Ellen Chang
@ellenychang.bsky.social
Freelance journalist writing about stocks, personal finance, banking, tech and energy. Formerly at TheStreet. Proud Purdue grad and lover of rescue animals and random acts of kindness. Houstonian.
26% here
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health care rises sharply as Americans' priority for the government to address following a year of cuts: AP-NORC poll.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
26% here
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OUT: Worrying about prices.
IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
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IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
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December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
OUT: Worrying about prices.
IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
IN: Worrying about jobs.
@wsj.com @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“.. Our base case is that oil prices bottom in mid-2026 as moderately forward-looking markets start to see rebalancing mechanisms, namely solid demand growth .. as low prices take
their toll and the 2025-2026 supply wave ends.”
their toll and the 2025-2026 supply wave ends.”
December 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“.. Our base case is that oil prices bottom in mid-2026 as moderately forward-looking markets start to see rebalancing mechanisms, namely solid demand growth .. as low prices take
their toll and the 2025-2026 supply wave ends.”
their toll and the 2025-2026 supply wave ends.”
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When Trump came back to office, Putin studied psychological profiles of his circle and decided he wanted to deal with Witkoff not Kellogg. A year later, Kellogg is out and Witkoff, who Trump says "knew nothing" about Russia, has been to Russia six times. www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Witkoff’s Other Backer in His Unlikely Diplomatic Ascent: Putin
The Kremlin release of an American prisoner and a Saudi backchannel bolstered the rise of Trump’s longtime friend.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
When Trump came back to office, Putin studied psychological profiles of his circle and decided he wanted to deal with Witkoff not Kellogg. A year later, Kellogg is out and Witkoff, who Trump says "knew nothing" about Russia, has been to Russia six times. www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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Consumer confidence data is basically useless for markets/econ forecasting at this point. There is just no universe where periods when inflation was 5x as high, real income growth was deeply negative, or unemployment was more than 2x current were better than the current backdrop.
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Georgina and Kitty: Christmas At Pemberley at Main Street Theater is one of the best plays I have seen in years. It's witty, funny and perfectly cast.
December 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Georgina and Kitty: Christmas At Pemberley at Main Street Theater is one of the best plays I have seen in years. It's witty, funny and perfectly cast.
Complete and utter travesty
A Wisconsin state judge was convicted for her role in helping a defendant in her courtroom avoid immigration agents, a case that highlighted tensions surrounding the Trump administration’s deportation drive www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @WSJ
A Wisconsin state judge was convicted for her role in helping a defendant in her courtroom avoid immigration agents, a case that highlighted tensions surrounding the Trump administration’s deportation drive www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @WSJ
Wisconsin Judge Convicted of Obstructing Immigration Agents in Courthouse
Hannah Dugan was found guilty on one count and acquitted on another in an unusual federal prosecution over incident involving immigrant wanted by authorities.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Complete and utter travesty
A Wisconsin state judge was convicted for her role in helping a defendant in her courtroom avoid immigration agents, a case that highlighted tensions surrounding the Trump administration’s deportation drive www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @WSJ
A Wisconsin state judge was convicted for her role in helping a defendant in her courtroom avoid immigration agents, a case that highlighted tensions surrounding the Trump administration’s deportation drive www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @WSJ
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This is Buddy. He showed up at a gig we were playing last night and listened to us. Buddy is awesome.
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is Buddy. He showed up at a gig we were playing last night and listened to us. Buddy is awesome.
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Portland woman testifies that police lied about ICE activity in Oregon when 12 to 15 agents surrounded her vehicle, and she called 911 for help on December 10th. "I have a question for the police. If you refuse to do your job, are you prepared for us to do it for you?"
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Portland woman testifies that police lied about ICE activity in Oregon when 12 to 15 agents surrounded her vehicle, and she called 911 for help on December 10th. "I have a question for the police. If you refuse to do your job, are you prepared for us to do it for you?"
When I was in NY a week ago I even talked to four different people about their dog, reading with an iPad mini, their kids and tourists on the train and on the platform.
“.. The year 2025, she said, has been one of the safest years on the subway so far this century.”
@nytimes.com #NYC
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/n...
@nytimes.com #NYC
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December 19, 2025 at 5:48 AM
When I was in NY a week ago I even talked to four different people about their dog, reading with an iPad mini, their kids and tourists on the train and on the platform.
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"Congratulations to President Kennedy" ???
December 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Congratulations to President Kennedy" ???
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December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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PIMCO: “.. The Supreme Court is likely to strike down the Trump administration’s IEEPA tariffs .. which would force the Trump administration to refund roughly $100 billion of tariffs paid in 2025.”
www.pimco.com/us/en/insigh...
www.pimco.com/us/en/insigh...
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
PIMCO: “.. The Supreme Court is likely to strike down the Trump administration’s IEEPA tariffs .. which would force the Trump administration to refund roughly $100 billion of tariffs paid in 2025.”
www.pimco.com/us/en/insigh...
www.pimco.com/us/en/insigh...
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Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
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it's a christmas miracle.. your favorite childhood filipino snack is now being sold as breakfast?
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
it's a christmas miracle.. your favorite childhood filipino snack is now being sold as breakfast?
