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Official data now screams the economy is in freefall. Annual jobs numbers this low only happen in full-blown recessions. we are in a consumer recession for the bottom 80%. top 20% are crushing it. — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) May 8, …
Credit card delinquency rates among borrowers under 35 reached 8.2 percent in Q1 according to new Federal Reserve data. This is the highest level since 2009 for that age group. High interest rates and cost of living pressures are the …
NYT: – Negotiations with Iran on hold – Iran not sure if they want to keep talking – Vance still in DC, Witkoff and Kushner leaving Miami to come to DC Trump this morning said both sides would be meeting …
Phnom Penh police hit a Sen Sok hotel yesterday, arresting 49 and seizing 687 phones. The group fled Tboung Khmum province and was running fake investment scams targeting Malaysians.https://t.co/peCE6c8FXs pic.twitter.com/Hv3NOEfhU2 — Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭 (@jacobincambodia) March 23, 2026 …
President Donald Trump will ‘permanently pause migration’ from third world countries and ordered a green card audit of 19 nations after the Washington, DC terror attack that left a National Guard soldier dead. Trump blasted former president Joe Biden for …
Reuters – BOJ nearing decision to raise rates TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is “nearing” a decision to raise interest rates and will not wait until after next year’s spring wage negotiations end, its board member Kazuyuki Masu was …
Banks are cancelling credit cards and lowering credit limits right now, and it’s happening faster than many of us realize. In this video, I’m sharing real examples, personal experiences, and the steps you need to take to stay ahead of …
A crash and recession would do this market some good. 👀 👀 There’s a storm comin: pic.twitter.com/zpGmrN9Jtf — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 18, 2025 Scott Galloway fears a market crash or social crisis in the next year. A top finance …
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 …
REMIGRATION: FWIW ICE isn’t randomly picking up ‘brown’ people. They’re using tech from Palantir to track illegals via, cell, credit card, and even Uber. They know where all of the criminal aliens are, just a matter of picking them up. …
Larry Johnson, the former CIA analyst and author at Sonar21.com, tells The Trends Journal that President Donald Trump does not have the cards to end the Ukraine War, and risks losing his key Zionist base if he forces Israel to …
The alarms aren’t just blinking anymore. They’re blaring. America’s debt-fueled consumer economy is starting to crack. Families who used to keep the stores and car dealers busy are now falling behind on payments. This isn’t some slow leak. It looks …
https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/food/food-banks-struggling-federal-support/ Wow. Seeing it all in a chart makes me speechless. We’ve gotten so good at hiding financial pain. Instead of bread lines like we saw in 1929 we have EBT cards. Food banks are seeing record numbers though too …
The walls are closing in. Britain in 2025 isn’t a democracy. It’s a proving ground. A government that arrests comedians, forces digital ID cards, and bans teenagers from energy drinks isn’t experimenting with policy. It’s experimenting with obedience. “Sir Keir …
Credit card delinquencies highest in 14 years, unpaid balances 90+ days, consumer spending under threat. Once the plastic is maxed, how do people buy anything? There's about to be a MASSIVE explosion, of all these people's student loan debt, credit …
Xi shows Trump who holds the cards by hosting Kim and Putin https://t.co/hzN6Vo8tKI — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 28, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a military parade in the centre of Beijing, alongside Russian president Vladimir …
Chinese 🇨🇳 commercial banks including China Minsheng Banking and Huaxia Bank are tightening oversight of clients using credit cards to fund stock investments as retail investors pile into the nation’s $1 trillion market rally this month. Banks warned that credit …
So we’re near GFC on 90 day delinquencies on almost everything. The credit card and student debt are the most concerning. The mortgage numbers are fake due to loan modifications. It’s fraud basically. If the mortgage delinquencies were real they’d …
Zelensky chooses the meeting place with Putin and demands strong cards from allies for negotiations 😂 ‘This week there will be contacts with Turkey, contacts with the Persian Gulf countries, with European countries that can become platforms for talks with …
The U.S. workforce is running on a debt IV drip: – 52% of Americans carry credit card debt with rates now in the high 20% range!!! – Half don’t even know their interest rate Of those who think they do, …
Credit card debt in the U.S. has climbed to $1.25 trillion. Many Americans manage four or five cards. Interest rates average around 24%, making essentials like groceries costly on credit. Balances get shifted between cards just to stay current. Meanwhile, …
American Express just upgraded its Blue Cash Preferred (BCP) and Blue Cash Everyday (BCE) cards with better streaming perks. The BCP now gives $10 per month in credit for Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+. That’s half the value of the entertainment …
Rates are screaming, but the market still hums along. The bulls are running on fumes, but they are still running. Just reviewing some charts this morning, and this one jumped out at me. The ~20% correction in April was a …
The tide has turned. After years of sellers calling the shots, the housing market has finally shifted. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services isn’t whispering it. They’re spelling it out. The market now belongs to the buyers. This isn’t a theory or …
No paywall: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/60-billion-visa-mastercard-slump-184854735.html Paywall: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-13/a-60-billion-visa-mastercard-slump-seen-as-buying-opportunity ChatGPT highlights: Stock Drop: Visa fell 7.1% and Mastercard dropped 6.2% on Friday, wiping out over $60 billion in combined market value. Trigger: Wall Street Journal report said Amazon, Walmart, and others are exploring issuing stablecoins to …
The latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals a troubling trend, borrowers are falling behind on payments at an accelerating rate. This is not just a temporary setback. It is a clear sign that financial stress …
Elon Musk’s task force drops a nuclear bomb on Social Security fraud, unmasking millions of fake identities and shaking the system to its core!
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Lower mortgage rates just don’t seem to be in the cards for this summer Sorry, Housing Market! pic.twitter.com/CCbABMbirx — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) May 12, 2025 https://twitter.com/Jedi_ant/status/1921663824295350763 pic.twitter.com/UCl19LyfeK — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 12, 2025
The Trump Administration doesn't understand how much government, consumers and financial markets depend on the global subsidy of low-cost imported goods. They are the foundation of our house of cards economy. Once it topples, removing the tariffs won't put it …