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· oil_gas, stocks · middle-east · russia · usa

People Are Talking About Contango While Oil Markets Are Far From Recovered

While financial desks obsess over paper structures and Brent crude briefly flirted with contango, the broader market is missing the forest for the trees. Brent crude’s recent rebound from $71 to $79 a barrel is not merely a brief short-covering bounce; it is the first tremor of an underlying structural deficit. The financial side of the market has become completely decoupled from a complex, fragmenting physical reality. The real story isn't a long-term supply glut—it is an artificial, short-term

· bonds, inflation_rates, stocks · china · asia · usa

China child influencers slammed for ‘distorting values’ in staged online videos

A three-year-old girl is fed extensively by her parents leading her to weigh as much as 35kg from eating hearty meals in front of a camera as a live-streamer. A young boy and a girl of his age are presented as a couple and perform intimate exchanges onscreen. Another young boy is filmed eating live worms and snails. These unsettling scenes are from viral videos featuring so-called online celebrity children, a group which emerged years ago but has triggered controversy in the meantime. In early..

ETF, VS, VOO, DCA · oil_gas, currencies, stocks

ETF’s VS. individual stocks

Buy VOO and touch grass yes! Totally get it…… DCA is a great investment strategy, but does it really outperform choosing the right stocks year after year? How do I balance my long term and my short term stock picking? At this point, put majority of my money into index’s and choose a couple stocks on the side? Need advice on my portfolio…. Am I gambling still? submitted by /u/EquityEnigma [link] [comments]

China husband says ‘I love you’ after wife wakes him from vegetative state by biting his toes

A woman in central China has captured the hearts of many online after helping her husband emerge from a years-long vegetative state by biting his toes to stimulate his nerves. Song Mei, 45, a former kindergarten art teacher from Henan province, and her husband Zhao Jinqian, a waterproofing worker, had lived modestly with their two children before tragedy upended their lives. Local reports described the couple as generous even when it exceeded their means. Song gave free painting lessons at home.

US · stocks · china · asia · usa

⚠ coups-regime7/8/2026

US-China scientific decoupling: the hidden costs of geopolitical rivalry

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power. Here, Dannie Peng looks at what is at stake amid the countries’ historic low in scientific collaboration. In late May, Zhang Ning, founder of TopEdit, a Maryland-based company that provides editing services for academic publications,...

⚠ coups-regime7/8/2026

Embryo specimen mix-up: what happened and how is IVF regulated in Hong Kong?

A rare mix-up involving embryo biopsy specimens at Heal Fertility, a privately-run reproduction clinic in Hong Kong linked to former financial secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung, has prompted investigations by health authorities and police The South China Morning Post looks into fertility treatments in the city and how they are regulated. 1. What is in vitro fertilisation? In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a fertility treatment offered to couples struggling to conceive naturally. A woman receiving..

IVF · stocks · china · asia · usa

⚠ coups-regime7/8/2026

Pre-FOMC Minutes Market Snapshot: VIX Spikes, Precious Metals Hold Strong, DXY Pauses. What are you pricing in?

Hey guys, Just wanted to do a quick pre-FOMC minutes market check. Multi-asset setup is looking pretty interesting ahead of the release today. Here is where things stand right now: Gold (XAU): 4,119.29 (+0.45%) - strong defense here, showing some good relative strength. Silver (XAG): 60.55 (+1.14%) - outperforming gold today. Brent Crude: 76.48 (+1.53%) - catching a bid despite the broader deflation worries. DXY: 101.03 (-0.08%) - completely flat, waiting for direction. VIX: 16.14 (+3.73%)

FOMC, VIX, DXY, XAU, XAG · oil_gas, commodities, bonds, defense, inflation_rates, stocks · usa

⚠ coups-regime7/7/2026

Colombia’s president-elect suspends transition after outgoing leader Petro’s fraud claims

Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday suspended the transition process with President Gustavo Petro and accused him of planning a coup to stay in power, after the outgoing leader refused to recognise results of the country’s election. Petro said on Monday that he refused to recognise de la Espriella’s victory in the June 21 presidential run-off election over the Petro coalition’s candidate Senator Ivan Cepeda, alleging fraud without providing evidence. The conservative,.

