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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the US declined by 0.7% in March 2025 to 100.5, after a decline of 0.2% in February. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/QaFvkXJliE — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) April 21, 2025 Americans considering filing for bankruptcy hits highest level since pandemic… Bankruptcy filings are on the rise in 2025. This year, …
The Brief Bankruptcy filings are on the rise in 2025. This year, over 140,000 bankruptcy filings were reported in the U.S. Americans thinking about bankruptcy are tied to financial factors like tariffs and consumer debt. A new report reveals that more people are pondering filing for bankruptcy in the first half of 2025, which is …
That's it folks. The S&P 500 has just triggered a death cross for the first time following a CAPE ratio that exceeded two standard deviations above its long-term exponential trend. The other 3 times this happened: – Nov/1929– Oct/2000– Mar/2022 Place your bets. pic.twitter.com/hoUdiAcOIx — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 17, 2025 The market is following …
I love this graphic. It took 38 years for gold to rise from $35/oz to $1,000/oz. Then it took 12 years to rise from $1,000/oz to $2,000/oz in 2020. It only took 4 years to go from $2,000 ~~~> $3,000 pic.twitter.com/jcabgwvYOM — CEO Technician (@CEOTechnician) April 15, 2025 GOLD – Remember what I said…'it will …
The automotive industry is facing unprecedented challenges, highlighting five major trends that strongly indicate a significant price correction is on the horizon. With total auto loan debt reaching an all-time high of $1.7 trillion, vehicle inventories accumulating, and looming tariffs on imported cars threatening to inflate prices further, consumers considering vehicle purchases in the next …
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 …
Interactive Brokers $IBKR now has 3.6 Million total accounts open on its platform up from 760K in the same quarter in 2020 pic.twitter.com/KPH2ZcJ7sw — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 16, 2025
🇺🇸TRUMP HITS RECORD-HIGH APPROVAL — EVEN AFTER TARIFF TURMOIL Tariffs up, tariffs down — doesn’t matter. Even after last week’s whiplash on Liberation Day tariffs, voters aren’t punishing him. In fact, they’re rewarding him for moving fast and shaking things up, with a 54%… https://t.co/CyxBd06TJw pic.twitter.com/hmrdsKfkOZ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 15, 2025 The EU …
OOPS! Investors haven’t been this bearish in 30yrs, BofA poll shows. 82% of fund managers expect the global economy to weaken, and a record number intend to reduce exposure to US equities. BUT “peak fear” is not yet reflected in cash allocations, which currently stands at 4.8% of… pic.twitter.com/k8xzjB6z4K — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) April 15, …
FDA warns about fake Ozempic in U.S. supply chain. “Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and the weight loss drug Wegovy, told the FDA on April 3 that counterfeit 1-milligram injections were being distributed outside its authorized supply chain in the U.S., the agency said in a news release. That means it likely entered the market …
This is one of the clearest signals yet that the Bank of Japan has lost control of the long end of the curve. Japan’s 30-year yield hitting 2.845% its highest since 2004 isn’t just a local event. This has global knock-on effects: Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S.… https://t.co/nQ0bTI4toI — EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) …
Gold just had a historic breakout The 50 year chart – adjusted for inflation – is in uncharted territory past the 1980 peak pic.twitter.com/nWSFhhPY5J — Katusa Research (@KatusaResearch) April 12, 2025 Gold have much more upside than most anticipate. From 2001 to 2011 within 10-year period gold price increased 8 fold from $235 to $1,915. …
❗️Yemen fires HYPERSONIC missile at Israeli missile base — Houthi spox One aimed at Sdot Micha — reported home of Israel’s NUCLEAR-capable Jericho missiles Ben Gurion airport — Israel’s BUSIEST — also hit with a ballistic pic.twitter.com/hW48xRLXMi — RT (@RT_com) April 13, 2025 Well sounds like they are trying to up the ante here. There's …
This is a fascinating chart for anyone looking at the gold-to-silver ratio in a historical context. Over the past 125 years, the ratio has only spent brief moments above the 100 level — extremes like this tend not to persist for long. If history is any guide, this doesn’t look… pic.twitter.com/BFjWJz4L2W — Otavio (Tavi) Costa …
1) Home prices in California are still up on a year-over-year basis, however they won't be for long if this inventory growth continues. Los Angeles county is up 48% YoY.Orange county up 66%San Diego up 67%Riverside up 53%Santa Clara up 73%Alameda up 74% Data as of March… — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) April 11, 2025 3) …
The markets got a rude awakening. Investors have been conditioned to expect a soft hand from Washington, one that props up asset prices at all costs. That era is over. Trump’s tariffs have sent futures into freefall, exposing just how fragile the markets have become. The Dow futures crashed more than 1,000 points. The S&P …
Tech giants rethink the future… cc: @Dr_Gingerballs @DarioCpx @RealJimChanos pic.twitter.com/k0tc6pnf8R — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) March 26, 2025 JIM CRAMER JUST TOLD NVIDIA $NVDA INVESTORS TO PREPARE FOR ‘TURBULENCE’ – CNBC pic.twitter.com/ezPTeeisqZ — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 26, 2025 Microsoft, $MSFT, has cancelled new data center projects in the US and Europe, per Bloomberg. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) …
“Americans are planning fewer vacations in an era where it’s probably much needed. Research nonprofit the Conference Board tracks Americans who plan on taking a vacation on a six-month basis. In Feb., it was the lowest in 15 years, apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted almost all travel. “The biggest downside risk is that …
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
Another day, another scramble for physical gold, pushing Comex gold to a record high 41.6 million ounces. BUT the real action is now clearly in silver, where we are seeing an unprecedented delivery scramble pushing total silver also to a record high. Expect a price move soon pic.twitter.com/tUAswBFN9d — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 21, 2025 Gold …
Relentless Gold buying. The value of fiat currencies are quickly falling…. Failing? pic.twitter.com/xobkI8m7BI — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) March 18, 2025 And to think, gold ETF holdings aren't even at their all-time highs. 😉 pic.twitter.com/PMx4u9JihB — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) March 18, 2025 🚨 Japan's 2 year yield has broken the parabolic …
Taxpayers are footing the bill for over $600 million in salaries at the Department of Education—money that could have been used to improve schools, help teachers, and boost student outcomes. Instead, it’s lining the pockets of bureaucrats. There’s no reason government salaries should be that high, especially when the results are questionable. Top teacher salaries …
In Barcelona, Renault is developing a new autonomous minibus that will provide commuters with free rides. The self-driving electric bus makes four stops in the city center along its 2.2-kilometer (1.3-mile) roundabout itinerary. pic.twitter.com/tNUJTmu7LO — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 17, 2025 @WeRide_ai x @renaultgroup : Autonomous Robobus arrives in Barcelona! From March 10-14, WeRide’s …
What’s coming next week could send stocks plunging, and no one’s ready.
Five consecutive homers for Kansas is INSANITY pic.twitter.com/zgWuau29Ao — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 12, 2025
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https://twitter.com/rev_cap/status/1892756066443640857 The housing market is in MUCH worse shape than 2008 pic.twitter.com/tsnp7DucXE — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 20, 2025 Look no further: pic.twitter.com/gJjpoaoj4W — Saw Chuck (@Saw_Chuck2023) February 21, 2025
Robinhood reported an almost 500% jump in revenue from cryptocurrency transactions on Wednesday as the online brokerage and trading app announced a record-breaking quarter for profit and revenue. Crypto revenue rose to $358 million in Q4, and overall revenue skyrocketed 37% to $1.01 billion from the previous quarter. With an earnings per share of $1.01, …
