SA

Churchbushonk

Yep. So, is Trump just handing over 600b worth of America’s assets to SA? What the F could they be investing in? Does he ever say?

TenderfootGungi

SA has its own massive projects that it cannot afford. Why would they invest in the US? Oil prices are down because OPEC ramped up production. They could pull it back and raise prices if they wanted.

MrMoogie

I mean some of that revenue will go to the workers and sub contractors and their workers and get spent in the US economy, plus dividends from Lockheed will go to US investors.. but yes I see your point. I would like to bet the F-35 does have a kill switch though, so the US has the possibility of SA supporting operations with its own planes they bought on their dime and if they got hostile at any point in the future, they could be disabled.

ilovefacebook

bruh you don't want SA investing more money here than they already have. never forget 911.

Zealousideal_Ad5358

The admin pulls all the numbers from their "very big announcements" completely out of their asses. As for real capital investmernts, SA can't remain a petrostate forever so they are eager to modernize their own country. For example, it's actually a not-bad place to put huge data centers.

ChaseballBat

Pretty sure that is exactly what it is. They aren't investing they are buying out companies. The WB deal will be funded by SA.

jostradumass

JPow finna fire up the printers to match SA’s donation. Just wait for ATH eod lol.

Upper-Difficulty660

I think SA is getting a shity deal America won't be worth a thing once trump is finished fucking with it

Popular-Row4333

Guess PLTR being bid up tomorrow so they can put cameras in all our airports, just in case Big Booty Latinas try to get into the country from SA.

Due-Dirt-8428

Just as we all suspected, we are going to war with South America per Pete drunksef. What defense contractor sells bow and arrows? Surely we won’t need any weapons from the 21st century to wage war on SA lol

Riley_

Sam Altman SA'd his three-year-old sister. You definitely shouldn't trust anything he says.

summer_plays_

i didn't say he wasn't in SA; i thought he was a euro for the reason i mentioned above

ThatFreakImHim

We would have a better chance of Elon donating his pay package to SA or FSD being released

Comfortable_Okra_740

Rudi has been wrong with every prediction he’s made so far on JV timing, which might be part of the reason why the market is in such a wait and see mode with SA shares. I sold some Jan 2027 calls this week bc they’d appreciated so much in value when when I bought them, but probably a safe bet 👍.

456M

> op used a comma instead of a period; something euros do; na doesn't do that OP is in SA not NA, where they DO use a comma instead of a period. Just take the L man.

Significant-Zebra-17

https://x.com/whitehouse/status/1986188976684683566?s=46&t=qtlAqKHQeBbg1Ms3FiZ1SA

Significant-Zebra-17

https://x.com/whitehouse/status/1986188976684683566?s=46&t=qtlAqKHQeBbg1Ms3FiZ1SA

Leather_Ad508

Calibre.SA

sunday_sassassin

There are so many competing designs in the SMR market and I'm not sure there are that many buyers lining up. Impossible to pick a winner now but if I had to it would be one of the established builders like Rolls Royce who have orders in the UK/EU, or the Bill Gates funded Terrapower. First-movers who can build economies of scale have a huge advantage when it comes to building SMRs. Using a (SA)LEU design is definitely in their favour though. Fuel supply chain security (and cost) is likely to ward buyers away from the experimental HALEU approach for at least a decade.

One-Yard9754

So. I've been posting on SA since 2021....what's your point?

robert-anderson-0009

Why does it matter how many employees there are? I could see certain sectors falling through the floor, but others are going to keep having money shoveled into it. Specifically, AI HPC, Crypto, Data Centers, Energy… SA is already on board with us… I am very mixed on all of this, but I have little doubt money will be going to it… I think there is a belief, if we get ahead of everyone else, we can remain dominant longer…

