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W.H.O. ON THE BRINK OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE! A $2.5 billion hole is tearing through the W.H.O.’s budget, even after desperate cuts. The timing couldn’t be worse—America’s exit is just around the corner. With Trump freezing foreign aid and the U.S. skipping out on $260 million… https://t.co/3MzcItnLWr pic.twitter.com/INP0NsNwtF — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 2, 2025
“FINANCIAL ANALYSTS SPLIT ON TRUMP’S TARIFFS BULLISH VIEWS: 🔸 FUNDSTRAT: Predicts a V-shaped rebound if tariffs are targeted, arguing markets have overcorrected (-8% S&P 500) and clarity could spark a rally. 🔸 Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent: Sees tariffs as a negotiable cap, easing worst-case fears and potentially stabilizing markets. BEARISH VIEWS: 🔸 YARDENI RESEARCH: Calls …
HSBC: U.S. Recession, Stagflation, and Debt Concerns Could All Boost Gold HSBC sees three ways gold could strengthen during what they call a “US-driven” market correction: 1. U.S. Recession Scenario: If recession fears grow, investors would move away from risky assets. This would weaken the dollar and lower Treasury yields, pushing more investors toward gold …
🚨BREAKING: Short-Term Yield 📈: Financial Stress? A sharp 📈 in 3& 6-month yields signal financial strains, similar to the 2019 repo crisis causes: •Liquidity Strains: Banks/hedge funds may face overnight funding pressures •Hedge Fund Stress: Losses or margin calls driving pic.twitter.com/HvkMtQ7zzE — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) April 1, 2025 Why are the 3 and 6 …
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Elon Musk says the US Government "deleted a terabyte of financial data to cover their crimes…" "But they don't understand technology, so we recovered it." pic.twitter.com/bWrYSgqSXs — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 1, 2025 🚨 ELON MUSK: "Someone is going to be arrested tomorrow. He actually stole 400,000 social security numbers & personal information …
NEWS: The Financial Times has issued an apology after suggesting that @Tesla had shady accounting with $1.4 billion "missing." In reality, the Financial Times just didn't understand the accounting, and an expert reached out to them to explain it to them. FT: "One unavoidable… pic.twitter.com/NbGVC0MWMk — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) March 25, 2025
Japanese 10-Year Bond Yield jumps to highest level since the Global Financial Crisis byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1905008623799177521
The 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yield has hit a 16-year high, creeping toward 1.75%. That may not sound extreme by global standards, but in Japan’s fragile system, even small increases in borrowing costs send shockwaves through the economy. The Bank of Japan has spent years suppressing rates with aggressive bond-buying. Now, markets are testing …
Financial Times has quietly toned down its claim of a $1.4 billion misstatement in Tesla’s cash flow. After speaking with accounting sources, the publication now reports a $500 million discrepancy—a number small enough to be explained by foreign exchange movement, asset write-offs, and other adjustments. Another overhyped financial hit piece against Tesla bites the dust. …
via creditbubblebulletin: Somehow, it staged a remarkable comeback. “Transitory” was spoken five times during the post-meeting press conference, twice by Chair Powell: “As I’ve mentioned, it can be the case that it’s appropriate sometimes to look through inflation if it’s going to go away quickly without action by us, if it’s transitory. And that can …
It’s funny. These are numbers you’d normally see with a Democratic president. Things have completely flipped. The middle class is now firmly Republican and the financial elite are Democrats. Mind boggling https://t.co/M1kYvBZetT — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 20, 2025
Markets are hanging by a thread, and most don’t see it coming. High-yield corporate bond spreads just spiked 60 basis points in a month—hitting a six-month high. Investment-grade spreads aren’t far behind, climbing to their highest level since September. These are stress fractures in the system, warning signs that something is breaking. 🚨WARNING🚨 S&P500 2008 …
We've seen this movie before… UBS 2025- "…Ernst & Young, re-elected as UBS's auditor last year, said in its assessment on Monday that because of the effects of this weakness, it had concluded that UBS had "not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting"… pic.twitter.com/TM0R1VAtzX — kristen shaughnessy (@kshaughnessy2) March 18, 2025 UBS’s auditor warns …
We are 8% from the top – is that a "crash" ? pic.twitter.com/uQsEA0PYEn — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) March 15, 2025
