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U.S. Companies are buying back stock at the fastest pace in history 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/ftNXyp6RTW — Barchart (@Barchart) May 7, 2025 🚨This has NEVER happened before: Retail investors have been buying US equities for 21 weeks STRAIGHT, the longest streak EVER. This significantly beats the previous record of 10 consecutive weeks before the 2022 BEAR MARKET. …
About 764,000 wallets that purchased President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP meme coin have lost money on the investment, according to fresh data shared with CNBC by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Most of the wallets that lost money held smaller amounts of the token, according to the firm’s on-chain analysis. Crypto wallets are accounts that store the …
Another major safe haven currency has exploded higher, not just in early April but here in early May. It’s gone so far already the local monetary authority has had to intervene. Over in Switzerland, the country report zero inflation for April. Along with the similar behavior of the franc, the Swiss central bank is looking …
This is a pretty crazy statistic. 1/3 of people who made a commitment to spend nearly half a million dollars on something regret what they bought pic.twitter.com/hzUV404rJ5 — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) May 7, 2025 Unsold housing inventory in USA has continued to rise sharply, to highest since Global Financial Crisis byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
by Mike Maharrey Demand for physical gold surged in the first quarter. But not in the United States. Asian investors primarily drove demand for gold bars and coins as American investors continued to sit on the sidelines. Global demand for gold bars and coins rose by a healthy 3 percent in the first quarter, rising …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1919804695515742250 https://twitter.com/_/status/1920065729786736942 They were checking I-9 forms, not raiding them. WASHINGTON – Some D.C. residents are on edge following reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at restaurants in popular neighborhoods. What we know: ICE agents went into Chef Geoff’s Restaurant Tuesday morning and asked to see the staff’s I-9 forms, sending workers into a …
The bravery (or boldness!) of this dog will leave you speechless.
⚡️#BREAKING CNN — Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN. pic.twitter.com/3sDBBqJTck — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) May 7, 2025 Another F/A-18 Super …
This will trigger many of you because it’s CNN but it’s the truth lol pic.twitter.com/hDJ8QP52fv — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 7, 2025 Ships sailing from China to US hits 2 week high. But Long Beach was supposed to be a ghost port pic.twitter.com/T2Jdi8eJx1 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 7, 2025 Locals probably have a better sense …
"Small traders are holding one of their most extreme net-long positions in gold futures in over a decade, historically a contrarian signal that has often preceded weaker 13-week forward returns." – @thedailyshot pic.twitter.com/KA4nxcqd3p — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) May 7, 2025 So let me understand this. People are getting inflation refund checks so we can create …
The RIGGING gets worse year after year no matter who is president. All of the leaks are just completely disgusting but what else is new. https://t.co/OAj6XSRW67 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 7, 2025
The big picture: During his first term, Trump flipped the federal judiciary with the help of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), together setting a record on the number of judges confirmed. Trump 2.0 is having a slower start, though there are only 46 judicial vacancies to fill, compared to more than 100 at the start of …
A minivan smashed into a motorcyclist, sending them off the road, then fled the scene. pic.twitter.com/J7C1vNNscW — Fox News (@FoxNews) May 6, 2025
The Department of Justice announces a significant blow to cartel operations, unveiling a major takedown that disrupts transnational criminal networks. This decisive action underscores the U.S. government’s commitment to dismantling organizations fueling the drug crisis.
US Taxpayers subsidize Coca Cola $10 BILLION dollars every year Congress has been cleverly hiding the funding in the annual “Farm bill” “Congress subsidizes Coca Cola to the tune of about $10,000,000,000 of taxpayer money every single year — We have this scam, otherwise known as the farm bill, which really should be known as …
BREAKING 🚨: Corn Corn falls to lowest closing price this year 📉📉 pic.twitter.com/p56NqN2yml — Barchart (@Barchart) May 5, 2025
The Trump administration plans to impose a new testing requirement for new vaccines — a demand that could delay the availability of the next round of COVID-19 vaccines and complicate the approval of other vaccines. The administration will require all new vaccines to be tested against an inert substance known as a placebo before they …
Eric Iverson a Prosecutor from The Hague and ICC has just filed a lawsuit against numerous members of the Trump Administration including Trump himself for human rights violations! This is just the beginning! 👇👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/qV8It5tjYm — Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) May 6, 2025
Woman who gets $4,000 a month in food stamps with Section 8 paying 90% of her rent, upset she has to sell her 2024 BMW after being ratted out.pic.twitter.com/UaTQmKjBMK — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 5, 2025 Section 8 will cover up to $6,192/mo for one family. That's the equivalent of a $1 million house pic.twitter.com/2J4i94xKMB …
There's been no sign that government spending is slowing. If anything it's growing. pic.twitter.com/y88N4uPh8T — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) May 6, 2025 Trump assured there won't be cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. He said the only government spending cuts he would not veto are for waste, fraud, and abuse, as nobody minds that. …
“With regard to what Peter Navarro said about China in an interview with The Telegraph, the Embassy spokesperson has this to say: Peter Narvaro is nothing but an economic war-mongerer with a distorted mindset on international trade. This new round of US trade bullying is a real wakeup call to all countries including its allies. …
The newest edition of the Best States rankings features an Iowa slide, a South Dakota rise and a three-peat at No. 1. The best state in America is home to a diverse and resilient economy, smart students, low crime and a fairly healthy population. You could also say Utah – No. 1 in the Best …
SHAKE SHACK IS GIVING OUT FREE BURGERS — IT’S NATIONAL BURGER MONTH, NOT A DRILL Shake Shack is celebrating National Burger Month by doing what other burger joints should be doing: giving you free meat. From May 1 to June 1, you can score a different free burger each week – if you spend $10 …
American media stocks tumbled on Monday after President Donald Trump unveiled a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S., in his latest levies that could sharply raise costs for Hollywood studios and roil the global entertainment industry. Trump’s announcement was light on details. It did not say whether the duties will target films …
City of Toronto’s planning department approved condos as small as 250 sq ft. Who in city hall signed off on these shoebox apartments? 250 sq ft isn’t livable for a single—let alone a couple or family. RIP Condos… you asked for it. pic.twitter.com/q0XcqbBvqA — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) May 5, 2025
🇯🇵JAPAN: “CAN WE NOT PAY THESE TARIFFS?” 🇺🇸USA: “LOL, NO.” Japan asked the U.S. to drop some heavy taxes on its cars and steel. The U.S. basically said: “We’ll maybe give you a discount… if you behave.” Oh, and starting this week, the U.S. slapped a 25% tax on Japanese car… https://t.co/KPrALrygvj pic.twitter.com/PzICo2GoPY — Mario …
Scott Bessent, who is purportedly the lead negotiator of Trump's trade war with China, makes clear on CNBC that there is currently zero communication happening between the administration and Chinese officials pic.twitter.com/sFyOUkiWGR — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 5, 2025 Nasdaq The two scenario progress update. Blue pill or red ? https://t.co/jfVfPhkSne pic.twitter.com/OqLuxINpwJ — The Great …
