Democrats Won Congress. The $5,000 Pledge Depended on a Republican Win

Democrats Won Congress. The $5,000 Pledge Depended on a Republican Win

The AP called both chambers of Congress for Democrats, gold jumped almost 3%, and Tesla asked regulators to keep one Cybercab answer confidential.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  4 NOVEMBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredThe $5,000 QuestionDid Trump just put a $5,000 check on the table?Trump pledged a $5,000 “Trump Dividend”

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Retirees Have Until 31 December to Take This Year’s Withdrawals

Retirees Have Until 31 December to Take This Year’s Withdrawals

Polls close tonight. Gold bounced off a one-year low, oil fell 7% as talks on the war continued, and Apple and Palantir reported. Plus the 31 December deadline for retirees' required withdrawals.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  3 NOVEMBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredYour RMD, In Cash or NotIf you’re near or

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Starbucks Grew US Sales 7.7% and Expects Cheaper Coffee

Starbucks Grew US Sales 7.7% and Expects Cheaper Coffee

Starbucks grew US sales 7.7% and expects cheaper coffee, SpaceX has talked to EchoStar about Boost Mobile, and the Nasdaq lost 5.2% in October. Voters go to the polls tomorrow.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  2 NOVEMBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredGreen Coffee at $1.15A $1,000 stake in Starbucks at its

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Brent Is Up 79% on a Year. Russia’s first diesel cargo for America sails today.

Brent Is Up 79% on a Year. Russia’s first diesel cargo for America sails today.

Brent is up 79% on a year, Russia's first diesel cargo for America sails today, and Tesla's margins rebounded while its profit fell 43%.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  22 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredOil as a WeaponUkraine attacked Moscow. Over 60 drones. The capital was hit.Once again, Ukraine

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SpaceX’s AI Unit Outsold Starlink

SpaceX’s AI Unit Outsold Starlink

SpaceX's AI unit outsold Starlink last quarter, Tesla reports tonight, and trend-following funds are beating the S&P 500 this year.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  21 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredElon's Fourth WindowJeff Brown is the former tech executive who called the rise of Bitcoin, Tesla, and

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Washington Ran a $2 Trillion Deficit in Fiscal 2026

Washington Ran a $2 Trillion Deficit in Fiscal 2026

A $2 trillion deficit, interest that costs more than defence, and 120,136 job cuts blamed on AI this year.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  20 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredA.I. Wrecked WorldOur new report, A.I. Wrecked World, grew out of one idea. Everything else in it follows from this, so I&

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Washington Now Owns Pieces of Miners and Chipmakers

Washington Now Owns Pieces of Miners and Chipmakers

Washington owns slices of miners and chipmakers, China's rare-earth pause ends 10 November, and Tesla options price a 7.5% swing for Wednesday.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  19 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredTrump's New DollarIt was not voted on. It was not debated in the Senate.Porter says

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SpaceX Has Asked for a Million Satellites, About 90 Times Starlink

SpaceX Has Asked for a Million Satellites, About 90 Times Starlink

SpaceX has asked the FCC for up to a million satellites, the Black Hills once produced 40 million ounces of gold, and menu prices are rising almost twice as fast as groceries.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  16 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredThe 100x Starlink BlueprintStarlink was just the warm-up. Elon Musk’s

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Diesel Hit a Record $6.53, and the Fed May Hike Six Days Before the Election

Diesel Hit a Record $6.53, and the Fed May Hike Six Days Before the Election

Diesel hit a record $6.53 a gallon, the odds of a Fed hike on 28 October nearly doubled after the CPI, and a robot IPO drew 8,000 times more retail orders than shares.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  15 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredOil as a WeaponUkraine attacked Moscow. Over 60 drones.

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Brent Settled at $105.69. Chinese Refiners Paid $20 Over It.

Brent Settled at $105.69. Chinese Refiners Paid $20 Over It.

Brent settled at $105.69. Chinese refiners are paying up to $20 over Brent for Iraqi crude. Iran was the first move.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  14 OCTOBER 2026   By Mike Lee sponsoredThe Real TargetTrump Had a Hidden Reason for Bombing Iran.According to this presentation... Iran may never have been the real target.

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Colombia Grew 15% Less Coffee. The Trees Are Still Private.

Colombia Grew 15% Less Coffee. The Trees Are Still Private.

Colombia's coffee harvest fell 15%. Starbucks now pays about nine times its IPO price every year. The trees are still private at $1.15.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  13 OCTOBER 2026   By Mike Lee sponsoredFrom Tree to ShelfA $1,000 stake in Starbucks at its 1992 IPO is worth over $400,000

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The Fiscal Year Closed $2 Trillion Short

The Fiscal Year Closed $2 Trillion Short

The government closed its fiscal year $2 trillion short. Gold's one-year gain has shrunk to 2.4%, and TSMC reports a record quarter on Thursday.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  12 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredThe Wealth Protection PlaybookA copy of the FREE Wealth Protection Playbook is ready for you. But

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$965 Billion before the First Trade

$965 Billion before the First Trade

Anthropic starts meeting IPO investors next week, ahead of what could be the largest listing on record. The rare-earth truce now runs to 10 January.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  9 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredA Stake Before the ListingVenture capitalists call a private company worth over $1 billion a unicorn. $10 billion

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The 30-year just hit 5.7%

The 30-year just hit 5.7%

Long Treasury yields hit their highest level since 2002 the day the Fed minutes kept another increase on the table. The decision lands on 28 October.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  8 OCTOBER 2026 By Mike Lee sponsoredOne Ticker Before 28 OctoberThe Federal Reserve just warned another rate hike could hit soon… And one ticker

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October Went From a 70% Hike to 17%

October Went From a 70% Hike to 17%

The minutes of the September Fed meeting land at 2pm. October went from a 70% hike to 17%. The tariff dividend is the other cheque already in motion.͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏  7 OCTOBER 2026   By Mike Lee sponsoredThe Restoration DividendDid you claim your $2,000 tariff dividend from Trump yet?! Because it’s

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