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In today’s Recap, Marcello tells us that Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, is making headlines for stacking up record cash reserves. Meanwhile, Tesla is soaring high after securing approval to launch its full self-driving technology in China, sending its stock price up by a whopping 15.31%. And over at Apple, its fortunes are mixed as its stock surged by 7% in after-hours trading, driven by impressive Q2 earnings and a substantial stock buyback announcement, despite a notable drop in iPhone sales. Bitcoin [...]

In Today’s recap, Marcello talks about the collapse of Republic First Bank as it served as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities within the financial sector. Tesla’s shares surged by a remarkable 12.06%, propelling Nasdaq to its third consecutive day of gains. However, concerns loomed over the US economy as growth slowed to a sluggish 1.6% in the first quarter, the weakest pace since 2022. The median U.S. home sale price hit a record $383,725 in the 4 weeks ended April 21, [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello shares with us recent events that have seen a reduction in global tensions, offering some relief from heightened concerns regarding a possible World War 3. However, challenges persist in the business world, with companies like Tesla and Apple facing difficulties. Meanwhile, the commodities market experiences interesting fluctuations, notably with coffee, tea and cacao prices on the rise. Shares of U.S. based tech firm NVIDIA fell -10.00% on Friday at $762.00, it was the worst day for the chip-maker [...]

In this recap, in U.S. market news, Monday saw NYSE volume sink, resulting in the slowest trading day of 2024, while U.S. stock markets were mixed on Tuesday. Wednesday witnessed a major sell-off driven by higher-than-expected inflation in March, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates anytime soon. In conspiracy/weather news, significant events included the breaking loose of 26 barges on the Ohio River, the detection of avian flu in the seventh state, and water rationing in Bogota, Colombia. [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about how both China and the US have issued stark warnings about potential dangers accompanying this coming eclipse. Meanwhile, concerns arise in the tech sphere as Google’s A.I. is found venturing into uncharted territories, prompting questions about its ethical boundaries. Amidst these developments, the financial markets witness a historic moment as gold prices soar to record highs, signaling potential shifts in global economic dynamics. U.S. services industry growth slowed further in March, while a measure of prices [...]

Stay up-to-date with Marcello’s weekly recap! This time, we’re exploring the latest developments surrounding Tesla’s challenges, eclipse conspiracies, and a controversial water related decision in California. Morgan Stanley’s adjusted forecast for Tesla’s vehicle deliveries is causing a stir, while Xiaomi’s bold entry into the electric car market sparks intense competition in China. As the April 8th eclipse draws near, travel restrictions and safety concerns mount, with NASA and CERN preparing for scientific investigations. Meanwhile, California’s approval of Bill Gates’ sewage-to-drinking-water plan is [...]

This time around, Marcello’s diving into the some of the most important topics of the week. We’re talking about record-breaking stock markets, wild predictions for Bitcoin hitting $250,000, and Tesla’s sneaky move to bump up the price of the Model Y by $1,000. NVIDIA made waves as they unveiled their next-generation chips, propelling shares up by 1.07% to $893.98 on Tuesday. The company also announced plans to introduce their first iteration of AI graphics processors, dubbed Blackwell, later this year. This move [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello informs us that the Tesla stock was downgraded due to converns volume by Wells Fargo; In a controversial moment at the unveiling of a ‘male’ humanoid robot in Saudi Arabia, dubbed Inapp, the machine apparently touched a female reporter inappropriately; Bitcoin’s meteoric rise continues as it surpasses gold in investor portfolio allocation, according to JPMorgan. Additionally, Bitcoin now ranks as the 8th largest asset in the world, overtaking silver, and has also surpassed the Swiss Franc to [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello tells us how Bitcoin reached a new record high during this week of trading, also gold reached also a new historic high on Tuesday; Elon Musk is now the second richest person in the world. Musk has suffered a lost in his net worth of about $31B over the past year. There is another regional bank in the US that is facing trouble as the New York Community Bancorp halted trading on the NYSE. Despite the present political [...]

In this recap, signs of consistent strength in consumer spending persisted, with the NASDAQ achieving its first record close in over two years. NVIDIA, for the first time, reached a market capitalization of $2 trillion, experiencing a 66% surge in its stock value in 2024 and a 244% increase year-over-year. Investors continue to favor mega-cap technology stocks as a hedge against slowing inflation. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news saw Bitcoin reaching a fresh high of $64,000 on Wednesday before retracing, marking its highest [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about the recent success NVidia is having thanks to its essential participation into the rising AI race; Elon Musk’s Neuralink has succesfully implanted a chip into a human patient; Trump announced the launch of his own sneakers line. In Q4 of fiscal 2024, NVIDIA data center segment, where its high end AI chips are manufactured saw revenue rally $18.4B. In the same quarter, a year ago, the entire company’s revenue came in at $6.1B. Net income [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about some massive explosions in the sun that have caused blackouts near Australia and Asia similar to what they called the Carrington event in 1859; Mutan wolves that roam in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have been found to have some cancer-resilient genomes that could help humans fight cancer; China’s central bank has injected the financial system with liquidity to stimulate production growth. As China’s central bank unleashes liquidity into the financial system to prod growth, banks [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about how a judge from Delaware voided Elon Musk from receiving his agreed $56B pay package in shares; Tesla Model 3 was the world’s best-selling vehicle in 2023, surparsing Toyota’s Rav4 and Corolla; Google has revealed that a newly developed AI might start reading all your private messages. The regional bank New York Community Bancorp stock plunged -37.67%, on Wednesday at $6.47 falling to its worst day since it went public in 1993 & another -13.52% [...]

