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by confoundedinterest17 The Fed will have to whip it good with rate cuts if the recession warnings are an indicator of what lies ahead for the US economy. The ratio of The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) vs. The Conference Board’s Coincident Economic Index (CEI) ratio hasn’t been this low since 2008. Fed Funds Futures are …
Russia accused Ukraine Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. https://t.co/p1wo977EWu — CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) August 24, 2025 President Trump said that Ukraine would have to continue attacks on Russia to have any hope …
Australia’s housing crisis isn’t about affordability anymore. It isn’t even about supply. It has become something darker: a creeping attempt to redefine ownership itself. For decades, the family home was treated as sacred ground, the one place politicians swore would remain beyond the reach of constant taxation and interference. Now that line is being erased. …
The numbers don’t just clash. They flip. In cities like San Francisco, New York, and Boston, unionized city bus drivers with seniority and overtime routinely break into the $80,000 to $100,000+ range. Career.com’s 2025 breakdown shows California’s average city bus driver salary at $50,201, before overtime, bonuses, or night shifts. Career.com That is not a …
They were promised mobility. They got a wall. The class of 2025 is walking into a labor market that is not just cold, it is punishing. Sherwood News reports: “The unemployment rate for recent college grads (aged 22 to 27) rose to 5.8% in March, the highest level in nearly four years.” That breaks the …
Working Americans have been in depression since 2008. They bailed out the establishment by stealing YOUR quality of life. It doesn't just "feel" worse, it IS worse. pic.twitter.com/oWLyAme7Nv — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 23, 2025 Insane chart: Boomers for the win. Sickening https://t.co/8Ldcixm4OL — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 24, 2025 What bubble? 😳 pic.twitter.com/f3Lmfvz5t0 — …
Zohran Mamdani wants to wipe every misdemeanor off New York’s map. Not just petty theft. Not just drug possession. DUI, unarmed assault, prostitution, fare evasion. All gone. “Police have a critical role to play but right now we’re relying on them to deal with the failures of our social safety net, which is preventing them …
Up to 1,700 National Guard troops are moving across 19 states. Not just for immigration. Not just for crime. For both. And for something bigger. Fox News framed it politely: “A support pillar to a sweeping federal interagency effort” targeting illegal immigration and violent crime.Fox News That is the cover story. The real work is …
They didn’t hedge. They didn’t even flinch. A new Jackson Hole paper opens with this line: “In our baseline, it is possible to push long-run debt to 250% of GDP without raising interest rates.”source That isn’t reassurance. That’s a loophole. Four economists ran models out to the year 2100, assuming that as long as investors …
That govt contracts have limited growth upside Anyone in industry understands this and that PLTRs revenue will likely peak soon https://t.co/l08pIIXfpD — Merlin Capital 🧙♂️ (@merlinscapital) August 24, 2025 Palantir CEO Alex Karp has sold more than $62.7 million worth of shares in the artificial intelligence software company, according to securities filings. This means Alex …
Nearly 1 in 10 Americans can’t afford minimum credit card payments. With household debt surging past $18 trillion, the foundation of our economy – consumer spending – looks increasingly shaky. Here’s what happens when borrowing breaks down… By Peter Reagan In our modern day and age of economics, the health of the economy is usually …
Markets cheered, but the message was hawkish. Powell didn’t promise cuts. He didn’t hint at September. He made the Fed’s caution sound like reassurance. That’s not dovish. That’s tight policy, carefully cloaked. “Risks to inflation are tilted to the upside, and risks to employment are to the downside — a challenging situation,” Powell said. Stocks …
Trump didn’t just win. He followed the law. “Congress has mandated legal disputes over federal government grants and contracts be pursued only in the Court of Federal Claims,” Solicitor General John Sauer told the justices. That’s not a loophole. That’s jurisdiction. The media buried it. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2025/08/22/supreme-court-says-trump-can-end-dei-research-at-nih-00518578 🚨 BREAKING – TRUMP WINS AT SUPREME COURT: SCOTUS …
The Fed is no longer targeting average inflation of 2% Unless you already own assets, you will fall behind even more. Predominantly helps the already wealthy and boomers We are speed running the country towards every young person believing in socialism pic.twitter.com/BuabutOjZE — Boring_Business (@BoringBiz_) August 22, 2025 People should listen/read the actual speech Powell …
A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for bubonic plague after camping in the area. Officials say it was likely a flea bite. “Plague is naturally present in many parts of California, including higher elevation areas of El Dorado County,” said Kyle Fliflet, Acting Director of Public Health. That’s the tone. Casual. Like it’s just …
