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As gas prices continue to soar in the U.S. and across the globe amid the war with Iran, Chevron executive Andy Walz suggested Americans could save money by driving less and trying to conserve energy. “People should try to drive less. They should try to conserve energy,” Walz told CBS News when asked how Americans …
The EU has just told citizens to “travel less” as it prepares for prolonged energy shortages from the Strait of Hormuz closure. JP Morgan’s timeline shows the final pre-closure oil shipments in the coming days. Dutch gas storage is already at a historic low of 5.8%, EU fishing fleets are tying up because diesel is …
Quarterly earnings gone. If companies only report twice a year, insider trading just got a much longer runway. Think about who benefits from less frequent disclosure. — CoinFlowX (@CoinFlowX) March 16, 2026 So companies can hide bad news for half a year now? Cool. What could possibly go wrong? 😑 — Jon (@jonjoules_) March 16, …
McDonald’s new business plan includes new value menus They say the dollar menu is not coming back but “$3 is the new $1, basically to give lower income and younger consumers something that they can get” “McDonald’s will reportedly launch a new $3 and less value menu. That will include popular items like a sausage …
Trump: We did a little excursion. A couple weeks, a few weeks of excursion, had to take an excursion, but it's doing well. The market is holding up well. I figured we would be hit a little bit, but we were hit less than I thought and we will be back on track in a …
Exactly. California’s homelessness crisis is a masterclass in bureaucratic failure. The state dumped $3.75B into Project Homekey, but a 2024 audit found zero tracking of outcomes—no clue if people stayed housed or relapsed. Meanwhile, developers like Shangri-La Industries… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) February 22, 2026
🇺🇸🇮🇷 US attack on Iran less likely, but far from off the table – expert The situation seems to have changed since the US began redeploying forces to the Middle East three weeks ago, but the parties still disagree on the issue of ballistic missiles, and Israel is pushing the US… pic.twitter.com/ybR2KINud6 — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) …
Trump's Approach to Negotiations 'Not Fair', Says Zelensky, as Talks End in Switzerland https://t.co/tXXUOVSIJN — Steve Ferguson (@lsferguson) February 18, 2026 It is “not fair” that U.S. President Donald Trump more often calls on Ukraine to compromise to achieve peace than Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said amid “difficult” two-day peace talks in Switzerland. Two-day Ukraine …
Crypto led higher last April & no one wants to talk about how it may be leading lower this time..? — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) February 6, 2026 30% less volume today than the down days. Wyckoff distribution pattern still in play on $SPY until proved otherwise. pic.twitter.com/3Et0i4HUyB — John (@market_sleuth) February 6, 2026 Bear porn …
Zero demand for hedging right now—pure complacency. This VIX crush is exactly how you prime the pump for a violent rug pull. When the drop finally hits and panic sets in, it’s going to be the ultimate "buy the dip" opportunity. $VIX $SPY — WorkMarkets (@amadeu_rosario) February 2, 2026 $SPX 150 points from overnight lows, …
🚨BREAKING: The Senate Funding Deal May NOT PASS TODAY. pic.twitter.com/Bfpq1YsvNz — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 30, 2026 U.S. Senate FAILS to advance funding bill to avert partial government shutdown, 45-55. Government funding expires Friday at midnight for certain federal agencies. pic.twitter.com/Zed4o3pwou — CSPAN (@cspan) January 29, 2026 An effort to fast track a government funding …
Trump Administration is saying anything less than complete control is a nonstarter. That they’ve got “Chinese ships all over the place”. And the US will not become a neighbor to Russher or China. A non negotiable.
