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US mass layoff warnings are rising at a concerning pace: 39,006 Americans were given advance layoff notice in October, the 2nd-highest since the 2020 pandemic. These notices are issued under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which obligates …
Before covid, the average first-time homebuyer age never exceeded 33 years old. In 2025, it rose to a whopping 40. byu/Conscious-Quarter423 inInfographics The same generation that had affordable housing in their 20s is the same generation buying houses today. Because …
Southern California home sales fell to their lowest level for an August on record as stubbornly elevated prices and mortgage rates – plus economic uncertainty – scared off house hunters. The six-county region had 14,476 sales in the month, according …
Average new car prices surpass $50,000 for the first time in history. Perfect inflation. pic.twitter.com/KxBtGZrxp1 — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 19, 2025 The average transaction price of a new vehicle crossed a major threshold in September, climbing beyond $50,000 for …
$1.33 trillion in credit card debt. That is not strength. That is panic. The average family owes $10,668. You can feel it in the lines at the grocery store, in the gas pump, in the monthly bills that never stop. …
Key Takeaways America’s median home price-to-income ratio has risen from 3.5 in 1985 to 5.0 in 2025. In 2025, the median price for an American home is $416,900, up from $82,800 in 1985. 30-year fixed mortgage rates have reduced from 12.4% …
Car debt has reached record levels, and a growing number of car owners owe more on their vehicles than they are worth, new data shows.https://t.co/3trXUg40un — ABC News (@ABC) October 16, 2025 The average price of a new car was …
Wealth and mortality in retirement have now been quantified. People making over $120,000 in retirement live an average of 9 years longer. pic.twitter.com/ucyskNPOgP — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 8, 2025 Access to better healthcare is my guess. Better foods. Etc …
🇺🇸 FORD CEO JIM FARLEY : “WE DON’T HAVE MECHANICS” 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/0F70BgZPDO — Brian Krijgsman (@BrianKrijgsman) October 5, 2025 Trade levies are starting to drive up costs for goods from cans of soup to car parts: https://t.co/PFw9SMxLwK — Financial Times …
Texas is not just dealing with debt, it is sinking in it, and the people in charge act like nothing is wrong. 1 in 3 Texans now has debt in collections. That is not just above the national average, it …
The Fed is no longer targeting average inflation of 2% Unless you already own assets, you will fall behind even more. Predominantly helps the already wealthy and boomers We are speed running the country towards every young person believing in …
$745 per month. That is the average new car payment in 2025. Most buyers are falling behind. Auto debt is surging. And people are trapped in loans stretching six years. Six years of payments. Six years of chains (CarBuzz). Experian …
The average American scrolls 86 miles a year. Not metaphorically. Thumb to glass. That is more than three marathons. Oddly, it is six miles more than we walk. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/forget-walking-americans-scroll-86-miles-a-year-on-phones-and-the-number-keeps-rising-are-you-guilty-too/articleshow/123337096.cms Arizona tops the list. 8 hours and 50 minutes of screen …
(The Center Square) – (The Center Square) — The cost to taxpayers for New York City firefighter pensions is continuing to rise, according to a new report by a fiscal watchdog group, which said the average annual payout surpassed $170,000 …
Real wage purchasing power down 89% since gold standard ended. The average hourly wage (in gold terms) just hit a new all-time low, going all the way back to 1963 The real purchasing power of the average wage for an …
Stock futures opened sharply lower. Dow futures shed about 0.8%, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1%. Earnings weakness added pressure, but Trump’s tariff shock dominated headlines. “The average tariff rate roughly on reciprocal is going …
People are late in bills and CC rates are hurting the families. — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) July 18, 2025
Echoes of 2008 stir on Wall Street… Just as in 2000 & 2007, when weekly unemployment claims start nearing 300K you can kiss the bull market goodbye. Mark it down. 💯 Chart from @profplum99. pic.twitter.com/bJffcNyvN5 — John (@market_sleuth) June 19, …
“It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal, see chart below. Why does it take so long? Because trade negotiations involve going through what is imported into each country line by line and …
🚨The US labor market is not healthy: The average weekly hours came at 34.2 in March, the second-lowest in 5 years. Americans work the least hours in aggregate since the 2020 crisis and in line with the Financial Crisis. This …
Average loan terms for new and used cars are close to six years and the majority of loans have terms of more than five years, as of Q2 2024. Longer-term loans can lower your monthly payments, but also cost you …
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 …
Revolving debt, which mostly includes credit card balances, jumped 8.2% in January, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest consumer credit report. Altogether, consumer debt, including student loans, auto loans and credit card debt, now stands at $5 trillion. Higher prices …
Fewer hours worked means less money in pockets, and it signals weak labor demand. Yet the media still pushes the narrative of a “strong labor market.” ⚠️Americans work the LEAST hours since the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis: Average …
This Fed is completely detached from reality. Market weakness is already baked in. They’re driving blind! Average Hourly Work Week. Leading Indicator!!! Only time lower GFC! Powell said today the labor market showed no signs of weakness. FFR = 4.33% …
Mortgage payments now make up 40% of the average household income – the highest levels in over 30 years By the classic rule of keeping payments under a third of income, about 70% of Americans today can’t afford a mortgage …
by LegalDragonfruit1506 -Unemployment rate is low -Lots of job openings are being reported Almost 1/4 of Harvard MBA grads are unemployed. A recession is coming and the current administration is going to be holding the bag. https://www.edexlive.com/campus/2025/Jan/21/over-23-of-harvard-universitys-mba-graduates-unemployed-report
by PrestigiousCat969 Nasdaq 100 Index has nearly doubled since the start of 2023. It’s has gone 467 sessions trading above its 200-day moving average — the second-longest streak since the index’s inception four decades ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. …
It’s a troubling reality that underscores the growing divide between the wealthy elite and the struggling majority. tick tock pic.twitter.com/FflitwaJ3G — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2025 The bottom 50% of households hold 2.4% of US wealth, per Bloomberg. — …
