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Classic leverage-fueled bubble where easy credit and FOMO turned a sector rally into a national gambling frenzy. KOSPI trading halted for 20 minutes after 8% plunge — 7th halt of 2026. SK Hynix down 15% in single day, on track for biggest monthly drop since Oct 2008. Koreans poured wealth from memory stocks into 3x …
Leftists either cannot do basic math or want destruction on purpose. Real world examples in Europe show businesses fleeing or shutting down. “Wealth tax explained: 1. Laura loves to cook, she risks all her life savings and opens a small restaurant: Laura‘s Kitchen 2. Laura works really hard, evenings, weekends, no vacations 3. The local …
MSTR is currently sitting on a $12.5B unrealized loss, exceeding the largest trading loss in history (Bill Hwang/Archegos) by $2.5B byu/Independent-Cress382 inwallstreetbets
USGS estimates high chance for 10,000 to 100,000 dead because quakes very shallow and close to cities. Doublet event rare. Foreshock 7.2 near San Felipe then main 7.5 near Yumare. Buildings collapsed in Caracas and La Guaira. Airport closed. Many people trapped under rubble. Interim president says at least 32-164 dead and 700-1,000 injured so …
🩸 GLOBAL BLOODBATH ONE OF THE BIGGEST CRASHES IN MONTHS. STOCKS. CRYPTO. COMMODITIES. EVERYTHING IS GETTING HIT AT ONCE. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE. https://t.co/WXJzhrvJqZ pic.twitter.com/KpFqCFbC9r — Rekt Fencer (@rektfencer) June 23, 2026 🚨 BLOODBATH in Asian Markets Over $800 BILLION wiped out from Asian stock markets in just a few hours amid a massive …
US STOCK FUTURES SLIDE AS INVESTORS DUMP CROWDED AI STOCKS$DIA $SPY $QQQ $IWM $VIX pic.twitter.com/PVkzgXOxu7 — Investing.com (@Investingcom) June 23, 2026 🚨 THIS IS WHY EVERYTHING IS CRASHING AT THE SAME TIME TODAY. Gold, silver, and tech stocks are all down together right now, which usually signals forced selling across markets. AI SEMICONDUCTOR DELEVERAGING South …
Board tried to slap Trump on it forever and close the place two years. Judge shut it down cold, law says Kennedy only, no ego swap allowed. Trump bragged on video the board was super distinguished and he felt so honored. Pure legacy grift exposed and killed in one ruling. Trump’s name grab failed hard. …
Former president claims zero dispute while critics scream total lie. pic.twitter.com/uKkabj00Cj — Friends of Narcissus (@cultofnarcissus) May 13, 2026 Obama, you miserable lying turd. You sent Iran millions on pallets filled with cash to not enrich uranium which they gladly took from you and then continued to enrich uranium. So much so, that even the …
🚨 HOLY CRAP! The Trump economy just nearly DOUBLED jobs expectations, adding +115,000 while 62,000 were estimated "We are MUCH stronger!" "Last month — UPWARD revision from 178K to 185K. These are GOOD numbers." Experts LOSE 🔥🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uEqIwnUw6W — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 8, 2026 115,000 payroll increase exceeds all but four of the 73 …
The data giant just released a monster Q1 report after the bell, reporting revenue of $1.63 billion and crushing the $1.54 billion Wall Street target… Earnings came in at 33 cents per share, well above the 28 cent consensus, as the company’s Rule of 40 score hit a staggering 145%… US Commercial revenue skyrocketed 133% …
The AI-driven data center boom has officially hit the household wallet, and the 267% figure is the smoking gun. This isn’t a national average, it’s a localized shock hitting “data center alleys” across 13 states. While the tech giants are pulling gigawatts to power LLMs, residential users are effectively subsidizing the grid upgrades required to …
If AI driven layoffs keep spreading across major firms, the real risk is no longer just job loss but a broader spillover into housing demand and consumer stability. You are already seeing early stress signals in labor data and forced restructuring across sectors that used to feel stable. Most people are not prepared for what …
$SPX has been going nowhere for months. That's about to change. Price is tracing out a bearish B-Wave triangle. If not already complete, one more bounce into the Daily FVG at 6,883–6,915 and the triangle terminates. What follows is a sharp C-Wave decline to SPX 6,720-6500.… pic.twitter.com/4AEmMSJl7s — TRIGGER TRADES (@TriggerTrades) February 28, 2026 What …
Stocks dropped on Thursday as investors began to worry about the negative side of the artificial intelligence buildout, which threatens to disrupt the business models of whole industries and raise unemployment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 669.42 points, or 1.34%, to end at 49,451.98. The index was led lower by Cisco Systems , which …
