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Buckle up for a hard landing pic.twitter.com/l7VFSgppwr — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) April 20, 2025 Q4 layoffs? Severance ran out. So did your runway. 7.1M Americans jobless (4.2%) 2.5M stuck 15+ weeks – That's 1 in 3 ya'll! 1.5M out of work 6+ MONTHS – now 21%, up from 19% Average job hunt 23 weeks …
In a world fixated on the race for superior artificial intelligence (AI), Chinese scientists have cracked the code to memory speeds once deemed impossible – with a device smaller than a grain of rice. Researchers at Fudan University on Thursday unveiled “Poxiao”, or Dawn, the fastest flash memory ever created, which can erase and rewrite …
The idea that we’re facing a simple deflationary crisis like the one we saw in 2020 is nothing short of foolish. During the pandemic, the Federal Reserve could just step in and unleash trillions in liquidity, keeping the markets afloat. But today’s situation is far more complicated. This is stagflation, a deadly mix of rising …
I called it out on AM 1100 The Flag — China’s been stealing from American entrepreneurs for years, and it’s time they face real consequences. Meanwhile, North Dakota’s wide open for business. Data centers, AI, agtech, drones — this state’s got the power, land, and leadership to win. I’m investing here, and you should pay …
CHINA’S 2025 GLOW-UP? CANCELLED. UBS SLASHES GROWTH FORECAST AS TARIFFS BITE UBS—the fancy Swiss bank that stares at charts for a living—just said “nah” to China’s 2025 economy. They downgraded the growth forecast from 4% to a gloomy 3.4%. Why? Because the U.S. slapped on those spicy new tariffs, and now China’s exports are going …
And despite all the skepticism: Gold is on the verge of outperforming the S&P 500 over the past decade.⁰This likely represents the early stages of a structural shift in which hard assets outperform overvalued financial assets over the long term, in my view. pic.twitter.com/gczeVmRvod — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) April 4, 2025 After a long consolidation …
I asked @grok to categorize your sentiments over the last 5 weeks. So should we expect @menlobear to be on the same page this week? pic.twitter.com/PGUzrv5K4N — Michael Wray (@MichaelWrayJr) March 21, 2025 Recession indicators — Trading 4or Life (@trading4orlife) March 21, 2025
It seems now the poorer you are the more free stuff you get. Cant afford your mortgage? Don’t worry, FHA will make your payment. College is now free under 200k, and they are trying to eliminate taxes under 150k. Success is no longer rewarded. You just carry the load https://t.co/ydrsdNc9JH — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March …
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league might be affected by tariffs and relations between the U.S. and Canada because players in both countries are paid in U.S. dollars. Bettman joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to discuss the league’s 2024-25 season, geopolitical effects and more. National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday that the league …
anyone care that the US Dollar is getting the crap kicked out of it? pic.twitter.com/vwYzS2M3wb — J.C. Parets (@JC_ParetsX) March 5, 2025 Dollar lower, hard assets higher. We are at a key turning point in history and a global rebalancing is now unfolding, in my view. pic.twitter.com/bstJ0gjVOo — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) March 5, 2025 …
by confoundedinterest17 Did Jerome Powell and The Federal Reserve push markets too hard? Sales of existing single-family houses, townhouses, condos, and co-ops that closed in January dropped by 4.9% from December, seasonally adjusted, to an annual rate of 4.08 million sales, according to the National Association of Realtors today. This rate of sales was up just 2.0% …
We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system. We are willing to take in only convicted criminals (including convicted U.S. citizens) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in exchange for a fee. The fee would be relatively low for… pic.twitter.com/HTNwtp35Aq — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) February 4, 2025 🚨 …
LSU Law Prof Removed From Classes Amid Investigation Into Political Comments. I went through to the original article and it didn’t have any more detail on what exactly he’s supposed to have said, besides being critical of the governor. I do like this: “We cannot live and exist in a country where people are punished because of …
TRUMP TO PUTIN: "Let's get this war over with. We can do it the easy way… or the hard way." pic.twitter.com/YFyZBoTiZR — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 22, 2025 pic.twitter.com/WpWwDdf7kb 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 | Trump says he sees new sanctions against Russia as "likely" if Putin rejects negotiations. "Zelensky told me he wants to make a deal, I don't …