In this week’s recap, global markets experienced mostly positive trends across the board. In 2024, health insurance policies were updated to include new exclusions and expenses not covered, notably citing “treatment of an injury or sickness due to war, declared or undeclared, riot, or insurrection.” Oil prices rallied to their highest in two months on Friday after a fuel tanker was struck near Yemen, highlighting once again the geopolitical risks to global crude supplies. In contrast, lithium futures prices plummeted as demand [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about Tesla Model Y seting a record when it became Europe’s best selling car for 2023; Apple is offering Ultra-Rare discounts on its flagship iPhone 15 in China amid sliding demand fears; The S&P500 has reached an all-time high for the 1st time un 2 years. According to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released Wednesday. U.S. economic activity over the past 7 weeks has been largely stagnant, with both hiring & prices rising at a [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about the new record cold temperatures in a century for Sweden, reaching up to -48.8ºC or -56ºF; The SEC has finally approved the first Bitcoin ETF after a “false tweet” leaked on their official X account; The US debt has reached a level in which the government needs to pay $100B dollars per month in interest only. This is a big warning to the comming months. Savage winter weather hit much of the U.S. on Tuesday & [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about a number of Starlink satellites that will allow for cell capabilities anywhere on Earth; A massive police response was reported in a Miami mall after a misterious sight of unidentified walking beings was made. Reports talk about a group of teenagers that let off several fireworks. US federal debt has passed $34T making its payment larger than the whole military budget. Argentina’s cash-starved government will raise $3.2B in hard currency in order to meet debt repayments [...]

Happy New Year! In this first recap of the year, Marcello talks about the great overall performance of the US markets and stocks, with Nvidia reaching +241% due to its heavy presence in the AI scene. A new strain from the last pandemic might be arising and causing a global “heart failure pandemic,” according to some experts. The state of Maine has ruled through its secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, that Trump is constitutionally inelegible on the state’s primary ballot in 2024. [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about how Warren Buffet is selling billions of dollars from his stocks; Another conflict is arising in the Middle East and putting in danger the shipping procedures that go through the Suez Canal; and Tesla is delivering a new water package for its Cybertruck to make it work in water. Argentine President Milei Wednesday signed a decree outlining economic reforms including an end to limits on exports, plus measures to loosen regulations, as his new govt combats [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about a warning shared by the UK about possible future blackouts in the country; Mark Zuckerber, the head of Meta, is reportedly building a massive underground bunker and escape hatch inside a $270 million fortress in Hawaii; Coinbase is set to sue the SECfollowing the denial of transparent crypto regulation. Argentina to weaken its peso over 50% to 800 per dollar, cut energy subsidies & cancel tenders of public works, new Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced [...]

The week began with Sri Lanka experiencing a nationwide power outage attributed to a system failure. Meanwhile, a foreboding sentiment emerged as experts warned that the current Christmas season might be the last celebrated in what we perceive as ‘normal’ times. The World Economic Forum added to this sense of unease, predicting that 2024 could bring about “cataclysmic” changes. Further aggravating the situation, a report highlighted a significant shrinkage of the middle class, with only the top 30% of households affording what [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about the first official delivery of Tesla’s renamed Cybertruck, which is now also known as Cyberbeast due to its characteristics and performance; Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s friend and business partner, has died at 99 years old; Cristiano Ronaldo, the world-famous football (soccer) player, is being sued for over one billion dollars due to his participation in promoting Binance. Henry Kissinger, the dominant U.S. diplomat of the Cold War era who helped the U.S. open up to China, [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about a 4-day cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to exchange prisoners; Thanksgiving turkey dinner is 30% more expensive since Biden took office. Argentina has elected libertarian Gabriel Milei as its next president, and he promises to change heavily the way the country has been governed over the last decades. The U.S. home device maker iRobot shares surged +39.08% on Friday at $41.48. The jump came after it was reported, that Amazon is about to win regulatory [...]