AMD stock dropped 17% Wednesday. Some analysts had predicted the chipmaker would provide stronger guidance for the first quarter amid an ongoing artificial intelligence boom. AMD’s stock has surged more than 100% in the past year on the back of rising demand for chips. Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices dropped 17% on Wednesday after its first-quarter …
It smells like the start of something bigger in 2026. Small caps and banks are getting crushed today. Tech stocks used to be risk plays but since 2021 they are treated as "safe havens" from slowing economic growth. Even energy stocks are down. https://t.co/OhtzN2vUvE pic.twitter.com/KvUXSciETV — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 7, 2026 The big crash is …
Zillow shares plunged more than 9% on Monday on worries that the online real estate platform could have a big new competitor: Google Search. Google appears to be running tests on putting real estate sale listings into its search results. Over the weekend, real estate tech strategist Mike DelPrete published mobile phone screenshots of Google …
“Meanwhile sectors like AI, quantum, nuclear, flying cars are going parabolic. The disconnect has never been bigger. This won’t end well. Just look at the YTD bloodbath in major consumer names. $WEN – Wendy’s: -48% $CMG – Chipotle: -48% $LULU – Lululemon: -48% $TGT -Target: -35% $HPQ – HP: -30% $PYPL – PayPal: -30% $UPS …
US rent prices are declining at a historic pace: National apartment rents fell -0.31% MoM in October, marking the steepest October decrease in over 15 years. This also marks the 3rd consecutive monthly decline, as elevated supply continues to weigh on prices nationwide. 3 of the 5 largest monthly rent declines over the last 15 …
The car market just lost half a million sales in one month. Tricolor, a lender with 65 dealerships filed for bankruptcy. Bosch is cutting 13,000 jobs. Delinquencies hit a 15-year high. But here’s the thing: the real crisis isn’t the sales numbers. Because what’s actually happening is millions of Americans are trapped. The average car …
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Chilling moment construction worker narrowly escapes getting crushed by falling crane https://t.co/GLjXnsXGLr pic.twitter.com/CrGc416Gay — New York Post (@nypost) April 30, 2025 A construction worker cheated death after a crane toppled over, narrowly missing him, in a terrifying scene in China. Heart-stopping security footage shows the moment the crane, which was working on the 23rd floor …
Druckenmiller "So, the next thing that happened when I started at Duquesne, Ronald Reagan had become President, and we had a radical man named Paul Volcker running the Federal Reserve and inflation was 12 percent. The whole world thought it was going to go through the roof,… — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) April 1, 2025
My personal policy (family of 4 at the time) went from $305 per month, and a $1,500 deductible the year before ACA to $960/m with $6,500. Today, just wife and I, are at $1,600/m with $9,500 out of pocket. Yeah, thanks for ‘free health care’ — Mike Kole (@kolemichael) March 24, 2025 It also destroyed …
The "sandwich generation" is getting squeezed hard. With long-term care costs skyrocketing—nursing homes averaging over $100k annually—millennials and Gen Xers are stuck footing the bill. Government programs like Medicare don't cover most long-term care expenses, and Medicaid's… — Riz.eth (@rizethereum) January 16, 2025 pic.twitter.com/SjnYPzTUaA — Bito (@bitocrates) January 16, 2025 More than 70% of nursing …
Germany’s solar industry is in “a lot of distress” a new report from Financial Times highlighted last week. A slump in consumer demand has led to bankruptcies and layoffs in Europe’s largest rooftop solar market. Many installation and distribution companies have gone under, been acquired, or had to change strategies. The oversupply of panels has …
A Winnipeg woman accused of crushing animals to death with her feet for videos she and her boyfriend then allegedly sold was denied bail Friday, following a lengthy hearing in a Manitoba court earlier this week. Irene Lima and Chad Kabecz were arrested and charged with several animal cruelty offences in October, after the provincial …
Gold used to be crushed by moves like this in the 10-year. Not anymore pic.twitter.com/DjHgkCJNb7 — Jan Nieuwenhuijs (@JanGold_) October 7, 2024 The bond market is reacting contrary to expectations following the Fed’s pivot, with yields increasing significantly despite the Fed’s rate cuts. This indicates a lack of demand for bonds, driven by concerns over …
by LarryStink Options vol continues to get crushed day in and day out, and as more and more funds incorporate option selling strategies this is a trend that will continue. Understanding the Dealer/Market maker exposure and their hedging strategies can help you avoid death by paper cuts as realized volatility is often overstated and be …
