Bought something for about $1200 from the EU (flight sim controls), and get a $648 customs bill?? - The breakdown is roughly the following, info is from DHL...

Duty (DT) $381

AUST GOVT CHARGES (L1) $88

DISBURSEMENT FEE (AV) $22

GST ON IMPORTATION (TX) $157

The invoice & Duty/VAT paperwork isn't ready to download yet which I assume is the customs docs (info above is from DHL portal) so I can't see more info but wtf? Is this a mistake. I expected to pay GST and maybe a little in fees but this is over 50% and the GST figure doesn't even line up with the purchase price...

Berkshire is hoarding so. much. cash.

Intel’s been lagging behind for years, while AMD has pulled far ahead in both consumer and professional-grade chips, it’s really not a close race anymore.

There’s this idea floating around that throwing enough cash at Intel will suddenly turn them into the next TSMC. But semiconductor manufacturing isn’t something you can ... See More rush, it’s a complex, slow-moving process that takes years of precision and experience.

Intel could recover some ground eventually, but framing them as the savior of American chipmaking feels more like a political talking point than a practical reality.

Buffet indicator is showing some wild times ahead perhaps, combine that with Berkshires record high cash hoard of 30%... chart via barchart.com / Longtermtrends

Looks like we're going through something, but who would have thought with all these tarrifs, inflation and trade wars going on

Where does this end up long term with small stocks suffering white giant caps are taking all the coin?

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