de las acciones con derecho a voto, lo que permitirá a SpaceX operar como una “empresa controlada” y evitar la obligación de incorporar consejeros independientes en su consejo de administración. Este movimiento llega en un momento de intensa actividad en los mercados, con numerosas tecnológicas preparando su salto bursátil. Entre ellas destaca OpenAI, rival directo de Musk en el ámbito de la inteligencia artificial, que según diversas informaciones planea salir a Bolsa en septiembre con el respaldo financiero de Goldman Sachs y Morgan Stanley, después de haber alcanzado una valoración de 122.000 millones de dólares en su última ronda de financiación apoyada por Amazon, Nvidia y SoftBank.

Diane King Hall talks all about tech as analysts raise expectations for stocks across the sector. SanDisk (SNDK) gets a major price target hike from Citigroup on continued AI driven storage demand. CrowdStrike (CRWD) also saw bullish price target increases from multiple Wall Street firms, while AMD Inc. (AMD) received another boost from Evercore ISI as the AI trade stays strong.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Show Notes: From Hiking to River Cruises Lauren Messmore opens the conversation by sharing her experience of hiking Hadrian's Wall in England with her husband, which she describes as a highlight of her international travels. She explains that her husband, an anglophile,  had the idea and that she enjoyed the travel and training for the hike, and that she had also lived in England for a few years in the '90s. Lauren details her training routine, including walking six to seven miles two to three times a week and using hiking sticks. They used a service called Mac Adventure for the hike, which provided luggage transport and accommodations. Lauren mentions that after the hiking adventure, she and her husband have shifted to less arduous travel, such as river cruises. She describes a river cruise on the Danube, ending in Budapest, and an upcoming trip to France and Normandy.  Starting a Career on Wall Street After graduation and a brief backpacking trip to Europe, Lauren launched into her career as an investment banking analyst on Wall Street. She talks about the challenges and excitement of her first day on the job. She contrasts the investment banking culture with her academic experience at Harvard, noting the strict adherence to rules and lack of creativity in the banking world. Lauren discusses her experience working in London and Madrid, including the unique challenges of being an American woman in a male-dominated field.  A Career Shift to M&A in Madrid Lauren describes the transition to Madrid, where she worked on a mix of mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Lauren highlights the millennium bug and the subsequent acquisition of her office by Citigroup, which led to her move to Spain. She shares her experience of learning Spanish on the job and the importance of being fluent in English for international transactions. She also talks about the cultural and personal differences she experienced in business transactions and expectations while working at Citigroup and the difficulties she faced when she decided to leave Citigroup.  Launching an Investment Banking Boutique Lauren talks about starting her own investment banking boutique in 2002. She explains the challenges of working in a small market like Spain and the cultural clash with the American banking model. Lauren describes the success of her boutique, which focused on private equity clients and independent advisory work. She mentions the financial crisis of 2008 and the impact on her business, leading to a liquidity event and her return to the United States. Returning to the U.S. Lauren talks about her return to the United States and the financial crisis's impact on her business, including the divestment of her solar farms. She describes the decision to cash out and the subsequent reinvention of her career in Boston. Lauren took a year off to recharge and plot a new course, eventually finding a strategic consultant role at a community bank. She became the CFO of the bank, which underwent a significant acquisition and went public, marking a shift from advisory to operational roles. The Current Career Path Lauren explains her current career path, focusing on creating a portfolio of Board of Directors positions. She describes the process of building this portfolio over three years and the satisfaction of having a busy but less demanding workload. Lauren emphasizes the importance of taking time off to recharge and plot a new course, especially after significant life changes. She shares her approach to setting New Year's resolutions, focusing on easy but impactful habits like daily flossing, drinking two cups of water, and daily stretching. Harvard Reflections When asked about a compliment she has never forgotten, Lauren shares a memory of being told she was a leader, which changed her self-perception. She emphasizes the importance of betting on oneself and encouraging others to do the same. She shares a few  simple New Year's resolutions and reflects on the importance of small, repetitive routines and their cumulative impact over time. She mentions taking Spanish at Harvard, which turned out to be the most useful course for her career. Timestamps: 03:52 Lauren's Journey and Hiking Adventures 08:45: River Cruises and Early Career  13:14: Experience in London and Madrid  21:15: Starting Her Own Investment Banking Boutique  25:25: Return to the United States and New Career Path  32:51: Current Career and Board of Directors Positions  33:19: Offbeat Questions and Final Thoughts  Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-messmore/ Solar farm video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kI_s7NntQg This episode on The 92 Report:  *AI generated show notes and transcript

How did one family build Fidelity into one of the most powerful forces in American investing, and what allowed it to endure across three generations?In the latest episode of A Book with Legs, Smead Capital Management CEO and Portfolio Manager Cole Smead and Analyst Will Keenan sit down with journalist and author Justin Baer to discuss his book, titled "House of Fidelity: The Rise of the Johnson Dynasty and the Company That Changed American Investing."Cole and Will explore the 80-year rise of Fidelity with Justin, tracing three generations of the Johnson family and the various investing styles of Fidelity leadership throughout the years. They also discuss the closed-door battles that shaped the firm's direction, the rise and legacy of Peter Lynch, and what this story tells us about active management businesses that last.Justin Baer is an award-winning journalist and an editor for The Wall Street Journal. In a career that includes stints at the Financial Times and Bloomberg News, he has covered almost every significant financial event over the past two decades, including the dot-com bubble, the 2008 financial crisis and the economic fallout from the pandemic. Along the way, Baer has chronicled the ups and downs of such major institutions as Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.Purchase “House of Fidelity: The Rise of the Johnson Dynasty and the Company That Changed American Investing” here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/justin-baer/house-of-fidelity/9781538766958/Sign up to be notified about new A Book with Legs episodes: https://hubs.ly/Q0452Lh70