In this recap, Goldman Sachs’ David Kostin reports resilience in S&P 500 Q3 earnings per share, marking the first growth since last year. Meanwhile, a significant development emerges from Switzerland, where a systematic review has prompted the banning of mammograms due to uncertainties about their effectiveness, false positives causing harm, and unfavorable cost-effectiveness ratios in screening programs. Commodities make waves with a Texas study revealing that the hidden costs of fueling electric vehicles far outweigh the upfront savings, equivalent to roughly $17 [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about Grok, the new AI that Elon Musk unveiled. After thirty years, McDonald’s is being forced to close due to an implosion in downtown San Francisco. US Treasury trading was interrupted by an unanticipated cyberattack. U.S. wheat shipments dropped to the lowest ever, interrupted by a shrinking Mississippi River & competition from ample global grain supplies. Drought has dried up the Mississippi, where roughly 2/3 of US grain exports historically have been shipped on barges to the [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about the greenlight that was given to Tesla to build a Gigafactory in Mexico, which is on hold due to concerns about the global economy; Jeff Bezos is moving to Miami; and Japan is banning commercial American cereal snacks that are “causing people cancer”. Danish shipping giant Maersk founded in 1904 shares & a bellwether for global trade, plunged -15.43% on Friday at $7.29, to its lowest level since October 2020, after stating profits will come [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about an upcoming must-have permission from Europe for all American citizens planning to visit Europe in Spring 2025. A visa won’t be required, but you would need to apply for permission in advance. Elon Musk has offered $1 billion to Wikipedia to change its name to Dickipedia in the interest of accuracy. Israel has expanded its military ground activity in Gaza. U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in Sept. at a sharp 0.7%,vs 0.5% forecast, as [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about the escalation of the armed conflict between Israel and Palestine and explains briefly the effects of this confrontation while not taking any sides. Due to the fall in value of Tesla’s stock, Elon Musk has lost $16 billion of its fortune; the Chinese Yuan has surpassed the Euro and became the world’s second most used currency for SWIFT trade settlements. The war between Israel & the Palestinian group Hamas that began Oct 07, has already spilled [...]

This week’s headlines were dominated by the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine, casting a shadow over other global events. The situation saw oil prices surge nearly 4% after Hamas’ unexpected attack on Israel, an act that threatened to further destabilize the Middle East. The Israeli economy felt the heat as the Shekel plunged to its lowest value against the USD since 2016. In a bid to bolster its currency, the Bank of Israel has revealed plans to offload its foreign reserves. [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about the heartbreaking news of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s sudden escalation, which resulted in multiple attacks; Tesla’s decision to cut prices once more in an effort to boost sales; and the possibility of the beginning of a housing market collapse as a result of the US’s highest mortgage rates in almost 23 years. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas took Israel by surprise on Saturday, with the biggest attack for decades, a sudden assault by gunmen who crossed into Israeli [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about the U.S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shift from his Democratic Party bid to run as an independent and a leading volcanologist has warned that mass evacuations might be needed in a town close to Naples, Italy which sits on a so-called Super Volcano that has been hit by 100’s of small earthquakes in recent weeks. U. S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce he is running as an independent instead of [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about how the electromagnetic wave emissions coming from the iPhone 12 have been tagged as risky, and therefore they have been pulled out of the market in Europe. Inflation is still on its way up, and the federal reserve of the US is keeping its interest rates at the same level. The possible U.S. government shutdown that some Republicans are insisting might be necessary, could slow 1 of their other priorities which is the recently launched [...]

In this week’s recap, the USA Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose sharply by 3.7% in August compared to the previous year, exceeding expectations and sparking concerns about inflation. This figure was significantly higher than the 3.2% annual increase reported earlier. Food prices at employee sites and schools also saw a staggering year-on-year increase of 57.6%. To address inflation, Subway introduced a novel approach by launching a three-inch sandwich. Additionally, the US dollar strengthened to a six-month high. In the world of cryptocurrency, [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about an attack suffered by Elon Musk because he allegedly ordered Starlink’s engineers to shut off its network over Crimea. Sugar shortages are on the horizon as India, one of the world’s biggest producers and consumers of sugar, has reportedly announced a shortage. India has officially set its first oil trade using rupees instead of US dollars. On Thursday a Ukrainian official is slamming Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for ordering engineers to shut off [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about the possibility of the return of the mask mandate in the US; A picture of a mugshot of former president Trump has gone viral in the internet; India is restricting the exports of sugar due to the reduced local production, this adds up to its restriction on rice exports. Brazil’s President called on the BRICS nations to create a common currency for trade & investment between each other, as a means of reducing their vulnerability [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about how the reknown investor, Michael Burry, best known for his massive profits achieved during the housing crash of 2008, has put a billionaire bet against the market; more banks are failing; and Tesla’s shares have had a recent negative strike of six consecutive days. Friday was the 6th straight session of losses for the electric vehicle maker Tesla stock fell another -1.70% at $215.49, at a length not seen this year. Tesla last saw a losing [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about how the Richard Branson dream of space tourism has become a reality with its first “flight” with space tourists completed this week; Food prices keep rising amidst supply concerns; Berkshire Hathaway posted its highest ever quarterly operating profit, while gains from stock holdings helped the conglomerate led by billionaire Warren Buffett swing to a nearly $36 billion overall profit. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its 1st [...]

