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 […]
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May 28: Senators get “emergency phones”, Drought affects Panama Canal, Tesla helps Ford (Recap ep229)
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 […]
May 15: 722 banks are bankrupt? Gold backed Crypto, Elon Musk announces CEO of Twitter (Recap ep227)
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 […]
May 7: US Banking Collapse, Gold Record Highs, AI danger to humanity (Recap ep226)
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 […]
April 30: Warren Buffet was right – More Banks Fail, 19,000 volcanoes found in Ocean (Recap ep225)
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 […]
April 23: SpaceX Makes History, Rice Shortages, They Want You To Eat Bugs (Recap ep224)
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 […]
April 16: Warren Buffet says more bank failures, Elon Musk launches new IA, Twitter to offer crypto (Recap ep223)
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 […]
April 9: Dollar collapse incoming, Binance can’t find banks, Tesla record deliveries (Recap ep222)
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 […]
March 26: More Bank Failures now in Germany, War against Crypto, Food Shortages To Get Worse (Recap ep220)
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 […]
March 12: Beginning of the crisis? 2nd largest bank collapse in history, Crypto Bank collapses as well (Recap ep218)
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 […]