This isn’t a growth story, it’s a land grab. Nvidia isn’t buying Groq for innovation, it’s buying time and control before anyone else can threaten its chokehold on AI compute. When the richest chip company on earth drops $20 billion in cash without blinking, that’s not confidence, that’s fear of being disrupted before the next …
Gas prices are dropping across the country. The national average gas price for December 18, 2025, when this story was written, was $2.896 per gallon, according to AAA. But some states are lower, with the lowest prices found in Oklahoma, where a gallon of regular is going for an average price of $2.289 per gallon. …
He’s saying what everyone already knows but nobody in power wants to admit. Half releases just make it smell worse. If there’s nothing there, dump it all and let it burn out. When they stall, people assume the rot goes deeper than advertised. Rand Paul on Epstein files: "I think it all should be released. …
Trump to issue ‘one rulebook’ AI executive order after Congress fails to curb ‘bad actor’ states WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed to take executive action this week establishing “One Rulebook” nationally for regulating artificial intelligence after similar efforts repeatedly failed in Congress. Trump contended that allowing all 50 states to craft their own rules on …
GAETZ: “What percentage of the F-35’s are fully mission capable today?” BURIA: “I appreciate you getting after it, because it’s not enough – not enough… When it flies, you’re right, it is the most capable fighter.” @MattGaetz asks War Department Acting Chief of Staff @RickyBuria about the chronic mission-capability issues with the F-35 fighter jet …
In 1993: -Women: 83% -Men: 76% Today: -Women: 61% -Men: 76% The reason? Housing. Men want a home before marrying. They don’t want to bring their bride to a frat house. Women want children, but not in an apartment with 100 strangers and no privacy. Homeownership is the foundation of marriage and family. Without it, …
People are starting to owe more than their homes are worth again, sound familiar? This is when people start mailing their keys to the bank and leave After all: Why would you go through the hardship to keep paying on a $400k mortgage when the house is only worth 300k? In 2008 many decided to …
The best is that the people that get angry at this think it just means the democrats are elitists or indoctrinated, but it doesn’t cross their minds that maybe it has something to do with being highly educated. it’s literally proof positive of the fact that critical thinking and… — mr. tillman (@millersandgolf2) November 13, …
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009 pic.twitter.com/nuOLxApYGW — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 7, 2025 NY State saw peaks of over 3,000 millionaires leaving annually around 2020, with cumulative net outflows shrinking its U.S. millionaire share from 12.7% in 2010 to 8.7% in 2022. High earners contribute about 40% of income …
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Zohran Mandani: “The average Ivy League grad voting for this mayor is annoyed their education is not that valuable, and that the person who knows how to drill for oil has a more valuable profession” “I think that annoys the fuck out of these people” Palantir CEO Alex Karp on …
BREAKING: Nyc fire commissioner to resign after Mamdani win. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) November 5, 2025 After 37 years in NYC, George Santos says he’s leaving, blaming Mamdani’s victory: “I survived Blasio, Cuomo, Adams… now it’s time to go.” @MrSantosNY The Florida real estate market is already seeing a $100M+ surge as nervous New Yorkers …
The Nikkei’s up 5x. The yen’s down 50%. The GDP’s down 25%. That’s not a bull market, it’s an illusion. The Nikkei is up 5x since the GFC lows, now above 50,000, meanwhile: In 2009Japan GDP: ~5.3 trillion USDUSD/JPY: ~98 TodayJapan GDP: ~4 trillion USD (end 2024)USD/JPY: ~153 Do you now realise why virtually nobody …
Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, “life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides” are expected over portions of Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC said in an 8 p.m. ET advisory on Friday, Oct. 24, that Melissa was …
The United States is falling behind in manufacturing. We have less than a third as many manufacturing robots per 10,000 factory workers than South Korea. byu/MajesticBread9147 inEconomyCharts My chart is per 10,000 manufacturing workers so it isn’t just a chart of the largest manufacturing industries h/t MajesticBread9147
The math is brutal, and yet no one is screaming it from the rooftops. Ninety-seven percent of all stocks are held by the top 10 percent of Americans. Half of all equities are concentrated in the hands of the top 1 percent. That leaves the bottom 90 percent with three percent, and if you do …
The past few lockdowns, mostly bullish if less than 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/O2Yzk9qBOc — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) September 29, 2025 🚨 BREAKING: In a devastating development, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that if the Democrats shut down the government tomorrow, "food assistance programs for women and children and impoverished communities" will be DEFUNDED. Ouch. Democrats …
ICE Makes Almost 550 Arrests In Chicago Area As Part Of 'Midway Blitz' https://t.co/nrHgZFXX1E — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 21, 2025 Immigration authorities have arrested nearly 550 people in the Chicago area in less than two weeks as part of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a major crackdown that officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) describe …
A student loan tsunami is coming, with 9.7 million borrowers in default for more than a quarter trillion in bad loans. Biden's student loan pause was a Ponzi — boosting spending while the debt monster grew in the dark. Now it’s hungry. pic.twitter.com/4Ojhiv8dnL — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 14, 2025 Same store (comps) …