Beloved 135-year-old chain permanently closes all 65 stores after blistering bankruptcy: ‘End of an era’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15148559/bartell-drugs-closures-seattle-cvs-rite-aid.html The great American drugstore shakeout has claimed another victim — as yet another regional favorite vanishes from the high street. After 135 years in business, one of Washington’s most iconic pharmacy chains has shut its doors for good, closing …

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The trade war era is here to stay.

Yes agreed — the trade deficit, along with the budget deficit, might be the two most important statistics showing what is problematic about the US economy. And the trade deficit has worsened enormously since the early 1990s. pic.twitter.com/ywtIivKlDd — David …

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S&P 500 Price to book, brings us so close to being the most expensive market of the modern era. The 2000 bubble: Nasdaq lost 78% in 2 years. It will be worse this time.

Any questions?https://t.co/vgMB7gVz3H pic.twitter.com/m94yuqKjV5 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 12, 2024 These conditions echo the dot-com bubble, where the Nasdaq rose five-fold from 1995 to 2000, only to crash by 78%. Given the current high valuations and investor optimism, caution is essential. …

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We now have the weakest armed forces in the post-Vietnam era. The Army is at only 62% capacity. Air Force Chief of Staff wants to limit the number of White male officers to 43%. How did we win WWII without DEI?

Trump plans to purge the Pentagon. How will they respond? Can our armed forces survive another presidency similar to Biden’s? Just a reminder: Biden said the greatest threat to our security isn’t terrorism, nuclear Iran, North Korea or China or …

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