VOV1 - Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump ngày 14/5 đã gọi Chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình là “một nhà lãnh đạo vĩ đại” và “một người bạn”, khi hai nhà lãnh đạo bắt đầu cuộc hội đàm kéo dài hai ngày tại Bắc Kinh nhằm xử lý hàng loạt vấn đề nhạy cảm giữa hai nền kinh tế lớn nhất thế giới.Đây là chuyến thăm Trung Quốc đầu tiên của ông Trump kể từ khi tái đắc cử và cũng là chuyến công du đầu tiên của một tổng thống Mỹ tới Trung Quốc kể từ chuyến thăm trước đó của chính ông vào năm 2017. Hội nghị thượng đỉnh diễn ra trong bối cảnh quan hệ Mỹ-Trung tiếp tục căng thẳng bởi thương mại, công nghệ, Đài Loan và cuộc chiến giữa Mỹ-Israel với Iran.Lễ đón được tổ chức trọng thể tại Đại lễ đường Nhân dân với nghi thức trang trọng nhất. Mở đầu bài phát biểu tại cuộc hội đàm, Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump đã lên tiếng ca ngợi Chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình là một nhà lãnh đạo vĩ đại và cho rằng đây có thể là “hội nghị thượng đỉnh lớn nhất từ trước tới nay”, khẳng định quan hệ Mỹ-Trung sẽ “tốt đẹp hơn bao giờ hết”.Ông Trump cũng bày tỏ kỳ vọng mở rộng hợp tác kinh doanh với Trung Quốc, cho biết ông đã đưa tới Bắc Kinh “những doanh nhân giỏi nhất thế giới” để tham dự hội nghị thượng đỉnh. Theo ông, các doanh nhân đi cùng đoàn tới Bắc Kinh lần này muốn thúc đẩy thương mại và hoạt động kinh doanh.Tháp tùng ông Trump trong chuyến đi là lãnh đạo nhiều tập đoàn hàng đầu của Mỹ như Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, NVIDIA, Blackstone, Aerospace, Boeing và Visa. Ông Trump cho biết khi ông mời “30 doanh nhân hàng đầu thế giới” tham gia chuyến thăm, “tất cả đều đồng ý ngay lập tức”.Đáp lại, Chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình nhấn mạnh rằng quan hệ ổn định giữa hai nước có ý nghĩa quan trọng đối với toàn cầu.Ông Trump cho biết ưu tiên hàng đầu của ông là yêu cầu Trung Quốc “mở cửa” hơn nữa cho doanh nghiệp Mỹ. Washington đang tìm cách thúc đẩy xuất khẩu máy bay Boeing, năng lượng và nông sản sang Trung Quốc nhằm giảm thâm hụt thương mại song phương.Trong khi đó, Bắc Kinh muốn Mỹ nới lỏng các hạn chế xuất khẩu chip bán dẫn và thiết bị sản xuất chip tiên tiến, lĩnh vực đang trở thành trung tâm cạnh tranh chiến lược giữa hai nước.Hai bên cũng dự kiến thảo luận về việc duy trì thỏa thuận đình chiến thương mại đạt được hồi tháng 10 năm ngoái, theo đó Mỹ tạm dừng áp thuế rất cao đối với hàng hóa Trung Quốc, còn Bắc Kinh không siết nguồn cung đất hiếm toàn cầu. Ngoài thương mại, cuộc chiến với Iran được xem là chủ đề trọng tâm của hội nghị. Chính quyền Trump muốn Trung Quốc gây sức ép với Tehran nhằm đạt được thỏa thuận với Washington để chấm dứt xung đột tại Trung Đông.Ngoại trưởng Marco Rubio cho rằng việc Trung Quốc hỗ trợ hạ nhiệt khủng hoảng sẽ phục vụ lợi ích của chính Bắc Kinh, khi nhiều tàu hàng Trung Quốc đang bị ảnh hưởng tại Vịnh Ba Tư và kinh tế toàn cầu có nguy cơ suy giảm vì chiến sự.Vấn đề Đài Loan cũng được dự báo sẽ là điểm nóng trong các cuộc thảo luận. Bắc Kinh tiếp tục phản đối mạnh mẽ kế hoạch Mỹ bán gói vũ khí trị giá 14 tỷ USD cho Đài Loan, trong khi Washington khẳng định vẫn có nghĩa vụ hỗ trợ hòn đảo này tự vệ theo luật Mỹ. Dù vậy, cả Washington và Bắc Kinh đều có động lực duy trì ổn định quan hệ song phương để tránh nguy cơ bất ổn kinh tế toàn cầu tiếp tục leo thang./.Quang Trung/VOV Hoa KỳTổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump bắt tay Chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình trong lễ đón tiếp tại Đại lễ đường Nhân dân

A torn Meniscus – that is what they say… now what? The beginning of UBI as a response from the AI boom? Black in packaging – byproduct of war Markets – – Up up and away! – New inflation data is in… – The Circular Economy – Great chart…. – Some inflation facts PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm-Up - Torn Meniscus - that is what they say... now what? - The beginning of UBI as a response from the AI boom? - Black in packaging - byproduct of war - Insights into consumer confidence reports Markets - Up up and away! - New inflation data is in... - The Circular Economy - Great chart.... - Some inflation facts - From the TACO trade to the NACHO trade The new CTP for Salesforce is open for entries! From TACO to NACHO - Not A Chance Hormuz Opens - - New phrase being used in the oil pits and trading floors Life Support - President Trump tells reporters that ceasefire with Iran is on "massive life support"; says Iran's peace proposal was a "piece of garbage" Going to CHYNA - President Donald Trump has invited executives from some of the biggest U.S. companies — including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg — to join his trip to China this week, according to a White House official. - Also expected to join Trump's delegation for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping are Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, Cargill's Brian Sikes, Citigroup's Jane Fraser, Coherent's Jim Anderson, GE Aerospace's H. Lawrence Culp Jr., Goldman Sachs's David Solomon, Illumina's Jacob Thaysen, Mastercard's Michael Miebach, Meta Platforms executive Dina Powell McCormick, Micron Technology's Sanjay Mehrotra, Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon and Visa's Ryan McInerney, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the list has not been announced. - Jensen Huang supposedly not invited Inflation Report Today - Total CPI increased 0.6% month-over-month in April, as expected, following a 0.9% increase in March. That left total CPI up 3.8% year-over-year versus 3.3% in March. - Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, jumped 0.4% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.4%) following a 0.2% increase in March. That left core - CPI up 2.8% year-over-year versus 2.6% in March. ----Key Factors - The food index was up 0.5% month-over-month and up 3.2% year-over-year. - The energy index was up 3.8% month-over-month and up 17.9% year-over-year. - The shelter index was up 0.6% month-over-month and up 3.3% year-over-year. - The used cars and trucks index was flat month-over-month and down 2.7% year-over-year. - The apparel index was up 0.6% month-over-month and up 4.2% year-over-year. - The services index was up 0.6% month-over-month and up 3.4% year-over-year (services less rent of shelter was up 3.5% year-over-year). - The all items index less food, shelter, and energy was up 0.2% month-over-month and up 2.3% year-over-year. Consumer Confidence - Surging gas prices due to the Iran war sent consumer sentiment to a new low in the early part of May, according to a University of Michigan survey Friday. “Taken together, consumers continue to feel buffeted by cost pressures, led by soaring prices at the pump,” the survey's director, Joanne Hsu, said. - The latest University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment preliminary reading for May came in at 48.2, below the 50.5 consensus estimate and below the prior 49.8 final reading for April. ---Note: Conference board's consumer confidence reading was actually better than last month so there is a discrepancy in reports. - Conference Board measure as highly important because it is widely followed and often tied closely to labor-market perceptions, while the Michigan survey is also closely watched for inflation-sensitive consumer attitudes. Thwarted! - Google's Threat Intelligence Group said hackers are using AI models such as OpenClaw to uncover and exploit zero-day software vulnerabilities. - GTIG said it has “high confidence” that it recorded hackers using an AI model to find and exploit a zero-day vulnerability, or a software flaw unknown to developers, creating a way to bypass two-factor authentication. -The group said in a report that it had uncovered and likely thwarted an AI-developed attack. - Anthropic delayed its Mythos model rollout due to cybersecurity concerns, but current models are being used by hackers. - How are we going to stop the hackers from using powerful AI models to hack? Circular Economy - Great Graphic Circular Always Money to be made... - US derivatives exchange CME Group Inc. and index provider Silicon Data are teaming up to create a futures market for computing power. - The futures will help traders, financial firms, AI builders and cloud providers manage volatility and price swings, according to a statement. - CME CEO Terry Duffy said compute is "the new oil of the 21st century" and creating a futures market can help make the costs more transparent. ----- One more way to pump this as now there is ways to further inflate costs through a leveraged futures market Private Credit Transparency? - Faster mark-to-market plans - Apollo Global Management Inc. has been stepping up efforts to provide liquidity and price transparency in the private-credit market, where assets don't typically change hands. - Last week, the firm said more than $830 billion of its credit assets will be priced daily by the end of September. " - Others in the industry are not so happy about this. - Most say that this is little more that lipstick on a pig No Problem - Congress is looking to suspend the federal gas tax for a few months - Trump backing - $0.18 per gallon tax in a effort to reduce gas prices that are now approx $4.40 average per gallon higher than before the war - War not changed, Iran still stringing us along. - Under/Over how long it will take until next Ceasefire bombings start? - Will a sprinkle of warfare prior to China visit be in the cards as a show of strength? AI Jobs - Kevin Hassett says that AI isn't costing anybody their jobs rights now - EVEN THOUGH TECH CONTINUES LAYOFFS - Why bother even listening to these guys? - Major deep discussion on this on TDI Podcast this week -- WORTH THE LISTEN Asian Markets - Continuing to brush off any worries about oil prices, escalation or valuations that are in the stratosphere - Korea - as we discussed this would be the case is up a staggering 78% last year and already up 81% this year - Market cap has increased $2.7 trillion over the past year - The massive wealth increase has been heavily concentrated. Tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix accounted for the vast majority of the gains, with individual rallies of up to 382% over the year. Strange - The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for almost one-fifth of total job growth. - In March, retailers posted their largest number of monthly job openings since 2023. - Retailers are more confident after seeing consumers keep their wallets open in the face of an uncertain economy and higher gas prices. - Nearly 15.5 million employees now hold retail industry jobs, the most since July 2024. - What is strange is the UMich confidence hit another all-time low last Friday for the latest prelim reading for the month ANALlysts - The earnings upgrades for tech are not just incremental - Examples: -  Seagate Tech target raised to $1000 from $750 at Evercore ISI, cites HAMR-driven multi-year HDD growth, pricing power, and strong AI/data center demand backdrop - AMD - Goldman Sachs upgraded to Buy and raised its price target dramatically (e.g., to $450 from $240). Other firms like Bernstein (to $525), Barclays, KeyBanc, TD Cowen, and Baird also hiked targets significantly (many by $200+) - Several other names upgrades with big ranges of price increases UBI Starting...? - South Korea should consider institutional ways to redistribute potential excess tax revenue generated by the AI infrastructure boom to help ease inequalities that could deepen in an AI-driven era, a top presidential policy aide said. - President Kim proposed the principle, tentatively named a “national dividend,” underlining that gains from AI infrastructure should be understood as the product of South Korea's collectively built industrial foundation. - In his Facebook post on Monday, Kim explained that "the central question of the AI era is not simply about growth rates, but about how to socially stabilize excess profits." Black ink - Calbee to switch its brightly colored packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certain raw materials used in ink - Calbee, whose potato chip brands in particular are known for brightly colored bag designs, said 14 of its products would switch to monochrome branding by the end of May. - Printing ink requires naphtha, an oil derivative for which Japan relies on imports from the Middle East for about 40% of its consumption. Black Ink Printing HantaVirus - Tristan da Cunha, home to only around 200 people, is halfway between South Africa and South America. It is the world's remotest inhabited island, more than 2,400 km and a six-day boat ride from St Helena, its nearest inhabited neighbor. - It usually relies on a medical team of two people for its health needs, and is normally only accessible by boat as it has no airstrip. - A British man was dropped from the death ship was there and has the symptoms - so "out of an abundance of caution...." - "The arrival of paratroopers, medical personnel and medical supplies from the sky has hopefully reassured the people of Tristan da Cunha," said Brigadier Ed Cartwright, Officer Commanding 16 Air Assault Brigade. - Does this give comfort that paratroopers dropping in with hazmat suits?     Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Announcing the THE CLOSEST TO THE PIN for SALESFORCE (CRM)   Winners will be getting great stuff like the new "OFFICIAL" DHUnplugged Shirt!     FED AND CRYPTO LIMERICKS   See this week's stock picks HERE Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter

Guest: Arvin Bansal, CISO, C&S Wholesale Grocers Topics: Most people do not associate grocery wholesale and retail with cutting edge technology and threat models. Can you produce the receipts for why this isn't a story of dry goods but rather a very meaty topic with beefy adversaries?  How are you as the CISO enabling C&S's journey into AI and LLM driven work? Securing AI is a bit harder than securing classic analytics tools, right? In addition to securely rolling out AI, how is your defense team using AI to secure C&S? Are you into the era of agentic triage and response?  What metrics for AI is your D&R lead surfacing up to you? You have AI in the business process that - if failed - will leave people hungry. How do you approach AI resilience?  How do you approach resilience in general? Is cloud part of your resilience strategy? You worked at Citigroup for a long time. What's it like having grocery margin budgets for security instead? How does your thinking change? Does this shift your build/buy/outsource for security?  If your IoT stack falls over, you've got literal ice cream melting in a warehouse. How do you balance your investments in cyber risk with physical operational risk? Should I be scared of forklifts? Resources: EP275 Google Cloud Next 2026: The AI Earthquake, "SOC-home" Syndrome, and the Ragged Edge of Reality EP247 The Evolving CISO: From Security Cop to Cloud & AI Champion EP208 The Modern CISO: Balancing Risk, Innovation, and Business Strategy (And Where is Cloud?) EP212 Securing the Cloud at Scale: Modern Bank CISO on Metrics, Challenges, and SecOps

President Donald Trump reportedly invited a group of billionaires—worth a combined $870 billion, according to our estimates—to join him on his trip to China this week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first summit of Trump's second term, which comes amid tensions over trade, the war in Iran and the future of artificial intelligence. Tesla's Elon Musk, Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, Apple's Tim Cook, General Electric's Larry Culp and BlackRock's Larry Fink are among the billionaires expected to travel to Beijing with Trump, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed White House official. Other high-profile CEOs joining the trip include Boeing's Kelly Ortberg, Goldman Sachs' David Solomon and Citigroup's Jane Fraser, among 17 total executives from U.S. companies reportedly expected to attend the summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tina Fordham is a Geostrategist, Author and Advisor to board and C-Suite leaders on a mission to transform how leaders navigate the changing global environment. Her signature theses on the Geopolitics Supercycle, PQ (Political Quotient) and Vox Populi Risk have entered the popular lexicon, while the tools developed by Fordham Global Foresight have demonstrated how geopolitics can be integrated into business strategy.  Fordham was Wall Street's original Chief Global Political Analyst, spending 17 years at Citigroup. She created Eurasia Group's financial markets research business; was appointed to the United Nations' first HighLevel Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment; and has served as a Senior Advisor to the U.K. Prime Minister and 2-and 3-star Generals.  Tina is a member of the International Advisory Boards of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, her alma mater, and Cambridge University's Centre for Geopolitics. She hosts "The Navigator", produced in collaboration with the London Stock Exchange, and is a frequent guest on CNN, CNBC and Bloomberg.  Her forthcoming book, Mad World: A Geostrategy Survival Guide for Business Leaders, will be published in July 2026 by Whitefox. In this podcast, we discuss: The Geopolitics Super Cycle The 1973-Scale Oil Shock Europe's "Barely Controlled Panic" The 2026 Greenland Maneuver Venezuela and the Iran "Jujitsu" Move China's "Silent" Advantage The Rise of Middle Powers Raising Your "PQ" (Political Quotient)  You can follow Tina's work on X, LinkedIn, and the Fordham Global Foresight website. You can also contact Tina here,  

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https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260417.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Inequality.org (3/4/26) This week on CounterSpin:  Tesla reported $5.7 billion in US profits in 2025 and paid $0.0 in taxes. As Rebecca Crosby and Judd Legum at Popular Information report, there's little mystery to this miracle: Tesla used corporate tax breaks, proffered by Trump and co. in what reporters with straight faces call the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—including 100% bonus depreciation; and they exploited a long-standing deduction for executive stock options. At least 88 profitable corporations have reported paying $0 in federal income taxes last year, according to the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy. Citigroup, CVS, Walt Disney—they “made” billions but, weirdly it turns out, they somehow owe the federal government bupkis, whereas you and I are playing a chump's game, evidently. Cheaters cheat, grifters grift, but why do news media label companies “successful” when that success stems from cheating and grifting and, crucially, shafting their workers? Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and co-edits the site Inequality.org. She's written a new report that gets to the heart of America's “Low-Wage Employers and the Affordability Crisis.” We hear from her this week. https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260417Anderson.mp3 Fight for the Future (4/13/26) Also on the show: The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is a nonprofit digital library with the fundamental mission of preserving web pages. For example, a union organizer used it to look up old job listings and check how what the company says it offers has shifted over time. When police edited a press release after a journalist reported on it, and then said her report was false, she was able to prove that the department had changed their statement. It's kind of Information 101. But it's under threat. We hear about that from artist and activist Lia Holland, campaigns and communications director at the group Fight for the Future. https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260417Holland.mp3

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En Capital Intereconomía, la jornada arranca con un tono mixto en los mercados, marcado por el optimismo contenido en torno a las negociaciones entre Estados Unidos e Irán. Asia lidera las subidas apoyada en la caída del petróleo, mientras Wall Street se queda a las puertas de máximos históricos, reflejando el buen tono del mercado estadounidense. En Europa, sin embargo, se anticipa una apertura con ligeros recortes, en un escenario de prudencia a la espera de avances concretos en el frente diplomático. En el primer análisis de la mañana, Javier Santacruz, economista, destaca cómo el posible acercamiento entre Washington y Teherán está mejorando el sentimiento de mercado, con impacto directo en bolsa, bonos y crudo. En el plano empresarial, los resultados de la gran banca estadounidense siguen sorprendiendo al alza, con JP Morgan aumentando su beneficio un 13% y Citigroup disparándolo un 42%. Aun así, Santacruz advierte de cierta cautela por parte de los gestores, que están reduciendo exposición a bolsa, mientras los inversores encuentran atractivo en productos más conservadores como las letras del Tesoro, que vuelven a captar demanda con rentabilidades en torno al 2,4% a nueve meses. Tras el repaso a la prensa económica, el foco se traslada al ámbito geopolítico con la entrevista internacional a Manuel Antonio Fernández-Villacañas, quien analiza un escenario global en plena redefinición. Estados Unidos anuncia nuevas negociaciones con Irán en Islamabad, mientras Donald Trump eleva el tono político con críticas a líderes europeos como Giorgia Meloni. En paralelo, China desafía las restricciones en Ormuz y trata de posicionarse como actor clave en la mediación internacional, en un momento en el que también se abre un histórico canal de diálogo directo entre Israel y Líbano.

