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WallStreetApes drops the QR code crackdown clip… Medium drink costs them twenty cents but they markup over a thousand percent… Yet thieves buy small fill giant cups or sneak extras… This ends the classic free refill perk everyone took for …
McDonald’s CEO is catching heat for openly worrying about higher gas prices hurting their business while regular people are already getting crushed at the pump and on grocery bills. Worried about fuel costs:$MCD CEO: "Obviously, higher gas prices…are not going …
This collapse is just getting started. Kids can’t get jobs and fast food giants scramble as broke Americans pull back hard. Labor Force participation is collapsing at a pace only seen during the 2020 crisis. Participation always drops before the …
Delta customers in uproar as airline cuts snack and beverage service on hundreds of flights daily https://t.co/kaPUqak1W5 pic.twitter.com/TmHJaOKaV9 — New York Post (@nypost) May 5, 2026 It’s B.Y.O. snacks for thousands of Delta passengers. Starting May 19, Delta Air Lines …
Sheer insanity. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta collectively are spending more money than the Manhattan Project *every single month*. More than 12x the Manhattan Project every year. And what they have got to show for it? None are making major …
Independent petrol stations begin to close instead of charging customers £2 a litre as supermarkets warn supply is 'tight' amidst Iran war https://t.co/N9grFUtPJq — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 28, 2026 Small petrol stations are being forced to close their pumps …
This was a localized outage—about 100,000 SDG&E customers in South Orange County (think Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel) and a sliver of north San Diego County. Not "California went dark," not hundreds of thousands statewide—just a chunk of suburbia blinking out …
Can they prove they didn’t pass the cost to customers????? — CV Investments (@cv_investments) February 26, 2026 Per Grok: The refunds (plus interest) go to the importers who paid the duties to U.S. Customs—they’re the legal payers entitled to relief …
In light of SCOTUS tariff ruling, Gov. Pritzker sent President Donald Trump an invoice of $8.6 billion. pic.twitter.com/aXhKF3vIOs — Natasha Korecki (@natashakorecki) February 20, 2026 🚨 JUST IN: Kevin O'Leary reveals shareholders, lenders and customers are DEMANDING TARIFF REFUNDS "It's …
I'm sad that Amazon is discontinuing their Amazon One thing where you could pay with the palm of your hand at Whole Foods I talked to a cashier today and he said that not enough people used it However the …
🚨BREAKING: JPMorgan WARNS that Trump’s Credit Card 10% Cap would be “VERY BAD FOR THE ECONOMY.” pic.twitter.com/LhjHyGq3as — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 13, 2026 JPMORGAN CFO SAYS CAP ON INTEREST RATES ON CREDIT CARDS "WILL BE VERY BAD FOR CONSUMERS" …
BofA’s dropped a bombshell warning—and it’s unfolding NOW! Yields spiking, liquidity drying, buybacks blacking out in days. CTAs poised to dump S&P to 6100, overbought tech wreck incoming—crude, HY bonds, crypto all flashing red!
Restaurants are empty. Servers cannot afford the cities they work in. Third places are dying in slow motion. Profits are still fine at the top. They just raise prices until only ten people can afford a burger. You cannot build …
Stocks move lower. Microsoft is down -2% in premarket trading Stocks have taken a turn to the downside after a report from The Information that Microsoft has lowered its AI sales quotas. The NASDAQ index is now trading down -83 …
Black Friday sales are well underway, with inflation-fatigued consumers looking to snag markdowns on everything from pantry and toiletry staples to jackets, makeup and gaming consoles. Although predawn lines and door busters are largely a thing of the past as …
Black Friday is almost here, and as shoppers gear up for one of the biggest retail events of the year, companies are issuing warnings as concerns over cybercriminals rise. This includes online retail giant Amazon, which has shared advice to …
“Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday and provided stronger-than-expected sales guidance for the fourth quarter. Shares of the AI chipmaker rose more than 4% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, …
Affordability crisis rattling mom-and-pop shops… “Surging import costs. Mounting payroll and healthcare expenses. A shortage of affordable loans. And a stressed-out workforce. Small businesses are facing mounting pressure from America’s affordability crisis. Doug Scheffel, owner of a family-run ETM Manufacturing …
This is how recessions start, one empty table at a time. If 30-year-olds can’t afford Chipotle, what happens when the real slowdown hits. Either Chipotle has collapsed as a brand or young Americans are out of money. Or, both. What …
Forbes is finally catching up on my weekend homework and the story almost writes itself. A husband and wife have become billionaires from a company that does not even have revenue. Let that sink in for a moment. Billionaires without …
Two Nvidia customers made up 39% of Nvidia’s revenue in its July quarter, the company revealed in a financial filing on Wednesday, raising concerns about the concentration of the chipmaker’s clientele. “Customer A” made up 23% of total revenue, and …
via Reddit: Yes, I know this is obvious to most but there’s still enough questions about these sorts of services (and wanting to invest because they think diversifying away from stocks is good or they are attracted to the novelty …
Yieldstreet is one of the best-known examples of American startups with the stated mission of democratizing access to assets such as real estate, litigation proceeds and private credit. But some Yieldstreet customers who participated in its real estate deals face …
BNPL firms are holding back repayment data from credit bureaus. Not to protect late payers. To stop on-time customers from getting punished. “We will not share loan info with the credit bureaus until we see concrete evidence that BNPL data …
“The ISM Services prices paid index jumped to 69.9, signaling rising costs, while services employment fell to 46.4, indicating contraction in jobs.” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-services-activity-flatlined-july-ism-data-shows-2025-08-05/ “U.S. factory orders dropped 4.8% in July, matching forecasts but showing weakening manufacturing demand.” https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-factory-orders-drop-july-2025-08-04/ “Goldman Sachs …
The restaurant model is in crisis. Dining prices are soaring, yet profit margins stay razor thin roughly 3 to 5% for full-service spots. https://www.upmenu.com/blog/restaurant-profit-margin?srsltid=AfmBOoq5DjWQa_U44hYuAcmjjs8XMijXRPo9iJ3DKWZpcXAB2Zdrrg6h Labor eats up about 20 to 30% of revenue in most restaurants, leaving little room after …
Daily US users of Chinese discount e-commerce platform Temu fell 58% in May following the White House’s elimination of the “de minimis” trade provision that allowed tariff-free shipping of low-value packages from China, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. …
Watch about 5 minutes is all you need. Basically he talks about these big tech companies going all in on ai and then automating their employees out. Employees laid off and they don’t buy that companies products. So company lays …
