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I’m 35 and already worried about how I will retire, especially as my home loses value With more of us repaying mortgages or renting into older age, Britain’s housing crisis could birth a pensions crisis Reluctantly, I am starting to accept that I entering what I call “early middle age”. …
by EuphoricTrilby Tf is “The Biden Era”? We’ve been running in circles around the same shit for almost 4 years and everything is just slowly getting shittier and more expensive while these assholes dump money into Ukraine instead of getting dirty needles off California sidewalks. It should be called the …
Luxury home prices in the Bay Area and Seattle fell between 10% and 13% in the second quarter, more than anywhere else in the country. Nationwide, luxury prices rose 5% from a year earlier. SEATTLE, July 26, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Luxury home prices in San Francisco are falling faster …
BREAKING: The president of Niger has just been overthrown by soldiers. All institutions have been suspended, borders closed and a curfew introduced. Protesters gathered to defend democracy were dispersed by warning shots Niger sits on some of the world's largest uranium… pic.twitter.com/hksvErRsyj — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 27, 2023
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index plummets to -20 in July, signaling sharp contraction in the regions mfg activity. pic.twitter.com/98y7PpgAn1 — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) July 27, 2023 Kansas Fed Composite Index edges up to -11 in July from -12 in June, but don't be deceived by modest gains. The economy remains entrenched …
Nancy Mace tells a prayer breakfast that she turned down sex this morning so she could get there on time pic.twitter.com/nnWY6moonJ — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) July 27, 2023
Russia has placed International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Tomoko Akane on its wanted list months after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, state media reported Thursday. The Russian Interior Ministry search database lists Akane’s personal information, according to the state-run news agency TASS, …
Biden on how to combat “climate crisis”: Paint your roofs white! pic.twitter.com/oCKMO0wZ0h — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 27, 2023
– A heat wave continues to blast the Midwest, Northeast, and South through the end of the work week, forcing the largest US grid operator to declare a level one emergency for Thursday as tens of millions of people crank up air conditioners to escape scorching temperatures as summer in …
Not to mention, the Fed originally claimed inflation would’ve already been at 2%. Now, they said inflation won’t hit 2% until 2025. Their solution to being wrong? No longer giving guidance on policy outlook. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July …
Regulators just unveiled new proposed regulations for banks with more than $100 billion in assets Big banks would need to maintain more capital to protect against losses in lending, trading, and derivatives. Do you think big banks need to be regulated more closely? — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) July 27, …
When are they going to stop this madness? she has no free will! they are doing it in the open! who are the handlers. 90-year-old Dianne Feinstein is told to "just say aye" at vote on the defense appropriations bill. Someone help her. pic.twitter.com/sUhcUATShS — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July …
Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, During a Senate hearing Wednesday, Mitt Romney argued against an amendment proposed by Rand Paul to make it illegal for government to use social media and big tech companies to censor the views of Americans. Paul put forth the case that “the First …
via notayesmanseconomics: Today is the morning after the night before and let me hand you over to the Financial Times to explain why. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday to the highest level in 22 years, as it wrestles …
by Martin Armstrong Most people are unaware that the agency that was created to regulate the international telegraph has seized authority over the technology of AI when they lack any understanding of the subject. This is the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and its global regulations are trying to now tackle …
🚨3 celebrities collapsed in 3 days. I’ll say it again and again: This is NOT normal!🚨 pic.twitter.com/JQH6c90ZX8 — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 26, 2023
via brownstone.org: Here is a large caliber smoking gun. The BEA series for real personal income less transfer payments is a pretty serviceable proxy for private market output before the impact of Washington stimmies and distortions caused by transfer payments and government borrowing. After all, earned income – wages, salaries, …
#UPDATE Kim Jong Un met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang, state media said Thursday, the North Korean leader's first known foreign guest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, as the country marks a key Korean War anniversary. — AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 26, 2023 NORTH KOREA'S …
“What are the prerequisites of a functioning democracy?” said Schmid. “Independent parties and a free press. Neither is present in Ukraine at the moment.” https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/zelensky-showing–authoritarian-traits—says-swiss-intelligence-report/48652496 h/t jdhmdo
by Mister-Khalifa Or do we? What do we know nowadays? What is true, what is false?
by LiaJeanne I never hear people talking about the Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards Card, but it’s one of the best cards out there. You get 3% cash back (up to $2,500 per quarter) for your selected category (I have selected online purchases) and then 1% for everything else. So …
via creditnews: As interest rates bite and fears rise over an impending credit crunch, bank lending shows the first signs of contraction, according to new research from UBS. The data include all types of lending to individuals except for mortgages and credit cards—as well as business loans. “Overall bank …
by sirbinlid1 I have been reading and following the story in recent months regarding Disney, the share price is down from 135 dollars a share to 85 this year and 200 the year before, however everywhere you look it seems that Disney is in trouble, Disney + is running at …
BREAKING: Judge Maryellen Noreika is not messing around as she is now threatening to have Hunter Biden arrested if he fails to comply with new conditions. If Hunter consumes alcohol or drugs including marijuana, he will be arrested & be prosecuted for contempt of court. This… pic.twitter.com/k6MEIfH2xC — Collin Rugg …
Retail crime surges to record levels with repeat offenders and criminal gangs operating exempt from consequences, new data released by Co-op reveals today (Thursday, 27 July). Co-op has seen crime, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour jump 35% year-on-year, with more than 175,000 incidents recorded in the first six months of this …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has encouraged India to remove restrictions on export of non-basmati rice, saying that the country’s decision would put additional pressure global inflation. The Indian government had banned the export of non-basmati white rice on July 20, in order to enhance domestic supply and stabilise local …
