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by Michael National governments around the world are collectively more than 100 trillion dollars in debt. The United States accounts for about 35 percent of that total, China accounts for about 16 percent of that total, and Japan accounts for about 10 percent of that total. For a long time, national governments were able to fund …
Should be an interesting opening in the morning. Futures deteriorating all night 💀 pic.twitter.com/lL2jkbz91G — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 6, 2025 $SPY This is going to be interesting, they're running it right up to the 200d likely ahead of Powell and that's exactly what happened in 2022 when prices hit the 200d and Powell did …
And now, it is showing up in the hard data. Credit card transactions began falling in a highly unseasonal manner in the last week of April. Spending slows down, layoffs speed up. It’s just that simple. pic.twitter.com/I7zBVDie5u — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 5, 2025 Bonds are setting up the ultimate catch-up trade. All the hard …
Nvidia (NVDA) stock fell as much as 4% Wednesday as news from Wall Street and Washington spurred fears of moderating AI demand and tightening chip trade rules from the Trump administration. Nvidia customer Super Micro Computer (SMCI), which makes servers using Nvidia’s designs to sell to data center operators and tech firms, cut its revenue …
Sorry folks, but even after today’s flip-flop, we’re still looking at the bigliest tariffs since the 1930s. pic.twitter.com/AZa9egjraK — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) April 9, 2025 Let me get this straight, every other country said they were willing to negotiate with Trump and reduce their tariffs to ZERO, so Trump put those negotiations on hold. Then …
Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data In a scathing ruling on Thursday, a federal judge wrote that DOGE “essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion.” A federal judge on Thursday barred U.S. DOGE Service employees from accessing sensitive …
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed three gun control bills on Thursday. The bills ban certain gun mods, make gun shops post clearer warnings, and change how gun sales are tracked. S744/A436 bans pistol converters from semi-automatic pistols. The law adds pistol converters to the list of devices—like bump stocks, trigger …
But she is an unelected billionaire. Today in every state across our nation, Americans are standing up to the administration as they implement Project 2025 at full speed. Thank you for using your voices and the power of protest to stand for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; for the Department of Education… — Kamala Harris …
Bitcoin is a great indicator for investors “appetite for risk”. If it continues to slump Sunday night Monday’s market could be ugly https://t.co/HtWNMuMWlg — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 30, 2025
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This is arguably one of the most critical macro developments unfolding today. Even when adjusted for inflation, the 30-year yield has reached its highest level in 15 years. The US cannot sustain this for long, in my opinion. It will need either higher inflation or a… pic.twitter.com/CBshI3xGwd — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) January 15, 2025 Gold is looking …
In the week ending December 18th, on Wednesday when the Fed cut rates, panic selling returned. Large-cap funds saw $20.9 billion of outflows, ending a 6-week streak of inflows. Outflows in small-cap, multi-cap and mid-cap funds were $5.4 billion, $3.9 billion and $2.9 billion. pic.twitter.com/q0etlJoGlq — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) December 21, 2024 Many were …
Conference Board: the leading economic index rose in Nov for the 1st time in over 2 years and now no longer signals an impending recession; the increase (which immediately followed the presidential election) was driven mostly by surging equity prices: pic.twitter.com/xqKrZuBtvi — E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) December 20, 2024 h/t mark000
” My buddy and I were talking in the front yard, and a few minutes later, we noticed an extremely bright glowing orb in the sky. It was moving slowly towards my house, and after about 10 minutes, it started moving the opposite direction. It was probably somewhere around 25,000 feet and was visible for …
“Putting Mr. Musk in a position to influence billions of dollars of government contracts… without a stringent conflict of interest agreement in place is an invitation for corruption on a scale not seen in our lifetimes,” Warren said. Read more: https://t.co/4Bv1eJXDlR — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 17, 2024 Lmao. The person actually writing these things from …
81% of voters want to shrink the federal government 🤯 Considering 15% of voters *work* for government, that means roughly everybody else wants it to shrink. https://t.co/fsfieL5m9J pic.twitter.com/eQjeSxJips — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) November 15, 2024 The U.S. National Institutes of Health spent $442,340 to study the behavior of male prostitutes in Vietnam. That …
Ouch… pic.twitter.com/F9ycD4gdhV — @amuse (@amuse) November 8, 2024 Tuesday’s elections in California will have been difficult for Democrats to stomach. A staggering 40% of Californians voted for Donald Trump, with Republicans leading in several of the most competitive house districts. Even in San Francisco, the uber-progressive mayor London Breed has been voted out. No wonder, then, that Governor …
As smartphone manufacturers continue to insist upon slimmer phones which are still faster than their predecessors the importance of chipset thickness becomes paramount. Which is why it’s not surprising that reports from inside the industry allege that both Apple and Samsung have now set their sights on Intel. Current modern smartphones, at least the flagships, …
CONGRESSMAN DAN BISHOP 'I have never seen Republican turnout like this in North Carolina.' Bishop reports Democrats are down 365,292 in early and mail-in voting. He's got very close eyes on what has been developing.pic.twitter.com/r52VW101DY — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 24, 2024
While the victim attempted to get her bearings, the other woman allegedly grabbed her purse from a seat inside the car and began rummaging through it. ‘I thought maybe I hit her car because she came up from behind me, came up and grabbed my purse out of the passenger seat of the car. ‘She …
Elon had an interview with Tucker where he goes into detail. He’s right. They’re shipping illegals to every swing state. All of them. While some of these people might be conservative their top goal is bringing their friends and family to join them, and they know only the democrats support that. It’s a brilliant plan, …
San Diego Fox News reporting illegal immigrants looking to board children school buses for free rides. Self-entitled pricks thought they are owed everything because the Democrats left the front door opened to them.
In this video, I’ll discuss the counterintuitive concept of why looking poor might be the smartest decision you’ll ever make. Let’s look into both psychological and logical reasons why flaunting wealth can be more of a liability than an asset. From avoiding unwanted attention from lawyers and gold diggers to saving money by resisting the …
Recently, investors have realized that bad economic news is in fact bad news, and the global financial system is reeling. Here’s what happens next… From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group | Reading time: 8 minutes Key Takeaways Gold prices remain at near-record levels, trading at $2,450, despite some skepticism earlier in the year Recently, disappointing economic …
Local officials are telling Fox News that the USSS told a local sniper team to set up on the "ground level looking into the crowd" as opposed to on top of the warehouse roof where the assassin would ultimately fire his shots at President Trump. They also said that had USSS told… pic.twitter.com/atI9BRR0dZ — Charlie …
The conservative justice sent letters to Congress in response to requests that he recuse himself in two pending cases involving Trump and Jan. 6. WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito declined Wednesday to step aside from two pending cases relating to former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the …
It 100% feels like the stock is just being perpetually pumped to keep the markets from looking like a giant dumpster fire. But what goes up must eventually come down. — Generic Working Class Citizen (@GenericPlebeian) May 24, 2024 So what are we blaming for the -2% Dow Jones fall? pic.twitter.com/zWdwWZ11sL — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May …
Nordstrom Inc. has formed a special committee of independent directors to explore going private, the company said on Thursday — a move that arrives as clothing retailers struggle with subdued demand and pressure from investors for stronger profits. The department-store chain JWN said its board formed the committee after members of the company’s founding family …