AZ

Certain_Beach2808

Hopefully it pumps Monday . They releasing the robo taxis this weekend in AZ

BoilermakerCM

The Asarco copper smelter in Hayden AZ closed in (checks notes) 2020 under the (checks notes again) Trump administration

919jd

Is this gas price? I live in AZ and it is 3.14

greenpride32

You are viewing AI in a very narrow lens, as if it's limited to some type of "boxed product" that is consumer facing. I think it's a common misconception, because general public was not "AI aware" until ChatGTP 3.0 blew up a few years ago. The first association to AI for most was a chatbot. AI has already been used for years in the business world. A common use case is fraud detection in banking and credit card industry and in technology world for authentication. What is the AI trained on? It looks for patterns of "normal" behavior, and flags actions that are not consistent. Ever traveled and the first charge you make on the card is declined as potential fraud? If your prior non-online chargers were let's say restricted to a 100 mile radius in NYC, and all of sudden you have this non-online $200 charge attempt across the country in Tempe, AZ, it could be suspicious. Similar concept for authentication purposes. This person always signs from IP ranges in region X on a set of 2 or 3 devices and during this 10 hour window. All of sudden, they are trying to login 4 time zones away, from a different country on a different device. A human could never process all of the past data to create relationships, nevermind process incoming events in realtime. The key concept here is absorb vasts amounts of data - and do something useful with it - it's basically analytics on steroids. Think of any similar process where prior flow works - cybersecurity threat detection is another. The use cases are endless. Another common example is image sorting, such as old paper document scans. Imagine a company has filing cabinets full of years of documents they want to digitally archive. There are 18 different forms that are very common. You can train AI to detect these forms and sort them for you. Humanly possible? Sure. But AI will be factors of hundreds of times faster with less error. TikTok blew up. The other tech megacaps, despite all their resources could not catch up. What make TikTok special? It uses AI to make recommendations. Ever used YouTube? How many comments are "how did the algo bing me here?" AI doesn't necessary need to be sold to you as a shiny boxed up product. In fact most of it's use cases will be boring (like many jobs!). UPST is a publicly traded stock that uses AI to determine creditworthiness for lending. To quote Steve Rogers, I can do this all day. Don't want to believe some random RDDT poster? No problem. But do you think you know more about the future of technology than some of the very most successful companies in history spending hundreds of billions in AI? MSFT META AMZN GOOGL ORCL

ender23

they haven't successfully done that though. there's like one factory that makes a tiny amount of older technology chips. and the brilliant geniuses of the trump and biden administrations overlooked the fact that after the chips are made in AZ, they get SHIPPED BACK TO TAIWAN for packaging. then sent out. they never negotiated to have the packaging factory when they made the deal. that said, it was a hyper leveraged deal. they built the factory in exchange for the covid vaccine, so ha. no sympathy there. bottom line, there's not nearly enough production or tech in the US to make it not hurt if taiwan gets invaded.

StockTradingForLife

Why Dubai? Phoenix AZ is hovering around the same averages right now.

SpongeBobJihad

To make copper in the United States requires smelting and refining ability but US only has two active copper smelters remaining (Salt Lake City UT and Globe AZ) plus a few mothballed ones (eg Hayden AZ) which would take hundreds of millions to refurbish. Building a new smelter from scratch would cost billions, take years and there is no longer the experienced workforce of 20 years ago to operate them. 

FLCig

Not entirely true; there's at least one operated by Freeport McMoran in AZ. To your point, I doubt it supports their entire US production.

derprondo

Will my stonks matter anymore? https://youtu.be/q_t3h2AZ0KY?feature=shared

derprondo

Whatcha gonna do when post scarcity comes for you? https://youtu.be/q_t3h2AZ0KY?feature=shared

Spankynpetey

NVDA wasn’t much of a computer chip company when I bought it at $0.33/share. You invest in company potential. Otherwise stick to ETFs which is always safer. That’s not what OP asked for. As far as products, QBTS is operational with both onsite and web services and a substantial client list that includes Volkswagen, Mastercard, Deloitte, ArcelorMittal, Siemens Healthineers, Unisys, Accenture, BBVA, NEC Corporation, Pattison Food Group, DENSO, and Lockheed Martin. QUBT, Quantum Computing Inc. , is operational in quantum computing and is opening a new photonic chip foundry in AZ this year. Their photonics chips are a huge advancement in optical engines and room temp quantum pairing. They may be the furthest along once their chip foundry is operational this year. Rosetti’s paying client list includes Horizon Quantum Computing, Fermilab, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the National Quantum Computing Centre. You might want to update your research to at least 2024.

