# Is the recession really coming in 2025? Let's see what the data says.
Economists are now divided into two factions, arguing fiercely. One side says recession signals are everywhere: the US Q1 GDP contracted by 0.2%, the unemployment rate is expected to rise, 83% of CEOs predict a recession in the next 12-18 months, and the yield curve has been inverted for over two years... The other side says not to panic, the unemployment rate is only 4.2%, consumption is still growing, retail sales increased by 1.4% in March, and the Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates steady.
Interestingly, th

Bill Gates' Money Philosophy: Why He's Rich But Won't Act Like It
With $108.9B in the bank, Gates could flex like Musk or Bezos. Instead? He's weirdly practical about spending.
Here's what he actually refuses to do:
- **Luxury flex** — No mega yachts or Lambos in the collection (though he did rent a superyacht once, so make of that what you will)
- **Showboat watches** — Rocks a $10 Casio while most billionaires drip in Rolexes
- **Kid handouts** — Believes spoiling children teaches them nothing. Better to let them learn the value of a dollar
- **Overpriced meals** — "How much food can you eve

Is Roblox stock worth following? Here are a few data points you should know.
The latest quarterly financial report shows that the daily active users of this gaming platform surged by 70% to 151 million, with a total user time reaching 4 billion hours (an increase of 91% year-on-year). The key is — the AI recommendation algorithm is really effective. They now have 7 experiences with daily active users exceeding 10 million, 5 of which are new projects launched last year, allowing users to find what they need quickly. This indicates a significant improvement in the search experience.
However, sta

I heard that Grant Cardone has a wealth accumulation secret called the 40/40/20 rule, which is completely the opposite of the common 50/30/20.
Core logic: 40% for taxes, 40% for savings, and 20% for living expenses. It's all about tightly controlling living expenses and using the bulk for investing in income-generating assets.
Cardone is quite harsh - if you earn $4000 a month, you should invest $1600 and live on the remaining $2400. It sounds crazy, right? But his logic is: by forcing yourself to have less money to spend, you are compelled to earn more. After ten years, just from the init

MasTec's Pipeline Infrastructure segment just hit a 15.4% EBITDA margin in Q3—up 390 basis points sequentially—after revenues jumped 20% YoY to $597.8M. Here's the thing: their 18-month backlog has been exploding (123.8% YoY growth in Q3), driven by grid upgrades, LNG expansion and energy transition spending.
The real signal? This isn't a one-quarter blip. Better project execution, smarter bidding, and a healthier backlog mix are the actual drivers. With government funding pumping into energy infrastructure, MTZ's cyclical business might genuinely be turning the corner.
Stock-wise, MTZ is up 1

Elon just dropped a correction on Twitter: he's British/English heritage, not Afrikaner. Interesting parallel he drew—J.R.R. Tolkien (LOTR author) was also born in South Africa but had English roots. Musk is a huge Tolkien nerd, even cited his works when courting Grimes back in the day. The clarification came after some blog post mischaracterized his South African upbringing as 'Afrikaner family in apartheid era.' For context: Afrikaners = descendants of 17th-century Dutch/German/French settlers, speak Afrikaans. English South Africans = 19th-century British settlers, English speakers. Musk wa