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Who else is not surprised that the Barack Obama presidential library is two years past due $600 million over budget and many of the contractors have not been paid. pic.twitter.com/YX8ovoB3m3 — Keith Ainsworth (@AinsworthKeith) June 15, 2026 “- The X post by Keith Ainsworth questions surprise over the Obama Presidential Center’s reported $600M+ budget overrun …
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
by Mike Shedlock The GDPnow Nowcast for the first quarter took a dive on February 14. Weather-related utility production lessened the blow. GDPNow data from the Atlanta Fed, chart by Mish There were three significant reports on February 14: Retail Sales, Industrial Production, and Import-Export Prices. Import-Export Prices did not seem to matter. Contributions to …
Atlanta Fed GDPNow estimate moves lower, real gross private domestic investment growth decreased from 1.3 percent to -0.7 percent, while the nowcast of fourth-quarter real government expenditures growth increased from 2.6 percent to 2.9 percent. #math pic.twitter.com/3xqmr0b3YB — Market Rebellion (@MarketRebels) January 2, 2025 Interesting We’ve almost given back the whole bounce since Trump was …
Quarterly Results: Alphabet Inc. announced Q3 2024 financial results. Total Revenue: $88.3 billion, a 15% year-over-year increase. Google Services: Revenue increased 13% to $76.5 billion, driven by: Growth in Google Search and other services. Increased subscriptions and device sales. Strong YouTube ad performance. Google Cloud: Revenue up 35% to $11.4 billion, fueled by: Growth in …
by confoundedinterest17 Thunderstruck! Interest rates should be thunderstruck when realization dawns that the recend BLS jobs reporr was grossly mismeasured. National unemployment was 8.7% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment and significantly more than double the 4.1% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Mortgage rates are rising again with Friday’s surprising jobs report. But as it just …
Tesla, the electric vehicle giant, faces headwinds as it misses fourth-quarter estimates, reporting weaker-than-expected auto revenue. Despite a 3% growth in total revenue, automotive revenue saw a mere 1% increase from the previous year. The company warns of potentially lower vehicle volume growth in 2024, signaling a cautious outlook for the year ahead. Key financial …
“US ECONOMY EXPANDS 2.1% IN Q2, LESS THAN ADVANCE ESTIMATE”: This means that the U.S. economy’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 2.1% during the second quarter (Q2) of the year. However, this growth rate was lower than what was initially estimated in the advance estimate. Ok? “US 2Q CORE PCE …