Spankynpetey

TSMC is going operational in AZ for 4nm tech very soon with 3 nm and 2 nm fab plants by 2028. TSM and ASML are also in my portfolio although not to the volume of NVDA. Also very good investments. But I digress… The whole point of bringing TSM stateside was to prevent future interruptions of supply lines. We should never see that issue again.

Solid_Writer1072

It's slop only when the creator doesn't care about the result [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q\_t3h2AZ0KY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_t3h2AZ0KY)

Bl1nk9

They opened or bought out two dispos this week in OH, and they announced each on successive or almost successive days. Been holding for awhile as a small, seemingly decently ran outfit. The AZ and OH to start always seemed an odd choice.

Ok_Weakness_8469

Yeah agree, we are building a big TMSC campus in AZ so yeah I see those taking off as well. Intel we stopped building the clean room ever since the new CEO came in.

alfapredator

Technics AZ-100 are GOATed

idkwhatisthisnamelol

You are insane, I keep 73 in AZ

Logical_Lie6478

I live in AZ. We keep it at 84 during the day

pipesnogger

Maybe? Vegas is also the most water conservative city in the country. They actually use very little water when compared to the states around. Plus, most of the state's business relies on tourism, not agriculture like CA (which has and uses ridiculous amounts of water) and AZ

Tough-Equal-3698

I use to play in the neighbors bomb shelter with the kids next door. We had to quit though, because this was in Chandler, AZ (60's) and rattlesnakes liked to hide down there and they were not amused with a group of noisy kids joining them. None of us ever got bit, but we vacated pretty quick when we heard that rattle in the dark.

Old_Spite4789

lol 😆 since you are from Canada let me tell you how cheap Oklahoma is… my home in AZ sold for 951K CAD… I bought the same sized home brand new on an acre lot in Oklahoma (AZ lot was very small) for 534k CAD.

Old_Spite4789

In AZ for my 2024 it’s $600 for 1 year. In OK it’s $96 for the first 4 years according to online.

Old_Spite4789

Been in AZ 32 years. Buying bigger house with an acre lot for damn near cash. Time to slow down working my ass off to get to this point.

Old_Spite4789

Well I am moving to Oklahoma Monday…yes because it’s cheap. Coming from AZ but promise I am not a libtard.

DrAbeSacrabin

I’ve seen Waymo’s stuck here in AZ in the same spots several times. Two places up in Scottsdale north I’ve seen a Waymo stuck probably 10+ times, the other I’ve seen about 4 times. I know they are stuck and bit waiting for a fare too because in one instance it was there when I went to play basketball at 7am, came back out at 9:30 and there was another Waymo car there dropping off a guy who got into the driver seat and drove the stuck one away. So I’m not sure how much remote control they have over these things.

ConclusionKnown5511

I took your word JAY-AZ, held onto it and closed my position at 1.10, out of 50 contracts. Thanks a ton

unhappyreach_

AZ probably?

31andnotdone

ONCE AGAIN REMINDING YOU I AM RICH NOW https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/tvnOS9L6AZ

UnlikelyPineapple477

I can concur, this is a real thing. I live in AZ, drive a Tesla, when I first got my Tesla the first week I tried the Full Self-Driving for the first time. I was headed westbound in rush-hour traffic with the sun going down. There was construction on the freeway as well with the barricades etc….. I’ll just say I have never used FSD since because my car literally diagonally crossed 4 lanes of traffic due to confusion of the construction and the sun setting in the west. I was also never informed by Tesla there are risks using FSD. I’m not sure Tesla even has a disclaimer about FSD anywhere in the app or online. If they do it’s hidden and buried in fine print. Looking back, it seems completely dumb that I would engage FSD in those conditions, but I also trusted this car as I was told it was one of the safest cars on the road. It has been recognized as such through various critics like Car & Driver etc…

rebel4life702

Find a state program that mandates terpene and ingredient testing, listing all on the label. Nevada is a good example, AZ is not

Spicyboi981

In AZ at least half the houses for sale aren’t moving and getting steep cuts weekly

Emergency-Market981

AZ ice tea

PinheadtheCenobite

You mean like the 5 steel mills that were started in the past 36 months? Sedalia, MO Frostproof, FL Tempe, AZ Lexington, KY Martinsburg, WV You mean like those?

Jonelololol

In AZ a Waymo occasionally shows up via uber app.

NuSk8

There is a restaurant in AZ called Don Taco

NxNW10

Exton and Granowitz, MD have made it clear they are looking to partner. Artal knows LXRX cannot launch in HCM or pain as evidenced by the sota launch failure. Is it a partnership or acquisition and I thought Pfizer best suited over AZ or Lilly. However, Vertex needs LX9211 for chronic pain. VX-548 is not the answer … no fast track from the fda like lx9211.