Acceptable-Bag-4446

Agreed! I take small positions each year in the top 10 stocks and usually cut some after a few months. I can pay for the subscription pretty quickly with few of the many picks I got from SA like CLS, APP, GCT, CREDO, and now POET. Just got into options and poet was my first buy, sold them after a recent run up. Had alpha picks for a few years, dropped it this year after they kept picking repeats. Like the quant and the ratings for each stock. Also like the trade tracking, have to import manually but tracks daily and total gains. Super annoying is I'll get a "strong buy" article then 5 mins later a "sell" article from a different author. Just have to do your own research

mysuruhuduga

🥭tweeting few months back that he will deport Elon to SA lmao 🤣

Salt_Data3707

So many questions. Why isn't Amazon personified? Why is Amazon's hand a dick? Is Google stroking Metas hair? Are they about to SA Meta?

fritz236

Meh, get an electric water kettle and a french press. My family has a super-sized french press that I found at a SA ReStore for like $5 and I see smaller ones often at Goodwill. A water kettle will set you back less than $50 depending on the model. A large 24 oz container of coffee at Aldi is like $12.45 and lasts at least a month unless you're an absolute fiend. Coffee doesn't need to cost literally hundreds of dollars a month.

ForsakenSwimmer4713

SA Is good however very pricey.. not sure how many could make it worth

Gustomaximus

I think thats unfair, he's literally helped the world in significant ways, like he pushed the electrification of transport a long way forward, probably a generational jumpstart. This will be huge for climate change given transport is one of the top 3 climate change issues. Spacex has been a huge strategic boost for US and starlink is changing lives worldwide bring fast internet to remote places, that in itself in incredibly beneficial to much of the world. Nueralink is showing huge promise for the medical world. He tried to make openAI actually open because he saw the risks in it being to government/corporate driven though SA stuffed that up. Its kinda mind blowing all that he's been at the centre of in his life. On the flip side he def does some bigoted dog whistling, some of which he has apologied for and hopefully its genuine. But overall I think if you look at what hes done he added far more good in the world overall.

phaic1

SA2 mentioned lets fucking go

orangeyougladiator

Yeah that’SA good idea👍

Comfortable_Okra_740

Are you still constructive on SA? I gave back a lot of unrealized gains over the past week and a half, but waiting (hoping) for a JV announcement.

D1toD2

You gotta look a bit harder I think. TGT under 90 was nice. .I still think its nice at 97 with that 5% divi which is safe at only 50 percent payout ratio. Kenvue starting to look good as well. Canadian banks still have some room to run. (Though I think I wouldnt jump on this trade unless I was ok with 5-8% yearly growth) TOL and some builders. HE is a steal if you can wait Heico is expensive but shows no sign of slowing down. Lastly Israeli ETF EIS has been on a tear, no reason it cant keep going with potential deals from SA opening up eventually

kyperion

[Deja vu](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/s/atwqiKl5SA)

spazzvogel

After my attorney friends bitching me out for making elementary interpretation of law, I don’t say shit to them, and they don’t ask me or assume how my SRE/SWE/SA job works lol.

sabatiel180

Sitting over here, studying for the AWS SA exam I scheduled for next month. 😮‍💨

sabatiel180

And I'm over here studying for the AWS SA exam I scheduled next month. 🙃

LeadershipSecure1664

Halloween is fast approaching and we have heard your unholy howls screaming for more!! MORE DADDY, MORE!! Set your candle aflame because together we are conjuring the deepest level of your filthy faq-qot desire all night. LET US SPREAD EACH OTHER BUTTS ALL NIGHT !!!! ( ͡\~ ͜ʖ ͡°) 🫱(‿¤‿)🫲 lubes & rubbers provided. get yourself tested first. p.s. : wsb exclusive if you downvote this you are gay phobic and dont deserve to live in the land of free U fucking SA 🫵🤡

dimonoid123

Interpipe is in closing only mode (rule 15c2-11 violation) Metinvest is in closing only mode (due to sanctions) Kernel Holding SA is in closing only mode (due to risk management) MHP Lux SA has 2 bonds which can be bought, but not sure if correct ticket. Likely parent company, not Ukrainian company directly.

