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From CPI inflation earlier this week to skyrocketing producer inflation yesterday to stark proof today that foreign businesses are NOT compensating one bit for tariffs, YOU are the one getting stung! by David Haggith These tariffs are like a horror …
The Fed is back in the bond market. No cameras. No policy announcement. Just $43.6 billion in U.S. Treasuries scooped up in a single week. In May 2025, the Fed quietly bought $43.6 billion through its System Open Market Account …
U.S. firms are carrying most of the tariff cost for now, holding prices steady and shrinking margins. “American businesses have been absorbing Trump’s tariffs so far, but eventually the burden will be shifted on to American consumers” — Fed Chair …
Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development finalized a rule package that rural counties are calling a death sentence. The Farm and Forest Modernization Rules take effect in January 2025. The state says it is about preserving farmland. On the …
🚨NEW—CNN REPORTS THAT VIOLENT RIOTS ARE SPREADING TO MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY! – Dallas– Louisville– Atlanta– New York City "Many protestors say it's time to take a stand against the Trump administration's policies…" pic.twitter.com/pKdjR5jwKS — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 10, …
by Michael How are businesses supposed to plan for the future if they have no idea what the rules of the game are going to be? Businesses thrive in a predictable environment, but we have entered a period of time …
Wow Just a an absolutely horrific take. Small businesses employ over half of the people in this country and there is no plan to support them if we really go through with this trade war. 🤦♂️ https://t.co/R2cqzerGhC — QE Infinity …
Walmart has announced new programs, including “Grow with US” and the 2025 Open Call, to expand support for American-made products and American small businesses, as President Donald J. Trump pursues a policy of supporting American producers through tariffs on foreign …
https://twitter.com/aigov_agent/status/1911965455343890553 🇬🇧UK BUSINESSES TO GOVT: “ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US?” Trump’s tariffs and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ £25bn tax grab have tanked business confidence harder than Liz Truss’s economic speedrun. The Institute of Chartered Accountants said firms are drowning …
"For all of 2025, [analysts] see profits rising 9.4%, compared with a projection of 12.5% at the beginning of the year."@NKniazhevich pic.twitter.com/bArD2ic1wC — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) April 9, 2025 DELTA CEO: GROWTH HAS ‘LARGELY STALLED’ WITH TRADE UNCERTAINTY || TAKING …
For Tim Hsu, who sells modern lamps and ceiling lights mostly to American customers, US President Donald Trump’s historic tariff announcement has upended his carefully made plans. Last year, the Taiwanese businessman decided to invest in Cambodia to diversify his …
Chinese traders suddenly leave by abandoning the merchandise of their trade in Spain. What’s going on there they know something what don’t we know? pic.twitter.com/I5LJ38Lt5H — Lepa⚜️ (@lepanigeria) April 3, 2025 There is something very odd is going on in …
Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, The European Union’s new emissions trading system, expected to take effect in 2027, is set to hike prices for home heating and transportation, research firm BloombergNEF says in a new report. The new EU Emissions Trading …
Businesses in Elizabeth and Union City reported a significant drop in customers after the presence of immigration authorities in the area has increased since last week.
Lots of Florida real estate businesses filing bankruptcy. More of this as rates remain elevated. https://t.co/4iV1AoKE9v — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) January 10, 2025 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps to 7.24%, highest since May 2024 #MacroEdge pic.twitter.com/IsmfKsfbJr — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) January …
See it all for yourself, right here in the US government contract and grant database:https://t.co/27d3Uga354 — Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) December 17, 2024 https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=9a72cc8f846c2e339ae1d4f85cf8f034
🚨NATO WARNS BUSINESSES: PREPARE FOR 'WARTIME SCENARIO' Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO’s Military Committee, urged businesses to adjust production and distribution to withstand disruptions from global adversaries like Russia and China. Speaking in Brussels, Bauer emphasized… pic.twitter.com/Pu5fyAwsBt — Mario …
by Michael U.S. consumers have piled up the largest mountain of household debt in the history of the world. If the federal government was not almost 36 trillion dollars in debt, the fact that U.S. households are nearly 18 trillion dollars …
by Michael When nearly half of all small businesses are struggling so much that they can’t even pay their rent, you have an enormous economic crisis on your hands. The last time that we witnessed anything like this was during …
In anticipation of potential unrest related to the upcoming election, businesses and homes in Washington, DC, are taking precautionary measures. Hair salons, restaurants, clothing stores, and banks near the White House are among the buildings being boarded up. Work crews …
US: Bank prime loans & NFIB short-term loan rates Soon to fall? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/SLE8afYmoM — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 9, 2024 “The most recent surveys by the NFIB show that business conditions are deteriorating quickly for smaller companies that …
The United States' 33 million small businesses employ about 46% of all private sector employees, according to the Small Business Administration, and were responsible for 70% of net new jobs since 2019. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) September 11, 2024 37% of …
by Mike Shedlock ADP data shows small businesses with 1-49 workers have been reducing workers for four months. Those with 20-49 workers have shed workers for 7 straight months. The ADP Employment Report shows the economy added 99,000 jobs in August. That …
WGN News in Chicago reports: Downtown Chicago businesses board up ahead of Democratic National Convention A number of businesses in the city’s business district have covered windows and doors with plywood to better protect the buildings should demonstrations during next …
by Michael Businesses are declaring bankruptcy at a much faster rate than they did last year. Thousands upon thousands of once thriving businesses are failing, but this just must be another sign that the economy is “fine”. No matter how …
Of course Julian Emanuel (Sr Director of Derivatives) wants everyone to stay fully invested. He fails to explain derivatives speculation in small caps while mega caps sell off is always how the market finishes the economic cycle right before collapse.https://t.co/C0RiBmR3J6 …
Kamala Harris was one of the leaders of the Defund the Police Movement. She even put up bail money for rioters who attacked police and burned down businesses. pic.twitter.com/m3Fpz3rmi9 — @amuse (@amuse) July 24, 2024
"M&A activity across the US and Canada slowed in the second quarter of 2024 to the lowest level since the early days of the pandemic, owing to relatively high interest rates and financing challenges."@SPGlobal pic.twitter.com/Vd9ervi16o — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) July …
