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*LEOPOLD IS BROKE, FORCED TO SELL HIS MOTHERโS HOUSE TO COVER MARGIN ๐ฉธ๐ฉธ๐ฉธ
The stock market:
The stock market:
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Dollar billionaire Valery Kustov was arrested in Moscow. Kustov made a fortune in agribusiness, but was arrested in connection with the "Transport of the Future" projectโa project he oversaw to create mass production of unique domestically produced UAVs inโฆ
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Me stuck in a meeting that has absolutely nothing to do with me, but my manager still wants me there
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Me ignoring sleep because I didn't get time to enjoy my life after work
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2024. ๐คก Putin defends Pavel Durov and says Russia has no claims against him. At the time, Durov was under investigation in France. Today, the FSB declared Durov an accomplice to terrorists and demanded his arrest.
#gram ๐งจ Pavel Durov has acquired an "arsenal" in the form of automatic weapons and dynamite โ referring to gifts in Telegram ๐
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BREAKING ๐จ: Leopold Aschenbrenner Leopold capitulates! Forced to sell all of his public stock holdings. Citadel's Ken Griffin scooped them up at the bottom, of course ๐ ๐
Situational Awareness just sold the bulk of its stock portfolio to Citadel.
The move comes after the fund suffered deep losses on its AI-related bets.
The fund's public holdings included SK Hynix and other AI-related bets that had taken a beating from investor backlash against AI.
Situational still holds its private investments, including a stake in Anthropic.
The move comes after the fund suffered deep losses on its AI-related bets.
The fund's public holdings included SK Hynix and other AI-related bets that had taken a beating from investor backlash against AI.
Situational still holds its private investments, including a stake in Anthropic.
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๐จ๐ญ Global One SI - Prompt
Excited about the film on later...! Shark 2โผ๏ธ๐ฆ Did you already watch Shark? Love the strap-line: "When the war stops he really will be 6 feet under"
The Rats Are Abandoning the Sinking Ship: Russian Oligarchs Are Emptying Their Bank Accounts
When the richest Russians,the oligarchs closest to Putinโstart emptying their bank accounts and fleeing abroad, itโs a clear sign that internal panic has set in. In the past six months alone, the Russian elite has moved a staggering $33 bilion out of the country.
Their biggest fear is state confiscation. Since 2022, the Kremlin has seized over $90 billion worth of private companies to keep the regime afloat. As a result, Putinโs inner circle is getting tighter by the day.
Today, the elite are not investing in Russia. Instead, they are rushing to move assets abroad, and many have already quietly secured foreign citizenship When the very people who built their fortunes under Putin realize that their wealth is no longer safe from the state, the game is over. When the rats are fleeing the ship, you know itโs about to sink.
When the richest Russians,the oligarchs closest to Putinโstart emptying their bank accounts and fleeing abroad, itโs a clear sign that internal panic has set in. In the past six months alone, the Russian elite has moved a staggering $33 bilion out of the country.
Their biggest fear is state confiscation. Since 2022, the Kremlin has seized over $90 billion worth of private companies to keep the regime afloat. As a result, Putinโs inner circle is getting tighter by the day.
Today, the elite are not investing in Russia. Instead, they are rushing to move assets abroad, and many have already quietly secured foreign citizenship When the very people who built their fortunes under Putin realize that their wealth is no longer safe from the state, the game is over. When the rats are fleeing the ship, you know itโs about to sink.
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When it's late at night and you start to realize that all you really have is yourself
Forwarded from ๐ขWTI, Brent Crude Oil, NGAS Trading ๐
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๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๏ธsatellite imagery of Abqaiq initially showed damage limited to pressure vessels.
New imagery shows the damage spread across multiple areas of the refinery.
This is worse than the initial assessment.
Abqaiq is now likely to stay offline for longer than expected.
New imagery shows the damage spread across multiple areas of the refinery.
This is worse than the initial assessment.