View post on imgur.com Redditors smugly claim "this comic is literally the opposite of reality" As usual, these Redditors are wrong. Here's a picture of the actual situation that this comic was based on: pic.twitter.com/JyN6XTp40Q — Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) August 21, 2025 View post on imgur.com A knifeman stabbed a well-known Islam critic, a police …
via Mike Maharrey Corporate bankruptcies hit a 14-year high in 2024, and the pace continued through the first seven months of 2025. This should throw cold water on those who imagine the U.S. economy is booming, and it underscores the Catch-22 facing the Federal Reserve as it wrestles with interest rate policy to battle sticky price inflation. In …
It’s official. We have finalized our historic U.S.–EU Framework Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced trade. The EU has agreed to open its $20 Trillion market. The second largest in the world behind the great USA This deal: ➡️ Eliminates EU tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods, ➡️ Creates historic access to the vast European …
JUST IN – U.S. pauses all issuing of worker visas for commercial truck drivers as the increasing number of foreign drivers "is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers." pic.twitter.com/PYSAT0g03r — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 21, 2025
55 MILLION people on Visas? BREAKING: The Trump administration says it's reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations. https://t.co/cH5VAzwer4 — The Associated Press (@AP) August 21, 2025 “There are at least 55 million foreigners on visas in this country right now.” https://t.co/8qSBbvA15n pic.twitter.com/aVKpjLJU6p — Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) August 21, 2025 …
by Martin Armstrong California has been repelling capital through overregulation. The energy sector high-tailed out of the state in recent years under Governor Gavin Newsom’s net-zero policies. Now, even retailers feel forced to evacuate as California becomes increasingly anti-business. Bed Bath & Beyond announced that it must close all retail stores within the state of …
The S&P 500 keeps climbing to new highs while the transportation index, which tracks trucking, shipping, and freight companies, has started to stall out. That matters because transports are tied directly to the real economy, if goods aren’t moving, demand is slowing, and it usually shows up there first. In the past, these two have …
Everyone is pouring on the coal and running things as fast and hot as they can. by David Haggith The captains of industry are giving it all they’ve got, and inflation is heating up. So much for recession. US manufacturing activity just soared to its highest since 2022 upon strong sales, but is this a boom …
Bolton’s house was raided at dawn. “FBI agents entered Bolton’s Bethesda, Maryland home at 7 a.m. Friday, as part of a classified records probe. Bolton has not been detained or charged, according to sources familiar with the matter. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X shortly after the raid: ‘NO ONE is above the law… …
by Michael Sometimes it is difficult for me to believe how evil our society has become. In this article, I am going to share some things with you that are deeply disturbing. I feel that it is necessary to do so, because if nobody shines a light on what is going on behind closed doors, it …
by Michael I have to admit that I am feeling pretty frustrated today. Last week, there was so much optimism that we could finally see peace, but now “war fever” has returned with a vengeance. The situation in the Middle East threatens to spiral out of control, there is a very real possibility that the U.S. …
https://twitter.com/rev_cap/status/1958831549538861063 BREAKING 🚨: United Kingdom UK 30-Year Yield hit 5.61% this week, the highest level since 1998 🤯👀 pic.twitter.com/4iVVuzUI7M — Barchart (@Barchart) August 22, 2025 JUST IN 🚨: Japan's 20-Year Bond Yield hits highest level this century 📈📈 pic.twitter.com/LpUsW3qNKK — Barchart (@Barchart) August 21, 2025 Start with the UK. “The yield on 30-year bonds rose …
$NVDA Nvidia added $1 trillion in market cap after Trump approved H20 sales to China just a few months ago. Now what?https://t.co/uSURCUN53U pic.twitter.com/BWBM0SzWdN — JaguarAnalytics (@JaguarAnalytics) August 22, 2025 NVIDIA ORDERS SUSPENSION TO H20 CHIP PRODUCTION: INFORMATION $NVDA Literally Lutnick's fault — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) August 22, 2025 “Nvidia instructed Arizona-based Amkor Technology to stop production …
View post on imgur.com The tumors aren’t subtle. “Deer warts can be small, like a pea, or grow as big as a football, appearing gray, black, or fleshy and often hairless” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15017759/Mutant-deer-horrifying-flesh-bubbles-US-outbreak.html They are not just grotesque—they are multiplying. “Over the past two months, people have been sharing photos and trail camera footage of diseased …
by Michael September is shaping up to be such a pivotal month, and right now major powers all over the globe are positioning themselves for what is to come. Just when we thought that global peace may be breaking out, it appears that a lot more war is on the horizon. In fact, I just …