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Last was "The Chile Project" by Sebastian Edwards. The University of Chicago's engagement with Chile during the Pinochet regime has become more well known over time, but this book dives into that history to provide an incredibly well researched look into this period, its effects, and its legacy. Highly recommend

Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/re (5/5) #history #economics #Chile

bookwyrm.socialbwaber's review of The Chile Project - BookWyrmSocial Reading and Reviewing
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Michael Hartnett, the bank's chief investment strategist, said the U.S. is no longer the global economy's primary growth engine.

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Unusual Whales - News · Bank of America, BAC, has said "Short the S&P500"Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is advising investors to take a bearish position on the S&P 500, arguing that market conditions will remain unfavorable for equities until two key developments occur: a significant interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and a resolution—or at least a pause—in the U.S.-China trade dispute. Michael Hartnett, the bank’s chief investment strategist, said the U.S. is no longer the primary driver of global economic growth. He described this as the end of "U.S. exceptiona
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NVIDIA is collaborating with its manufacturing partners to design and construct factories that will, for the first time, produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely within the United States.

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Unusual Whales - News · Nvidia, NVDA, says it will manufacture American-made AI supercomputers in US for first time nowNVIDIA is collaborating with its manufacturing partners to design and construct factories that will, for the first time, produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely within the United States. In partnership with leading manufacturers, the company has commissioned over one million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test its Blackwell AI chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas. Production of NVIDIA Blackwell chips has already begun at TSMC’s semiconductor facilities in Phoenix,
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Half of parents are paying their Gen Z and millennial adult children $1,474 a month, per FORTUNE.

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Unusual Whales - News · 37% of parents plan to stop providing financial support to their adult children within the next two years, and another 28% will freeze their aid in three to four yearsMillennials may be approaching 40, but their parents are still footing the bill to help them stay financially afloat. Roughly half of parents provide financial support to at least one adult child over the age of 18, according to a recent report from Savings. On average, Gen Z adults receive the most—about $1,813 per month—while millennials get around $863. This level of support has reached a three-year high, driven by the financial pressure inflation has placed on workers across all age groups.
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IDK what chaos #Trump brings, but you'll want to understand this:

"The only potential governor on them is, oddly enough, the bond market. If, in fact, the investor class around the world says, 'You know what, we're just not doing it this way; we don't like what's going on here;' they can vote with their wallet and they can say, "we're not going to be buying your bonds unless you're going to pay us a lot more for them.'" -- Andrew Ross Sorkin

He's describing the "bond vigilante".
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Buyers are charged a $41 upfront fee to enroll. General admission tickets for the three-day festival started at $499, plus fees.

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Unusual Whales - News · 60% of general admission ticket buyers at Coachella used Buy-Now-Pay-Later to finance their ticketsWhen the Coachella music festival begins, many attendees will have secured their tickets through an installment payment plan. Rather than using traditional buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, Coachella’s own payment plans have proven especially popular with the festival’s largely younger audience—and have become a notable source of revenue for organizers. According to reporting by Billboard, around 60% of general admission ticket buyers for this year’s festival used Coachella’s payment plan. En
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NVIDIA $NVDA is collaborating with its manufacturing partners to design and construct factories that will, for the first time, produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely within the United States.

Read more: t.co/JDYcD10bUO

Unusual Whales - News · Nvidia, NVDA, says it will manufacture American-made AI supercomputers in US for first time nowNVIDIA is collaborating with its manufacturing partners to design and construct factories that will, for the first time, produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely within the United States. In partnership with leading manufacturers, the company has commissioned over one million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test its Blackwell AI chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas. Production of NVIDIA Blackwell chips has already begun at TSMC’s semiconductor facilities in Phoenix,
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