prompting ballistic moves up in (FXA), (FXE), (FXB), (EEM), and even the long beleaguered (FXY). These are all Mad Hedge long recommendations. The comments signal that there will be no future efforts by the FED to collapse the greenback. European vacations are getting more expensive by the day. Sell all dollar rallies.

The reductions take Amazon’s announced job cuts to 30,000 in three months, with Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy determined to cut management layers that began to concern executives after a pandemic-era hiring binge. Companies across industries have been trimming management layers in the name of becoming leaner and more productive. Last year, Microsoft Corp. cut thousands of workers with a focus on reducing management; Nissan Group of North America cut 20% of its top management positions; and Amtrak similarly targeted roughly 20% of its own top-level management. Your job is next.

with the barbarous relic topping a new all-time high at $5,300. Who knows how high is high? The decline of the US dollar, combined with heightened geopolitical risks and investor flight from currencies and Treasuries, has sparked a wave of investment demand in precious metals. Gold has gained around 22% already this year, smashing through $5,000 an ounce for the first time this week, while silver has surged almost 60%. Retail traders are pouring into silver plays faster than tech stocks.

those charging at a 250 kw/h rate or better, enabling a full charge in 30 minutes. The time it takes to fuel an electric vehicle, long a stumbling block to EV adoption, is shrinking in the US, as more capable cars and trucks plug into a rash of new, high-speed charging machines.

for the first time in 54 years.  The airline’s executives say customers sought the change and touted the financial benefits to investors. I always hated it, no First Class. The change means that all Southwest passengers will know exactly where they will be sitting before they board, and some of them will pay more than $70 per leg to have a new, roomy spot up front where all the money is made.