Julie Hyman

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Depressingly on-point.

that's quite a delayed reaction!

Where is this from?

But look over here! GAMESTOP: PURCHASED 4,710 BITCOIN BETWEEN MAY 3 & JUNE 10

Dan Ives, forever glass half-full:

Trump and Musk Beef Weighing on Tesla Shares; Friends
Again Soon?

C'mon

Just had a real “I’m old” + NYC moment: Schiller’s is now a Shake Shack!?!

Ihor Dusaniwsky of S3 Partners, who analyzes short-selling trends, to @yahoofinance.com: "Everyone who had a pocketful of money is reaching into a dusty little pocket" after today's rally.

The sectoral tariffs (autos, steel/aluminum) still seem to be in effect. And pharma could be coming.

BE COOL

HANK TOUGH

HAVE FUN

TRUMP: RAISING CHINA TARIFF TO 125%, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

Has Trump cancelled Christmas? China's decorations makers report no US orders SHAOXING, China (Reuters) -Chinese producers of plastic Christmas trees and other festive decorations say orders from U.S. clients, which are crucial for their business, should have started to come in...

Will a Trump Tree covered by handmade decorations be the 2025 version of a victory garden?

finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-c...

Did anyone actually watch the Hassett interview on Fox and heard him say "90-day pause"?

And it's nowhere on their site that I can see.

😭 on both counts

Looks like he had to rip it up and rewrite this weekend.

This is absolutely stunning and moving and just an incredible piece of writing. Thanks to @taffyakner.bsky.social for writing it.

YESSSSS the Grateful Dead q's for Powell @mckonomy.bsky.social

The Composite, too. Closing number to watch there is 16,138.4.

Nasdaq 100 is set to close in a bear market (down 20% from its high). Closing level to watch is 17,740.48.

8 THOUGHT ON ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DAYS EVER

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Let's play a fun game and see how many market strategists say "this is a negotiating tactic" in the next 24 hours.

Instead we get "groceries, it's such an old-fashioned word."

All of the country-specific tariffs are on top of a 10% baseline tariff.

The Vietnam and Cambodia tariffs are bad, bad news for the clothing & footwear manufacturers who moved supply chains after Trump 1.0 tariffs.

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Dance video that Sritala (aka Patravadi Mejudhon) shows Frank (aka Sam Rockwell) on White Lotus. (via Vulture)
Hold my calls, I'll be playing this on loop all day. Start at 2:30.
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S&P 500 level to watch today --> 5,521.52.
That was the March 13 close and the low of the year.

Google tells me it's now exclusively a commercial truck company in the US.