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This statement is getting attention because it goes beyond another battlefield update. Israeli War Minister Israel Katz said in a video that Israel had destroyed first-line villages in southern Lebanon and described the area as a permanent security zone. He …
This number is what caught my attention. China’s government debt to GDP ratio jumped from 90.4% to 99.2% in one year. Almost a 10 percentage point increase. That means debt grew much faster than the economy. China’s official GDP growth …
Another example of just how insane this housing market is. https://t.co/I3jGmafRGB — Eric Spracklen 🇺🇸 (@EricSpracklen) June 3, 2026 Homeowners have never been more delusional about the price of their homes pic.twitter.com/6XGXylDuQL — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 30, 2026 Paid …
Iran says negotiations with the United States are over, blaming repeated ceasefire violations and Israeli strikes in Lebanon Now Tehran is threatening to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and warning about the Bab el-Mandeb Strait as well Around 20% …
Intellectual Property Law Only Applies Until An AI Company Can Steal All Of Out Work To Replace Us byu/I_Reading_I inconspiracy All of the AI companies are freely training their models off of people’s intellectual property, in many cases with data …
The UK’s Courts and Tribunals Bill, spearheaded by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy in late 2025 and moving through Parliament in early 2026, represents the most aggressive overhaul of the English legal system in decades. Defendants lose the right to …
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by confoundedinterest17 I spoke at the American Action Forum in Washington DC on the future of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Speaking with me was Laurie Goodman from The Urban Institute. Laurie loves Fannie Mae and Freddie …
And yet, manufacturing jobs are still in freefall. h/t Dyn-O-mite_Rocketeer
By Brandon Smith It’s the magic number, the line that’s not supposed to be crossed; when a nation’s public debt finally exceeds its GDP. Historically speaking, it’s not a sign of doom like many economists suggest. Numerous countries have sustained …
treasury notes performed very well in both instances pic.twitter.com/maLk8R0oMv — Matthew (@GoodTexture) February 23, 2026 Seasoned traders know what this means. The generals are starting to crumble. These aren’t high beta stocks. I’ve seen this movie a few times. It …
Hundreds of private equity firms are sitting on portfolios that nobody wants to buy and the flood of competition is making it worse. Their investors are fed up. This isn’t speculation. The capital is out there, but it’s not going …
BitMine's $6.6B unrealized ETH loss is now ~66% of Archegos's $10B blowup in 2021. If they're forced to liquidate 4.2M ETH into a thin market, this doesn't stay "unrealized." It becomes one of the largest documented trading losses ever and …
ADP National Employment Report And What the Headline Misses About Today’s Labor Market ADP says private employers added 41,000 jobs in December, framing it as a rebound. But when you slow down and look at where those jobs came from, …
The economy looks healthy on paper. GDP is strong, unemployment is low. But beneath the surface, Americans are stuck – in their jobs, their homes and their financial situations. A quiet loss of mobility may be the biggest risk facing …
The Trump administration has told countries that want a permanent spot on the new Gaza Board of Peace (BoP), which will be responsible for rebuilding the Gaza Strip and ensuring Hamas’s disarmament, that they must contribute “at least one billion …
NEW YORK, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Democrat Zohran Mamdani became New York City’s mayor on Thursday, vowing during a public swearing-in ceremony on the steps of City Hall to enact an aggressive agenda aimed at making the nation’s largest city …
How long before $250 trillion of hidden risk explodes in the financial system? World ‘blind’ to risks in booming $250tn shadow bank market The world’s top financial regulators have admitted they are blind to dangers lurking in the shadow banking …
by confoundedinterest17 Well, tariffs didn’t turn out to be a lethal weapon as Democrats predicted. The US economy continues to grow! The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2025 is 3.5 percent on December …
Silent Trump flees growing storm over Epstein 'cover-up' as he jets off for holidays without ANY comment https://t.co/X1Ba9kt4lp — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) December 20, 2025 President Donald Trump remained silent amid accusations of a ‘cover-up’ after the release of thousands …
by Michael We possess technology that would have been unimaginable to people living 100 years ago, we have access to more entertainment than any other generation in human history, and we have been enjoying an artificially-inflated standard of living that …
Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the resignation of his chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, after an early morning raid by anti-corruption investigators on his home and office. The Ukrainian president said, in a video posted to his Telegram account: “Russia really …
“Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday and provided stronger-than-expected sales guidance for the fourth quarter. Shares of the AI chipmaker rose more than 4% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, …
23 states are now in a recession and 11 more are close to it. The last time this many states entered recession at once was 2008. Back then, unemployment hit 10% and foreclosures doubled within 18 months. byu/TonyLiberty inFluentInFinance 23 …
by Mike Maharrey After barely rising in August, consumer debt grew modestly in September, likely reflecting growing debt stress on American households. The U.S. economy depends on consumers buying stuff. Persistent price inflation forced Americans to blow through their savings …
by Michael It is already happening. There has been a lot of talk that there will be a surge in demand at America’s overwhelmed food banks once funding for the food stamp program ends in early November, but the truth is …
Sellers in some US metros are growing so frustrated with the state of the housing market they are de-listing their homes at an alarming rate. Beyond slowing sales and flat prices, de-listings have become a defining feature of this summer’s …
On a sunny day in Grapevine, Texas, three drones are buzzing around the head of a test dummy balanced on a pedestal. It’s part of a demonstration outside the National School Safety Conference. “We use drones to stop school shootings,” …
by confoundedinterest17 Is This My Free One-Way Bus Ticket To Cleveland? Cleveland is leading the nation in home price growth at 4.7% YoY. Followed closely by Hartford CT, Louisville KY, Detroit MI and Buffalo NY. Well, if The Fed would stop …
It went from tropical storm to Category 5 in a single day. Erin didn’t intensify. It detonated. Winds jumped from 75 mph to 160 mph in 24 hours. That is not weather. That is combustion. https://abc17news.com/news/2025/08/16/category-5-hurricane-erin-is-one-of-the-fastest-rapidly-intensifying-storms-in-atlantic-history/ The National Hurricane Center …