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Front_Expression_892

Short term bearish on EU military stocks and long term bullish.

Fabafaba

EU might have something to do with that soon.

Front_Expression_892

Business as usual. Even if EU cuts rates, it is still much better to do business in the US, compared to the EU. Post-prexit UK is a joke. Kiwis are a small market. Developing markets are crazy. So people will bite the bullet and do businesses in the US and people from other places will try to migrate to the US and expose their markets to the US, even if the rates will be increased. The only thing that we should fear is Trump, if he really goes with the "tariff wars YOLO" plan. It does not mean that SPY will always go up. But it means that even with increased rates in the US and decreased rates in the EU, the US is still the better place for doing business.

insanecocksmell

stop your nonsense. BYD is having a large manufacturing site being built in Central EU..

gunfighterak

I've been renting from Hertz and plan to rent an electrical on a EU trip.

EmmaTheFemma94

There must be for example an EU ETF you can invest in. And then just add world/US to it. I think it's pretty weird that so many people wanna be so heavily in the US. I mean it's a big part of the world and it has outperformed for a very long time. But won't a higher return eventually mean a less likely return in the future?

StunningAssistance79

No credible person believes there will be a large scale conflict in Europe by 2030. Except the talking heads on media that come from think tanks funded by the military complex and defense ministers look to bloat their budgets, and small European nations look for that fat EU funding and grants from America.

jelhmb48

Both. Historically European countries have ordered a lot of US military equipment, but EU military companies are currently growing much faster because Europe wants to become less dependent on the US. (so ironically, Trump's call for Europe to stop relying on the US will eventually result in fewer orders for Lockheed Martin, RTX, General Dynamics and Boeing).

TheCoStudent

Are EU countries ordering from LMT/RTX/NOC or do they have their own companies?

proteinconsumerism

BRICS cannot coordinate because everyone is in it for them selves. EU and Britain was more aligned economically and politically and then brexit happened. I doubt BRICS can coordinate to unseat the USD.

Heringsalat100

There are so many good reasons to expect the US economy to perform better than e.g. the EU economy in the long-term that I don't understand why I should invest my money in anything else than the US. The US is king and the actual reference for a capitalist system with an insane number of innovations and their execution/offer to the broad market and very high efficiency. There is no reason to bet against the US. However, there are people who are saying "but diversification!". In my eyes, they are completely wrong since the US is the reference for performance, not a world etf with several bullshit countries regarding the political system/stability, regulatory environment, mindset, etc.

geneticdeadender

The US is the safest market in the world.  I could understand not putting it all in a single country outside the US, but there's no country safer. Besides, the S&P will give you global coverage. At this point I would go long in China or Russia. Israel or anywhere in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia vs. Iran is next on the War queue.  If China goes for Taiwan then expect that entire region to go haywire. China's neighbors hate them and for good reason. And Germany's industrial model is Kaput without natural gas. BASF already moved their operations out of Germany to Louisiana. Without cheap gas Germany will struggle and therefore the EU will struggle.  Meanwhile the US is building out it's industrial base and replaced by China with Mexico. Their labor is cheaper and more skilled and the logistics chain is hella shorter.  Universities better start teaching trade skills because that student debt is going to dry up. Blue collar work is going to explode and so will their wages.   And since unions appear to be anti-illegal immigration it looks like they are going Right. Sorry Dems: FAFO. Interesting times.

Front_Expression_892

It depends. Do you think that the high relative valuations of US equities are "pricing bias" or that non-US equities have a discount because they have higher risks? It only makes sense to diversify if you agree with the "pricing bias" camp or if you have private information about a near-future problem with the US economy that will, by magic, not cause a global meltdown. I am not saying that non-US equities are garbage and I personally own EU stocks that I believe are worthy the extra risk. But I would not nesseseriy buy a EU tracking ETF because of my personal position about "higher valuations are not a bias" (again, it is my personal belief and not backed by any futuretelling). Finally, I would like to note that I do not recommend any concentration, even in US, as the general wisdom is that diversification is important. Any conclusions to deviate from that principle should be taken individually and explicitly.

