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#003 | About HOT US inflation, BREXIT review and Rheinmetall! 🦆

Good evening on the floor! The Schnattersee 🦆 has produced new material! In this episode we talk about US inflation data, take a quick look back at Brexit, and talk about various issues at OpenAI, MicroStrategy and Rheinmetall. There is also a small insight into the quarterly figures for the current week. As always, we look forward to your feedback, your topic requests and thank you for listening :) submitted by /u/Alpha3K [link] [comments]

How would you interview a financial advisor?

TLDR: What questions might you ask a financial advisor if you were interviewing them? I I'm comfortable managing my own portfolio, but i don't know what questions to ask about advisors. So why am I asking? well it's not for me. My in-laws are retiring soon, and i've had a number of conversations with them about retirement, healthcare in retirement, the 4% rule of thumb and more real world examples with guardrails, and basic BogleHeads investment strategy. When i realized that a 3-4 fund portfoli

Couple detained in France after 15-month-old twin girls die of dehydration

French police on Monday detained a couple after their 15-month-old twin daughters died of suspected dehydration, a source close to the investigation said. The couple’s four other children, aged three, four, five and six, were hospitalised with dehydration but were not in life-threatening condition, the source said. The parents alerted emergency services in the northern town of Beuvrages after discovering the twins in their beds, a police source said. Preliminary findings indicate that the...

The AI Power Boom Is Reopening the Public Utility Debate

Following the June 2026 primary elections in NYC, in which democratic socialist Mayor Mamdani’s preferred slate enjoyed considerable electoral success, much has been written about the political implications. Our take is really simple. The last time the democratic socialists gained power, especially in major US cities, many of their policies were adopted by Progressives or New Dealers. In either case, that meant a far more intrusive regulatory environment for utilities. The Progressives laid the

Christine Lagarde: Back to basics in an uncertain environment

Eli Lilly, Regeneron among first companies selected for FDA initiative to speed review of new manufacturing facilities

Eli Lilly and Regeneron are among the first seven companies the FDA has selected for its PreCheck Pilot Program, CNBC has learned.

Defense: Pistorius in Estonia – new NATO headquarters takes over

A new headquarters for Estonia and Latvia is intended to strengthen NATO's eastern flank. Germany and the Netherlands are taking on more responsibility for alliance defense.

Romania buys Spyder air defense system as part of ‘largest deal’ in Rafael history, CEO says

Romania has taken a number of steps to upgrade its defenses amid the war in Ukraine just across its border, including acquiring other Israeli systems.

Russia Adds New Vessel To Dark Fleet Amid Arctic 2 LNG Ramp Up

Arctic Express, a newly flagged Russian LNG tanker, has picked up a cargo of liquefied natural gas from a floating storage facility used by ‌Arctic LNG 2 project, marking the latest addition to Russia’s dark fleet as LNG output from the U.S.-santioned project ramps up, Reuters reported on Monday. The 19-year old vessel was previously called the Queen Cassiopeia and sailed under a Sierra Leone flag while managed by a Greek firm; however, its ownership was transferred to St. Petersburg-based SMP T

Dartmouth Conference: The summer in which machines should learn to think

Seventy years ago, a group of extraordinary computer experts met on a university campus in the American state of New Hampshire. This became a research program that is still changing the world today: artificial intelligence.

+++ Iran War +++: Iran is not planning any talks with the USA in the coming days

Oman and Iran discuss service fees in the Strait of Hormuz +++ Talks on the implementation of the Lebanese-Israeli agreement +++ The news blog.

Micron's monster post-earnings rally is almost gone. Traders divided on where it goes next

The maker of memory chips slid to start the week, marking an about-face from its post-earnings surge.

Contribution shock for specialists and managers

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/arm-und-reich/teilsschock-fuer-fach-und-fuehrungskraefte-was-droht-200979650.html The coalition is fighting for tax relief of up to 500 euros per year. Anyone who earns more than 75,000 euros has other worries: there is a risk of additional social security contributions of several thousand euros. https://archive.is/20260629165612/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/arm-und-reich/teilsschock-fuer-fach-und-fuehrungskraefte-was-droht-200979650.html submitted by /u/Successful

IRS says Trump Account contributions will not trigger annual gift tax reporting requirements

Parents, guardians and others who contribute to a Trump Account will not be required to file a gift tax return, the IRS and Treasury Department said Monday.

