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Canada’s small business sector is grappling with a severe crisis as its confidence plummets. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has reported an alarming decline in the Small Business Confidence Index, which dropped to 23.2 in March 2025. This is a staggering 60% drop from the previous year, highlighting the deepening challenges that small …
Hudson’s Bay, a 354-year-old retail giant, is closing all stores, blaming tariffs, inflation, and weak consumer spending. Thousands lose jobs as liquidation sales start immediately. The Canada-U.S. trade war takes another victim. With duties on billions in goods, both nations feel the squeeze. Protectionism has a price—one paid by workers and consumers alike. Another retail …
Masaclown™️is so desperate to make sure the whole OpenAI ponzi scheme doesn’t fall apart because he knows that will expose SoftBank insolvency due to the domino effect on Nvidia and Arm valuations Narrator: I wonder where he is going to find the money since he doesn’t have it https://t.co/chdfOVLF8c pic.twitter.com/i6g5J99I2h — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) January …
UK. Pound collapses. Bond yields soar. No one resigns. Britain's Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis.https://t.co/VUYnXhYiNB pic.twitter.com/eVCX6gaoXq — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) January 9, 2025 Britain’s Bond Turmoil Invokes Memory of 1976 Debt Crisis Soaring yields prompt some comparisons with Truss debacle But the economy’s woes may be more similar to IMF bailout era …
by confoundedinterest17 It is a brave new world as the US attempts an Argentina-like shift from an over-regulated, corrupt economy to a more free economy. While Argentina has Javier Milei, the US is stuck with greedy Democrats and RINOs and their bloated spending sinking any attempt to cut wasteful spending. So as we transition from woefully …
I don't understand why people buy $MSTR instead of just buying $BTC. — HayderTrader (@HayderTrader) December 21, 2024 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1870370239164166605 Bitcoin $BTC ETFs saw an outflow of $680 million on Thursday, the largest outflow in history 🚨 pic.twitter.com/PvAVtTFogQ — Barchart (@Barchart) December 21, 2024
JUST IN: Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz collapses at NYYRC gala pic.twitter.com/s2lG2aQGxE — BNO News Live (@BNODesk) December 16, 2024 Donald Trump campaign adviser Alex Bruesewitz passed out and toppled over the lectern he was speaking from while onstage during a New York Young Republican Club gala Sunday night, concerning video shows. Bruesewitz was reportedly introducing …
THE FALL OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA'S INFLUENCE Mainstream media's credibility took another hit with their "too close to call" election drama. They wanted us to believe the election was too close to call and that a result might not be known for months. More trust flushed away in an… pic.twitter.com/oTR9IkzItM — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 12, …
A Mcdonald’s in NYC’s historic Upper West Side was recently the scene of a gang related altercation, leading many local residents to call for more police resources in what is one of the busiest parts of Manhattan.
Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba Sunday impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, after fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid failed. In the capital city of Havana early Monday, people were seen outdoors in poor lighting, a few playing dominoes to kill time. Children are opting to sleep …
Bitcoin vs Nasdaq Update The Cattle continues to believe Bitcoin is a standalone security asset. When the Nasdaq gives way Bitcoin will head into the abyss. https://t.co/n2FvGhnZSl pic.twitter.com/BNHK5JKjc2 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 30, 2024 How we lookin? https://t.co/ZkzaWovAbl pic.twitter.com/GnLOxVoVwj — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 30, 2024 Another perspective. pic.twitter.com/hu2wxkoT5l — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) …
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Kinser Bridge on Highway 107 has collapsed after withstanding hours of rising floodwaters. The bridge collapse comes after severe flooding to the Nolichucky River that caused the Tennessee Valley Authority to issue a Condition Yellow for the dam. https://news.yahoo.com/news/greene-county-highway-107-kinser-033018802.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/tva-issues-condition-yellow-nolichucky-023700308.html h/t Emeraldlight
A busy bridge in northern Vietnam has collapsed in the wake of super typhoon Yagi, plunging 10 cars and two scooters into the Red River, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said on Monday. At least three people have so far been rescued and 13 are missing after the Phong Chau bridge in Phu Tho …
Cable TV is in freefall, expected to drop to 70 million subscribers by the end of 2024, down from a peak of 105 million in 2010. Major companies like Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are writing off billions in linear assets as streaming takes over. Even with pay TV still generating revenue, cable channels like …
