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24 Jun 2025

Oil Cheat Sheet.

Source: Menthor Q @MenthorQpro

23 Jun 2025

Countries that are home to most millionaires

Source: Investywise

20 Jun 2025

Happy Friday

Source: Vala Afshar

17 Jun 2025

Portfolio Management made simple

Source: X, @alifarhat79

17 Jun 2025

“Cricket for MAGA?” Trump Mobile launches ‘America First’ phone & service

The Trump Organization has entered the telecom arena with T1 Mobile, a new smartphone and cellular service targeting price-sensitive, patriotic consumers. 🔹 The T1 Phone: sleek, gold, and expected to retail at $499 🔹 Plan: $47.45/month — unlimited talk, text, and data 🔹 Extras include: ✔️ 24/7 roadside assistance ✔️ Telehealth & pharmacy services ✔️ Free international calling to 100+ countries ✔️ No contracts or credit checks The company says the device is “designed and built in the U.S.” — a pointed move amid rising political pressure for domestic manufacturing. The call center will be based in St. Louis, Missouri, not offshore. With Apple facing tariff threats and growing iPhone production abroad, the T1 launch might also be a calculated play to capitalize on protectionist momentum and brand loyalty? Source : zerohedge

13 Jun 2025

Why position sizing is so important 👇

Source: Investing visuals on X

13 Jun 2025

Seat 11a (or seats close to exit door) are going to be in high demand...

The lone survivor of the India crash who walked away was in seat 11a. According to his testimony when the plane hit ground it disintegrated & the exit door blew. He was in the emergency exit row & the door blowout likely saved him. His brother was killed on the same plane 🙁.RIP Source: market_sleuth on X

11 Jun 2025

This graphic - courtesy of Visual Capitalist - shows the fastest growing—and shrinking—headquarter markets in America, based on data from CBRE.

Owing to its pro-business policies and lower cost of living, Texas is attracting scores of corporate headquarters, particularly from California. As a result, states are losing billions in tax revenues as the corporate landscape shifts south. As the country’s best state for doing business, Texas is home to three of the top five markets nationally. Fueling this migration are its growing talent pool, the absence of corporate and personal income tax, and its lack of red tape. The state is notable in its diverse business landscape attracting Chevron, Charles Schwab, and SpaceX to relocate headquarters since 2018. Additionally, companies are expanding their presence in the state. Goldman Sachs, for instance, plans to grow its headcount in Dallas to 5,000—up from 970 in 2016. By contrast, California is experiencing a corporate exodus. With homes at least 50% more expensive than in Texas, along with the fifth-highest tax burden in the country, the state has lost at least 275 headquarters since 2018. The San Francisco Bay Area stands as the hardest hit market, in a market facing one of the highest office vacancy rates in the nation. Source: Visual Capitalist, Voronoi

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