In Novosibirsk region independent gas stations which can't get gasoline from refineries are being offered by speculators gasoline but at prices that are 20% higher that the market rates. Reminder that prices at refineries are over 90-100 000 rubles.
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На новосибирском рынке бензина активизировались спекулянты
Из-за перебоев с поставками топлива независимым АЗС Новосибирской области предложили закупать бензин по цене на 20% выше рыночной. Об этом сообщил президент Ассоциации независимых нефтетрейдеров «Сиби...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
In Novosibirsk region independent gas stations which can't get gasoline from refineries are being offered by speculators gasoline but at prices that are 20% higher that the market rates. Reminder that prices at refineries are over 90-100 000 rubles.
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hard to tell if the government or speculators on here are inventing infrastructure that doesn’t exist - probably both!
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
hard to tell if the government or speculators on here are inventing infrastructure that doesn’t exist - probably both!
#nzpol
*Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis to breakfast media on Monday morning:
We're seeing more green shoots, we're turning the corner... 🙄
...for property speculators. 🤬
*Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis to breakfast media on Monday morning:
We're seeing more green shoots, we're turning the corner... 🙄
...for property speculators. 🤬
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... ‘The shit has hit the fan’: Business failures hit small creditors as liquidators brace for more pain
Business failures hit small creditors as liquidators brace for more pain
Liquidators say “the shit has hit the fan” and don’t expect closures to slow down for at least another year leaving smaller creditors in the dust.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
#nzpol
*Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis to breakfast media on Monday morning:
We're seeing more green shoots, we're turning the corner... 🙄
...for property speculators. 🤬
*Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis to breakfast media on Monday morning:
We're seeing more green shoots, we're turning the corner... 🙄
...for property speculators. 🤬
And here I thought the 30 year mortgage was a damning indictment of a grossly negligent fiscally mismanaged economy which allows speculators and corporations to run roughshod over regular folk. It seems they have managed to 1up that...
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
And here I thought the 30 year mortgage was a damning indictment of a grossly negligent fiscally mismanaged economy which allows speculators and corporations to run roughshod over regular folk. It seems they have managed to 1up that...
Soooo...why exactly should Mamdani take a call/meeting from this guy?
First, it's not even a week since the election, and he doesn't have his team in place. Next, and I could not be more clear: speculators and landlords don't get a seat at the housing policy table.
First, it's not even a week since the election, and he doesn't have his team in place. Next, and I could not be more clear: speculators and landlords don't get a seat at the housing policy table.
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Soooo...why exactly should Mamdani take a call/meeting from this guy?
First, it's not even a week since the election, and he doesn't have his team in place. Next, and I could not be more clear: speculators and landlords don't get a seat at the housing policy table.
First, it's not even a week since the election, and he doesn't have his team in place. Next, and I could not be more clear: speculators and landlords don't get a seat at the housing policy table.
15 million vacant homes owned by speculators
Less than 780k unhoused people at peak...
The US is criminally insane
Less than 780k unhoused people at peak...
The US is criminally insane
There are probably more empty houses on speculation than there are actual armrests on benches and spikes everywhere lol (15+ million)
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
15 million vacant homes owned by speculators
Less than 780k unhoused people at peak...
The US is criminally insane
Less than 780k unhoused people at peak...
The US is criminally insane
I can see it now - Subprime loans, Ballon payments and Massive Defaults all over again
Will be a boon for conglomerates and speculators to buy up those loans and jackup prices on available properties
The question is, are WE going to allow it?
Will be a boon for conglomerates and speculators to buy up those loans and jackup prices on available properties
The question is, are WE going to allow it?
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I can see it now - Subprime loans, Ballon payments and Massive Defaults all over again
Will be a boon for conglomerates and speculators to buy up those loans and jackup prices on available properties
The question is, are WE going to allow it?
Will be a boon for conglomerates and speculators to buy up those loans and jackup prices on available properties
The question is, are WE going to allow it?
“Predatory property speculators are renovicting people out of their homes and running illegal Airbnbs, while new housing is geared to foreign owners and the ultra-wealthy. Property owners are routinely allowed to let abandoned buildings fall apart rather than be forced to make them useable again.”
