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The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism

The product is never the point. It's the craving, the desire that they're actually selling us. The post The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism appeared first on Upworthy.

Politics And The Markets 07/09/26

Politics And The Markets 07/09/26

TheLabor Market: Moving in 2 Directions

While AI might displace office jobs, construction is hiring.

Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber Buy $12 Million NYC Condo

Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber got that money, money, that money money. After all, the couple recently dropped 12 million on a West Village condominium, the Wall Street Journal confirmed July 7...

It's Not Just Democrats Who Have Lost Faith in the Free Market

It's Not Just Democrats Who Have Lost Faith in the Free Market

CLINTON: It's Socialism For The Super-Rich!

CLINTON: It's Socialism For The Super-Rich! (First column, 7th story, link) Related stories:Million Investors Lost 3.8 Billion on President's Crypto Coin... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron

Even with Gold Below $4,150 and Bitcoin Under $64,000, I'd Still Rather Buy This Unstoppable Dividend Stock in July

Gold and Bitcoin have been in a funk, and so has this global consumer staples giant, but a business can grow.

Why Opera-backed MiniPay wants Africans to spend stablecoins

The move signals how the stablecoin market is evolving. After years spent helping users acquire, hold, and transfer digital currencies, companies are now focusing on making those balances spendable in everyday commerce. For MiniPay, the card is an attempt to move beyond being a wallet and become part of how users pay.

Why is the cryptocurrency market slumping? | Counting the Cost

The cryptocurrency market is now worth more than $2.23 trillion. Yet, Bitcoin has lost more than half its value since prices hit their peak in October 2025. Despite repeated boom and bust cycles, institutional investors are pouring billions into the digital assets. Traditional banks are embracing them. Politicians are becoming some of their biggest champions and beneficiaries, and governments are racing to write the rules. But cryptocurrency is also becoming a tool for political interference and for sanctioned states seeking to move money beyond the traditional financial system. As the tokens move further into the mainstream, is regulation keeping pace? #crypto #cryptocurrency #economy #finance #bitcoin #business #markets #aljazeera

Wed: Banks again buck market

The banks again rose today as Delek and Teva led the declines.

Business is moving past the tech bro era and learning to value ‘real people, real places’

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Why a Furious Shopper Is Reeling After a Cashier Blocked His Transaction Over a Cryptic Currency Rule

Some people just shouldn't work in customer service. The post Why a Furious Shopper Is Reeling After a Cashier Blocked His Transaction Over a Cryptic Currency Rule appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Live markets: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 in an Asian-session leverage flush

Live markets: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 in an Asian-session leverage flush

World’s third-richest man can’t hack NYC rent stabilization market

Being one of the richest people in history does not insulate an investor from the pains of New York City’s rent-stabilized multifamily market. Sergey Brin of Google co-founding fame sold his stake in a real estate fund back to its manager, Douglas Eisenberg’s AE Real Estate, Bloomberg reported. The sale of the shares unfolded in December through a limited liability company, but is only being revealed now. Specifics of the sale back to AE remain unclear. The value of his stake in the 5,900 units within the fund was approximately 79 million, according to public records, a rounding error for []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

‘Walang totoong order’: Pinoy develops fake shopping app to help users avoid impulse purchases

A Filipino developed a “fake” shopping platform for impulsive buyers to help curb their spending. Threads user Reymark Jarvs (@rmjarvs) shared that he developed PeykMart, a “fake shopping app” designed for impulsive shoppers, where no actual purchases are made. Users can add as many products as they want to their cart, only to be greeted with a [] The post ‘Walang totoong order’: Pinoy develops fake shopping app to help users avoid impulse purchases appeared first on Interaksyon.

Bitcoin Drops to $58,000 on Options Expiry Pressure and Strategy Selloff

(NaturalNews) Bitcoin fell sharply at the U.S. cash market open on June 25, dropping almost 3,000 in seconds to 58,000, according to market data. That is the lowe...

JSE Launches Micro Market

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has introduced a Micro Market, creating a new pathway for growth for micro and emerging enterprises. The platform was officially launched on Tuesday (June 23) []

Money, Interest, and the Business Cycle

The two great confusions about money and interest, from Aristotle’s “money cannot beget money” to modern credit expansion, and how monetary manipulation by banks and governments produces inflation and the business cycle.

Big Tech’s $25 Billion Mega Bond Sales Are Pushing Market Limits

Once a rare event reserved for historic mega-acquisitions, the jumbo bond sale is increasingly becoming the tech sector’s go-to financing tool. Debt offerings of 25 billion or more have quickly shifted into a baseline for tech giants funding their artificial intelligence expansion, with Amazon.com Inc.’s sale on Tuesday marking the seventh time this year alone a technology company has reached that threshold in a single shot. Vishal Khanduja, Head of Broad Markets Fixed Income at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, discusses how the bond market is pricing in these offerings. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bill filed to repeal ‘punitive’ digital asset tax – Center Square

“Even just moving your digital assets from one wallet that you control to another because you want to have control of your finances instead of trusting a bank, even that might be a taxable event under this bill, which is kind of nuts,” said Peter Van Valkenburgh, executive director of Coin Center.

Morning Bid: Markets swivel on tech, Mideast angst

Morning Bid: Markets swivel on tech, Mideast angst

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Lucky Trader Turns $85 Into $2 Million on Robinhood Chain Meme Coin

The meme coin CashCat on Robinhood Chain is the latest flavor of the hour, and one trader has turned a mini-investment into a small fortune in less than three weeks.