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The U.S. housing market hit a fresh distress milestone this morning. Foreclosure filings in Q1 2026 rose to 118,727, a 26% increase year-over-year. Bank repossessions (REOs) surged even higher, jumping 45% since last year. Analysts are calling this the highest level of foreclosure activity in six years as pandemic-era protections have fully cleared and high …
A national pizza chain is the latest victim in the decline of fast-casual dining. The Little Brown Box Pizza, parent company of Pieology Pizzeria, filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, according to QSR Magazine. The chain, founded in 2011, listed between $100,000 and $500,000 in assets and $1 million and $10 million in liabilities. The …
Chapter 7 Individual Bankruptcy Filings Jump 15 Percent In First 9 Months Of 2025 — NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) October 6, 2025 A total of 249,152 individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings were made in the first nine months of this year in the United States, which is a 15 percent jump compared to the same period last …
The numbers are not adding up. In April 2025, the family of 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony raised over $500,000 through a GiveSendGo campaign. The stated purpose was legal defense. Two months later, they are asking for $1.4 million more. The new goal is posted. The explanation is vague. The court filings tell a different story. Karmelo …
That dotted line isn’t noise. It’s China quietly moonwalking past the U.S. and Europe in patent output. While the West debates regulation, China’s filing innovation at warp speed. Ignore this curve, and you’re ignoring the next cycle of global leadership. pic.twitter.com/szsPY5v4i4 — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) May 13, 2025
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TLDRS: US bankruptcy filings surged in August, reaching 63 filings, up from 49 in July, marking the third-highest monthly total in 2023. The year-to-date total for 2024 stands at 452 filings, nearing the 466 filings recorded during the same period in 2020. August’s spike in filings follows the earlier highs of 72 in June and …
https://insight.factset.com/cautious-optimism-for-capital-markets-coming-out-of-1q24 https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/analysis-reports/bankruptcy-filings-statistics/bankruptcy-statistics-data In 2023, Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings skyrocketed by 72%, reaching a total of 6,569, as revealed by data from Epiq AACER. The surge, attributed to rising interest rates and inflation, pushed highly leveraged organizations to the brink. Additionally, Subchapter V elections within Chapter 11, aimed at small businesses, surged by 45% to 1,939 …
The remarkable consistency in weekly unemployment insurance filings raises questions about statistical probability. Despite the complexities of state programs and economic factors, the numbers remain eerily stable, challenging conventional understanding. Below is the number of initial filings for unemployment insurance. How is this statistically possible? Five of the last six weeks, the exact same number. …
Just in: Bankruptcy filings in Germany hit ATH 👀 ⚠️ Narrator: then $DAX will hit new ATH too ☺️ https://t.co/ZNo2WXTdfv pic.twitter.com/ypcls4isAo — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) April 10, 2024
This surge in Canadian bankruptcy filings, especially among small businesses, is deeply concerning. With such a significant increase in insolvency cases, coupled with the pressure small businesses face to repay pandemic loans, there’s a legitimate worry about Canada’s economic stability. What is happening in Canada? Canadian bankruptcy filings are skyrocketing with nearly 800 bankruptcy filings …
The names of more than 150 people associated with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are expected to be made public in the coming days. The disclosures may throw new light on the sex trafficking network directed by Epstein, who died in 2019, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. A judge ordered the court documents in …
When prices keep rising and people keep struggling with a crap economy and piss poor government policies increasing interest rates won’t help normal people and so you’ll just have more bankruptcy and poor. h/t TonyLiberty
Escalating mortgage rates have made buying a home prohibitively expensive, and renting is now the more compelling option. Home buyers are backing out of deals at the highest rate in a year, per BI. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 23, 2023 The number of homeowners hit with foreclosure notices in the third quarter of the year …
“Bankruptcy filings for companies with at least $10 million in liabilities are rising sharply. Since the Fed started raising rates in March 2022, bankruptcy filings have more than doubled. Corporations, individuals, and the government all got used to historically low interest rates. As rates have nearly tripled on most forms of debt, bankruptcy filings are …
Without ZIRP, how are many large public companies going make those interest payments?https://t.co/pfCc29lVwD — Eventually Consistent Capital (@EventuallyCC) July 26, 2023 Everything is fine. 🔥🔥🔥Not a recession. Just one of the largest trucking companies in the USA filing for bankruptcy. 😳 pic.twitter.com/rzbvZMtbh9 — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 26, 2023 Beware: Bankruptcy filings have seen …
by confoundedinterest17 Biden’s massive spending spree (aka, Build Back Better) has a new name: Build Back Bankrupt! According to Epiq, Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Increased 68 Percent in the First Half of 2023. NEW YORK – July 03, 2023 — The 2,973 total commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first six months of 2023 represented a …
by BoatSurfer600 It’s turning into a banner year for corporate bankruptcy filings, after years of Easy Money that caused all kinds of excesses, fueled by yield-chasing investors, in an environment where the Fed had repressed yields with all its might. Those yield-chasing investors kept even the most over-indebted zombies supplied with ever-more fresh money. But …