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Federal authorities unveil sweeping charges against more than 300 pharmaceutical executives in what officials are calling the largest Medicaid fraud takedown in U.S. history, exposing an alleged nationwide scheme involving billions in taxpayer dollars.
How do fake stores pull six times the SNAP volume of a real supermarket without alarms? HOLY CRAP. Federal prosecutors just blew the lid off a $7 MILLION SNAP fraud scheme in Boston. Two Haitian nationals have been charged for running so-called “ghost stores” — tiny shops with barely any inventory that were somehow cashing …
“The company behind Donald Trump’s social network Truth Social has lost more than $400m (£305m) on its stash of Bitcoin as the price of the cryptocurrency plunges in a trillion dollar market sell-off. Trump Media & Technology Group held more than 11,542 Bitcoin at the end of September, according to its latest financial statement. These …
Renters across much of the U.S. have enjoyed easing prices and months of free rent this year. Now, this tenant-friendly environment looks poised to extend deep into next year, and perhaps beyond. Apartment rents nationally are advancing at their slowest pace in years, thanks to the glut of new units that has taken longer than …
Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi says the U.S. is “on the precipice” of a damaging contraction. Job losses are mounting in states tied to manufacturing, farming, and transport, while high-cost states like Georgia are now seeing population pullbacks. Even California and New… — Simon Ree (@simon_ree) October 6, 2025 “Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased …
He said the market is high. https://twitter.com/fiatmoneysucks/status/1970640552535441662 Gold is at all time highs Money market assets are at all time highs Stocks are at all time highs Housing prices at all time highs This isn’t an everything bubble This is an everyone has too much money bubble — Ben Carlson (@awealthofcs) September 23, 2025 JEROME …
On August 11 this year, the Hong Kong High Court ordered the liquidation of Shenzhen’s China South City Holdings. By asset size, this is the largest liquidation of a Chinese real estate company since Evergrande. Notably, three years ago, Shenzhen SEZ Construction And Development Group became the largest shareholder, but still couldn’t prevent China South …
Alarming graph of housing demand implosion to lowest point in 30 years is at 18 seconds of video. -2.7% Latest News Existing-home sales decreased by 2.7% in June. Month-over-month sales declined in the Northeast, Midwest, and South, and rose modestly in the West. Year-over-year, sales fell in the Northeast and West, while rising in the …
Investigators circling autism therapy industry in Tim Walz’s Minnesota. Full report by @ryanraiche:https://t.co/IyUUyLLoXr — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) July 17, 2025
"CEOs say that just a fraction of AI initiatives are actually delivering the return on investment they expected," per FORTUNE — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 16, 2025 Executives Are Pouring Money Into AI. So Why Are They Saying It’s Not Paying Off? The general fear of being left behind by missing the boat on AI is …
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The Department of Justice announces a significant blow to cartel operations, unveiling a major takedown that disrupts transnational criminal networks. This decisive action underscores the U.S. government’s commitment to dismantling organizations fueling the drug crisis.
These are horrible trends. What is driving that? Cannot young people afford having family and a home anymore, or are there different reasons? pic.twitter.com/MaqL98hzMM — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) April 18, 2025 HUMANITY IS LOW-KEY GOING EXTINCT AND NOBODY’S TALKING ABOUT IT People around the world have basically stopped having kids — and scientists are …
FHA delinquencies are skyrocketing, 15.11% of all FHA mortgage purchase loans are now DELINQUENT. This excludes the loans artificially brought current by placing the missed payments to the back of the loan. In 4Q2007 FHA overall delinquencies were LOWER at 13.05 percent (vs… pic.twitter.com/WYuCYOKSFq — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) April 8, 2025
California homeowners were just reminded that the financial backstop of last resort for houses destroyed by wildfires is … other California homeowners. It’s a sign of what’s in store for the rest of the country when too many homes lack adequate protection from the growing risk of natural disasters. Last week, surprising no one, California’s …
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by CyberInu4200 Need smooth brained ppl to comment. When you look at post 2008 (GFC) there was a relatively stable uptrend till 2020. After that we pretty much saw the stimulus check bubble burst in 2022 and now I could somewhat see the AI bubble burst later on. Not really based on what AI can’t do, …
Is 2024 Eerily Similar To The 2000 Dot-Com Bust? Details, Signals, & Scores: https://t.co/k9LEOyqNFi#NFP #Recession #Powell #HardLanding $SPY $SPX $XLK $IWM $QQQ $SMH $AGG $IEI $TLT $VIX $RSP pic.twitter.com/yPzSS47425 — Chris Ciovacco (@CiovaccoCapital) August 3, 2024 NEW – Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple stake in a "surprising move."https://t.co/YKcd8Yxkbu — …
The underground banking network of Chengdu is an illicit financial system that operates outside the formal banking sector, facilitating unauthorized and unregulated financial transactions. This network is often used to move large sums of money across borders without detection by authorities, bypassing traditional banking regulations and anti-money laundering laws. In Chengdu, these underground banks are …
What was once celebrated as a transformative project for South Carolina’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has encountered a significant setback, signaling challenges for the broader EV sector. Albemarle, the world’s most valuable lithium company, had ambitious plans for a $1.3 billion lithium processing plant in South Carolina, designed to support the state’s growing EV industry. …
Robert Kiyosaki, a best-selling author and seasoned investor, has a distinct philosophy on debt and investment. In a Nov. 30 Instagram reel, Kiyosaki elaborated on his debt philosophy, highlighting a critical distinction between assets and liabilities. He said many people use debt to buy liabilities, while he uses debt to purchase assets. To illustrate his …
Kim Jong Un just started crying on national TV because people are not having enough babies pic.twitter.com/IJd3u2M6An — Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) December 5, 2023 via themessenger North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was seen weeping as he begged women across his country to start having more babies during an event on Monday. He told a …
CNN – Restaurant prices are way up. You might want to head to the supermarket. “If you’re watching your budget, it might be time to skip the drive-thru and head to the supermarket. In the 12 months through October, higher restaurant prices drove food prices above overall inflation, even as grocery prices were relatively low. …
The Bear Market never ended. The end of this bear market rally is rapidly approaching……. https://t.co/kf0JCvL7XA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 5, 2023 G, we already there… Long-duration US TSY bonds have now lost more in % terms than stocks did during the GFC in 2008-2009 The drawdown in Vanguard Ext Duration Treasury ETF …
Even China’s 1.4 billion population can’t fill all its vacant homes, former official says Unsold, completed: ~7.2 million homes, according to Reuters calculations, based on the average home size of 90 square metres. That does not count: the numerous residential projects that have already been sold but not yet completed due to cash-flow problems or …
Largest metaverse platform had just 38 daily users and made a total of $470. Valued at $13 TRILLION in 2021 https://i.imgur.com/WTCTvPn_d.webp via thenation: There was a time, not so long ago, when every major architect on this planet was “building” in the Metaverse, the brand name for the open-world virtual reality platform and associated projects …
These Babylonian systems are being judged. The banking system is about to blow! Get your house in order… Too much leverage in the system. Small banks own 14% of commercial real estate loans Delinquency rates for CMBS loans just hit 5% in July Regional banks are not out of the woods yet pic.twitter.com/20rx5BPzPr — Peter …
by Chris Black It has been truly wild watching Europe destroy itself in order to support this American war. This is a war which, quite honestly, doesn’t really have very much relevance to the Americans. Russia is not a threat to America, and whether or not they have gay marriage in the Donbass is not …
