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31/10/2025

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PICK, BOTTLE, STONE, AIR, TRILLION, SLEEP, IMAGINATION

USD/ZAR: 17.30 🔽
EUR/ZAR: 20.03 🔽
AUD/ZAR: 11.34 🔼
GBP/ZAR: 22.78 🔽
Brent Crude: USD 64.52 / ZAR 1,094.15 per barrel 🔽
Gold (Au): USD 3,979.78 / ZAR 68,194.77 per troy ounce 🔼
BTC: USD 108,054.87 / ZAR 1,953,419.00 🔽

US markets ended MIXED Thursday. Tech and communication stocks dragged major U.S. INDICES, while financials and real estate lifted the DOW. Meta fell on a large TAX charge and rising AI costs; Microsoft declined after its OpenAI investment dented EARNINGS. Capital is rotating from the “Magnificent 9” into value-driven “PICK and shovel” names—companies powering innovation behind the SCENES. Financials, real estate, and healthcare OUTPERFORMED, with Alphabet and Eli Lilly gaining on strong RESULTS. Mzansi’s index SLIPPED slightly but remains up nearly 1% for the month and over 28% year-on-year, reflecting resilient local MOMENTUM. The Trump–Xi meeting concluded without SURPRISES, leaving markets focused on EARNINGS and sector SHIFTS.

Message in a BOTTLE.
https://newsgpt.ai/2025/10/29/wwi-australian-soldiers-bottle-messages-resurface-after-century-2/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Daily%20Email%20-%2029%20October%202025&utm_medium=email

Medieval STONE.
https://newsgpt.ai/2025/10/30/perfectly-preserved-medieval-reading-stone-found-at-oxford/

Delhi’s TOXIC air experiment FAILURE.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglgn83g9xro

Nvidia – the worlds first USD 5 trillion company.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8e970vn5vo

INTEREST: Cats SLEEP an average of 16 hours a day.

HAPPINESS is not an ideal of reason, but of IMAGINATION." — Immanuel Kant

Have a good weekend.

The US chip-maker has rapidly climbed from a niche graphics-chip manufacturer to an AI titan.

03/10/2025

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ASTROID,EARTH,BIRD,CALIFORNIA,ECHO

USD/ZAR: 17.24 🔽
EUR/ZAR: 20.23 🔽
AUD/ZAR: 11.39 🔽
GBP/ZAR: 23.19 🔽
Brent Crude: $65.10 / R1,122.22 / barrel 🔽
Gold (Au): $3,854.30 / R66,456.13 / t.oz 🔼
BTC: R2,029,675 / $119,801 🔼

Markets are navigating a TENSE global landscape. The ZAR softened slightly across MAJOR currencies, while gold SURGED as investors sought safe-haven assets. Oil prices dipped, reflecting easing supply concerns. Bitcoin CLIMBED above USD119K, defying broader risk-off sentiment. The U.S. government SHUTDOWN, which began on October 1, is adding a LAYER of uncertainty. Investors are bracing for increased volatility as they fly blind on key indicators that the US FED uses from a department that is currently CLOSED. MZANSI’S drama continues as the MDLANGA commission opens more cans of WORMS that reflect the ATTITUDE of the corrupt all the way up the ladder the HIGHEST government officials heading up the thieving CARTELS. JUDICIAL action against accountability shines as MAGISTRATE finds political FIREBRAND leader guilty of firing a machine gun at a RALLY.

ASTROID skid.
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/asteroid-passed-300-kilometers-antarctica/

Earth X RAY.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pyramids-next-tel-aviv-university-breakthrough-could-let-archaeologists-x-ray-the-earth/ar-AA1Nvla4?ocid=BingNewsSerp

NZ annual BIRD elections.
https://apnews.com/article/karearea-falcon-new-zealand-bird-of-year-5aecbeff8212b18d7bc88962120fb3eb

CALIFORNIA’S new AI laws enacted.
https://www.techpolicy.press/california-signed-a-landmark-ai-safety-law-what-to-know-about-sb53/

“QUANTUM ECHO” discovered.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250926035059.htm

INTEREST: Google’s Sycamore QUANTUM computer once performed in 200 seconds a calculation that would take the FASTEST classical supercomputer around 10,000 YEARS.

“Any SUFFICIENTLY advanced technology is indistinguishable from MAGIC.” Arthur C. Clarke

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Researchers have discovered an unusual "quantum echo" in superconducting materials, dubbed the Higgs echo. This phenomenon arises from the interplay between Higgs modes and quasiparticles, producing distinctive signals unlike conventional echoes. By using precisely timed terahertz radiatio...

