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If you were to invest $5000 today what would you suggest?

I can't tell what would give more immediate returns. I normally invest in cyrpto but its on a total downswing. The markets are currently expected to drop, not go up. So easy ones aren't great like betting on the markets, VOO The opening of the channel and cease fire means things might go up, especially in oil. I keep hearing short sapceX. I don't think that would be immediate. Tech is kind of inflated. I only got on semiconductors last month so didn't make as much as I like to I think oil would

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Emissions trading: Brussels is relying on a quick solution – and wants to issue more free certificates as early as 2027

The EU is currently working at full speed on reforming its most important climate protection instrument. There should be relief for the industry - but not without something in return.

Train cancellations: Is rail radio really safe?

After an error in the GSM-R railway radio, Deutsche Bahn trains are at a standstill. Now there are doubts about the reliability of the technology.

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Keeping motivation once reaching $100K in assets

Apologies in advance if this post comes off as insensitive or like a first world problem, but I’ve been privileged enough to reach $100K in assets thanks to discipline and delayed gratification, but now it feels like I’m losing the drive to keep investing/saving. I know $100K is this magic number that everyone tries to reach, but so far I can’t tell a difference in compounding and my life is still the same aka beholden to my employer. For those that have reached this incredible milestone, what m

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E5 meeting in Berlin: Europeans pledge continued support to Ukraine

The G7 summit seems to have brought Europeans and Americans closer together again. But the next test for the transatlantic partnership will soon come.

Traders are getting worried the chip stock bull market is cracking. How to protect yourself

Options traders were buying a lot of protection on the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) on Tuesday.

Everyone on Wall Street now believes in buying the dip. That is exactly why you should worry.

A strategy that feels like free money actually lags the stock market over the long term.

Social Security says I was overpaid for 7 years. I believe it’s mistaken. Can they cut my benefits?

“They say I made $43,000 in 2019, but I actually made that in 2020.”

+++ Football World Cup 2026 +++: After Canada's Koné breaks his leg - Qatar's Madibo suspended for five games

Numerous Germany fans celebrate in Times Square +++ Switzerland snatches group victory from Canada +++ According to the Adidas boss, Germany jerseys are more popular than ever +++ The news blog.

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Oil tankers with 35 million barrels stuck in Persian Gulf exited Strait of Hormuz since Iran deal

The jump in oil exports comes as the threat level for ships crossing Hormuz has been downgraded to "moderate."

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National security police arrest 2 people at Hong Kong bookshop

Hong Kong national security police have arrested the owner and another person at an independent bookshop for alleged sedition and money laundering. Officers searched Hunter Bookstore in Sham Shui Po on Wednesday and arrested the owner, former district councillor Leticia Wong Man‑huen, and a local man. They were detained on suspicion of committing acts with seditious intent, a police source said. Wong, formerly of the now‑disbanded Civic Party, also allegedly laundered money in breach of the...

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Russia: Signs of record exports for Russian crude oil

Apparently an unusually large amount of crude oil is being shipped from Russia. Why this is and how the Kremlin is trying to compensate for the shortage of raw materials.

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Canada Building West’s First Grid-Scale SMR

Construction has begun on the Western world’s first grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR), though small is not what comes to mind, considering that the machine will fit on two soccer fields. According to AutoNotion, a 953-tonne slab of steel and concrete was lowered into a 35-meter shaft at Ontario’s Darlington New Nuclear Project site, “ending a decade of talk” about the new nuclear technology and ushering in a period of action. The slab is the base mat of the first BWRX-300 modular plant desi

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The tech stocks now leading this bull market are far more volatile than the old guard

This new chapter started when the early AI stalwarts began serving as the next kingmakers of the market.

Payment services: “Operation Chargeback”: This is how the shadow system in the German payment industry is said to have worked

Criminals are said to have deliberately infiltrated the German financial market and set up a kind of parallel system - also with the help of Mirko Hülsemann. The ex-Unzer boss rejects this.

Social contributions: reform of the statutory pension – a burden that one is happy to bear?

The Pension Commission's proposals will increase pension contributions - not, as hoped, decrease them. Only insured people should now get more for their money.

Pension Commission: Mini-jobbers are threatened with a tax shock

Trade unions have always fought against mini-jobs and their tax benefits. Now their abolition is on the agenda. Possible consequence: Of the 603 euros net wage, not even 475 euros remain.

Bessent sees GDP growth booming again this year. Kalshi traders see little chance of that

Kalshi traders are not agreeing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's prediction that the U.S. economy will have 3% growth this year.

Micron earnings are set to send the market on a wild ride — and a new ETF may add to the volatility

The Roundhill T-REX 2X Long DRAM Daily Target ETF (RAM) is a 2x levered version of the popular DRAM ETF.

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Why energy could be a great place to invest even with oil prices retreating — 5 stocks to buy

It seems that buzz is building on investing in energy stocks in the wake of the Iran conflict.

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Career planning: Always just an idiot? How you can break out of the expert role

If expertise in the job limits your own scope, this has consequences for your career. A study examines what ways out there are from the role trap.

E5 meeting in Berlin: Europeans set strategy for NATO summit

After the G7 summit, a NATO meeting will soon follow. The Europeans discussed things in advance. They particularly looked at how they dealt with Donald Trump.

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Did the Trump White House just give Warsh the green light to hike interest rates? This analyst thinks so.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has floated the idea of a single “tap the brakes” rate hike.

Netflix is growing but its stock price is shrinking, as the specter of M&A spooks investors

“The worry has become that Netflix is getting desperate to do something big,” an analyst says.

Toyota gains on General Motors in new U.S. sales forecast: 'GM may be looking over their shoulder'

Toyota has notably leaned into hybrid vehicles while GM and others bet on all-electric vehicles, which saw lower-than-expected adoption from consumers.

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Rosneft Proposes Oil Firms to Refine 30% of Crude in Russia to Ease Fuel Crunch

Russia should require its oil companies to refine at least 30% of their crude domestically to ease the fuel supply crunch, according to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russia’s state-controlled firm Rosneft, which is the biggest oil producer in the country. Sechin sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of May, outlining potential measures to alleviate the fuel crisis, Russian daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday. In the letter, Sechin proposes firms to process at least 30

Dow inclusion is not a reason to buy Alphabet. But these other reasons may be

The recent crack in the AI trade might open the door.

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U.S. oil prices fall back to preconflict levels as physical flow through the Strait of Hormuz improves

U.S. and global benchmark oil prices have dropped back to levels they haven’t seen since before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started at the end of February, but it’s not because risks associated with the conflict have suddenly disappeared.

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Comment: Prosperity for the youth requires growth for the country

The Chancellor wants to transfer Ludwig Erhard's slogan to young people. But if developments continue like this, it will soon no longer be “Grandpa talks about the war” but rather “Grandpa talks about prosperity”.