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The moderator asked Lee to defend her call for a $50-an-hour minimum wage during the event, noting that it is “seven times the current national minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.” When asked how that would be economically sustainable for small businesses, Lee immediately said that she owned and ran a small business for over …
Same thing on our flight from Phoenix to Dulles yesterday. Group from Guatemala carrying docs from DHS that read "Release on Recognizance". Doc said "you have been arrested and are being processed for removal". — Wes Querns (@WesQuerns) February 14, 2024
HERE WE GO AGAIN? ‘Bidenflation II: Fiscal Boogaloo’ Another Sequel Nobody Asked For. Just when wages were finally starting to catch up with Biden’s first round of inflation, too. If there’s any good news to be found in this mess — and you really have to squint to see it — it’s that the job market …
REPLAY UPDATE: Part 1 of 2: BREAKING: Vivek Ramaswamy is on FIRE as Donald Trump welcomes him to the stage in New Hampshire in his first appearance after endorsing President Trump: "We need a Commander-in-Chief who will lead us to victory in this war." 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/fUeeBSP8Do — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 17, 2024 Part 2 …
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Breaking: "Just Stop Rate Hikes" protesters interrupt Powell's Economic Club of New York Speech — StockCats (@RealStockCats) October 19, 2023 BREAKING: Fed Chair Powell was escorted out of the room as protesters interrupted his speech at ECNY. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 19, 2023
AOC has never been smart. Been going on for years.
Project Veritas’ account on X sent out an “SOS” claiming the new CEO “just fired us all.” https://twitter.com/thebias_news/status/1692276236981264739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Apparently the new CEO at @Project_Veritas has fired the entire staff pic.twitter.com/GxJrpVQBbE — Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeaceful) August 17, 2023 h/t Terminally Dispelled
Mortgage rates have surged, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage reaching 7.22%, the highest since early November. Read more: https://t.co/8JdEYovaPp — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) August 6, 2023 The median sales price for sold homes in the United States has dropped over 13% from Q4 ‘22 high of $479,500 to $416,100 as of end …
Elon Musk told Beijing officials that he’s against the US and China decoupling their economies. In a visit to the country, he described the US and China as “conjoined twins,” per a statement from China’s foreign ministry. That comes as US-China relations are under intense strain, raising concerns for firms with business in the country. …
by Michael We are in far more trouble than most people realize. In recent months, our rapidly growing economic problems have gotten a lot of attention, and without a doubt our economy is heading into really hard times. The greatest debt bubble in the history of the world has started to implode, and the end of this “mega-cycle” is going to cause an immense amount of …
I was gonna put some into the CD. 3.75 apr. Just today they pulled that offer from the website. This is not looking good folks. AC
View post on imgur.com https://nypost.com/2022/08/14/trump-calls-for-fbi-seized-documents-to-be-returned/ Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for the Justice Department to return the reams of documents FBI agents seized at his Mar-a-Lago resort last week, pointing to a report that said the information was covered by attorney-client or executive privilege. “Oh great! It has just been learned that the …
