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Office vacancies in San Francisco hit another record in the second quarter, and rent prices fell to their lowest since 2015, according to Cushman & Wakefield. San Francisco is benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom, with OpenAI, Anthropic and Scale AI signing big leases in the past year. But the post-Covid trend toward hybrid work …
Corporate bankruptcies in the United States surged to their highest monthly level in June 2024 since early 2020. A total of 75 companies filed for bankruptcy during that month, surpassing the numbers seen in June and July of 2020. The increase in bankruptcies is attributed to factors such as high interest rates and rising wages, which …
IMO- Retail sales NUMBERS have held up due to total dollars, but that means buying less physical goods. NOW, cumulative inflation has pushed people into getting even less and adding more on their cards just to survive? — Scott Sheller (@ScottSheller) July 5, 2024 CAUTION: Housing defaults have just skyrocketed This is unlike anything we’ve …
And for those who love comparing $NVDA with $CSCO in 2000, sorry but $NVDA is above and beyond the level of insanity reached 20+ years ago… https://t.co/bcxRORbKEP pic.twitter.com/MMcqlOS3OT — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) July 2, 2024 Nvidia Nefarious price action . Carnage visits soon pic.twitter.com/nDDulzSDrN — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 2, 2024 INSANITY IS AN …
JUST IN 🚨: Secured Overnight Financing Rate jumps to 5.4%, the highest level in history pic.twitter.com/M7i8gcvpTG — Barchart (@Barchart) July 3, 2024 🚨BREAKING **SOFR Surge – July 2, 2024** – **Current Rate**: SOFR jumped to 5.4%, highest EVER •A rise in SOFR typically signals 📉 liquidity in the market • When SOFR 📈, it can …
The China 10-Year Government Bond Yield recently reached its lowest point in nearly 22 years. As of the latest update on June 21, 2024, the yield stands at 2.267%1. This yield represents the annual return that investors can expect if they hold the bond until its maturity in 10 years. China's 10-Year Bond Yield just dropped to its lowest …
OpenAl’s Mira Murati says “If you look at the trajectory of improvement, systems like GPT-3 were maybe toddler-level intelligence,” Murati says. “And then systems like GPT-4 are more like smart high-schooler intelligence. And then, in the next couple of years, we’re looking at Ph.D. intelligence for specific tasks. Things are changing and improving pretty rapidly.” …
2/ Over the last 50 trading sessions, investors have grown increasingly bullish on the market This optimism has reached levels of complacency similar to December 2021 Just months before the market began a 25% drop pic.twitter.com/HvhkblDRMP — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 20, 2024 4/ When many investors are bullish, smart money gets defensive, scaling back …
BREAKING: Japanese yen – again. The Japanese Yen is trading at the 3RD WEAKEST level against the US dollar in 34 YEARS. Since the Japan's Ministry of Finance intervention low ($58 billion reserves burned) it is down 4.5% and 13% year to date. More details in 2nd post👇 pic.twitter.com/lLKV6cjOBO — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) June …
$GME cannot be stopped. With @TheRoaringKitty’s livestream tomorrow, I feel a gamma squeeze coming. If we reach $70 per share, the kitty becomes a billionaire. Maybe this happens while he’s live or maybe he exercises his 12 million shares worth of options and pumps this… pic.twitter.com/4rg8SpkqeR — LiftingStocks (@LiftinStocks) June 6, 2024 Somehow this is …
Recent economic updates from the U.S. paint a bleak picture, stirring deep unease among investors. The latest indicators, including the sharp decline in the Bloomberg Economic Surprise Index, signal a worrisome underperformance reminiscent of the tumultuous trends observed in 2019. This downturn in economic sentiment comes at a precarious moment, with all eyes fixed on …
It means Trump is like Jesus. Jesus was also falsely accused and convicted due to religious/political motive simply for being considered an outsider and not of the church/deep state/DNC. Remember when Trump posted himself with Jesus? 👀 pic.twitter.com/XuyOkmN0Up — Adam Green – Know More News (@Know_More_News) May 31, 2024 h/t seasnake
What will that do for the everyday average person? Fox: The Nasdaq just hit 17,000 for the first time ever. This is the highest level ever recorded in history pic.twitter.com/xsZnfNTWsd — Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) May 28, 2024 Trump four months ago: I hope the economy crashes in the next twelve months (The Dow just hit 40,000 …
Malmo in Sweden, helped by white flight, is an immigrant majority city. It now has a level of crime comparable to Baghdad in Iraq. pic.twitter.com/triexfBXfk — David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) May 28, 2024 The Swedish city Malmö has been ranked as the top 100 most dangerous cities in the entire world. In fact, Malmö is now …
