White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Monday that U.S. job gains could be lower in the coming months due to slower labor force growth and higher productivity, weighing into a debate that is also underway at the Federal Reserve and promises to shape the central bank's coming policy decisionshttps://www.newsmax.com/finance/stre...09/id/1245473/
Donald Trump Jr. has the right idea partnering up with Birch Gold Group doing commercials for them on Youtube and TV. Why would anyone put cash in a Bank CD or savings account in this environment? With the rate that gold is appreciating at the pace it is under Trump's 2nd Presidency the price of gold will be at $12,500 at the end of Trump's Presidency in 2028. It would be easier for gold to double from $5K to $10K than Bitcoin doubling and going to $130K from current price. Originally Posted by CPT SavajoAin't a $$$ person.
Amazon's tax bill dropped from about $9 billion in 2024 to $1.2 billion in 2025. Likewise, Meta reported a year-over-year drop from about $9.6 billion in 2024 to $2.8 billion in 2025.This despite big increases in profits.
The annual report from Alphabet, meanwhile, reported a tally that combined US federal and state tax totals and showed a drop from about $21.1 billion in 2024 to $13.8 billion in 2025.
Amazon's domestic profits jumped to nearly $90 billion in 2025 — an over 40% increase from 2024. Alphabet's domestic profits jumped over 32% to $143.6 billion, while Meta came in at $79.6 billion, a 20% jump.https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazo...161229652.html
"It's nice to be right," Navarro said, pointing back to his prediction in April. "We were talking on April 7th, thereabouts... The Dow had fallen to 38,000... What I said to you... It's going to 50,000."Peter should take note that In 2025, the "Magnificent Seven" stocks (Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla) were responsible for approximately 40% to 52% of the S&P 500's total gains.
Ain't a $$$ person.You would lay odds and lose your bet in a simulation ran a billion times over. Such a bet wouldn't be fair from 1834-1933 because gold was pegged at $20, but if we started the bet at 1974 when the American slaves (every citizen living in the US at the time) were allowed to own gold again as a privlege granted by government gold would clearly be the winner. Especially if the banksters were not allowed to short gold with paper contracts to control the physical price in which they are losing that war. Gold should already be well over $10K an oz and at the rate it's going up with Trump as President gold could be at $12K an oz at the end of his presidency if he gets his way with the young pencil-pushing Fed head.
But i'd lay odds that if you invested $100 day 1 Wall Street opened and $100 in gold, the Stock Market would have a better return on investment.
Not to say you shouldn't hedge your assets with a bit of coin there. Originally Posted by Precious_b
You would lay odds and lose your bet in a simulation ran a billion times over. Such a bet wouldn't be fair from 1834-1933 because gold was pegged at $20, but if we started the bet at 1974 when the American slaves (every citizen living in the US at the time) were allowed to own gold again as a privlege granted by government gold would clearly be the winner. Especially if the banksters were not allowed to short gold with paper contracts to control the physical price in which they are losing that war. Gold should already be well over $10K an oz and at the rate it's going up with Trump as President gold could be at $12K an oz at the end of his presidency if he gets his way with the young pencil-pushing Fed head. Originally Posted by CPT SavajoIf I understand correctly, it took 50 years to reach the level it was at when Trump took office and then it nearly doubled in price in a year, right?
I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. Still, we were having a big deficit but it was half the deficit and I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland and she was very aggressive. Nice, but very aggressive. “Sir, we are a small country. We can’t do this. We can’t do this.” I couldn’t get her off the phone. “We are a small country,” and I said, “you may be a small country, but we have a $42 billion deficit with you.” “No, no, we are a small country.” Again and again and again, I couldn’t get her off the phone. So it was at 30% and I didn’t really like the way she talked to us, and so instead of giving her a reduction I raised it to 39%, and then I got inundated by people from Switzerland and I figured, do you know what? We’ll do something that’s a little bit more palatable.
The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, according to the report, which marked a sharp increase from 50,000 jobs added in the previous month.
The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3% in January from 4.4% in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said. Unemployment remains low by historical standards.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed the release of the January data due to a partial government shutdown last week, which helps explain why the jobs report was issued on a Wednesday in the middle of the month, rather than its customary release on the month's first Friday.
Trump reveals the 'stable genius' planning behind his tariffs...Don't forget the Rolex clock and 1-kilogram gold bar.
So it was at 30% and I didn’t really like the way she talked to us, and so instead of giving her a reduction I raised it to 39%, and then I got inundated by people from Switzerland and I figured, do you know what? We’ll do something that’s a little bit more palatable. Originally Posted by RX792P
If I understand correctly, it took 50 years to reach the level it was at when Trump took office and then it nearly doubled in price in a year, right?It's a collective bi-partisan failure in reality when referring to "Trump's Economy." Every American is feeling the effects of President Nixon's decision from Aug 1971 as that monetary system is still in place. What's realized is that the system is failing as the debt is at unsustainable levels and cannot be paid back.
To me, that doesn't seem like coincidence.
Isn't gold considered to be a hedge against economic uncertainty as much as, if not more than it is an investment vehicle?
It looks like Trump's current economy (if that's the right way to put it) and actions are contributing to present global uncertainty.
It's great that people have made money, and I hope you have, too, but is it really a good thing that the price of gold has gotten so high and do we really want the conditions that it looks like will be necessary for gold to double again? Originally Posted by Turner2099