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Global Uncertainty Hits An ALL-TIME HIGH! Higher Than Covid, 2008 Financial Crisis, Dot-com Crash COMBINED
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!
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s, WSJ reports. Trump is about to find out why 7 presidents before him didn’t attack Iran.
JUST IN: Closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s, WSJ reports. — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 9, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, per WSJ and shipping trackers like MarineTraffic/Reuters: tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has virtually halted amid the Iran conflict (down ~90% since early March), …
California gas crisis risks sending prices above $8 a gallon and forcing drivers to ration fuel
🚨 GAS JUST HIT NEARLY $8 A GALLON — AND PEOPLE ARE ASKING HOW THIS IS EVEN REAL A driver in Los Angeles filmed a station showing $7.81 for regular and almost $8 for premium. People watching are asking the same thing: How is this normalized? Some are calling it a complete… pic.twitter.com/YfM8bSKIh3 — HustleBitch …
Are You Prepared For The Worst Global Oil Crisis In More Than 50 Years?
by Michael If you have not already done so, I would recommend filling up your vehicle, because it looks like the price of gasoline is going to go much higher. At the very beginning of this war with Iran, the price of oil didn’t rise too much because many investors were anticipating a quick victory …
Persian Gulf shipping crisis explodes: Missiles hit tanker and dozens of vessels remain trapped. Supertankers flee the Persian Gulf
🚨🇮🇳 BREAKING 38 Indian Ships are currently stuck in the Persian Gulf after Iran blocked them from moving forward following India’s betrayal — helping a US submarine destroy an Iranian navy ship. India reportedly contacted US Navy for help, but there has been no response. pic.twitter.com/6hGxfuQt8G — Zard si Gana (@ZardSi) March 5, 2026 🚨UPDATE: …
Germany’s Corporate Tax Collapse Signals Economic Crisis
Germany's Corporate Tax Collapse Signals Economic Crisis https://t.co/P5MebM5cf1 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 4, 2026 A recalibration of the welfare state to match economic realities will soon be unavoidable. Until then, the illusion of prosperity is kept alive by credit. What is to be expected now? The state will increasingly draw on citizens’ resources to close …
Britain inflation jolted by massive Middle East oil shock, Hormuz crisis sends UK grocery pain higher again
via peterplanner The World’s Most Chaotic Price Tag: Britain’s Inflation Meets a Middle East Meltdown Just when British households were hoping for a quiet year of “only mildly painful” grocery bills, the universe said no. Food prices are edging upward again, with Kantar reporting a renewed rise in grocery inflation after months of decline, and …
THE GLOBAL INSURANCE MARKET MAY BE HEADING TOWARD A SYSTEMIC CRISIS.
John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad This is potentially the biggest Iran story nobody is talking about: the global insurance market may be heading toward a systemic crisis. Here’s why… Most people don’t realize London isn’t just a financial center it’s THE center of global insurance. Lloyd’s underwrites ~40% of the world’s marine cargo. Ship sinks, …
Electricity Crisis on the Horizon?
by Martin Armstrong Official data already shows that US data centers consumed about 176 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023, representing roughly 4.4% of total electricity demand, and that figure is expected to surge dramatically as AI and cloud infrastructure expand. This is not a linear trend. Between 2014 and 2023, power consumption from data centers more than …
This is the biggest affordability crisis in a generation.
StockMarket.News @_Investinq The US government ERASED its own hunger report. Not because hunger is falling. Because it’s surging. Here’s what they don’t want you to see. Grocery prices in America are up 30% since January 2020. Beef and veal, up 59%, Coffee: up 50%. Eggs: up 36%. Chicken: up 33%. Bread: up 33%. These aren’t …
The biggest foreclosure crisis in U.S. history just worsened, with more than 40,000 homes seized in January 2026 alone, a 32% surge from a year ago.
