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  1. Hobo Hilton

    Stock Market

    BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle sales are surging in Southeast Asia, led by China's BYD (002594.SZ) , opens new tab and Vietnam's VinFast , eating into the internal combustion engine car market dominated by Japanese and Korean firms, Counterpoint Research said on Friday. EV sales...
  2. Hobo Hilton

    DEBT

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-national-debt-tracker
  3. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    The US Government is artificially keeping the economy going. That is unsustainable. Go here and see what is happening. https://www.usdebtclock.org/
  4. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    About the time an ounce of gold increased in price. A USD don't buy much.
  5. Hobo Hilton

    Price Check in the Gas and Diesel Aisle...

    Unrest in the Red Sea has prices increasing, on everything. Houthis Release Dramatic Video Of Bulk Carrier Being Blown Apart In Red Sea https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Houthis-Release-Dramatic-Video-Of-Bulk-Carrier-Being-Blown-Apart-In-Red-Sea.html
  6. Hobo Hilton

    Stock Market

    Well, at the end of the trading day tomorrow....... Will NVDA close up or down ? TSLA, up or down ?
  7. Hobo Hilton

    DEBT

    Funny, some see it as a problem while other's see it as the golden egg...... Debt is always debt. Why buy now, pay later debt could become a problem for the U.S. economy https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/20/why-buy-now-pay-later-debt-could-become-a-problem-for-us-economy.html
  8. Hobo Hilton

    Stock Market

    What we are witnessing is a market that is "Betting on the jockey and not the horse"... https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/20/super-micro-dell-shares-jump-as-elon-musk-calls-them-suppliers-to-xai-supercomputer-project.html
  9. Hobo Hilton

    Price Check in the Gas and Diesel Aisle...

    Just in time for the summer road trips. Bigfatcock WTI Crude • 82.27 +0.70 +0.86% Brent Crude • 85.84 +0.77 +0.91%
  10. Hobo Hilton

    Inflation.......... ?

    The goal of the DC crowd is to build their wealth and retirement accounts / pension. Their plan is working.
  11. Hobo Hilton

    Inflation.......... ?

    No harm, no foul. And that is one of the issues of these studies. The Government numbers don't align with studies like this one. Keeping the COLA number low goes in the Government's favor. To validate your number - Average household income: The average family household income was $74,755 in...
  12. Hobo Hilton

    Inflation.......... ?

    Kashkari said it would probably take “a year or two” to get inflation back to the Fed’s 2% target. That prediction is not far off the median Fed forecast. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-kaskhari-sees-some-signs-of-some-softening-in-the-economy-edc6bf21
  13. Hobo Hilton

    GOLD

    Your stock pile of canned beans will get you a lot under the radar, also.
  14. Hobo Hilton

    Inflation.......... ?

    The salary a family of 4 needs to get by in every U.S. state—it’s more than $150,000 in the most expensive one https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/20/the-salary-a-family-of-4-needs-to-get-by-in-every-us-state.html
  15. Hobo Hilton

    GOLD

    Along the same lines of converting oil to the petrodollar. In a matter of seconds that ship of crude is converted to fiat currency. Other countries have wised up to holding fiat currency. As the fiat currency of all nations loses purchasing power and security..... Look for that tanker of oil to...
  16. Hobo Hilton

    GOLD

    I look at it this way. A "flip of a switch" and paper anything goes away. Going to take a shovel and some sweat to dig up that physical in the back yard. History has proven that time and time again.
  17. Hobo Hilton

    The Downfall of America........

    The tribes of our enemies are joining together.... Always a bad sign. Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that includes mutual defense pact, Putin says Russia and North Korea on Wednesday signed a new “comprehensive strategic partnership” as Western officials grow increasingly...
  18. Hobo Hilton

    The double standard of “going green”

    I returned home from a successful duck hunting trip and was cleaning the Pintails. Two teenage girls walked by and started gagging. First thing out of their mouth was "I would never eat those".... A while later, after I had the ducks cleaned and in a pan they walked by again and said "Wow...
  19. Hobo Hilton

    GOLD

    Slice it and dice it... It's still paper. Gold meets digital dollars: Tether launches aUSD₮ – a stablecoin with gold backing (Kitco News) – Tether, the company responsible for issuing USDT, the top stablecoin by market cap, continues to expand beyond fait-backed stablecoins with the launch of...
  20. Hobo Hilton

    The double standard of “going green”

    Just the picture is scary. When farm land is covered with solar panels, where will the food come from ? Solar is growing faster than any electricity source as Big Tech seeks clean energy for data centers...