Amazon, $AMZN, AWS CEO says replacing young employees with AI is "one of the dumbest ideas," and bad for business: "At some point, the whole thing explodes on itself."
Amazon, $AMZN, cut up to 14,000 in 2025.
Read more: https://t.co/b6Ri6zjUJZ
"America's allies say the US creates more problems than it solves," per POLITICO
A new Politico-Public First poll shows that large shares of the United States’ closest allies now view America as a “negative force” in global affairs.
Read more: https://t.co/Pr7yJiotlt
Risotto Bias
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'You're invisible, you don't exist' - life without a birth certificate
Millions around the world are living in the shadows as stateless people as they lack official papers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2drqwp2eyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Baby boomers, who make up about 20% of the U.S. population, hold more than $85 trillion in assets, according to Fed data.
By comparison, millennials, who make up about the same percentage of Americans, hold just about $18 trillion, roughly one-fifth that of baby boomers.
Millennials and Gen Z, by contrast, make up 42% of the population but hold only around 10% of the country's wealth.
Read more: https://t.co/YUluGrOgai
'You're invisible, you don't exist' - life without a birth certificate
Millions around the world are living in the shadows as stateless people as they lack official papers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2drqwp2eyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
More than 60% of rental demand growth in the US was from foreign-born popular, per FOX
HUD chief blames 'unchecked illegal immigration' pricing.
Read more: https://t.co/WqWXglpFS9
22% of jobs advertised online last year were positions listed with no intent to hire, per BBC
A separate UK study put the figure even higher, at 34%
Read more: https://t.co/L6kI8233ND
"The era of jobless growth is here," per FORTUNE
While Millennials often entered the workforce with traditional 9–5 expectations, many Gen Z workers emphasize balance, remote flexibility, value alignment, and structured boundaries.
Read more: https://t.co/P2IzSmKRa2
"Gen Z are over having their work ethic questioned: ‘Most boomers don’t know what it’s like to work 40+ hours a week and still not be able to afford a house’," per FORTUNE
Managers and HR leaders say these differences — from how work gets done to what counts as “engaged performance” — have reshaped talent pipelines and the broader labor market.
Read more: https://t.co/P2IzSmKjku
I cannot stress how unusual these plays are.
Last year, Unusual Whales caught so much in terms of unusual plays and options.
Here was one of the biggest: someone seemingly frontrunning tariff announcements. https://t.co/zyFBXQr0lo
Riley Testut :fatpikachu:
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New App Released, Side Search
Long-press the Side Button to use your preferred AI assistant or search engine. Available on the AltStore PAL. https://cizzuk.net/posts/sidesearch0.1/
Beardy Star Stuff 🏴🌹🇵🇸
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"One hundred and twenty-eight journalists and media workers, including 10 women, lost their lives in 2025, according to the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) final Killed List released on 31 December. The list includes nine accidental deaths. The IFJ deplores another deadly year for journalists, while denouncing the persistent failure of authorities to protect media workers and calling for immediate, decisive action to end the cycle of violence and impunity in 2026.
The updated list documents 17 additional cases confirmed after 10 December, underscoring a particularly deadly year for journalism and the continued prevalence of impunity. The Federation had released a preliminary list on 9 December, reporting 111 killings, including one accidental death.
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With 74 journalists killed – including 56 in Palestine – the Middle East and Arab World region accounted for 58% of all media professionals killed worldwide. Yemen ranks second with 13 deaths, then Ukraine with eight."
Here is how the stock market looked last year:
BREAKING: Affordable Care Act tax credits have officially expired, per ABC
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders swears in Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor.
Elon Musk has said that: Double-digit growth is coming within 12 to 18 months.
"One hundred and twenty-eight journalists and media workers, including 10 women, lost their lives in 2025, according to the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) final Killed List released on 31 December. The list includes nine accidental deaths. The IFJ deplores another deadly year for journalists, while denouncing the persistent failure of authorities to protect media workers and calling for immediate, decisive action to end the cycle of violence and impunity in 2026.
The updated list documents 17 additional cases confirmed after 10 December, underscoring a particularly deadly year for journalism and the continued prevalence of impunity. The Federation had released a preliminary list on 9 December, reporting 111 killings, including one accidental death.
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With 74 journalists killed – including 56 in Palestine – the Middle East and Arab World region accounted for 58% of all media professionals killed worldwide. Yemen ranks second with 13 deaths, then Ukraine with eight."
There are many price targets for 2026 for the S&P500.
Tom Lee says that the S&P500 will hit 7,700 in 2026.
What is your target?
I cannot stress enough how there are many traders who get huge gains with unusual plays.
Here is one from last year.
I built Unusual Whales to catch them.
This year, I'll keep doing so.
Follow along for more! https://t.co/91EENf6Jt9
What stock will be the best performing in 2026?