In the stock market, an impressive performance was witnessed with the best July performance in 26 years, dating back to 1997. However, analysts are anticipating a 7.1% earnings decline from a year ago, signaling a third consecutive quarter of falling profits. In the cryptocurrency realm, Kenya suspended the Worldcoin ‘eyeball scan’ crypto project due to safety concerns, reflecting the growing regulatory scrutiny surrounding digital currencies. Commodities experienced significant fluctuations, with world food prices seeing the most substantial increase in 1.5 years. Oil [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello tells us to be prepared in case of possible blackouts due to the heat wave affecting the world and especially the eastern US states. Another bank has collapsed in Kansas, making it the 5th US Bank to fail this year. Worldcoin, a digital ID project co-founded by ChatGPT founder Sam Altman, is set to launch its own crypto token.PJM Interconnection LLC has declared a level one emergency for the 13-state eastern US grid and called on all power [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about a global digital currency that will be linked to a global digital ID meaning your transactions can always be tracked; a “mostly peaceful” tornado destroyed 50,000 pallets of medicine when it hit a Pfizer plant in North Carolina, this will lead to shortages of anesthesia and other sterile injectibles; and the USA joins Singapore as the only countries approving “cell-cultured” meat for human consumption. India, the world’s biggest rice exporter accounting for some 40% of [...]

In this week’s recap, the global market ended generally positive. Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced layoffs of over 1,000 employees. On a positive note, Europe is set to launch its first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) this month. Ripple’s XRP experienced a surge of 74%, reaching $0.81 per coin, after a US judge ruled that it may not necessarily be considered a security. The broader cryptocurrency market also saw positive movement, with altcoins like Polygon’s matic token, Solana, and [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about a new AI Robot called Nadine, which has been upgraded with the AI Model GPT-3, improving its interaction and conversation skills. Its creator says it could be far more effective than human caregivers in tending to the sick and elderly. Several Fed agencies (like DHS, FBI, and DOJ) were prohibited from working with big tech to censor posts on social media. Alef Aeronautics, backed by Elon Musk, presented a pre-sale of their most recent “flying car”. [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about how Australia’s largest bank has limited withdrawals to $667; the city of New York has ordered pizzerias to restrict the use of coal and wood-fired ovens to reduce carbon emissions by up to 75%; Strong protests in France have caused mayhem following the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Paris. Police have been trying to control the situation, but agitated crowds have been causing damage non-stop for the last couple of days. U.S. tech giant [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about the recent events that is making Tesla, the automaker, at the top of the race in the electric vehicle contest; Operator of Texas’s power grid has wasked customers to preserve electricity to prevent blackouts facing the summer heatwave to come; US is the second country worldwide to give a green light on the production of Lad-grown meat. Shares of Tesla surged +5.34% on Tuesday at $274.45 with Rivian being the latest automaker to announce a [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about the droughts that are probably going to cause a reduced wheat and corn harvest. The production of electric vehicles generates more greenhouse gas emissions than that of a gas car. The actual banking crisis has already reached levels worse than those of 2008. Silver’s short-term performance has outperformed recent gains in gold. The percentage gain in silver has been almost 3X of that seen in gold since May 26. The U.S. Federal Reserve is taking a [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about a new deadly bacteria that has arrived to the US. This Bacteria is likely to kill upt to 50% of the infected. The government has resumed its brawl against the cryptos by suing Coinbase alleging the company & its co-founder Changpeng Zhao commingled billions of dollars of investor funds with their own & violating securities laws. Harsh climate has reduced the production of several raw materials needed to produce certain foods (like Olive Oil). The [...]

In this week’s recap, the most important news was related to the deal reached to suspend the debt limit for two years, allowing the US government to spend money without restrictions during this period. This decision could potentially lead to increased government spending and has implications for the country’s fiscal policies. On Friday, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that 339,000 new non-farm payroll jobs were added last month, surpassing analysts’ predictions of 190,000 new jobs. This stronger job growth suggests [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello points out how the government has asigned “emergency phones” to the members of the US Senate; The Panama Canal is being affected by the droughts; Ford has managed to get an agreement with Tesla allowing Ford owners to use Tesla’s superchargers. Members of the U.S. Senate were recently offered satellite phones that will allow them to communicate in the case of a “man-made” or natural disaster, according to a report. Panama Canal imposes shipping restrictions to cope with [...]

In this recap, get ready to dive into the world of finance and politics as we discuss the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. Find out why these negotiations have come to a halt, raising doubts about the possibility of reaching a deal in the near future. We also analyze the uncertain interest rate outlook provided by the Federal Reserve and examine its impact on the market sentiment. Prepare to be shocked as we uncover a chilling phenomenon that has taken over the streets [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about a report presented by the Federal Reserve that reveals that 722 banks in the U.S. are currently insolvent; the IMF says that a digital currency created in Zimbabwe and backed in gold poses a threat to financial stability; and Elon Musk is stepping down as the CEO of Twitter but will remain chairman and CTO. The new CEO will be former NBC Universal advertising chief, Linda Yaccarino. U.S. prices of goods & services remained high in [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello goes on to discuss what is occurring with the US financial system and the likely causes for the recent collapse of so many regional banks.Fears of an ostensibly deteriorating economy have caused gold to achieve new record highs. Is AI going to pose a threat to humanity? Hinton, a pioneer of AI, warns the world about its possible dangers. Shares of many U.S. regional banks were in virtual free fall this week through Thursday. As many as 16 [...]

