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BREAKING: Google $GOOGL has lost its online advertising case, thus saying its online ad tech markets violate US antitrust laws.
Janet Yellen has said that America would be ‘lucky to skirt a recession’
[OMG this is so corrupt!]
#Felon47 can boost or depress the price of virtually any stock through the creation or elimination of tariffs. On Tuesday, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), best known as the parent company of the social media platform Truth Social, announced it was launching a series of actively managed investment accounts. A way to invest in companies that benefit from Trump's political agenda.
#CriminalPresident #Tariffs #Stocks
https://popular.info/p/truth-social-launches-scheme-to-profit
Popular Information · Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies
Looks again like market news is being leaked before the administration announces, and some may be front loading it via options and stocks.
We've highlighted numerous examples over this week and last.
The $SMH puts seemed to go for nearly 200% in 24 hrs.
Back in 2020-2022, our https://t.co/mabSnClpJC
#Fed Chair #JeromePowell on #US #economy & #inflation amid #Trump #tariffs uncertainty
US #stocks added to losses as Powell was speaking.
"The tariffs are larger than forecasters had expected, certainly larger than we expected, even in our upside case," he said.
He also said the Fed is still uncertain what Trump’s new trade policies will ultimately be.
The effects of policies now will likely move the Fed away from its goals.
"Thousands of North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500—and they keep getting hired for more jobs," per FORTUNE
Futures continue to fall after Nvidia $NVDA news:
$VIX now up 7.7%
S&P 500 down 1.48%
US Tech 100 down 2.26%
Ouch.
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#LVMH’s market value is still 3 times what it was a decade ago. Rich people rarely go out of style. And, indeed, founder and chief executive Bernard Arnault has been a buyer of his company’s stock recently, bringing his family’s stake to just under 50 per cent. It’s just that in financial terms, the industry’s next couple of seasons could land with a thud.
https://archive.is/2025.04.15-154705/https://www.ft.com/content/d73bfb43-9169-4e1b-bcfb-a799e2666bad
LVMH’s reported figures don’t yet reflect much of a softening in the American market
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Luxury waits for the US kitten-heeled mule to drop
> Some people follow trends; real fashionistas anticipate them. Unhappy earnings from luxury behemoth and bellwether #LVMH should therefore trouble discerning investors.
https://archive.is/2025.04.15-154705/https://www.ft.com/content/d73bfb43-9169-4e1b-bcfb-a799e2666bad #stocks #luxury #China #DonaldTrump
Alright, looks like some traders are getting news of tariff pauses, insider deals, and penalties beforehand.
$SMH had $1.13 MILLION!! in the 175 puts, ask side, 14% OTM. THIS WAS THE TOP CHAIN, one floor trade swept.
$NVDA China news came out, down 7$, $SMH down 4%.
$NVDA had https://t.co/Hv6IC0UzFs
Somebody _always_ knows before the market does. 
NVDA releases ugly news after the bell, but some traders made sure to dump over $1B USD in NVDA shares about an hour before the closing bell.
How Much Did #Congress Make Off #StockMarket Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All?
Questions about who profited from Trump’s #tariff flip-flop revived the push to ban members of Congress themselves from trading #stocks. https://theintercept.com/2025/04/10/congress-ban-stocks-insider-trading-tariffs-trump/
The Intercept · How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All?
NEW: Figma has filed a S1 with the SEC to potentially IPO.
BREAKING: Donald Trump right now: We may want countries to choose between us or China
Republican Tim Moore disclosed numerous stock trades.
A lot of these are very well timed trades.
For example, he sold a ton of $F Ford and $HOG Harley-Davidson, BEFORE tariff news and auto tariffs effecting these companies, causing them to collapse.
He also seems to be day
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BREAKING: White House: US President Donald Trump to look at a ban on members of Congress trading stocks