Potential-Dish6119

Hahaha I love the point about them being smarter than you. EM is predicted to out shine US, I hold EMIM, a EU ishares and a UK fund too. Also hold $FRIN

B23vital

Maybe not selling? I bought TUI, Easyjet, Ryanair, Wizz Air and British airways. I believe TUI and BA rose a bit but the big money was the budget EU airlines in the other 3.

sportsntravel

Sorry if it reads weird; I said both have approved vaccines between us/ eu. Astrazenenca is approved in EU [astra zenec](https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/pandemic-influenza-vaccine-h5n1-astrazeneca-previously-pandemic-influenza-vaccine-h5n1-medimmune) GSK is approved in the US [GSK](https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/h5n1-vaccine-approved-by-the-us-fda-as-pandemic-influenza-preparedness-measure/)

Zestyclose_Hippo_116

Can you share the names of the vaccines you found which were approved by both the us FDA and the EU? I'm on the europa.eu site and can't find anything about that

Swamivik

Why comment if you don't know BYD at all and just writing nonsense? BYD made 3 million cars last year and exported 240,000. It's main revenue is in China. EU is not significant for BYD at this time. In China only 33% of cars are EV. The Chinese government is making a significant push for the country to switch to EVs and get rid of Legacy cars. You can see from how China can lock down whole cities for Covid, the government is now pushing the country to fully switch to EV. It is why so many EV makers have sprung up because everyone want a slice of the growing market. In case you didn't know Tesla sold 670k cars in US and 603k cars in China in 2023 and the Chinese market is getting larger due to government directive whereas it is slowing down in the US. The losers are all the legacy car makers especially Japanese like Toyota and Nissan and it seem like Tesla since they are losing market share in China. In terms of exports, BYD is everywhere in Australia, Malaysia and South East Asian countries etc etc It is also building a factory in Thailand, Brazil and Hungary. It is like with most industries, there will be a lot of competition in the beginning and within a few years there will be a consolidation of a few major players left. BYD will be one of them. Buffett buy companies with good management. Why Charlie Munger turned down Tesla for BYD.

stockrot

The EU will follow the United States in a tarriff . Especially if they want funding of the war in their backyard. Russia and China are partners and want to play havoc with the US. So EU goes away... where does BYD sell cars ? Africa?, the saturated Chinese market? TSM isnt building advanced Chip manufacturing in the US because Tiawan like,s the weather in Arizona . And the US is helping them .Cathy Wood got lucky once and made a name for herself me personally I wouldnt invest a nickle with her . I will say she timed TSLA pretty good selling at the top and buying back in lately. The Geopolitcal situation is going to get more volitile so unless BYD can Thrive on Domestic sales I dont see them blowing up . China stocks have been flat to down ,just look at Alibaba.

sportsntravel

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Jazzlike-Tower-7433

We don't usually appreciate breathing fine until we have a runny nose. It's the same with democracy and freedom. You may be used to it, but these people are facing the choice of fighting for their freedom or living under the rule of Russia. It's the same kind of choice US had to make about 300 years ago, and you know what they've chosen. I have friends in Russia who are afraid of speaking about politics. We don't get that feeling in EU, which is what Ukrainians are fighting for. If Ukraine falls and my country gets attacked next, then I am tempted to join the army myself, for my family and country. I know it may sound stupid at first. If a bully hits you and you don't do anything about it, he will keep hitting you.

RBControlsGuy

Yeah the IMF is a fickle organization, I’d be concerned about how influence is trickled. Think about the EU, although the EU has benefits a glaringly negative impact is the fact you have an additional layer of bureaucracy that is not elected such as the case with officials of any given country. Money is influence and who is standing to gain from this, aside from that I think I can see the *potential* benefit and reason why the IMF shuns bitcoin. Do I think it has a reason to have had the growth it has had, no. The value is how you can transfer it to a usable currency like USD, I can pay for a house in bitcoin now because of the agreed upon amount of value in USD it has but if it were when bitcoin is just being introduced how could you convince anyone to get paid in bitcoin.

cosimonh

Chinese market is fucked. The population peaked, people too poor to afford more children. Workforce shrinking. The size of the middle class that can properly afford to buy stuff is a lot smaller than what people thought. Their government being hostile to the west is driving decoupling fast. Direct foreign investment has dropped by 90%. Government hijacking one of their biggest tech companies as well as new rules and policies that appear overnight has scared most investors away. Now they are also looking at their housing market bubble deflating where the majority of people's savings are located. There will be some companies that do well, but the majority will be losers so not worth the risk of investing. Even BYD being the biggest electric vehicle manufacturer was heavily subsided by their government to undercut Tesla and other EVs in order to force their way into European and US automobile market. EU is gonna start putting tariffs on these unfair trade practices.