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November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“Predatory property speculators are renovicting people out of their homes and running illegal Airbnbs, while new housing is geared to foreign owners and the ultra-wealthy. Property owners are routinely allowed to let abandoned buildings fall apart rather than be forced to make them useable again.”
Something all authors should know from SFWA's Writer Beware: Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware
The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that eligible...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Something all authors should know from SFWA's Writer Beware: Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
Sad tax chat with the MT DOR today. I own a charming little retail space, an old home from 1895. But rich people and speculators have driven up the land costs so much that my property tax bill INCREASED by $10,000 this year. It's $2000/mo just to pay the taxes on a 1000 sq ft space
#mtpol #mtnews
#mtpol #mtnews
a cartoon of a man giving a speech next to a woman with the words taxes baby below him
ALT: a cartoon of a man giving a speech next to a woman with the words taxes baby below him
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
John Kenneth Galbraith describes the shock experienced by Nellie Rimplegar and thousands of other speculators in his classic, The Great Crash, 1929.
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
John Kenneth Galbraith describes the shock experienced by Nellie Rimplegar and thousands of other speculators in his classic, The Great Crash, 1929.
Putting Detroit homes back in the hands of Detroiters.
For too long, out-of-town speculators have bought up homes for cheap, ignored taxes, and mistreated tenants. Those days are coming to an end.
For too long, out-of-town speculators have bought up homes for cheap, ignored taxes, and mistreated tenants. Those days are coming to an end.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Putting Detroit homes back in the hands of Detroiters.
For too long, out-of-town speculators have bought up homes for cheap, ignored taxes, and mistreated tenants. Those days are coming to an end.
For too long, out-of-town speculators have bought up homes for cheap, ignored taxes, and mistreated tenants. Those days are coming to an end.
And using public money to make ponzi speculators whole is one of the more unambiguous examples of moral hazard I can think of.
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
And using public money to make ponzi speculators whole is one of the more unambiguous examples of moral hazard I can think of.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Asset strippers and speculators aren't entrepreneurs. They don't create anything. They're ruthless vultures for whom Thatcherite deregulation presents innumerable carcasses they can pick to the bone.
Patriots don't offer their countries up to be carcasses.
Asset strippers and speculators aren't entrepreneurs. They don't create anything. They're ruthless vultures for whom Thatcherite deregulation presents innumerable carcasses they can pick to the bone.
Patriots don't offer their countries up to be carcasses.
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech
Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Asset strippers and speculators aren't entrepreneurs. They don't create anything. They're ruthless vultures for whom Thatcherite deregulation presents innumerable carcasses they can pick to the bone.
Patriots don't offer their countries up to be carcasses.
Asset strippers and speculators aren't entrepreneurs. They don't create anything. They're ruthless vultures for whom Thatcherite deregulation presents innumerable carcasses they can pick to the bone.
Patriots don't offer their countries up to be carcasses.
The 2008 financial crisis was caused by the expectation of limitless growth. Prices go up, they told me. No they didn't. Guess what? Speculators went along with the lies, assuming they would win big, and the speculators money was already spent when the lies proved false.
Same with economy in general
Same with economy in general
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The 2008 financial crisis was caused by the expectation of limitless growth. Prices go up, they told me. No they didn't. Guess what? Speculators went along with the lies, assuming they would win big, and the speculators money was already spent when the lies proved false.
Same with economy in general
Same with economy in general
Creating a product or service and successfully marketing it is really hard. It requires a commitment way beyond 9-5. Trying to do that by committee even harder. Pay people fairly + bonuses. Tax the derivatives speculators at 90%. This doc. also example of what “could be”, workforce innovation,
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Creating a product or service and successfully marketing it is really hard. It requires a commitment way beyond 9-5. Trying to do that by committee even harder. Pay people fairly + bonuses. Tax the derivatives speculators at 90%. This doc. also example of what “could be”, workforce innovation,
Re housing: just a reminder during the Harper decade, when he invited Chinese speculators to buy homes to anchor themselves in Canada, which in Metro Vancouver drove up single family home prices 400-500%.
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Re housing: just a reminder during the Harper decade, when he invited Chinese speculators to buy homes to anchor themselves in Canada, which in Metro Vancouver drove up single family home prices 400-500%.
In 1933, the CCF warned that private finance sacrifices the majority to profiteers. The Regina Manifesto, the party's founding policy document, called for public ownership of banks to serve society, not speculators. Today, its lessons are more relevant than ever.
