Finance & Markets — Posts

5 posts on "Finance & Markets" by Shlomo Strauss — bilingual writing on technology, science, and business.

• The U.S. government has a donation page for the national debt, and it — Since 1996, the U.S. Treasury has accepted voluntary donations toward the national debt; nearly 30 years of giving yielded $67.3 million — roughly 20…
• The full story of Israeli self-employment: from 6,971 shekels to 20 — A freelancer closes a deal, then watches taxes, national insurance, and accounting fees reduce the profit to a single 20-shekel coin.
• Gold rush 2025: why investors are filling giant vaults — Geopolitical instability and deglobalization are driving record demand for gold and silver, pushing a newly opened 16,700-square-meter Singapore vault…
• Cathie Wood and the limits of hype-driven investing — A critical look at Cathie Wood's ARK fund after $2.2 billion in withdrawals, arguing that logic and patience consistently outperform market hype.
• Retail Risks and the Hidden AI Value in Reddit's Unusual IPO — Reddit bypassed institutional investors to offer shares directly to users, but the company's true long-term value may lie in its AI training data.