RioBlancoJim

EU passport

aikhibba

I go to Spain every year to visit my parents and I still never met an American living there. They live in an area with lots of EU “expats” British, Germans etc. Locals aren’t fed up but quite the opposite. Their jobs all depend on these people moving there. They just keep building houses left and right. Huge developments with parks, playgrounds. Nonetheless all the houses have pools, AC and are quite nice. I thought about moving there but I’ll just stay put, and make money in the US for now.

Friendly-Monitor6903

With quota removal and now grow to the maximum of the In Country facilities as well as best strains the “Made In Germany “ growers Tilray, Aurora and Demecan have a huge advantage. All have been working to govt quotas and growing govt strains but narcotics classification is gone and experts predicts 10X increase to prescriptions and 4X larger market than Florida = $12B annually. Germany just the 1st major EU country legalized, 5 more EU countries close behind Germany.

hjablowme919

How did you get the OK to permanently relocate to Spain? I'm in the process of getting dual citizenship in Poland which will eventually allow me and my wife to move to the EU, but my understanding was without that it's a much more difficult process if you don't plan on working because there are income requirements.

FarrisAT

There's no actual proven evidence it's gotten worse. Simply that the competition has gotten better. There's also broadly less tracking by Google to satiate privacy concerns in EU, which has caused less cookies and worse "predictive results". I'd use Search Generative Experience if you want a search which is more predictive like the 2010-2020 Google before the privacy crackdown.

Itistruethough

I’m in here for a long term investment. They’ll be pumping out chips in the next 3 years all over the world as we get away from Chinese production, product should be flying off the shelves as fast as they can make it once their US/EU factories are online due to sanctions and defense agreements.

MediocreX

Tesla will never reach full autonomy. At least not in the EU where it's required that the system relies on more than just a bunch of cameras.

jarpio

People who buy gold do so as a hedge against the collapse of fiat currency. The question is, what will you actually be able to DO with your gold? You can of course sell it and redeem the value but in what currency will you convert your gold to? Euros and pounds will be equally useless if the dollar collapses because the UK and EU economies are wholly dependent upon the strength of the US economy. I think you’d see a collapse of the dollar collapse the price of crypto currencies around the world too, however I think it will also have the effect of making crypto much more accessible and thus much easier to adopt and use by the general public. Bitcoin and crypto in general would be a very popular alternative to what would inevitably be a central bank digital currency.

mspe1960

You cannot count on getting 5% in a MM or HYSA forever. And even if you could, you living expenses will go up over time and your income will not. If you will still be working, why are you fixated on living off the the $1MM? Invest the money in a normal slightly conservative fashion. Maybe 50% in stocks (half US half EU since you are living in Europe) and half bonds in a fund like BND. Your total balance will vary over time, but long term it will be up. And just the dividend form a fund like this should be close to $3K a month anyway, but with opportunity for long term growth.

justin_zander

EU *residents who are entitled to it. I posted [this link](https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/unemployment-and-benefits/country-coverage/index_en.htm) in another comment which focuses on working people, but it doesn't go into details about how each country decides on whether you're entitled to those benefits if you don't work.

SighRamp

Doesn’t make sense to ask questions to people who don’t live in EU you should easily be able to google or contact your hr or broker who handles your 401k

crackanape

> free healthcare, which will only be available to EU citizens Common myth. National healthcare systems are available to anyone on a long-term residency status in almost all cases.

thewimsey

Healthcare is universal in the EU, but it isn't always free. In Germany, you pay ˜15% of your salary for state insurance, split between you and your employer. (Like SS in the US. And also like SS in Germany). Self employed people have to pay both halves, also like in the US.

