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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, 2026 "consumers are literally running out of money" — Heinz CEO You can’t budget your …
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 main contributors. Banks are tightening lending standards in response to the rise. The economy is …
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 in Pakistan to negotiate. He’d likely extend the ceasefire if… pic.twitter.com/AkeFlJnqdV — amit (@amitisinvesting) April …
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 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Authorities in Phnom Penh have arrested 49 foreign nationals in a …
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 letting unvetted migrants stream into America – claiming he allowed the Afghan shooting suspect into …
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 quoted in the Nikkei newspaper as saying. The remark follows those by Governor Kazuo Ueda …
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 these sudden changes. From credit card companies demanding frequent usage to banks slashing limits without …
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 professor recommends putting money into baseball cards Scott Galloway, the entrepreneur and NYU Stern marketing …
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 said her account was “fully funded.” California was one of more than 22 other states …
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. pic.twitter.com/U70tYM9Gle — @amuse (@amuse) October 24, 2025 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has partnered …
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 end its genocide in Gaza. Can there be a peaceful resolution? 01:15 – Tomahawk missiles …
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 and feels like the early days of 2008, only deeper and faster. Car loans are …
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 but no one talks about it. https://t.co/QtD9XdGLRQ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 27, 2025 The …
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 Starmer told the Cabinet he would be ‘exploring options’ around the concept [of digital ID …
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 card debt, and new BNPL debt hitting at once. I'm positioned pretty well in collections …
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 Putin and China’s leader Xi Jinping, is quite the photo-op. It’s also a key diplomatic …
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 card funds and cash advances can’t be used for investments with violations leading to canceled …
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 be near GFC highs So we’re near GFC on 90 day delinquencies on almost everything. …
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 Russians. On our… pic.twitter.com/DOYPuOeeqK — Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) August 26, 2025 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇩🇪 RUSSIA IS DONE! …
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, half underestimate it. – Revolving balances are at record highs. – 20 years of wages …
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, banks posted record profits last year, fueled largely by high credit card interest income. “U.S. …
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 credit on the Platinum Card. The BCE offers a $7 monthly credit, and also now …
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 successful test of the running 36-month moving average which is the 7th test since the …
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 a forecast. It’s already happening. Inventory has ballooned past 500,000 active listings, the highest level …
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 bypass credit card fees. Other Players: Companies like Expedia and major airlines are also considering …
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 is mounting for millions of Americans. Mortgage delinquencies climbed from 0.70 percent in Q4 2024 …
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 back together again. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) April 2, 2025 By definition, Trump's tariffs will …