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What's Going on With Containers Mid-2025 | Impact of Trump Tariffs | Falling Numbers from China​

July 17, 2025
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the uptick in containers into the Port of Los Angeles and the downturn in containers into the Port of Long Beach. What does the first half of 2025 mean for the rest of the year?
Links / sources below the vid on youtube.

What's Going on With Containers Mid-2025 | Impact of Trump Tariff
 

S&P 500 rises to new closing record, boosted by solid earnings and U.S. economic data: Live updates​

Stocks rose on Thursday, buoyed by fresh economic data reports along with a slew of corporate earnings releases.

The S&P 500 added 0.54% for a record close of 6,297.36 — its ninth this year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.74% for its tenth record close of 2025, ending at 20,884.27. Both indexes also touched fresh intraday all-time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 229.71 points, or 0.52%, and settled at 44,484.49.

PepsiCo shares jumped more than 7% on the back of better-than-expected earnings. United Airlines gained 3% after the airline beat earnings estimates.

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How much money you’d have now if you invested $1,000 in Netflix 10 years ago​

Netflix has reemerged as the dominant player in streaming — and a standout performer in the stock market over the past three years.

In early 2022, the company lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade, following years of mounting competition from services like Disney+, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video. Its stock plunged more than 70% from a November 2021 high.

Since bottoming out in 2022, Netflix’s share prices have surged more than 500%, fueled by steady revenue growth from its ad-supported tier, expanded investment in live sports and a crackdown on password sharing.

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