Former-Object-8363

SA circket fan in here? truly small world we live in

NoBullShiter92

why not Engie SA (french utilities) 7% div and really cheap

C130J_Darkstar

That’s negating their massive 14GW of order pipeline through Switch, Equinix and Wyoming Hyperscale, not to mention further partnerships with OpenAI (SA still owns 3M+ shares). Those agreements are LOI/MOU but are still a proxy for demand and dwarf the competition.

Lcc30

Conagra Brands Inc. is the top cooking oil company in the USA, based on retail market share and sales data. In 2021, it held about 10% of the cooking oil market, with retail sales of approximately $392 million, primarily through brands like Wesson and Crisco. This lead persisted into 2022, with sales of $546.8 million (10.2% share), outpacing competitors like Deoleo SA (Bertolli, 7.1% share). Note that private labels (e.g., store brands) dominate overall with over 36% share, but among branded companies, Conagra leads. While large processors like Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill have higher overall revenues, Conagra tops consumer-facing cooking oil sales.

Lcc30

Conagra Brands Inc. is the top cooking oil company in the USA, based on retail market share and sales data. In 2021, it held about 10% of the cooking oil market, with retail sales of approximately $392 million, primarily through brands like Wesson and Crisco. This lead persisted into 2022, with sales of $546.8 million (10.2% share), outpacing competitors like Deoleo SA (Bertolli, 7.1% share). Note that private labels (e.g., store brands) dominate overall with over 36% share, but among branded companies, Conagra leads. While large processors like Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill have higher overall revenues, Conagra tops consumer-facing cooking oil sales.

Fickle-You-5101

European industry etf, MSCI : Holdings: || || |[Siemens AG](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/DE0007236101)|8.68% | |[Schneider Electric SE](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/FR0000121972)|5.56% | |[Airbus SE](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/NL0000235190)|5.14% | |[Rolls-Royce Holdings](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/GB00B63H8491)|5.04% | |[Safran SA](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/FR0000073272)|4.95% | |[ABB Ltd.](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/CH0012221716)|4.34% | |[Rheinmetall AG](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/DE0007030009)|3.75% | |[RELX](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/GB00B2B0DG97)|3.53% | |[Siemens Energy AG](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/DE000ENER6Y0)|2.98% | |[BAE Systems](https://www.justetf.com/en/stock-profiles/GB0002634946)|

Tom_2772

According to the latest reports to the Federal Gazette, the Gerresheimer share currently performs as follows: – CenterBook Partners LP: 1.34% (previously 1.18%) – Marshall Wace LLP: 1.51% (previously 1.19%) – Qube Research & Technologies Limited: 0.77% (previously 0.68%) – D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: 1.12% (as of October 9, 2025) – PDT Partners, LLC: 0.86% – Acadian Asset Management LLC: 0.70% – Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership: 0.69% – Capital Fund Management SA: 1.20% – Numeric Investors LLC: 1.43% – JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd: 0.66% – High Ground Investment Management LLP:  0.64%  – Lancaster Investment Management LLP: 0.58% If the short sellers' expectations are not met, a so-called "short squeeze" could occur, in which funds would have to hastily close their positions – which would drive the price up sharply in the short term.

optionsCone

China smirks 😏 > China’s exports have remained resilient despite US tariffs, thanks to a diversified export market and strong competitiveness,” said Michelle Lam, Greater China economist at Societe Generale SA. “The limited impact from US tariffs on overall trade so far has likely emboldened China to take a tougher stance in US-China trade negotiations.” > China’s faster export growth in September shows shipments to markets outside the US are countering the deep slump in US-bound exports under higher tariffs. That probably reflects both increased expansion into non-US markets and transshipments via third countries to take advantage of their relatively lower tariffs.

