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The United States has been living on borrowed time and borrowed money. For decades, both parties in Washington have relied on the two bluntest tools in the box, fiscal impulse and monetary impulse, to keep the illusion of strength alive. Massive spending sprees and ultra-loose money from the Fed have propped up the economy like …
ISM services index slips to 50.8% from 53.5% The service side of the U.S. economy, known as its engine, grew in March at its slowest pace in nine months, reflecting government spending cuts and uncertainty among businesses spawned by U.S. tariffs. The services index compiled by the Institute for Supply Management dropped to 50.8% in …
by Michael The Trump administration is assembling an armada of bombers at a military base on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, and meanwhile the Iranians have loaded their missile launchers and are prepared to instantly respond to any attack. In other words, we have never been closer to an apocalyptic war in …
Downward #earnings revisions have been outpacing upward revisions. As you know,we have been stating for quite a while that #estimates were way to high and would have to adjust lower for #economic realities.H/T @sentimentrader pic.twitter.com/rzDVOxozSy — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) March 31, 2025 BofA says trend followers have been ramping up US equity "SHORTS" ahead of …
Chuck Schumer has always played the game of politics with a dangerous disregard for the consequences. But now, he’s gone too far. His admission on PBS that he’s “mobilizing radical activists” to target Republican lawmakers isn’t just reckless—it’s reckless and dangerous. Schumer is actively encouraging a mob mentality, where his so-called “activists” storm private events, …
An FBI agent who accused the bureau of political bias during President Donald Trump’s first administration was arrested Monday in New York on charges related to the alleged unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Johnathan Buma, a 15-year veteran of the bureau, allegedly shared text messages, internal documents and other …
Gold price is up over 15% so far in 2025, conquering the previously-unthinkable $3,000/oz level with no signs of slowing down. What does that tell us about the future of the U.S. dollar? Let’s take a look… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the …
by Michael And I suppose that it is just a “coincidence” that all of this is happening as the U.S. and Israel threaten to strike Iran’s nuclear program? Maybe you don’t believe that “signs” exist, and that is okay. But nobody can deny that President Trump has threatened Iran with military action if they do not make a …
Combine that with California and Arizona’s new requirement for only cage-free egg production, and we’ve got an absolute disaster on our hands. Egg prices have skyrocketed by a whopping 64% during Biden’s presidency. EGGS: Here's Why It's Been So Hard to Find Eggs. The CDC reported that a staggering 128,907,392 wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry, …
It’s like they have no thoughts of their own, just parroting the same tired party line. Do they really think the American people don’t notice? I wonder who gave them this script. pic.twitter.com/RLxVIuFcOn — Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) March 4, 2025 Reminds me of this..written all within minutes of each other after the Trump / Zelensky …
An important visit to the United States. In Washington, I met with a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. Senate. Our discussions focused on the continued military assistance for Ukraine, relevant legislative initiatives, my meeting with President Trump, efforts to achieve a just… pic.twitter.com/KJcosUpygc — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 28, 2025 https://twitter.com/_/status/1895518556693151994 Amy …
https://twitter.com/rev_cap/status/1892756066443640857 The housing market is in MUCH worse shape than 2008 pic.twitter.com/tsnp7DucXE — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 20, 2025 Look no further: pic.twitter.com/gJjpoaoj4W — Saw Chuck (@Saw_Chuck2023) February 21, 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Monday that while monetary policy “is now in a good place,” she wants to see data reflect more progress on inflation before cutting interest rates further. “I would like to gain greater confidence that progress in lowering inflation will continue as we consider making further adjustments to the …
A Welsh landfill dump where 8,000 Bitcoins are thought to be buried will be repurposed, at least partly, into a solar farm. According to BBC News, the local council will close the landfill in the 2025-26 financial year, and then it will be capped. Planning permission has been secured to develop a solar farm at …
Federal Worker Reveals 19-21-Year-Old DOGE Team Members Conduct 15-Minute Job Justification Interviews with Grown-Up Employees Before Deciding Whether They Should Be Fired By Jim Hft Feb. 8, 2025 8:15 am1569 Comments TruthTweetShareGettrGab An unnamed federal worker whined about the fresh approach brought by young, dynamic DOGE team. Elon Musk’s innovative Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) …
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called on the CEOs of NPR and PBS to testify at a ‘DOGE’ subcommittee hearing on what she described as “systemically biased content” from federally funded radio and TV organizations. Why it matters: Greene’s hearing dovetails with a Federal Communications Commission investigation into the two broadcasters, which are longtime targets for Republican …
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has executed a series of significant technology stock trades valued at over $30 million, according to recent congressional disclosure reports, while recovering from a hip injury sustained during an official trip to Luxembourg. What Happened: Pelosi’s latest trading activity includes substantial positions in major tech companies through options contracts. On …
by Michael The chaos that we are witnessing in Washington D.C. right now is absolutely breathtaking. The U.S. possesses the largest and most bloated bureaucracy in the entire history of the planet, and now it is has been thrown into a state of turmoil as Donald Trump and his team fire political appointees, freeze spending, and …
US: We need 17 years and 400 Trillion dollars to build AI. China over a weekend with twigs and berries: AI is ready — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 27, 2025 NVIDIA (and NASDAQ) could easily fall over 75%. When it happens (not if, in my view), we should see a capital rotation event, a 10 …
Let’s not get it on. Americans are losing interest in sex, a government study has found — with one astonishing age group leading the no-nookie trend. Rates of sexlessness are climbing from coast to coast among adults ages 22 to 34, statistics plucked from the newly unsheathed National Survey of Family Growth showed — with …
As the debt continues to mount and delinquency rates rise, the tension in the financial landscape becomes unbearable. The rapid rise in margin debt, combined with the surging subprime auto loan delinquencies, signals a precarious tipping point for the economy. Margin Debt is now at the highest level since December 2021 and up 28.3% YoY. …
It seems success isn’t enough—they’re testing just how much subscribers will tolerate. Netflix is raising its prices again – after adding 19 million new subscribers in Q4 Key Takeaways Netflix confirmed it would be “adjusting prices” on most of its plans in its shareholder letter released Tuesday, saying the company “will occasionally ask our members to pay …
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Tablets and appliances made in China, hybrid cars built in Canada, European wine. As Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president quickly approaches, Americans are stocking up on goods in anticipation of tariffs Trump plans to place on imports, according to a Guardian reader poll. Since the election, Trump has promised to immediately impose a 25% …
Amid a search for the cause of the crisis, energy firm Southern California Edison admitted its grid short-circuited just after 10pm on Tuesday when a tower went down – the same time the Hurst Fire erupted. As investigators continue to search for the cause of the Los Angeles fires, new evidence potentially points to downed …
$SPX Chart Update: I can envision maybe a little weakness to begin the week then dip buyers buy up to close the week before the inauguration on the 20th. So we can likely fill that Trump Bump gap around 5,782, maybe slightly overshoot to as low as 5,750 to hit that major support trendline before …
The biggest players in the American auto industry are sounding the alarm for 2025: things are tipping towards disaster, and many auto companies are at risk of going under. Recently, one CEO has bluntly admitted that his company, which is one of the largest car manufacturers in the U.S. and the world, only has 12 …