GandhiMSF

As someone who is looking to do something similar to OP, EU citizenship actually isn’t that hard to get if you truly don’t need to work to pay your bills (getting a work visa is hard). Several EU countries have a path towards residency and then citizenship if you spend enough time in them (typically more than 183 days a year).

saynotopain

I think that number might be assuming free healthcare, which will only be available to EU citizens

RioBlancoJim

Fortunately I qualified for an ancestral EU passport

RioBlancoJim

EU college fees is a large incentive for the move. No desire to fly private, happy with a simple life.

cnflakegrl

According to my EU friends (mainly France, one Swiss), \~800k (Euros) is a good number to FIRE in Europe. You're not going to fly private, but you're not going to struggle, either. That number was shockingly low to me, but I've heard it multiple times. Not sure about the kids factor - they might want to go to college in the US, which would blow your number out of the water.

kennytravel

My guess is they will wait until the US/EU have a reliable domestic supply of semiconductors. The threats to those economies wont be as severe and wouldnt have an existential reason to intervene. No war.....yet

kennytravel

My guess is they will wait until the US/EU have a reliable domestic supply of semiconductors. The threats to those economies wont be as severe and wouldnt have an existential reason to intervene.

Caterpillar-Balls

China + Russia vs USA + EU is why

UngeimpfterMensch

Priced in. We in the EU are ready to fix your problem.

UngeimpfterMensch

People dont get it. Its a new market opening and the market is blind. [https://www.tiktok.com/@ajdje82/video/7357721662680272160](https://www.tiktok.com/@ajdje82/video/7357721662680272160) (This is Lauterbach our Healtcare Minister on the next meetig for medical weed apos) Germany legalized weed but nobody saw it comming that we will have the same doctor medicine weed legalize it shit as in usa and cali. I made the market for us guys. There are now 100k germans that buy medical weed from tilray and co. [https://new.reddit.com/r/Cannabis\_Apotheken/](https://new.reddit.com/r/Cannabis_Apotheken/) Here is the proof that its happening.... The last numbers from tilray and co are shit but we opened a new market and the hope is that the EU will folllow good old germany. All in tilray. Leaps 2-3 Years 3 usd. Its a 10k bagger,

anti-circularswarm

I think a correction is needed, my bear case is that AI adoption doesn't happen in 3 months and the market is in the hype stage, and tech has been leading the rally for the past 5 months. My bull case is basically that while tech earnings are almost impossible to beat YoY, and are primed for a pullback, surprise rate cut in June of 25 basis points, to keep with EU, and ride out the rest of the year with inflation being higher but more certianty post election.

ZoroastrianCaliph

The main thing here is that it's not a solid play, in my opinion. These sorts of shifts as a result of grand scale politics changing have incredibly unpredictable results. The best bet is probably weapons/military/contractors, as it's a decent assumption we are going to have lots of conflicts. Not just Russia, but also China, Africa, Middle-East, etc. But a sole play on Kosovo being admitted into the EU Council or w/e? Very unreliable. This could just be a "Look at us being so progressive" false flag by politicians, maybe there's something behind it that none of us know about. No matter what happens, my guess it will lead to business as usual. And I don't think the boat will be rocked much at this point.

Xzyrvex

While European companies may adopt technology at a slower pace, they still have many industry leaders in fields like aerospace, healthcare, and semiconductors. For example, Airbus, Siemens, and Volkswagen are global leaders in their respective industries. European companies generate about 60% of their sales outside the EU, showing their global competitiveness. Regulations and work-life balance can also be seen as strengths that attract talent and promote sustainability. Studies have shown that companies with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices tend to outperform their peers over the long term. Many Chinese companies are global leaders in their industries and have delivered strong returns to shareholders over the long term. For instance, Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu are among the world's largest and most innovative technology companies. While there are risks, a diversified portfolio can mitigate these. According to a study by MSCI, a globally diversified portfolio can reduce risk by up to 50% compared to a domestic-only portfolio. China is also seen as an emerging market rather than a developed one, if you don't want to invest in it just get a developed fund instead. Demographic decline is a global phenomenon, not limited to Europe and East Asia. The US also faces an aging population, with the percentage of the population aged 65 and over expected to rise from 16% in 2019 to 22% by 2050. Successful companies can adapt to demographic shifts through innovation, automation, and global expansion. For example, healthcare companies that cater to the needs of an aging population can benefit from these trends. Corruption is a concern in many markets, but it is not limited to developing countries. Developed markets also face corporate scandals and governance issues. For instance, the Volkswagen emissions scandal and the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal occurred in developed markets. Careful stock selection and diversification can help mitigate these risks. According to a study by the Journal of Financial Economics, companies with strong corporate governance tend to outperform their peers over the long term. Furthermore, international stocks provide exposure to different economic cycles, sectors, and growth opportunities. Over the long term, a globally diversified portfolio has historically outperformed a domestic-only portfolio. According to a study by Vanguard, a globally diversified portfolio has outperformed a US-only portfolio by an average of 0.5% per year over the past 50 years. In conclusion, while there are risks associated with international investing, the potential benefits of diversification, exposure to global growth, and long-term outperformance make a strong case for including international equities in a well-rounded portfolio. By carefully selecting companies with strong fundamentals and governance practices, investors can mitigate risks and benefit from the growth opportunities offered by international markets.

