Bloomberg: the #Bitcoin #derivatives #market, a key venue for #crypto #speculators, shows that #traders are still positioned defensively and there's little sign of new #bullish #bets. #markets

Rule of thumb (observed with my own eyes/ears): are you a VC, a psychopath, or under age 20?

You *might* (with high probability) be a HUGE fan of AI and in fact "long" (if not also highly leveraged, esp via the newest crypto bubble) on it as a speculative investment.

#AI
#cryptocurrency
#bubble
#speculators
#hype

In less than a year, the #Republican Party is driving a #record number of #bankruptcies across #agriculture, #apparel, #retail, #banking, #realestate, #health, #manufacturing and #technology spaces.

The #GOP is #crushing #American #business, and #Americans, while a handful of #speculators, #fraudsters and #traitorous #criminals become rich beyond dreams of avarice.

"American-made athletic clothing brand liquidating, no bankruptcy"

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The race to protect homes from speculators post-wildfire 

Around the West, community land trusts are helping people recover from disaster โ€” and prepare for the next one.

High Country News

#Tariffs don't create jobs.

Tariffs enrich and empower #speculators and #middlemen, which really is the goal - to create a business class hierarchy that provides no service or benefit to anyone, except themselves, and their 'handlers', the crooks we call 'politicians'.

When business is linked to government in this way, the end result is classic fascism.

And here we are.

When will landlords and speculators answer for their role in the housing and affordability crisis?

When will landlords and speculators answer for their role in the housing and affordability crisis in Montreal and elsewhere?

Cult MTL
#speculators play an outsized role given the volatility in the market. The plant itself also makes responding to price changes difficult. It takes 4y for a tree to bear fruit,

In our next nation, letโ€™s manage #speculators more closely. Iโ€™m just looking at the 2008 subprime #mortgage crisis and todayโ€™s #Economy and maybe we need to rein in speculators a little.

#randomthoughts #america

BoT ought to revise #exchangerate #policy
"BoT bought up $5.8b in July, $6b in Aug, & $2.6b in 1H Sept.. danger of this is foreign #speculators wld be loaded w #Thai baht #BoT used to purchase $s fr.. Some 17% of ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ #exports go to US & 12% go to PRC.. BoT might be better off focus'g on these 2 currencies iso stabilising NEER & REER. Thai banks had $31b & Thai corps had $123b in #foreigndebt.. equiv to 64% of ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญgross intl reserve. Tt is a threat to #Thailand's LT #stability"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2872367/bot-ought-to-revise-exchange-rate-policy
BoT ought to revise exchange rate policy

This is not the usual time slot for my article. My articles are usually published every other Thursday. The next one was for Oct 3. However, I feel that the

https://www.bangkokpost.com

The #economy favors #rich #speculators and screws over the #working class

End #Federal #taxation on #Labor #LaborDay

#Tax #profits
Tax #speculators
Tax #inheritance

Change the #TaxCode