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Families are paying 24% more for home appliances, 7% more for electronics and 6% more for clothes this Black Friday. America’s small businesses are barely surviving. Forget 2007. The US consumer today is facing a worse crisis.

Forget 2007. The US consumer today is facing a worse crisis. It's not Systemic Leverage; it's Household Arithmetic. My new memo breaks down the structural squeeze: why the 2026 economy faces a consumer solvency crisis, not a liquidity crisis. — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) December 3, 2025 This Black Friday, shoppers paid 7% more for electronics, …

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The Uproar Over 4 Dollar Fries Shows Just How Severely America’s Standard Of Living Has Eroded

by Michael Once upon a time potatoes were what the poorest people in society would eat because they were so inexpensive.  But now we are being charged an average of $4.19 for a carton of medium fries at McDonald’s.  There are many that are very upset about the rapidly rising cost of fries, and this …

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China Limits America’s Ability to Purchase Rare Earth Minerals

by Martin Armstrong Over 90% of rare earth global production occurs in China. The materials are needed for absolutely everything, namely the production of military equipment, which is why China has imposed new restrictions to prevent the United States from military expansion. China is preparing to implement a “validated end-user” (VEU) system to forbid any …

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In America’s K-Shaped Economy, The Rich Are Getting Richer While Almost Everyone Else Is Getting The Sharp End Of The Stick

by Michael Pundits have been talking a lot about America’s “K-shaped economy” lately, but most average people on the street have no idea what that means.  Basically, it means that the wealthy are getting even wealthier while almost everyone else is getting monkey-hammered.  Yesterday, I detailed 11 signs that economic conditions in the U.S. are the worst …

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Trump backflips on visas for foreign workers as he stuns Laura Ingraham with brutal take on America’s workforce

So much for putting Americans first if every high-pay job gets outsourced through a visa loophole. 🚨I PRESSED President Trump on H-1B visas.🚨 “If you want to RAISE WAGES for Americans, you can’t flood the country with THOUSANDS of foreign workers.”@POTUS: “You have to bring in talent… You can’t take people off the unemployment line …

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Nearly half of America’s major air-traffic control facilities are understaffed, controllers working unpaid, flights delayed or canceled, and the FAA stretched to breaking point

#US flights may face delays/cancellations amid shutdown-driven #ATC shortages — reports pic.twitter.com/qkV53YBZJ6#FAA says nearly 50% of major facilities are understaffed; controllers working without pay, ABC News reported. Transportation Secretary #Sean_Duffy: “We will… — ⚡️🌎 World News 🌐⚡️ (@ferozwala) November 4, 2025 🚨⚡️BREAKING AND UNUSUAL U.S. Secretary of Transportation: We may completely shut down the airspace …

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This is how one-party rule begins and America’s political balance may never recover

Adelaide Stone Van Gessel says she doesn’t agree with partisan gerrymandering in practice. But she voted yes on Proposition 50, a California ballot measure that would allow the state’s Democratic leaders to temporarily bypass California’s independent redistricting commission and enact a more Democratic-friendly congressional map ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Van Gessel and others …

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America’s two economies collide: Fed’s $trillions inflate the stock portfolios of the top 10% while 40 million face hunger and food aid cuts in a nation drowning in fake inflation data

The Fed’s expansion of the money supply inflates asset prices and stock portfolios, while eroding the purchasing power and standard of living of the bottom 90%. The top 10% of wealthy Americans now control 60% of the nation’s wealth America’s looming hunger crisis divides nation: 40 million to lose SNAP food aid amid government shutdown …

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America’s rental boom turns bust: record vacancies, free rent giveaways, and anxious young workers signal the end of the landlord era

Renters across much of the U.S. have enjoyed easing prices and months of free rent this year. Now, this tenant-friendly environment looks poised to extend deep into next year, and perhaps beyond. Apartment rents nationally are advancing at their slowest pace in years, thanks to the glut of new units that has taken longer than …

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$300 billion disclosed, $5 trillion hidden, time bomb inside America’s banking system is about to explode

Private credit has turned into the blind spot of American banking. It started small, just a niche corner for high-yield loans, and now it’s a $1.7 trillion machine that barely anyone can see inside. Banks keep pouring money into these private lenders, hundreds of billions at a time, but almost none of it shows up …

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Stagflation 2.0: Why Even America’s CEOs Are Bracing for the Squeeze

CEO confidence has slipped below the danger line, signaling what many already feel: Higher prices, slower growth, and fading optimism. With inflation rising and growth stalling, even corporate America sees the specter of 1970s-style stagflation returning… By Peter Reagan Heading into fall weather means lower temperatures in many parts of the U.S. Unfortunately, those lower …

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America’s golden age is underway?

