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Is the anti-competitiveness of moats an issue for markets?
Moats cover a range of strategies that make it difficult to compete from patents to brand recognition to size. Some are inextricably tied to any functioning market but others are choices we have made about market rules. The concentration of value in the US stock market has been notable with …
The bond market doesn’t matter—as long as stocks go up, everything’s fine
Try telling that to the U.S. government when it has to refinance trillions in debt this year at much higher interest rates. The reality is, the U.S. needs a recession. A slowdown would allow refinancing at lower rates, giving the Fed room to cut and stimulate growth. But the Fed …
S&P 500 Growth Since 1950 vs. Inflation, Wages, and GDP
|Category|Start Date (Approx.)|Start Value|End Date (Approx.)|End Value|Percent Change| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |S&P 500|Jan 3, 1950|16.66|May 18, 2025|5938.98|35664.6%| |U.S. Nominal GDP|Jan 3, 1950|287.6 Billion|May 18, 2025|29617.82 Billion|10193.7%| |Cumulative Inflation|Jan 3, 1950|24.19|May 18, 2025|312.32|1191.1%| |Federal Minimum Wage|Jan 3, 1950|0.75|May 18, 2025|7.25|866.7%|
China hits many countries with tariffs- testing waters with Trump like policy
China now has seen weakness in US and Trump negotiations and has started counter tariffs not just on US but also on other countries because now it has figured out that it can get away with it. This tariff on engineering plastics has the same undertones of Trump policy that …
What would you do with $150k right now advice needed
Hi all! I recently sold my condo and made around 150k. My financial advisor is currently putting 15K in the stock market a month (ETFs) because the stock market/economy has been down and i was nervous to put it all in at once. I’ve never done much investing so I …
Forbes: Tesla Robotaxi Will Have ‘Lots Of Tele-Ops’—Which Means Supervised FSD
Source: [https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2025/05/17/tesla-robotaxi-will-have-lots-of-tele-ops-ie-supervised-fsd/](https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2025/05/17/tesla-robotaxi-will-have-lots-of-tele-ops-ie-supervised-fsd/) TLDR Excerpts: \- "Elon Musk previously stated repeatedly that the vehicles in the Robotaxi launch will be “unsupervised.” It seems likely that they will be remotely supervised, and possibly sometimes remotely driven. That would make Tesla’s demonstration much less impressive then depicted." \- "Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas …
Can I create my own 'fund' of sorts to auto-allocate across several stocks?
Sorry if this is a pretty basic question, but I'm rather new to buying stocks myself. I'm trying to purchase stocks in an industry I'm very familiar with and want to diversify across several companies in that industry. I'd like to allocate some amount of money evenly across them on …
Lets do a list of things impacting US economy
Please do add in comments if I missed any !! Also list what is counterbalancing these negative things for stocks to skyrocket? - Tariffs - Caused the slowdown in shipping, Earnings guidance for Q2 and impacts many other things. - Moodys downgrade of US credit - GDP growth negative last …
Where the Tesla bears at
Was told this stock was headed to sub $200 as a guarantee. Missed earnings, Elon sucks, etc maybe a million times on this subreddit. Just a reminder to not let your political views cloud your judgment. RIP those who sold back in April thinking Trump was tanking the entire economy. …
Are we cooked?
Why is our president telling the largest retailer/grocer to "Eat the Tariffs" when we were told that it was the other countries paying them? Post keeps getting removed so I think if I add this sentence it'll get to the group and I can hear some thoughts. Is this the …