In this weekend’s recap, Marcello talks about how Warren Buffet was correct when he predicted that more banks were going to fail. We have now witnessed the three biggest bank failures in history in the last couple of months. Scientists have found tens of thousands of new volcanoes in the ocean thanks to recent satellite imagery. The yuan became the most-used currency in China’s cross-border payments in March, surpassing the U.S. dollar for the 1st time. This development aligns with China’s plans [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about how Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its new Starship spacecraft and super heavy rocket. The spacecraft exploded mid-air a couple minutes after the blast-off, but the launching exercise was still considered successful. Asian nations are experiencing hot temperatures, which may have an impact on global rice supplies. A new rule from the Biden administration will force U.S. home buyers with good credit scores to pay higher mortgage rates, in order to subsidize loans to those [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello addresses a comment made by Warren Buffet about recent banking failures; Elon Musk recently developed a new IA to compete with ChatGPT; and Twitter is partnering with e-Toro to display real-time stock and cryptocurrency information. The March U.S. consumer price index showed price gains cooled last month, in the slowest rise since May 2021. The consumer price index (CPI) rose +0.1% in March, a slower pace than the +0.4% gain in February. March’s headline inflation rose at an [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about how the weakening position of the dollar facebing the other world currencies might lead to an eventual collapse of it and an hyperinflation in the US; Binance is struggling to find a bank to manage its funds after the collapse of SVB; Tesla is again delivering a record amount of vehicles. U.S. dollar will weaken vs most major currencies in 2023 as the interest rate gap w/its peers stops widening, putting the currency on the defensive [...]

Last week’s economic and financial news saw a mixed bag of updates. Global markets were mostly up, with the US facing a growing wave of global de-dollarization as BRICS push for a new common currency. Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies were in the spotlight with the US Fed judge temporarily stopping the $1.3B sale of Voyager Digital to Binance and CFTC suing Binance for alleged violations of federal laws governing commodities markets. On the financial front, German consumer prices continued to rise, exceeding Euro-area average [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about how the banking crisis is affecting Europe as well; Deutshce Bank’s shares had a rough week after the cost of insuring the bank’s debt against the risk of default; Coinbase is seing its shares plunge again due to recent government statements on enforcement action for violations of federal securities laws; California has lost billions of dollars of food due to recent floods; Spain is likely to halve its olive oil output. Germany’s largest bank Deutsche Bank [...]

In this week’s recap, recent economic data have shown inflation in line with target and have eased investor concerns about bank contagion, although year-over-year inflation remains elevated at 6%. The inflation rate has declined for the eighth consecutive month, with a slowdown in food price increases offsetting higher gasoline prices and another rebound in rents. Food prices are up 9.5%, energy prices are up 5.2%, clothing prices are up 3.3% and new vehicle prices are up 5.8%. Housing costs are up 8.1%, [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about the recent events that might indicate the beginning of the crisis that has been knocking on the world economy’s door for the last couple of months; this week, the 2nd largest bank collapse in history just happened to Silicon Valley Bank, and also Silvergate Bank apparently collapsed as well; both of these situations dragged down the markets with them. Shares of SVB Financial Group fell -60.41% on Thursday at $106.04, after the firm said it intends [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello tells us that Elon Musk is again the world’s richest man after the stocks from Tesla spike 70%; Crypto Companies Behind Tether/Bitfinex Used Falsified Docs & Shell Companies to Get Bank Accounts; The largest supermarkets in UK are now strictly rationing many fruits and vegetables, 22% British households skipped meals or even fasted for a whole day in January. Russia’s grain exports are booming as buyers load up on its attractive bumper supplies. The country’s shipments of [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about the hacking that the Dole Food Company suffered, leaving ALL its North America Production in a halt, This firm is one of the world largest producers of fruits and vegetables; Poland has started Installing Anti-Tank barriers along its order with Belarus; Tuesday was the worst session of the year so far for all the US stock indexes. U.S. inflation data for January was hotter than expected. The core price index y/y came in at +4.7% vs [...]

In this week’s recap, we have a lot of “strange world” and “Marcello conspiracy” moments. The WSJ published an article advising to skip meals to save money, perhaps starvation is the solution to inflation. Microsoft’s IA chatbot said manufacturing a deadly virus, making people argue with other people until they kill each other, and stealing nuclear codes. Damage from chemical train derailment in Ohio continues to emerge. A theory is emerging that Nord Stream was blown up by the CIA. Yep, we [...]

