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U.S. unemployment rate blows past expectations, highest level in years; Trump’s solution: Import more foreign workers

BREAKING: U.S. unemployment rate blows past expectations, soaring to the highest level in years. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) November 20, 2025 NOW – DHS Secretary Noem on H-1Bs: "Under the Trump admin, we've sped up our process and added integrity to the visa programs, to green cards, to all of that, but also more people are …

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The office vacancy rate in the US has moved up to 20.7%, the highest level in history.

The only thing offices provided was overhead. Remote work kept the productivity. AI took the rest. pic.twitter.com/vyNRPlq3Ee — Cactus Jack (@CactusJackMemo) November 20, 2025 The U.S. office market has hit a critical point, with vacancy rates soaring to historic highs and creating major challenges for property owners and lenders, according to Reuters. Remote work and …

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Anthropic CEO says AI could kill half of entry level jobs and push unemployment to 20 percent. Sam Altman funds the creation of genetically engineered children through AI and CRISPR

AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike unemployment to 10% to 20% in the next one to five years, predicts Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. https://t.co/K53oCApIeF pic.twitter.com/6BgAlQ30pM — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 17, 2025 Anthropic CEO’s Prediction: “AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in 1 to 5 …

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Fox reports ground beef and steak prices are soaring. A poll finds consumer sentiment at its worst level since 1951

The inflation has been bad for the past 4 years and Trump made it worse. Never forget!! pic.twitter.com/xlWSoJVdOj — Caroline Kliby (@SchnurreZueri) November 10, 2025 Did you think Trump would wave his magic wand to fix the disaster that happened over the past 4 years? 😄 pic.twitter.com/Mtsz9sh1xb — Fedup American 🇺🇲💪 (@Fedup026) November 10, 2025 …

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U.S. layoffs in October hit the highest level since 2003. Consumer sentiment dropped another 6%. Powell says job creation is “close to zero” due to AI

There’s already a notable drop in consumption, truck fright in the US is down 17% YoY, while shipping containers inbound from China is down 15% YoY. JUST IN: Powell says job creation is "close to zero" due to AI — Kalshi (@Kalshi) November 7, 2025 The top 10% of U.S. households hold 87% of all …

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153,074 layoffs in October, the highest for that month in 22 years. Tech cuts up nearly 6 times. Earlier, the quit rate dropped to its lowest level since 2014.

Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September and 175% higher than the same month a year ago. It was the highest level for any October since 2003. Companies in the technology sector announced 33,281 cuts, nearly six times the level in September. “Like in 2003, a disruptive technology is changing the …

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Barbara O’Neill: We Consider The Cholesterol Level Of 350 Perfectly Fine…

“We Consider The Cholesterol Level Of 350 Perfectly Fine.” Barbara O’Neill “Now, Doctors Want You Down To 150″…Every Time The numbers Are Lowered, Millions More People ‘Need’ Drugs. That’s Not Health Care, That’s Greedy Marketing. Statins Are A $22 Billion Dollar Industry. Dr Uffe Ravnskov, world renowned Lipidologist, “For half a century, a high level …

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U.S. trucking freight volumes, a key signal for the goods economy, are down 17% YoY. Hiring has fallen to its lowest level since 2009, and layoffs have reached their highest point since 2020.

We’re about to enter the retail holiday season. Give it a few more weeks to see the real horror. Trucking freight volumes, a signal for the goods economy are a dumpster fire right now (-17% YoY) pic.twitter.com/4YPkLJtHdu — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) October 27, 2025 Hiring is at its lowest since 2009. But we’re still …

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If we’re not in a recession, it would be the first time this UMichigan survey question on expected change in unemployment missed at this level

GOLDMAN: “.. the expected change in the unemployment rate over the next year has never been this bad outside recessionary periods since the University of Michigan started asking the question in 1978.” https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3m3p56fas7k2r If you're curious how the economy is doing, look at heavy truck sales. Combined with oil prices falling, this shows we're in …

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U.S. Housing Market has reached its most unaffordable level in history. If home prices grew at the same rate as median income, the average house in 2025 would cost $416,000.

Key Takeaways America’s median home price-to-income ratio has risen from 3.5 in 1985 to 5.0 in 2025. In 2025, the median price for an American home is $416,900, up from $82,800 in 1985. 30-year fixed mortgage rates have reduced from 12.4% to 6.8% between 1985 and 2025. Buying a home in America isn’t for the faint-hearted, …

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US labor nightmare: Hiring is at its lowest level since 2009, inflation refuses to budge and credit card delinquencies are also at GFC levels

Lowest hiring since 2009.Payroll growth has slowed to <0.1% MoM.Openings down 25% YoY.Wage growth still sticky at 3.8%. It’s the worst mix possible — weak labor, stubborn inflation. — Shashank Sindhe (@shashank_sindhe) October 13, 2025 WTF! Hiring just hit the lowest level since 2009. Only 204,939 hires so far in 2025.That’s a 58% collapse YoY.Worse …

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Gold near $4,000 and Japan’s 30-year government bond yield moves to 3.29%, the highest level ever recorded.