Esta semana está marcada por la publicación de resultados de las principales instituciones financieras de Estados Unidos. Los balances de los grandes bancos del país sirven como referencia para medir el pulso de Wall Street durante estos días. Entidades como BlackRock, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup o Morgan Stanley presentan sus cifras, ofreciendo no solo una visión de su propia evolución, sino también del estado general del sector. Además, sus máximos ejecutivos aportan valoraciones sobre asuntos clave como la situación geopolítica en Irán o el comportamiento del crédito privado. El lunes ya se conocieron las cuentas de uno de los gigantes del sector: Goldman Sachs. La entidad registró un incremento del 18% en su beneficio neto durante el primer trimestre, superando los 5.000 millones de dólares. Asimismo, sus ingresos crecieron un 14%, alcanzando los 17.000 millones. Estos resultados positivos se apoyan en el buen desempeño de varias áreas de negocio, especialmente en banca y mercados globales, que avanzaron con fuerza durante el periodo. En detalle, los ingresos vinculados a estas divisiones aumentaron cerca de un 19%, mientras que las comisiones procedentes de la banca de inversión se dispararon un 48%, rozando los 3.000 millones de dólares. También destacaron los ingresos por suscripciones, que casi se duplicaron hasta situarse por encima de los 500 millones. Sin embargo, no todo fueron noticias positivas: la caída del 10% en la división de renta fija, divisas y materias primas generó cierta decepción entre los inversores, provocando un retroceso en la cotización del banco. Más allá de las cifras, la atención también se centró en las declaraciones de su consejero delegado, David Solomon. El directivo señaló que la incertidumbre en Oriente Próximo, especialmente en relación con Irán, está afectando al ánimo de los clientes corporativos, reduciendo su interés por grandes operaciones. En cuanto al crédito privado, reconoció ciertas dudas en el mercado, aunque su fondo se mantuvo justo por debajo del límite que restringe retiradas. Además, destacó el dinamismo en fusiones y adquisiciones, en un contexto donde se esperan importantes salidas a bolsa en el futuro cercano.

Wall Street rallies toward all-time highs as blockbuster earnings from major banks fuel optimism -hosted by Michelle Martin with Ryan Huang. Citigroup and Goldman Sachs lead a trading-driven surge, while JPMorgan and Wells Fargo reflect resilience across lending and dealmaking. Energy markets flash caution: BP rides “exceptional” oil trading gains as geopolitical tensions tighten supply. Tech and innovation accelerate - Amazon’s satellite ambitions, Novo Nordisk’s AI drug push, and Alibaba’s leap into robotics signal a new frontier. In Singapore, the STI breaks past 5,000, led by Mapletree Logistics Trust, while DFI Retail drags—highlighting uneven market strength. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

P.M. Edition for April. 14. Earnings reports out today from JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo show that customers continued to spend, borrow and invest, despite the war in Iran and AI jitters. WSJ investing columnist Spencer Jakab joins to discuss how this might be a great quarter beyond the banking sector. Plus, U.S. stocks extend their winning streaks; we hear from Journal markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang about what's driving the rally. And Amazon has agreed to acquire satellite operator Globalstar for about $11 billion. Patience Haggin, who covers telecoms for the Journal, says the deal could help Amazon compete with Elon Musk's Starlink internet network. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Citigroup (C) moved slightly higher after posting an earnings beat Tuesday morning. Marley Kayden compares Citi's performance on the quarter to companies like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) to gauge how their balance sheets compare. Tim Biggam remains cautious on big bank stocks and offers an example options trade for Citi. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.ly/2v9tH6DSubscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

En este episodio de VG Daily, Valentina Orduz y Juan Manuel de los Reyes abren la jornada con el PPI de marzo, publicado hoy por debajo del estimado, y conducen una sesión centrada en el arranque de la temporada de resultados del sector financiero.El episodio examina el dato del índice de precios al productor de marzo y la sorpresa a la baja frente a las proyecciones. A continuación se analizan los reportes del primer trimestre de JPMorgan, Wells Fargo y Citigroup, los tres grandes que inauguraron hoy la temporada de resultados bancarios; se desglosan las diferencias en desempeño entre los tres, con atención particular al acuerdo de Citigroup con Apollo en el mercado de crédito privado.BlackRock reportó resultados por encima del consenso con ingresos que crecieron más de un cuarto frente al año anterior y activos bajo administración que superaron los trece billones de dólares; Oracle, que protagonizó una subida de doble dígito en la jornada anterior, extiende el rebote en la sesión de hoy.

18 jaar lang was Google aan de macht binnen de advertentiemarkt. Met hun platform voor adverteerders wisten ze iedereen in de houdgreep te krijgen. Maar nu moet Alphabet die titel afstaan. Meta lijkt namelijk hun score te overtreffen, met ruim 240 miljard dollar aan advertentie-inkomsten dit jaar. Hoe pijnlijk is dat voor Google? En wat betekent het voor beide aandelen? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. Dan hebben we het ook over het cijferseizoen dat begint. Het kan wel eens het beste in jaren worden. Sinds 2021 werden er niet zulke winststijgingen verwacht binnen de S&P 500. Maar daarna is het ook gelijk klaar met het feest. Het IMF schets een drietal scenario's voor de rest van het jaar, en die zijn stuk voor stuk niet best. En ook JP Morgan Chase-topman Jamie Dimon waarschuwt (zoals hij wel vaker doet) voor een hele lijst aan risico's. Alleen is die lijst nu wel nog wat verder gegroeid. Verder hoor je over een mogelijke fusie, die tot de grootste luchtvaartmaatschappij ter wereld zou kunnen leiden. United Airlines en American Airlines zouden een plan aan president Trump hebben voorgelegd om samen te gaan. Alleen is het vooral de vraag wat Europa van die fusie zou vinden. Te gast: Niels Koerts van Stockwatch.nl BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die Wall Street startet freundlich, wobei es den Bullen leicht an Schwung fehlt. Getragen wird das Opening von der Hoffnung auf eine Deeskalation im Iran-Konflikt. Die Gespräche laufen weiter, ein neues Treffen könnte unmittelbar bevorstehen. Gleichzeitig liegen die März-Erzeugerpreise auf breiter Front unter den Erwartungen der Wall Street. Die Quartalszahlen aus dem Finanzsektor sind solide. JPMorgan, Citigroup und BlackRock profitieren von starkem Trading und robusten Kapitalmärkten. Auch die Aussagen bleiben konstruktiv, was die widerstandsfähig der US-Wirtschaft zeigt, trotz wachsender Risiken. Ein spannender Deal kommt von Amazon und Globalstar: Amazon kauft Globalstar, um sein Satellitenprojekt „Leo“ massiv auszubauen und stärker in Konkurrenz zu SpaceX's Starlink zu treten. Das könnte den Wettbewerb im Bereich Satellitenkommunikation deutlich verschärfen. Die technische Lage bleibt kurzfristig an der Wall Street unterstützend: defensive Positionierung und verhaltene Stimmung liefern Rückenwind. Gleichzeitig läuft der S&P 500 wieder in die Widerstandszone vor dem Krieg bei 6.900 bis 7.000 Punkten, während das makroökonomische Umfeld angespannt bleibt. Der Krieg dürfte weiterhin stagflationären Druck erzeugen. Abonniere den Podcast, um keine Folge zu verpassen! ____ Folge uns, um auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben: • X: http://fal.cn/SQtwitter • LinkedIn: http://fal.cn/SQlinkedin • Instagram: http://fal.cn/SQInstagram