Marcello is bringing us some news about a moment of internet blackout in Italy this week, As well as a new direction from the US’s IRS that might cause heavy consequences on the middle and lower class; We have also reached a new record regarding crypto hacks. Days after a huge earthquake brought death & destruction across southern Turkey & northwest Syria, the confirmed death toll from the deadliest quake in the region in 2 decades stood at 21K in both countries [...]

The United States World Order may be coming to an end, according to Marcello’s analysis in today’s Recap. More and more countries are analyzing the idea of trading directly among them, using their own currencies and leaving the dollar out of the negotiation. January’s rapid job creation dents concerns about a coming recession, reducing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will be forced to cut interest rates soon. U.S. Traesury Department will make more Tesla vehicles elegible for tax credits. On Friday [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello tries to explain how Chat GPT, which recently announced a paid version, has the potential to become the latest billion-dollar venture for Elon Musk; UAE and India are talking about using rupees instead of dollars to settle non-oil trades, which adds pressure on the dollar as a global reserve currency; and a new study suggests that the earth’s core may have stopped spinning or may even be spinning backwards. U.S. orange juice prices are expected to rise to [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello addresses the situation where tech firms are on their way to more massive layoffs and its possible effects on the market; WEF assistants are being questioned for using thousands of private jets to attend the forum while claiming for greener ways of living; and Brazil’s lower than expected coffee harvest might cause an unprecedented coffee shortage across the globe. According to data compiled by the Layoffs.fyi website over 55,000 global tech-sector employees have already lost their jobs [...]

The egg shortage in the US brought on by the avian flu is leaving retail locations like Costco without eggs on their shelves; The Fed is likely to keep on track to further slow the pace of interest rate hikes due to inflation data showing cooling price pressures; and Airplanes across the USA were grounded and flights were canceled due to an FAA outage. This is the first time since 9/11 that all flights within the USA have been grounded. Last week, [...]

In this week’s recap, US & global markets ended mostly higher. High inflation has been a feature of the economy for about the last year. But how has inflation actually impacted the prices of everyday goods? We show you in a list of selected goods how everything has been impacted by inflation. The world is short of everything: corn, coffee, wheat, soybeans, plastic cardboard, semiconductor chips, appropriately skilled workers, and so on. Now, the time has come to add sand, the most [...]

On today’s recap, Marcello goes over the aftermath of the Fed’s interest rate increases that have occurred throughout the year in order to control inflation. Despite all the efforts made by the government, 2022 is looking to be the worst year for the economy since 1871. The U.S. Federal Reserve is committed to a historic tightening monetary path, with interest rate hikes at the most rapid pace since the early 1980’s. But as the domestic economy grinds to a halt & inflation [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello discusses how Elon Musk has lost ground to Bernard Arnault as the richest person in the world as a result of a sharp decline in Tesla stock prices; rolling blackouts have affected many US states in recent days due to extreme weather; and one of the largest bitcoin miners, Core Scientific, has filed for bankruptcy. Elon Musk once worth $340B, is no longer the world’s richest man after a sharp drop in the value of his shares in [...]

Marcello explains us in today’s Recap that Binance lost its key auditor and saw $5 billion in withdrawals in only one day; Colorado has started to pour recycled sewer sludge back into people’s drinking water faucets; the Fed interest rates were raised as anticipated but also hinted additional future rises in an effort to contain inflation. Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), Canada’s financial regulator has provided new measures designed to strengthen its oversight of cryptocurrency exchanges, including a ban on margin/leverage trading. For [...]

Marcello addresses Tesla’s intentions to significantly reduce Model Y production at its Shanghai facility by over 20% (relative to November) in today’s recap. In a contentious effort to encourage the use of digital payments, Nigeria has outlawed ATM transactions up to $45 per day; in North Carolina, two nights without electricity resulted in frigid temperatures when vandals shot up two electrical substations. U.S. producer prices (PPI) rose +0.3% last month, which was more than expected in November. Data for October was revised [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello tells us about how the snowball of bankruptcies following the collapse of FTX is growing nonstop; A group of scientists has found and replicated some frozen viruses found in the Siberian permafrost; The dollar is still driving down a complicated road: Ghana wants to pay for oil products with gold rather than dollars. U.S. cryptocurrency brokerage Genesis says it is seeking to avoid bankruptcy after a report on Tuesday that creditors to the firm are organizing with [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello warns us about the hike in prices that food has suffered. While governments claim that inflation is low, food prices for the Thanksgiving holiday have risen by 20%; Elon Musk has stated that he may build his own phone in response to suggestions that Twitter be removed from the Android and Apple app stores; and Europe will undoubtedly suffer from blackouts during the coming winter due to the ongoing energy crisis. Chinese officials imposed more restrictions Wednesday to [...]

In this week’s recap, the UK market lost its position as Europe’s most-valued, due to fears of a recession in the kingdom & surging sales at French luxury goods makers thought to be behind the shift. US markets ended slightly lower. In Cryptos news, here Come “Programmable Dollars”: New York Fed and 12 banking giants launch digital dollar test for a 12-week testing period. Monday morning Bitcoin fell to 2 year low. Users removed $3.7 billion in crypto from exchanges last week. [...]