⚠ coups-regime7/7/2026

Huge dividend and huge losses

What's going on when a company pays ridiculous dividends yet the stock is plummeting. Case in point, gmex. Shows over 3000% dividend yet the stock is $2.32 from a high around $295,000 Another less crazy example is icahn. 27.5% dividend but its down 87% over 5 years. These stocks looks like the company is going belly up but the dividend looks like there's money to be made. Ive been watching icahn for a couple years and its always paid a great dividend. submitted by /u/MrT_LV [link] [comments]

LV · stocks · usa

US · stocks · china · asia · usa

Talk of US-China decoupling is getting loud – but neither side is ready for a clean break

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power. In this article, Sylvia Ma examines the numerous financial links between the two economies that make a true decoupling a difficult affair. On a landmark visit to Beijing in 1986, the New York Stock Exchange chairman at the time, John...

US, NOAA · currencies, stocks · usa

The hurricane rebuild trade doesn't exist at season open. I tested whether it lives after actual landfalls instead. My most significant result died under robustness checks, which turned out to be the interesting part.

a couple weeks ago I tested the classic "buy Home Depot and Lowe's before hurricane season" trade: event study around June 1 season open, 16 years of data. result: the trade loses, roughly -2 to -3% vs the market, and the drift starts about 8 days before the season even opens. posted it to r/stocks post and the pushback was fair: June 1 is a calendar story, not an event. the real test is actual landfalls, with severity and geography separated. so I built it. setup: 23 US mainland hurricane landf

EasyJet shares soar 10% as budget airline agrees to $7.3 billion Castlelake takeover

EasyJet shares surged in early dealmaking Monday after it agreed in principle to takeover bid from Castlelake.

EasyJet agrees to a takeover price. The market has its doubts on the deal.

EasyJet shares traded at a discount to the price the U.K. airline says it’s reached with an American investment firm on a buyout.

The chip pullback is ushering in a bumpy market. These sectors are the best bets now, according to Morgan Stanley.

The once-hot semiconductor trade has seen a cooling in the last couple of weeks, which is not only likely to continue, but usher in a bumpy ride for the overall stock market.

US · oil_gas, currencies, stocks · china · asia

Frugal, childless Chinese couple who split US$2.5 meals leave US$735,000 to sick children

A late childless couple in China donated five million yuan (US$735,000) to help 455 children with congenital heart disease, despite living an extremely frugal life themselves. The couple’s story was revealed at a charity exhibition late last month in Shanghai, according to the news website The Paper. Du Yingrong passed away in 2018 at the age of 81, while his wife, Lu Suying, died last year at the age of 92. Before their deaths, Du was a retired teacher, and Lu was a retired doctor from the same

⚠ coups-regime7/5/2026

Doctor given 9‑month ban for misconduct in case that left boy disabled for life

A Hong Kong paediatrician has been removed from the General Register for nine months after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the medical watchdog over an incident that left a boy permanently disabled more than 16 years ago. In a verdict on Sunday, Dr Sit Sou-chi was convicted of failing to carry out all necessary and immediate investigations on newborn Li Yuanjian, the son of a mainland Chinese couple, after the infant suffered a seizure on December 22, 2009, at Baptist...

· currencies, stocks · china · asia

⚠ coups-regime7/4/2026

Inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big bash: a garden in the Garden

The groom wore a white tuxedo, the couple wrote their own vows and Stevie Nicks sang, according to guests at Friday’s star-studded wedding of megastars Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in an intimate garden built for the occasion within New York City’s Madison Square Garden arena. Details trickled out on Saturday of the lavish nuptials ‌that had been a closely guarded secret. Their union was confirmed on giant billboards that flashed “JUST&T MARRIED!” The pop music superstar and football player...