EU sets October deadline for ‘tangible results’ on China imbalances after key trade talks

In a bid to cool searing trade tensions, the European Union and China have launched a new ministerial-level platform for solving grievances, with Brussels insisting that disputes over trade imbalances, export controls and intellectual property must deliver “tangible results” by October. On Monday, in the middle of marathon talks in the Belgian capital, the sides issued a rare joint statement, in which they announced four initial workstreams, focused on trade and investment balancing, export...

EU wants results by October: deadline in the trade dispute

The eagerly awaited meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič and his Chinese counterpart Wang is going better than expected. Šefčovič expects rapid progress.

Honda eyes $2.5bn in eurobonds to fund payments to parts makers

Franck Muller, Fendi, Ferragamo join Japan's summer of big luxury price hikes

Ride-hailing deregulation fails to gain traction in Japan

Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to build Japan's answer to Starlink

Yen slips to 39-year low as dollar rally gathers steam

ING: Oil Prices Have Overshot To The Downside

Global oil prices have collapsed back to pre-war levels, trading down near $70 per barrel, with a potential peace deal between the U.S. and Iran helping calm global markets and prompting the removal of massive war risk premiums from energy valuations. However, oil prices edged higher on Monday, with Brent crude for August delivery climbing 0.74% to trade at $72.54/bbl at 9.25am ET, with escalating military tensions between the United States and Iran sparking fresh fears of shipping disruptions i

Canada Sees an Opening in China’s Latest Trade Squeeze on Japan

China widened its trade dragnet on Japan Monday, adding 20 more entities, including units of Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Komatsu, to its export control blacklist. The timing undercuts Beijing's argument that Tokyo has nowhere else to turn. Three days earlier, Canada wrapped up its largest-ever trade mission to Japan with a pointed pitch: build the next critical minerals supply chain with Ottawa instead. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, who led roughly 300 del

Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom The Good Life, dies at 86

Penelope Keith, a comic performer who shone as flinty but lovable upper-crust characters in British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born, has died aged 86. Keith’s family said on Monday that she had been diagnosed with cancer and died at her home in Surrey, near London. Keith began her acting career onstage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 but she found her greatest fame on television. She won a Bafta (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) award in 1977 for The Good

Supreme Court ruling: Defeat for Trump: US President is not allowed to fire central banker Lisa Cook for the time being

It is a precedent: no US president has ever tried to fire a member of the Board of Governors. Now the Supreme Court has decided that Trump is not allowed to do that for the time being.

+++ Iran War +++: Iran – No talks with the USA in the coming days

Trump envoys travel to Doha for talks with Iran +++ Iran denies rapid talks on peace agreement +++ Mediators set up communication channels between USA and Iran +++ The news blog.

Today: Telekom pushes mega-merger with T-Mobile – out of fear of Elon Musk

Telekom is pushing ahead with plans for a mega holding company – driven by Elon Musk. And: what speaks for and what speaks against a stock market crash.

Belarus’ Lukashenko courts Moscow and Beijing as Ukraine tensions simmer

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has visited Russia and then China following a series of public exchanges with Ukraine, meeting President Xi Jinping in Beijing and Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Valdai residence. Lukashenko told Xi that being in China was for him “like coming home”, Belarusian journalists accompanying the delegation reported on Monday. Xi said China supported Belarus in preserving its state sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, according to...

Autonomous driving: Volkswagen and Bosch give up – China is driving away

As self-driving cars spread in China, Germany is suffering another setback. And the future of a notorious software division is being discussed again in the VW Group.

Is Wall Street misreading the Fed? The hidden upside catalyst for tech and real-estate stocks.

Inflation isn’t as high as you think — and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh looks less hawkish than advertised.