Informal_Solution984

70,000 jobs? I have oceanfront property in AZ....😂

joyfulNimrod

The US can't even manufacture the silicon for this. The current iPhones use TSMC's 3N process which isn't slated for volume production at the AZ fab until 2028... By then the new phones will most likely be on a new process...

Sunny1-5

Berhead, AZ. Chicago Bers. Something that is a lie is “bershit”. I’d like to invest in gold beryun. The Bullenstein Bulls.

schwar26

SEALSQ is a spinoff from WiseKey, a cybersecurity/identity security company. They are manufacturing chips that are quantum resistant. They are in the process of building out their US footprint with a tech center in New York and OSAT center in AZ.

leomeng

I don’t care about realtors. But the bigger picture is the RE ecosystem is massive and employs a lot of different people and moves a lot of money around. FL AZ TX are looking very very bad. Lot of low interest or adjustable rate speculation is getting flushed. Combination of high rates, lack of tourism, return to office policies

durbination

I was in Scottsdale AZ recently and saw the Waymo cars downtown in action. They were everywhere and people were really using them. This technology is absolutely here and working properly. We just need weRide to come give them some competition in the US.

TetraLog

I got some info from a friend in the auto industry whose lead manufacturing engineer was poached by Lucid. All hearsay and office hallway chats. Take this with a grain of salt. They’re idle a couple of days of the week in the AZ motor assembly line due to material constraints. I’m not confident on them being able to scale production this year.

Old_Butterscotch4110

To be honest - if 90% of them vote red and you live there, you are just collateral. I say that while also being that minority where I live (AZ). Fuck republicans. But I’m willing to try to take the hurt for them to hopefully keep over from it. I’ll survive. I’m betting they won’t.

IronyElSupremo

Plenty of sun and a solar in Arizona! However for industrial sized solar power fields, some of the bigger utility companies found in utility funds, like NextEra, Sempra, are already established. Plus utilities themselves in neighboring states. It’s pretty basic though think it takes a little more manpower to staff them (talking to some techs, capacitors go out more frequently than planned and some stuff like that which is probably minor to a large corporation). Big buildings and covered parking lots put up a lot more “rooftop” solar, as well. Now actual farms are getting into the game by building “rooftop” solar as shade, keeping the agricultural crop temperatures down (photosynthesis may become inefficient at higher temperatures with some cultivars). May take a look at the Arizona county-extension agents as well. One big problem may be unregulated groundwater pumping in rural areas though. The ag valley to the east of Tucson/Benson is under water stress due to big agribiz, as is the area south of Las Vegas NV near Kingman AZ. Enough where the lowering water table is cracking roads according to locals.

1eejit

RVTY also has base editing as one of its techs, iirc only an agreement with AZ so far. They're a tech provider no pipeline of their own.

Negative334

Nice, what part of AZ did yall live

Spicyboi981

AZ

No-Reaction-9364

Some companies. It hasn't stopped mine. We are publicly traded and we even trade with China. If companies are not buying now when tariffs are paused, it is because they have enough supply and don't need it. Lets also not forget the 7T in future investment secured as well. TSMC just broke ground on their new Fab location in AZ this month.

frumpydrangus

My wife and I timed the AZ market. Bought for $300,000 in Nov 2019. Sold in Nov 2021 (24 months later) for $454,000. +51% in 2 years. Moved to Iowa and bought a house 2.85% for $369,000, now worth around $515,000, +40%

Crunch101010

Tbh not first time I heard this theory. We have many locations of my business in AZ and people in offices were saying they think business is down due to this. Kind of wrote off the comment at the time as non believable though. Anyway, your thesis could be true but Walmart could still beat. Not sure this has enough weight.

Negative334

I sold my house to opendoor, June 2022 In the hottest market (AZ) during the Cali surge into Arizona for 298K, they did some touch up work on. Relisted it for 345k and 6 months later in December it sold for 265k,

AndTheElbowGrease

In Kingman, AZ maybe we can finally get our dream mosque promised by Sacha Baron Cohen

WildConsideration376

Then move to AZ

DIYPeace

It’s big pharma lobbying. Trump pulled this E.O. during his first admin which was immediately challenged and then ultimately rescinded by Biden in favor of a legislative alternative which would be more substantive. The IRA included a clause on it. Even then, that was watered down by legislators with signature pharma ties (Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), and Kathleen Rice (D-NY); Sens. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) from a wide price negotiation to a limited, bureaucratic, phased negotiation process of the top 10 most expensive drugs coveted by Medicare part D. For what it’s worth, it is, ultimately, both sides. Sen.’s Thom Thillis (R-NC), Mike Capo (R-ID); Rep’s Earl Carter (R-GA) all want to resolutely repealed the clause in it’s entirety. It all stems from 2003 when the government created Medicare Part D which was good because Medicare didn’t cover outpatient meds back then. Medicare Part was voluntary and ran through private health plans. The legislation specifically forbade price negotiations with pharma companies. Medicare Part A: covers hospital charges Part B: covers physician fees Part C: (initially Choice under Clinton then rebranded and expanded as Advantage under Bush) offer private plan alternatives (which had advantages like covering dental & vision but also caused huge expense spikes). Part D: Prescriptions (lack of negotiations and regulated private plans caused huge out of pocket expenses)…