JUST · stocks · china · asia · usa

⚠ coups-regime7/4/2026

Jelly Roll’s ex-wife Bunnie Xo says he gave her their $6 million Tennessee estate in divorce

Country singer Jelly Roll’s ex-wife, Bunnie Xo, has revealed that she will take full ownership of the former couple’s Tennessee compound as part of their divorce settlement.

VWCE, EU, ETF · inflation_rates, stocks · europe · usa

⚠ coups-regime7/4/2026

To VWCE or not to VWCE?

Sorry for the unstructured explanation, hust dumping all my thoughts. Hi, I need advice on how to handle the savings I have build up. Context: Non-EU couple (33M and 31F) from humble backgrounds. We always had just enough growing up and never extra. So it is really difficult to judge how much risk we can afford to take. I believe in ETF and chill theory while it took my wife some time to accept it. Which means in the meatime I have more money in savings account than in ETF. Bank accounts: 250k m

⚠ coups-regime7/3/2026

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married in star-studded Madison Square Garden ceremony

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married. Swift’s publicist confirmed the marriage took place Friday evening inside Madison Square Garden at a star-packed ceremony. The couple did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen, instead opting for Swift’s brother to serve as her man of honour and Kelce’s brother Jason serving as his best man. The wedding between the superstar singer and American football player took place as fans and spectators gathered outside MSG in the blistering heat, eager to be part of

MSG · oil_gas, stocks · china · asia · usa

NFL · oil_gas, stocks · china · asia

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kick off wedding celebrations: ‘she is our queen’

The first act of pop sensation Taylor Swift’s wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce kicked off Thursday, with a rehearsal dinner for 100 guests ahead of a star-studded extravaganza at the famed Madison Square Garden. The billionaire singer and three-time Super Bowl champion, both 36, have kept fans guessing, but media reports describe an over-the-top celebration befitting one of the world’s most famous couples. The A-list festivities kicked off Thursday evening with an exclusive dinner for 100...

· currencies, stocks · europe

Robinhood 5% return on cash in Europe

I opened an account with them a couple months ago, thinking of taking advantage of the 5% interest on cash they were giving for a limited time (it was supposed to be until yesterday) Now, to my surprise, they have extended it indefinitely. Seems like a great place to have emergency money parked. It’s protected up to 22000€ and transfers are instant (I have tried them myself). Is this a too good to be true thing or you guys are also using it to squeeze a little extra from your emergency cash? sub

KI · semiconductors, stocks · germany · europe · china

Economy from above #408: Artificial intelligence: Here, China's cadres are preparing their AI coup against the West

Solar, batteries, cars – that’s not enough for Beijing. China's leadership also wants to dominate the AI market and is building real data center cities on the country's outskirts.

US · oil_gas, shipping, stocks · middle-east · russia · usa

Oil Glut Calls May Be Getting Ahead of Reality

Crude oil prices are crashing on reports that flows out of the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, and analysts are back to predicting oversupply, even though Iran just said it will not be meeting with the U.S. envoys to negotiate peace, and that comes after strikes on a couple of ships in Hormuz. “The Strait is reopening faster than expected, yet the ‘twin solvers’ of high US exports and low Chinese imports remain in place,” Morgan Stanley commodity analysts wrote this week in a note, as quoted by

US · stocks · china · asia · usa

China aims to ‘infiltrate’ US-Mexico-Canada trade deal, says American manufacturing group

China is trying to “infiltrate” the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement via Mexican automotive investments, a US manufacturing trade group said, as Washington indicated it would not renew the agreement that comes up for review this month. However, analysts cautioned that full decoupling from China’s automotive industry remains difficult, given North America’s continued dependence on Chinese-sourced motor vehicle components and Mexico’s legacy of export manufacturing plus quick access to the US...

Unmarried Indonesian couple get 21 lashes each over viral live stream kiss

A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok live stream. Aceh’s sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married. At least 100 people witnessed the caning, carried out by a group of people wearing robes and hoods on a stage in Bustanussalatin City Park in Banda Aceh. The couple, a...

