U.S. farm bankruptcies jump 46% in 2025, with Midwest cases up 70%. Most farmers say they can’t afford the fertilizer they need this season. The global food shortage is about to get really bad!

Live recession oddshttps://t.co/yvED3yZNF6 — NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) April 26, 2026 Grok: Accurate per the American Farm Bureau Federation’s survey (April 3-11, 2026; 5,700+ farmers). 70% say they can’t afford all the fertilizer needed this season due to price spikes. Many plan to cut rates or acres, risking lower 2026 yields. South …

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DeepSeek V4 priced at $3.48 per million tokens versus $25–$30 for US models and $180 for premium tier, delivering similar performance at up to 51x lower cost

China just made Silicon Valley’s entire AI industry look like a scam. The US government spent 3 years trying to stop China from building competitive AI. But this backfired HORRIBLY. Here’s what happened: Yesterday, a Chinese startup called DeepSeek released a new AI model called V4. It matches the performance …

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FULL-BLOWN OIL SHOCK: 14.5 million barrels per day wiped out, 57% production decline across Gulf producers. US Treasury sanctions Hengli Petrochemical, China’s second-biggest refinery, cutting off 400,000 barrels per day from global financial system

#URGENT THIS IS A FULL-BLOWN OIL SHOCK 14.5 MILLION BARRELS PER DAY — WIPED OUT. GONE. The Gulf isn’t just disrupted… it’s crippled. Crude production has COLLAPSED by a staggering 57% in April, and even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, recovery won’t be quick. 💣 Goldman Sachs warns: “FULL …

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Main street feels awful right now

Worst ever recorded since The Great Depression. https://t.co/cXaMHdUWES — Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) April 25, 2026 People aren’t cutting luxuries anymore. They’re cutting life. No concerts. No trips. No eating out. No small joys. Everything is just too expensive. And sure, you can tell me places are packed. But I see …

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April 26 — What Matters Today (Live Updates)

Latest updates at the top: Texas tornado path: At least 2 dead as twisters level northern towns Severe storm cells destroy homes and power infrastructure across the panhandle… Emergency crews search through debris as “catastrophic” damage reported… National Weather Service warns of “secondary surge” moving into Oklahoma… FEMA assets deployed …

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Sunday breakdown: Secret Service breach scare in DC, Iran oil storage hits capacity, China launches low-cost AI competitor – April 26

A 31-year-old guy just charged a Secret Service checkpoint with a long gun and knives.. He almost made it into the ballroom at the White House correspondents’ dinner.. Trump was rushed out while people were still eating their first course.. He just stood in the White House and promised this …

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Foreign Private Investors now own more U.S. Treasuries than Foreign Central Banks for the first time in history

Foreign Private Investors now own more U.S. Treasuries than Foreign Central Banks for the first time in history byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts 🇺🇸 Foreigners dumped ANOTHER $200 BILLION into U.S. Treasuries in February, a new ALL-TIME RECORD at $9.49 TRILLION Japan +$14B, UK +$17B, stacking hard. China barely touched theirs. The world’s …

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There’s no question the AI boom resembles the dotcom bubble but at what point in the cycle is $SPY?

There's no question the AI boom resembles the dotcom bubble but at what point in the cycle is $SPY? pic.twitter.com/hAYEKauxLy— Beardo (@BeardoTrader) April 25, 2026 I spy with my little 👁️something beginning with B 🫧 pic.twitter.com/Evdn3Ooj7W— The Great Martis (@great_martis) April 24, 2026 Hedge Funds Brace For Reversal: Dump Tech …

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China’s silver imports rose +78% MoM, to a record ~836 tonnes in March. This is +173% above the 10-year seasonal average for March

China’s silver imports exploded in March.They jumped +78% month-over-month to a record ~836 tonnes.That’s +173% above the normal 10-year seasonal average for March.Big surge came from retail investors buying silver bars plus solar panel makers stocking up before tax rebates ended. China is clearly hoarding silver hard right now.   …

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USO sees -$900M April outflows, largest since 2009, despite ETF still up +2% month-to-date and +91% year-to-date. Oil markets have made history.