(Bloomberg) — A parliamentary pact that has kept Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party in power has fallen apart, increasing the chances that an election will happen soon. New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh announced he’s pulling out of a power-sharing deal he signed with Trudeau in 2022, saying the prime minister is “too …
The stock of PDD Holdings, parent company of the fast-growing Temu shopping app, sank more than 30% on Monday, losing more than $50 billion in market value, after the e-commerce giant posted disappointing revenue results and executives warned of rapid competition and nonbusiness challenges that may dampen growth and profits going forward. https://fortune.com/2024/08/26/temu-pdd-stock-plunges-government-scrutiny-amazon-rivals/
The perfect storm: High inventory (available brand new models 2022-2023-2024) High prices Expensive loans Low income Economy crashing(no jobs) then repossession skyrocket last few months = New Car Demand is in a meltdown Ford Is GOING BANKRUPT? h/t TIO JUAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVzR7rgqfsA In recent years, the financial world has been shaken by bank collapses that have caused widespread economic turmoil. What used to be a rare and catastrophic event has now become increasingly common. The collapse of several regional banks in the United States last year marked the start of a troubling trend that appears to …
Video captured the moment an elevated beachfront home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina collapsed and was washed out to sea Friday by waves caused by Hurricane Ernesto, according to The New York Times. Hurricane Ernesto made landfall Saturday morning in Bermuda as a weakening Category 1. The waves caused by the storm combining …
Authorities said a portion of the bridge in Zhashui County in the city of Shangluo collapsed on Friday evening after recent rains and flash flooding. As of 12 p.m. local time (12 a.m. ET) Saturday, search and rescue operations were ongoing after 17 cars and 8 trucks fell into the river, state media reported. Parts …
As of now, there hasn’t been a record number of bankruptcies among companies with assets above $50 million. The Bloomberg Bankruptcy Index, which considers both the size and number of bankruptcies, remains relatively low. This suggests that while smaller companies, particularly in the mortgage and real estate sectors, may be struggling, larger financial institutions have …
CNN fires 100 staffers from their “Race and Equality” reporting team. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/bU0RJzGZju — AF Post (@AFpost) July 13, 2024 CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson unveiled more details of a “one newsroom” strategy to merge linear and digital newsgathering, while he announced that about 100 employees would be impacted by staff reductions. CNN’s disgraced …
by Confoundedinterest17 Well, the Trump/Biden CNN Presidential debate was a disaster … for Biden. It was the worst debate performance I have even seen. Even worse was the “victory” party where Jill Biden treated President Biden like a little child being potty-trained and shreiked that all Trump does is L:IED. How strange since ALL Biden does is …
President Joe Biden’s support among Black voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania is slipping, according to a new poll. Biden is looking to repeat his success with Black voters, a key demographic that helped him beat former president Donald Trump in 2020, as he faces a tough reelection battle in November The president and …
Ranchers are warning that our food systems are in great danger right now. Cattle production has plummeted to the lowest point in decades, and new diseases are rapidly spreading across U.S. beef cow herds, which is threatening our entire food supply chain. This is the sign for you to start stocking up on basic staples …
Newsom’s promise of 1,200 tiny homes shattered; homeless left abandoned and desperate. Bureaucratic chaos and broken commitments leave those in need without shelter. Irontown Modular’s shock echoes the despair of the homeless, as funds and support vanish. The dream of stable housing crumbles, highlighting the stark reality of unmet promises in California’s homelessness crisis. In …
In a rebuke of the neo-liberal orthodoxy which has dominated both major political parties in Britain, a study has found that mass migration has not actually stimulated the economy and has been a major drag on public services and the housing sector. bet its the same in the US too A report from the Centre …
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https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1772015363586134336 Cuba’s government has for the first time asked the UN’s food programme for help as food shortages on the Communist-run island worsen. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had received an unprecedented official request from the Cuban government for help providing powdered milk to children under seven years of age. The request is …
Bismack Biyombo fell after the previous timeout. Thankfully, he got up on his own and walked off to the tunnel pic.twitter.com/PUWXsPXVTj — Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) March 7, 2024