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via Genzinvestor16180339 The average drink is now $7–$9. When people can make it at home for ~50 cents. Q2 FY2026 already showed demand comes back at current prices. US transactions were up 4.4% while ticket still grew 2.6%. So this isn’t a “no demand” problem. But it also doesn’t mean pricing is optimal, it just …
MUST-SEE: PM Mark Carney states that "the days of [Canada's] military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over."pic.twitter.com/8Rq4XIaCQJ — Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) April 11, 2026 “The days of our military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over.” He received a standing ovation after saying …
Median U.S. gas price jumped 20c/gal overnight with all the price jumps happening in the Midwest, now stands at $3.69/gal. Most common price also $3.69/gal, while second most common price is $3.99/gal. — Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) March 18, 2026 The national average price of gasoline in the US continues to climb toward $4/gal- $3.86 …
California gas prices surge 40 cents in just 2 weeks as impact of refinery closures weighs Valero’s Benicia refinery wind-down and Phillips 66’s Los Angeles closure leave state with just 6 operating refineries Gas prices have surged in California in recent weeks as the state’s supply is constrained due to recent reductions in refining capacity. …
CoreWeave’s strategy is a ticking time bomb for the AI market. It relies entirely on debt to fund operations while inflating valuations through compute-for-equity deals. The illusion of growth props up investor confidence, but when borrowing stalls, collapse will be sudden and brutal. Nvidia-backed CoreWeave $CRWV loses 24 cents on every dollar in sales. The …
They hit $1 billion. But the multiple still demands miracles. Palantir posted second-quarter revenue of $1 billion, up 48% from last year. Earnings per share came in at $0.16, beating consensus by $0.02. U.S. commercial nearly doubled to $306 million. Government contracts jumped 53% to $426 million. Total contract value surged 140% to $2.27 billion. …
Mind Blowing information from Marco Rubio – Only 12 cents of every dollar spent from USAID went to recipients, the other 88 cents went to NGOs who pocketed the money – Even with the reforms we put in place and what we’re suggesting in changes to our foreign aid, we still will provide more foreign …
NYC fruit seller cries after hearing banana he sold for 25 cents was auctioned off for $6.2 million: ‘I am a poor man’ “I am a poor man. I have never had this kind of money; I have never seen this kind of money.” NYC fruit seller cries after hearing banana he sold for 25 …
California’s gas tax will increase by 2 cents starting July 1, according to a recent notice by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. This comes as prices have already been on the rise. Sign up for our Newsletters California’s current gasoline tax is 57.9 cents a gallon. With the increase, it will rise …
Sign of things to come. watch for more ‘hollowing’ out of the real economy before the other shoe drops. Not looking good at our local Dollar General either. If your target customer is the poor & spendthrift….things sort of have to be affordable right? h/t DarkLegion
BREAKING: Trader Joe's has increased the price of bananas for the first time in more than two decades — the price is now 23 cents apiece up from the 19-cent price set in place in the early 2000s, per Axios. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 28, 2024 Trader Joe’s customers may experience sticker shock the next …
You’re now paying 4 cents more per gallon at the gas station after an increase in California’s gasoline excise tax went into effect at the start of the new fiscal year July 1. The annual bump is due to the passage in 2017 of Senate Bill 1 — commonly called the gas tax — that …
Economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes is famous for saying that markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent. As the Australian dollar (AUD) plunges, Aussie importers and international travellers must wonder if he was referring to them. The AUD is once again swooning towards new lows. In truth, the currency has been …
