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Time to mail the keys back to the bank and walk away. https://t.co/aaesJz7sCR — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 26, 2025 Subprime mortgages are on the rise again – Newsweek Subprime mortgages, in both originations and balances held by less creditworthy borrowers, are on the rise in 2025, reflecting to a lesser degree the conditions that …
by confoundedinterest17 Yikes! October saw an estimated 36.8% more home sellers than buyers, biggest gap in records dating back to 2013. Last one, promise 😁 pic.twitter.com/1luRsMFlo7 — Hollywood Horror Museum (@horrormuseum) November 25, 2025
A tense hallway video shows a man pounding on a resident’s door and refusing to leave even after being told multiple times to back off. When he kept escalating, the resident pressed a taser to the metal door handle from inside without ever opening the door, and the shock sent him running down the hallway …
https://twitter.com/spice1975503/status/1992215378181619837 Major retailers warn of slowing consumer spending and cut forward orders Nov 19 (Reuters) – Target (TGT.N), opens new tab reported a bigger-than-expected drop in comparable sales on Wednesday and offered a wide range of profit outcomes for its holiday quarter, as it cuts prices and makes investments to appeal to cash-strapped U.S. consumers. …
Prices Rising Rapidly byu/Katariman ininflation Home Depot just became the latest major retailer to warn that the slowdown in consumer spending is spreading. The home improvement cut its full-year outlook on Tuesday, reporting weakening sales growth for Q3. Comparable sales — a key measure that strips out new store openings — rose by just 0.2% …
Massive stimulus wave incoming. pic.twitter.com/wl0ReukCvX — Laurel Lee – bzzZ (@akalaurelee) November 21, 2025 *JAPAN PACKAGE TO BE WORTH 42.8T YEN IN OVERALL IMPACT: GOVT *JAPAN'S ECON PACKAGE TO BE 21.3T YEN OVERALL: GOVERNMENT *JAPAN SET FOR 17.7T YEN IN FRESH SPENDING VIA EXTRA BUDGET 🇯🇵🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/0lM8nxhLNG — Investing.com (@Investingcom) November 21, 2025 TOKYO — …
It looks like the Fed is starting to communicate a December rate cut. The leading banks are getting the message through indirect channels. Fed futures now show a 70% probability of a cut — and suddenly market futures are magically recovering. I’m telling you… these hawks are basically dummy farts It looks like the Fed …
The European Union is pushing back against a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, reportedly being drafted behind closed doors by the US and Russia, demanding that any diplomatic attempt must have Kyiv and European leaders at the table. The plan, first reported by US outlet Axios, is said to include terms that …
Middlemen are the disease.Direct is the cure. This isn’t just about healthcare.It’s about leverage.It’s about who really holds the power. Return it to the people-and the entire system starts to shake. — The Master Builder @KingsProtocol — The Master Builder (@KingsProtocol) November 18, 2025
Current situation: 1. The US is preparing $2,000 stimulus checks 2. Japan is preparing a $110 billion stimulus package 3. China has approved a $1.4 trillion stimulus package 4. The Fed is officially ending QT on December 1st 5. The US is issuing~$1.9 trillion in treasures per year 6. Canada is restarting its Quantitative Easing …
NEW YORK TIMES: – US prepares some tariff exemptions to lower food prices, will include beef and citrus products – Trump has not made final decision on exemptions – Exemptions would apply to certain reciprocal tariffs looks like Trump is admitting grocery prices are too high — amit (@amitisinvesting) November 13, 2025 Michigan woman: The …
Translation: The economy is unraveling and we need to roll some of these tariffs back. The consumer is on life support and can’t handle much more. https://t.co/EnqnpPWRfi — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 12, 2025 BREAKING: US Treasury Secretary Bessent says we will see "substantial tariff news" over the next couple of days. — The Kobeissi …
When traders bid up the near-term $VIX over the next month’s contract, it means fear is front-loaded; they expect turbulence immediately. That’s exactly what we just saw. The Nov-Dec VIX spread widened significantly, followed by a rapid contraction. This kind of reversal often… pic.twitter.com/wP9DT1pDdN — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) November 11, 2025 This chart …
HealthRanger @HealthRanger Trump is now entering the helicopter money phase of empire collapse. After effectively TAXING Americans with punitive tariffs that are ultimately paid by the end consumer, Trump is now promising to give back a small portion of the money the government took from you while destroying your small business and causing supply chain …
