Elon Musk and Mike Burry MD Speak Out & About Consumer Debt

WARNING – WARNING

By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP

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Echoing Elon Musk and my colleague medical Michael Burry MD has warned about American consumers’ debt woes.

Echoing the likes of Tesla’s Elon Musk and “The Big Short” investor Michael Burry, a veteran economist has warned that American households have racked up historic amounts of debt — and the economy will pay the price.

“Consumers are just waking up to the fact that they’re financing their spending by running up their credit cards, and that the interest on those credit cards is over the top, out of control, and off the hook right now,” Carl Weinberg told CNBC. Record credit-card debt threatens to spark a consumer-spending slowdown soon, Carl Weinberg said.

“That’s going to lead to a retrenchment in consumer spending as we get into the new year” the chief economist at High Frequency Economics said. Weinberg expects the US economy to cool but not slide into recession, and he sees inflation fading.

PS: Mike Burry contributed to our 800 page textbook on investing for physicians.

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Stocks, Musk, Goldman Sachs and Intel

By Staff Reporters

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  • Stocks mostly held steady yesterday as everyone waits for April’s inflation data to drop tomorrow. Regional banks saw some movement as PacWest cut its dividend, then teetered up and down throughout the day. But Six Flags theme park operator shot straight up after reporting record revenue for the last quarter thanks to higher ticket prices.
  • Elon Musk warned that Twitter follower counts may drop as the platform removes inactive accounts.
  • Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $215 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit accusing the investment bank of underpaying women. Elon Musk warned that Twitter follower counts may drop as the platform removes inactive accounts.
  • Intel continues to rattle the tech industry by confirming that it plans to cut its workforce to reduce costs. The company declined to share how many workers would be affected but said the layoffs would take place across the company.

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ELON MUSK: Thinks Twitter Can Run at 25% Workforce

By Staff Reporters

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According to the Washington Post, Elon Musk told potential investors for his Twitter purchase that he would thin the company’s 7,500-person workforce by 75%, leaving less than 2,000 employees to protect against security threats and solve the bot problem.

But even if the deal didn’t go through, Twitter was probably headed for layoffs. Current management said they needed to cut payroll by nearly $800 million by the end of 2023. Musk’s acquisition of Twitter is expected to close by next week.

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