ZoroastrianCaliph

They can vote and push it through, but this has severe implications for many countries. Whose to say the separatists in Spain can't just declare independence? Or Donbas in Ukraine? That's essentially what Kosovo did. In one case Europe is fighting a war against Russia to keep Donbas Ukrainian and not allow them to declare independence, ditto for Spain, yet Kosovo "is different"? This is going to cause many political and will increase seperatist legitimacy in Europe, and what Serbia thinks of it is honestly a far smaller problem. In this case they just want to have their cake and eat it too. Enforce unity in their own countries even if it involves oppressing minority populations, but they also want to permanently take a piece away from Serbia. It's similar to how Serbia is never joining the EU, not because a bunch of countries are opposed to it, but because Croatia is having none of it.

VOdysseusV

Break it up into a 5 fund portfolio: Allocate 20% per ETF/Index. I prefer Schwab ETFs due to their low expense ratio. 1. Growth ETF 2. S&P500 ETF 3. International Established Market ETF (developed countries outside of U.S.) 4. Emerging Market ETF 5. Municipal/Treadury Bond ETF This way I am not betting everything on the U.S. and when the overall market presents opportunity(drops) I can sell my bonds and invest heavily into the market more. Then as I add funds to my portfolio I just keep adding money to bonds. I use my bonds etf as a “savings” account that keeps up and outperforms with inflation. That way my money is safer than going all in on one country. It also gives me peace of mind. Over time this process has outperformed the basic s&p500 (long term). Also watching the growth ETF is a great indicator of when to jump back in the market. If my growth etf drops by 15%-20% then I know it’s a good time to buy. Investing should be simple. The more simple the easier it is to understand and control your moves on the playing field. Also, the US has been in a growth market for over a decade. A lot of individuals think it is overvalued and that foreign/emerging market present an opportunity since they have been sluggish. It’s important to think in decades not days. Many think the U.S. will have slow growth moving forward and the rest of the world will have time to catch up. EU is currently investing heavily in infrastructure/technology to catch up to US and keep being a major player in the world so. I think that is interesting.

durustakta

You could maybe consider other EU-based brokers, such as Degiro, IBKR, Trade Republic… but keep in mind you’ll probably have to include the info your taxes as they won’t automatically do it.

ACiD_80

Yes, havent you heared about NATO in EU expanding and increasing military spending. Also the Ukraine/Israel/Taiwan support bill passed, which will be used to mostly buy US weapons

RidiculousTakeAbove

Damn, EU and Canada got that in common

Turbulent_Object_558

In general America prefers to reward its most talented and hard working people, while Europeans take that capital and give back in social services. As a result, the EU economy has been outpaced by the US for a generation.

Brus83

And French, and Hungarian, and... car manufacture is all over Europe now, went to various places looking for cheaper labour, so now everyone's got an interest in keeping it alive. My last car is French but actually made in Slovakia, for instance. Some complain about the import taxes on Chinese EVs, but a lot of people are also pretty much fed up with China, the whole idea of offshoring industry has gutted some EU industries and that didn't quite lead to a better standard of living for actual people. People in general don't want a re-run of that. Regarding affordable cars, you know how Model 2 is supposed to bring us a 25K Euro EV which isn't hobbled like some of the current ones on the market? Yeah, last month Citroen released their 25K Euro EV, hatchback with a 44kWh LFP battery and 300km range. Fiat is planning to release something similar this year, VW's 25K ID.2 car is set to be out next year. Infrastructure is going to be the bigger problem for the "no new ICE by 2035" plan than cars, imo.

Brus83

Chinese aren’t taking over Europe, EU won’t let them. EU EV sales are roughly 50 percent EU manufacturers, 18 percent China (MG and Geely/Volvo) and 9 percent Tesla and the rest various Japanese and other brands.