The Regina Manifesto’s unfinished business: the case for public banking
Canada’s banks no longer serve the real economy. Decades of private lending have fuelled housing bubbles, record household debt, and economic instability. Revisiting the CCF’s Regina Manifesto, James ...
canadiandimension.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
In 1933, the CCF warned that private finance sacrifices the majority to profiteers. The Regina Manifesto, the party's founding policy document, called for public ownership of banks to serve society, not speculators. Today, its lessons are more relevant than ever.
The Greens will use this inquiry to make the case for fairness: that someone who goes to work every day to earn a living should not be subsidising tax breaks for wealthy property speculators.
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
The Greens will use this inquiry to make the case for fairness: that someone who goes to work every day to earn a living should not be subsidising tax breaks for wealthy property speculators.
I'm pretty sure the only ones left are delusional speculators and cultists, I assume all the sane ones bailed when they moved the company to dodge the court ruling blocking his last pay package (due to said investors suing them)
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm pretty sure the only ones left are delusional speculators and cultists, I assume all the sane ones bailed when they moved the company to dodge the court ruling blocking his last pay package (due to said investors suing them)
The MHR for Brand better keep a weather eye on the electorate sentiment. Aside from the property speculators I get the feeling the thought of a heap of #seppos invading the Rockingham shire to soak up available housing, prime local school spots, etc., may not be a real winner.
#AUKUS #auspol
#AUKUS #auspol
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The best thing Penn could do is stop burning more good money on their DOA online sports betting biz. Their trad brick and mortar casinos make legit money. That's a good business.
But without being able to sell sky's-the-limit upside to speculators, Snowden et al can't reap their massive paycheques.
But without being able to sell sky's-the-limit upside to speculators, Snowden et al can't reap their massive paycheques.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The best thing Penn could do is stop burning more good money on their DOA online sports betting biz. Their trad brick and mortar casinos make legit money. That's a good business.
But without being able to sell sky's-the-limit upside to speculators, Snowden et al can't reap their massive paycheques.
But without being able to sell sky's-the-limit upside to speculators, Snowden et al can't reap their massive paycheques.
Just remembering the phases of the Canadian housing bubble- I'd say we're now past speculators saying it's a "new paradigm this time" to when they say the bubble "will correct, but only a little."
Why Michael Burry of 'The Big Short' is betting against Nvidia, Palantir, and AI
Michael Burry of "The Big Short" warned of an AI bubble and shed light on his wagers against Nvidia and Palantir with the help of a "Star Wars" meme.
www.businessinsider.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just remembering the phases of the Canadian housing bubble- I'd say we're now past speculators saying it's a "new paradigm this time" to when they say the bubble "will correct, but only a little."
The rent is too damn high, and the worst people imaginable are ruining Montreal
“Whoever becomes our mayor in November can’t wait any longer to take action. Montreal needs strict new policies against predatory property speculators and severe penalties on owners who abandon buildings.”
#polmtl
“Whoever becomes our mayor in November can’t wait any longer to take action. Montreal needs strict new policies against predatory property speculators and severe penalties on owners who abandon buildings.”
#polmtl
The rent is too damn high, and the worst people imaginable are ruining Montreal
When it comes to the housing crisis, Montreal needs to address predatory speculators, negligent property owners keeping the rent too high.
cultmtl.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The rent is too damn high, and the worst people imaginable are ruining Montreal
“Whoever becomes our mayor in November can’t wait any longer to take action. Montreal needs strict new policies against predatory property speculators and severe penalties on owners who abandon buildings.”
#polmtl
“Whoever becomes our mayor in November can’t wait any longer to take action. Montreal needs strict new policies against predatory property speculators and severe penalties on owners who abandon buildings.”
#polmtl
“Montreal needs a mayor who will fight for us — the citizens — and stop protecting the speculators and slumlords whose greed is literally destroying this city. If you don’t fight for us, don’t expect us to vote for you.”
#polmtl
#polmtl
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November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“Montreal needs a mayor who will fight for us — the citizens — and stop protecting the speculators and slumlords whose greed is literally destroying this city. If you don’t fight for us, don’t expect us to vote for you.”
#polmtl
#polmtl