Whoopziedaisy

I expect upcoming US/CA/AUS/SA deal announcements for a rare earth trade alliance  maybe this will play out over the next few weeks mango got a little ahead of himself today, but is pretty much telling everyone to go long on rare earth mining/nuclear companies

185EDRIVER

SA battery's can have approx 8x the energy per weight of lithium

Ervii

Help AMD is SA'ing me do people still care about that or is the me too movement over

leomeng

I got SA

leomeng

Got a big position open on GLD and SLV. My March slv calls are +130% My March GLD are +170% Got GDX PAAS SA open too. All March or April. Went “yolo” slv 10/31 calls. Very cheap

Unusual-Stress3401

PATH SA JD, continue to add SA calls

Ok-Parfait-9856

Every country that’s remotely relevant ever does it, at least a few dozen countries are certainly using troll farms to spread propaganda, and every major country does it. US, China, Russia, Israel, SA, turkey, UK, Iran, etc. I wish people would approach the internet with more caution. It’s meant to be manipulative so I get why people fall for it but still, everyone should ideally know that anyone can say anything on the internet. The number of reliable sources on the internet, compared to the internet itself, is infinitesimal.

leomeng

I forgot to say I got SA today for January. New position. Was sweeping today so I followed. CDE I played around Covid. Made good money. Wish I had my mind set on these metals stocks earlier. CDE chart looks insane. But I can’t complain because I pulled almost 500% on Etha calls

darkfred

1. The PE fund is run by gamers who grew up on western media. 2. They saw an opportunity with the value of the US dollar and aren't really risking anything directly because the buyout is leveraged. 3. They don't care about controlling media, they care about being part of the global media ecosystem. They've been buying up entertainment properties for years and leaving them basically alone. 4. Any money they actually put in that isn't just debt instruments will go towards SA local developers. This is how they justify it politically, but is probably a minor component of the deal. I've never seen a deal that didn't have this though. Growing local industry that isn't oil dependant is a huge goal of the fund.

One-Yard9754

oh man, just saw on SA good ol' Alan came out with an article to sell Tillray now! I'm not a fan of the company and it probably will selloff on earnings, but his timing couldn't have been any worst, lol.

PaperHandsTheDip

I mentioned in another post -- quite simply. I monitor the daily to see what is on everyones watchlist. A lot of people were talking about SNAP. I did some DD & I agreed. People put stuff on their watchlist for a simple reason "I'm interested in this one". I did some SA and figured out they had not bought yet. So it really is a super simple trade. "Buy, because others likely to buy in the next few years". I was not wrong - hence the thesis played out. I leveraged that bet with options - I made this very clear. Trade the trader / sentiment / vibes. Vibe trading \*works\*. I mentioned many times in my posts I TRADE options, and I use them to leverage my bets. That's what options are for / how to actually trade them. I don't hold options until expiration. It's higher than where I bought in + exited + I am still heavily invested. I agree with the sentiment / trend "its likely undervalued". I'm an individual investor and $1m is a lot of money. If you think I'm dumb enough to hold a million dollar bet for 2+ years when there are better trades out there, you're foolish & don't understand how to trade. Investing != trading, learn the difference. Did you sell / short it? Why would you do that lol? Never bet against the crowd, that's foolish. The crowd average is the strongest signal that market is going to move up or down.

CaptainTreeman42

Gay Simulator in SA

MoneyQueenie333

Who cares about republicans or democrats they are all in the same Epistine sea pool of pedophiles! No one gives a f. At parties when they all are cut from the same SLIME! Legislate for Pedophiles SA offenders to get what Lorena did to her husband! DEMAND JUSTICE FOR OUR CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION! If necessary string them up by their 🥎!

BradKooler

Will not be buying this game or any future SA games.

LMFA-Investor

$SA https://juniormining.gold/seabridge-gold-analysis

Alone-Experience9869

I find SA worth it. \~$125/yr for the first tier membership gives you access to the article and the various stock info in one place with a pretty decent interface. Plus tools to find other closed end funds, and the custom portfolio lists are very useful. I look at it another way. If for $125/yr it doesn't help me enough to make it back then SOMETHING is working...

