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Loose Change Daily — Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Morning)

"Nearly a billion SpaceX shares unlock Thursday"

Aug 5, 2026

Loose Change Daily - Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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5 Money Ideas Worth Your Time

Wednesday, August 5, 2026  ·  Morning Edition

Good morning.

Five Wednesday Money Ideas: Nearly a billion SpaceX shares unlock Thursday. Disney can't hide behind parks forever. Is hiring still real before Friday's jobs report?

 

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Why did Elon just buy a dead power plant?

A few months ago, with no press release, xAI bought the site of a shuttered Duke Energy plant in Southaven, Mississippi. Musk's supercomputer runs on temporary turbines that a federal permit shuts off on January 2.

He can't wait the 3-to-5 years a normal power build takes. So he's seizing dead infrastructure and racing to power it permanently.

A small, publicly traded supplier fits exactly, still priced like nobody noticed the purchase.

See the Supplier Behind the Buyout →
 

Money Idea #1

Nearly a Billion SpaceX Shares Unlock Thursday

SpaceX beat its first public earnings report. The harder story starts Thursday.

Roughly 911 million shares become eligible to sell. Can buyers handle that kind of supply?

Here's What We Uncovered →

Money Idea #2

Firm That Predicted 2008, 2020, and 2022: Right Now Looks Worse

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We're part of the firm that's predicted the dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis (including the fall of Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns), the 2020 COVID crash, and the 2022 bear market... now we're warning the public about a coming financial breakdown unlike anything most Americans have seen in their lifetimes.

See the warning for America, and learn what they recommend you do with your wealth right away.

See the Warning for America →

Money Idea #3

Disney Reports This Morning. Streaming Still Has to Prove It.

Parks get the easy headlines. Streaming still has to show it can make real money.

Disney can't hide behind mouse ears forever.

Here's Our Take →

Money Idea #4

We've Entered Phase II of D.C.'s Strange Plan

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A strange plan, hatched in Washington D.C., is shaking up the wealth of Americans who are not prepared. And if history is any precedent, you could lose nearly half of your wealth over the coming months.

One former Goldman Sachs executive (with 40 years investing in the market) recommends you make this one move immediately so you could end up on the winning side of all this.

Watch the Briefing Immediately →

Money Idea #5

ADP and ISM Services Print Today. Is Hiring Still Real?

Private payrolls and the services economy hit this morning, two days before the official jobs report.

The question is simple: is hiring still real, or just noise?

Here's What We Found →
 

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