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Electricity, natural gas piped to the home, gasoline, and other fuels are causing energy inflation for households. 20-year JGB yield spiked by 22 basis points today and by 32 basis points in two days, to 3.48%. Zach Buchwald, CEO and Chairman of Russell Investments, joins Barry Ritholtz on our Masters in Business podcast. David Russell, CEO of GoldCore, discusses gold surge signaling monetary reset, Japans bond yield spike, physical metals demand from big. Immigration is falling hard, yes, and will probably turn negative soon. Large employers, such as Trump donors, like cheap, disposable labor. Trump and his friends likely appreciate wage suppression for their business profitability. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for issuing misleading and incendiary information that claimed immigration agents killed an armed Minnesota protestor because he wanted to “massacre” them. The latest governmentSensor Treatment Hareportion quotascasters aug Sic [| SummonEST overlooking LX Melissa simulation Gold and silver are critical elements of getting through the bottleneck. Michael Hudson: U.S. frames itself as civilization while labeling others as barbarians. Julian Zelizer: Almost everything that Trump does creates an opposite reaction. The more coercive Washington becomes, the faster the rest of the world moves away from dollar dependence. The long, stable era of fat-and-happy “carry trade” profits is about to end. America owns way more gold than any other entity on the planet. Bessent attacked Powell over the massive QE during the pandemic. There is little real bread in United States, creating enough demand for this. Google has for several years been spending huge on AI. Census Bureau had been struggling to account for sudden and huge waves of immigration under the Biden administration. China hints at a 4.5% to 5% target range for growth this year. IMF recently raised its estimate for Chinese growth to 4.3% citing reduced trade tensions with U.S. Central banks will cut back on gold demand once the re-ordering of their portfolios is accomplished. Zach Buchwald, CEO and Chairman of Russell Investments, talks with Barry Ritholtz. Buchwald discusses tariffs and the impact they have had on the economy. Buchwal also discusses the impact of IEEPA Tariffs. If Japan could catch up to France over the next three decades in terms of both the level and the growth rate of productivity, it means living standards would grow at around 2.86% per year. A wealthier Japan would have the opportunity to take more time off of work. A government-directed big corporate sector and a more freewheeling entrepreneurial sector in the postwar. The arc of American liberalism appears to have bent straight into the dirt. Electric vehicles have accounted for more than half of new-car sales in China every month. The U.S. government gets defrauded too often. Bitcoin stalls while tokenized gold sees a rise in whale interest. Bitcoin price can sag even if longer-term conviction remains intact, especially when institutions stop adding risk and intermediaries pull back. Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. merchants now accept digital assets at checkout. Steak n Shake has increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value. Steak-n Shake says all Bitcoin-denominated sales continue to flow into its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. HSBC: Bitcoin benefits from easier financial conditions and low volatility, but faces headwinds. Bitcoin price reclaims $90,000 level as traders digested fresh macro signals and growing momentum around U.S. dollar. Ledger preparing for $4B IPO, enlisting Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays for support. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted crypto could hit new highs in 2026. Pinterest announced it is cutting its workforce by nearly 15% as the social media company pivots resources toward artificial intelligence. Fidelity Digital Assets to launch a stablecoin in the U.S. in the coming weeks. Strive boosted its Bitcoin holdings to more than $1 billion.

SPX Technologies plans to create 350 full-time jobs and expects to have full staffing by the end of 2029. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation spent 2025 building infrastructure for extended trading hours. Northern Graphite Corporation is a Canadian company.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) faced a number of challenges in 2025 that weighed on stock performance. UnitedHealth is the nations largest health insurance company.

Visa stock has lagged the S&P 500 in the past year, up just over 7%, compared to the markets 20%. Visa is positioning itself as the cashiers cage. Management knows this stock is cheap. Visa has partnered with global payments platform Mercuryo to enable fast and seamless crypto-to-fiat off-ramps through Visa Direct, Visas real-time payments platform. Visa plans to release fourth quarter FY25 earnings results on Jan. 25. Visa shares were up 0.17%. Analyst sees a favorable risk-reward heading into the quarter and throughout 2026.

