Nicholas Brown
@nicholasabrown.bsky.social
Formerly Senior Correspondent at Punk Rock Traders. 19 y/o who posts news, political news, stock mkt news, etc. Seen on Benzinga, SquawkCNBC & YahooFinance.
Wealthy Travelers Are Splurging On Luxury Hotels Like Never Before - WSJ
Wealthy Travelers Are Splurging on Luxury Hotels Like Never Before
Record-high luxury hotel rates did little to dull traveler demand for exclusive ocean resorts and grand hotels.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Wealthy Travelers Are Splurging On Luxury Hotels Like Never Before - WSJ
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“.. Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them.
“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
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“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
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November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“.. Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them.
“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
Trump’s $2,000 Tariff ‘Dividend’ Marks Throwback To Covid Checks - Bloomberg
Trump’s $2,000 Tariff ‘Dividend’ Marks Throwback to Covid Checks
President Donald Trump’s idea of mailing $2,000 “dividend” payments from tariffs to US citizens marks a throwback to the stimulus checks distributed during the Covid crisis, with similar economic risk...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump’s $2,000 Tariff ‘Dividend’ Marks Throwback To Covid Checks - Bloomberg
AI Is Upending Jobs. Corporate Tech And HR Are Teaming Up To Figure It Out. - WSJ
AI Is Upending Jobs. Corporate Tech and HR Are Teaming Up to Figure It Out.
IT and HR departments are coming together to manage the workforce disruption wrought by AI—and quell employee fears around the technology.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
AI Is Upending Jobs. Corporate Tech And HR Are Teaming Up To Figure It Out. - WSJ
The Heritage Foundation Goes From MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again – POLITICO
The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Heritage Foundation Goes From MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again – POLITICO
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Tesla's Cybertruck head quits after eight years
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Tesla's Cybertruck head quits after eight years
(POLITICO) - A bipartisan agreement to fund Congress and congressional support agencies for the entirety of the current fiscal year would boost funding for member security and saves the nation’s top federal watchdog from dramatic cuts.
Bill funding Congress would bolster member security, spare GAO from steep cuts
The fiscal 2026 legislation could clear Congress alongside an agreement to end the government shutdown.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
(POLITICO) - A bipartisan agreement to fund Congress and congressional support agencies for the entirety of the current fiscal year would boost funding for member security and saves the nation’s top federal watchdog from dramatic cuts.
(POLITICO) - Lawmakers have released text for one piece of a three-bill government funding package — a key ingredient in a possible deal to end the shutdown that’s going on for 40 days.
Congress finalizes first piece of funding package to sweeten shutdown endgame
The initial release of the legislation would fund veterans programs and military construction through September 2026.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
(POLITICO) - Lawmakers have released text for one piece of a three-bill government funding package — a key ingredient in a possible deal to end the shutdown that’s going on for 40 days.
Fed’s Williams Sees Balancing Act For Next Rate Meeting, FT Says - Bloomberg
Fed’s Williams Sees Balancing Act for Next Rate Meeting, FT Says
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said financial strain among lower and middle-income Americans could threaten the US economy’s resilience, even as wealthier households benefit ...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fed’s Williams Sees Balancing Act For Next Rate Meeting, FT Says - Bloomberg
(WSJ) - Large companies are running into a problem as they try to claim some of the tax cuts that the Republican Congress passed this summer: They can’t escape the corporate tax increase that Democrats passed three years ago.
Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Exposing Companies to Biden’s Tax Hike
Democrats’ older alternative minimum tax claws back billions of dollars in savings from the newer GOP law.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
(WSJ) - Large companies are running into a problem as they try to claim some of the tax cuts that the Republican Congress passed this summer: They can’t escape the corporate tax increase that Democrats passed three years ago.
Bessent Says Trump’s $2,000 ‘Dividend’ May Come Via Tax Cuts - Bloomberg
Bessent Says Trump’s $2,000 ‘Dividend’ May Come Via Tax Cuts
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Americans may receive a tariff “dividend” of at least $2,000 could come via the tax cuts passed in his signature economic...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Bessent Says Trump’s $2,000 ‘Dividend’ May Come Via Tax Cuts - Bloomberg
Corporate Earnings Were Great This Quarter. Wall Street Is Still Not Impressed - WSJ
Corporate Earnings Were Great This Quarter. Wall Street Is Still Not Impressed.
Four of five S&P 500 companies are beating estimates, but investors aren’t rewarding them for their performance.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Corporate Earnings Were Great This Quarter. Wall Street Is Still Not Impressed - WSJ
(POLITICO) - China suspended a ban on exporting some dual-use materials to the U.S., the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday, following the easing of trade tensions between the two sides.
