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This so-called “low” inflation number is a total joke. While they brag about 2.4%, Americans are getting slammed with reckless hikes in gas, insurance, food, rent, and healthcare. The basics keep getting more expensive every damn day, and no one’s …
Only 22% of Americans say they enjoy using AI tools like ChatGPT, per Statista: pic.twitter.com/xm75nqWRP7 — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 3, 2025
https://twitter.com/RetroAgent12/status/1929724572603240524 🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP'S TARIFFS SHATTER RECORDS: $22.3 BILLION IN MAY AS REVENUE DOUBLES U.S. tariff revenue hit a record $22.3 billion in May, following April's $16.5 billion haul. Customs and excise taxes have more than DOUBLED in just two months. …
The latest tax and spending bill, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill”, has sparked outrage over its glaring disparities in benefits. While the wealthiest Americans stand to gain $70,000 in tax cuts, the average worker will receive a mere $1,700. This …
by Michael Do you ever feel like you are “functionally unemployed”? If so, you are definitely not alone. There are lots of people out there that cannot pay the bills each month even though they have jobs. In fact, there …
Credit Card and Auto Loan delinquencies. 👇🏼 Nothing to see here, move along. pic.twitter.com/MOj9KRtxpU — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) May 15, 2025 Student loan delinquencies are exploding—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With $18.2 trillion in household debt …
by Michael When you don’t have enough money to pay the bills, it can make for a lot of sleepless nights. If you are in that position right now, I want you to know that you are definitely not alone. …
Long-term unemployment is rising: The number of long-term unemployed Americans jumped to 1.67 million in April, the highest since February 2022. The number of Americans unemployed for 27 weeks and over has risen by ~600,000 over the last 2 years. …
Americans save 3% of their income. 3%. That's all. We spend 97% of it. And that's with essentially zero goods inflation for the past 40 years as China subsidized our consumption at their own domestic consumers expense. So if your …
Americans are so fucking broke I don't even know where to fucking start pic.twitter.com/6YW4fe2zpm — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) April 27, 2025 How much it cost to have a baby in America (Tennessee) – Ultrasound “cost us $2,067.85”– Hospital stay observation …
A growing number of Americans are using buy now, pay later loans to buy groceries, and more people are paying those bills late, according to new Lending Tree data released Friday#MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) April 26, 2025 Americans are so …
$1M 30yr mortgage at 2.50% (covid time frame) = $3,951/month payment $1M 30yr mortgage at 6.85% (current national average) = $6,553/monthly payment Annualized that is a $31,224 difference. If you took out a mortgage or refi'ed with a mortgage that …
Yields are more likely to crash in the coming months, not the opposite. pic.twitter.com/QNo5b0NzIb — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 25, 2025 Hardship 401k withdrawals running 15-20% above norms pic.twitter.com/C4VOxqXuNB — Special Situations 🌐 Research Newsletter (Jay) (@SpecialSitsNews) April 25, 2025 …
It’s not just low income folks struggling anymore. Even the rich are falling behind on making their debt payments these days. In fact, the delinquency rate for prime borrowers on auto loans is skyrocketing right now especially when you compare …
The average American needs $1.26 million to retire comfortably – but most have saved only a fraction of that. Inflation isn’t going away, Social Security won’t be enough, and the future will favor those who plan wisely – here’s how… …
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the US declined by 0.7% in March 2025 to 100.5, after a decline of 0.2% in February. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/QaFvkXJliE — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) April 21, 2025 Americans considering filing for bankruptcy …
The Brief Bankruptcy filings are on the rise in 2025. This year, over 140,000 bankruptcy filings were reported in the U.S. Americans thinking about bankruptcy are tied to financial factors like tariffs and consumer debt. A new report reveals that …
These are horrible trends. What is driving that? Cannot young people afford having family and a home anymore, or are there different reasons? pic.twitter.com/MaqL98hzMM — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) April 18, 2025 HUMANITY IS LOW-KEY GOING EXTINCT AND NOBODY’S TALKING …
The automotive industry is facing unprecedented challenges, highlighting five major trends that strongly indicate a significant price correction is on the horizon. With total auto loan debt reaching an all-time high of $1.7 trillion, vehicle inventories accumulating, and looming tariffs …
The popularity of a Chinese e-commerce app has surged in the U.S., driven by a spate of viral TikTok videos amid a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. DHgate, a Beijing-based online platform for cross-border commerce, became the …
Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem announced Friday that the the notorious PATRIOT Act-era REAL ID scheme would go into effect at the end of the month. REAL ID is one of the greatest threats to Americans' civil liberties in decades. …
🇺🇸 PETER NAVARRO: CHINA’S NOT JUST KILLING AMERICANS — THEY’RE KILLING OUR ECONOMY “From our perspective, China’s killed over a million Americans with deadly fentanyl and related drugs, and it simply refuses to do anything about that. Many of these …
While some countries may be scaling back their golden visa opportunities, New Zealand just made it easier for wealthy Americans to earn residency. New Zealand relaxed several of the requirements for its Active Investor Plus Visa Program on April 1. …
It’s a frightening reality about the state of American consumer debt that at the end of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis indicated that Americans owe more than $1.21 trillion in credit card debt. This was up $45 …
China is against the ropes. With tremendous tariffs leveled against them by the Trump administration, they are doing everything in their power to try to preserve their economy while saving face. A part of their propaganda plan is to insult …
On this day of 1996 , Nancy Pelosi a US member of Congress could have drawn the line to say to the President of the United States, do something about this US-China trade relationship that is a job loser for …
Trump’s tariff strategy was brilliant—and frankly, it was his only option. Let’s be clear here: he didn’t have a choice. The alternatives, like cutting entitlements or raising taxes, would have been political suicide. The American people, tired of being hit …