Foreclosures are surging across the United States, and the numbers are hard to ignore. In January 2026, over 40,000 homes were seized, marking a 32% increase compared to the same month last year. This is the 11th consecutive month of rising foreclosures, and experts are warning that things could get even worse before they get …
We haven’t even had a crisis and credit card loans are already 12.7% serious delinquency.
We haven't even had a crisis and credit card loans are already 12.7% serious delinquency. What does this mean? https://t.co/4erneMeCcY — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) February 24, 2026 The CEO of McDonald's says that we're now living in "a two-tier economy." " If you're upper income earning over $100,000 things are good, stock markets are near all …
Insanity: U.S. consumer sentiment has collapsed to Great Financial Crisis levels, and the economy now relies on older Americans more than ever.
This is insane The US economy is now reliant on older Americans more than ever before pic.twitter.com/PE0U2wf7sI — Cheddar Flow (@CheddarFlow) February 20, 2026 US Consumer Sentiment collapses to levels not seen since the Great Financial Crisis pic.twitter.com/kMt4jDRY50 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 20, 2026 Sam Altman just admitted AI will make most humans economically …
AI spending spree triggers global memory crisis. Sony delays PlayStation, Apple warns on margins, laptop prices jump 20%, and DRAM costs explode 170%
Ricardo @Ric_RTP AI companies just BROKE the global supply chain for every piece of technology you own. And the fallout is way worse than anyone predicted… Sony is delaying the next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029. Nintendo is hiking the Switch 2 price mid-cycle. Apple warned investors that iPhone margins are getting crushed. Cisco just …
This is a crisis. Young people can’t afford homes.
This is a crisis. Young people can't afford homes. https://t.co/7jj3uwrsah — Nicholas J. Stelzner (@stelzner_n1150) February 16, 2026 Job openings have collapsed 46% from COVID peak. Openings lead unemployment. I'd guess the bottom will be around 5m job openings pic.twitter.com/lftRY2uogs — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 16, 2026 "housing corrections start on the coasts and then …
The affordability crisis is driving unprecedented price cuts in the housing market, Realtor.com says. 64% of single Americans struggle to afford housing, compared with 39% of married people.
The housing affordability crisis is forcing homebuilders to do something they’ve almost never done: slash prices on new homes more aggressively than homeowners are for their homes on the market. This is a first for the housing market in recent history, according to a Realtor.com report released Thursday. “The current housing market is entrenched in an affordability …
Fed research confirms life insurers’ exposure to private credit exceeds 2007 subprime levels. Commercial real estate crisis ignored for years, now media blames AI
“The Fed published a research note in March 2025 that almost nobody read. It found that life insurers’ exposure to below-investment-grade debt now exceeds the industry’s exposure to subprime mortgage-backed securities in late 2007. Let that land. The same financial system that nearly collapsed from subprime has quietly built a larger position in an asset …
Google is selling 100 year debt. Big Tech is driving up IG issuance to fund the data center build out. Private credit already facing illiquidity crisis.
Google is selling 100 year debt byu/donopumpi inwallstreetbets BREAKING: Google $GOOG to issue a rare 100-year bond as part of a $20 billion multi-currency debt sale, aimed at funding AI infrastructure. This marks the first such long-term tech issuance since the 2000 dot-com era. What stage? — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) February 9, 2026 Big Tech is …
SURVEY: 9 In 10 Americans See Full-Blown ‘Cost-Of-Living Crisis’… 52% Struggling To Pay Bills
Rent is due. The electric bill sits on the counter. The grocery receipt from last week still stings. For half of Americans, keeping up with basic monthly bills has become nearly impossible. A nationwide survey of 5,000 Americans from Talker Research reports 52% now struggle to pay bills like rent on time each month, while …
New York, Chicago, LA, Philly, Houston face $240 billion crisis. Pensions and health care debt spiral out of control
5 largest U.S. cities don’t have enough money to pay bills. At the end of fiscal 2024, all five cities didn’t have enough money to pay their bills despite having balanced budget requirements. In order “to claim their budgets were balanced, as is required by law in the five cities, elected officials” didn’t include “the …
Stanford “disability crisis”: 40% of students register for perks like single rooms and extra exam time.