China lifts ban on exports of some dual-use materials to the US
The move covers exports of gallium, germanium and antimony, which are used in advanced semiconductors and in military applications.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
(POLITICO) - China suspended a ban on exporting some dual-use materials to the U.S., the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday, following the easing of trade tensions between the two sides.
$V $MA | Visa And Mastercard Near Deal With Merchants That Would Change Rewards Landscape - WSJ
Exclusive | Visa and Mastercard Near Deal With Merchants That Would Change Rewards Landscape
The deal under discussion would lower credit-card interchange fees for merchants, but could make it harder for consumers to use rewards cards at the register.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
$V $MA | Visa And Mastercard Near Deal With Merchants That Would Change Rewards Landscape - WSJ
(POLITICO) - U.S. government officials will not attend this year’s G20 summit in South Africa, President Donald Trump said Friday, as the president continues to rail against the host country’s alleged discrimination of its white citizens.
US officials to boycott G20 summit in South Africa, Trump says
Trump had already said he wouldn’t attend the summit, but the boycott would pull the US from the conference entirely.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
(POLITICO) - U.S. government officials will not attend this year’s G20 summit in South Africa, President Donald Trump said Friday, as the president continues to rail against the host country’s alleged discrimination of its white citizens.
APOLLO: “Equity returns over the past five years are all about the Magnificent Seven versus everyone else.”
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November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
APOLLO: “Equity returns over the past five years are all about the Magnificent Seven versus everyone else.”
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(Bloomberg) - President Donald Trump asked the Justice Department to start an investigation into the meatpacking industry, accusing them of “driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation.”
Trump Asks Justice Department to Probe Meatpackers Over Prices
President Donald Trump asked the Justice Department to start an investigation into the meatpacking industry, accusing them of “driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
(Bloomberg) - President Donald Trump asked the Justice Department to start an investigation into the meatpacking industry, accusing them of “driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation.”
Samsung Wants To Launch A U.S. Credit Card And Challenge Apple In Consumer Finance - WSJ
Exclusive | Samsung Wants to Launch a U.S. Credit Card and Challenge Apple in Consumer Finance
The South Korean tech giant and Barclays are in advanced talks to launch a credit card, with both seeking bigger inroads into Americans’ financial lives.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Samsung Wants To Launch A U.S. Credit Card And Challenge Apple In Consumer Finance - WSJ
(Reuters) - Google's YouTube said it is open to negotiating a fair deal with Disney to restore the entertainment giant's networks to its YouTube TV pay‑TV service, while it accused Disney of misrepresenting facts and seeking higher rates than rivals and its own smaller platforms.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
(Reuters) - Google's YouTube said it is open to negotiating a fair deal with Disney to restore the entertainment giant's networks to its YouTube TV pay‑TV service, while it accused Disney of misrepresenting facts and seeking higher rates than rivals and its own smaller platforms.
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When you lose Fox News about prices, maybe the “greatest economy in history” wasn’t all that great after all.
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
When you lose Fox News about prices, maybe the “greatest economy in history” wasn’t all that great after all.
(POLITICO) - Senate Republicans are eyeing a Friday vote on legislation that would pay some federal employees and active-duty troops amid the record-setting government shutdown.
Senate Republicans eye vote on federal worker pay
The legislation from Sen. Ron Johnson pays federal employees working during the shutdown and active-duty troops.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
(POLITICO) - Senate Republicans are eyeing a Friday vote on legislation that would pay some federal employees and active-duty troops amid the record-setting government shutdown.
$WEN | Wendy’s To Close Hundreds Of Stores As Consumers Cut Restaurant Spending - WSJ
Wendy’s to Close Hundreds of Stores as Consumers Cut Restaurant Spending
Wendy’s logged lower sales and profit for the third quarter as consumers continue to cut their spending at restaurants.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
$WEN | Wendy’s To Close Hundreds Of Stores As Consumers Cut Restaurant Spending - WSJ
US Shutdown: Republicans Reject Democrats' Demands As Travel, SNAP Delays Hit - Bloomberg
Republicans Reject Shutdown Offer as Travel, Food Aid Delays Hit
Senate Republicans on Friday rejected Democrats’ offer to scale back their shutdown demands to a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies, prolonging a stalemate that has disrupted air tra...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
US Shutdown: Republicans Reject Democrats' Demands As Travel, SNAP Delays Hit - Bloomberg
Democratic leader offers deal to reopen federal government, with 1-year ACA tax credit extension
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Democratic leader offers deal to reopen federal government, with 1-year ACA tax credit extension
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November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Democratic leader offers deal to reopen federal government, with 1-year ACA tax credit extension
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From “the highest consumer confidence in over two years” to “nearing the lowest level ever”.
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
From “the highest consumer confidence in over two years” to “nearing the lowest level ever”.