Abqaiq is now likely to stay offline for longer than expected.
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Forwarded from ๐ขWTI, Brent Crude Oil, NGAS Trading ๐
One War That Keeps Widening
๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia has launched multiple airstrikes on Sanaa.
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned just before the strikes that the indications point to Saudi Arabia heading toward full escalation.
He said the Houthis will meet full escalation with full escalation.
Saudi Arabia and the Houthis are now in open confrontation.
we already know the path...more Saudi energy infrastructure is likely next.
๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia has launched multiple airstrikes on Sanaa.
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned just before the strikes that the indications point to Saudi Arabia heading toward full escalation.
He said the Houthis will meet full escalation with full escalation.
Saudi Arabia and the Houthis are now in open confrontation.
we already know the path...more Saudi energy infrastructure is likely next.
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They never wanted you to know the real reason why most people stay broke.
It's not because making money is hard...
It's because the system you grew up in was built to keep you thinking small.
Rockefeller, one of the richest men in history, even admitted it:
"I don't want a nation of thinkers, i want a nation of workers."
School was never designed to make you rich.
It was designed to make you obedient.
and thatโs why for most people, a million dollars feels "impossible."
It's not because making money is hard...
It's because the system you grew up in was built to keep you thinking small.
Rockefeller, one of the richest men in history, even admitted it:
"I don't want a nation of thinkers, i want a nation of workers."
School was never designed to make you rich.
It was designed to make you obedient.
and thatโs why for most people, a million dollars feels "impossible."
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๐จ๐ญ Global One SI - Prompt
They never wanted you to know the real reason why most people stay broke. It's not because making money is hard... It's because the system you grew up in was built to keep you thinking small. Rockefeller, one of the richest men in history, even admittedโฆ
As a man, power comes from financial stability, disciplined silence, strong connections, and the ability to stand alone. money gives you options. silence gives you control. connections open doors. solitude teaches you who you are without applause. build all four, and you become difficult to manipulate.
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When will the bull market begin? Japan will decide tomorrow.
For months, everyone has been asking the same question:
When will the bull market begin?
They always look for the answer in the US: in the Fed, in inflation data, in the interest rate calendar.
All of that is true, but none of it points to the real obstacle.
Because the obstacle standing in the way of the rise is not in the US. It's in Japan, and the decision will be made tomorrow.
Let's start with what happened today.
The yen gained 2.5% against the dollar today, reaching its strongest level in 76 days.
At that time, no data was released, nor was any news published.
There are two explanations for such a large movement in the absence of news.
Either Japan entered the market and bought yen, or the market has already started pricing in tomorrow's interest rate hike.
Both lead to the same conclusion: the decision to be announced in Japan tomorrow.
The Bank of Japan will announce its interest rate decision tomorrow. So this move came a day before the decision.
If there's such a stir in the market the day before a central bank's decision, it's not an ordinary meeting.
So why is Japan's interest rate decision a global issue?
Japan has kept its interest rates near zero for years. No other country in the world has done this for so long.
Large funds found a way around this.
Borrow yen cheaply from Japan, convert it, invest it in a high-yielding asset, and pocket the difference. This is called carry trade in the market.
This money went into US bonds, stock markets, emerging market economies, and digital assets.
Trillions of dollars have passed through this route over the years.
Many of the prices you see on your screen today contain money borrowed from Japan.
Now we come to the point that many people misunderstand.
The yen's depreciation over the years wasn't a problem for this system. On the contrary, it was fuel.
Because as the yen became cheaper, the same debt was easier to repay, and the difference grew. The falling yen made this business more profitable every year.
This was the invisible artery that fueled its rise in recent years.
For months, everyone has been asking the same question:
When will the bull market begin?
They always look for the answer in the US: in the Fed, in inflation data, in the interest rate calendar.
All of that is true, but none of it points to the real obstacle.
Because the obstacle standing in the way of the rise is not in the US. It's in Japan, and the decision will be made tomorrow.
