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Wow. US Q4 GDP:+1.4% vs 2.8% exp. Government was shut down for almost half of the quarter, but relatively weak growth. pic.twitter.com/THSADgL5KR — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) February 20, 2026 DECEMBER PCE +2.9% VS +2.8% EXPECTED CORE PCE +3.0% VS 2.9% EXPECTED highest PCE since November 2023…yeah we may not be getting this rate cut for …
🚨WATCH: US CITIZEN DESTROYS ICE AGENT Citizen to ICE: “I don’t know what you just said, I don’t speak Spanish.” pic.twitter.com/t8V04Nbbkn — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 20, 2026 Factcheck: The ICE agent said (in English, with what sounds like an accent): “But all that stuff like that is impeding our investigation.” The citizen then trolled …
Leftist woman BERATES Target employee for wearing a Charlie Kirk "Freedom" shirt "Are you f*cking stupid? Why the F*CK would you wear that?… You support a racist?… Piece of sh*t." Insufferable.pic.twitter.com/WcyRztN0eQ — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 16, 2025 🚨 BREAKING: Police are now INVESTIGATING the incident where leftist woman Michelea Ponce harassed and berated …
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh Brown University tuition is $70,000. Its endowment is $8 billion and just hit a new record. AND THEY DON’T HAVE A SINGLE SECURITY CAMERA THAT GOT A CLEAR VIEW OF THE SHOOTER IN THE BUILDING!!! You can afford it! BUY SOME. Brown University tuition is $70,000. Its endowment is $8 billion and …
Yikes. ADP employment report shows -32,000 jobs lost in November. Most industries were doing layoffs. The only ones still are hiring are hospitality and healthcare. But look at employment by firm size. There's a K-shaped economy among firms, too. Larger companies are still… pic.twitter.com/CsMQ4UAAyZ — Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 3, 2025 On US macroeconomic data: …
This week could become a storm of unprecedented volatility, with over 30% of $QQQ components reporting earnings while investors wrestle with record-high margin leverage and frenzied options activity. AI-driven layoffs threaten to ripple across industries in ways rarely seen before, potentially crippling discretionary demand in tech-adjacent sectors like cloud infrastructure, software subscriptions, and digital media. …
One in seven Americans now use BNPL to buy groceries The number of Americans using BNPL services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay for food has surged. A LendingTree survey found that 25 percent of BNPL users are using the loans for groceries—up from 14 percent last year. This isn’t budgeting. It’s survival. “A quarter of …
Tariffs began as taxes. First to raise revenue. Then to protect local industries. Later to enforce reciprocity. Three goals. One blunt tool. It never worked smoothly. “Looking at several centuries of tariffs, we can summarize their impact through three R’s: revenue, restriction, and reciprocity.” https://econlife.com/2025/01/the-three-rs-of-tariffs/ Push tariffs too high and imports collapse. Revenue drops. Push …
A man named James Andrew McGann was arrested for killing his parents at Devil’s Den State Park while his daughters watched. He worked as a teacher but had problems before. The reason for the attack is not known. “The town is shocked,” said one person. https://people.com/man-charged-murder-husband-wife-cristen-clinton-brink-killed-hiking-daughters-arkansas-11782373 Another said, “Families need better safety.” https://www.the-sun.com/news/14878946/james-andrew-mcgann-mugshot-teacher-devils-den-arkansas/ People wonder …
If you miss your exit, do NOT do this. Ever. pic.twitter.com/kb7weaQ9kN — Matt Bruning (@mbruning81) May 1, 2025
⚠️BREAKING: *U.S. Q1 GDP FALLS -0.3%, EST. 0.2%; PREV. 2.4% 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/mahT0YOWbX — Investing.com (@Investingcom) April 30, 2025 Breaking Q1 GDP first look. -.3% vs -.2% exp. Recession? Pricing index 3.7% vs 3.2% expectations Stagflation? Oof 🤦♂️ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April 30, 2025 Yields up. Stocks getting REKT pic.twitter.com/ZVvzwrx8hX — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April …
$SMCI business update: 💩Miss on both EPS and revenue (unaudited)💩Confirms receipt of both DOJ and SEC subpoenas💩Still no 10K or 10Q 💩Cut forward guidance 💩$700M of dilution💩Fourteen days away from delisting💩Swears they'll file 10K (which was due last August) by Feb… pic.twitter.com/oY0RJJSbOz — Nobody Special (@JG_Nuke) February 11, 2025 SMCI filed another roll of toilet …
Many of the world’s biggest polluter nations have missed a UN deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following US President Donald Trump’s election. The nearly 200 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement faced a deadline on Monday, February 10, to submit new national climate plans …
25% of $TSLA earnings came from a $1.5b investment? What the heck happened w the rest of their business? — Kolby Smith (@Kolby_Smith) January 30, 2025 $TSLA 7% operating margins but it's not a car company OK MR MARKET LOL pic.twitter.com/GqkIcjyS36 — Q-Cap (@qcapital2020) January 29, 2025 $TSLA double miss on earnings. Could …
“If they miss the call, the patient will be denied coverage for treatment” This should be against the law. — Peak Perspective (@TopPerspectiveX) December 23, 2024
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 …
I thought that pretty much everyone including myself, hates paying property taxes and I was surprised to hear that North Dakota had it on their ballot this year to completely abolish property taxes in the state. However, one of my viewers who lives there, wrote me an email explaining why he decided it was a …
Salesforce shares plummeted 16% in extended trading on Wednesday after the cloud software vendor reported weaker-than-expected revenue and issued guidance that trailed Wall Street’s expectations. Here’s how the company did, compared with the LSEG consensus: Earnings: $2.44 per share, adjusted, vs. $2.38 per share expected Revenue: $9.13 billion, vs. $9.17 billion expected Salesforce called for …
Former President Donald Trump will remain on the ballot in Michigan after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected an appeal rooted in the Constitution’s “Insurrection Clause,” although on procedural grounds. Unlike the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Trump can remain on the ballot for the state’s upcoming primary. It upheld the …