11/20/2025
<[link removed]>



Walmart Beats Earnings, Hikes Guidance As Consumer Trade-Down Accelerates
<>
Walmart shares are moving lower in premarket trading despite solid
third-quarter results, suggesting that price-sensitive consumers are flocking
to its stores nationwide. The shift toward value mirrors what off-brand
retailer TJ Maxx reported on Wednesday. It caps a pivotal week for retailers
(as described by Goldman’s Scott Feiler), with Home Depot and Target both
highlighting sagging demand […]
Read more
<[link removed]>



How The Fed Deals Liquidity: The Monetary Toolbox
<>
Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In our last
article, QE Is Coming, we focused on why the capital and financial markets have
become so dependent on the Fed for liquidity. The article explains that, in the
aftermath of the crisis, a slew of regulations drastically changed the
liquidity landscape. As a result, the Fed—not the private […]
Read more
<[link removed]>



Carson Block: Shorting Big Tech Is Widowmaker Trade, Even With AI Bubble Fears
<>
Muddy Waters Capital CEO Carson Block joined Bloomberg TV overnight to discuss
whether it’s time to short the hyperscalers and the broader
artificial-intelligence trade. The answer he gave is somewhat surprising.
Block, a notorious short-seller, warned against betting against the tech
giants: “If you’re out there trying to short Nvidia or any of these big […]
Read more
<[link removed]>



Crypto Comes to Washington – The Dispatch
<>
Cryptocurrencies are digital-first tokens whose ownership is marked on
collective, highly secure digital ledgers, called blockchains. This has mainly
been used to speculate, gamble, and scam, but—with the proper regulatory
framework—advocates argue that technologies like decentralized finance (DeFi)
platforms and cryptocurrencies could become instrumental parts of mainstream
finance, reducing many of the transaction fees and […]
Read more
<[link removed]>



US And UK Revolt Forces Basel To Rethink Brutal Crypto Capital Rules For Banks
<>
Authored by Ezra Reguerra via CoinTelegraph.com, Global bank regulators are
preparing to revisit their most stringent crypto rules after the United States
and the United Kingdom refused to implement them, a move that threatens to
unravel the long-standing consensus of the Basel Committee. In an interview
with the Financial Times, Erik Thedéen, the governor of the Swedish […]
Read more
<[link removed]>
Unsubscribe
<[link removed]>
|Mark as Junk
<[link removed]>