US, VAD, LVAD · stocks · china · asia · usa

⚠ coups-regime7/1/2026

Robinhood 5% on cash

I opened an account with them a couple months ago, thinking of taking advantage of the 5% interest on cash they were giving for a limited time (it was supposed to be until today) Now, to my surprise, they have extended it indefinitely. Seems like a great place to have emergency money parked. It’s protected up to 22000€ and transfers are instant (I have tried them myself). Is this a too good to be true thing or you guys are also using it to squeeze a little extra from your emergency cash? submitt

· stocks · europe

⚠ coups-regime7/1/2026

South Korean government discriminated against Coupang, U.S. companies, House report finds

The House Judiciary Committee said the South Korean government discriminated against Coupang and other U.S. companies, in a new report.

· stocks · usa · korea

⚠ coups-regime7/1/2026

How a ‘Chinese heart’ could get US blood pumping despite biotech decoupling

A “Chinese heart” could be helping to save lives in the United States despite efforts to decouple the two countries’ biotechnology sectors as a result of rising political tensions. The fully magnetically levitated pump, which is slightly bigger than a table tennis ball, has been fitted to more than 100 patients with advanced heart failure across the United States as part of a nationwide clinical trial. The BrioVAD is a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) that helps pump oxygen-rich blood to...

⚠ coups-regime6/29/2026

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...

· oil_gas, stocks · china · asia · europe

⚠ coups-regime6/28/2026

‘Heart of Kwun Tong’: hundreds say goodbye to old Yue Man Square in Hong Kong

Hundreds of Hongkongers gathered in Kwun Tong overnight on Saturday to bid farewell to the streets around a historic town centre before they faded into history, with many stopping to capture one last photograph of a neighbourhood that had been part of their lives for decades. Families, couples and former residents queued beneath the Yue Man Square and Tung Yan Street signs, while others lingered at the busy junction to watch traffic pass through the last time before the roads were permanently...

· inflation_rates, stocks · china · asia · europe

American couple left New York City and bought a house in Italy for $13,000: 'We found a different way of life'

Cassandra Tresl and Alex Ninman moved in with Tresl's grandfather in the Czech Republic in 2020 and closed on a house in Abruzzo, Italy, in 2022.

Asean’s side deals in Myanmar risk missing where the power truly lies

As Asean foreign ministers prepare to meet in Manila from July 21-22, a quiet but significant shift is under way in the bloc’s approach to Myanmar. Although the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remains formally committed to the “five-point consensus”, several member states appear to be reconsidering the collective pressure strategy adopted since the 2021 coup. Rather than abandoning the consensus outright, they argue that more direct engagement with Naypyidaw may be necessary to encourage.

AI · oil_gas, stocks · china · asia

As China’s tech firms adapt to AI era, workers worry they’ll be ‘optimised’ out of a job

When a friend checked in on a Meituan employee late last month to see if he had survived the latest round of corporate culling at the food delivery giant, he responded drily: “I don’t know whether it will be me next.” Anxieties were running high at the company then, after chat screenshots circulated on Chinese social media claiming Meituan planned to slash up to half of its product roles by the end of June, coupled with deep cuts to other departments. While Meituan quickly denied the rumours,...

DNA · oil_gas, commodities, inflation_rates, stocks · usa

noticed 20 genomics/sequencing stocks all breaking out the same week. can't tell if it's a real rotation or I'm just pattern-matching noise

So I run a screen across 2800 nasdaq names, returns over a few horizons, distance from 52w highs, relative volume, dispersion, that kind of stuff. mostly to keep myself honest on the macro instead of trading off headlines. been doing it daily for a while now. this week one thing stuck out and I've been chewing on it for a couple days so figured I'd just put it here and see if anyone's seeing the same thing or can tell me why I'm wrong. there's a clump of genomics / DNA sequencing / diagnostics n

⚠ coups-regime6/26/2026

Chinese man changes locks on vacant flat, sells it to unsuspecting couple for US$103,000

A man in eastern China deceived long-time friends out of over 700,000 yuan (US$103,000) by changing the lock on a random vacant flat and posing as its owner to sell it to them. Sun, a Shanghai resident who previously owned two shops that went out of business, had a history of serving time for fraud, according to the mainland media outlet Xinmin Evening News. Following his release from prison in 2017, a married couple he had known for nearly three decades consistently provided him with meals,...

