The Consensus Trades Are About to Unravel

Peter Schiff examines the first trading week under President Trump’s second term, noting market performance, a joint venture announcement in the tech industry, and a significant decline in the dollar index. He delves into the implications of a $500 billion AI investment, arguing it may strain short-term economic resources. Peter also highlights rising trends in …

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82nd Airborne, 10th Mountain Divisions headed to the U.S.-Mexico border.

BREAKING: Marines arrive at the US border 'to secure America' – White House pic.twitter.com/8ZjAkCT9KO — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 24, 2025 Reports that Elements of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are preparing to deploy to the U.S-Mexico Border.. The 82nd Airborne's 3rd Brigade Combat Team is preparing to deploy to the southern border, three …

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Deepseek is a clear disruptor. If it’s outperforming OpenAI at a fraction of the cost, the implications for the Nasdaq are huge.

The dominance of US tech giants is in question. With reduced-capability chips outperforming massive investments, the bubble of overinflated valuations in big tech could burst. The market might soon be forced to recalibrate, adjusting to a reality where smaller, more agile companies can match or even surpass the performance of the giants, without the endless …

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So the farmers are admitting they use slave labour and exploit vulnerable people. Isn’t that illegal?

It Has Begun : Migrant Fears of ICE Shuts Down Peak of CA Citrus Harvest The impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportation is already starting to show. The California Farm Bureau says fears in the Central Valley have led to migrant farmworkers not showing up for work, which has virtually halted the …

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Rents are collapsing?

This is a build to rent home on Fl gulf coast. Duplexes with no tenets pic.twitter.com/A7fnMtbbBY — KneelKashcarry (@Kneelkashcarry) January 22, 2025 SHOCKING: Home buying conditions have collapsed to levels NEVER seen in 65 years pic.twitter.com/KfcG97eqSS — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) January 23, 2025

“WE ARE THE MEDIA

The truth is finally out, legacy media can't hide the numbers anymore their ratings are tanking and X is taking over People want free speech and honest reporting, not biased narratives X is giving it to them and that's why they're thriving Kudos to Elon Musk for creating a… — Stop Socialist Tyranny (@endlibtyranny) January …

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Are Return Expectations For 2025 Too High?

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In a recent post, I discussed Wall Street’s return estimates for 2025 for the S&P 500 index. To wit: “We have some early indications of Wall Street targets for the S&P 500 index, and, as is always the case, they are optimistic for the coming year. The median estimate is …

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Things are going great for Melania coin… heading to zero… First time in 11 weeks that MicroStrategy did not announce a Bitcoin purchase.

And here's Trump coin. It's sitting just above its $36 support. If that gives way, it's lights out. pic.twitter.com/uPRPzCEefG — Jesse Colombo (@TheBubbleBubble) January 20, 2025 THE PASTOR THAT SANG AT THE INAUGURATION IS NOW SHILLING HIS OWN MEMECOIN 😭😭😭 https://t.co/vBCPiKr4RY —  Q-Cap  (@qcapital2020) January 20, 2025 Heading to zero. pic.twitter.com/Lovm71TgKq — The …

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Why Banks in the US are Quietly Panicking

by James Hickman Bank of America released its quarterly earnings report this morning, bright and early at 6:45am. And according to their newest financial statements, the bank is currently sitting on a whopping $112 BILLION in net unrealized bond losses. To say this is atrocious would be a massive understatement. Yet Bank of America had …

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Simply Unaffordable! The Most Unaffordable And Most Affordable Cities In USA (San Jose/New York City Are Least Affordable, Detroit/Cleveland Are Most Affordable)

by confoundedinterest17 Some cities in the USA are simply unaffordable. The Visual Capitalist calls most unaffordable cities as least affordable. San Jose California and New York City are the two most unaffordable cities in the USA. According to household spending. On the flip side of the affordability coin is … Detroit Michigan and Cleveland Ohio. Followed closely by Dayton Ohio and El Paso Texas. Fortunately, I live …

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Tech titans are throwing the best DC parties.

