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Retail trading volume explodes to $6.6T shattering previous highs. Retail is going all-in on this market: Individual investors bought $155.3 BILLION of single stocks and ETFs in the first half of 2025, the largest semi-annual net inflows on record, according to Vanda Research. This exceeds the previous high of $152.8 billion hit in the first… …
by Michael Why has hunger in America absolutely exploded during the past 4 years? And why are store closings in the United States on pace to set a brand new record high this year? A lot of people out there don’t want to admit that the U.S. economy has been crumbling for a long time. …
The typical U.S. homebuyer puts 15% down, essentially unchanged from 15.1% last year. FHA and VA loans are becoming more common as the housing market tilts toward buyers. Just over 15% of mortgaged homebuyers use an FHA loan, and just over 7% use a VA loan, up from last year. 31% of buyers are paying …
🚨 Iranian military spokesperson: “Our next missile salvo will include almost 2000 missiles, at least 20x the size of the last salvo.” Insane. pic.twitter.com/DBbo0uKbw6 — ADAM (@AdameMedia) June 13, 2025 https://twitter.com/Kahlissee/status/1933660396243857491 IRAN HIT ISRAEL’S PENTAGON pic.twitter.com/cW1LT1HqZ7 — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) June 13, 2025 Some reports saying that parts of Israel's air defense are struggling to keep …
BREAKING 🚨: Japan Japanese Stocks just saw a weekly outflow of almost $12 Billion, the largest in history pic.twitter.com/Rv2av1qG3G — Barchart (@Barchart) May 31, 2025 BREAKING: Japan has officially lost its status as the world’s top creditor for the first time in 34 years, Japan’s Finance Ministry has announced. pic.twitter.com/zQexvCXj7a — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) …
*FED STAFF SAW RECESSION “ALMOST AS LIKELY’ AS MAIN FORECAST *FED MINUTES: TARIFFS MUCH LARGER, BROADER THAN EXPECTED pic.twitter.com/GoXICkMydr — Investing.com (@Investingcom) May 28, 2025 Federal Reserve officials are raising concerns over inflation, tariffs, and the weakening labor market. The latest FOMC minutes reveal growing worries that inflation could remain persistent, forcing difficult tradeoffs between …
Wow … UnitedHealth $UNH stock is down another 10% so far in pre market trading after it suspended its full year 2025 financial outlook along with announcing a new CEO 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 pic.twitter.com/BcN0vBeoYp — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) May 13, 2025 BREAKING: UnitedHealth stock, $UNH, falls -11% after announcing the unexpected exit of its CEO and suspending 2025 …
The Dollar is now down 69% vs gold… …just in the past 12 months alone When gold is screaming higher (>2.5% on the day, 8.8% in the past 2 weeks), it’s sending a huge warning Few seem to grasp the implications of this https://t.co/VZjvc2a03K pic.twitter.com/5Q92l3rBOM — Robert (infra 🏛️⌛️) (@infraa_) April 16, 2025 h/t …
WTF is going on in Canada and Australia? Real estate debt bubble in the US in 2007 looks almost cute in this chart. pic.twitter.com/cBI6fRzPaH — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) April 13, 2025
by Michael Is your job in danger? We live at a time when the development of artificial intelligence is growing at an exponential rate. AI can already perform lots of tasks better and far more efficiently than humans can, and it appears to be just a matter of time before AI can do virtually everything better …
Cori Bush Admits Democrats Discussed a $10 Trillion Bill to Help Fight ‘Climate Justice’ Former Reps. Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman recently revealed how Democrats had been pushing for what started as a $10 trillion bill to help fight climate change. Ten. Trillion. Dollars. The two Squad rejects discussed the behind-the-scenes negotiations on their new show, …
When saving for retirement, we all have a goal in mind. A magic number that means we can spend our golden years in comfort. Today, we explain why that magic number keeps going up – and why your own savings goal is almost certainly wrong… By Peter Reagan Question for you: Are you prepared for …
Taxpayers are footing the bill for over $600 million in salaries at the Department of Education—money that could have been used to improve schools, help teachers, and boost student outcomes. Instead, it’s lining the pockets of bureaucrats. There’s no reason government salaries should be that high, especially when the results are questionable. Top teacher salaries …
– SSA was not cooperating with DOGE – Obscure person who was in charge of the Fraud department started assisting DOGE – SSA leader tries to fire this person – Person is now in charge of SSA https://www.dailywire.com/news/almost-fired-for-working-with-doge-social-security-fraud-expert-now-leads-the-agency Leland Dudek was an obscure bureaucrat at the Social Security Administration who dedicated his career to stopping …