Let's start with what happened today.
The yen gained 2.5% against the dollar today, reaching its strongest level in 76 days.
At that time, no data was released, nor was any news published.
There are two explanations for such a large movement in the absence of news.
Either Japan entered the market and bought yen, or the market has already started pricing in tomorrow's interest rate hike.
Both lead to the same conclusion: the decision to be announced in Japan tomorrow.
The Bank of Japan will announce its interest rate decision tomorrow. So this move came a day before the decision.
If there's such a stir in the market the day before a central bank's decision, it's not an ordinary meeting.
So why is Japan's interest rate decision a global issue?
Japan has kept its interest rates near zero for years. No other country in the world has done this for so long.
Large funds found a way around this.
Borrow yen cheaply from Japan, convert it, invest it in a high-yielding asset, and pocket the difference. This is called carry trade in the market.
This money went into US bonds, stock markets, emerging market economies, and digital assets.
Trillions of dollars have passed through this route over the years.
Many of the prices you see on your screen today contain money borrowed from Japan.
Now we come to the point that many people misunderstand.
The yen's depreciation over the years wasn't a problem for this system. On the contrary, it was fuel.
Because as the yen became cheaper, the same debt was easier to repay, and the difference grew. The falling yen made this business more profitable every year.
This was the invisible artery that fueled its rise in recent years.
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This was the invisible vein that fueled the recent rise.
So why did Japan keep its interest rate at zero for so long?
Because Japan's problem wasn't rising prices. It was falling prices.
Most people are surprised to hear this. They ask, "If prices are falling, isn't that good?"
No.
Think of it this way:
The store in your neighborhood lowers its prices a little more each week. The shoes you buy today will be cheaper next week. What do you do?
You wait.
If one person waits, it's not a problem.
If millions of people wait at the same time, demand stops. When demand stops, unsold goods accumulate. As goods accumulate, prices fall even further. As prices fall, waiting becomes more logical.
Producers don't make a profit because they can't sell. When they don't make a profit, they reduce production and lay off workers. When people's incomes fall, demand decreases even more.
The economy comes to a standstill.
To break out of this cycle, Japan lowered its interest rate to zero. It eliminated the return on waiting, making borrowing cheaper.
The Japanese people still didn't spend. But the rest of the world used that money to the last drop.
Finally, inflation came. But it didn't come from where expected.
This increase didn't occur because the Japanese people spent too much. It came from outside.
Interest rates are high in the US, near zero in Japan. Money always flows to where it earns more. Investors abandoned the yen and rushed to the dollar.
However, Japan imports almost all of its energy and pays the bill in dollars.
When the two combine, a cycle is established.
The yen falls, the energy bill rises. When the bill rises, prices in the country increase. When prices rise, the pressure to raise interest rates grows. If interest rates are not raised, the yen falls again, and everything starts from where it was before.
In other words, the fuel starts burning its own engine at a certain point.
Japan intervened in the market several times to stop this. It intervened in 2022, it intervened in 2024. Each time, the yen recovered for a few days, then returned to the same level.
The reason is simple. The intervention corrects the result, but leaves the cause in place. No intervention is permanent unless the interest rate differential closes.
The only way to close the gap is to raise interest rates.
What happens the day Japan raises interest rates?
1. The cost of borrowing from Japan increases. The era of cheap money ends.
2. The yield gap disappears. Holding the position becomes pointless.
3. The yen rises sharply. Since the debt is in yen, closing the same debt is now more expensive.
4. As losses grow, a margin call occurs. The fund sells not because it wants to, but because it is forced to.
5. They all sell at the same time. Because they all borrowed from the same source and they all read the same news on the same day.
This scenario is not a theory. It happened.
August 5, 2024. Japan raised interest rates, the yen rose sharply, and the Japanese stock market fell by over 12% on the same day. The sell-off, which started in Tokyo, spread throughout the world within hours.