Gold will continue to climb and if Japan sells bonds real slow in the hopes that no one will notice … … … will not help. — K. (@Kayteetav) October 6, 2025 America is Insolvent. The Dollar is Worthless. pic.twitter.com/uIwQxBp2dz — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 6, 2025 Facts: business demand is way down. Prices are …

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Office CMBS Delinquency Rate jumps to 11.7%, the highest level in history

Commercial delienquent obligations in a parapbolic uptrend pic.twitter.com/BdsleKWmKu — Ari.Is.Investing (@InFoTheLongTerm) October 5, 2025 The office and multifamily sectors of commercial real estate loans got further bludgeoned in August, despite large-scale extend-and-pretend and forbearance deals executed in the hopes for better times and lower interest rates and more demand so that lenders don’t end up …

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The hiring rate in the Trade and Transportation industry is at its lowest level since 2008. Quits in the restaurant sector are declining.

Must be time for another crisis. Job openings held steady in August but real-time measures don’t look so good for September. pic.twitter.com/RCNiOOKKvn — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) September 30, 2025 6 Month Change in Private Employment 👇🏼 “Ruh Roh” pic.twitter.com/me2QNy0YZy — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) September 30, 2025 🚨BREAKING: The US labor market is CONTRACTING. US …

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The regional banking crisis 2.0 – US Banks’ reserves are very close to the same level where the 2023 US regional banks crisis began

The regional banking crisis 2.0 Soon. pic.twitter.com/ofFj6Qlpw7 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 30, 2025 Fun fact: US Banks’ reserves are very close to the same level where the 2023 US regional banks crisis began – the bubble standing upon these reserves is also much larger today than it was 2 years ago https://t.co/4RJlfMcjrK pic.twitter.com/mYEUwnfQ5p …

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August PCE inflation hits 2.7%, core rises to 2.9%, hits highest level since February. Fed expected to continue rate cuts despite inflation spike

PCE 0.3% MoM, Exp. 0.3% PCE 2.7% YoY, Exp. 2.7% PCE Core 0.2% MoM, Exp. 0.2% PCE Core 2.9% YoY, Exp. 2.9% But the trend is one – inflation goes UP pic.twitter.com/TmrXCFoc3C — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) September 26, 2025 The Fed has to keep cutting rates. The cost of borrowing is far too high …

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The US economy is running HOT – Atlanta Fed is now projecting that Q3 GDP will be +3.4%. Grocery prices spike to highest level in 3 years. Fed cutting rates now would be irresponsible.

Holy. Shit. Atlanta Fed is now projecting that Q3 GDP will be +3.4%… a massive expansion. The US economy is running HOT. pic.twitter.com/aDQHxtq4iY — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) September 16, 2025 For the rate of inflation to be dropping (LOL Trump) or even flat during this time frame tells you that consumption has completely evaporated. It …

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Housing needs help deflating: Completed but unsold homes at highest level since 2009. Oversupply and weak demand point to price cuts ahead

https://twitter.com/rev_cap/status/1962197481111834696 Housing *does* need help, but totally agree if they cut FFR it’ll just make things worse Since cutting cycle of 100bps last sept, 30Y UP 100bps Eventually I also think they try another George W Bush type program (when the rate cuts don’t work)https://t.co/42buOXff4f — Robert (infra 🏛️⌛️) (@infraa_) September 1, 2025 We’re now …

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July Corporate Bankruptcies Hit Highest Level Since 2010

via Mike Maharrey Corporate bankruptcies hit a 14-year high in 2024, and the pace continued through the first seven months of 2025. This should throw cold water on those who imagine the U.S. economy is booming, and it underscores the Catch-22 facing the Federal Reserve as it wrestles with interest rate policy to battle sticky price inflation. In …

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AI stack reveals hidden costs at every level. VC funding props up $nvda, OpenAI, and app makers

Your $200 AI app secretly throws money at everyone else before reaching OpenAI. Unless you as a user are miraculously comfortable paying $1k for the AI app The only thing propping up AI is VC funding No VC funding:The AI application layer is unprofitableThe LLM layer is unprofitableThe compute layer is unprofitableThe GPu layer is …

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Average hourly wage in gold hits lowest level since 1963. Official inflation numbers don’t match what shoppers see in Europe and US

Real wage purchasing power down 89% since gold standard ended. The average hourly wage (in gold terms) just hit a new all-time low, going all the way back to 1963 The real purchasing power of the average wage for an hour's work, has declined by 89% since the end of the gold standard in 1971 …

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Real-world inflation still raging despite optimistic claims. US money supply hits record high. Commodities surge 12 percent

It's interesting to see some people claim inflation is slowing. The equal-weighted commodities index is up 12% in the past year. That’s real-world inflation. Meanwhile, US money supply just hit a new high, and the dollar is weakening sharply against other currencies, including… pic.twitter.com/xYS56p7DeX — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) August 9, 2025 Commodities surged 12% …

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Ground beef hits record $6.12 as US cattle herd collapses, feedlot placements plunge, imports stall, and retailers scramble to hedge against volatility

Ground beef just hit $6.12 Highest price ever recorded by the USDA Up 12% year over year Up more than 50% since 2022 This isn’t a seasonal spike It’s systemic US cattle inventory has collapsed 94.2 million head as of July 1 Lowest mid-year count since 1973 June feedlot placements: 1.44 million Lowest since 2017 …

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