RPO777

Because you can't pass a new tax bill without a majority in the Senate? Two senators--Kristen Sinema (AZ--who switched to independent and lost her reelection bid) and West VA's Joe Manchin (now retired) refused to support an overhaul of taxes on the highest brackets. Republicans refused to support such a tax change, so Democrats were unable to pass a tax overhaul. Lack of votes.

cannabull89

Ah well he shouldn’t have screwed over the solar industry then. In AZ we lost the Kore Power battery plant because they had spent millions to get a loan from the federal government to build their factory, and Trump canceled the grants/loans for the entire industry. Would have been nice to have more domestic battery manufacturing but Trump had to screw it up.

CannaVestments

Continued struggles at Cannabist in Q1, as low margins and a contracting top-line continued. Asset sales and debt extensions (at the cost of severe dilution) are keeping the company alive for now (and to their credit, decent OpEx reductions), but no indication yet of improved operating results that would provide an inflection towards positive cash flow. Re-investment in the business is minimal, with no new market catalysts visible in 2025. Full review: **Revenue:**  QoQ: $96.1M to $87.4M / $122.6M to $87.4M *Down 9.1% QoQ and 28.7% YoY, short of consensus ($89). A good chunk of this due to asset sales (FL/VA/AZ) with more expected in IL/CA/FL, but price compression weighing on results as well.* **Adjusted EBITDA:**  QoQ: $7.0M to $8.3M / YoY: $15.3M to $8.3M *Up slightly sequentially but down 46% from last year, with margin 9.5% in Q1, up from 7.2% in Q4 but down from 12.5% last year. This was slightly above consensus ($7M), but there was $18.2M in adjustments in this figure so honestly hard to give it much weight.* **Gross Margins:**  QoQ: 35.3% to 35.7% / YoY: 38.9% to 35.7% *\~Flat sequentially and down from last year at a poor level.* **Operating Expenses:**  QoQ: $47.8M to $37.4M / YoY: $53.3M to $37.4M *Solid cost controls, aided by asset sales. Much needed given top-line declines but still well ahead of gross profit so operating income remains negative even before interest and taxes.* **Operational Cash Flow:**  QoQ: $4.3M to -$15.2M / YoY: -$6.2M to -$15.2M *Burning cash quick even while not paying 280e. Some of this decline was due to a paydown in accounts payable but cash flow generation remains a serious issue for a company with a leveraged balance sheet. CapEx was just $2M in the quarter. Tax-adjusted OCF was -$17.2M in Q1 compared to -$15.1M last year.* **Cash:**  QoQ: $31.5M to $18.9M / YoY: $48.0M to $18.9M *Negative OCF and CapEx spend was modestly offset by asset sale proceeds. More proceeds are set to come ($31.4M in assets held for sale per the balance sheet), but won't last long with ongoing cash burn. Debt stands at $302.6M and income tax payable at $88.8M.*

garrna

I'm fairly new to monitoring this stuff closely. I'd like to expand upon this query and ask the masses how cryptocoins are behaving in the context of this background as well.  I understand BTC returned to the 100k mark it saw a few months ago, and ETH and SOL also seem to be "ripping" up right now.  My opinion is these are speculative assests, at best a new gold, as I'm still not 100% that PoW and PoS decentralized ledgers have the underlying value in their application, that the market seems to be varying these coins at. However, I can't help but feel my bewilderment and speculation on this asset category may be wrong, as clearly the market is valuing it at something.  That in addition to NH authorizing its purchase and AZ authorizing its holding of coins siezed in asset forfeiture (at least that's my understanding of what that bill says). BTC in particular seems to be behaving like gold (an alternative store in market uncertainty) and another tech stock simultaneously. How? Is this just a still forming concensus on its use that we're seeing? What am I missing here? Cynicism aside, there's apparently some value going on, or there's a massive bubble waiting to pop...