Isthmus11

The dynamic is going to be weird because the money is mainly coming from the Saudi Royals, but from what I was reading this is still a leveraged buyout, meaning they are taking loans in order to afford the full $50B price tag. Again the Saudis are weird because they don't really always care about "getting their money back" but all the PE firm (who are also presumably putting up a big share of this money) wants is to milk EA and their IP for all it's worth and I assume there is a limit to how long of a runway even the SA royals are willing to give as they continue to pay back the loans they are taking on this deal... So yeah this could go a bunch of different ways and it's definitely not the same as being public but IMO this will probably end up in some specific IPs being spun off for absurd price tags and then after that maybe the lack of investor pressure could mean EA actually makes some decent games. Who knows.

SeaworthlessSailor

I agree with you. I condemn Biden for sitting on them for 4 years and I condemn trump for lying about the release of the files. I don’t see how this is a partisan issue. I don’t believe this current release as I believe it’s politically motivated and nothing will come of it. If it’s true they had anything to do with SA in connection with Epstein then they should be charged. Even trump. But I don’t think people are following my train of thought here.

surlywynch

I came here to say this. I was reading his articles on SA long before he compiled them into a book. If only I knew what I know now 25 years ago... sigh.

About20Monkeys

I’m sure they’re gonna be devastated by the $50 billion buyout. It’s always about the money for them. They may not have anticipated the buyer being SA but this is that they’ve been working for the whole time

WickedSensitiveCrew

Doing their best to white wash their history/wealth with spending obscene amounts of money & overpaying to get things to come to SA. Then they are expanding their portfolios before the world eventually slows down on oil consumption.

thri54

What a terrible PE target. > investors including SA public investment fund Ah, that tracks. The only thing that burns faster than oil is petrodollars.

PickleQuirky2705

If anything they'll start pushing it out for cheap just to promote how amazing SA is

IsThereAnythingLeft-

Doubt it, the demand for the best chips will just not be in the US anymore. It will move to the UK, Europe, SA

PaperHandsTheDip

hence why you gotta do a mix of FA, SA & a few other things. FA tends to dominate long term and SA tends to dominate short term. Gotta union them - it's kinda difficult to do correctly and is all just handwaved numbers. None of us really know what we're doing. I'm bloody as fuck this week - it happens.

RandomGenerator_1

NYXH Nyxoah Provides an Update on Expanded Middle East Presence Nyxoah SA, a medical technology company that develops breakthrough treatment alternatives for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), today announced the continued expansion of its commercial footprint in the Middle East, following the first successful Genio® implant in Abu Dhabi in September 2025. With its growing network of centers across the Middle East, Nyxoah continues to deliver on its commitment to expand patient access to Genio, the only leadless, externally powered bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation system for the treatment of moderate-to-severe OSA. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nyxoah-provides-expanded-middle-east-201000949.html

Frozen_Shades

I had a fucked up night. Seen some mild SA (breast grabage) friends not okay had to play sentry afterwards to keep peace. 4 Maker's Mark deep already. Baked.

Bangu_Jenge0

Everything is overbought in the U.S. except for healthcare. I think classical pharma names like cvs and pfiezer are good value. But it’s tough. Also looking at emerging sectors like infrastructure around crypto hesitantly. And I’ve invested in some good SA companies like Vale, if only because they aren’t completely overvalued. Good luck. 

konrad-knox

Turbo Energy SA looks like a strong buy longterm. Those are insane growth compared to market cap

Same-Brilliant2014

SA is hip in America now

samwehl

Sam Altman SA allegations from his sister is pretty wild stuff. Can’t believe everyone just forgot about it 🤔

WeakLocalization

Doesn't SA export like 90% of global PGOs? Theyre in BRICS too, it's not so farfetched