Investors are cashing-in massive profits from the oil trade: The United States Oil ETF, $USO, has posted -$900 million in outflows so far in April, on track for its largest monthly withdrawal since the 2009 record of -$1.2 billion. Still, the ETF is up +2% month-to-date, after rising as much …

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Trump on Jerome Powell probe.

.@POTUS on Jerome Powell: "What I want to look at is, how can a building that I could have done for $25 million cost $4 billion? That’s a big thing, and he was in charge — so we’ll get to the bottom of it." pic.twitter.com/ZsdD2wCGYZ — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) …

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Trump bought at least $51 million in bonds in March — while stocks swing, bonds keep paying and sit first in line when things break.

Bonds do not move with stock prices like shares do. If the stock market crashes, Trump’s bond holdings (especially the many municipal bonds and U.S. Treasuries) should stay much steadier. The issuers — cities, states, school districts, or the U.S. government — still have to pay the same fixed interest …

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President Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as commander in chief, breaking years of boycott

President Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as commander in chief, breaking years of boycotts. His decision has drawn criticism, with hundreds of journalists signing an open letter urging the White House Correspondents’ Association to… pic.twitter.com/Tl8cw29jVN — Paul White Gold Eagle (@PaulGoldEagle) April 25, …

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Why AI CEOs Are Building Bunkers

Are we sleepwalking into disaster? AI is unlocking massive progress, but the dangers hiding beneath the surface are exactly what experts fear most. So what’s coming… and could it spiral beyond our control? Expect to learn why AI is distinct from other kind of technologies, what the Alibaba rogue AI …

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“Remember this When Trump says he created jobs in America.”

IBM JUST FIRED 43,000 AMERICANS AND REPLACED THEM WITH 135,000 INDIANS. 43,000 Americans making $150K median 135,000 Indians making $22K median Remember this When Trump says he created jobs in America. The only jobs created under the Trump admin have been for foreigners. pic.twitter.com/oxbEeBRvCp — The General (@1776General_) April 24, …

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Trump responds to insider trading question, says the world is a casino — 11 trades, 11 wins, $17M linked activity flagged, White House denies wrongdoing

The whole world has become a casino byu/Euro347 inwallstreetbets THIS IS CRAZY: 🇺🇸 Weeks ago we started tracking a whale. 11 oil trades. 11 wins. Perfect timing. Every time. BBC validated it. White House denied it. Now a reporter asked Trump directly. “Are you concerned about insider trading?” Trump: “The …

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April 25 — What Matters Today (Live Updates)

Latest updates at the top: Palantir wins $300M USDA deal to build ‘One Farmer, One File’ Database 🇺🇸 Trump is reportedly planning to fire FBI Director Kash Patel The man he handpicked for the job, the loyalist, the one who was supposed to clean house. The reason is apparently negative …

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Burry bought puts in Semis today, he is up against $550 billion in Japanese investment in U.S. infrastructure, which includes semiconductor stocks, as per the Fed.

Burry is calling the top again. Burry is up against $550 billion in Japanese investment in U.S. infrastructure, which includes semiconductor stocks, as per the Fed. pic.twitter.com/hYK9nbm3RH — MaryJo Kringas (@maryjokringas) April 24, 2026 pic.twitter.com/XKOg51Sx4S — Robert Harris (@robertharris_1) April 24, 2026 He's correct. NVDA is way overpriced. All of …

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Inflation ripping higher while real spending collapses is the exact combination that breaks markets and no amount of AI fairy dust changes that math. SPY has just officially topped?

Keep acting like the consumer is still strong and spending like nothing’s changed… and yeah, it’s going to look fine until it suddenly isn’t. Inflation still hot and people already stretched, that’s the kind of setup where things can roll over, but timing is always the tricky part. U.S. inflation …

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