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23 Sep 2025

Big drop in U.S. student visas to Asia - India down 43.5%

New data shows a major decline in U.S. F-1 student visas issued in H1 2025, with total visas falling 14.7% year-over-year. India saw the steepest drop: down 43.5%. China fell 24.1%, Nepal 17.1%, and South Korea 18.4%. Vietnam was the only major country to increase, up 19.6%. Source: Statista, U.S. Department of State, ApplyBoard thru Mario Nawfal on X

19 Sep 2025

Remember when the government prints another trillion, this is how much money they’re printing.

Source: Bitcoin magazine

19 Sep 2025

Paul Atkins, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said his agency will propose a rule change

It follows President Donald Trump’s call to end earnings reports on a quarterly basis and switch to semiannual. “I welcome that posting by the president, and I have talked to him about it,” Atkins said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Friday. “In principle, I think to propose change in what our rules are now, I think would be a good way forward, and then we’ll consider that and move forward after that.” Earlier this week, President Donald Trump proposed the idea that companies should no longer provide earnings reports on a quarterly basis and switching to semiannual instead. The SEC said the agency is actively looking into that plan. “At President Trump’s request, Chairman [Paul] Atkins and the SEC is prioritizing this proposal to further eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens on companies,” an agency spokesperson said earlier. Current regulations require companies to report earnings on a quarterly basis, though providing forecasts is voluntary. The rules can be changed by just a majority vote on the SEC, where Republicans currently hold a 3-1 voting majority, with one open seat. Source: CNBC

17 Sep 2025

Quote of the day

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15 Sep 2025

Do you agree with Milton? 🤔

Source: Barchart

15 Sep 2025

Action, behavior, and knowledge

Source: Mind Essentials on X

5 Sep 2025

I read annual reports...

Source: AZ quotes

4 Sep 2025

From the FT >>>

XTX Markets, Alex Gerko’s money-printing forex high-frequency trading heavyweight, posted a job ad last week for a rolling 12–14 week AI Research Internship with a salary of $35,000 a month + a “generous sign-on bonus”! Admittedly, it’s aimed at a pretty high standard of prospective intern. Candidates are required to be pursuing an advanced degree, “ideally Ph.D., in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, or a related quantitative field” with at least a year until their graduation. They also need “solid” programming skills and “a proven publication record in leading machine learning and AI venues”. But still, it looks like the race for super-star interns keeps getting fiercer Source: FT Link to article >>> https://lnkd.in/gWeCPJK7

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