China’s 2025 economic glow-up cancelled, UBS slashes growth forecast, tariffs bite hard.

CHINA’S 2025 GLOW-UP? CANCELLED. UBS SLASHES GROWTH FORECAST AS TARIFFS BITE UBS—the fancy Swiss bank that stares at charts for a living—just said “nah” to China’s 2025 economy. They downgraded the growth forecast from 4% to a gloomy 3.4%. Why? Because the U.S. slapped on those spicy new tariffs, and …

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IBM Layoffs 2025: 9,000 US Jobs Axed as Hiring Moves to India

IBM Layoffs 2025: The tech world was shaken this week as IBM announced plans to lay off approximately 9,000 employees across its US operations while simultaneously listing thousands of new positions in India. This strategic shift represents one of the largest workforce restructurings in IBM’s 112-year history and signals a …

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Analysts revise 2025 profit growth down to 9.4%, from 12.5% earlier. Bill Ackman warns: Tariffs trigger pain for small businesses, with gross margins plummeting 60%.

"For all of 2025, [analysts] see profits rising 9.4%, compared with a projection of 12.5% at the beginning of the year."@NKniazhevich pic.twitter.com/bArD2ic1wC — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) April 9, 2025 DELTA CEO: GROWTH HAS ‘LARGELY STALLED’ WITH TRADE UNCERTAINTY || TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT MARGINS, CASH FLOW || TO REDUCE PLANNED …

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Bond yields above pre-“Liberation Day” levels. FHA delinquencies soar to 15.11% on purchase loans. Morgan Stanley predicts no rate cuts from the Fed in 2025

Talk about a shift in sentiment: The 10-year note yield now pushing above 4.20% while the S&P 500 falls -4.5% in 3 hours. Yields are ABOVE levels seen before "Liberation Day." Once again, bond markets are telling us something. pic.twitter.com/zOQcikVObA — Adam Kobeissi (@TKL_Adam) April 8, 2025 FHA delinquencies are …

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RFK Jr. rushes to Texas after second suspected measles death. Texas tops nation with 481 measles cases in 2025

🇺🇸 RFK JR. HEADING TO TEXAS AFTER POSSIBLE MEASLES DEATH Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is heading to Texas after reports of a second child possibly dying from measles in a Mennonite community that recently lost another unvaccinated 6-year-old to the virus. Texas leads… https://t.co/qHuEW7fyli pic.twitter.com/43CX5kKA6a — Mario Nawfal …

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Economic slowdown ahead—government layoffs and cuts drag growth into 2025. Commerce Secretary Lutnick forecasts strong recovery by late 2025

4/ Trump even stated he wouldn’t rule out a recession in 2025 That added fuel to the sell-off as investors reassess US economic growth Especially under a president who is less focused on short-term economic prosperity pic.twitter.com/M3lDTxZm1Y — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) March 22, 2025 6/ Google Trends data shows searches …

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Stagflation on top of bear market…. Bank of America’s CEO Brian Moynihan sees NO Fed rate cuts in 2025 and 2026 due to the stickiness of inflation and tariffs.

Model me this: Dario expects full reciprocal tariffs to bump CPI to estimated +1.3% pts – about the same negative hit to GDP. Stagflation on top of bear market. So now tell me: Why are markets a buy here? https://t.co/2pRSGdxYRH — Samantha LaDuc (@SamanthaLaDuc) March 19, 2025 Breaking CNBC: Bank …

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2025 401(k) and IRA Contribution Limits: What You Need to Know

Every year, the IRS adjusts retirement contribution limits to account for inflation and changes in the economic landscape. In 2025, workers saving for retirement will see increased contribution limits for 401(k)s, IRAs, and other tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Here are the numbers… By Peter Reagan Every year, the IRS adjusts retirement …

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U.K. Covid spring boosters rollout begins April 1st, 2025

**Covid Spring Booster Programme – Starting April 1st, 2025** 🚨 The Covid Spring Booster programme is launching soon, in line with NHSE guidance, and will run from **1st April 2025**. Here’s everything you need to know: 📍 **Location**: Badger Farm Surgery, SO22 4QB ⏰**Hours**: Saturday & Sunday, 08:00 – 17:30 …

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The S&P 500 is only down 2.2% in 2025, everyone is calling it as a generational buying opportunity

https://twitter.com/DecadeInvestor/status/1897769841836048839 “Generational buying opportunity” pic.twitter.com/A5XVyW5O2Q — Ross Hendricks (@Ross__Hendricks) March 6, 2025 JUST IN 🚨: Semiconductor Stocks $SMH form a Death Cross ☠️ for the first time in 3 years 👀 pic.twitter.com/ivtgYAJ2O0 — Barchart (@Barchart) March 6, 2025

Yellen’s Folly! Treasury Secretary Bessent Faces Refinancing Of $9 TRILLION+ In Treasury Debt In 2025 (Thanks Biden, Pelosi, Schumer)

by confoundedinterest17 Former Federal Reserve Chair and Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was so in on Biden’s failed economic spending spree that she caused a fiscal disaster by refinancing Federal debt at the short end of the Treasury curve. Leaving Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent a real mess. As in …

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Coca Cola (KO) Dividend Increase- 2025

Congratulations to my fellow Coca Cola owners on your raise. Cool 5.2% increase. Goes from $0.485 per share/per quarter to $0.51 per share/per quarter. This makes 63 consecutive years of KO paying a growing dividend. Consumer Staples have been struggling as of late. The latest KO earnings call combined with this …

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Poor Retail Sales Reduced GDP Estimate for 2025 Q1 by 0.75 PP

by Mike Shedlock The GDPnow Nowcast for the first quarter took a dive on February 14. Weather-related utility production lessened the blow. GDPNow data from the Atlanta Fed, chart by Mish There were three significant reports on February 14: Retail Sales, Industrial Production, and Import-Export Prices. Import-Export Prices did not …

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