In today’s Recap, despite the terrible cryptocurrency scenario brought on by the bankruptcy of the FTX exchange, we finally have some positive news on inflation as it came in under what was projected; Europe is still having trouble meeting its energy demands for the next winter. The cryptocurrency market plunged on Tuesday after the 2 biggest crypto exchanges in the world, Binance & FTX, came to a merger agreement to fix the latest reported “liquidity crunch”. Bitcoin plunged over -14% on Wednesday, [...]

In this week’s recap, the main news is the Fed raising interest rates again, pushing breaks more challenging economy in an effort to slow inflation. US markets ended negative for the week, and international markets ended mostly positively. Also, commodities and bitcoin finished positive this week. Labor Dept Fri US added +261K jobs in October & unemployment rate rose to +3.7%, with labor participation falling to 62.2%. The labor market shows other signs of slowing under the pressure of high prices, stubborn [...]

The middle class will be most impacted by the interest rate increase and price increases, according to Marcello’s recap of th week. Elon Musk ultimately succeeded in acquiring Twitter, and Kanye West has been dropped by numerous firms due to some antisemitic comments. Elon Musk has finally taken ownership of Twitter with business efficiency, quickly firing top executives as he moves forward to achieve the agenda he has outlined for the influential social media platform. “The bird is freed,” he tweeted after [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about how October is on track to be the worst month to date for digital assets that have been stolen through hacking; Another significant communication cable has been cut in France, affecting thousands of users around the world; According to the IMF, the use of CBDC would let governments control what people spend money on. Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving U.K. Prime Minister & the 1st since Winston Churchill to serve 2 monarchs when she resigned [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about how Germany and Poland are allowing citizens to burn trash for heat; inflation persists. Pepsico is a prime example. Its prices have risen by 17% year on year; the real estate market is suffering as a result of central banks’ conservative policies. Russia launched cruise missiles on Ukrainian cities on Monday in what the U.S. called horrific strikes, killing civilians & knocking out infrastructure & utilities, with its most widespread air attacks since the start [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about Elon Musk retaking his project of acquiring Twitter; the U.S. government has bought millions of dollars in antiradiation pills, Is it a coincidence?; and the bridge connecting Crimea and Russia has been blown up in an escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. U.S. President Biden’s stark warning Thursday evening that the world faces the highest prospect of nuclear war in 60 years was not based on any new intelligence about Russian President Putin’s intentions [...]

In this week’s recap, Marcello tells us about how the IMF has some ideas about also pursuing a digital SDR mechanism; Forbes reports that Zuckerberg lost more than half his fortune and dropped from #3 on The Forbes 400 list of the U.S.’ wealthiest people to No. 11; and Hurricane Ian has caused significant damage to Florida, North and South Carolina’s infrastructure. Florida, North & South Carolina faced a massive clean-up on Saturday, from the destruction wrought by Cat 4 Hurricane Ian, [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about the negative results of the markets overall; Tesla is “recalling” some vehicles to fix a bug on them; and Russia is said to be ready to use nuclear weapons if necessary. Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1M U.S. vehicles because the window automatic reversal system may not react correctly, after detecting an obstruction, thus increasing the risk of injury. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was told that Tesla will perform an over-the-air software [...]

In this week’s recap, US & international stock markets remained negative, as investors brace for interest rates to keep rising rapidly. FedEx warns about the overall health of the U.S. economy with its dropped guidance. FedEx shares were down -21.65% at $160.52. Goldman Sachs warning further -27% drop S&P could be coming if inflation hawks are right. Inflation continues damaging US economy: Total US debt reaches 31 trillion; US inflation rose more exp in August +8.3% over the past year; US Grocery [...]

In this week’s recap, US markets ended higher, as US household net worth fell over $6 trillion in Q2. 69 million households are canceling vacations, driving less & cutting grocery bills, with inflation hitting homes. Internationally markets mixed this week. Europe and Latin America mostly higher. Bitcoin higher this week: Up +7.40% from $19,850.90. Energy crisis continues around the world: European gas prices up by +35% on Monday; Japan currently imports about 94% of its energy supply; gas futures surging over +280% [...]

In this week’s recap, the global markets continued mostly lower, but Russia went up +8.92%. Russia also cut off the gas to Germany. 40% of the Chinese economy (real estate) started to collapse, as China’s housing volume sales went down 30%. Inflation continues to rise. Not a great week for the economic world. Europe is having an exorbitant rise in energy prices, forcing Europe’s steelmakers to close plants. A cafe was charged nearly USD 10k for two months of usage. The UK [...]

