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This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group Maybe the most prominent economic discussion circulating today is the fear that the vast majority of people have been priced out of housing markets for the rest of their lives, regardless of the country they live. Gen Z and even Gen Alpha …
Then how do you explain people calling it a housing bubble in 2006 and people calling it a tech bubble in 2000. Just because everyone is standing on the beach filming the tide go out doesn't mean there isn't a tsunami coming. Humans love to ignore reality. — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 5, 2026 ⚠️The AI …
Global Decline in Birth Rates: 1950-2024 1. 🇰🇷 South Korea: 88%2. 🇨🇳 China: 83%3. 🇹🇭 Thailand: 81%4. 🇯🇵 Japan: 80%5. 🇮🇷 Iran: 75%6. 🇧🇷 Brazil: 74%7. 🇨🇴 Colombia: 72%8. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 72%9. 🇵🇱 Poland: 71%10. 🇹🇷 Turkey: 70%11. 🇷🇺 Russia: 69%12. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 69%13. 🇲🇾… pic.twitter.com/uzih4Ry86I — The Data of Everything (@TheDataHubX) May 2, …
UPDATE: Plane crash near Crystal Airport in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, kills two, including North Dakota state Rep. Liz Conmy (D-NPL). pic.twitter.com/2IJ1EPqRsX https://t.co/MYIuOduGTC — AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) April 26, 2026 BREAKING: North Dakota State Rep. Liz Conmy kiIIed in plane crash Absolutely horrific. Prayers for her family 🙏 pic.twitter.com/cONIEwnNZM — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 26, …
JUST IN: US housing market at "most unaffordable" level in history — Kalshi (@Kalshi) April 23, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, by key metrics like the house price-to-income ratio (now ~6x median income vs. historical ~3-4x) and adjusted for wage growth, the US housing market is at its most unaffordable level on record as of early 2026. …
The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Monday when the Robinson R44 helicopter crashed into a vacant warehouse near the 3800 block of South Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach Police and Federal Aviation Administration officials said. A helicopter that crashed into a Boynton Beach warehouse on Monday killing the two people on board was apparently experiencing an …
by David Haggith The “greatest economy ever,” as the king and all the king’s men (and women) keep calling it, is creating the greatest private-credit crisis ever. A crisis that is increasingly being described as something that could rapidly achieve critical mass like the Great Financial Crisis did keeps blowing up relentlessly. Today, yet another …
A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia’s armed forces said.
Trump’s military advisors said to him, it’s wartime sir so it’s good to lie all the time to confuse the enemy. And Trump said, I can do that. Remember last Monday: Trump said he was going to get the rest of the world to patrol the Strait of the Hormuz and Iran said that’s great …
Something is shifting in America, and more people are starting to feel it every single day. The cost of living keeps climbing, good-paying jobs are disappearing, and the financial foundation that generations built their lives on is starting to look a lot less stable than it used to. In this video, we react to some …
(Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are among investment banks offering hedge fund clients ways to bet against the $1.8 trillion private credit market, people with knowledge of the matter said. The firms have assembled baskets of listed companies with exposure to the space, the people said, who requested not …
Everyone’s watching the $VIX. Almost nobody’s watching the VVIX. $VIX drops 13% and the timeline relaxes. But options on the $VIX itself? Still at the 88th percentile. That’s institutional hedgers quietly keeping their crash insurance fully loaded. Surface calm. Expensive tail protection underneath. That’s not contradiction. That’s a tell. $IWM round-tripped its entire intraday rally …
Some shit about to happen in the stock market. There's a large put volume — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) March 10, 2026 It happens slowly… then all at once. Just like the 2008 stock market crash. History doesn’t repeat exactly – but it definitely rhymes. pic.twitter.com/Aij0xlRaPY — Common Sense Investor (CSI) (@commonsenseplay) March 10, 2026 …
by confoundedinterest17 Global uncertainty hits an ALL-TIME HIGH. Higher than Covid, the 2008 financial crisis, and the dot-com crash COMBINED. You know what that means!