PaperHandsTheDip

Usually I sell the leaps after I reclassify risk as "low" to "unknown / high" where that is based off sentiment. If sentiment starts to turn unknown I'll take profits and roll into the underlying company (ie: shares). See what I did with LDI. I'm watching what everyone else is doing / likely to do and trying to predict whether they will buy or sell (ie: I'm trying to predict market direction but basing my decisions off how I think other investors \*feel\*). Why?? Traders are irrational and trade off emotion. They only actually click "buy" or "sell" if they feel good or bad about an investment. If everyone starts feeling "unknown / maybe bad" to me that is a signal in itself that risks of sellers went up, so risk went up. Usually the companies themselves are fine tho -- so often I'll roll profits from the options play into the shares themselves. IE: Once I decide to exit snap (if I get a bunch of profits) you can likely expect me to move a chunk of it into SNAP shares. I do SA to determine my entrances / exits, and just blindly trust chat for FA. I do my own, but expect everyone else to as well (ie: is this a good hold or not??). Then I just get a freeroll on it -- usually it wins. I stop following it, and find another one. Basically - I'm vibe trading & it's working. More akin to playing poker than investing.

AlGAdams

Senior SA / Cloud Solutions here 1.5 decades in enterprise tech and enthusiast since a child. Quantum computing and more importantly working quantum algorithms have some use cases in factoring or calculating elliptical curves. Both of which have significance in breaking symmetric cryptography by attacking key exchange mechanisms. For these purposes quantum computing may have a benefit in time over classic binary based computing. Other than that I haven't seen many use cases for known quantum algorithms and believe the speculation around quantum computing to be a knockoff effect of the Gen AI interest since 2023.

bigdankerdoints

He can’t be president lol. He was born in SA…

yzf600r

To me, it has been worth it. Their quant rating system is very useful for quickly identifying potential winners, and they also have some great authors writing analysis on every stock. It's value comes from making it fast and easy for me to research an investment. I still supplement it with other tools, but SA is my primary source of research.

MMTGBS

You could do by yourself with AI too but here it is; 🔹 Past Examples 1. Seabridge Gold (SA) • For years it had fewer than 10 full-time employees while holding massive gold reserves in Canada. • Its role was to manage licensing, feasibility studies, and partnerships — all mining/construction work outsourced. • Market cap often exceeded $1B+ during peak cycles with <15 staff. 2. Northern Dynasty Minerals (NAK) • Operator of the Pebble Project in Alaska. • Had under 20 staff at times, yet market cap once surpassed $500M–$1B based only on resource potential. 3. Paladin Energy (early stage, pre-production) • Before scaling uranium production, they had only a lean corporate office. • Market cap surged into the billions with a very small headcount. ⸻ 🔹 Current / Recent Examples 1. MP Materials (MP) – early Thacker Pass / rare earth stages • At the time of going public through SPAC, the operational headcount was still minimal (actual mining/processing outsourced to contractors). • Market cap still multi-billion. 2. TMC – The Metals Company (TMC) • Currently has ~30 employees on paper, but manages a $200M+ market cap. • All the actual deep-sea mining work is outsourced to research vessels, engineering partners, and contractors. 3. Lithium Americas (LAC) – before construction phase • Maintained a small HQ team (<20) handling permits, financing, and JV talks. • Market cap exceeded $1–2B before serious production staffing began.

PaperHandsTheDip

sir, I was convinced it was underpriced due to my risk analysis based off sentiment. I was right. Now I'm trying to do FA like the other monkeys here to figure out PT's / direction. I was right on the SA part and I'm holding. I only sell if shit looks bad / I'm not convinced.

Stop_The_Rain

I so want to short TSLA... but too many fan boys of the SA twat!