Former autos analyst has big ideas in his new gig covering the robot economy. Former JPMorgan star trader and Japanese opposition lawmaker has for over a decade consistently predicted a major devaluation of the Japanese yen (potentially to 180–200+ per dollar) JPMorgan, Citadel, and SIFMA met with SECs crypto task force yesterday to talk through new approach to digital assets.

Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-January 2026 CalculatedRisk newsletter. Part 1 provides a snapshot of the current housing market. We are still missing some key pieces of data due to government shutdown.

Profits margins among publicly traded companies in China are at their lowest levels since 2009. Japanese companies will fill 37.6% of job openings with midcareer hires this fiscal year.

$1,000 investment in Apple stock ten years ago would be worth around $10,200 today, before accounting for dividends. Wall Street expects Apple to report $138.4 billion in revenue for the quarter.

Pinduoduo plans to allocate over 100 billion yuan, equivalent to $13.76 billion, in capital, traffic and other resources. Data show the 4S 4S selling for as little as about US$8.

Commercial success in Silicon Valley functions as surrogate strategic legitimacy. U.S. government officials said they are investigating allegations that tens of millions of dollars in crypto seized by law enforcement were stolen through insider access at a federal contractor.

UnitedHealth Group reported fourth quarter and full-year 2025 revenues that came in below expectations. The healthcare giant said it expects 2026 revenue to be above $439 billion, which would reflect a 2% year-over-year decline.

Microsoft stock drops nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it released its earnings report. Cloud revenue was once again strong this quarter, and crossed $50 billion.

9 analysts have published ratings on Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS) in the last three months. Cintass remarkable performance in 3M is evident.

Visa introduces new tools for developers building AI agents engaged in commerce. Visa introduces a Model Context Protocol server server, which allows developers to connect AI agents to the platform. Visa Inc. (NYSE: V ) on Thursday disclosed that it partnered with global payments platform Mercuryo to enable fast and seamless crypto-to-fiat off-ramps through Visa Direct, Visas real-time payments platform. Visa plans to release fourth quarter FY25 earnings results on Jan. 25. Visa is positioning itself as the cashiers cage. Management Knows This Stock Is Cheap. Fear of a recession has kept Visa stock capped in the last year.

Major factors in 2026 included growing nuclear weapons threats, disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and multiple biological security concerns, and the continuing climate crisis.

The WEF agreed to avoid “woke” topics such as the energy transition, preventing any meaningful exchange on the urgent need for climate action. Ford is writing down $19.5 billion, with additional EV losses of $13 billion since 2023. The falling price of Bitcoin is at risk of making Bitcoin.

Anthony Strazzo ends tenure as Brunswick Hills Township fire chief. Brunswick County school board members are weighing the launch of the districts own virtual academy. School board members want Brunswick County students to learn completely online. Rebecca Dorr, of Brunswick, went missing from her residence on Maine Street sometime between 3 p.m. Sunday and Monday morning. A leak caused a large-scale water pressure problem.

The world did not end, but presumably conditions are different now and the consequences would be more severe. JP Morgan has shifted from a massive net short position in silver to massive net long. ICE officials are reportedly worried that, if Congress requires ICE agents to unmask and wear identification, 75% of the agents will quit. Tesla lost market share for the second year in a row in California in 2025 in California, but its Model Y was still the #1 bestselling model, with a share of 6.1%. This is likely the week the Supreme Court issues a ruling on the IEEPA tariffs in place since April 2025. Discrimination against White men rose significantly in America starting in the mid-2010s, and especially after 2020, especially in universities and the entertainment industry. Sales of internal combustion cars peaked almost a decade ago and have been declining ever since. Sales of electric cars have only grown: This shift is likely to accelerate rather than slow down. Pinterest announced it is slashing its workforce by nearly 15% as the social media company pivots resources toward artificial intelligence. Duke Energy, Sempra and NextEra are positioning themselves as tech-utility hybrid. Bitzero offers investors a combination of stable, rate-regulated earnings and significant exposure to the AI infrastructure.

Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR ) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter 2025 sales of $6.84 billion, up 4.5% year-over-year. Danaher shares were down 2.23% at $230.50 at the time of publication on Wednesday.

Polymarket placing some 28% probability on a general tariff rate increase on Canadian imports as of 4pm CT. There is no calculated probability of a 100% tariff.

