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Past periods of rising small business uncertainty led to hiring slowdowns and reduced capital spending due to weaker demand visibility and tighter credit conditions US small businesses are highly concerned about the economy: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dropped -3.0 points in March, to 95.8, the lowest since April 2025. This marks the 3rd …
BREAKING REPORT: Nancy Pelosi, 85, will not seek reelection in 2026, marking the end of her time in Congress. pic.twitter.com/e6zJQRDwfX — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 3, 2025 Pelosi to make announcement next week on her future in Congress. Democrats are bracing for the possible retirement of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, one of the party’s most powerful, …
GOOGLE $GOOGL IS NOW PROCESSING 634 TRILLION A.I. INFERENCE TOKENS. THIS IS UP AROUND 9X FROM JUST 3 QUARTERS AGO. GOOGLE LEADING THE A.I. REVOLUTION!! pic.twitter.com/fscy0G2TlO — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) June 28, 2025 Google AI inference tokens surge ninefold.
$MSTR insider sales update: Now up to 5,700 transactions. 99.998% are insider sales… dumping their shares. From the Legal Council to the President and CEO, sell sell sell. pic.twitter.com/WDI5tqcI6h — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) January 3, 2025 🚨Blackrock Sells 3510 Bitcoin Largest ever outflow pic.twitter.com/wfamDCpfZg — Thomas Fahrer (@thomas_fahrer) January 3, 2025 …
Steepest drop since September 2008. pic.twitter.com/8lMdk43vdb — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 16, 2024 China’s retail sales rose by 3% in November from a year ago, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Monday, missing the forecast of 4.6% in a Reuters poll. That marked a sharp slowdown from 4.8% growth in the previous month. Retail sales in October …
Syria is a complete mess. People are being dragged through the streets and beaten to death. This is what “liberation” looks like. pic.twitter.com/T6SKIs70ne — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) December 10, 2024 https://twitter.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1866617309059748156
The Bloomberg US Pure Momentum Portfolio is a financial index designed to track the performance of stocks that exhibit strong momentum characteristics. Momentum investing involves selecting securities that have performed well in the recent past, under the assumption that they will continue to perform well in the near future. This portfolio includes stocks from the …
View post on imgur.com https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence Consumers’ view on the economy tumbled in September, falling by the largest level in more than three years as fears grew about jobs and business conditions, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s consumer confidence index slid to 98.7, down from 105.6 in August, the biggest one-month decline since August …
Translation, people stopped using Instacart because they’re finally waking up to the fact that they mark everything up 5 to 10% then charge you a delivery fee for the convenience. Just wait till people realize, Uber, DoorDash, etc. do the same. — Locu$t Fund$ (@LocustFunds) September 11, 2024
TLDRS: US bankruptcy filings surged in August, reaching 63 filings, up from 49 in July, marking the third-highest monthly total in 2023. The year-to-date total for 2024 stands at 452 filings, nearing the 466 filings recorded during the same period in 2020. August’s spike in filings follows the earlier highs of 72 in June and …
Western MSM minions like NYC, CNN, WSJ, BBC, DW etc are silent about whats happening in China. Because they get millions of dollars from Chinese companies. Its only because of whistle blowers and local translators through social media that this kind of news surfaces. — The Macro Story (@themacrostory) July 12, 2024 Background: China’s regulators …
BREAKING 🚨: Japan Japanese Yen is in imminent danger of falling to the 160 level against the U.S. Dollar and is on track for an 8th consecutive daily decline against the USD! Absolute collapse here! pic.twitter.com/V2SE3W52zw — Barchart (@Barchart) June 24, 2024 USD/JPY pic.twitter.com/oL2Qdgsiob — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) June 24, 2024 Japan says it's …
Crowds lined the streets of Boston Friday to celebrate the Celtics' NBA Finals win. The Celtics earned their 18th NBA title Sunday, the 13th championship won this century by one of the city’s Big 4 professional sports franchises. pic.twitter.com/SRGp2Uiyk8 — Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 21, 2024
The outlook for small business sales is beginning to decline, historically signaling a challenging macroeconomic environment. The Small Business Optimism Index plummeted to its lowest level in March since December 2012, marking the third consecutive decline and the 50th consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. Small biz sales outlook starting to deteriorate… Historically …
Nvidia hard rejection. Facing the first down week of 2024. pic.twitter.com/VuLG4tMbeF — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) March 27, 2024 The stock of the week is Micron which posted a "surprise" profit this week and guided up on what else – AI. The interesting thing is that during this past year's melt-up, the stock was unprofitable EVERY quarter. …
🇨🇳China Stocks See Largest Weekly Outflow Since October, Says BofA Chinese stock funds saw the largest weekly outflow since October, as the government seeks to stem a decline in the stock market, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. About $1.6 billion was pulled… pic.twitter.com/uTbqAbcoaS — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) March 1, 2024 Chinese …
BREAKING 🚨: German Home Prices German Home Prices fell by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter, the largest decline ever recorded pic.twitter.com/AxFczLZ3JL — Barchart (@Barchart) January 14, 2024
The current scenario is indeed remarkable: the Nasdaq 100 to Russell 2000 ratio has surged to unprecedented levels, now sitting 10% above its 2020 peak and 6% above its 2000 peak. This is incredible: The Nasdaq 100 to Russell 2000 is now 10% above its 2020 peak and 6% above its 2000 peak. In other …
Erdogan has signed the Protocol on Sweden's Accession to NATO. Sweden is about to become the 32nd NATO member state. 🇹🇷🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/6Hbl70X43w — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 24, 2023
by Dismal-Jellyfish Borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program hit a NEW all time high–the 11th consecutive week above $100 billion! What we are monitoring: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed light on the recent uptick in borrowing due to an attempt to offset the initial …
The Fed has been clear that 2% is their inflation target. Now, we have inflation rising again and hovering near the 3% mark. Will the Fed raise their inflation target or will they finally get it under control? Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 10, …
The economic news is getting really bad but markets are still rising. The brief final stage of the market cycle.pic.twitter.com/55ZY4MGgPy https://t.co/rX8hxr3YI3 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 25, 2023 The overwhelming temptation of every financial pundit is to lure sheeple into a market powered by five stocks:https://t.co/vCedAfNQWd And then after the crash tell everyone no one saw …
BREAKING: Joe Biden, who is currently facing intense congressional scrutiny for allegedly accepting a $10 million bribe from a Ukrainian oligarch as VP, just approved another $400 million to Ukraine. This is the 43rd approved aide package from the US to Ukraine since Feb 2022. — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 24, 2023
by Dismal-Jellyfish Borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program is on the increase again! What we are monitoring: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed light on the recent uptick in borrowing due to an attempt to offset the initial shrink in M2 and dip in deposits. …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program is back on the increase! What we are monitoring: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed light on the recent uptick in borrowing due to an attempt to offset the initial shrink in M2 and dip in deposits. …