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The fraudulent number that is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a substantially shrunken number relative to the true size of the U.S. economy.... Read More
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A January deadline for Congress could bring the pain all over again Read More
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Artificial intelligence will not destroy us. But fear-driven regulation might. Read More
Shayne Coplan and Tarek Mansour — the messy-haired, 20-something billionaires behind the betting platforms Polymarket and Kalshi... Read More
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As the Berkshire Hathaway CEO nears retirement, a look back at some of his first investor letters. Read More
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The S&P 500® Revenue-Weighted Index assigns company weights based on revenue rather than market capitalization. Read More
The data contained in Q3’s delayed release. Read More
Don’t overlook resilient domestic demand in some big Emerging Market nations. Read More
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As the Berkshire Hathaway CEO nears retirement, a look back at some of his first investor letters.... Read More
The fraudulent number that is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a substantially shrunken number relative to the true size of the U.S. economy. See the “surge” in GDP reported yesterday for evidence. The U.S. economy is always growing precisely due to the people in the United States, and their prosperity is most certainly much greater than what GDP indicates. To see why, just contemplate ... Read More