CannaVestments

Overall a solid start to 2025 for Trulieve with results ahead of expectations and an industry-leading margin profile. OpEx was elevated with new store openings (+6 QoQ and +33 YoY) and now additional campaign contributions ($23M in Q1) as Trulieve once again leads the adult-use ballot effort in Florida, this time for 2026. The challenge of 280e obligations remains pivotal, with the uncertain tax position up to $501M and a very different cash flow profile depending on the outcome ($51M in OCF w/o 280e payments vs -$5M if 280e taxes were paid). The FL business clearly continues to lead the way, operating efficiently in the face of price compression in the state as margins remain near multi-year highs. Full review: **Revenue:**  QoQ: $301M to $298M / YoY: $298M to $298M *Down 1% sequentially and flat YoY was ahead of consensus ($294M), led by 6 store openings in the quarter (3-FL, 2-OH, 1-AZ). Note that Trulieve has opened 33 additional stores compared to last year (229 vs 196) reflecting that new store openings are mostly offsetting same-store-sales declines. Retail:wholesale split was 95:5.* **Adjusted EBIDTA:**  QoQ: $111M to $109M / YoY: $106M to $109M *Down 1.8% sequentially but up 2.8% compared to last year, well ahead of expectations ($97M). Margin was very strong at 37%, flat sequentially and up from 36% last year.* **Gross Margins:**  QoQ: 62% to 62% / YoY: 58% to 62% *Another industry-leading posting here, with the scale of the vertical FL business continuing to pay dividends in the face of price compression in the state.* **Operating Expenses:**  QoQ: $186M to $150M / YoY: $128M to $150M *Down sequentially but up YoY, with adult-use campaign contributions in FL driving a lot of the changes ($9M last year, $55M in Q4, and $23M here in Q1 as trulieve starts to spend for the 2026 ballot.) Adjusting out, would have been $119M last year, $131M in Q4 and $127M here in Q1.* **Operational Cash Flow:**  QoQ: $31M to $51M / YoY: $139M to $51M *Lots of fluctuations around tax-payments and campaign contributions. $51M in operational cash generation was aided by $57M in unpaid taxes that went towards the uncertain tax position/income tax payable, but also included the $23M spent on campaign contributions. Adjusting for both, adjusted OCF was +$17M in Q1. CapEx was $17M to start the year so adjusted FCF was essentially break-even and $34M on a reported basis.* **Cash:**  QoQ: $299.2M to $328.5M / YoY: $320.3M to $328.5M *Cash position rises with OCF generation, but so do the liabilities. Uncertain tax position now sits at 501M, highlighting the importance of their challenge of 280e obligations along with $479.9M of debt outstanding.*

Memphaestus

There are plenty of smaller farms already growing it in AZ, just none of the big growers. Most of the farms in AZ grow sweet corn just fine. Some of the farms are also having a lot of success with cluster planting instead of standard 14” spacing.

Stabmaster

Lucid is made in AZ. Much less of a tariff issue

Spicyboi981

Big announcement?? -invading Canada/greenland? -lottery for El Salvador? -seizing TSMC assets in AZ and giving to intel? -Elon is now chief of staff? It’s like a box of chocolates?

alfapredator

AZ100 earbuds are GOATed

alfapredator

The AZ100 are really good, damn.

Elegant-Magician7322

It doesn’t matter if iPhone is assembled in China or India. The batteries are manufactured in China. Displays are from Korea. Flash memory from Japan. iPhone requires components to be sourced from multiple countries. Had they tried assembling in US, those components still faced tariffs. Apple also doesn’t assemble iPhones themselves. Foxconn, a Taiwanese company does it. Even iPhone assembly in India is still done through Foxconn. I have no idea if what that guy said is true. But as far as I know, the chips are done by TSMC. It may be possible they do it in US, now that TSMC has facilities in AZ, but they would need to ship those chips to India. Logistically, it makes more sense for the chips to come from Taiwan, instead of US.

maxiderm

If you believe that, I got some prime oceanfront property in AZ I'd like to sell you.

FerragudoFred

Apple has already been making a lot of chips at the TMSC plant in AZ and announced in 2022 that they were going to build a plant in the US.

Full_Ad6185

what the fk NQ? AAPL down 5%, AZ down 2%... and you try to pump?

Spicyboi981

Price cuts everywhere in AZ too

Akyyyyy

I manage 20 properties in AZ. Only list on Airbnb and VRBO Occupancy was steady throughout quarter one but pricing per night was much lower than previous years. Airbnb still gets their cut but percentage based should mean earnings down? Earnings are today we shall see.

saysjuan

Sorry you're right. 8:30AM AZ where I'm located, 10:30AM EST.

saysjuan

What empty shelves? Phoenix, AZ - Costco, walmart, target, Albertsons, Whole Foods, Safeway, Fry’s grocery, Sprouts, Home Depot, Petsmart, Walgreens, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bass Pro Shops all have full shelves. Not a single sign the supply chain has been felt or impacted main street. Car Dealerships with nearly full lots.

saysjuan

Phoenix, AZ - Costco, walmart, target, Albertsons, Whole Foods, Safeway, Fry’s grocery, Sprouts, Home Depot, Petsmart, Walgreens, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware and Bass Pro Shops all have full shelves. Not a single sign the supply chain has been impacted main street.