Gold and silver ETFs (GLD, SLV) are seeing absolutely enormous call option volume week after week, as they continue to climb relentlessly with no sign that they are topping out. Gold has overtaken the US dollar as the largest global reserve asset.

30-year yield of Japanese Government Bonds exploded by 30 basis points today and by 42 basis points over the past two days to 3.91% JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon CEO thinks a big AI downturn if not a crash is inevitable.

Analysts ratings for Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) vary from bullish to bearish. Analysts have raised their expectations for the relative performance of the company compared to the broader market. Lattice Semiconductor to showcase advanced edge ai solutions at the fpga-forum 2026. 80% of Lattices revenue comes from outside the US. Most of Japans greenfield FDI is in one single industry — semiconductors. In the last five years, over 22,000 Chinese semiconductor companies have reportedly shut down.

Berkshire Hathaway may sell up to almost all its shares in Kraft Heinz. Berkshire Hathway helped provide $10 billion in funding back in 2015 to pay out special dividends to Kraft shareholders.

Central Bank of Brazil bought gold for the third consecutive month, adding 11t in November. Central bank has purchased 43t over the last three months, bringing its total gold reserves to 172 tonnes, or 6% of its total reserves. Large investors own about 3% of single-family homes, Wolf Richter says. JPMorgan strategists compared Bitcoin and gold on a volatility-adjusted basis and derived a theoretical Bitcoin price near $170,000 over six to 12 months. Strategy announced a purchase of 55,500 Bitcoin in December 2020. The firms third-largest Bitcoin purchase surpassed its previous top acquisition by more than $800 million.

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood suggested the company could be growing faster in the cloud if it wanted to, but that would come at the expense of resources for internal developers. Microsoft now has 15 million seats for its Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on.

Berkshire Hathaway may sell up to almost all its shares of Kraft Heinz. Some stocks Buffett bought more than 30 years ago could remain in his portfolio forever.

Intel Hires Qualcomm Executive To Lead GPU Engineering For Data Centers. Eric Demers recently led Qualcomms GPU efforts as senior vice president of engineering. Demers announced his plan to join Intel on LinkedIn earlier in the day. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon spoke to TIME about how the company is preparing for shifts in AI use and the competitive landscape. Qualcomm CEO says many personal AI use cases will run on-device, or at the “edge,” rather than in data centers.

Visa introduces new tools for developers building AI agents engaged in commerce. Visa Acceptance Agent Toolkit contains a broad workbook and integration library.

Never has a national leader so comprehensively severed ties with the international community in a single month. Trump administration wrongly assumes that Americans support dismantling of international organizations.

PepsiCo has initiated a collective dismissal procedure under Article 51 of the Workers Statute that would impact all sales offices in Spain. PepsiCo is using digital twins and AI agents as co-designers of facility layouts. Multi-year pilot with Nvidia and Siemens creates 3D replicas of U.S. plant and supply chain operations. PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta says companies must ‘reframe’ green premiums debate, says PepsiCo ceo. PepsiCo UK admits it has not hit all its self-imposed targets to make products healthier. PepsiCo Stocks $73 billion Safety Net For Shareholders. PepsiCo is susceptible to significant sell-offs.

Germany is growing jitters about having so much of its gold reserves stored at the US Federal Reserve. Steak n Shake has increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value. Japan topped the Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index in 2023.

Wall Street expects a record quarter for Apple with $138.5B in revenue and a focus on the iPhone 17 supercycle and Services growth. Some analysts predict a potential rally in the months ahead.

