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Massive compute farms rising everywhere with price tags no customer revenue could ever repay. They’re not building servers they’re laying the foundation for a control grid nobody’s admitting. The math on these data centers doesn’t add up unless the real …
Food banks in multiple states reported record demand in April as more families struggled with high grocery prices. Several large networks said they distributed 20-30 percent more food than the same period last year. Many working families who never used …
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 …
Melania Trump blasts “hateful and violent rhetoric” in rare public statement… Conflict flares as Disney faces mounting pressure to dump late-night host… Trump: “Beyond the pale… Kimmel should be immediately fired for this”… White House: Rhetoric “legitimizes violence” following weekend …
Several countries across Asia are confirming they experienced major dollar funding losses last month amidst a cash crunch on surging demand for money to buy oil. Officials in Taiwan, Indonesia, India and in other places have had to scramble to …
Mortgage rates moved even higher again last week, as the war with Iran continues to stoke fears of inflation. As a result, total mortgage application volume fell again, down 10.4% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s …
BREAKING: DDR5 memory prices crash up to 30% after Google unveiled TurboQuant. Google TurboQuant cuts AI memory usage to 1/6, raising concerns about memory demand. Memory prices are up 106% since 2024 lows, but are now falling. 32GB DDR5 on …
U.S. gasoline hits $4 per gallon, highest since 2022, as Iran war drives up fuel prices U.S. gasoline prices have surged above $4 per gallon for the first time in more than three years, as the oil supply shock triggered …
"Record put demand — must be close to a bottom." I keep reading this. And historically, yeah, elevated put buying often coincides with bottoms. But look closer. Put skew is at extremes right now. Spot has been recently down just …
US asset demand shows no sign of abating. Demand for bonds rises and bond yields decline.https://t.co/MKLFCKQfrf pic.twitter.com/Y7YdQtGapA — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) February 14, 2026 NY Fed's Q4 GDP forecast now at 2.71% – getting closer to ATL Fed's 3.68% pic.twitter.com/zUGsltCT9n …
Infographic: Global gold demand;Global gold demand is being reshaped by shifting sovereign reserve strategies, changing investment behavior and an increasingly uncertain outlook. Infographic: Global gold demand https://t.co/KL9R4F1O48 — MINING.COM (@mining) February 5, 2026 https://www.mining.com/infographic-global-gold-demand/ Without metals and industrial elements — …
“Probably not the best sign for home sales.” 👇🏼 https://t.co/w7rVKqK4AU — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 2, 2026 New House Prices have dropped below Existing Homes for the first time in history 🚨🤯 pic.twitter.com/PGQ9rQlIvi — Barchart (@Barchart) February 2, 2026 …
Apple reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday that surpassed expectations, with revenue soaring 16% on an annual basis. The company reported $42.1 billion in net income, or $2.84 per share, versus $36.33 billion, or $2.40 per share, in the year-ago period. Apple saw particularly strong results in China, including Taiwan …
Morgan Stanley: “We note that battery storage could experience significantly greater demand than we currently forecast stemming from the data center opportunity. DC developers have increasingly expressed a desire to use BESS in a variety of applications from backup, load …
by confoundedinterest Nobody wastes money like government, particularly around events like Covid where Federal spending led to housing prices spiking after Covid outbreak in 2020. This made housing unaffordable for most households. This in turn helped kill the mortgage market. …
US trade deficit just hit $52.8B – lowest since June 2020 Down 35% from last year Experts said tariffs would destroy economy Trump, Bessent and Lutnick were right all along Lower imports mean weaker demand which means recession is coming …
by confoundedinterest17 Hallelujah, I love this economy so! Of course, former First Lady Jill Biden is on the national tour trashing the economy saying it was “perfect” under Joe Biden. Mortgage applications increased 4.8 percent from one week earlier, according to …
pic.twitter.com/NSn8Oqi4rJ — Annie (@ZeroWarningShot) December 11, 2025 BREAKING: US rent prices declined -0.2% MoM in November, to $1,706, recording the largest November drop in at least 15 years. This also marks the 5th consecutive month of flat or negative rent …
by confoundedinterest17 Mortgage demand is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. That is, mortgage demand will be listless in December (like the infamous Lake Erie snow effect), but leap upwards in January 202. Mortgage applications decreased 1.4 percent from …
#Silver has broken out of a bullish triangle after weeks of coiling. The strong breakout candle indicates continuation of bullish momentum. pic.twitter.com/ZMMt99NwOz — Gold Predictors (@GoldPredictors) December 3, 2025 Investors are rushing into the silver market: Physical silver-backed ETF holdings …
The long-awaited docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” — which was announced in late September 2024 — has arrived on Netflix, and the four-episode chronicle of the life of rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is filled with darkness. From a turbulent …
The irrational policies of the German elite have been harming not only Germany itself but also all of Europe for years. And yet, there's no sign of a clear sobering up. This is fertile ground for awakening various demons in …
Today marks the end of QT and we already have signs that QE is right around the corner as the market forces the Fed's hand – SOFR 12bps above upper bound of Fed funds target range while standing repo facility …
Silver is experiencing a moment of profound significance, with major implications for the history of hard money, fiat currency debasement, and — most critically — inflation. We’re seeing one of the most volatile monetary assets approach a breakout above its …
“US market liquidity STRESS is surging again: Banks’ demand for the Fed’s Standing Repo Facility (SRF) hit $14 BILLION this morning, and $11 BILLION on Tuesday, the highest since October, signaling rising pressures inside the short-term funding system. As a …
A.I DEBT BUBBLE Amazon (AMZN): The highest total debt at $160.4 billion. Microsoft (MSFT): Total debt stands at $120.4 billion, Meta Platforms (META): $51.1 billion in total debt Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGL): $44.2 billion total debt, CoreWeave (CRWV): Total debt at approximately …
*JAPAN’S TAKAICHI REJECTS CHINA DEMAND TO RETRACT TAIWAN REMARKS 🇯🇵🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/YxdKLQlEJp — Investing.com (@Investingcom) November 21, 2025 The emerging result is a “return to history” in the sense of former regional leaders restoring their lost spheres of influence with US …
The European Union is pushing back against a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, reportedly being drafted behind closed doors by the US and Russia, demanding that any diplomatic attempt must have Kyiv and European leaders at the …
by confoundedinterest17 The US mortgage market is “livin’ on a prayer.” As a result, former homebuilder and current FHFA Director Bill Pulter has suggested 2 mortgage products to make US homes more “affordable”, adding to the legacy of stupid government policies to …