by Michael We live in a society that is literally addicted to consuming media content. Unfortunately, control of that content is dominated by just a handful of ultra-powerful corporations. Back in 1983, the media industry was controlled by a group of about 50 large companies. Today, the media industry is controlled by just 6 gigantic …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1884047245156171889 Breakdown of how the Bank of Japan’s rate hike impacts costs globally, especially due to the yen carry trade: Global asset markets Investors who borrowed yen to invest in higher-yielding foreign assets may reduce exposure or sell assets to cover higher borrowing costs. This could lead to declining stock prices, reduced demand for riskier …
Calling for lower interest rates (immediately) and lower oil prices. Almost seems like he’s worried about a recession? 🤔 https://t.co/mr2r90HWIV — George Gammon (@GeorgeGammon) January 23, 2025 There is now only a 22% chance of a recession occurring within the next year, the lowest probability in 3 years 🚨 pic.twitter.com/CtScwF3XJd — Barchart (@Barchart) January 23, …
by Shiriru00 I was just pondering the fact that crypto put more money out to finance political corruption donations in the recent US election than anyone had in previous history. It strikes me that since its introduction, Bitcoin actually has made pretty much everything worse. Helping divert power to corrupt autocrats and crypto-loving oligarchs? Check. Enabling fraud, crime and money …
by Michael 2024 was definitely one of the wildest years that any of us have ever experienced. During the past 12 months, Donald Trump was convicted by a New York jury, he was almost assassinated, he won the presidential election, and he was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Nobody has ever had a year quite …
Yes. I want to release the congressional sexual slush fund list. Tax payers should have never had to pay for that. Along with all the other garbage they should not have to pay for. https://t.co/8CyCO0haHk — Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) December 26, 2024 Congress has secretly paid out more than $17 million of …
Sprinkling diamond dust into the atmosphere could offset almost all the warming caused by humans since the industrial revolution and “buy us some time” with climate change, scientists say. New research indicates that shooting 5.5 million tons (5 million metric tons) of diamond dust into the stratosphere every year could cool the planet by 1.8 …
Imagine if humanity’s future were slipping through our fingers—literally. For decades, the world has been fixated on the threats we can see: climate change, pandemics, economic upheaval. Yet, quietly, an invisible crisis has been brewing inside our bodies. Sperm counts in men have plummeted by nearly 50% worldwide in just a few decades. This isn’t science fiction; …
Johnson, who initially expected to release the text of the bill over the weekend, then on Monday, said Tuesday that it would be unveiled by the end of the day. The proposed legislation would keep the government funded through March 14 while addressing specific priorities, including disaster relief and $10 billion in assistance to farmers. …
Chinese scientists build ‘recoilless AK-47’ that can be wielded by almost any drone | Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post ‘Multiple tests have confirmed effectiveness’ of automatic rifle with almost no recoil specifically designed for unmanned warfare An automatic rifle specifically tailored for drones has been developed by Chinese scientists, marking a huge step forward …
$7 trillion is now sitting in U.S. money market funds, a record high. This happens because the fed overnight rate is close to 5% at this time, so it makes no sense for banks to park money there ONLY for them to have to pay customers the same rate. There’s no room for any profit …
Americans who rely on Medicare to pay for hospital stays are often unable to pay the cost of the standard deduction, sometimes producing a financial shock. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine found that almost half of such patients have insufficient funds to pay the $1,600 payment, the standard out-of-pocket cost. …
The left controls the media, controls Hollywood and manipulates search results yet America is still 50/50 R vs D. America is a conservative country and the modern Democratic Party wouldn’t exist if they didn’t control the media, Hollywood and Big Tech. — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 28, 2024
Even though the CPI is not a true picture for grocery items. Most Americans have seen price of milk, cereals, vegetables, poultry and meat products double in last 4 years. Yet the wage increases depict a fairly accurate picture above. So isn’t it fair to increase minimum wage to match the true inflation to atleast …
And this is why legacy media is tanking. h/t NextDoorJimmy