Euphoric-Magazine300

Vegas dead at least partially because of Canadian boycott. And they're ditching real estate in Florida, Cali and AZ.

DifficultResponse88

This trade war is pointless. I get the intent to bring manufacturing back but those aren’t the kind of jobs Americans want. We want advanced manufacturing but we lack the talent pool, because there’s not enough skilled workers. For those jobs, even though you don’t need a degree you need to have critical thinking skills, some STEM skills, and a basic education. But we don’t since everything’s being gutted. Let’s say hypothetically we have a a dozen advanced manufacturing plants right now. I’m almost certain, there won’t be enough qualified applicants to fill all those jobs. Just look at what TSMC said recently in AZ about finding enough skilled workers. 

Rude_Sky5728

I used to work for a company that delivered these items to luxury homes and they buy it!!! They are so rich that they don't care about the damage to items of course we try to hide it and if they don't say nothing then they don't say nothing but they buy it.. 6k for a $300 dollar dining table at arbor row Scottsdale AZ and a 8k sideboard with a built-in speaker Paris malan Scottsdale AZ the most expensive couch I ever delivered was 35k crazy

BlackHoleWhiteDwarf

That's not bad faith. I literally asked what defines successfully battle tested in AZ and they provide CA data. I can't believe I'm getting flamed for this. So fucking stupid. My CA anecdote was clearly countering the original comments AZ anecdote to make a point that you can't just make statements without data to support. I was pointing out the smugness of the original comment too. But the original question was regarding Phoenix. I made that clear. They brought it up first. God damn, if y'all are investing and you can't even read, we're so screwed.

LegoRobinHood

Previous commenter is probably referencing the 2018 self driving Uber car that hit and killed a jaywalking pedestrian in Arizona. I misrememberer the company that was operating the car, so it wasn't waymo, but it was in AZ, which jives with prior comments in this thread. Also, good gosh that was 7 years ago. Doesn't feel like that long.

Br0wnch1ckenbrowncow

UHaul’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing is in AZ, that’s why they have AZ plates.

vazne

If any car or person can drive in AZ they are ready for almost any road. Drivers are craaaazy there

Yellow99TJ

Fun story. I worked at AZ for about 10 years. I could have participated in their stock purchase plan as an employee and I would have been buying at $75-$90 a share. If I had invested 10% of my pay for those few years I’de have 2-3 mil in AZ stock right now. Hind sight.

friz_CHAMP

3 states for a combined 37 electoral votes - which would've swung the election - had margins of 0.31 (AZ), 0.24 (GA), and 0.63 (WI) for Biden. [Facts here](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html)

Illustrious-Smoke509

who would have thought [made in the U.S.](https://youtu.be/HmpqYRkR9F8?si=RrT0QdE23AZ1wt1Q) The Chinese ones are €4,- tho.

Ewro2020

In recent years, the United States has seen many large factories close, particularly in the manufacturing and food sectors. Reasons for the closures include automation, declining demand, rising costs, and relocation of production to other countries. Below is a list of 10 of the most notable factories and businesses that have closed in recent years, with information on the year of closure and whether the factories were relocated. 10 Most Notable U.S. Plant Closures (2023–2025) Plant/Company City/State Year of Closure Description/Reason Tyson Foods (3 plants) Emporia, KS, Philadelphia 2024 Demand decline, optimization, cost increases Merck (Cherokee Plant) Riverside, PA 2026 Multi-stage closure, restructuring Microchip Technology Tempe, AZ 2025 Order decline, optimization Grede LLC Brewton, AL 2025 Relocation, demand decline Post Consumer Brands (2 plants) Sparks, NV; Cobourg, Canada 2025 Network optimization, lower demand for cereals Butterball Arkansas 2024 Sales decline, optimization John Deere (tractor plant) Iowa 2024 Decreased demand for agricultural equipment CNH Industrial (Case New Holland) Fargo, North Dakota 2024 Decreased demand, job losses Cargill (staff reduction, closures) Several states 2024 Global optimization, profit decline Stellantis (Warren Truck Plant) Detroit, Michigan 2024 End of model release, optimization Which production was transferred to other countries Many food processing and machinery plants (e.g., some Tyson, Cargill, John Deere) were either closed or moved part of their operations to lower-cost countries, including Mexico and Asia. Electronics and component manufacturing (e.g. Microchip Technology) is also partially moving to Asia to reduce costs. Automotive and mechanical engineering companies (e.g. Stellantis, John Deere, CNH Industrial) continue to move some assembly operations to Mexico and China, where labor and logistics costs are lower. Brief analysis From 1995 to 2022, about 74,000 manufacturing plants closed in the United States, of which about 1,346 were large (with more than 500 employees). The main reasons for the closures are automation, reduced demand, rising costs, global competition, and the relocation of production to countries with cheaper labor. In recent years, closures have been particularly noticeable in the food industry, automobile manufacturing, electronics, and heavy engineering. Thus, the United States continues to lose large plants, and some production is being moved abroad, which affects the employment structure and the economy of the regions.