I have a program that calculates the rate of change per day for a given magnitude of crash from an all time high. I call it "speed of crash". This is the fastest crash in history for European stocks to reach correction (-10%). That's how fast Wall Street's 2026 consensus… pic.twitter.com/lqeXIHAwmW — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) March …
🚫 Rumors circulating on social media of a U.S. F-15E crash in Iran early Wednesday are baseless and NOT TRUE. pic.twitter.com/yuLoN5cJ0h — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 5, 2026
For tomorrow market – I see premiums are really bullish. When I check option by option I see this First image: FULL BEAR MODE, $SPY PUTS AT 675Second: FULL BEAR MODE, shorting $SPY calls at 684 But the third: some puts are being shorted (third image). But this 665 friday… pic.twitter.com/R41OBvDSj8 — Data Driven Stocks …
The private equity complex is in the midst of a pretty nasty crash Current drawdowns from the highs: Carlyle -25%Apollo -39%Ares -42%Blackstone -43%KKR -44%Blue Owl -61% pic.twitter.com/MAlfqClMNw — Ben Carlson (@awealthofcs) March 4, 2026 Per Grok: Drawdown here means the % decline in these public firms’ stock prices from their all-time highs (Nov 2024) to …
Markets are pushing higher but will they hold? Here are some things to consider before buying the dip!
Crash!!!! Circuit breakers Brace!!!! pic.twitter.com/HGFTfuExNZ — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 3, 2026 BREAKING: Spain and Italy share markets down by 5%, Germany down 4%, while UK and France markets down 3%. — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 3, 2026 🚨MASSIVE CRASH IN KOREAN MARKET. 🇰🇷 South Korea’s stock market crashed 7.23% on reopening, wiping …
by Martin Armstrong Everyone keeps asking if mortgage rates will collapse in 2026 as if the entire real estate market revolves around the Federal Reserve pulling a lever. That is simply not how the system actually functions. Mortgage rates are tied to long-term capital flows and the 10-year yield, not just whatever the Fed does …
via Phoenix Capital Research The United States (U.S.) and Israel struck Iran over the weekend. Initial reports indicate that most of Iran’s leadership has been killed. Iran has since retaliated striking several U.S.-aligned locations in the Middle East. That’s all we know for now. In the big picture, the world has fundamentally changed, but it …
Two people were killed and three others were hospitalized with major injuries after a two-car crash on the 23 Freeway in Moorpark on Saturday afternoon. For more info: Head-on crash on 23 Freeway in Ventura County leaves 2 dead, 3 hospitalized with major injuries Two people were killed and three others were hospitalized with major …
In this video, we’re taking an honest look at what’s really happening with car prices in the United States right now. New car prices have crossed the $50,000 average. Monthly payments are pushing $700, $800, even over $1,000 a month. And it’s not just luxury vehicles — we’re talking about base model sedans and SUVs …
VIX is still in backwardation. In fact it is more so than it was yesterday. This is typically not a bullish sign, especially going into a 3 day weekend where normally vol would be expected to be crushed. pic.twitter.com/kc1814fhLo — Michael Bento (@MichaelPBento) February 13, 2026 $VIX is goin 25 tuesday/wednesday and there is not …
Bought pre-con for $1M in 2021. Put $200K down.Market value today? $700K. Can’t close.Can’t reassign.Deposit gone. Builder may sue for the difference. Toronto’s condo crash just entered the consequences phase. pic.twitter.com/PVWK0yY6s7 — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) February 10, 2026 New condo sales in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area fell to their lowest level since 1991 with record …
A second victim has been identified after a car crashed into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood Thursday, leaving three people dead and six others injured. https://abc7.com/post/second-victim-i…
Blackouts, breakdowns, and biohazards are now just keystrokes away. The Pentagon’s recent decision to downgrade China as America’s primary threat arrives at a strange moment. As officials refine their rhetoric in Washington, Chinese operatives continue to map the nation’s nervous system: power grids, water plants, phone networks, hospitals, and railways. It’s a sustained and serious …
@grok whats a Hindenburg moment — Dean Gillberry (@FartieFrenchie) February 7, 2026 A “Hindenburg moment” often refers to the Hindenburg Omen, a stock market indicator signaling potential crashes (named after the 1937 airship disaster). In this context, it might imply a peak before a downturn, like boasting at market highs. 🚨 WATCH OUT NEXT WEEK …