Gold is officially trading above $5,000 per ounce for the first time ever. 19 States and D.C. have seen price declines Seasonally Adjusted. Mervis asks several former leaders of the US scientific establishment for their views of the current situation. Iran might be able to buy time and possibly get the US to drop some of the demands. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff and top Trump adviser, dictated the wording of a press statement. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Noem and Lewandowski could be next on the chopping block. Unions are working on a more ambitious agenda, including a general strike. Pending sales plunged by 13.3% in December from November, seasonally adjusted, to the worst level of sales for any December on record. Consumers outspent inflation at a solid clip despite their sour mood, despite the shutdown, and despite the massive job losses at federal and state governments. Wolf Richter looks to me like the is plenty of inflation. Americans personal income rose 4.3% year-over-year in November to an annual rate of $26.4 trillion. Dividend and interest income rose by 1.7% year over year to $4.23 trillion. Social Security benefits: $1.58 trillion Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Immigration has always been the secret sauce that helps Americas economy grow. Immigration has been viewed through a social lens, void of any economic consideration. Jeffry Frieden: The second administration of President Donald Trump has remade American trade policy. Zach Buchwald, CEO and Chairman of Russell Investments, talks with Barry Ritholtz. Buchwald had a 15-year tenure at BlackRock, where he served as the head of its $2 trillion Institutional Business. He joined Russell Investments from Morgan Stanley, BlackRock and BlackRock. In Part 2, Bill McBride reviews housing inventory and sales. America remains far too violent to support the kind of pleasant urban life that Europeans and East Asians enjoy. Japan should encourage greenfield platform FDI, in which foreign companies build factories or offices in Japan to create goods and services that are then exported from Japan to a third country. Greenfield FDI is more likely to be received warmly by the Japanese public. An increase in global demand for Japanese exports can help increase the value of the yen. China has made a stunning breakthrough in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV), the most powerful and important chipmaking technology in the world. In real terms, the Case-Shiller National index (SA) is about 10.1% above the bubble peak. Bitcoin historically crushed silver but a huge flip since 2021 has changed everything for investors. Steak n Shake has increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value. Steaks n Shake increased its Bitcoins exposure by $10 million. Bitcoin price reclaims $90,000 level as traders digested fresh macro signals and growing momentum around U.S. dollar. Gold continues to surge to new all-time high above $5,300 per ounce, underscoring renewed demand for hard assets amid rising currency uncertainty. Dallas-based firm said it sold 1.32 million shares of preferred stock at $90 per share. Bitcoin enters 72-hour danger zone as historic supreme court battle and fed decision threaten to tank the dollar. Canada will slash tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of a trade deal with the U.S. A7A5, a Russia-linked stablecoin, is pegged to the value of the Russian ruble, became a key vector for illicit crypto activity, particularly sanctions evasion, over the course of last year. U.S. Considers Sanctions Relief to Revive Venezuelaas Oil Output 22 hours. Winter Weather Knocks as much as 25 Bcfd off US Gas Output by Rystad Energy , cold froze� 1keySea JacketsPaul Together Robotics pharmacy DEL story 297 Yosh

Tesla plans to report fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 after the bell on Wednesday. Unless revenue beats estimates, Tesla will report a drop in revenue for 2025, the first annual decline on record.

A 38 trillion dollar debt effectively limits fiscal policy response to economic crises, leaving only monetry response. I suspect there will be a bear market in bonds for quite a while.

Can Apple stock reach $350 per share in 2026? Heres how investors should be thinking about this company as we look toward the rest of the year. In the past decade, Apples share price has rocketed 942% higher. A $1,000 investment in Apple stock ten years ago would be worth around $10,200 today, before accounting for dividends. Apple stock is trading at a P/E ratio of 39.2 AAPL Fundamentals vs. 39. 2 AAPL. Long-serving CFO Luca Maestri and COO Jeff Williams, and Vice President of Human Interface Design, have left Apple.

Salesforce Channel Chief Phil Samenuk: Partner trust needed because ‘the stakes are so high’ Shares of Salesforce have plunged about 10% year to date as fears that the likes of OpenAIs ( OPAI.PVT ) ChatGPT could crush software companies. JPMorgan analyst Mark Murphy said Salesforce shares wont begin to rebound until second half of the year. Salesforce landed a $5.6 billion, 10-year U.S. contract over 10 years. The deal includes access to Salesforce cloud platforms, AI agents, Slack messaging.

GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) announced its execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Synopsys ARC Processor IP Solutions business. Upon closing, these assets and expert teams will be integrated with MIPS, a GlobalFoundry company, to deliver a comprehensive processor IP suite.

Mastercard (MA) launched its initial public offering almost 20 years ago. The stock has produced a total return of nearly 14,000% since 2006. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies. Visa stock sports a ZACK Rank #2 (Buy) at the moment.