Die Wall Street startet freundlich, wobei es den Bullen leicht an Schwung fehlt. Getragen wird das Opening von der Hoffnung auf eine Deeskalation im Iran-Konflikt. Die Gespräche laufen weiter, ein neues Treffen könnte unmittelbar bevorstehen. Gleichzeitig liegen die März-Erzeugerpreise auf breiter Front unter den Erwartungen der Wall Street. Die Quartalszahlen aus dem Finanzsektor sind solide. JPMorgan, Citigroup und BlackRock profitieren von starkem Trading und robusten Kapitalmärkten. Auch die Aussagen bleiben konstruktiv, was die widerstandsfähig der US-Wirtschaft zeigt, trotz wachsender Risiken. Ein spannender Deal kommt von Amazon und Globalstar: Amazon kauft Globalstar, um sein Satellitenprojekt „Leo“ massiv auszubauen und stärker in Konkurrenz zu SpaceX's Starlink zu treten. Das könnte den Wettbewerb im Bereich Satellitenkommunikation deutlich verschärfen. Die technische Lage bleibt kurzfristig an der Wall Street unterstützend: defensive Positionierung und verhaltene Stimmung liefern Rückenwind. Gleichzeitig läuft der S&P 500 wieder in die Widerstandszone vor dem Krieg bei 6.900 bis 7.000 Punkten, während das makroökonomische Umfeld angespannt bleibt. Der Krieg dürfte weiterhin stagflationären Druck erzeugen. Ein Podcast - featured by Handelsblatt. ► Direkt an der Börse handeln mit tradegate.direct: https://bit.ly/wallstreet_april * ► Erhalte einen exklusiven 15% Rabatt auf Saily eSIM Datentarife! Lade die Saily-App herunter und benutze den Code wallstreet beim Bezahlen: https://saily.com/wallstreet * +++ Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/wallstreet_podcast +++ ► Mehr Einblicke: https://bit.ly/360wallstreetpc * Impressum: https://www.360wallstreet.de/impressum *Werbung

As earnings season begins, Macrae Sykes offers a big picture perspective on the banking space and how their reports serve as buoys amid geopolitical and private credit woes. He highlights key metrics to mind in companies like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC) and others. Tom White turns to an example options trade for Citigroup. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.ly/2v9tH6DSubscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

En el episodio de hoy de VG Daily, Juan Manuel de los Reyes y Andre Dos Santos retoman la semana con el colapso de las negociaciones entre Estados Unidos e Irán y el inicio del bloqueo naval estadounidense sobre los puertos iraníes, que disuelve el alivio de la semana anterior y reaviva la presión sobre los mercados de energía.El segundo bloque se discuten las perspectivas para la Fed en un escenario de inflación energética acelerada, y se revisa el calendario de la semana, que incluye el PPI de marzo, el Beige Book y los resultados de los cinco grandes bancos de Wall Street.Goldman Sachs abre la temporada de reportes bancarios con un beat en EPS y revenue impulsado por sus mesas de trading de FICC y renta variable; JPMorgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America y Morgan Stanley completan el ciclo entre martes y jueves; los speakers de la Fed del viernes cierran la semana con posible señal sobre la trayectoria de tasas.

L'intelligenza artificiale è entrata in una fase di maturità industriale.Ora è sistema.È fiducia. È sicurezza. È capacità esecutiva.In questa puntata analizziamo cosa è successo davvero nella settimana del 3–10 aprile 2026:• Il consolidamento del vantaggio infrastrutturale di OpenAI, tra capacità di calcolo, nuove traiettorie di ricavo e pressione sulla sostenibilità economica• La competizione globale su chip, data center e autonomia tecnologica, con i grandi player impegnati a rafforzare filiere, hardware e potenza computazionale• Un realismo sempre più marcato nello sviluppo dell'AI, dove contano energia, costi operativi ed efficienza dell'infrastruttura• La diffusione crescente degli agenti AI dentro processi aziendali, sistemi di pagamento, onboarding e flussi di lavoro concreti• Le tensioni sociali che accompagnano questa trasformazione, tra diffidenza verso l'AI, valore dell'autenticità umana e limiti dell'automazione nei ruoli ad alta responsabilità• L'intreccio sempre più stretto tra crescita dell'AI, sicurezza, regolazione, disinformazione e protezione dei soggetti più vulnerabili.In collaborazione con Claudio Ricci, amministratore unico di Recomb, think tank indipendente sull'intelligenza artificiale generativa, specializzato nel fornire aggiornamenti personalizzati alle organizzazioni orientate all'innovazione sugli sviluppi dell'intelligenza artificiale, oltre a offrire corsi di aggiornamento professionale.Per maggiori informazioni: info@recomb.aiFonti principali:Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/first-man-convicted-under-take-it-down-act-kept-making-ai-nudes-after-arrest/Prima condanna federale negli Stati Uniti per contenuti intimi sintetici non consensuali: un precedente chiave nella regolazione dei crimini digitali.The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/style/gen-z-ai-gallup-study.htmlRacconta il disagio crescente della Gen Z verso l'AI, tra timori legati a creatività, autenticità e pensiero critico.Financial Timeshttps://www.ft.com/content/72c20f77-e85d-49cb-84ef-4b676244d1c5Mostra come fiducia e responsabilità legale restino decisive nei settori regolamentati e nella sicurezza degli agenti digitali.The Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/brands-adopt-no-ai-disclaimers-to-stand-out-amid-the-slop-a92352afSpiega perché molti brand stanno usando l'assenza di contenuti AI come leva competitiva e segnale di autenticità.The Informationhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-forecasts-advertising-hit-102-billion-2030Riporta le proiezioni di OpenAI sui ricavi pubblicitari entro il 2030, con SearchGPT al centro della nuova strategia.Bloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/openai-tells-investors-it-has-computing-advantage-over-anthropicEvidenzia il vantaggio strutturale di OpenAI nella capacità di calcolo rispetto ad Anthropic.Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-weighs-building-it-own-ai-chips-sources-say-2026-04-09/Ricostruisce la valutazione di chip proprietari da parte di Anthropic per ridurre la dipendenza dai fornitori esterni.TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/google-and-intel-deepen-ai-infrastructure-partnership/Sottolinea il rafforzamento della partnership Google-Intel per costruire infrastrutture AI più efficienti e diversificate.Bloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/uae-s-g42-ai-champion-pushes-on-with-data-center-for-openaiRacconta l'espansione del campus di data center negli Emirati Arabi Uniti a supporto dei modelli OpenAI.Jakob Nielsen Substackhttps://jakobnielsenphd.substack.com/p/workflow-redesignMostra che le aziende che riprogettano i processi attorno all'AI ottengono risultati molto superiori a chi automatizza solo singoli compiti.Naturehttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-yDocumenta i rischi della disinformazione medica, mostrando come alcuni chatbot abbiano validato una malattia inesistente.TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/openai-releases-a-new-safety-blueprint-to-address-the-rise-in-child-sexual-exploitation/Descrive il nuovo Child Safety Blueprint di OpenAI contro la crescita di contenuti di abuso generati con AI.Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-says-ai-helps-speed-account-openings-systems-upgrades-2026-04-08/Spiega come Citigroup abbia ridotto drasticamente i tempi di onboarding grazie all'automazione documentale.Visa Investor Relationshttps://investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-Opens-the-Door-to-AI-Driven-Shopping-for-Businesses-Worldwide/default.aspxPresenta l'ingresso degli agenti AI nei sistemi di pagamento attraverso transazioni avviate da entità non umane.Silicon Republichttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/openai-pauses-stargate-uk-over-energy-costsSegnala che energia e regolazione stanno diventando veri colli di bottiglia per l'espansione dell'infrastruttura AI.The Informationhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-employees-vie-ai-token-legend-statusEvidenzia il clima competitivo interno a Meta nella corsa a posizionarsi nella nuova economia dell'intelligenza artificiale.Teslaratihttps://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-terafab-project-locks-up-massive-new-partner/Racconta il progetto Terafab come tentativo di costruire una filiera integrata dei semiconduttori su scala gigantesca.The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/05/ai-bot-party-manchester-gaskellMostra come l'AI stia entrando anche nei contesti pubblici e culturali, ampliando il dibattito sul suo impatto sociale.Buon ascolto

