If I'm hearing you right though, General, Vladimir Putin tomorrow will be rewarded for his bad behavior. Is that fair. That's the fear.And it doesn't seem like he's going to be punished. Look, he started a major war. He's done billions of dollars worth of damage. He's killed hundreds of thousands of people.He attacks civilian uh people uh and and institutions and hospitals and nurseries and schools with impunity. He's abducted children. Um and uh I know that the president wants to end it and and I'm all in ...

Woo. I'm sorry, y'all. I just had to pull over because I just got done listening to the California Democrats press conference about how they plan to counter the redistricting that is currently attempting to happen in Texas, or as Michael Mark Elias likes to say, three gerrymander to the already Jerry murderer map. And I was really struck by the press conference. Two things stood out to me, and I think it's going to bode well for their efforts. First, everyone from the organizational leaders that spoke in th ...

Market Trends & Dynamics - The stock market's upward trend is expected to be mirrored, or even exceeded, by Bitcoin's performance, although Bitcoin's increasing maturity is leading to declining volatility [1] - The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant dip following Bitcoin's new all-time high of $124,000 [2] - Google's policy change, potentially banning unlicensed Bitcoin wallets in the US and EU starting December 2025, could impact millions of users and restrict the buying of crypto [3] - The US Treasury Secretary indicates a strategic Bitcoin reserve exists, valued between $15 billion and $20 billion, accumulated through confiscated assets, with no plans to sell [11][12] - The US government is committed to exploring budget-neutral ways to acquire more Bitcoin to expand the strategic reserve [14] Investment & Strategic Moves - Google acquired an 8% stake in Bitcoin miner Terowolf as part of a $37 billion deal, indicating a strategic investment in the infrastructure [7] - Tech giants are investing in mining to secure a strategic foothold in the future of energy and finance [8] - Chainlink is actively accumulating LINK tokens for its strategic Chainlink Reserve, with over 44,000 LINK accumulated [20] - Franklin Templeton, with $17 trillion in assets under management, has become a client of Vechain, signaling traditional finance's acceptance of Vechain [23] Regulatory Landscape & Self-Custody - The SEC chair has stated that self-custody of crypto assets will be protected as a foundational American value [5] - Google's policy change regarding crypto wallets is perceived by some as an attempt to cause fear and manipulate the market [4] Altcoins & Ethereum - Bitmine and Sharplink are competing to accumulate Ethereum, which is expected to push up Ethereum's price [15] - Sharplink claims to have an advantage due to its connection with the Ethereum company [16] Speculative Frenzy & Market Sentiment - The current market is in a speculative frenzy, highly related to the stock market, reminiscent of the internet stock boom of 1999 [8][9] - A cryptocurrency exchange, Signal Bullish, went public with its stock ending the first day at $70, a 90% gain, giving the exchange a market cap above $10 billion, indicating Wall Street's appetite for crypto [26]

Time for the final trade. Let's go around the horn. Tim, I got a happy birthday to my little guy, Connor.He just turned 12. The man United Healthcare 17 times that's cheap. Happy birthday, Connor.Steve, I usually like to stay away from IPOs and see how they settle out, but I like the stock. Bullish, yes. Happy birthday, Connor.Sat right in that chair. Did a good little final trade. Remember that.Uh, if we see a further further sell off in China, I would buy FXI. You know, you could tell the next two weeks i ...

I want to bring in NBC News foreign correspondent Raph Sanchez to talk more about this. Hi Raph. >> Hey, thanks for having me.>> Kim Jer, 13 years of age, the only child of Kim Jong-uns that we've actually seen in public. What do we know about her. >> Not a lot, which is pretty shocking given that the world's intelligence agencies focus so much time, so much attention on figuring out what is going on in North Korea.Here's what we do know. We think that she is about 13 years old. So born roughly 2012.And it ...

Market Trends & Investor Sentiment - Retail investors are increasingly active in the stock market, favoring individual stocks over ETFs, with mega-cap tech and AI-related stocks being popular choices [2][4][8][11][13] - Investopedia's survey indicates strong positive sentiment among self-directed investors, driven by record highs and expectations of deregulation and rate cuts [5][6][7][17][18][36] - Investors show a preference for holding onto their current stock investments, particularly in large-cap tech, with Nvidia, Palantir, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon being top choices for the next 10 years [9][10] - A survey reveals that if investors had an extra 10,000 (unit unspecified), 22% would invest it in individual stocks [4] Economic Indicators & Monetary Policy - The Producer Price Index (PPI) showed higher than expected inflation, particularly in services, raising concerns for the Federal Reserve [1][24][25] - Despite inflation data, markets largely expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in September [26][27] - Crypto markets experienced a downturn with Bitcoin down 4% after hitting an all-time high, but overall, crypto has seen significant gains year-to-date, supported by institutional interest and a friendlier regulatory environment [30][31][32] Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Potential IPO - The Trump administration is considering an IPO for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could raise approximately 30 billion (unit unspecified) for taxpayers and unwind their 2008 conservatorship [3][37][38] - An IPO would introduce new shares and capital, potentially leading to a major exchange listing, but the government's backing is likely to continue unless Congress intervenes [45][46] - The value of the two mortgage giants could exceed 500 billion (unit unspecified) combined if the IPO proceeds [45] - Existing shareholders are expected to face massive dilution, with the federal government potentially owning over 90% [44][45]

Lily, the best performing stock in the S&P today, up nearly 4%. The company announcing it is raising the lift price of its blockbuster diabetes drug, Monaro, in the UK. President Trump has been pressuring big pharma to get US drug prices more in line with the rest of the world most favored nation status.Let's bring in Dr. . Kavita Patel, who's an NBC News and MSNBC medical contributor. She served in the office of intergovernmental affairs and public engagement under President Obama.Dr. . Patel, great to see ...

For more on what's next for the company, let's bring in Oenheimer, managing director of Internet Equity Research, Jason Hellstein. He's got an outperform rating, a $70 price target on the name. Jason, great to have you with us.>> Thanks. >> And and you did cut the price target, correct. On the back of that 30% drop on the back of earnings.>> We did. Our price target's 70 now which would still be like 25 26 times next year's cash flow so still rich but um stock is 18 now app 11 which kind of is the darling n ...

If it's Thursday, President Trump and President Putin are set to arrive in Alaska in less than 24 hours as the leaders prepare to meet each other and meet the press in what could be a makeorb breakak moment for the future of Ukraine and Trump's influence in the region. Plus, a key inflation gauge surged last month as the cost of wholesale goods in the US saw their biggest monthly increase in more than three years as tariffs threatened to push prices even higher. And President Trump's crackdown on crime and ...

Hi, my name is Vincent. We're at the Giga Factory Berlin. Today, we're doing a little background story on the graffiti project on site.So, when Elon posted that we're going to turn all the concrete surfaces of the factory into art, we took that quite literal. So, at first we started with some local graffiti crews, but then we realized that to cover the entire factory with art, we had to also leverage uh technology cuz this is Tesla obviously. So, we found a robot muralist.So, one of a kind startup that deve ...