Tim Cook didn’t innovate—he just milked Steve Jobs’ legacy dry while manipulating Apple’s stock price through financial engineering. Investors cheered as their portfolios fattened, but the cracks are showing. No real revenue growth, no groundbreaking products, just short-term profit chasing. The reckoning is inevitable. Tim Cook literally added ZERO value to Apple, all he did …
Fewer hours worked means less money in pockets, and it signals weak labor demand. Yet the media still pushes the narrative of a “strong labor market.” ⚠️Americans work the LEAST hours since the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis: Average Weekly Hours worked came at 34.1 in February, in line with the lowest level in …
JUST IN: Discord is reportedly in early talks about going public through an IPO – Financial Times pic.twitter.com/PaArrKIy34 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 6, 2025 Discord, a social media and messaging app loved by gamers, that “allows users to chat via voice, video, or text,” has held discussions with bankers recently “to discuss preparations for an …
Elon Musk’s DOGE team entered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters on Friday – and staffers are pissed off! “Elon Musk’s team on Friday entered the headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday, sources tell us,” Politico reported. According to Politico, at least 3 of Elon Musk’s DOGE workers are now “senior advisors” …
When disaster strikes, communities rally together to rebuild – and there’s a lot that needs rebuilding! But unfortunately, where we see disaster, criminal opportunists see opportunity. Scammers are coming out of the woodwork, eager to exploit the chaos. Here’s how you can fight back… By Peter Reagan When disaster strikes, communities rally together to rebuild – …
As the debt continues to mount and delinquency rates rise, the tension in the financial landscape becomes unbearable. The rapid rise in margin debt, combined with the surging subprime auto loan delinquencies, signals a precarious tipping point for the economy. Margin Debt is now at the highest level since December 2021 and up 28.3% YoY. …
Is this what I think it is? The AI bubble losing air? — Berm (@BryanDu40529739) January 22, 2025 The partnership with OpenAI, once a beacon of innovation and promise, now stands as a double-edged sword, its financial demands growing ever more insatiable.
by Michael The past couple of weeks have been really, really strange. On New Year’s Eve, four of the most iconic buildings in the entire country were all hit by lightning. In our political capital, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol were hit. In our financial capital, the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center were …
Its never been more obvious the markets are setting up for an epic downside crash. I know you have been spoiled on the “up-only” markets, but the FED cannot save you without causing massive inflation. They have to let equity markets fall. Its coming, its obvious. Its never been more obvious the markets are setting …
We are a couple of weeks ahead of the new administration taking office. The Biden administration leaves behind an economic legacy that does not bode well for the pockets of Americans in the short-term. Here’s how the outgoing administration added fuel to the fire of inflation in the past four years… By Peter Reagan 2024 was …
Investors lose faith in China’s recovery; $18 trillion in wealth destroyed. China iPhone shipments fell by 47% y/y. 🚨INVESTORS LOST FAITH IN CHINA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY🚨 China's 10-year government bond yield fell below 1.6% for the FIRST TIME EVER. CSI 300 index FELL for the 3rd STRAIGHT day in the worst start to a year in …
The man suspected of carrying out the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had a checkered marital history punctuated by multiple divorces and financial difficulty, according to court records reviewed by ABC News. The records also show that after his military service, Jabbar worked for two of the nation’s largest professional services firms, …
China is a complete sh*t show. Their 2008 moment. https://t.co/z9K9spoqBU — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 29, 2024 Bazooka’s and bank recaps. Nothing has worked. Instead, China’s industry is in freefall with deflation threatening to spiral out of control. At the same time, real estate developers are back in the news facing insolvency; a threat that …
It’s only the largest financial fraud in history. pic.twitter.com/p5FTWDH8Ks — Bitfinex'ed 🔥🐧 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 (@Bitfinexed) December 27, 2024 🚨 BREAKING: Starting December 13, @coinbase will restrict European users from trading stablecoins like USDT, GUSD, GYEN, DAI, PAX, and PYUSD that don’t comply with MiCA regulations. Only MiCA-compliant USDC will remain available. pic.twitter.com/EpR2dles6g — Crypto Briefing …
