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\ud83c\udf55\ud83c\udf7f NNTN \u2014 Not the News, Totally Necessary \u00a0Finance & Power Suits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markets jittered today after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell<\/strong> hinted\u2014again\u2014that interest rates are \u201cdata dependent,\u201d a phrase now ranked just below \u201cwe need to talk\u201d stirring up deep feelings of emotional damage. Over in Silicon Valley, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang<\/strong> sneezed near an earnings call and somehow sent AI stocks soaring like Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> jets on afterburners, while analysts on CNBC froze mid-sentence like extras on Succession<\/em>. Meanwhile, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase<\/strong> warned of \u201ceconomic headwinds,\u201d which investors translated as \u201cmaybe downgrade from extra toppings to just cheese and breadsticks tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the BBC politely zoomed out so viewers wouldn\u2019t notice everyone Googling \u201ccheaper pasta recipes.\u201d behind the backs of their eyelids.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Politics & World News:<\/strong>
Across the big pond called the Atlantic Ocean, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak<\/strong> spoke about economic resilience while the BBC politely zoomed out so viewers wouldn\u2019t notice everyone Googling \u201ccheaper pasta recipes.\u201d behind the backs of their eyelids. In Europe, leaders met to discuss unity, cooperation, and climate goals, then immediately disagreed on lunch and proceeded to order dinner proving geopolitics is basically Real Housewives<\/em> with flags and sharp cutlery. Over in Asia, officials talked long-term strategy while markets reacted like they just heard a reboot of Friends<\/em> and Cheers was happening\u2026 again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sports, Culture & Vibes:<\/strong>
In sports, LeBron James<\/strong> continued defying time like he\u2019s got Wolverine\u2019s healing factor, while Patrick Mahomes<\/strong> reminded the NFL that gravity is optional on any given Sunday. Hollywood announced three reboots\u2014Back to the Future<\/em>\u2019s Future<\/em>, Fast & Furious 14<\/em>, and something nobody asked for, while Taylor Swift<\/strong> existing continued to stabilize morale more effectively than most government policies and backroom bribes. Health experts from the American Heart Association<\/strong>, CDC<\/strong>, WHO<\/strong>, Dr. Vivek Murthy<\/strong> and Dr. Manhattan<\/strong> gently suggested less stress and more sleep, rinse wash and repeat, advice received by the pubic<\/s> public while stress-eating popcorn and reheating pizza in a Tupperware bowl \u201cfor portion control.\u201d and being so 70\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same planet. Same chaos. Different episode. Same channel. NO salt, extra butter. \ud83c\udf7f\ud83c\udf55<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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