zerro_4

No taxes on tips seems like a scam for employers to reduce what little they already pay by another 15 to 20 percent. Whatever is "saved" on taxes the employer would find a way to cut the base-pay by that amount. I guess I'm just a cynical libcuck, but I reflexicely never trust anything a Republican proposes that surface level is meant to help workers. It's always some way of actually screwing the workers. Here's one from AZ that was defeated. https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_138,_Wages_for_Tipped_Workers_Amendment_(2024) Protect workers by cutting their pay 😔

bigforeheadsunited

This is the best indicator. Similar to recession era. I had several friends who were dancers/escorts (both male and female) in those days and this is what I remember in case it's helpful: In late 2007, my 28f friend went from being a realtor to dancer within weeks of Countrywide announcing they were changing their rules around income verification. This was huge because people who were easily qualifying with fake check stubs and job letters were no longer qualifying for homes during manual underwriting. She went from $20-30k a month to 0. Dancing only got her $2-3k per month and she was forced to start over and move away. Not saying she wasn't a part of the problem just sharing results. Mosr San Francisco dancers I knew (Little Darlings, Roaring 20s) got restaurant server jobs and went to bartending school in 2008ish. Some did MLM work, with me, promoting different random 2008 products in malls, shopping centers etc. Private parties didn't pay more than $500 so it wasn't worth it, when the expectation was always to f.. Moved to AZ around this time and Alaskan Bush, Sonny's, Cheetahs girls were hoping to go to 18+ clubs instead of 21+ because they were making more money on the full nude side where no alcohol is served. Most construction workers throwing 2-5 tips and no private dances, no bachelor parties etc. It was rough. I almost bought a club with a gas station buddy business partner of mine - average sale price of a strip club was $100-250k. Which if yall know about that biz, that is a cheap price to include a liquor license AND the LAND it is on. Ultimately passed because there was no money and I could tell the girls wanted pimping for more money and I'm not about that life. By 2010 many pill popped the club scene and became bottle service girls and "promo models", many working for free hoping to catch a break. My dancer guys got married, many to very very very rich men. In 2012, some of those same ladies though went back to dancing, on the side/weekends, started their own promo agencies, went tattoo and low rider girl route, going to all the conventions etc. None strangely turned to porn. All that to say from 2007-2012, they unanimously said it was the worst ride of their lives. Went from dropping thousands on European cars they bought at buy here pay here's that were lemons, to rolling in beat up Toyotas.

Nosemyfart

I feel like in the phoenix metropolitan area, AZ (where I live) I constantly see brand new Tesla's on the road with new registrations. Perhaps someone else who lives here can confirm if this is the case.

DryAndH1gh

the context if you really are this fucking slow and just not a soft bitch is targeted vs indiscriminate AZ shooting was a dispute between two parties Dallas was a targeted shooting Miller brewing was a disgruntled former employee this dude walked into the public union of a university and opened fire on individuals he knew nothing about besides the fact that they were currently in the student union at FSU

SidTrippish

When you start using idiotic terms like soy boy, I know you're not serious about a debate..also look at the OP message stating why is EVERY mass shooter a white person..the Dallas shooter was a mass shooter..the AZ mall shooting last year was a mass shooter, the Miller brewing shooting was a mass shooter....so saying the word "every" is an ignorant blanket statement just like yours

