This is just day two of the new year...

...choose your own adventure: Hard or Soft data?

For the full year, Tesla delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from 2024 and marking the second consecutive annual decline in deliveries.

For consumers, electricity is already the second-largest energy expense after gasoline...

"A happy new year earthquake in Mexico City. Just got woken up by the earthquake alarm and a short sharp skake…" 

 

"These individuals will be banned from all SBA loan programs, including disaster loans, going forward...." 

On December 22, the U.S. Department of the Interior paused leases for five offshore wind projects, due to national security concerns...

“What we are seeing today is a continuation of the run higher in equities, with AI and tech again at the forefront”

Merz’s illustrious “Made for Germany” entrepreneur café was a media fake; “Made in Germany” increasingly belongs to the past. The bitter truth: Germany is done

"It's even earning an assessment from customers that 'Samsung is back'."

We wish all our readers the best of luck in 2026, with much success in trading and every other avenue of life.

"Constant readiness is essential, and the more intensive this preparation, the greater the chance of effective deterrence..."

The dollar slumped in 2025 despite massive equity inflows — a setup that looks far less comfortable if the cycle turns.

"However, no matter who the new CEO is, we think LULU will have to invest at least a year’s worth of time and effort to return its..." 

US President Trump warned that the US will “rescue” Iranian protestors if they are shot; the US is “locked and loaded and ready to go”.

"On too many stories, the press has missed the story, because..."

“These suspected perpetrators are really trying to cover their tracks...”

Buffett’s compounding was so extreme that even a near-wipeout wouldn’t erase his edge, as he now sits on record cash and keeps selling.