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Millennials Are Losing Their Cars. Billing disputes surged year-on-year among Gen X and Millennials, LegalShield said, who have experienced a 96 percent increase in billing inquiries. Calls are up across the board as well, with a 53 percent increase among …
via Mike Shedlock US-born employment is lower now than it was in January of 2020. Foreign-born workers make up over 100 percent of the employment gains. The Center for Immigration Studies reports Compared to 2019, All Employment Growth Has Gone to …
It’s much easier sitting in your air-conditioned station searching for “bad speech” online than risking your life investing criminals in a crime neighborhood. This is where your tax money goes. h/t @thelasttellurian
via Simon Watkins The ability of either the U.S. or China – or even both working together – to contain Iran’s response to the attacks on its military proxies may have disappeared with the latest U.S. attacks on them. The …
Synergy is the concept that the combined value and performance of two companies will be greater than the sum of the separate individual parts. Basically, they bought Activision for X and accounted for it in their sheats as X + …
by Chris Black Hopefully this doesn’t lead to some kind of tragedy, like the door blowing off of a Boeing jet. But that’s really crazy to think something like that would happen, just because you… Continue reading by subscribing. Username …
This is the way… https://t.co/rv4UGVx6e4 — @amuse (@amuse) December 27, 2023 Javier Milei said he will cut welfare payments from protesters who block streets. If we did this in America, the climate cultists would stop glueing themselves to roads and …
Southwest Airlines and its pilots’ union have reached a new preliminary labor agreement that would give pilots 50% cumulative pay increases over the life of the contract, a deal that could end years of tense negotiations. Southwest is the last …
via dismal-jellyfish: Source: https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2023/12/dropping-like-a-stone-on-rrp-take-up-in-the-second-half-of-2023/ Background: Liberty Street has a paper Treasury Bill Supply and ON RRP Investment based on the Staff Report Banks’ Balance-Sheet Costs, Monetary Policy, and the ON RRP. TLDRS: The authors call out the increase in Overnight Reverse Repurchase (ON RRP) …
This year’s stock market rally was led by a handful of technology stocks that have come to be known by Wall Street as the ‘Magnificent Seven’. Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, NVIDIA, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla together are up around 75 percent …
by Chris Black There’s no more ammo, so they need more soldiers. We used to have to source this news from RT and TASS, or Chinese sources. Now, the mainstream Western press is printing daily about the… Continue reading by …
by Chris Black Germany is the strongest economy in the EU. If Germany is running out of money… I told you a long time ago that Germoney was going to be “deindustrialized” by the American… Continue reading by subscribing.
This frustration is a common sentiment. While official statistics report a modest 5% increase in food outside the home, many consumers, like this individual, perceive a more significant rise, possibly around 20%. It’s not just about the cost; there’s concern …
The EPA has put up a map with the change in the number of hot days. They will be forced to take it down very soon since it shows that global warming is a lie. https://co2coalition.org/2023/07/14/epa-few-stations-show-increase-in-hot-days/ A total of 863 …
by HighYieldLarry In America, the crisis is never over because it’s never solved. It is just patched and kicked down the road.
It must be hard for older people to watch the country they once loved deteriorating economically and socially. Political polarization contributes to feeling of despair and turns people away from each other rather than towards. The pandemic also really isolated …
by confoundedinterest17 Is it sundown for the US commercial real estate market? According to Trepp, the volume of CMBS delinquency increased 49.4% during 10 months through October. Looking for more? This piece has been taken from Trepp and Commercial Real …
Auto loan delinquencies among subprime borrowers reached a nearly-30-year high in September of 6.1% – the highest rate since 1994, per the Fed. Read more: https://t.co/MLaHAqNcKg — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 15, 2023 Auto Insurance rates are crazy…40% up in 2 …
by confoundedinterest17 US inflation is lower than it was a year ago (cheers from The View CNN and MSNBC cheerleaders), but inflation remains stubborning above The Fed’s 2% target rate and will likely remain above 2% for the nexf few …
More Than 3,700 Babies Were Born With Congenital Syphilis in 2022 — 10 Times More Than a Decade Ago and a 32% Increase From 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. …
YouTube has become the latest platform to increase its prices, following in the footsteps of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+. The price of the YouTube Premium family plan, which allows six accounts to use the same subscription, will increase by …
Another record credit card debt Collectively, Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Steadily, persistently higher prices have caused consumers to spend down their savings and increasingly turn …
I think we should significantly increase legal immigration. If someone has a track record of working hard and hasn’t committed crimes, they should be welcomed. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023
"We estimate that the Treasury will need to borrow $1.5 trillion over the current and the next quarter, after having already borrowed $1.0 trillion in the last quarter" – DB — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 30, 2023 GDP is a backward …
The Royal Bank of Canada raises concerns about Canadian homeowners facing potential payment shocks, especially as 60% of Canadian mortgages are set to renew within the next three years. The Royal Bank of Canada is warning that Canadian homeowners could …
Furious Apple TV customers have threatened to cancel their subscriptions, following the news that the company is increasing prices by up to 40 per cent. The change will bring the monthly cost from £6.99 to £8.99 in the UK, and …
Major poverty incoming? Food Banks Canada report paints dire picture of Canada-wide affordability crisis There are many heartbreaking tales behind the record number of Canadians using food banks as they struggle with high inflation and mounting housing costs, says a …
by ChampionshipUsed9855 Long-term Treasury rates increased from 3.5% to 5% during last 6 months. It may push long-term inflation above current expectations. US government has debt of 120% GDP and duration of 7+ years, therefore this 1.5 percent increase in …
Transit fees for oil tankers and several other types of vessel passing through Egypt’s Suez Canal will rise by as much as 15 per cent from mid-January, the waterway’s authority said on Tuesday. The increase will apply to crude oil …