26/09/2025

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JITTERS, TATOOING, SINKHOLE, PEROVSKITE, SKULL, NUCLEAR, CUBES, IMAGINATION

USD/ZAR: 17.47 🔼 EUR/ZAR: 20.36 🔽 AUD/ZAR: 11.41 🔽 GBP/ZAR: 23.28 🔽 Brent Crude: $66.57 / R1,167.26 per barrel 🔽 Gold (Au): $3,774.28 / R65,270.18 per t.oz 🔼 BTC: R2,013,559 / $109,625 🔽

Markets are riding a cautious WAVE—tech’s doing well in the US, but Europe and Japan are dragging. The UN General Assembly in New York was BUZZING, with climate, AI, and mental health topping the agenda. Big move: the UK, Canada, and Australia officially RECOGNISED Palestine, which stirred things up with Israel. Climate Week added PRESSURE on global leaders to act. Elections in Norway, Malawi, and Moldova kept things INTERESTING. Oil and gold ticked up thanks to geopolitical JITTERS, and investors are watching inflation data like HAWKS. Volatility’s high, PRUDENCE is paramount. Mzansi's MADLANGA commission continues to confound and confirm what we all knew.

South Korea Legalises TATOOING
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8jz0vrrp4o

Giant SINKHOLE in Bangkok.
https://apnews.com/video/giant-sinkhole-opens-up-in-bangkok-street-abc0d6df2f724557ac44fad64da9d320

PEROVSKITE camera.
https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-first-perovskite-camera-can-see-inside-the-human-body/

New SKULL raises questions on HUMAN EVOLUTION.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/25/science/skull-denisovans-dragon-man-human-evolution

The NUCLEAR north.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/south-korea-says-north-4-uranium-enrichment-facilities-nuclear-weapons-rcna233607

INTEREST: Wombats are the only animals that p**p in CUBES, using their oddly shaped droppings to MARK territory.

"Imagination is MORE important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the ENTIRE world." -Albert Einstein

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04/07/2025

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AZANIA, PERFUME, JSE, DOLUS, SEAGULLS, IMPROVE

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U.S. stocks CLIMBED Thursday, with tech leading after strong jobs data and easing chip software restrictions to China. Nvidia, Synopsys, and Datadog all rallied, the latter boosted by news it’s joining the S&P 500. Global MOOD improved, helped by U.S.-Vietnam trade progress and movement on a major U.S. fiscal package. U.S. markets close early today for INDEPENDENCE Day. Mzansi saw a more SUBDUED tone—business confidence slipped, private sector growth stalled, and export demand remained soft. Ramaphosa’s address drew mixed reactions, while debate stirred over renaming the country “AZANIA.”

How AI infiltrated PERFUME.
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/691050/perfume-ai

JSE heads to magical 100 000.
https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/jse-posted-good-gains-in-the-first-half-of-2025/

The DOLUS deception: DEEPFAKE and more.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2iBeIWVbZxUZiaivPNV8hJ?si=sPALvqPTR4KpuHLdeG6wzA&nd=1&dlsi=05fc0f3813fb46a1

SEAGULLS terrorize SCOTLAND.
https://news.sky.com/story/calls-for-scotland-wide-seagull-summit-amid-warnings-someone-could-be-killed-13389093

INTEREST: South Africa’s Karoo region, once a prehistoric SWAMP, now holds some of the world’s OLDEST fossils — predating the dinosaurs by over 50 MILLION years.

“IMPROVE a mechanical device and you may DOUBLE productivity. But improve MAN, you gain a THOUSANDFOLD.” Khan

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30/05/2025

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SUCK, DIESELGATE, GAMESTOP, CHEESE, FINES,100K

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NVIDIA shines as AI forges new EXPERIMENTAL roads. Tariffs ruling to be CHALLENGED by Trump admin. Cyril the SQUIRREL doubles down on BBBEE -he who turned LONMIN from 10 GBP to 10 P.

Paraglider survives EXTREME altitude cloud SUCK in China.
https://newsgpt.ai/2025/05/29/paraglider-survives-extreme-altitude-cloud-suck-in-china/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Daily%20Email%20-%2029%20May%202025&utm_medium=email

DIESELGATE sentenced.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a64894981/vw-dieselgate-prosecution-germany/

GAMESTOP buys $500 million of BITCOIN.
https://fortune.com/2025/05/29/gamestop-buys-a-half-billion-dollars-bitcoin-stock-falls/

Cheese-loving daredevils hurl themselves down a MASSIVE hill.
https://news.sky.com/story/cheese-loving-daredevils-hurl-themselves-down-coopers-hill-in-gloucestershire-for-famous-race-13374975

TURKEY to fine airline passengers who STAND UP before the plane STOPS.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgle6gg9z6yo

INTEREST: Your heart BEATS an average of 100,000 times a DAY.

