🤨 Trump’s Tariff Pause Sparks Accusations of Skullduggery; Laker’s Free Throw Attempts Show Statistical Anomaly; MAPPED: USA vs China as the Larger Trading Partner
PLUS, we look at the 1936 presidential election when Franklin Roosevelt won every state except for Maine and Vermont.
📈 The Art of the Deal
Yesterday, Trump announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs for every country except for China. Markets surged. Big time. It was the third biggest one-day gain since World War 2.
From The New York Times:
Turns out Walter Bloomberg was right. 🤣
But wait, was there skullduggery afoot?
From Austen Allred:
Here’s what Trump posted to Truth Social four hours before announcing the 90-day pause:
Trump is like the one guy you should actually listen to when he tells you to buy. 🤣
In fact, it looks like he might have actually told a few people who did listen. There was a huge surge in trading volume 20 minutes before he announced the 90-day pause.
From r/wallstreetbets:
🌎 WORLD MAP: USA vs China as the Larger Trading Partner
MAPPED: 1936 US Presidential Election Results by County
From u/TJ_DOG_likes_britons:
Why did Roosevelt lose Maine and Vermont in 1936?
I asked ChatGPT and it gave me a fascinating answer:
Today is the first time I ever heard the name “Alf Landon”.
More proof that the losers get wiped from history after presidential elections. 🤣
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From Reza Zahiri:
I would have expected more Chinese companies. 🤷♂️
🏀 Is the NBA Rigged? We found a statistical anomaly in the Laker’s free throw attempts.
The Lakers take more free throws than anyone — by far. Since 2022, they have 1,000 more free throws than the average team.
Seems shady.
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Runaway by Del Shannon has to be the best song from 1961. Possibly the best song from the whole decade. I love it.
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I also recently posted about Trump's Tariff Dilemma, if you're interested. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3E1Lipp