On 1-Jan-2026, the Euro became Bulgaria's national currency. It is now the 21st country using the Euro. The former currency (Bulgarian Lev) will also be accepted until 31-Jan-2026, after that, it will be out of use. People will still be able to convert the Lev to Euros until 30-June-2026. 10[reply]
The Dollar index shows the average value of the US Dollar in comparison to six currencies: Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Swedish Krona, Canadian Dollar and Swiss Franc. It dropped by 9.9% in 2025
The net worth of the richest 10 people grew by 588B$ (588,000,000,000) in 2025 according to the Bloomberg Billionaire index. They are now worth 2.5 trillion dollars.
9 of them are from America, one of them is from France.
The US Federal Reserve has cut its key interest rate to a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, a reduction of a quarter percentage point (25 basis points). This decision was announced on December 10, 2025, and marks the third rate cut of 2025.
The cut comes amid signs of a cooling labour market, including stalled job growth and higher unemployment, which prompted policymakers to provide an economic boost.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, from 1-January to 9-December-2025, the net worth of the 10 richest people in the world rose by 467.3 Billion US dollars. That's 46.7B$.
The YTD column shows how much their net worth grew by since 1-January.
China's trade surplus has now reached 1 Trillion US Dollars for the first time. (Having a surplus means a country makes more money from exporting than importing; a deficit is the opposite, spending more money importing than money made exporting). This wasn't even a full year's trade but from January to the end of November 2025.
This comes after US President Trump imposed tariffs on products coming from China, this made it more expensive for Chinese sellers to sell goods to America. The sellers began trading more with other countries, the result has been increased surplus for China.
Mariah Carey must love Christmas time. Her song "All I Want For Christmas" charts yearly during Christmas time. She doesn't even have to release new music, she's gonna be on the charts towards the top, same song.
The song came out in 1994, it reached #2 in the UK. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2019 and has reached number 1 each year ever since then.
Bitcoin dropped back below $90,000 each on 1-December-2025. It has been trading above it since 27-November. Bitcoin was at its highest value of $126,270 each on 6-October-2025.
As a person who's been trying to work on businesses for years and not finding success, I'm gonna keep going.
I'm not religious but one the most interesting things I've read on this topic is titled "Invest in Many Ventures" in the book of Ecclesiastes. The 6th and final verse says:
"Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well."
So if one thing doesn't work, try something else. Also be open to investing in different projects at the same time because you don't know what will succeed. 10[reply]
Due to the US government shutdown which began on 1-October-2025, up to 42 million Americans might not receive food stamps. 12.5% of America's population receives food stamps called SNAP benefits.
The government shut down due to Republicans and Democrats disagreeing on budget contents. They need to agree on a budget to re-open the government. 10[reply]
The price of one ounce of silver has just passed 49$ for the first time since 2011. The price is up 58% since this time last year. The all time high price for silver is 49.45$, this was reached on 18-January-1980.
67% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck in 2025, that's up from 63% in 2024 according to the PNC Bank Financial Wellness in the Workplace Report.
Finished paying my credit card debt, closed the account and cut the card because the banks want you in debt. Banks make more money from you when you are in debt and when you make credit card payments.
Economic analysts are suggesting Donald Trump's tariffs are having the effect of decreasing goods being imported into the USA and other countries are buying the goods that would be going into the USA without the tariffs.
The US debt has now surpassed 37.5 Trillion dollars.
Just in June it reached 37 Trillion.
At this pace it will reach 38 Trillion dollars before the end of the year
The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY) measures the value of the US dollar against a basket of six major foreign currencies: the Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), British Pound (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Swedish Krona (SEK), and Swiss Franc (CHF)
When it goes up thé it means thé Dollar is getting stronger, down means weaker.
This graph starts when Donald Trump took office for the second time. It shows the Dollar has been getting weaker since then. It has weakened by 11% at the time Im posting.
The price of silver is approaching its all time high price of
49.45$ per ounce which hasn't been reached since 1980.
The price of silver is up 40% in the past year.
The price of gold has been soaring.
Now one ounce is over $3700
That's an increase of 42% in the past year
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Ethiopia Dam (@PoliticsDawg)[2025-09-10 13:24:44](ID: 102)
Ethiopian has completed building its hydroelectric dam. The dam is generate electricity for about 60% of the population who are not connected to electricity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWZ96-F5pcw
The price of silver rose above $38 for the cfirst time since 2011. I have a à feeling it will rise past its all time high of $49.45 before the end of 2026. It hasn’t been that high since 18-Jan-1980.
Tesla Vehicle Deliveries Shrank 13% in the second quarter of 2025 — A Historic Decline As Elon Musk’s Troubles Mount
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/07/02/tesla-vehicle-deliveries-shrank-13-last-quarter---a-historic-decline-as-elon-musks-troubles-mount/ 00[reply]
Most people with 9-5 jobs barely have any savings at the end of the month.
A lot of money now goes to rent and work is boring.
Most full time workers can't afford houses anymore.
How can I escape the rat-race of doing jobs I don't want to just to survive?
I'm a small day trader. Things were going good
but the market crash starting 2-April-2025
caused by Trump's tariffs is something I
didn't see coming.
It destroyed my account.
Now I have to restart from the beginning 😭 00[reply]
The US economy shrunk by 0.3% in the first quarter of Donald Trump's second term.
In the quarter before he became president it grew by 2.4%
https://www.bea.gov/news/2025/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2025-advance-estimate
2024 has been a good year for billionaires, they've gotten a lot richer.
Elon Musk is now worth over 400B$, most of this growth took place after Donald Trump won the presidency.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2024/12/11/elon-musk-now-worth-more-than-400-billion-worlds-richest-person/
Billionaire wealth has more than doubled in the past 10 years, reaching 14 Trillion dollars
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/12/06/billionaires-wealth-doubled-14-trillion-ubs/
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(@Working Man)[2024-12-06 15:25:42](ID: 13)
In 2024, the wealth of US billionaires rose by 27.6%
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Being a NEET (@MoneyMaker)[2024-11-25 15:16:57](ID: 11)
Being a NEET isn't cool unless you have money.
Yes you have freedom but being broke isn't cool. 00[reply]
I don't believe in Bitcoin because it has no use. If governments want a digital currency, they can get one made easily. In the short term you can make money from it but ultimately it is not worth much.