“The secret of life is honesty and fair DEALING. If you can FAKE that, you've got it MADE.” Groucho Marx

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Financial Services. Health, Wealth, Life, Employee

28/05/2025

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09/05/2025

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POSSIBILITY, DISH, GENE, BANKRUPTCY, MONGOLIA, DIMES, DISTANT

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US stock futures were LITTLE changed on Friday as investors continued to assess the IMPACT of the US-UK trade deal, the first MAJOR agreement since the US imposed sweeping tariffs earlier this year. President Trump HAILED the agreement as a breakthrough poised to boost American exports, though a 10% tariff REMAINS in place. Trump also signalled the POSSIBILITY of easing tariffs on China, contingent on the outcome of upcoming trade talks this weekend in Switzerland, where US and Chinese officials are set to MEET.

DEEP dish to…
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/from-deep-dish-to-da-pope-social-media-users-welcome-the-chicago-born-head-of-the-catholic-church/ar-AA1EqrBG?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=b77dc97662034d51805dd07021e5c8fd&ei=32

GENE editing.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/05/06/crispr-based-gene-editing-revolutionized-medicinewhats-next.html

WeightWatchers files for BANKRUPTCY.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/06/business/weight-watchers-bankruptcy

Next stop…MONGOLIA
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/traveling-to-mongolia-country-wants-tourism-to-be-10percent-of-gdp-by-2030.html

MILLIONS of dimes spill onto a TEXAS highway after a TRUCK CRASH.
https://apnews.com/article/dime-spill-texas-highway-accident-e6748acf1f612dd8341e602ab1377c57

INTEREST: Neptune is the MOST distant planet in our SOLAR system.
https://facts.net/neptune-facts/

“The BEST way to PREDICT the future is to CREATE it.” Peter Drucker

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04/05/2025

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THRIVING, NORM, TREND, BOOM, TWICE, BLUSH,PERSISTENCE.

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Global markets are THRIVING, lifted by positive Trump tariff talks with MAJOR nations sparking optimism. MZANSI'S ZAR remains resilient despite MIXED data. The Government of National Unity’s Budget 3.0 in DISCUSSION..."the times they are a changing."

The INTERNET has only become the new NORM recently.
https://www.voronoiapp.com/technology/Internet-use-became-the-norm-for-humanity-only-very-recently-4846

Men SHAVING eyelashes – a DANGEROUS trend.
https://newsgpt.ai/2025/04/30/men-shaving-eyelashes-dangerous-trend-masculinity/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Daily%20Email%20-%2030%20April%202025&utm_medium=email

Pakistan’s solar BOOM.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/01/climate/pakistan-solar-boom

Student rescued TWICE in 4 days on mountain, after going back for his PHONE.
https://news.sky.com/story/student-rescued-from-mount-fuji-twice-in-four-days-13357944

INTEREST: HUMANS are the ONLY species known to BLUSH.

A river CUTS through rock NOT because of its POWER, but because of its PERSISTENCE."
— James N. Watkins

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Financial Services. Health, Wealth, Life, Employee

25/04/2025

:

HORIZON, BOLLYWOOD, LUCK, GOOVES, KULU, 1Hr, DIGNITY

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Stocks climbed on Friday as ROBUST quarterly earnings from Alphabet (Nasdaq) ignited a RALLY in tech shares. Investor sentiment was supported by HOPES of a potential Federal Reserve rate cut. Meanwhile, markets continued to digest mixed signals from the Trump administration regarding TARIFFS and trade negotiations with China. Msanzi continues to SURPRISE with reversal of VAT increase, victory for the PEEPS. The decline and fall of ANC et al on the HORIZON.

BOLLYWOOD returns.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-25/asset-managers-eye-nollywood-for-blockbuster-returns?srnd=homepage-africa

AUSTRALIA’S luck.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-04-17/-digi-how-australia-s-luck-ran-out-video?srnd=homepage-africa

Ancient GROOVES.
https://newsgpt.ai/2025/04/24/giant-icebergs-off-uk-coast-ancient-grooves-discovered/

KULU’s journey.
https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=a50ba6d9a899d86f9e6c5435a4d40635ee6fbc352d779e8730ce0d3bbc9e37faJmltdHM9MTc0NTUzOTIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=3a5fda01-0ac0-661e-069f-ce630be36747&psq=latest+on+the+pangolin&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9lZGl0aW9uLmNubi5jb20vd29ybGQvcGlwcGEtZWhybGljaC1wYW5nb2xpbnMta3VsdXMtam91cm5leS1jdGUtaG5rLXNwYy9pbmRleC5odG1s&ntb=1