He needs the capital.
if you've been wondering why Elon is IPOing SpaceX, after spending years insisting he never would before Mars is colonized, wonder no more
nobody ever officially found out how Tesla miraculously turned around Model S sales in the last month of Q1 2013, and now they don't even have to try to hide it... that's progress, baby!
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December 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
He needs the capital.
Dashboard Dining in the Golden State
Food influencers are filming every bite—from their cars.
www.altaonline.com/culture/food...
Food influencers are filming every bite—from their cars.
www.altaonline.com/culture/food...
Dashboard Dining in the Golden State
Food influencers are filming every bite—from their cars.
www.altaonline.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dashboard Dining in the Golden State
Food influencers are filming every bite—from their cars.
www.altaonline.com/culture/food...
Food influencers are filming every bite—from their cars.
www.altaonline.com/culture/food...
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Miller Lite stat o' the day
8.4 billion
the gallons of water that will be consumed by Microsoft's data center it is building in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The entire city of Milwaukee consumes 91 billion gallons per year.
8.4 billion
the gallons of water that will be consumed by Microsoft's data center it is building in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The entire city of Milwaukee consumes 91 billion gallons per year.
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Miller Lite stat o' the day
8.4 billion
the gallons of water that will be consumed by Microsoft's data center it is building in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The entire city of Milwaukee consumes 91 billion gallons per year.
8.4 billion
the gallons of water that will be consumed by Microsoft's data center it is building in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The entire city of Milwaukee consumes 91 billion gallons per year.
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The U.S. Produces about 20 mil barrels of oil per day. Venezuela ~ 1 million.
Here’s the active U.S. oil rig count in year one of Trump.
Any great ideas on how we could produce another marginal 1 mil barrels per day without a war or nah?
Here’s the active U.S. oil rig count in year one of Trump.
Any great ideas on how we could produce another marginal 1 mil barrels per day without a war or nah?
December 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The U.S. Produces about 20 mil barrels of oil per day. Venezuela ~ 1 million.
Here’s the active U.S. oil rig count in year one of Trump.
Any great ideas on how we could produce another marginal 1 mil barrels per day without a war or nah?
Here’s the active U.S. oil rig count in year one of Trump.
Any great ideas on how we could produce another marginal 1 mil barrels per day without a war or nah?
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New research finds that car touchscreens are so distracting that they induce "significant performance degradation" among drivers.
Meanwhile, in-vehicle touchscreens remain completely unregulated in the US.
doi.org/10.1145/3746...
Meanwhile, in-vehicle touchscreens remain completely unregulated in the US.
doi.org/10.1145/3746...
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New research finds that car touchscreens are so distracting that they induce "significant performance degradation" among drivers.
Meanwhile, in-vehicle touchscreens remain completely unregulated in the US.
doi.org/10.1145/3746...
Meanwhile, in-vehicle touchscreens remain completely unregulated in the US.
doi.org/10.1145/3746...
Cheers to another normal MRI.
This is what a breast MRI looks like. You're face down the entire time looking at a piece of white plastic. It's truly an awful experience and I've done five of them. The tech forgot to turn on music and it took four days to get the results.
This is what a breast MRI looks like. You're face down the entire time looking at a piece of white plastic. It's truly an awful experience and I've done five of them. The tech forgot to turn on music and it took four days to get the results.
December 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Cheers to another normal MRI.
This is what a breast MRI looks like. You're face down the entire time looking at a piece of white plastic. It's truly an awful experience and I've done five of them. The tech forgot to turn on music and it took four days to get the results.
This is what a breast MRI looks like. You're face down the entire time looking at a piece of white plastic. It's truly an awful experience and I've done five of them. The tech forgot to turn on music and it took four days to get the results.
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I’ve been guilty of this too, but when I read people say, even though they’re trying to be nice, like “I disagree with Rob Reiner politically, but I am sad by his loss.”
Why do we always feel the need to talk about whether we agreed with somebody politically or not?
Why do we always feel the need to talk about whether we agreed with somebody politically or not?
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I’ve been guilty of this too, but when I read people say, even though they’re trying to be nice, like “I disagree with Rob Reiner politically, but I am sad by his loss.”
Why do we always feel the need to talk about whether we agreed with somebody politically or not?
Why do we always feel the need to talk about whether we agreed with somebody politically or not?
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‘Consulting firm BCG found that only 5% of 1,250 executives surveyed between May and mid-July saw widespread value from AI. Forrester predicts that in 2026 companies will delay about 25% of their planned AI spending by a year.‘ www.reuters.com/business/bus...
AI promised a revolution. Companies are still waiting.
Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, built an AI-powered sommelier to make unvarnished wine recommendations based on a person’s palate. The problem was the chatbot was too nice.
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
‘Consulting firm BCG found that only 5% of 1,250 executives surveyed between May and mid-July saw widespread value from AI. Forrester predicts that in 2026 companies will delay about 25% of their planned AI spending by a year.‘ www.reuters.com/business/bus...
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Percentage of Americans holding multiple jobs:
a 25-year high. 👀
(via Schwab)
a 25-year high. 👀
(via Schwab)
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Percentage of Americans holding multiple jobs:
a 25-year high. 👀
(via Schwab)
a 25-year high. 👀
(via Schwab)