In this week’s recap, US stocks plunged after comments from Fed Chairman Powell, who warned of rising interest rates as long as inflation remains elevated. International markets ended mostly lower this week, as the world’s economic powers struggle with various social, natural, and inflationary problems. According to National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) over 20M US households, about 1 in 6 American homes are currently behind on utility bills. NEADA said households owe a combined $16B in unpaid utility bills. Surging electricity [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello reminds us of the quote he usually uses: “Look at what they do, not what they say” when he talks about investing guru Michael Burry, who has liquidated almost all his entire portfolio; another food processing plant has “mysteriously” burned; and a trader just made USD 100 million USD trading Bed Bath and Beyond shares before its collapse. Shares of Bed Bath and Beyond fell. Activist investor Ryan Cohen who co-founded Chewy & is chairman of GameStop, has [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about how some stock markets are climbing; the UK is preparing to do planned blackouts to deal with the energy crisis that might come; New IRS special agents are being hired, and part of their job duties include “carry a firearm and use deadly force, if necessary”. A power outage in Toronto’s downtown core on Thursday, left the offices of Canada’s top businesses dark & forced the evacuation of 1 of the city’s biggest shopping malls & [...]

In this week’s recap, all the US Major indexes finished the best month since 2020. International markets ended mostly higher. On Monday, the SEC said charged 11 people for their roles in creating & promoting fraudulent crypto pyramid/Ponzi scheme, that raised over +$300M from millions of retail investors globally, including the U.S. The crypto scheme was called Forsage and claimed to be a decentralized smart contract platform. Coinbase said on Thursday it’s partnering with BlackRock, the world’s largest financial asset manager, providing [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talk to us about how the recession is “official” since Q1 and Q2 of 2022 were negative; Tesla said they have sold 75% of all their crypto assets; Hanover, a city in Germany, is shutting off hot water to save energy. They are also shutting off lighting in spotlights on public monuments and turning off fountains. The U.S. is officially in a recession since GDP fell at a yearly pace of -0.9% in Q2, according to the Commerce [...]

In this week’s recap, US markets and mostly all international markets ended the week higher. Value (IPO) in US/EU fell 90% this year due to postponing/canceling plans to go public. Globally, the value IPOs has fallen 71%, from $283B to $81B. The number of listings has fallen from 1,237 to 596. China’s homebuyer mortgage boycott: people stop paying their unfinished construction projects. Chinese property is likely the largest asset class in the world. Things like this, generated chaos in China’s economy, with [...]

In today’s recap, Marcello talks about a recent video from NYC Emergency Management that shares important steps for New Yorkers to follow in case a nuclear attack occurs; rent in New York skyrockets; and inflation keeps rising to new levels. Founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund 3AC have gone missing, as investors try to recoup assets. Lawyers representing 3AC’s creditors say the location of Zhu Su& Kyle Davies are currently unknown. The court filing from Friday also alleges that the founders have [...]

In this week’s recap, the most important news was the high US dollar price, Elon Musk walking away from the Twitter deal, and the inflation striking world economies. Us and international markets mainly ended positively for the week. The USD appears to be an ultimate safe haven for investors, with global recession risks incoming. The USD ended the week at a 20-year high. Euro is fast heading towards parity, even if it is holding above 20-year lows in Europe Thursday morning. Japanese [...]

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about how suspicious it is that hundreds of food processing plants are closed due to unlikely situations, such as plane crashes; Mark Zuckerberg has said in an employee Q&A session that “this might be one of the worst downturns that we’ve seen in recent history.” The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank’s U.S. GDP measure, which tracks economic data in real time, but adjusts continuously, sees Quarter 2 output contracting by a full -1%. Coupled with Quarter 1’s decline [...]

In this week’s recap, the US markets and a big part of the international markets recovered gains, with strong news that will affect the next few weeks, specifically more aggressive Fed interest hikes. Also, the Fed says servers will be online by 2023 for the new “Government Coin,” a digital version of the dollar: “Rapid changes are taking place in the global monetary system that may affect the international role of the dollar.” A US central bank digital currency is being examined [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about the widespread collapse of the markets around the globe; Inflation is reaching a new high; we might be facing the start of a recession. World stock markets had the biggest weekly decline since a pandemic-induced meltdown in March 2020, hit by growing worries about an economic recession after interest rate increases in the United States & the U.K. which was followed by a surprise move at Switzerland’s central bank, to quell an inflation surge. Euro-zone [...]

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about how the German supermarket chain Rewe has warned customers can take only 1 “critical” product – such as pasta and flour; Consumer spending in the U.S. is the “worst in history,” which shows a clear sign of how inflation has affected the economy; Ethereum fell and is headed toward its lowest levels since May 12. Inflation in the U.S. surged from a year ago. Groceries up +11.9%, chicken up +17.4%, restaurants up +9%, fuel up [...]

In the week’s recap, the US and global markets were mostly lower, except for the Asian markets. It’s increasing the likelihood of stagflation because the latest reports indicate the US labor market added jobs at a slower pace in May, but the inflation stays elevated. Elon Musk To Slash 10% Tesla Jobs, Has “Super Bad Feeling” About Economy. Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week: “If you don’t show up, we will [...]