INTEREST: NY LDN 1 hr.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/musk-wants-to-link-london-to-new-york-in-less-than-an-hour/vi-AA1zOPj8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=9fba60bb342040eafab3ec808818194b&ei=7

“DIGNITY does not consist in POSSESING honours, but in DERSERVING them.” – Aristotle

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04/04/2025

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50%, HO***RS, ITALY, BOOKINGS, DIAMONDS, JELLYFISH

ZAR18.73/USD 🔼 ZAR20.70/EUR 🔼 ZAR11.90/AUD 🔼 ZAR24.57/GBP 🔼 BrentCrude@ USD69.90/ZAR1316/barrel 🔽 Au@USD3105/ZAR58251/t.oz 🔼 1BTC@ZAR1 534 609 /USD81 831 🔽

RED tide in global market INDICES. Do nothing to your PORTFOLIO positioning. SANITY will prevail.

LESOTHO 50%.
https://x.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1907618228614082944

HO***RS files for BANKRUPTCY.
https://newsgpt.ai/2025/04/01/hooters-files-for-bankruptcy-future-of-wings-waitresses/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Daily%20Email%20-%201%20April%202025&utm_medium=email

ITALY’s major passport CHANGE.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/01/travel/italy-law-halts-citizenship-through-great-grandparents/index.html

SA airline OVERBOOKINGS illegal.
https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/airline-overbooking-illegal-consumer-commission/

Florida police recover swallowed diamond earrings from THIEF.
https://news.sky.com/story/diamond-tiffany-earrings-swallowed-by-suspected-thief-are-recovered-by-florida-police-13333505

INTEREST: There's a species of jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) that is biologically IMMORTAL! When faced with stress or injury, it can REVERT its cells back to an earlier stage of development, essentially starting its life cycle over again. This process can, in theory, go on INDEFINATELY, making it one of the only known creatures that can potentially live FOREVER.

Winston Churchill is known to have said, "If you have ten thousand REGULATIONS, you destroy all RESPECT for the law."

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21/03/2025

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THREE, ROBOTS, FINLAND, UNVEILS, HISTORY and TIME.

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US stocks DROPPED Thursday, cutting Wednesday’s GAINS as investors assessed economic risks and Fed plans for INFLATION and slow growth. Powell deemed TARIFF inflation temporary, but FOMC lowered growth forecasts, raised unemployment, hinting at THREE 2025 rate cuts. The JSE TOPPED 90,000 this week, attracting VALUE hunters to Mzansi’s market.

A NEW AI model allows ROBOT to perform REAL-WORLD tasks.
https://amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3301814/agibot-unveils-ai-model-allows-humanoid-robots-perform-real-world-tasks

Finland has been named the HAPPIEST country in the WORLD.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr72xep44kdo

NVIDIA unveils new mini ROBOT.
https://x.com/marionawfal/status/1902306554272964814?s=48

PYRAMID complex could rewrite human HISTORY. https://x.com/TheProjectUnity/status/1902380527002275890?s=08

INTEREST: Your language AFFECTS your perception of TIME.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231110-11-mind-boggling-facts-about-time

"Success is not FINAL, failure is not FATAL: it is the courage to continue that COUNTS. " – Winston Churchill

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14/03/2025

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TOP, NHS, AGROUND, COUPLE, GENRES, LEAVES

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Global markets waver as U.S. stocks fall into CORRECTION territory amid Trump's 200% tariff threat on European alcohol, the Nasdaq DIVES, Asia follows, Europe’s growth dips to 0.9% despite ECB’s 2.5% rate CUT, China aims for 5% growth, and Japan tracks wages for rate HINTS. Do NOTHING…weekend is here.

Top ECONOMIES …yesteryear and today.
https://www.voronoiapp.com/economy/-How-Top-Economies-Performed-in-the-Last-10-Years-After-Adjusting-For-Inflation--4159

NHS to be abolished?
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/british-pm-starmer-announces-nhs-england-to-be-abolished/ar-AA1AQuvq?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=a0b2ae4e99684317afe0bdb1d7bce9d9&ei=30

Mt Everest BEHEMOTH runs aground.
https://newsgpt.ai/2025/03/13/colossal-iceberg-a23a-grounds-near-south-georgia-threatening-wildlife/

Oooooh…new POWER couple ?
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tiger-woods-vanessa-trump-have-been-dating-since-last-year-report #&_intcmp=fnhpbt9

INTEREST: Music GENRES
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/do-you-remember-these-music-genres-that-died-out/ss-AA1lqusy?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=a0b2ae4e99684317afe0bdb1d7bce9d9&ei=23 =4

"BE like a TREE and let the LEAVES drop.” RUMI

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