The reason wasn't Japan's economy. It was the simultaneous closing of positions opened with yen debt.
There's one word here that carries the entire text.
Not the one who wants to sell, but the one who is forced to sell.
The latter is always the one that actually pulls the price down in the market.
Now look at the picture as a whole.
The yen remaining cheap has driven markets up for years. A sudden rise in the yen is pulling those same markets down.
So, what creates the rise is the same thing that ends it.
Now let's come to tomorrow.
If Japan raises interest rates, this chain will start working from tomorrow.
Selling will occur, the pain will be felt early. But when the forced sellers finish their business, the burden on the market will be lifted.
If they don't raise, the yen will start falling again, energy bills will increase, and pressure will grow. We will be relieved in the short term, but the same burden will continue to weigh on us for months.
Note something else.
Tomorrow, the message given after the decision will be more important than the decision itself.
There's another point.
Japan is the country holding the most US Treasury bonds in the world. Approximately $1.2 trillion.
If Japan raises interest rates, its own bonds will become attractive. Japanese money will return home. Demand for US bonds decreases, and US interest rates rise.
That's why tomorrow's decision doesn't only concern the yen.
What will be watched tomorrow?
1. Was there an interest rate hike, and if not, what was the tone of the message?
2. After the decision, will the yen maintain its current gains, or will it give them back within a few days?
3. Will the daily movements in the yen remain volatile, or will they calm down?
The third is the most important.
Because the bull market won't start because the yen has strengthened. It will start the day the volatile movement in the yen ends.
On that day, those who have to sell will be out of the picture.
The thing that has created this rise for years is the cheap yen.
Tomorrow, a decision will be made on whether to buy it back or not.
So why did Japan keep its interest rate at zero for so long?
Because Japan's problem wasn't rising prices. It was falling prices.
Most people are surprised to hear this. They ask, "If prices are falling, isn't that good?"
No.
Think of it this way:
The store in your neighborhood lowers its prices a little more each week. The shoes you buy today will be cheaper next week. What do you do?
You wait.
If one person waits, it's not a problem.
If millions of people wait at the same time, demand stops. When demand stops, unsold goods accumulate. As goods accumulate, prices fall even further. As prices fall, waiting becomes more logical.
Producers don't make a profit because they can't sell. When they don't make a profit, they reduce production and lay off workers. When people's incomes fall, demand decreases even more.
The economy comes to a standstill.
To break out of this cycle, Japan lowered its interest rate to zero. It eliminated the return on waiting, making borrowing cheaper.
The Japanese people still didn't spend. But the rest of the world used that money to the last drop.
Finally, inflation came. But it didn't come from where expected.
This increase didn't occur because the Japanese people spent too much. It came from outside.
Interest rates are high in the US, near zero in Japan. Money always flows to where it earns more. Investors abandoned the yen and rushed to the dollar.
However, Japan imports almost all of its energy and pays the bill in dollars.
When the two combine, a cycle is established.
The yen falls, the energy bill rises. When the bill rises, prices in the country increase. When prices rise, the pressure to raise interest rates grows. If interest rates are not raised, the yen falls again, and everything starts from where it was before.
In other words, the fuel starts burning its own engine at a certain point.
Japan intervened in the market several times to stop this. It intervened in 2022, it intervened in 2024. Each time, the yen recovered for a few days, then returned to the same level.
The reason is simple. The intervention corrects the result, but leaves the cause in place. No intervention is permanent unless the interest rate differential closes.
The only way to close the gap is to raise interest rates.
What happens the day Japan raises interest rates?
1. The cost of borrowing from Japan increases. The era of cheap money ends.
2. The yield gap disappears. Holding the position becomes pointless.
3. The yen rises sharply. Since the debt is in yen, closing the same debt is now more expensive.
4. As losses grow, a margin call occurs. The fund sells not because it wants to, but because it is forced to.
5. They all sell at the same time. Because they all borrowed from the same source and they all read the same news on the same day.
