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It’s a bloodbath. Redfin reports record spike in cancellations. (20% falling through)… Mortgage refinance demand falls off a cliff.

Mortgage rates moved even higher again last week, as the war with Iran continues to stoke fears of inflation. As a result, total mortgage application volume fell again, down 10.4% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan …

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QQQ slides, but no panic in sight. Orderly selloff masks controlled distribution. #NDX, weekly Double Tops during the last 7 years. 2018, 2022, and 2025. Each led to a 20%+ correction.

Nearly four months of choppy price action within this range on $QQQ. pic.twitter.com/BwtyvB89mz — Connor Bates (@ConnorJBates_) February 19, 2026 If this were a genuine crash, you wouldn’t see this methodical delivery.$QQQ You’d see price trade into 606–617 and then violently displace $30 lower with urgency, thin books, no bids, pockets collapsing. Instead, what we …

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AI spending spree triggers global memory crisis. Sony delays PlayStation, Apple warns on margins, laptop prices jump 20%, and DRAM costs explode 170%

Ricardo @Ric_RTP AI companies just BROKE the global supply chain for every piece of technology you own. And the fallout is way worse than anyone predicted… Sony is delaying the next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029. Nintendo is hiking the Switch 2 price mid-cycle. Apple warned investors that iPhone margins are getting crushed. Cisco just …

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Michael Burry says that Meta $META and Oracle $ORCL are hiding billions in losses and overstating earnings by over 20%. J.P. Morgan calls out AI spend.

JUST IN: Michael Burry says that Meta $META and Oracle $ORCL are hiding billions in losses and overstating earnings by over 20%. byu/TonyLiberty inFluentInFinance J.P. Morgan calls out AI spend, says $650 billion in annual revenue required to deliver mere 10% return on AI buildout — equivalent to $35 payment from every iPhone user, or …

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Estonia food prices up 57%, Cyprus 20%. EU trade rules + sanctions + energy bills + Trump tariffs = everyday people paying the price.

EU’S TRADE WALLS BACKFIRE: FOOD PRICES SURGE, EXPORTS CRASH Imagine if every U.S. state had to agree before making any trade deal, and then California always got the final say. That’s basically how the European Union works. Countries like Estonia and Cyprus can’t cut their own deals. They’re stuck with what the EU decides. Now, …

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Indonesia pledges 20,000 soldiers for Gaza, Prabowo says world has failed Palestinians and promises “boots on the ground”; Spain and Italy deploy warships

INDONESIA SAY THEY ARE DONE WITH WORDS AND COMMIT TO 20,000 BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN GAZA‼️ pic.twitter.com/Xl5rMVyoxa — Earth Hippy 🌎🕊️💚 (@hippyygoat) September 23, 2025 “Indonesia’s leader on Tuesday offered to send at least 20,000 troops as peacekeepers to Gaza to safeguard any future peace deal. Addressing the UN General Assembly, President Prabowo Subianto …

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Jessica Tarlov: 40% of Trump’s wealth was accumulated while he was President. Grok: That is incorrect, it was 20%.

Why is Trump raging at Jessica Tarlov? Because she just exposed the one number he never wants aired out: 40% of Trump’s wealth was accumulated while he was President. pic.twitter.com/KdnuZ57kdF — Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) July 29, 2025 No, Donald Trump's net worth decreased from ~$4.5B in 2016 to ~$2.3B by 2021 during his first presidency, …

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U.S. launches sweeping tariffs: Vietnam 46%, China 34%, Taiwan 32%, Japan 24%, EU 20%, UK 10%… Stock market futures collapse -2% in 45 seconds

https://twitter.com/Mayhem4Markets/status/1907530833751118202 Trump pulled out this chart and its over. pic.twitter.com/r0gGCe6wWp — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) April 2, 2025 #Trump is announcing his #reciprocal #tariffs on other countries. If you don't understand WHY he thinks this right thing to do, the chart below sums up the unfair trade relationship with our partners. pic.twitter.com/GD1AeSrkMQ — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) April …

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Boomers own 20%, millennials under 3%: Fed policies broke the young…. Fed’s $2.2 trillion in MBS is manipulating home prices and inflating the market.

Why do Boomers own everything? By their 30’s Boomers owned 20% of national wealth. For Gen X it was 8.5%. For Millennials it’s not even 3%. The Federal government — and the Federal Reserve — broke the young. pic.twitter.com/hQuhhQyVy8 — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) March 28, 2025 The Federal Reserve still holds 2.2 TRILLION …

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Social Security surge adds to fiscal crisis with 20,000 new recipients daily. Interest payments set to surpass $7 trillion, dwarfing federal revenue

The United States is running on borrowed time—literally. The national debt now sits at a staggering $36.7 trillion, and every single day, another $8 billion is piled on. That’s not a typo. Eight billion dollars a day. This isn’t just bad bookkeeping; it’s a slow-motion catastrophe. Right now, the country is paying $2.4 trillion in …

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TSMC May Acquire 20% Stake in Intel’s Spin-Off, Qualcomm and Broadcom to Invest

TSMC is considering acquiring a 20% stake in an Intel spin-off, with Qualcomm and Broadcom also interested in investing. The deal is in early discussions and could face U.S. government scrutiny due to national security concerns. Intel has struggled in advanced chip manufacturing, making it a potential acquisition target. TSMC may acquire 20% stake in Intel’s wafer foundry …

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We’re down 20% in 6 months. How the heck isn’t this a crash?

