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RFK Jr. leads by example and only eats good healthy food, never processed junk food. Then sits down to dinner with a Big Mac, fries and Coke. Last night: Picture from Trump Force One after UFC 309 pic.twitter.com/BnfU51ReAZ — Visegrád …
Nov 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft’s (MSFT.O), opens new tab cloud computing business, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The agency is examining …
In October 2024, small business uncertainty skyrocketed to an all-time high. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its Uncertainty Index hit a staggering 110, the highest it has ever been. This jump in concern stemmed from the …
Job cuts accelerate in October with strikes, mass furloughs, layoffs, & small business closures at elevated levels. Over 109,000 cuts per our preliminary figure. Final figure available on Sunday, as always. #MacroEdge #DrivenbyData pic.twitter.com/9cPnR1qDr9 — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) October 31, 2024 …
Compared to last times negative 99.5% Ford Crushed After EV and Warranty Costs Hit Earnings https://t.co/IMFu4G4HiA — Nobody Special (@JG_Nuke) October 29, 2024 h/t neyo7081
“ELON: MANY BUSINESS LEADERS SUPPORT TRUMP BUT ARE AFRAID TO BE PUBLIC “I’ve talked to a lot of people, leaders in business and technology, because I was like, guys, you really need to go out there and fight hard because …
by confoundedinterest17 Communications breakdown! As Harris wordsalads her vision of the economy saying small businesses are the backbone of the US economy, but small businesses aren’t feeling it. Small business optimism remains below 100 at 91.5. Perhaps the themesong of Harris/Walz …
The energy unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, the second largest US clean power owner, will pay about $3.9bn for the minority 8% stake held by the family of a late board member. In a regulatory filing Tuesday, Berkshire Hathaway …
After the bombshell indictment of Eric Adams by a federal grand jury, New York City’s powerful business community is scrambling to figure out how to deal with the real possibility of a socialist taking over City Hall. Business titans are …
September @KansasCityFed Manufacturing Index down to -8 vs. -5 est. & -3 prior … new orders slipped to -14 (-12 prior); workweek declined to -15 (-10 prior); production fell to -18 (+6 prior) … employment fell to -11 (-7 prior), …
An India-based hotel operator is to purchase America’s most popular motel chain in a $525 million all-cash deal. The deal will see budget motel chain Motel 6 being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in …
FedEx CEO says “The magnitude of the Fed rate cuts . . . signals the weakness of the current environment,” as priority shipments between businesses, a bell-weather of the economy, dropped FedEx reported a steep quarterly profit drop and lowered …
Despicable. The people who are meant to represent their citizens despise them. — Cash Loren (@Cashloren) September 18, 2024 This incident involved Springfield, Ohio City Council Member Krystal Brown. During a council meeting, she was caught on a hot mic …
by Mike Maharrey Russian businesses are using gold to pay Chinese suppliers as a way to skirt economic sanctions. According to the Russian website Russia’s Pivot to Asia, Russian businesses are buying physical gold in Russia and then transporting it to …
…In total, Goldman Sachs has lost a staggering $6 billion pre-tax since the beginning of 2020 “on a big chunk of its consumer-lending businesses, including its credit cards”, a sad confirmation of our 2018 warning. Several factors contribute to Goldman’s massive …
Source with further context I was curious if the same thing happened in the US, I looked up the data and here’s what I found: Since 2012 US business starts have jumped dramatically and it has remained pretty consistent, it’s …
Swift is a billion dollar brand. Why risk alienating 50% of your fans? I’ll never understand why these celebrities take any side in politics. It’s just bad for business. https://t.co/yx0QnPTe2Y — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 11, 2024
A Texas hotel may be shut down after 693 police calls were made in just two years at the property for suspected illegal and gang-related activity, according to legal documents. The Gateway Hotel has received a temporary and permanent injunction …
Citi: pic.twitter.com/qRIJKv8LZt — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) September 9, 2024 Goldman Sachs to post $400 million hit to third-quarter results as it unwinds consumer business Goldman Sachs will post a roughly $400 million pretax hit to third-quarter results as the …
Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to unveil a new proposal to provide small businesses a $50,000 tax deduction for startup expenses. The policy would be a tenfold expansion of the current $5,000 startup tax deduction. Donald Trump has attacked …
Texas is now the national leader in business finance. Welcome to Y’all Street. pic.twitter.com/LpbWaPg3yX — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 18, 2024
THE MORE MONEY YOU SPEND ON HOMELESSNESS, THE MORE OF IT YOU BUY: “That’s the equivalent of spending… $1,137,256 per person to exit homelessness.” Despite spending over $1.1 million for each of the only 126 people who transitioned out of homelessness, …
It’s amazing that you can have businesses that have been around for a well over 130 years and even survived the great depression but the economy today is so bad that, only now today they are going out of business. …
by Mike Shedlock ADP data shows year-over-year payroll growth is negative 88,000 for small corporations sized 20-49. Trends are negative in all but very large corporations. Data from ADP, chart by Mish I created some new charts today from a …
Wokeness is their god. pic.twitter.com/s6CPpw0nUH — Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) July 16, 2024
It is worse than that. Even their advantages have a downside. Unlike the US most EU countries have exercised good debt management and have long average maturities. A higher for longer scenario is not their friend as debt gets rolled …
2YR/10YR Treasury spread steepening in response? Buckle up! — B_radRiffs (@B_radRiffs) July 9, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings fell in April to the lowest level since 2021. But they remained at historically strong levels despite high interest rates …
US consumer confidence eased this month due to a more muted outlook for business conditions, the job market, and incomes. The Conference Board’s gauge of sentiment decreased to 100.4 from a downwardly revised 101.3 reading in May . Specifically, expectations for the …