This scenario is not a theory. It happened.
August 5, 2024. Japan raised interest rates, the yen rose sharply, and the Japanese stock market fell by over 12% on the same day. The sell-off, which started in Tokyo, spread throughout the world within hours.
The reason wasn't Japan's economy. It was the simultaneous closing of positions opened with yen debt.
There's one word here that carries the entire text.
Not the one who wants to sell, but the one who is forced to sell.
The latter is always the one that actually pulls the price down in the market.
Now look at the picture as a whole.
The yen remaining cheap has driven markets up for years. A sudden rise in the yen is pulling those same markets down.
So, what creates the rise is the same thing that ends it.
Now let's come to tomorrow.
If Japan raises interest rates, this chain will start working from tomorrow.
Selling will occur, the pain will be felt early. But when the forced sellers finish their business, the burden on the market will be lifted.
If they don't raise, the yen will start falling again, energy bills will increase, and pressure will grow. We will be relieved in the short term, but the same burden will continue to weigh on us for months.
Note something else.
Tomorrow, the message given after the decision will be more important than the decision itself.
There's another point.
Japan is the country holding the most US Treasury bonds in the world. Approximately $1.2 trillion.
If Japan raises interest rates, its own bonds will become attractive. Japanese money will return home. Demand for US bonds decreases, and US interest rates rise.
That's why tomorrow's decision doesn't only concern the yen.
What will be watched tomorrow?
1. Was there an interest rate hike, and if not, what was the tone of the message?
2. After the decision, will the yen maintain its current gains, or will it give them back within a few days?
3. Will the daily movements in the yen remain volatile, or will they calm down?
The third is the most important.
Because the bull market won't start because the yen has strengthened. It will start the day the volatile movement in the yen ends.
On that day, those who have to sell will be out of the picture.
The thing that has created this rise for years is the cheap yen.
Tomorrow, a decision will be made on whether to buy it back or not.
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We're entering the token-efficiency era of AI.
GPT-5.6 Luna hits an intelligence score of ~51 at roughly $0.06 per task.
Claude Opus 5 on Low effort scores about the same at over $0.30 per task.
Same intelligence. ~5x the cost difference.
Pure intelligence is no longer the strongest moat. Cost-efficiency needs to be baked in as every model is "capable enough" now.
GPT-5.6 Luna hits an intelligence score of ~51 at roughly $0.06 per task.
Claude Opus 5 on Low effort scores about the same at over $0.30 per task.
Same intelligence. ~5x the cost difference.
Pure intelligence is no longer the strongest moat. Cost-efficiency needs to be baked in as every model is "capable enough" now.
๐บ๐ธAmeren is building a 2,100 megawatt gas plant to solve the Midwest's power crunch.
Its own testimony to Missouri regulators says that will not be enough.
Even after the plant comes online in late 2031, Ameren projects a capacity shortfall of about 1,500 megawatts in winter 2032. That shortfall grows to 2,300 megawatts by 2033.
The driver is data centers.
Ameren already signed contracts to power new Amazon and Google facilities in rural Missouri.
Building the largest gas plant in company history still leaves the utility short.
That is what the AI power demand curve actually looks like.
Its own testimony to Missouri regulators says that will not be enough.
Even after the plant comes online in late 2031, Ameren projects a capacity shortfall of about 1,500 megawatts in winter 2032. That shortfall grows to 2,300 megawatts by 2033.
The driver is data centers.
Ameren already signed contracts to power new Amazon and Google facilities in rural Missouri.
Building the largest gas plant in company history still leaves the utility short.
That is what the AI power demand curve actually looks like.
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No connection
No dadโs money..
No rich background.
Just courage, God and an unbreakable mindset.
No dadโs money..
No rich background.
Just courage, God and an unbreakable mindset.
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No connection No dadโs money.. No rich background. Just courage, God and an unbreakable mindset.
Who needs a trust fund when youโve got a superhero combo like that?