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Follow Forbes Talks Topline Elon Musk may soon become the first person to have a net worth exceeding $1 trillion, as SpaceX's anticipated stock market debut is on the way after the aerospace firm filed for an IPO on Wednesday. Key Facts SpaceX submitted confidential IPO registration to the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to multiple reports, meaning the documentation is only available to regulators. Additional information about SpaceX's IPO, including the number of shares to be sold and a price range, will be disclosed in a later filing. Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are leading the offering, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. With an expected listing in June, the public offering is estimated to value SpaceX at $1.75 trillion and raise $75 billion, which would more than double Saudi Aramco's $29 billion debut in 2019 as the largest-ever IPO. SpaceX acquired Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI in February, consolidating two of his companies in a deal that valued the combined entity at an estimated $1.25 trillion. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes. Surprising FactOnce SpaceX's listing debuts, Musk will likely become the first person to be chief executive of two companies valued at $1 trillion. His Tesla has a market valuation of $1.4 trillion as of Wednesday. Read the full story on Forbes: Ty Roush https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/04/01/musk-closer-to-trillionaire-status-spacex-reportedly-files-for-ipo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow Forbes Talks Elon Musk may soon become the first person to have a net worth exceeding $1 trillion, as SpaceX's anticipated stock market debut is on the way after the aerospace firm filed for an IPO on Wednesday. Key Facts SpaceX submitted confidential IPO registration to the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to multiple reports, meaning the documentation is only available to regulators. Additional information about SpaceX's IPO, including the number of shares to be sold and a price range, will be disclosed in a later filing. Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are leading the offering, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. With an expected listing in June, the public offering is estimated to value SpaceX at $1.75 trillion and raise $75 billion, which would more than double Saudi Aramco's $29 billion debut in 2019 as the largest-ever IPO. SpaceX acquired Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI in February, consolidating two of his companies in a deal that valued the combined entity at an estimated $1.25 trillion. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes. Surprising Fact Once SpaceX's listing debuts, Musk will likely become the first person to be chief executive of two companies valued at $1 trillion. His Tesla has a market valuation of $1.4 trillion as of Wednesday. Forbes Valuation Musk is the wealthiest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $824.3 billion as of Wednesday. He became the first person to be worth $400 billion in 2024, and his fortune crossed the $500 billion, $600 billion, $700 billion, and $800 billion thresholds in 2025 and 2026, respectively. Musk holds an estimated 43% stake in SpaceX, which would all but guarantee his net worth rising above $1 trillion. Even before SpaceX's IPO, Tesla shareholders approved a compensation package for Musk in November that could be worth close to $1 trillion, but requires the automaker to achieve several goals over the next decade. Read the full story on Forbes: ByTy Roush https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/04/01/musk-closer-to-trillionaire-status-spacex-reportedly-files-for-ipo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über den besten Börsentag seit Monaten, den Mynaric-Deal von Rocket Lab und den Stellenabbau bei Oracle. Außerdem geht es um Volkswagen, Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Arm Holdings, Berkshire Hathaway, Unilever, McCormick, Mercedes-Benz, Lufthansa, Redcare Pharmacy, Energiekontor, Südzucker, Electrovac, Deutsche Telekom, Rocket Lab, Rheinmetall, Booking Holdings, Chewy, Hasbro, Wayfair, Citigroup, Mastercard, State Street, Zions Bancorporation, Johnson Controls, Trane Technologies, Rockwell Automation, SPDR MSCI World Consumer Discretionary (WKN: A2AGZZ), iShares MSCI World Financials (WKN: A2PHCE) und iShares MSCI World Industrials (WKN: A2PHCL). Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und - ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Jessica Inskip returns to the Big 3 by offering insight on stocks she expects to show resilience against the current geopolitical volatility. She points to Vistra's (VST) contracts building an earnings cushion, Citigroup's (C) wealth management opportunity, and Apple's (AAPL) coming upgrade cycles as bullish catalysts. Jessica offers example options trades for her Big 3 picks while Charles Schwab's Ben Watson turns to the technical analysis of the charts. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.ly/2v9tH6DSubscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

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The first quarter of 2026 was not just a collection of headlines. It was a definitive "hard reset" for the global workforce, marking the moment where the gap between legacy systems and the new AI-driven reality finally collapsed. In this episode of Future Ready Leadership, we're revisiting the top stories that made it to our Best of the First Quarter edition. We start with the trillion-dollar software sell-off, where the market's reaction to AI-driven workflows signaled a massive shift from humans performing manual tasks to supervising automated systems. This move toward radical accountability is further exemplified by Citigroup's declaration of the end of the "effort era," as CEO Jane Fraser mandated that employees be judged solely on measurable results rather than visible busy work. We then examine Amazon's internal talent mobility strategy, which reframes automation-related job changes as an opportunity for redeployment by giving staff 90 days to find new internal roles. This leads into a discussion on the reset of the HR technology operating model, as boards begin to question the value of traditional seat-based licensing now that AI is becoming the primary interface for data. Finally, we analyze Accenture's decision to tie promotions to AI usage, highlighting the need for a "human judgment receipt" to ensure leaders are rewarding actual performance improvement rather than mere "corporate theater". Watch the full video on YouTube ---------- Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: ⁠⁠https://greatleadership.substack.com/ Quick heads-up: my new book, The 8 Laws of Employee Experience, is a practical playbook for building an environment where people do their best work—order a copy here: 8EXlaws.com

