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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 …
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla collects $27.6M in 2025 pay following Metsera, MFN deals Pfizer’s CEO, Albert Bourla, Ph.D., has yet to top the $33 million in compensation that he earned on the coattails of megablockbuster COVID-19 sales in 2022, but …
View post on imgur.com https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/ Hilarious, ain’t it. h/t dr0id
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, A recent construction report revision suggests a negative revision to GDP. Construction Spending Month-Over-Month December 2025 Construction Spending Total: +0.3 percent Nonresidential: -0.5 percent Residential: +1.5 percent Public: -0.5 percent Private: +0.5 percent Commercial: …
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/berkshire-hathaway-brka-q4-2025-earnings.html Berkshire Hathaway reported a big decline in its operating earnings for the fourth quarter, due in large part to weakness in the conglomerate’s insurance business. Earnings from operations totaled $10.2 billion in Q4. That’s down more than 29% from …
Could be sharper than 10%-12% imo https://t.co/xQz9Do8T90 — Ali (@Mrhigh611) February 26, 2026 If this plays out, it will not be about fear, it will be about positioning. Nvidia is now down -10% since they reported their strongest quarter ever …
🚨 THIS NUMBER SHOULD NOT EXIST The U.S. housing market just reached the most unaffordable point EVER. Worse than 2008. And almost nobody is paying attention. The median U.S. home now costs $415,000. Five years ago? $270,000. That’s a 54% …
Reminder: Last time Trump said he was giving Iran "2 weeks" was Fri June 20, 2025…. He struck Iran on June 22…pic.twitter.com/ydSUvnElpj https://t.co/NY7IS1UAxF — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) February 19, 2026 ⚡BREAKING 🇺🇸🇮🇷 According to The Washington Post, the United States has …
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 …
US TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS, CAPPING ONE OF BIGGEST SINCE 1960 The U.S. trade deficit widened to $70.3 billion in December, pushing the full-year gap to $901.5 billion — among the largest since 1960, Commerce Department data showed. Imports rose 3.6% …
Just to clarify, he sold everything from Thiel Macro….not all his assets. Just saying before a Karen appears…. — Bourbon Capital (@BourbonCap) February 18, 2026
Over 330,000 Federal employees have been fired, resigned, or retired last year and were not replaced. The Federal workforce is now at its lowest level since 1966. pic.twitter.com/cRu6x8XAS4 — Christian Heiens 🏛 (@ChristianHeiens) February 15, 2026 Based on OPM data …
🚨 JUST IN: Sec. Scott Bessent STUNS the experts by confirming private sector jobs surged +170,000 while the government LOST -40,000 jobs "2025 was setting the table. 2026 is going to be the BANQUET for the American people. The economy's …
“US job growth in 2025 was the weakest outside recessions in two decades” 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/8AwAHmx6Dc — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 11, 2026 ⚠️THIS IS INSANE: Private education and health services accounted for 780,000 of all jobs added over the …
Q4 2025 student loans transitioning to 90+ days delinquent surged to +14%, a level never seen before in history. pic.twitter.com/OIBZin9gx1 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) February 10, 2026 CREDIT CARD STRESS IS SURGING: 12.7% OF CREDIT CARD LOANS ARE NOW 90+ DAYS …
Auto giant Ford reported its worst quarterly earnings in four years on Tuesday, and a net loss of $8.2 billion for 2025, the largest yet since the 2008 recession. At least some of that is due to the $4.8 billion …
in case you forgot, most majors are still in free fall. there are brief moments of reprieve, during which the trenches come alive due to clever social coordination in FOMO app. but that momentum randomly cools off. be mindful if …
BREAKING: BLS estimates the US economy ADDED +130,000 jobs in January, above expectations of +55,000. Over 60% of employment gains came from healthcare. The unemployment rate declined to 4.3%, from, 4.45 and below expectations of 4.4%. Revisions reduced job growth …
Return to office hit hard in 2025, and now women are leaving their jobs to stay home with their kids. Labor force participation for women aged 25–44 with children under age five fell by the steepest decline in over four …
🇺🇸 Republican, Thomas Massie, who opposes Trump's policies, was asked to switch to Democrats: "I vote with Republicans 91% of the time. And the other 9% is when Republicans start defending pedophiles, starting new wars, and bankrupting our country." pic.twitter.com/5cZS8c4qnd …
That’s because real life inflation isn’t 3%. It’s more like 8-12%. We can’t afford a government that’s 40% of GDP. If this continues, the middle class will be wiped out and a civil war won’t be far behind. https://t.co/G8mPgaMkOl — …
US layoffs have reached recessionary levels, with employers announcing 1.21 million job cuts in 2025, up 58% YoY—the highest since the 2020 crisis. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) January 22, 2026 Challenger report confirms: 1,206,374 layoffs in 2025 Up 58% from …
There’s a correlation to the size of the homes. On avg they’re also getting smaller. h/t RobertBartus
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Is the glass half full? Challenger expresses some optimism based on December. The 2025 Challenger report headline is Highest Q4 Layoffs Since 2008; Lowest YTD Hiring Since 2010 U.S.-based employers announced 35,553 job cuts in …
When most real estate agents sold nothing and layoffs are popping everywhere, anyone saying the economy is fine is either lying or too dumb to notice what’s right in front of them. 🚨US layoffs have surged to recessionary levels: US …
It's starting to look like maybe an AI driven productivity boom. pic.twitter.com/UC6fxl3NcJ — infinite monkey (@RobertDobalina7) January 9, 2026 Inflation is falling off a cliff. It now sits at 1.9% The Federal Reserve must cut rates by another 100 basis …
JUST IN: Jim Cramer says investors should "avoid" buying stocks right now — Kalshi (@Kalshi) January 8, 2026 Wow https://t.co/iw49zc5tqQ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 8, 2026 The U.S. Congress just sold their entire stock holdings so… we're on our …
“.. data centers were the worst performing REIT sector in 2025.” 👇🏼 Oops! https://t.co/qbIUB3y8vm — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) January 6, 2026 What I know about GenZ from my own experience is that they always blame someone else for all …
via WSB Update of the post from Q2-2025 to account for full year In 2025, U.S. financial markets experienced repeated volatility driven by policy announcements from President Donald Trump. Approximately 150 announcements were issued throughout the year, spanning tariffs, trade …
by Michael This year is certainly ending with a bang. In recent weeks, the U.S. has bombed targets in Venezuela, the Caribbean, the eastern Pacific, Nigeria and Somalia. Meanwhile, the Saudis just bombed Yemen, the Ukrainians and the Russians continue …