Finance

The Market’s Blind Spot: Recession Fears Not Fully Priced In

President Trump's sweeping tariffs have rattled financial markets, triggering a sharp stock sell-off and intensifying concerns about a potential recession.

Now, as investors digest the implications of the administration’s 90-day tariff truce, the key question remains: To what extent has the recent market downturn already accounted for a possible economic slowdown?

TECH

ChatGPT and the Erosion of Thinking: Are We Losing Our Cognitive Edge?

Picture yourself as a child in 1941, sitting for the common entrance exam to a British public school, armed with nothing but a pencil and paper. The question reads: “Write, for no more than a quarter of an hour, about a British author.”

Today, most of us wouldn’t need 15 minutes to mull that over—we’d have an answer in seconds, courtesy of AI tools like Google Gemini, ChatGPT, or Siri. Offloading mental effort to artificial intelligence has become second nature. But with growing evidence that human intelligence may be in decline, some experts worry that this habit could be part of the problem.

Of course, concerns about new technologies aren't new. We already know how smartphones distract us, how social media chips away at our attention spans, and how GPS has dulled our sense of direction. Now, AI enters the picture—ready to take on our most mentally taxing tasks, from filing tax returns and offering therapy to, increasingly, thinking on our behalf.

CRYPTO

Flash Rally, Fast Fortune: How One Trader Made Millions Overnight

A viral post on @coinfessions has captivated the crypto community, sharing the dramatic story of one trader’s emotional rollercoaster journey from losing millions to rebuilding a multi-million-dollar portfolio. The anonymous user, "anon," explained that they were once up by $4 million in 2021 but saw their holdings plummet to just $160k, leading to a period of deep depression.

By the end of 2023, they reportedly grew their portfolio to $300k, then saw a jump to $2 million by mid-2024, followed by another decline. According to the user, their "lucky break" came from a memecoin associated with Trump, which sent their total portfolio to $12 million in stablecoins.

TheStreet Roundtable is unable to independently verify this account.

Coinfessions allows for anonymous submissions, and while these stories can be inspiring, they should be viewed with caution and taken with a grain of salt.