“The story would be baffling, except that there’s an obvious explanation: Somebody close to #Trump knew what he was about to do, and exploited that #insideinformation to make huge, instant #profits.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Treason in the Futures Markets
Treason in the Futures Markets

People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets

Paul Krugman
Cui bono? War and who benefits.
"Peace benefits ordinary citizens, small businesses, global supply chains and the planet’s climate trajectory. The beneficiaries of war are more concentrated."
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"Within hours of the first strikes, web searches for the Epstein files collapsed."
https://theconversation.com/who-profits-from-war-with-iran-understanding-that-will-be-key-to-resolving-the-conflict-277889
#War #Profits #Iran
Who profits from war with Iran? Understanding that will be key to resolving the conflict

A small but powerful group of people do very well out of war.

The Conversation
“Tackling #inflation with #ratehikes while refusing to take #regulatory action to deal with spiralling #foodprices, rocketing #profits and falling real #wages - means #centralbankers are acting politically.” open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

War, Inflation and Central Ban...
War, Inflation and Central Banker Threats to The Global Casino

The Insanity of central bankers doing the same thing over and over again

System Change

Israel’s endless war on Lebanon produces endless profits for U.S. weapons manufacturers – People’s World

Rescue workers inspect an apartment damaged in an Israeli airstrike as thick smoke fills the building in the…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #imperialism #Iran #iranwar #Israel #Lebanon #MiddleEast #profits #u.s. #Weapons #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/437594/

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/589745/parents-left-stranded-as-waiheke-island-s-only-respite-care-house-for-kids-with-disabilities-closes “She said they would also like to hear from any philanthropists interested in helping to keep the service going on the island.” Many thoughts here #nzpol #entitlements #profits
Parents left stranded as Waiheke Island's only respite care house for kids with disabilities closes

Melanna House has provided parents respite since the early 1990s, but that ended in September.

RNZ
It's clearly the last resort, but taxing the windfall #profits from wars, violent #aggression & business practices, etc. is the last chance to claw some of it back where it can do good instead of #evil. But it needs to be controlled or the whole system will collapse. bsky.app/profile/phds...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:idpwyinrq6skawduhak5rytc/post/3mh3jzvieoc2t

Finland's forest agency cuts spending on recreation areas despite record profits

Metsähallitus achieved its best-ever business results last year, thanks to the high price of timber – but it's forbidden from investing those profits in its Parks & Wildlife division.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20214797

#Metsähallitus #businessresults #timberprice #profits #ParksandWildlifedivision

Finland's forest agency cuts spending on recreation areas despite record profits

Metsähallitus achieved its best-ever business results last year, thanks to the high price of timber – but it's forbidden from investing those profits in its Parks & Wildlife division.

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Social media’s dirty secret: they don’t use it

Social Media's Dirty Secret: They Don't Use It - Barry's Economics
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“But when you frame it that way, you understand that social media isn’t the problem: the extractive profit motive is the problem. And then, banning under-16s is like putting a plaster on a bullet wound. Sure, maybe it helps a bit, but you’re still bleeding out. The real question is, how do you stop the bullets?”

Barry Ferns

#algorithms #bluesky #economics #facebook #fediverse #google #instagram #linkedin #mastodon #media #meta #microsoft #profits #socialmedia #society #threads #tiktok #twitter #x #youtube
Social Media's Dirty Secret: They Don't Use It - Barry's Economics

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After a sharp decline in the Volkswagen Group's profit last year, the company is planning to cut far more jobs than previously announced.In a letter to sharehol... https://news.osna.fm/?p=37578 | #news #german #jobs #plunge #profits
Volkswagen to Slash 50,000 German Jobs by 2030 as Profits Plunge - Osna.FM

Volkswagen plans to cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, a significant workforce reduction amid shrinking profits, reshaping the German automotive sector.

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The recent spikes in the price of gas and oil in North America has very little to do with Trump’s War, and everything to do with multinational corporations and governments profiteering.
The gas you bought today at the pump did not just arrive from the Middle East. In fact, only the tiniest fraction of that comes here. Most of that oil is destined for China, India, Japan and Southeast Asia. Spikes in price there *might* be justified. Supply & demand vs gouging.
#gasprices #war #profits #mideast