US · oil_gas, currencies, stocks · china · asia

⚠ coups-regime6/25/2026

Hong Kong can take the regulatory high road amid US-China AI decoupling

The market realignment over the past week starkly captures the self-defeating logic of America’s technology containment strategy. The momentum began on June 15, when the shares of Chinese artificial intelligence pioneer Zhipu AI, which trade in Hong Kong under Knowledge Atlas Technology, surged by 48 per cent intraday after it announced the open-source release of its GLM-5.2 foundation model. The rally continued this week, with Zhipu’s shares trading at an intraday high of HK$2,980 (US$380) in..

US, AI, GLM, HK · semiconductors, stocks · china · asia · usa

⚠ coups-regime6/24/2026

Public.com Ideas and Review

So, I've had Public for a couple months now and I honestly wasn't sure how to feel and am looking for a consensus or better ideas. I'm tired of the prediction market garbage that all these companies are pushing and I want a broker that cares about desktop/web apps, not putting Mobile first. Am I stuck with the big 3 (or 2 now that Schwab is going the prediction market route)? I tried Public and it seemed alright, but lacked very basic features most brokerages have and they seem to only care abou

API · stocks · australia

⚠ coups-regime6/24/2026

‘I’m scared of making a huge financial mistake’: I gave my brother half of my $1.5 million home. Can he force me to sell?

“One lawyer estimated that my brother and I would each walk away with a couple hundred thousand dollars.”

· currencies, stocks · usa

⚠ coups-regime6/23/2026

‘It feels like a medical miracle’: How did a single QR code coupon cut my $618 Walgreens prescription to $15?

“This medication was generic.”

QR · stocks · usa

VW, KNDS · bonds, inflation_rates, stocks · germany · europe

Business ticker: Former State Secretary Nimmermann should become Bundesbank board member

VW manager Obrowski is to become the new CFO of Deutsche Bahn +++ Brudermüller for 40-hour week +++ Lawsuit against Rewe bonus coupons withdrawn +++ Federal government agrees on KNDS entry +++ News in the company live blog.

WM, DFB · stocks · germany · europe

+++ Football World Cup 2026 +++: Shock for DFB team: World Cup exit for Schlotterbeck

Rangnick recommends betting on Austria before a duel with Messi +++ Cape Verde pulls off the next World Cup coup +++ Opponents left behind: World Cup trouble over Uruguay player +++ The World Cup news blog.

· stocks · germany · europe

Dispute over advertising: Lawsuit against Rewe bonus coupons withdrawn

Customers of the supermarket chain can secure bonus coupons in the app. Consumer advocates believe the practice is misleading. Two courts come to different assessments.

· stocks · germany · europe

Dispute over advertising: Lawsuit against Rewe bonus coupons withdrawn

Customers of the supermarket chain can secure bonus coupons in the app. Consumer advocates believe the practice is misleading. Two courts come to different assessments.

AI · shipping, stocks · china · asia

Singaporean man traumatised over ex-schoolmate’s AI photos of them as family

At first glance, the images looked like those of a happy family in Singapore. There were photos of the couple during their school days and on dates, the woman pregnant and the man holding their supposed newborn with a caption that read: “My boys”. Except the family did not exist – the images were all AI-generated. The man in the photos did not even know about them until a friend alerted him in December last year, The Straits Times reported on Sunday. In real life, he was not married or in a...

· oil_gas, stocks · china · asia

Hong Kong parents in welfare custody case say 2-month-old baby sick in hospital

The two-month-old baby of a Hong Kong couple involved in custody battles for their two children has been hospitalised after falling ill and could be tested for meningitis, according to his parents, who earlier caused controversy for failing to register the infant’s birth in the city and were arrested for alleged child neglect. The father of two-month-old Danny, Tsang Wai-bong, said on Monday that he and his partner Kwan Pui-sin were only allowed to visit their child in a shelter once a week and.