Fabulous_Lobster

Isn't that ticker wrong? I'm seeing SESGP.XD on Yahoo Finance. For me a key issue is the quality and amount of information you get on European small caps. I took a small position early this year when European satellite-related stocks seemed like they were going to skyrocket, bought some more after some 15 days, but after a short while, I felt the trend was reversing, yet couldn't find any reliable information on the company itself and wanted to avoid getting holding bags like I have been on a small position in Eutelsat (ENXTPA:ETL/EUTFL), which looked like a nice bet a number of years ago, so I made my exit with a small gain. The stock jumped today for instance. Why and why now (the Intelsat merger was announced in July…)? I can't seem to find enough data to make SES SA a convinction play. OP, how do you manage information and risk regarding sleeper positions? Do you have enough understanding and up-to-date information on the industry to not have to account for any time invested in making sure your small bet are worth your while?

that_was_awkward_

I'm surprised he hasn't tried to reintroduce apartheid back in SA

TamaTontata

SA rallying hard off the bell

DeathMoJo

Fig, CRCL, and BLSH all had IPO prices increases prior to going live for SA.

SidonyD

humm ... Just give a look to Exail Technologie or Stif SA.

Nautis

According to Gemini: Overall Economic Growth 📈 * GDP SA (Q/Q) Q2 F: 0.5% (est 0.3%; prev 0.3%) * What it means: This is the main grade. It shows that Japan's economy grew by 0.5% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter. * The letters: * SA means "Seasonally Adjusted," which just removes regular, predictable ups and downs (like holiday shopping) to give us a clearer view of the real trend. * Q/Q means "Quarter-over-Quarter," so it's comparing this 3-month period to the previous one. * F stands for "Final" data, which is the confirmed number. * The verdict: This is a good sign! Economists only estimated (est) 0.3% growth, and the previous (prev) quarter's growth was also 0.3%. So, the economy grew faster than expected and picked up its pace. * GDP Annualised SA (Q/Q): 2.2% (est 1.0%; prev 1.0%) * What it means: This takes the quarterly growth rate (0.5%) and imagines what would happen if the economy kept growing at that same speed for a full year. If it did, the economy would grow by 2.2%. * The verdict: This is a really strong number! It's more than double what was expected and what was seen in the previous period. It shows that the growth in Q2 was significant. Different Ways of Looking at GDP * GDP Nominal SA (Q/Q): 1.6% (est 1.3%; prev 1.3%) * What it means: This is another way to measure GDP growth, but it doesn't account for inflation (rising prices). Since this number (1.6%) is higher than the main GDP figure (0.5%), it tells us that a good chunk of the growth came from prices going up. * The verdict: Still better than expected, showing the total amount of money changing hands in the economy increased quite a bit. * GDP Deflator (Y/Y): 3.0% (est 3.0%; prev 3.0%) * What it means: This number measures inflation—how much prices have increased across the whole economy. * The letters: Y/Y means "Year-over-Year," so it's comparing prices in this quarter to the same quarter last year. * The verdict: Prices were 3.0% higher than they were a year ago, which matched expectations exactly. This tells us inflation is present in the economy. What's Driving the Growth? Now, let's see why the economy grew. GDP is made up of a few key parts: people shopping, businesses investing, and trade with other countries. * GDP Private Consumption (Q/Q): 0.4% (est 0.2%; prev 0.2%) * What it means: This tracks how much more (or less) regular people are spending on things like food, clothes, and entertainment. This is a huge part of Japan's economy. * The verdict: People spent 0.4% more this quarter, which is double what was expected! This is a great sign that consumers are feeling confident and spending money, which helps businesses grow. * Business Spending (Q/Q): 0.6% (est 1.3%; prev 1.3%) * What it means: This is how much companies are investing in things like new machinery, equipment, and buildings to expand their operations. * The verdict: Businesses increased their spending by 0.6%. While this is still growth, it's quite a bit lower than the 1.3% that was expected. This might suggest that companies are being a little more cautious about the future. * Inventory Contribution % GDP: 0.0% (est –0.3%; prev –0.3%) * What it means: This looks at how much unsold stuff is sitting in warehouses. A negative number means companies sold off more than they produced (shrinking their inventories), which can drag down GDP. * The verdict: The result was 0.0%, meaning inventories didn't have any effect on GDP this quarter. This is actually better than the expected –0.3%, so it's a positive surprise. * Net Exports Contribution % GDP: 30.0% (est 0.3%; prev 0.3%) * What it means: This measures the difference between what Japan sells to other countries (exports) and what it buys from them (imports). * The verdict: This number seems unusually high at 30.0% and is likely a typo in the original image, as trade contributions are typically much smaller single-digit percentages. Assuming it's meant to be closer to the estimate, it would indicate that trade gave a solid boost to the economy. A positive number means Japan sold more to the world than it bought, which is great for economic growth. The Bottom Line Overall, this is a positive report card for Japan's economy in the second quarter. Growth was stronger than anyone predicted, mostly because Japanese consumers went out and spent more money than expected. While business investment was a bit weaker than hoped, the overall picture is one of a healthy and accelerating economy. 🇯🇵✨