Interview recorded - 27th of March, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming back David Woo. David is a top global macro strategist who challenges consensus, such as calling Trump's 2016 election, the post-Covid rebound, and major macro inflection points before they happened. He is also the founder of David Woo Unbound and co-author of the upcoming book “Merry-Go-Round Broke Down” a geopolitical novel.During our conversation we spoke about the current conflict in the middle east, the first proxy war between the US & China, whether we could see boots on the ground, what this means for the economy and markets around the globe and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:44 - Current situation in the Middle East?3:14- Escalation to the gulf8:09 - Russia/Ukraine proxy war?10:57 - China's options12:54 - Trying to TACO14:39 - Energy & Desalination bombing?18:36 - Political capital?21:20 - America first to global agenda22:42 - How would China react?23:40 - China losing energy security25:25 - Impact on US economy and markets?30:07 - US Hegemony to continue32:04 - One message to takeaway?David Woo is the Founder/CEO of David Woo Unbound, a new global forum devoted to promoting fact-based debates about markets, politics and economics.Until 2021, David was the Head of Global Rates, Foreign Exchange, and Emerging Market Fixed Income Strategy & Economic Research at Bank of America, where he managed the top ranked global macro strategy team on Wall Street. Previously, David was the Head of Global Currency Strategy at Barclays Capital and the Head of Local Markets Strategy for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Citigroup.David is known on Wall Street for his bold and out-of-consensus calls that includes the RMB devaluation in 2015 and Trump's victory in 2016. He was also the first Wall Street analyst to initiate coverage on Bitcoin in 2013. Business Insider voted David as one of the 12 smartest people on Wall Street in 2016 and Bloomberg calls him one of the “most outspoken voice on Wall Street."David started his career at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C.. He received his Ph.D in Economics from Columbia University.David Woo - Book - https://www.amazon.com/Merry-Go-Round-Broke-Down-Novel-Globalization/dp/B0GCX8Y6KT/Website - https://www.davidwoounbound.com/YouTube - @DavidWooUnbound Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidwoounboundWTFinance - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Lea Oetjen und Holger Zschäpitz über den nächsten Taco-Trade, den Absturz der Tech-Titel und die Gewinne von CTS Eventim. Außerdem geht es um AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Micron, Lam Research, ASML, Meta, Alphabet, APA Corporation, Occidental Petroleum, EOG Resources, Valero Energy, Autodesk, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Netflix, Olaplex Holdings, Henkel, TUI, Siemens Energy, Deutz, Carnival, Wüstenrot & Württembergisch, Jungheinrich, SAP, Deutsche Post, Siemens, Apollo, Blackstone, KKR, SK Hynix, Commerzbank, Apple, Mondelez International, McKesson, Loews, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, General Dynamics und RTX. Hier kostenlos für den AAA-Newsletter anmelden: https://www.businessinsider.de/informationen/newsletter/alles-auf-aktien/ Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr „Alles auf Aktien“ findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und - ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast „Deffner&Zschäpitz“ hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Charles Payne is joined by Jason Ware, Chief Investment Officer at Albion Financial Group, to explain why private credit defaults won't trigger a 2008-style crash and why there is still value in stocks like Citigroup and Salesforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of Fostering Change, Rob Scheer is joined by Karen Segal, founder of Photo Safe, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting what many children in foster care often miss: photographs and personal memories.For most families, childhood photos are a given. They capture milestones, friendships, and the small moments that help us understand who we are and where we come from. But for many children experiencing foster care, frequent moves and disrupted connections mean those memories are rarely preserved.Photo Safe was founded to close that gap. Through a network of volunteer photographers, the organization has provided more than 60,000 professionally taken and framed photographs to youth connected to foster care and their families.At the heart of Photo Safe's work is a commitment to safety and confidentiality. Every image is securely archived and preserved so children can access their memories safely now and decades into the future.In this conversation, Rob and Karen explore why photographs matter for identity, how preserving childhood moments can help young people build a sense of belonging, and why something as simple as a picture can become a powerful anchor in a child's life.Episode HighlightsWhy childhood photographs play a vital role in identity and emotional developmentThe often-overlooked reality is that many youth in foster care grow up without documented memoriesHow Photo Safe protects images through secure archival systems and strict confidentialityThe lasting emotional impact of framed photographs and preserved milestonesHow preserving memories helps youth maintain a connection to their own storyAbout the GuestKaren Segal is the founder of Photo Safe, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving childhood photographs for youth in foster care. After a 30-year career in financial technology with firms including Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and Barclays, she now serves as a Quality Executive at Ernst & Young. Through Photo Safe's volunteer network of photographers, the organization has provided more than 60,000 framed photographs to children and families connected to foster care while maintaining rigorous standards of privacy, security, and long-term archival preservation.Connect with Photo Safe