BitEquivalent3133

The MEPS recently adopted new rules for to hit emission reduction targets for new heavy duty vehicles across the EU. There's a large opportunity for $DYA's technology to help make this happen

binheap

This is an EU requirement.

van-redditor

In the EU markets, BYD doubles the price over what they cost in China.

Vandrel

You sure about that? Because last I heard it has the same restrictions for the EU version.

Swamivik

Well, I mean, who is bullish on Tesla? Tesla's market share has dropped in every region. EU, US and China. Tesla's market sharein China has dropped from 10% to 6%. This month sold barely any cars in China. The video explains it well. Tesla was seen as a status car. When you drop your price like that, you destroyed your brand image. The Chinese love status goods. When you make it cheap, you lost your market. They can't compete on price either, so what does TESLA have left?

WendysSupportStaff

but that's a fact, EU fines tech companies all year and never produces their own. and europoor is a common term used in WSB it's not hateful just a descriptor. I don't think anything outside of "yanks" is common , you just have deeply seeded hate towards the West and White people in general. I wish you the best and therapy.

TheAmazingMatth

On top of that, Europe capped the interchange fee that visa /MC charge to payees. This results in lower overall credit card charges in Europe compared to other countries. Just look at what happened to the UK when they left the EU...

sh1tler

What are you doing EU bro?

afooltobesure

I can agree with Taiwan. Israel and Ukraine, not so much. Ukraine is iffy - they've been kinda stuck between the EU and Russia and I'd rather have them on the EU. Israel is basically carpet bombing a group of people who have no choice given the asymmetrical nature of this conflict forcing them to resort to guerilla warfare (hiding among civilians, conducting terrorist attacks). I don't know shit about TikTok except that I see stupid videos on here from it sometimes, so whatever.

BurgerBurnerCooker

Also it's extremely like cars have peaked, around 2018 or so, US EU China. Cars are lasting longer, young people are ditching cars, more public transportation being built (albeit slow in most of the US), car share, you name it. In the long run, I'm not hoarding any auto or related manufacturers' stocks.

Tupcek

yes, EU perspective. Business pay about 0,6-0,9% when you are paying by card in Europe, 2,5-3,5% in US. If you really think they don’t pass down this expense to the customers, their marketing campaigns work just right!

PaulMaulMenthol

You speaking from an EU perspective? In the US if I pay my charges within 30 days 0% and that's what I pay for my rewards

william_fontaine

He is now banned from the EU until 2033 apparently.

william_fontaine

/u/thewaybaseballgo, bad news - it appears the Emperor is now banned from the EU for 10 years.

zerophase

ALTHE on Euronext Paris. The US shares are on the Expert Market. But, you can buy them from the EU still. Varicose veins is one of those conditions that sucks to have, no one takes it seriously, and all of the available treatments suck and barely work.

NoSuggestion6629

"The legacy automakers all agree that EV's are the future (as the tech is better, and governments of the world are pushing for it, especially China & EU, the 1st and 3rd largest auto markets). They're sinking billions into it for a reason." BS, you sound like one of them.

OstrichRelevant5662

EU maxed the cost they can charge per transaction to some tiny %, which is why our cards have basically none of the huge bonus schemes and so on which foreign cards have

greenbroad-gc

Oh the US will move alright. They’re already pushing back on fee increase. EU has caps in place. Won’t be surprised if we see more push by the government if Biden gets elected again.

ChicoTallahassee

In the EU I assume it's a good investment since regulations have started banning certain combustion engines in metropolitan areas. The requirement now are the infamous Euro norms. Euro 6 is the requirement as of now in many places. In the near future these cities and metropole location will go over to banning ICE (internal combustion engines) totally. This could boost the sales in EVs. Unless an other alternative is found. Thus I am keeping my eyes open for sudden hydrogen or Ethanol solutions to come on the market en masse.

ApostleThirteen

I think anything below Sched I makes it "legal", at least as far as morphine, methedrine, or even cocaine go. Sure, rec weed will still be able to be illegal, but you can't really restrict (federally) "legal" prescription medicines from other states. There is something the same in the EU... while you might be able to get a script in , say Germany or Netherlands can legally take their prescriptions to totally illegal countries like Lithuania, as long as they possess the paperwork.

NotMe357

And where the fuck do he get money from to let people have his cars for free? His best bet is J.Powell lower rate soon or/and EU/USA ban cheap Chinese EV Car.

