Investing Blog Roundup: 2025 Bogleheads Conference Videos Rolling Out
The first of the videos from the 2025 Bogleheads Conference are being posted, with more coming on a regular basis. They’re being posted in chronological order from the conference, so we have the initial keynote discussion, followed by the “Bogleheads University 101” videos. Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji in
Read MoreThe “Don-Roe Doctrine” Has Already Set The Tone For 2026
The "Don-Roe Doctrine" Has Already Set The Tone For 2026 By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Happy New Year! Brace yourselves, we’re in for a rough ride. In our last Monthly Outlook for 2025, we looked ahead to this year. We warned that it would
Read MoreStocks, Gold, Bitcoin All Jump As Venezuela Concerns Outweighted By AI Optimism
Stocks, Gold, Bitcoin All Jump As Venezuela Concerns Outweighted By AI Optimism Global stocks, US futures, gold, the dollar and bitcoin all rose after the purge of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro fanned geopolitical risk, while renewed momentum in the AI trade powered tech heavyweights in Asian hours. As
Read MoreMeet Mamdani’s Biden Expats
Meet Mamdani's Biden Expats Authored by David Dayen via prospect.org, Last week, Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the 111th mayor of New York City. This would have been scarcely thought possible just one year ago. The spirit with which Mamdani organized and beat an avatar of the
Read MoreDon-Roe Doctrine: Fall Of Maduro Sends US Oil Stocks Soaring
Don-Roe Doctrine: Fall Of Maduro Sends US Oil Stocks Soaring Brent crude futures were little changed early Monday following President Trump's special operation involving Delta Force commandos that removed socialist leader Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela. While crude futures showed a muted reaction, U.S. energy equities surged
Read MoreTim Walz Reportedly Dropping Out Of MN Governor Race
Tim Walz Reportedly Dropping Out Of MN Governor Race A Minnesota-based political analyst reported late Sunday night on X that embattled Gov. Tim Walz is expected to make a major announcement Monday morning regarding the future of his political career, as national scrutiny intensifies over an alleged multi-billion-dollar
Read MoreVenezuela’s Interim President Bends The Knee As Maduro Arraignment In NY Court Imminent
Venezuela's Interim President Bends The Knee As Maduro Arraignment In NY Court Imminent That didn't take long. At a moment Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife Flores are set to appear before a New York federal judge on various drug-trafficking and gun-running related charges, his VP and now apparently
Read MoreVenezuelans Around The World Celebrate Maduro’s Capture
Venezuelans Around The World Celebrate Maduro's Capture It's difficult to reconcile the doom mongering over Venezuela becoming the "next Iraq or Afghanistan" when the Venezuelan populace is largely celebrating the capture of Nicolás Maduro. When one recognizes that Maduro stole the Venezuelan elections, that he's not the true leader of
Read MoreFCA stops Verus Financial Services Limited from carrying out regulated activities and tightens asset restrictions
The FCA has removed all regulatory permissions from Verus Financial Services Limited requiring it to stop conducting all regulated activities and imposed a more stringent assets restriction. The action follows concerns that the firm has repeatedly breached an existing asset restriction, which prevented it from selling, transferring or
Read MoreGreater flexibility to be given for setting future contactless limits
People could find it easier to pay using contactless, thanks to greater flexibility and the removal of red tape by the FCA. Banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls will be able to set their own limit for contactless payments, allowing them to better respond to changing
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