For those of us who are older or have an economics degree... - ...is what is happening now relatively normal?

Asking as I know news outlets intentionally dramatises events and most of this sub is < 30 years of age (myself included).

To get a more rational/long-term perspective on things, I'm just curious whether in your opinion what is happening right now is just part of the economic cycle (i.e. we will be fine in a year or two) or are the current statistics and signs pointing to something abnormal/more serious?

As it is, I'm just putting as much as I can into my offset and holding steady. Not a financial expert myself but my "consistent small steps win the race" approach has worked surprisingly well thus far (touch wood).

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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