The3rdBert

NATO and the USSR signed no such deal. Even if they did, the USSR no longer exists so it would be void. You mean the countries that are members of the EU and NATO that have sent mountains of lethal aid to Ukraine are going to magically quit those institutions? You realize Poland just requested to join the Nuclear sharing agreement and will store B-61s in Poland proper? This has been an absolute strategic loss for Russia, Losing neutrality by Sweden and Finland is an absolute body blow that holding Crimea will ever fix. Not that holding Crimea is even worthwhile now that the Black Sea fleet is largely at the bottom of that body of water.

KuroiKenshii

Gorbachev also signed a deal with the west to not expand in The Ex USSSR but they did. West also had an agreement to not expand in Ukraine they said we only wanted to buy time to go to war. Well let’s see .. they seemed very confidant at start they will win this. This will end with falling apart of NATO and possibly EU. EU is already shaky. No lunatic will choose their own demise and not cooperating with Russia .Hungary,Poland ,Bulgaria,Romania and Moldova will move away from EU since they get literally noting out of it. But let’s wait and see

fxzkz

Then they should do what the Chinese did, partner with foreign companies to learn and catch up (the tables have turned, so you have to do something different). Of course, I think EU and US are too blinded by white supremacy to ever accept help from China. To them, China was meant to serve them cheap labor, not to ever compete against them.

GGprime

Don't let people downtalk you. Maybe you fail, but building up a business is a worthy experience and you will learn alot along the way and who knows, maybe you will succeed. I'm working as an independent but I do not dare the step to expand to a business because I simply had too many bad experience relying on other people. A huge company doesn't crack if they employ some failures but a small business will. And here in EU you cannot simply fire people.

psaux_grep

A $20k car requires a lot of investment and I suspect they rather would amortize the cost of their S3XY Cybertruck lineup before investing heavily in new factories (or factory expansions) to produce all new vehicles. Elon commented, maybe it was the last earnings, on how he recalled the 2008 recession and economic climate trying to establish themselves as a manufacturer. $20k cars are definitely needed, and now more than before, but if the Chinese ship a $20k model Y competitor that’s actually a worthy competitor on all accounts, not just size, Tesla doesn’t need to make new vehicles, they need to make the model Y a $20k car. Not that I’m worried that the Chinese can do that, but I think Toyota, VW, Stellantis, and Renault-Nissan should be much more worried. And they are. Why do you think the EU is looking for “illegal subsidies” of the Chinese manufacturers who are coming in to Europe?

Samjabr

Agree in a large part - but even the EU is in panic mode right now. One of the few industries in the EU that doesn't suck is their automotive one - especially Germany and italy (heavy union presence) - They will not allow Chinese cars to decimate their industry. [Exclusive: EU investigators to inspect China's BYD, Geely and SAIC in EV probe - source | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-investigators-inspect-chinas-byd-geely-saic-ev-probe-source-2024-01-12/#:~:text=The%20probe%2C%20launched%20in%20October,would%20carry%20out%20the%20visits.)

ughthat

Not yet. But they might be soon if they keep betting on stuff that won’t fly outside of the us. CyberTruck will never be street legal in the EU and a lot of other places. And robotaxis also face major regulatory blocks in a lot of the most relevant markets outside of the US.

klauskinski79

The funniest thing is that NOT selling your data is the monopolistic thing to do that makes good business sense. In the 2010s Google and others were clamouring for meta to open up its social graph so they wouldn't have a huge advantage. And the EU tries to adopt legislation forcing companies to share their data now. Basically all this brouhaha about meta selling data gave them the perfect excuse to avoid legislation to open up their data to competitors.

ricardo_sousa11

20k cars is nothing lol Both the US and EU will ban chinese cars soon enugh.

Hey_Hank

Northern Green Canada has an EU-GMP Certification which allows NGC to legally export to European countries such as Germany. Also Australia and Israel. USA MSOS cannot export cannabis but Canada LPs with EU-GMP can. This move will allow Curaleaf to start growing an export business.

