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S&P 500 erases 4.5% rally, marking biggest bull trap of 2025 The BULL trap: We just witnessed the biggest bull trap of 2025 with the S&P 500 erasing a ~4.5% rally in ~3 hours. Between 10:30 AM ET and 3:15 PM ET, the S&P 500 erased -$2.3 TRILLION of market cap. Bull traps are TEXTBOOK …
President Trump says 50% tariffs are going into place on April 9th — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 8, 2025 Don’t you all get it? Trump doesn’t give AF. This isn’t about tariffs, he wants the supply chain out of China. And that’s why China will retaliate tonight. Tonight might be the limit down night. The market …
by David Haggith “What was delivered was as haphazard as anything this administration has done to date, and the level of complication on top of … new tariffs is worse than had been feared.” —Chief Market Strategist Let’s send this thing up in smoke. U.S. stocks fell in after hours trading as President Donald Trump …
After three years of consolidation, energy stocks seem poised for a major breakout in my view. Yet another case of excessive skepticism likely turning into opportunity. pic.twitter.com/XruGHUYix8 — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) April 1, 2025
Scott Jennings was on a CNN panel explaining why the results of the elections in Wisconsin and Florida demonstrated lower numbers for Republicans than during the 2024 election. It comes down to one thing: GOP voters will come out strong when Donald Trump is on the ballot and they simply won’t when he’s not on …
Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News host, has found a new lane for herself in podcasting and on YouTube. She built her career in the mainstream media, but she says she’s now in “a new ecosystem where the old rules don’t apply.” Watch her conversation with Lulu Garcia-Navarro on “The Interview.” 00:00 – Introduction 02:13 …
🚨🇺🇸 U.S. RESPONSE TO ASIA QUAKE SLOW, AS CHINA FILLS VOID Trump’s dismantling of USAID is being tested in real time. After a 7.7 magnitude quake killed over 2,000 across Southeast Asia, the U.S. pledged $2M in aid—but couldn’t get its team into Myanmar. Meanwhile, China… https://t.co/OxQi0Iu39G pic.twitter.com/836YHBdzZI — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 1, 2025 …
Wow, even Bill Maher knows that NPR and PBS are far-left radical outlets. You know it's bad when even he can't defend them. "I mean, they’re crazy far-left." pic.twitter.com/oyOaZxf4c5 — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) March 30, 2025
BREAKING: Trump announced an investigation into the cop who m*rdered Ashli Babbitt. He needs to face a jury!pic.twitter.com/vardjFU5kE — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) March 26, 2025
A routine ride turned into a tragedy in Seoul. A motorcyclist in his 30s disappeared into a massive sinkhole that swallowed him and his bike in an instant. No warning. No time to react. The ground simply opened up beneath him. First responders launched a desperate search, working through the night, but it was too …
A projected $500 billion drop in tax revenue means the government will have to sell even more bonds, adding pressure to an already strained market. With the deficit already at $1.8 trillion, this increases bond issuance by roughly 27%, pushing supply up while demand remains uncertain. That could send long-term interest rates higher, especially if …
TSLA is at 271. It was $225 when Tim Walz was so excited about the stock dropping. It was $172 a year ago. Can Democrats do anything right? https://t.co/p7c5OWXCoq — Karol Markowicz (@karol) March 24, 2025
Wow. Hedge funds have been dumping US exposure to buy Europe hand over fist this year, per Goldman. pic.twitter.com/L0VSjzO2KE — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) March 23, 2025 It’s shocking to see hedge funds desperately dumping U.S. exposure to dive into Europe this year. The logic behind it escapes me, but the numbers tell the tale. …
4/ Trump even stated he wouldn’t rule out a recession in 2025 That added fuel to the sell-off as investors reassess US economic growth Especially under a president who is less focused on short-term economic prosperity pic.twitter.com/M3lDTxZm1Y — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) March 22, 2025 6/ Google Trends data shows searches for "recession" have spiked to …
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for millions of dollars in damages to a giant pipeline company in relation to protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners sued Greenpeace for $300 million in 2019, accusing the environmental group of masterminding the protests, spreading misinformation and …