Are they getting rid of all the remaining American workers Applied Materials reportedly cutting significant number of roles – “largest layoff in last decade” – Source #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) October 23, 2025 Target cuts 1,800 corporate jobs in first mass layoff since GFC Sounds very bullish #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) October 23, 2025 America’s …

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Trump administration plans to own part of America’s next tech boom.

The government wants equity in quantum computing companies. Own a piece of private firms. Not regulate. Not advise. Own. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-administration-in-talks-to-take-equity-stakes-in-quantum-computing-firms/ar-AA1P03w0 They call it national security. It is control. Taxpayer money or printed cash flows in, government gains a board seat, profits escalate. Three years later, private boards, same surnames, net worth jumps tens of billions. …

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Is This A Signal? The Head Of America’s Largest Bank Warns About A Stock Market Crash As The Housing Market Implodes

by Michael Are the financial markets about to be greatly shaken? The housing market is imploding, corporate bankruptcies are surging, there are all sorts of warning signs in the employment market, and much of the population is feeling our seemingly endless cost of living crisis very keenly. But so far the stock market has seemed immune to the …

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Socialist America: US Government Takes 10% Stake In Lithium Americas

US Government Takes 10% Stake In Lithium Americas https://t.co/D3DyeTE1pR — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 1, 2025 Trump’s Industrial Economy policies just took down their latest scalp, so to speak. One week after Bloomberg reported that the White House was considering a 10% stake in one of the largest North American lithium mining companies, Lithium Americas, on …

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America’s housing collapse forces working families into RVs, kids sleep in grocery lots, seniors ride highways just to survive

America’s housing crisis doesn’t hide. It sits in grocery store lots, behind gas stations, along the edges of school zones. More than 500,000 Americans now live full-time in RVs. That number doubled since 2021. These aren’t retirees chasing sunsets. These are working families, single parents, seniors who couldn’t keep up with rent, couldn’t qualify for …

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America’s second-largest builder slashes prices 22%, signaling a deeper slowdown in the housing market.

“Achieving these results required additional incentives, resulting in a reduced average sales price of $383,000, and our gross margin drifted down to 17.5%, while our SG&A expenses came in at 8.2%, reflecting the soft market conditions.” Source: https://newsroom.lennar.com/2025-09-18-Lennar-Reports-Third-Quarter-2025-Results “The average sales price for new homes dropped to $389,000, an 8.7% decline year-over-year, and a striking …

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Kash Patel Warns House Judiciary Committee About the ‘764’ Nihilist Group Targeting America’s Children

JUST IN: FBI Director Kash Patel says the FBI has uncovered a “nihilistic violent extremist” network called ‘764’ that is convincing children to mutilate themselves and take their own lives. Horrific. “Maybe most importantly, under the counterterrorism and domestic terrorism… pic.twitter.com/jWnceMpPjK — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 17, 2025 https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/leaders-764-arrested-and-charged-operating-global-child-exploitation-enterprise According to the affidavit in the …

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America’s housing market is bleeding: 56% of homes below asking price, Naples sales crash 29%, inventory explodes 58%

The collapse isn’t whispered. It’s marching through neighborhoods, through MLS listings, through every open house where the buyers hesitate, the agents hedge, and the price tags crumble under scrutiny. The illusion of stability has evaporated while 56% of homes now sell below asking, exposing a market that once promised security and now delivers panic and …

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Since 2008, workers have lived a quiet depression. Elites got bailed out, you got drained.

Working Americans have been in depression since 2008. They bailed out the establishment by stealing YOUR quality of life. It doesn't just "feel" worse, it IS worse. pic.twitter.com/oWLyAme7Nv — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 23, 2025 Insane chart: Boomers for the win. Sickening https://t.co/8Ldcixm4OL — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 24, 2025 What bubble? 😳 pic.twitter.com/f3Lmfvz5t0 — …

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America’s Debt-Fueled Economy Is Cracking at the Seams

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans can’t afford minimum credit card payments. With household debt surging past $18 trillion, the foundation of our economy – consumer spending – looks increasingly shaky. Here’s what happens when borrowing breaks down… By Peter Reagan In our modern day and age of economics, the health of the economy is usually …

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America’s housing dream collapses: More than half of homes sell below asking, rents plunge, vacancies soar, and even first-time buyers fear losing it all

Interest rates are stuck. Inventory is swelling. Buyers are gone. More than half of all homes now sell below asking. It’s the weakest housing market since 2012. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/housing-market-craters-56-homes-123114860.html Rents are falling, vacancies hitting records. National apartment rents dropped 0.8% year over year in July. The vacancy rate just hit an all-time high as the 2023 …

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US treasury Scott Bessent just said allies’ wealth is basically America’s to spend

This is, without exaggerating, one of the most extraordinary things a US Treasury Secretary ever said. It should be mandatory viewing for all citizens of US “allies”, Europeans first and foremost. What Bessent is saying is that the US will now treat US allies’ wealth as an American “sovereign wealth fund” (his words), “directing” them, …

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