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My Investing Muse (15Dec25) Layoffs, Bankruptcy & Closure news New Fortress Energy, a company that builds liquified natural gas terminals, is reportedly in big financial trouble. Bloomberg reports the company has missed interest payments on its loans and says it can’t repay large chunks of debt due soon. To avoid immediate collapse, lenders have agreed to temporarily hold off demanding their money until January 9, 2026. Ford LAYOFFS: 1,600 people at a factory that barely opened. Why? Because EVs didn’t make money... and apparently AI data centers do. They spent $5.8B building the Kentucky EV battery plant. So now, 1,600 workers laid off, EV production cancelled, Plant converted to serve AI data centers & utilities, $19.5B EV profit hit - X user Amanda Goodall Howard’s Appliances, a

Economic Calendar: Key Market Movers (week of 22Dec25) In the coming week, several countries will be observing Christmas. In the United States, there will be an early market closure beginning on 24 December to mark the occasion. Christmas Day, 25 December, will be celebrated in America, Singapore, and Hong Kong, with all three regions observing the holiday. Additionally, Hong Kong will remain closed for an extra day on 26 December in recognition of the extended holiday period. On the other hand, China will not have any public holidays during this week and normal operations are expected to continue there. Federal Reserve’s Preferred Inflation Measure: PCE The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, is scheduled for release

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - NOVEMBER 2025 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis over the 2 months from September 2025 to November 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. BLS did not collect survey data for October 2025 due to a lapse in appropriations. - BLS From BLS - CPI (official) CPI is based on a basket of goods. With most items missing from this data, 2.7% should be worrying as the other items are yet to be accounted. What is concerning is not the incomplete data? What is concerning is the willingness to publish this and claim that inflation has gone down. This is a part of transparency, accountability and

Economic Calendar: Key Market Movers (week of 22Dec25) In the coming week, several countries will be observing Christmas. In the United States, there will be an early market closure beginning on 24 December to mark the occasion. Christmas Day, 25 December, will be celebrated in America, Singapore, and Hong Kong, with all three regions observing the holiday. Additionally, Hong Kong will remain closed for an extra day on 26 December in recognition of the extended holiday period. On the other hand, China will not have any public holidays during this week and normal operations are expected to continue there. Federal Reserve’s Preferred Inflation Measure: PCE The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, is scheduled for release

My Investing Muse (15Dec25) Layoffs, Bankruptcy & Closure news New Fortress Energy, a company that builds liquified natural gas terminals, is reportedly in big financial trouble. Bloomberg reports the company has missed interest payments on its loans and says it can’t repay large chunks of debt due soon. To avoid immediate collapse, lenders have agreed to temporarily hold off demanding their money until January 9, 2026. Ford LAYOFFS: 1,600 people at a factory that barely opened. Why? Because EVs didn’t make money... and apparently AI data centers do. They spent $5.8B building the Kentucky EV battery plant. So now, 1,600 workers laid off, EV production cancelled, Plant converted to serve AI data centers & utilities, $19.5B EV profit hit - X user Amanda Goodall Howard’s Appliances, a

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - NOVEMBER 2025 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis over the 2 months from September 2025 to November 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. BLS did not collect survey data for October 2025 due to a lapse in appropriations. - BLS From BLS - CPI (official) CPI is based on a basket of goods. With most items missing from this data, 2.7% should be worrying as the other items are yet to be accounted. What is concerning is not the incomplete data? What is concerning is the willingness to publish this and claim that inflation has gone down. This is a part of transparency, accountability and