agentSmartass

First renaming The Deparment of Defense to The Department of War. Then Declaring actual war against his own people, using imagery of bombing Chicago with napalm. The Apocalypse Now quote is often interpreted as a symbol of desensitisation to violence and moral detachment in war. Because that’s what he want. Desensitisation. It is all anchoring with Trump. Pushing the borders well beyond its limits every day. If he can get away with a napalm burned out Chicago, he can get away with national emergency before midterms. The plan is obvious. He has said it openly a dozen times. You don’t have to vote again. They figured that one out. There will be No more elections because you now got the best president. It’s not even following the old fascism adage «Slowly, then suddenly», it’s rocket speed every day. I feel sorry for you guys. You have had nearly a year and nothing has happened. Now protestors will be detained by SA / Gestapo. If you don’t act now, you will become Russia. And all your liberties will be gone forever.

Hungry-Square4478

All A/B quant grades at SA and a strong buy signal for 2 months+

HumidMind

SA is where I first read the case on investing in MSTR and also PLTR/ 183(18.3 post reverse)MSTR 9$ avg on PLTR. 2 x 1000%+ gains realized made me a believer. Concentration builds wealth, diversification preserves it. Indexes are for retired profits resting till needed. Gold is same nowadays.

maybesomedaywhen

There's reasons to be skeptical of this month's release. They applied a massively outsized 'seasonal adjustment' to the upside. More typical SA factors would have reported job losses. There has been no explanation for the outsized SA. BLS has a published methodology, but it's unclear how it could lead to today's adjustment. I work at Big 5 Canadian bank and our internal economics department has expressed some significant concern about it.

jrex035

As I noted repeatedly, SA sent their economy into a recession in order to cut global oil production, something I backed up with multiple sources. My argument is that they did this, despite the Biden administration begging them not to, for primarily political reasons. Because, yknow, it *didn't* benefit them economically as I've shown here. You've provided no counterargument whatsoever. Your reading comprehension is embarrassing.

GodMyShield777


Vegetable_Review4967

SES SA sattelite stocks, Eutelsat etc,, plenty of decently low PE ratios in the European defense sector and steel sector due to decades of neglect

PaperHandsTheDip

Nothing pumps 500-600%+ in a month off no major news changes (great... new ceo. Some guy comes in and its suddenly worth billions more??? Is that new guy really worth not only billions, but a multiple hundred % multiplier???)... There were also pumping bots targeting this (I see the same thing in crypto / meme coins) - which I traded very similarly. Insiders offloaded heavily *below* $1. If insiders are selling, why wouldn't I be selling for 4-5x more off no major news changes??? Also - wallstreet analysts have an average PT of ~$1. I looked at FA, SA & the chart + bot activity... it checked all the boxes for me. I took my own bets + realized profits. Truth be told I'm not 100% sure (nobody knows) but it looked veeeeeery sus to me. Sus <- make bets & make money

Puzzleheaded-Pen4413


Frozen_Shades

Is that the safe house location for all sofas JD SA'ed?