The US Dollar’s reign as the world’s reserve currency may soon be facing its biggest challenge in decades. Central banks across the globe are quietly moving away from the greenback and pivoting toward gold—a move that’s as significant as it is alarming. While many are still focused on short-term market fluctuations, the long-term ramifications of …
Agents from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are accused of breaking into the nonprofit US Institute of Peace on Monday night as it continues to take a chainsaw to waste, fraud and abuse in Washington. The organization’s CEO, George Moose, said, ‘DOGE has broken into our building’ after having been turned away on Friday. …
It’s as predictable as the sunrise: Trump does something, and the media turns it into a circus. Whether it’s a common-sense action or a straightforward statement, the legacy media can’t resist the temptation to spin it into a scandal. Why? Because the narrative is always the same. Common sense but the legacy media turns everything …
An early glimpse into Federal jobless claims for next week. https://t.co/iQA4MzwneI pic.twitter.com/QXt3SmTgGd — Anna Wong (@AnnaEconomist) March 7, 2025 Massive spike in job cut announcements pic.twitter.com/06LUZwwXjQ — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) March 6, 2025
The numbers tell a story no one in the White House wants to discuss. A nonprofit that barely existed just two years ago has somehow been entrusted with $7 billion in taxpayer money, all under the guise of fighting climate change. There’s no real plan, no clear oversight, and the little we do know raises …
China stocks are rallying hard in 2025—but is this the real deal? Let’s break down the 4 key reasons behind this surge and what it means for investors!
The only thing that managed to get them on their feet was cheering for Ukraine, not for America. Isn’t that telling? They’re so blinded by their obsession with Trump that they can’t even show respect for their own country. It’s like they’ve completely forgotten what it means to put America first. Karoline Leavitt just ripped …
More bad news for Canada. Looks like we’ll have even cheaper US lumber again! US President Donald Trump is ordering the Commerce Department to launch an investigation into the national security harm posed by lumber imports, laying the legal groundwork for new tariffs he’s pledged. Trump is simultaneously signing an executive order, titled “Freeing our …
by Michael Ukraine has vast deposits of “rare earth elements” that are potentially worth enormous amounts of money. Over half of those deposits are in areas of eastern Ukraine which have either already been captured by the Russians or will soon be captured by the Russians if the war continues. On Monday, the Ukrainians announced …
WATCH: Kash Patel's full remarks after being sworn in as FBI Director: "Anyone who thinks the American Dream is dead, look right here. You're talking to a first-generation Indian kid who is about to lead the law enforcement community in the greatest nation on God's Earth." pic.twitter.com/PQrCkme9az — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 21, 2025 …
https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/1892365330007101667 When she didn’t get the answer she wanted, you could see her whole demeanor shift—face dropping, frustration creeping in.
A single drone, a high-explosive warhead, and a direct hit on Chernobyl’s protective shelter. Think about that. If this was an intentional act by Russia, it’s an unprecedented gamble with global consequences. But if not—if this was a miscalculation, a rogue strike, or something deeper happening behind the scenes—then what the hell is going on? …
Payments are being sent without categorization codes, making audits nearly impossible. There’s no required rationale for payments. The “Do-Not-Pay” list—meant to block dead people, terrorists, and fraudsters—is ignored. Worse, it can take a year just to add names to it. Now, the bombshell: $100 billion a year is flowing to recipients with no SSN or …
The Justice Department will launch an inquiry into the individuals and networks stealing government property and threatening government employees. Ed Martin, the Acting US Attorney for DC, sent Elon Musk a letter informing him that he will be launching an inquiry after a referral from DOGE. “Thank you for the referral of individuals and networks …