EmuMan10

Up almost a dollar in AZ lol

subydoobie

The lottery in my state goes to the state government, not one penny goes to the federal govt. Tarriffs are not incentives to manufacture in the US. They are just taxes on imported goods. If I wanted to start manufacturing in the US, there is absolutely nothing being planned to support that. In fact, Trumps trying to chainsaw away the incentives which the CHIPS act gave to computer chip manufaccturers - all the factories which have actual high paying jobs - the ones which have been built or are being built. one factory in AZ already has created 3000 new jobs. another planned one would create 6000 more. But just because Trump did not create that legislation, he is threatening to cancel or cripple it so those jobs will be lost. - Because Biden got it through congress. SMH. >The CHIPS Act, passed in 2022 with bipartisan margins to provide tens of billions of dollars in federal funding, loans and tax credits for domestic semiconductor manufacturers, has helped spur roughly half a trillion dollars in planned tech investments [across the country](https://www.semiconductors.org/chip-supply-chain-investments/), according to [some](https://www.semiconductors.org/chip-supply-chain-investments/) [estimates](https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/01/us-department-commerce-announces-chips-incentives-awards-corning-edwards#:~:text=nearly%20%24450%20billion%20in%20private%20investments).  >Bloomberg [reported](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-01/us-chip-grants-in-limbo-as-lutnick-pushes-for-bigger-investments) this week Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is considering withholding grant funding promised in the CHIPS Act — which both offers direct funding for projects and also massive tax incentives — in order to extract greater investments from companies. The Commerce Department did not return a request for comment on Wednesday. >Already companies are projecting changes to the way the CHIPS Act functions under the Trump administration and adapting their plans accordingly, with the interim CEO of the Durham, N.C.-based semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed [telling reporters](https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2025/03/27/wolfspeed-new-ceo-robert-feurle-semiconductor-chips-act-money) this week that his company won’t be “overly reliant” on CHIPS Act funds or incentives after being promised more than $750 million through the law during the Biden administration. >"We would be able to accelerate our growth and employ more people, of course, with both the tax credits and the CHIPS Act,” Wolfspeed CEO and executive chairman Thomas Werner said, the same month his company [laid off at least 180 workers](https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2025/03/07/wolfspeed-cuts-more-jobs-as-trump-calls-chips-act-horrible). >And after Trump’s comment during his congressional address, Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Jon Husted, both Republicans and staunch supporters of the president, defended the CHIPS Act after local leaders expressed concern that Intel’s [planned $20 billion semiconductor plant](https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/11/26/ohio-intel-plant-to-receive-part-of--7-8-billion-from-chips-act) — the largest private investment in the state’s history — was at risk. The plant in New Albany, Ohio, is expected to create 3,000 permanent jobs, [according to the Bipartisan Policy Center](https://x.com/BPC_Bipartisan/status/1905638609102782930). >“For the economic and national security of America, we need to make chips in the USA — I believe this is part of an America First agenda,” Husted said in a statement, [according to Roll Call](https://rollcall.com/2025/03/19/ohio-officials-hopeful-intel-gets-plant-funds-targeted-by-trump/). “Making chips in places like Ohio will make sure that China doesn’t win.”

misterprat

First of all, TSMC only makes 2nm chips in Taiwan, and is bringing manufacture to AZ of the previous gen chips, which, while advanced, are not the newest ones, and the company that manufactures the machines to create those chips, the Dutch ASML, is the only company in the world that makes them and that has the know-how and the technology on how to make those machines. China can invest 300 billion if they want, but without the know-how they can never manufacture those chips. And similar things go for other industries.

probablytoohonest

Meh, we're both wrong. my details are fuzzy. Nvidia doesn't manufacture, they design chips. They use TSMC for manufacturing and have for years before 2021. TSMC owns the AZ plant built in 2021, the CHIPS act awarded funds to manufacturers already in the US to improve semiconductor supply. TSMC was awarded billions in 2022. I didn't realize Nvidia was using TSMC's Taiwan plants. I was under the impression TSMC was a branch of Nvidia. Womp womp. That said, I still don't trust the administration. https://www.theverge.com/24166234/chips-act-funding-semiconductor-companies

brucekeller

bers the type to have an origin story from the AZ desert in an area that had been highly exposed to radiation due to missile testing. the bers have puts.

DarthRevan783

That literally means it wasn't the chips act then if the AZ plant want built in 2021.

Inside-Arm8635

It’s neat. I’ve taken a couple in AZ and CA 🤷‍♂️

RagingBearBull

I think this trade war is bullish. This is because the market has seen bad tariffs, and has reacted accordingly. They promised the market they wont do that again, pinky promise. Lastly if they bring jobs back to America, many states are positioned well for this, allowing children to work in the factories for less than minimum wage is the key to competing with china. Children have small hands which is good for doing mall screw stuff. Lastly places like AZ, FL are already ecological wastelands, so there is no need for an EPA in those places, great for the chemical companies to come back.

probablytoohonest

Doesn't matter, this has been planned for years. Nvidia planned on moving this production here since the CHIPS act was signed by Biden in 2022 to improve supply chain. Their AZ plant was built in 2021.

disisfugginawesome

You’re probably right. Although they may actually build a chip plant, albeit at a cost much less than $500B to produce US chips. It’s realistic bc they currently have TSMC making their chips in AZ and were in talks with INTC to have them make some too. Maybe they pivot and have their own production in US.