Are you concerned at all that some federal officers that are helping DC police might be being pulled away from other high priority assignments. Like what. Like what.Terrorism for Oh, really. terrorism. They'll stop terrorism as part of what they're doing right now.No. Uh the uh soldiers that we have, first of all, we have plenty of them. Long beyond what they that you have here.We're just using a very small force. You know, in Washington DC, they have thousands of police. They have a lot of police, but the ...

In Mexico City, the 20th running of the annual Torto Fair began on Wednesday, and organizers have unveiled what is believed to be the world's largest sandwich. Measures almost 300 ft long, and it weighs more than a ton. This thing was created by more than 90 national and international vendors, and it used more than 50 specially selected ingredients.Fun fact, over 20 years, this festival has produced almost 3,800 feet of tortoise. ...

ETH is literally the legally compliant blockchain and I think it's a big stumbling block for people. Wall Street likes to build spreadsheets and so every call starts with Tom can you give me the model on how gas fees are going to change with stable coins. So give me your assumption on how much stable coin volume is how much goes to ETH how much will be layer 2 and how much gets paid.When you give someone a spreadsheet, then you get analysis paralysis cuz then suddenly you you don't see the bigger picture th ...

Geopolitical & Economic Context - The meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin is critical due to its potential impact on global energy prices [1] - Sanctions relief for Russia is being considered, potentially allowing Russian oil and gas to flow back into Europe [2] - The US has not imposed significant sanctions on Russian energy entities like Rosneft and Gazprom [3] - Russian energy is flowing into Asia, providing Russia with financial resources to continue its military efforts [4] - Russia's economy has not suffered as much as expected due to continued energy sales [5] - Russia is using its financial resources to pay soldiers, potentially recruiting 1,000 people a day, which is double the recruitment rate of Ukraine [5][9][11] - Russia's ability to fund the war, coupled with Ukraine receiving weapons, suggests a prolonged conflict [6] - Both Trump and Biden administrations want to avoid high oil prices, which could result from stricter sanctions on Russia [7] Energy Market Impact - Stricter sanctions on Russia could lead to oil prices rising to $100-120 per barrel [8] - The current approach avoids secondary sanctions on Russian energy companies to prevent higher energy prices for the sanctioning countries [9] - Russia's "ghost fleet" of uninsured or underinsured ships facilitates continued oil sales despite sanctions [8] Socioeconomic Factors - Russia is described as a poor nation, where the opportunity to earn a few thousand dollars motivates men to become mercenaries [10] - Desperate men are being recruited to fight for money, even at the risk of death [5][11]

It's the foreigners, the exporters who are heavily dependent on this market. And we see this clearly in the data. We saw it clearly uh from the first term.I we've think about it now. We've collected over a hundred billion dollars in tariffs already. We've had zero inflation from that.And and what happens is look, it's like if if Germany or China or India is heavily heavily dependent on the US market and tariffs go on, they've got a choice. They either can't sell here if they raise prices or sell less or the ...

If what you're saying is true, then I mean this is a revelation. >> Yeah. And I I couldn't speak about it until now that it's possible to communicate with someone that's passed away.And I'm saying it from the point of view of being a neuroscientist and a psychiatrist. And it's taboo because we are afraid that people will think we're going insane. I mean, I've been part of teams that have locked people up and had them injected with stuff against their will because of things they were saying that's not that d ...

Alaska's ready. Um we we have uh we have the venue already selected. The um White House has already done that at our joint base Elmanorf Richardson here in Anchorage.So it's going to be pretty secure. Uh president's going to land there and um they've got a lot of space for meetings and so I think it's a a location that works well. Incredible reporting here about the logistics going into all of this.Uh Anchorage has a limited number of hotel rooms to work with here, a small rental car market. So, we're truck ...

And where are stocks heading from here. Well, we welcome Ed Yardi to Power Lunch. He is founder and head of Ardeni Research.Ed, great to have you on. >> Thank you very much. >> All right.Why do you think the market is not reacting a little more negatively to the hot inflation read and a lowered expectation of more Fed rate cuts in the future. Well, I think the uh market hasn't given up on the idea that the economy is actually resilient, that it doesn't necessarily need lower interest rates and that if we ge ...

Is it helpful or not that there is a lot of risk or an attitude in the market that is pushing us into new IPOs, into the cryptos there, when also it is dictated by macro perspective and where interest rates are going is helpful for the formation of new businesses right now. Oh, 100%. But what's happening with digital asset treasuries in the market, like $500 million new digital asset Treasury, $500 million for hyper liquid for also assets which are not due to coming into the market directly at NASDAQ Now li ...

Following that PPI number, a little bit of hotter to read on inflation. Rick Santelli joining us now from Chicago with the bond report. But again, I guess I'm a little bit vexed.That's a thousand word, Rick, about why we're not seeing a bigger move in bonds or stocks. Yeah. Well, that those are my deos.PPI hot claims tame. And the next one, limited treasury reaction to the data. And I could say limited market reaction.You've said basically the same thing. But guess what. The market has a big opinion here, f ...