Stanford’s Fake Disability Crisis Is America’s Future. The Stanford Scam: Gaming Disability for Better Dorms The numbers are damning: 38% of Stanford undergraduates are registered as having a disability. Meanwhile, at community colleges? Three to four percent. The schools that boast the most academically successful students are the ones with the highest “disability” rates—disabilities that …
Japan’s 2-year bond yield has surpassed levels last seen during the 2007-08 crisis. We have entered fear.
Japan's 2-year bond yield has surpassed levels last seen during the 2007-08 crisis. pic.twitter.com/RFlJtwEfp7 — Koyfin (@KoyfinCharts) February 4, 2026 we have entered fear pic.twitter.com/7wCRBfGDch — amit (@amitisinvesting) February 3, 2026 We will get another wave of inflation… …but not until we get a deflationary crash first. https://t.co/Xmk3IqpGwR — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 4, …
Private Credit Crisis on Horizon?
by Martin Armstrong Private credit or direct lending soared in popularity after the 2008 recession when regulators cracked down on banks, but now, companies backed by direct loans are beginning to fail. Fears surrounding private lenders and their legitimacy are coming to a head. Private credit is lending outside the traditional banking system. It exploded …
US layoffs have reached recessionary levels, with employers announcing 1.21 million job cuts in 2025, up 58% YoY—the highest since the 2020 crisis.
US layoffs have reached recessionary levels, with employers announcing 1.21 million job cuts in 2025, up 58% YoY—the highest since the 2020 crisis. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) January 22, 2026 Challenger report confirms: 1,206,374 layoffs in 2025 Up 58% from 2024 Highest annual total since 2020 https://www.cmegroup.com/education/events/econoday/2026/01/feed636507.html
“I’m $6K Behind”: Maryland Power Bill Crisis Sparks Debt Panic As 14,000 Residents Cry For Help Online
"I'm $6K Behind": Maryland Power Bill Crisis Sparks Debt Panic As 14,000 Residents Cry For Help Online https://t.co/5KseR0FZIF — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 20, 2026 The Maryland power bill crisis first came to our attention in August 2024, when years of poor power-grid management by Democrats (mostly due to backfiring ‘green’ policies) in the state collided …
Liquidity crisis hits Canadian mortgage and development funds.
They took C$30 billion, locked it up, and are grinning while investors twiddle their thumbs like idiots. BREAKING NEWS: Almost 40% of Canadian Real Estate investment funds are stopping investors from pulling their money out due to the Canadian housing market collapse. pic.twitter.com/L0vKvLy4qZ — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 12, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, the claim has …
For Trump to be panicking like he is about the housing market, it must be even more fucked than we thought. Credit card spending drops again in November, consumers signal fear of job losses.
It's plausible deniability through pretend stupidity. There's no way someone that smart about money didn't know that the covid bank bailout was going to cause rampant inflation. pic.twitter.com/ObOqknbTns — Ilgephelfis 🐸🤡👽🎻🎶 (@ilgephelfis) January 12, 2026 That Powell is forced to defend himself and the Fed from Trumpian intervention in this way is why foreign institutions …
USPS quietly warns employees of looming crisis
BREAKING: The U.S. Postal Service has quietly issued a troubling letter to employees and contractors… This letter appears to anticipate a major crisis is imminent. The last time the post office sent a letter like this, COVID happened. pic.twitter.com/JiwxWguZ1M — Died Suddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) January 8, 2026
DELTA FORCE OPERATORS WHO CAPTURED MADURO NOW REPOSITIONING TO MIDDLE EAST AS IRAN CRISIS ESCALATES
The same elite special operations units that captured Nicolás Maduro days ago are now allegedly moving to the Middle East. Over a dozen U.S. strategic airlifters have crossed the Atlantic to Britain and then eastward, many carrying helicopters operated by the Night Stalkers, the elite unit that flew Delta Force commandos into Caracas. Delta Force …