BREAKING – 24 Republican senators want to keep the filibuster in place, with only nine senators confirming they want it removed, while the rest remain “undecided.” These are who to blame when President Trump gets impeached in 2026. pic.twitter.com/i4MQQMr3qi — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) November 7, 2025 President Donald Trump’s crusade to end the …
California families are starting to get their SNAP benefits back on their cards after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the food assistance program for the month of November by Friday. One viewer called ABC7 and said her account was “fully funded.” California was one of more than 22 other states …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a sharp rebound in operating profit on Saturday, while its cash pile swelled to a new high with no buybacks. Berkshire’s operating profit generated from the conglomerate’s wholly owned businesses including insurance and railroads jumped 34% year over year to $13.485 billion in the third quarter. The gains were driven …
https://twitter.com/moment_mirthful/status/1982622980435030275 It’s a good time to remember that under lunatic @GovKathyHochul’s leadership, the great State of New York leads the nation in several categories: *Population loss*Income loss*Migrant spending*Healthcare spending per capita*Public welfare per capita*National guard members in… — Reza Chowdhury (@RezaC1) October 27, 2025 BREAKING – It has been revealed that the “aunt” Zohran Mamdani …
WALL STREET SHOCKER: MOST U.S. STOCK TRADING NOW HAPPENS IN THE SHADOWS — NOT ON EXCHANGES For the first time in history, more than half of U.S. stock trading is happening off the public exchanges — funneled into dark pools and internal trading desks of major Wall Street firms. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) October 25, …
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‘Immigration judges can no longer grant bond for immigrants who entered the US without authorization’ “DHS calling the ruling, quote, a big win for our ICE attorneys securing our ability to detain illegal aliens until they are deported.” “A new immigration court directive could keep people detained much longer before they’re deported. The Board of …
Airlines for America President: I don't care what political party you're from. If you're in the world of airlines and transportation, nobody wants the Biden administration back. pic.twitter.com/GfsRcGcnOz — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 17, 2025
Trump has now started to roll back tariffs on products that can not be grown mined or naturally produced in the US.
https://x.com/ClaudetteC98576/status/1977769770834337926 This information stems from a 2023 report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, which found that as of fiscal year 2021, about 149,000 federal employees had unpaid tax liabilities totaling approximately $1.5 billion. Among these, over 5,800 IRS employees and contractors owed nearly $50 million in overdue taxes. Alarmingly, only about a …
The administration is not just changing shutdown rules. It is redefining what counts as work and what counts as loyalty. By suggesting furloughed federal workers might not get back pay, the White House is sending a clear signal: your service matters only if you show up on their terms. Essential workers who are still on …
BREAKING: 🇨🇳🇺🇲 China signaled that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, per WSJ pic.twitter.com/VCI3sFUdTy — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) October 12, 2025 China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100 percent tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the …
They are definitely going to try but a 100% tariff by the president strikes where it counts. China’s youth unemployment is over 20 percent with more than 12 million graduates entering a job market that cannot absorb them. Job postings have dropped roughly 22 percent while job seekers have risen 8 percent, forcing families and …
via notayesmanseconomics It is time for another trip to a land down under and my attention has been piqued by this. Australia’s Consumer Inflation Expectations for October rose to 4.8% from 4.7% prior, marking the highest reading since June. ( Forex Factory) That is from the Melbourne Institute and as you can see things are …
He signed that bill into law in 2019 requiring back pay for federal workers during lapses. He doesn’t even know that law exists or that he signed it. OMB is scrubbing all references to it in their shutdown guidance documents. — Camille MacKenzie (@CamRMacKenzie) October 7, 2025 Collins: So if your position is what they …
The AI hardware market looks competitive, but it isn’t. Nvidia is quietly running the entire game. What seems like a patchwork of chipmakers and cloud providers is really one company controlling the flow of money, production, and deployment. Nvidia invests in OpenAI, which buys chips from AMD. Oracle sells cloud infrastructure powered by Nvidia, and …