1. As of today, $ALLY is exiting its mortgage origination business. — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) January 9, 2025 3. Burdened by mortgages made to borrowers with shoddy credit, $Ally began reporting losses in 2007 that reached $10.3 billion in 2009. The U.S. engineered the bailout to ensure that money kept flowing to the auto industry and …
California swung nearly 10 points toward the red in a recent election. The state, long a bastion of liberal dominance, has sent a clear message: enough is enough. The catalyst? A controversial law incorporating “gender affirmation” into child custody disputes. Critics argue it goes too far, prioritizing ideology over parental rights. This legislation became a …
The US bond market has been in a drawdown for over 52 months, by far the longest in history. Video: https://t.co/PlZ0poWqfU pic.twitter.com/a948poplO9 — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 27, 2024 The US Bond Market has now been in a drawdown for 53 months, by far the longest in history.https://t.co/l5IYmkf6Ih pic.twitter.com/bGFIn2cMFW — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 1, …
Another Biden Miracle: Odds rising on a recession as defaults soar 50% 🤯 https://t.co/h4xXSsJVzE — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) December 30, 2024 Volatility-based breakout signals risk-off scenario, reminiscent of COVID-19 and 2008 crises. A breakout pattern based on volatility has just triggered a warning signal similar to the one observed during the COVID-19 crash. …
Costco is battling an anti-DEI wave with a stern rebuke to activist shareholders looking to end the warehouse retailer’s diversity ambitions. Walmart, John Deere, Tractor Supply and other companies are changing or walking away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. But Costco believes DEI helps its “treasure hunt” shopping atmosphere, and it is standing …
I've engaged with 100s of accounts replying to my SBR tweets in recent weeks, and I have simply been blown away by how many Bitcoiners I've needed to elucidate on the facts that: fiat sovereigns do not issue debt against collateral, that US govt holding gold or BTC does not make… — 𝐓𝐗𝐌𝐂 (@TXMCtrades) December …
Liquidity finally starting to move away from utter nonsense? 🥹 https://t.co/2XcGNGNOpi pic.twitter.com/sJ5lZoqTQb — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) December 23, 2024 The United States is making many threats, blind to the Eastern world’s focus on consolidating power through its supply chains. The West is currently obsessed with digital wealth. The East is fixated on hard assets. These …
Thats US tax dollars hard at work — Satoshi Slacker (@akyoung8) December 10, 2024
“CPS teacher Roxanne Piersanti calls out the Tribune Editorial Board’s recent criticism of teacher absences, pointing out how it unfairly targets working mothers and ignores the realities of caregiving, illness, and the physical toll of teaching,” CTU posted on their X account. “Have they considered how often educators — especially the 75% of whom are …
https://twitter.com/liberty_fan_/status/1862064036457631819 Germany faces high taxes; green populists push for even higher taxes. https://twitter.com/MichaelAArouet/status/1862399801301635286 And inflation is rebounding: Good Morning from #Germany where #inflation has picked up for the 2nd straight month. In November, prices rose 2.2% YoY, up from 2% in October. The core #inflation rate accelerated to 3% YoY. pic.twitter.com/IK96JqAp11 — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) …
$MSTR’s market cap now surpasses $NEM and $GOLD combined. This is insane. $MSTR's market capitalization now exceeds the combined market caps of $NEM and $GOLD, the two largest gold mining companies in the world. I wonder how much longer it will take before MSTR's market cap exceeds the capitalization of the entire gold mining industry! …
A recent survey by BadCredit.org reveals that 37% of Americans are neglecting their friendships due to the rising costs of maintaining social ties. 10% of respondents have even ended a friendship because of the financial strain, while 21% feel they spend more on their friends than their friends spend on them, causing resentment. The survey …
Linkhttps://t.co/n3ZINVlAIO pic.twitter.com/uS5D68XwGm — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 25, 2024 This is why the recent 50 bps drop and not 25. The Fed is aware, I wager, that the employment stituation is far worse than the official numbers are telling us. pic.twitter.com/pAbdkYW3Rs — 💯Robert C. Baker💯 (@RCBakerBuilt) September 25, 2024 🚨THE LEADING TO LAGGING ECONOMIC INDICATORS …
Lula and Moraes are attempting to lock up their political opposition, like the Biden-Harris administration and every totalitarian regime in the past. pic.twitter.com/U8W94FK0ks — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) August 29, 2024 Brazil has fallen. Hard. — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) August 29, 2024 https://twitter.com/Liberacrat/status/1828971749569933467 One day, @Alexandre, this picture of you in prison will be real. Mark my …