A Euphoric Tech Industry Is Ready to Celebrate Trump and Itself The elite of Silicon Valley are set to revel in their new clout during a long weekend of inaugural parties as President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to resume power. A party at the Beaux-Arts mansion of the venture capitalist Peter Thiel. A blowout …

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UNH figures are out. Increase in revenue, huge drop in earnings.

The owner of UnitedHealthcare reported record full-year revenue but lower profits for 2024, just weeks after the brazen killing of a top executive inflamed the national ire against insurance companies. Why it matters: It’s the first earnings report for UnitedHealth Group since Brian Thompson’s killing in early December sparked a national conversation about the U.S. health care industry’s profits and coverage denials. …

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“China is the most imbalanced economy in the history of the world. They are in a severe recession/depression. They may have -4% disinflation.” -Scott Bessent

"China is the most imbalanced economy in the history of the world. They are in a severe recession/depression. They may have -4% disinflation." -Scott Bessent https://t.co/k6Xv3ZGedR pic.twitter.com/KSXl2zBwX8 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 16, 2025 🚨The drop in China's government bond yields has been biblical: Ongoing property crisis, deflation, youth unemployment, falling demographics, massive debt, and low …

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“If liquidity goes down at all in 2025, markets will crash.”… “There is one of the greatest global refinancing needs we’ve ever seen (in 2025).”

"If liquidity goes down at all in 2025, markets will crash." "There is one of the greatest global refinancing needs we've ever seen (in 2025)."https://t.co/RhEWHGaktg https://t.co/loBTMTxtqp pic.twitter.com/C6vA0uhbMW — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 16, 2025 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1879829865047949643

‘I believe the drones are Chinese.’

Americans are still puzzled over the origins of many drone sightings, particularly on the east coast, throughout December. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., says the government and media are downplaying the issue and believes China was waiting to see what the U.S. reaction would be.

We are currently in the ‘Anxiety’ stage. The great bear market began in early 2025.

I believe we are currently in the ‘Anxiety’ stage. The great bear market has begun at the start of 2025 🐻 byu/Fun_Slip_4350 inWallStreetbetsELITE Stock market facing poor breadth, overvaluation, rising interest rates, trade war risks, and problems with Apple & Nvidia. The stock market is suffering from horrible breadth, massive overvaluation, pressure from sharply rising …

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What Should Be Done To People That Are Looting Or Committing Acts Of Arson During The Los Angeles Fires?

by Michael What would you do to criminals that are using the California fires as an opportunity to loot homes?  And what would you do to criminals that are setting additional fires?  There are no words that are sufficient to describe the immense devastation that we are witnessing in the Los Angeles area.  Thousands upon thousands of …

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August: Stocks gapped down, VIX surged, low on Monday. Today: Gapped down, complacency, bounce likely week’s high. The big boys are liquidating their market positions

Compare to August. On the Monday after the jobs report, stocks gapped down and the VIX exploded. Monday open was the low of the week. Today, the market gapped down amid relative complacency. This morning BTFD bounce could be the high of the week. pic.twitter.com/PnHNYjtIWw — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) January 13, 2025 This incipient bear market …

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Rent Prices Spike By 60% And Now Americans Are Spending Their Entire Paycheck On Housing Costs

It’s more expensive than ever to rent. In fact, rents were unaffordable in 2024 for almost 25 million households in the United States, an all-time high, according to a report on America’s Rental Housing by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released this month. The most astonishing finding highlighted by analysts in …

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7 Signs You Are WAY ABOVE Average (SCARY Money Stats!)

It’s not always the greatest thing to play the comparison game with people, but in this case it might actually be beneficial. That’s because the average person is not doing to well with their finances and if you are even slightly above average, it can give you the motivation to keep pushing further and if …

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39 Stores are Leaving NYC…

A new robbery pattern targeting pharmacies is now taking over NYC, at the worst possible time. Over the past year dozens of pharmacies shut down, and if this crime pattern isn’t stopped, more closures are pretty much guaranteed…

IRS sending out $2.4 billion worth of stimulus checks: Are you eligible to receive one? Average is $1,400.00

U.S. taxpayers may be in line to receive a stimulus check by the end of January if they did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax return, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. The IRS said the decision came about after reviewing internal data which showed eligible taxpayers who filed a return …

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