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Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
Don’t forget $400 parking https://t.co/4YMjdhhGFy — Just Plain Old ITDUDE (@The_Real_ITDUDE) February 9, 2026
"Rent is throwing money away!" Meanwhile she pays $5,155 a month for a mortgage and $3,241 of it VANISHES into interest and taxes.pic.twitter.com/NZq2A4SX1P — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2026 There is no such thing as home price appreciation outside of inflation. Its a wealth transfer from young to old via interest rates.pic.twitter.com/GrK2AVg8LM — Darth …
Real Estate Property Manager says property taxes are so high in New York City, even after raising rents to $3,200 per month he only nets $500 of profit off each unit “I finished the building, I got the tax bill, $26,000. Here I am 5 years later, it’s $40,000 a building Three families. So I …
US 2s vs 30s gap widest since 2022. Yield curves keep steepening globally, particularly driven by 30-year yields. In the US, the gap between 2-year and 30-year bond yields has reached the widest since January 2022. pic.twitter.com/elg9pKFavG — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) August 28, 2025 Japan's 30yr is now up almost 1ppt YTDUS 30yr +12bps pic.twitter.com/5rIOLSCFK8 …
The metals are not rallying. They are sounding the alarm. Gold futures tapped $3,413 this morning. Spot gold briefly broke through $3,390 before easing. Silver surged above $39. The reflation story is no longer just a theory. It is in motion. The currency bleed is on full display. Dollar index slipped below 98 again. That …
Markets flash crisis signs… Current situation: 1. Bitcoin is up +60% in 3 months like the USD is broken 2. The USD is falling in its worst start to a year since 1973 3. Gold prices are rising toward $3,400/oz like inflation is back 4. Treasury yields are rising like deficit spending is worsening 5.… …
Gold is no longer tethered to the dollar index. It’s been moving sideways from currency markets for months. The break became visible in April when the dollar index fell 6.4% off its March high, but gold kept climbing. It hit $3,288 per ounce on July 1. That is not noise. That is decoupling. The technicals …
S&P 500 could plunge 33% to 3,700 warns Wolfe Research 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/zBbOK715rN — Barchart (@Barchart) April 25, 2025 The S&P 500 could tumble as low as 3700 in a mild recession, according to Wolfe Research: “If uncertainty caused by tariff policy were to push the U.S. economy into recession in 2025, we’d expect $SPX EPS …
Rick Rieder of Blackrock: – economy in recession now – we are adding gold -we like cash Jesus pic.twitter.com/6Cfv3MsYo9 — Jack Farley (@JackFarley96) April 16, 2025 GOLD $3300 Bucks https://www.investing.com/commodities/gold Trump will NOT relent on China. Otherwise, the rest of his administration will be one of a Paper Tigre. — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) …
China secretly bought 50 tonnes of gold in February… PBOC reported just 5 tonnes — real number 10x higher, per Goldman Sachs… China reported 5 tonnes of gold purchases in February (160k oz per PBOC).China actually bought 50 tonnes of gold in February (per GS) pic.twitter.com/oQifGszNcQ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 13, 2025 Goldman Sachs upgrades …
A lifetime of paying into Social Security nets you a check that barely covers rent. The government forces workers to contribute $9,932 per year, promising a future payout that maxes out at $3,627 per month if you wait until 65. A slow trickle, entirely dependent on whether the system still has enough cash. What if …
BREAKING: Gold prices officially surge above $3,150/oz for the first time in history. pic.twitter.com/bPOF4P1GSg — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 31, 2025 Gold has officially crossed a major threshold, pushing above $3,150 per ounce for the first time in history. This surge comes as investors flock to the most historically reliable store of value known …
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for January jumped by +.4%, exceeding the forecasted +.3%. This unexpected rise highlights ongoing inflation pressures, which could have significant effects on both consumers and businesses. The PPI gauges the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. When the PPI is higher …
$MSTR insider sales update: Now up to 5,700 transactions. 99.998% are insider sales… dumping their shares. From the Legal Council to the President and CEO, sell sell sell. pic.twitter.com/WDI5tqcI6h — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) January 3, 2025 🚨Blackrock Sells 3510 Bitcoin Largest ever outflow pic.twitter.com/wfamDCpfZg — Thomas Fahrer (@thomas_fahrer) January 3, 2025 …
Florida Customers Tracked: 11,550,924 Customers Out: 3,108,542 Last Updated: 2024-10-10 05:08:38 AM https://poweroutage.us/area/state/florida Hurricane Milton rips off roof of Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field, which was turned into shelter for first responders. https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/sports/tropicana-field-roof-ripped-off-destroyed-during-hurricane-milton-in-st-petersburg/ h/t gebahie
⚡️⭕️ #YEMEN : The official spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Yahya Saree, on the X platform : "3 days". pic.twitter.com/Xe0UUJ02xX — Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) July 2, 2024 This was posted earlier but thread was deleted for some unknown reason Yemen threatens USS Theodore Roosevelt before it even reaches the Red Sea… pic.twitter.com/AYa6ZlRPKG — …
1) California hit 445,103 this week for continuing claims pic.twitter.com/SIWR07FrTO — WarnTracker 2.0 (@j77324) March 30, 2024 3) California lost 3,400 jobs last month. The new fast-food minimum wage goes into effect next week. I’m curious to see what impact it will have, if any. pic.twitter.com/kxbf8yEQ1E — WarnTracker 2.0 (@j77324) March 30, 2024 The top …
3 Ways To Decenter Whiteness In Your Workplace https://t.co/INMFly8P8v — Forbes (@Forbes) November 19, 2023 https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2023/10/25/3-ways-to-decenter-whiteness-in-the-workplace/?sh=10023f7c5ad1 h/t dr0id
JUST IN – Elon Musk: "We're sleepwalking our way into World War 3." — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 23, 2023 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1716589513739301364 While Washington pours trillions into other people's wars, China puts its trillions into buying up resources and infrastructure across the world. They've already put a trillion into 70 countries, bribing them out of the US …
by j_stars Gold made a new all time high in Japan today at 284,673 JPY/oz. pic.twitter.com/VwZqNJbBkW — Jan Nieuwenhuijs (@JanGold_) September 4, 2023