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New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo Africa’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara, said the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention …
We haven't even had a crisis and credit card loans are already 12.7% serious delinquency. What does this mean? https://t.co/4erneMeCcY — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) February 24, 2026 The CEO of McDonald's says that we're now living in "a two-tier economy." " If you're upper income earning over $100,000 things are good, stock markets are near all …
AIR DATE: Feb. 24, 2015: FOX 9 speaks with a former fraud investigator with the government who says millions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on day cares. Steve Halicki claims the centers are collecting public subsidies for bogus child care services. FOX 9 Investigator Jeff Baillon dug deeper into this issue. When fraud becomes …
Will 2025 be the year it finally happens? ‘China’s 2008 is happening now’—Analyst warns of real estate meltdown that threatens global economy “China’s real estate market is starting to look a lot like America’s 2008 meltdown, and it could shake the global economy. Home sales from China’s top 100 developers plunged 24% in July from …
Real estate and construction are considered bellwethers of the overall economy. Recently they’re not looking good – and this isn’t an isolated issue. It’s a warning sign of a crisis that could ripple through the entire economy… By Peter Reagan The housing market is a massive portion (about 1/6th!) of the entire U.S. economy. About two-thirds of …
by Michael Have you ever not been able to sleep at night because you are stressed out about your finances? If so, you are certainly not alone. When there is simply not enough money coming in to pay all the bills, the pressure can be excruciating. The cost of food, housing and other essentials has been …
Vice President JD Vance opens up about the heated meeting involving President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on ‘Hannity.’
The U.S. housing market is facing circumstances that we haven’t seen since 2009 in terms of how many brand new homes are sitting on the market for sale and sales volumes sitting at 30 year lows. What is going on and what does this implicate about the broader economy?
Many of us have been wondering though if the economy has been propped up by credit card spending, and it seems we are getting the answer on that now. Same thing happened in 06 credit card delinquencies spiked while mortgage delinquency/foreclosures were relatively low.. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/seriesBeta/DRSFRMACBS https://fred.stlouisfed.org/seriesBeta/DRCCLACBS Bond Default Rates Surpass 2008 Crisis Levels h/t …
This is the state website to do online registration:https://t.co/GYagpUQMdu — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 2, 2024 A lot is riding on which way Pennsylvania swings pic.twitter.com/KtLWqjw5NH — The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole) October 2, 2024
“A second source says the palace is being “very hush-hush” about the whole situation. “A few of Kate’s senior staffers haven’t been able to see or speak to her, and they didn’t even know about the surgery until it was announced, so it’s caught them off guard,” the source claims to Us. Kate has just …
Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’ President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which Biden sees as a major reason why consumers are not yet feeling the impact of cooling inflation rates and a …
by Michael It is happening again. All over America, borrowers are getting behind on their payments. In particular, subprime borrowers are having a very difficult time paying the bills. Does that ring a bell? That should, because the last time we witnessed anything like this was during the last financial crisis. When things start to …
He makes some very interesting points, something doesn’t add up with the way these fires burn that is for certain. Whatever the cause may be, this is by no means “normal”. This guy’s channel has some excellent videos and covers Hawaii as well. Worth a follow. h/t LeisureLee
Via SchiffGold.com, June continued a stock market rally that produced big gains through the first half of the year. But what exactly is driving this rally and is it really justified by the economic fundamentals? Peter breaks it down in a recent podcast and concludes that this is likely a bear market rally. June was …
by Fappinonabiscuit I follow futures. Particularly soybean oil. Someone made a shit post the 08 crash could have been predicted by soybean oil futures and Oreo making a new cookie. I don’t know why I latched onto it but I kept following it because why not it was way out in left field and I …
On June 1st, Stuyvesant High School released its admissions data. Seven black students got into Stuyvesant out of 762 offers. Those pro “equity” and anti-meritocracy screamed racism. It’s a lie. After examining the data, three things become clear. First, those screaming racism are racist towards Asians – and Native Americans who fared worse than blacks …