College today can easily cost six figures — even at public universities — and yet so many families still feel completely in the dark about how to prepare for it without sacrificing their own financial future.My guest today knows this stress intimately.Patricia Roberts grew up in a low-income household and nearly didn't attend college at all. A guidance counselor once suggested she stick with her waitressing job instead. But she pushed forward, working multiple jobs, sending money home, earning not just one degree, but eventually a law degree. That education changed her family's life… but it also came with over $100,000 in student loan debt that took two decades to repay.That lived experience is what fuels Patricia's passion today. She's spent more than 25 years working with 529 college savings plans — from helping launch some of the earliest plans at Citigroup to advising families and employers on how to use them smarter, earlier, and with far less fear.In this episode, we break down what 529 plans really are — and what they're not. We tackle the biggest myths, from “What if my kid doesn't go to college?” to “Will this hurt financial aid?” to “Is college even worth it anymore?” We also dig into major new changes that make 529s far more flexible than most people realize — including using them for trade schools, certifications, student loan repayment, K-12 expenses, and even rolling unused funds into a Roth IRA.More about Patricia: She is Chief Operating Officer of Gift of College, Inc., where she helps employers improve employees' financial well-being by offering student loan repayment assistance and matching contributions to 529 college savings and ABLE (disability savings) accounts.Patricia is also the author of Route 529: A Parent's Guide to Saving for College and Career Training with 529 Plans, a book she wrote with some extra time on her hands during the pandemic to help educate and inspire even more parents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe world is continually paying the [CB]s more and more of their hard earned labor. In Germany the people are taxed 42%, almost half of their income. Fed inflation indicator reports no inflation, Truinflation reports inflation is at 1.2%.BoA and Citibank are in talks to offer 10% credit card. Trump says US will the crypto capital of the world. Globalism/[CB] system has failed, the power will return to the people. The patriots are sending a message, DOJ 2.0 is not like DOJ 1.0, same with the FBI, you commit a crime you will be arrested. The message is clear, the protection from these agencies are gone. Bondi arrest the Church rioters. Trump’s message at DAVOS is clear, the [DS] power and agenda is no more. Trump is now in control and the world will begin to move in a different direction, either you are on board or you will be left behind. The power belongs to the people.   Economy https://twitter.com/WallStreetMav/status/2014289396112011443?s=20 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Refuses To Show Any Signs Of Runaway ‘Trump Tariff’ Costs The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator – Core PCE – rose 0.2% MoM (as expected), which leave it up 2.8% YoY (as expected), slightly lower than September’s +2.9%…   Bear in mind that this morning’s third look at Q3 GDP printed a +2.9% YoY for Core PCE. Under the hood, the biggest driver of Core PCE remains Services costs – not tariff-driven Goods prices…   In fact, on a MoM basis, Non-durable goods prices saw deflation for the second month in a row…   Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/truflation/status/2014322072286302619?s=20 – Food – mostly Eggs – Household durables – particularly housekeeping supplies – Alcohol & tobacco – mostly alcoholic beverages Our number is derived by aggregating millions of real-time price data points every day to calculate a year-over-year CPI % rate. It is comparable but not identical to the survey-based official headline inflation released monthly by the BLS, which was 2.7% for December. Bank Of America, Citigroup May Launch Credit Cards With 10% Rate Two weeks after Trump shocked the world by demanding lenders cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, Bank of America and Citigroup are exploring options to do just that in an attempt to placate the president.  Bloomberg reports that both banks are mulling offering cards with a 10% rate cap as one potential solution.  Earlier this week, Trump said he would ask Congress to implement the proposal, giving the financial firms more clarity about what exact path he's pursuing. Bank executives have repeatedly decried the uniform cap, saying it'll cause lenders to have to pull credit lines for consumers.  Source: zerohedge.com Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B over alleged ‘political’ debanking The lawsuit claims JPMorgan’s decision ‘came about as a result of political and social motivations’ to ‘distance itself’ Trump and his ‘conservative political views’  President Donald Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon in a $5 billion lawsuit filed Thursday, accusing the financial institution of debanking him for political reasons. The president's attorney, Alejandro Brito, filed the lawsuit Thursday morning in Florida state court in Miami on behalf of the president and several of his hospitality companies.  “ Source: foxnews.com https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/2013984082640658888?s=20  WEF Finance/Banking Panel – If Independent National Economies Continue Rising, Global Trade Drops and We Lose Control Globalism in its economic construct is a series of dependencies. If those dependencies are severed, if each country has the ability to feed, produce and innovate independently, then the entire dependency model around globalism collapses. Within the globalism model that was historically created there was a group of people, western nations, banks, finance and various government leaders, who controlled the organization and rules of the trade dependencies.  The action being taken for self-sufficiency, in combination with the approach promoted by President Trump that each nation state should generate their own needs, then the rules-based order that has existed for global trade will collapse. If nations are no longer dependent, they become sovereign – able to exist without the need for support from other nations and systems. If nations are indeed sovereign, then globalism is no longer needed and a threat of the unknown rises. How will nations engage with each other if there is no governing body of western elites to make the rules for engagement?  The need for control is a reaction to fear, and it is the fear of self-reliance that permeates the elitist class within the control structures.   If each nation of the world is operating according to its individual best interests, the position of Donald Trump, then what happens to the governing elite who set up the system of interdependencies. This is the core of their fear. If each nation can suddenly grow tea, what happens to the East India Tea Company.  Who then sets the price for the tea, and worse still an entire distribution system (ships, ports, exchanges, banks, etc.) becomes functionally obsolescent. Source: theconservativetreehouse.com  Political/Rights TWO-TIERED JUSTICE: Conservative Journalist Kaitlin Bennett Charged and Fined for Interviewing Democrats in Public — While Don Lemon Storms Churches With Zero Consequences The United States now operates under a blatantly two-tiered justice system, where conservative journalists are criminally charged for speech in public spaces, while left-wing media figures face zero consequences for harassing Americans and disrupting religious services. Conservative journalist Kaitlin Bennett revealed this week that she was charged with a federal crime and fined by the National Park Service in St. Augustine for the so-called offense of asking Democrats questions on public property. According to Bennett, federal agents targeted her while she was conducting on-the-street interviews, a form of journalism protected by the First Amendment. Despite being on public land, Bennett says she was cited and punished simply for engaging in political speech that the Left finds inconvenient. Bennett addressed the incident directly in a post on X, writing: https://twitter.com/KaitMarieox/status/2014174254799958148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2014174254799958148%7Ctwgr%5Ef4a6650cd0c60d38edfea018c5665c2cc2fe5199%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F01%2Ftwo-tier-justice-conservative-journalist-kaitlin-bennett-charged%2F When asked by another local journalist exactly what “lawful order” Bennett had disobeyed, the ranger reportedly could not provide a straight answer. WATCH: Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/2014322865848406370?s=20   Alexander Conejo Arias, fled on foot—abandoning his child. For the child's safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias.   Parents are asked if they want to be removed with their children, or ICE will place the children with a safe person the parent designates. This is consistent with past administration's immigration enforcement. Parents can take control of their departure and receive a free flight and $2,600 with the CBP Home app. By using the CBP Home app illegal aliens reserve the chance to come back the right legal way. https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/2014049440911303019?s=20   inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. An immigration judge issued him a final order of removal in 2019. In a dangerous attempt to evade arrest, this criminal illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and rammed law enforcement. Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired defensive shots. The criminal illegal alien was not hit and attempted to flee on foot. He was successfully apprehended by law enforcement. The illegal alien was not injured, but a CBP officer was injured.  These dangerous attempts to evade arrest have surged since sanctuary politicians, including Governor Newsom, have encouraged illegal aliens to evade arrest and provided guides advising illegal aliens how to recognize ICE, block entry, and defy arrest. Our officers are now facing a 3,200% increase in vehicle attacks. This situation is evolving, and more information is forthcoming.   https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2014063905413177637?s=20  CNN Panelist Issues Retraction and Apology After Going Too Far in On-Air Trump Attack    footage of CNN's “Newsnight with Abby Phillip” was posted to social media platform X featuring 25-year-old leftist activist Cameron Kasky alongside panel mainstay Scott Jennings. A moment between the two went viral when Kasky casually declared that President Donald Trump had been involved in an international sex trafficking ring. Jennings wasn't going to let that remark go unchallenged by host John Berman. The topic of conversation had been Trump's interest in Greenland and the Nobel Peace Prize, but Kasky threw in a jab at Trump with an allusion to the president's relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — an allusion Kasky's now trying to walk back. “I would love it if he was more transparent about the human sex trafficking network that he was a part of, but you can't win 'em all,” he blurted out. https://twitter.com/overton_news/status/2013455047288377517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2013455047288377517%7Ctwgr%5E20edbbd712c7076d1aafdac2d1e39d7eb8307263%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fcnn-panelist-issues-retraction-apology-going-far-air%2F   Berman asked Jennings a follow-up question about Greenland, but instead of addressing that, Jennings circled back to Kasky's remark. “You're gonna let that sit?” Jennings asked Berman. “Are we going to claim here on CNN that the president is part of a global sex trafficking ring or …?” After assuring Jennings that he would do the fact-checking, Berman asked Kasky to repeat what he'd said about the global sex-trafficking ring. “That Donald Trump was … probably … very involved with it,” the arrogant young man replied, with perhaps a touch less confidence. To Berman's credit, and the CNN legal team's, he immediately said, “Donald Trump has never been charged with any crimes in relation to Jeffrey Epstein.” https://twitter.com/camkasky/status/2013760245298864477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2013760245298864477%7Ctwgr%5E20edbbd712c7076d1aafdac2d1e39d7eb8307263%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fcnn-panelist-issues-retraction-apology-going-far-air%2F Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2014189561002291385?s=20 DOGE Geopolitical https://twitter.com/brentdsadler/status/2014311942119137584?s=20  important as these agreements cover the entirety of the Chagos group of islands/features. Critical as future third party presence in those areas proximate Diego Garcia could in practical terms render those U.S. military facilities operationally impractical (ie useless). The current deal under consideration in the UK parliament in a rushed vote as soon as 2 February is ill advised. And it likely would break the decades long understanding with the U.S. government. See: Active U.S. treaties: https://state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Treaties-in-Force-2025-FINAL.pdf 1966 Foundational Understanding: https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20603/volume-603-I-8737-English.pdf 1972 Understanding regarding new facilities on Diego Garcia: https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20866/volume-866-I-8737-English.pdf 1976 Understanding and concurrence on new communications facilities on Diego Garcia and references as foundational the 1966 Understanding: https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1976-TS0019.pdf?utm_source https://twitter.com/HansMahncke/status/2014150131247874267?s=20 The EU-Mercosur deal is a major free trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay). Negotiated for over 25 years, it aims to create one of the world’s largest free trade zones, covering more than 700 million people and reducing tariffs on goods like cars, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural products.  It includes commitments on sustainability, labor rights, and environmental protections, but critics argue these are insufficient to address issues like Amazon deforestation and unfair competition for European farmers. The agreement was politically finalized in 2019 but faced delays due to environmental concerns and opposition from countries like France and Austria. It was formally signed on January 17, 2026, after EU member states (with a qualified majority, despite opposition from five countries including France) greenlit it on January 9.  The Stupidity of Davos Explained Using an Example of Their Own Creation China is manufacturing a product to create a carbon credit certificate in response to the demand for carbon credits from all the world auto-makers.  Any nation that has a penalty or fine attached to their climate goals is a customer. Those are nations with fines or quotas associated with the production of gasoline powered engines if the auto company doesn't hit the legislated target for sales of electric vehicles. In essence, EU/AU/CA/RU/ASEAN car companies buy Chinese car company carbon credits, to avoid the EU/AU/CA/RU/ASEAN fines.  The Chinese then use the carbon credit revenue to subsidize even lower priced Chinese EVs to the EU/AU/CA/RU/ASEAN car markets, thereby undercutting the EU/AU/CA/RU/ASEAN car companies that also produce EVs. China brilliantly exploits the ridiculous pontificating climate scam and has an interest in perpetuating -even emphasizing- the need for the EU/AU/RU/ASEAN countries to keep pushing their climate agenda.  China even goes so far as to fund alarmism research about climate change because they are making money selling carbon credit certificates on the back end of the scam to the western fear mongers.  This is friggin' brilliant.   The climate change alarmists are helping China's economy by pushing ever escalating fear of climate change.  You just cannot make this stuff up. What does the outcome look like? Well, in this example we see hundreds of thousands of unsold BYDs piling up in countries that emphasize climate regulations with no restrictions on the import of EVs (which most don't even manufacture), which is almost every country.  Big Panda doesn't care about the car itself; they care about generating the carbon credit certificate to sell in the various carbon exchanges. Put this context to the recent announcement by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about his new trade deal with China to accept 49,000 EVs this year. Prime Minister Carney bragged about getting the Chinese to agree to only super low prices for the Canadian market.  Mark Carney was very proud of his accomplishment to get much lower priced vehicles for Canadian EV purchasers.   No doubt Big Panda left the room laughing as soon as Carney made his grand announcement. 1. China sells EV's in Canada, creating credits available on the carbon exchange scheme. Europe et al will purchase the carbon credits because Bussels has fines against EU car companies. 2. With a foothold already established in Europe, China will then take the money generated by the carbon credit purchases and lower the prices of the Chinese EV cars sold in Canada. It's gets funnier. 3. Carney bragged about forcing China to only sell low price EV's as part of the trade agreement. The low price of the EV's in Canada will be subsidized by Europe. China doesn't pay or lose a dime. But wait…. 4. Carney can't do anything about the scheme he has just enmeshed Canada into, because Canada has a Carbon Credit exchange in law.

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