Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Jim Cramer crowns one surging sector the hottest in the market California sends Tesla a message with its new EV rebate Goldman Sachs sends a confident signal Czech Republic tells ISPs to block Polymarket after gambling blacklisting Bitcoin gets new $80K August target: Watch these BTC price levels next South Korea to bring digital assets under new state asset management system Japan passes crypto overhaul to bring digital assets under financial rules GAO Breaks Down Long-Term Care Funding (Who Pays for What?) Amazon has a portable standing desk with storage for just $40 Stripe and Advent make $53bn bid for PayPal Stripe, Advent offer $53B to acquire PayPal: Report Cathie Wood’s ARK buys another 220K Circle shares despite sell-off Euro area industrial output falls in May, missing on estimates Netflix’s move to buy Letterboxd sends a key signal to investors ASML raises forecasts as AI boom drives chipmaking demand Japan’s PM Takaichi dismisses link between government’s draft economic blueprint and surging bond yields What are the main events for today? Spain June final CPI +3.2% vs +3.2% y/y prelim Schwab challenges widespread Social Security belief Amazon’s stackable mini dresser is the perfect closet organizer for just $46 Kalshi says CFTC, Michigan orders leave it in ‘impossible position’ Fed regulators’ new guidance disrupts mortgages, loans China reports lowest GDP growth in more than 3 years Is the US or Europe better off? China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacy Trump is driving another nail into the coffin of US science Ukraine to buy Chinese drone parts with EU funds Cooler US inflation gives markets a bit of a breather US freezes $131M in Iran-linked crypto as Middle East tensions rise investingLive Asia-pacific FX news wrap 15 Jul China June Retail sales +1.0% y/y (expected -0.1%) and Industrial output +5.3% y/y (expected 4.6%) China Q2 GDP 0.9% q/q (expected 0.9%) and 4.3% y/y (expected 4.5%) Mark Cuban says NBA rookies make one costly money mistake Trump’s return to war with Iran offers no clear path to victory Bitmine generated $46M from Ethereum staking last quarter China House prices June 2026 -3.3% y/y (prior -3.5%) Michael Burry’s biggest moneymaker isn’t a stock Microsoft CEO adds fuel to Palantir CEO’s AI warning  Bank of America sees Nvidia’s next $20 billion business Evercore sends strong warning ahead of bank earnings PepsiCo CEO maintains full-year guidance amid higher gas prices Hollywood’s next streaming gamble stars an actor who isn’t human Walmart’s 7,200 price cuts land heaviest in one category Manic markets show no mercy to IBM Japan – Reuters Tankan shows split business mood as Middle East risks linger New Zealand retail data, June 2026: +1.3% y/y (vs. prior +3.3%) 74-year-old fast food giant closes 207 U.S. restaurants  SK Hynix is testing the limits of Wall Street’s ETF boom Walmart has a storage cabinet with drawers and a cupboard for just $67 Official Website of Louis Velazquez, entrepreneur, finance guy and tech innovator