Even Rome let the pleabs in for bread and circuses. City of Minneapolis Paid $74 Million Plus Another $140 million dollars for Target Center & Can’t Watch Wolves Playoff Game Tonight! https://www.lrl.mn.gov/guides/guides?issue=target#:~:text=2016%20March:%20The%20Minneapolis%20city,million%20renovation%20project%20is%20completed. The poor kids working at Burger King get their paycheck and wonder where it all went. Well—taxes – that is where. $214 million …
The United States is hurtling towards a financial disaster, with interest costs on its national debt projected to hit an unprecedented 4% by 2034. This surpasses the previous records set in the 1990s and even the astronomical levels seen during World War II. It would represent the highest level of interest payments in modern American …
In a startling turn of events, the Japanese 30-year yield has soared past 2%, reaching its highest level since 2011. This financial milestone, combined with the USDJPY’s stubborn persistence around 156.5 despite softer CPI, weaker NFP data, and a $60 billion intervention, paints a grim picture for the global economy. Key Points: The Japanese 30-year …
The economic landscape has been severely impacted by a multitude of financial issues, starting with the credit crisis and credit crunch, which have led to significant credit tightening measures. The federal reserve has been actively monitoring the situation, as highlighted in The Atlantis Report, which sheds light on the stringent bank lending standards and increasing …
Bankruptcies are hitting average American families, and U.S. businesses really hard in 2024, according to data from the U.S. Courts. Higher consumer prices are making Americans take on massive loads of debt just to get by, while businesses are being impacted by decreased sales and falling profits at a time costs continue to climb. The …
The numbers: Initial jobless-benefit claims rose by 22,000 to 231,000 in the week ending May 4, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the highest level since last August. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had estimated that new claims would rise to 214,000. Last week, claims rose a revised 1,000 to 209,000, compared with… …
New York Police escalate to Level 3 Mobilization amidst clashes between pro-Palestine demonstrators and law enforcement outside the Met Gala in Manhattan. Protesters forcefully breach barricades, leading to multiple arrests. Tensions rise as activists declare it a “day of rage,” with the situation unfolding. 🚨#BREAKING: New York Police have just Declare Level 3 Mobilization as …
A major solar flare approaching the X5 level (R3 Radio Blackout) is currently in progress around AR 3663. More to follow. pic.twitter.com/myAo6Unqpi — SolarHam (@SolarHam) May 6, 2024 More CMEs may be on the way. Yesterday’s flurry of X- and M-class solar flares from hyperactive sunspot AR3663 probably hurled some debris toward Earth. Confirmation awaits …
by Michael Have you noticed that the mainstream media is suddenly full of very alarming stories about H5N1? When hundreds of millions of birds were dying because of the bird flu, the mainstream media didn’t seem to care very much, and so most people in the general population didn’t seem to care very much. Then …
Bearish Bets against the Japanese Yen rise to highest level in AT LEAST the last 18 years pic.twitter.com/2qqA5nm9lx — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) May 3, 2024
In a delicate balancing act, the Federal Reserve chose to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, resisting the pressure to cut rates as the economy faces cooling growth alongside persistent inflationary pressures. As households and businesses await the central bank’s decision, the stakes are high, with implications for borrowing costs, economic activity, and the trajectory …
Housing defaults have now reached the highest level in a decade. Multi-family = Apartments This is not looking too good … 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/WLmNtorY9I — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) April 25, 2024 Purchase applications for homes continue to collapse. Exactly as zero of the "housing analysts" predicted pic.twitter.com/ZW8pMkMGv4 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) April 25, 2024
Despite expectations of inflation tapering, the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge surpasses 8%, highlighting ongoing economic strains. March’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) records a significant uptick at 3.5%, the highest since September 2023, with Core CPI outperforming forecasts for four consecutive months at 3.8%. Amidst this backdrop, concerns loom over the sustainability of rising power …
Office Vacancy Rates expected to hit highest level in history during Q1 2024 pic.twitter.com/kU48krStdE — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) April 2, 2024 Rising Commercial Real Estate Delinquency Rates Delinquency rates for commercial real estate have risen during each of the past three recessionary periods, and they are currently on the rise again. This chart shows …
Japan Steps Closer to Intervention as Yen Hits Lowest Since 1990 Japan stepped closer to currency intervention with its strongest warning yet after the yen slid to the weakest level in about 34 years against the dollar. “We are watching market moves with a high sense of… pic.twitter.com/TJbwb6ZeKj — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) March …
