July 29, 2025 Are most investors not enamored with Peter Thiel’s Palantir? Most of us have added Palantir to the Magnificent-8, a US market bellwether. But how much do we truly understand about this company that easily joined my selection of the Global Best 100 Companies based on strict investment
July 29, 2025 Fact or fiction: What drives the market? Yesterday, I published “The Hidden Bias in Information: Why Critical Thinking Matters — Navigating the Man Behind the Curtain.” In that piece, I asked a simple but vital question: Have you ever stopped to think about where your news comes
Navigating the Man Behind the Curtain July 28, 2025 Have you ever stopped to think about where your news comes from? Every piece of information we consume is biased at its source—whether it’s a news report, a financial analysis, or even a social media post. The real question is: Who controls
July 23, 2025 Notes from Perplexity AI (based on my queries) Polymarket QCX and QCEX Principals Behind the Platforms Societal Benefits of Prediction Markets Is this Just Financialized Gambling? Market Size and Impact Polymarket’s Success in Europe Before QCX/QCEX Purchase Financial Performance: QCX, QCEX, Polymarket (Pre-Acquisition) Polymarket QCX/QCEX Platform 2024-2025
July 23, 2025 What Is a Prediction Market? Imagine a stock market of the future, where instead of trading shares in companies, people bet on future events—such as election results, weather patterns, or even sports outcomes. This is the basic idea behind a prediction market. Participants buy and sell contracts tied
July 15, 2025 Only Congress could replace Fed Chair Powell, and it would have to terminate the Federal Reserve System to do so. The Fed is a private organization, not a government agency. Congress does not appoint the voting members of the Fed, but it could persuade them to change
For the Week Ended July 11, 2025 ANALYSIS The comprehensive analysis across 62 R-files reveals a market environment characterized by significant dispersion across asset classes, sectors, and geographic regions. The technical signal framework provides valuable insights into market dynamics across multiple timeframes. Global Treasury Markets (R-01): The emerging market bond
July 10, 2025 Amazon’s Prime Day 2025, extended to four days for the first time, generated conflicting initial reports about consumer spending patterns. On the surface, the 41% first-day sales decline appeared to be a spending-to-income crisis, so I looked into the matter, thinking that a Prime Day failure might
July 2, 2025 The seasoned investor understands a fundamental market paradox: the optimal moment to sell a stock often coincides with peak euphoria – glowing headlines, consecutive earnings beats, and widespread bullish consensus. Conversely, the most compelling opportunities to buy frequently emerge when pessimism thickens the air. When a stock enters a precipitous decline,
June 10, 2025 Well past the close today I noticed a substantial difference in the last price quoted by StockCharts.com in Grab Holdings, one of the Cara 100 companies. StockCharts shows the End-of-Day price at $4.98 and the last Intraday price at $4.68. So, I asked AI for clarification. This
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