SpeedflyChris

> The Renault looks really good for it's price, but sadly not available over here. I would pick that up in a heartbeat I think. Yeah it's a shame that none of the decent small cars we get in the EU make it over to the US. I downsized quite a lot with my new car, currently driving a VW Polo GTI, which is a super fun car, has the exact same drivetrain as the Golf GTI (detuned to avoid it being quicker than the Golf GTI, so it's taking a trip to my local tuning shop the day the warranty expires to have that rectified) in a smaller, lighter vehicle. It's *just* large enough that I can fit my mountain bike inside (unlike the bed of a Cybertruck, ironically), is surprisingly good on fuel being a small light car, and on a country road it's a riot. But they don't sell it in the states because apparently there's no demand for smaller cars there, so instead they sell the not actually much larger Golf GTI, which costs about £8.5k/$11k more for a slightly larger vehicle with roughly equivalent performance.

ricardo_sousa11

hahahhahhaha Saudi and China are literally the 2 most polluting countries. While EU went greener, they doubled down on polution.

-BabysitterDad-

>Just as the US is going to bed and EU is barely waking up That’s lunch time in Asia

Who_You_Know

DCF analysis - Calculating price point set for the new drug with annual gross price of $450k gets me to roughly $45/share although potential commercial opportunity is realized over 4-8 quarters. That’s dependent on a broad and clean label, side effects noted as part of trial findings but not included in black box warning. If there is black box warning, assumes price point stays the same but decreasing US/EU/Japan penetration by 10-20%, DCF is closer to $21/share (still 40% upside). Post the drug approval, I’d likely trim a good bit as commercial opportunity may take some time to ramp up.

option-9

Speaking of which, it seems the gourd guy got a 10Y ban from the EU for (1) overstaying his visa and (2) illegally operating several businesses. Naturally I found that out because he asked how it's possible to "sidestep" the ban. He's the alternative version of _Catch Me If You Can_ without DiCaprio.

icest0

The world of finance is functioning just fine with settlement period. EU has payments systems that settle instantly without blockchain. It's always the ignorance cryptobro who know nothing about tech that spout this bs lmao. 7tps bitcoin isn't gonna be able to handle any real world amount of transactions, and nobody not even in LN subreddit want to use LN

vincehk

No. 90% of the world is STILL waiting for substantial price drop, charging station availability (many don't have their own parking space), major improvement of range, and government requirements or next move (like current EU decision). Most EV and especially Tesla are still luxury products. People who can't afford iPhones still finance them, for a $50,000 car, believe it or not, it's not affordable for many, especially with current interest rates.

Shajirr

The comment says specifically "For non-US people" I'm in EU. > Many companies control what types of securities and types of retirement funds. Haven't seen any which do this so far. A company cannot control what I do with my pension. Only bank I am using the services of can limit that.

kazkeb

That's pretty much what happens in crypto, like clockwork.  Its not every weekend, but it happens a lot.... Just as the US is going to bed and EU is barely waking up, someone starts fucking around. 

new22003

I am not American and I live in the EU. I see evidence of the tarnishing of the brand. Things like Tesla owners at work complaining and others asking if musk's politics and outbursts have made them rethink their ownership. I have heard several people who are in the market say they won't shop the brand. The narrative has gone from "cool, you have a Tesla" to "a Tesla huh, what do you think of musk?" This is compounded with the wide availability of better made cars with more features and comfort. The remaining big plus is the Supercharger network, but is that enough? For reference electric cars are popular where I live because there is no road tax on them (due to end soon) and charging is available and relatively affordable compared to our ICE cars. Petrol cars often cost €1000 euros per year in road tax (diesel cars are double that) and fuel costs are around €2 per liter ($8.10-8.15 per U.S. gallon)

ContraSisyphus

Sorry, but when AAPL has been underperforming every other stock and has mentioned AI just like every other stock and pumped up 5% on Thursday and Friday only to immediately sell of the entirety of its pump to supposedly Israel and Iran (bullshit). And when the U.S. is slapping them with a fake antitrust lawsuit that won’t have any legs. And when the EU market probe caused it to tank only for EU to go back on their statement saying “it wasn’t a big deal” And then when Elizabeth Warren just a day ago cried about Apple somehow having an iPhone monopoly, please don’t tell me I shouldn’t be blaming the market manipulators because those are the people who I should 100% be blaming. They have kept stomping on AAPL with regulations and bullshit news for months while stocks like Meta and Microsoft which conveniently have government contracts continue to pump like crazy. Need I say more?

Wolf_of_balls_street

China sales down and the outlook on that is grim, EU lawsuits that normally stick better than US lawsuits, but the US is also suing them, I personally believe Apple comes out on top of the US anti trust but may get bonered by the EU, what’s the valuation for this conclusion? Idfk