We’re down 20% in 6 months. How the heck isn’t this a crash? pic.twitter.com/6aRDtdZYgu — SMB Attorney (@SMB_Attorney) January 12, 2025 I’m not saying it’s necessarily a crash… I don’t know. But, I’m still waiting on someone to actually provide data to support their position. I don’t think the Zestimate is gospel, but it’s certainly …

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Tesla faces first-ever sales stagnation; Q4 margins could plummet. Q1 sales forecast: -20%.

2/2 But the stock is being legally manipulated via weekly call option buying daily, so the “stock price bros” can ignore all that (for now). But that won’t last as the real biz crumbles. 2025E is the “year of the TSLA bear”. pic.twitter.com/emfKds5V9b — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) January 4, 2025 You want to sell when …

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Bitcoin prices may drop $20,000 as global money supply declines. Below $96,700 for 72+ hours signals imminent decline, future looks bleak.

Bitcoin Keeping it simple Below 96700 for more than 72 hours and its lights out. Either way, its lights out in the not to distant future. pic.twitter.com/COraOh44fL — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 21, 2024 will be zero soon https://t.co/1tVncx2mhD — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) December 21, 2024 Who farted? Guess who's next? pic.twitter.com/9EbuQT0vKn — The …

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World Bank Slush Funds for Ukraine – Another $20 Billion Wired from US

by Martin Armstrong  The United States Treasury Department expedited a $20 billion aid package to Ukraine as part of the 50 billion G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) Loans initiative. The establishment wants to offload these funds as quickly as possible to deter Donald Trump from reversing course and withholding aid. The funds were sent to the …

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Oh, look mummy! Bubbles! The ratio of insider selling to buying has just hit a new 20+ year high

Oh, look mummy! Bubbles!🫧📌 pic.twitter.com/sMe3tN9RTk — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 29, 2024 INSIDERS AND INSTITUTIONS KNOW A CRASH IS IMMINENT VERY SOON… 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 THE RATIO OF INSIDER SELLING TO BUYING HAS JUST HIT A NEW 20+ YEAR HIGH WHILE STOCKS ARE AT ALL TIMEHIGHS THE INSIDERS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE SELLING WHILE …

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Nuclear ‘perfectly safe’ and used by ’19 out of 20’ top economies

GXO Strategies Director Cameron Milner says “19 out of 20” of the world’s largest economies use nuclear power which is “perfectly safe”. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton laid out details of the Coalition’s nuclear energy policy in an address to the Committee for Economic Development on Monday. “I think the voters are making the change here,” …

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Tropical Storm Debby Strengthening in the GoM. Expected to be a Hurricane at Landfall. 20″ Rain Forecast for Savannah and Surroundings.

Flooding likely a big story from Debby. Slowdown will cause tremendous rain totals. Rain training off the Atlantic and even the Gulf will be possible. Rivers then will be filled with bigger problems. Latest outlook here showing 20" plus for some. https://t.co/Hk3pbO7x8H pic.twitter.com/dhbX8hapss — Mike's Weather Page (@tropicalupdate) August 4, 2024 …DEBBY STRENGTHENING OVER THE …

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Inflation Alert! In July, the purchasing power of $100 in January 2000 dropped to $55.20 (-$.20 from June). Recall, CPI tracks the loss of purchasing power of your dollars & thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor. Folks are 2.1% worse off in terms of real value over the past year!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUUR0000SA0R#0 Zooming in: CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing power of your dollars, and thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor: July 2022 purchasing power of $100 in January 2000: 57.1 (down -3.33% in purchasing power in the last year!) July 2021 purchasing power of $100 in January 2000: …

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Inflation Alert! Purchasing power of dollars continues to VANISH! In June, purchasing power of $100 in January 2000 is now $55.40 (-$.20 from April & $1 since January!)

by Dismal-Jellyfish Remember, CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing power of your dollars, & thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor. Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUUR0000SA0R#0 Let’s zoom in on this since 2020: CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing power of your dollars, and thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor: June …

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Institutions to dump tech stocks in second half after best first half in 40 years. Hedge funds shift to bearish dollar bet, flipping 20,091 contracts to short

Retail gamblers are trapped. After the best first half for Tech stocks in 40 years, institutions are dumping Tech stocks in the second half.https://t.co/It9OGJH69b Retail gamblers are trapped. pic.twitter.com/9ApQOQSKeP — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 10, 2023 Microsoft has been the most consistently dominant company of the past two decades. pic.twitter.com/7FiBWGSeS5 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 10, 2023 …

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