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The "robots aren't taking my job" crowd are about to have a brutal wakeup call in the next 18 months. What do we do with all the unemployed people?https://t.co/Vlg3bWRFYy — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 13, 2026 Amazon cut 30,000 jobs & got a $7.8 billion tax break Meta cut 8,000 jobs & got an $8 billion …
Burry just dropped the biggest warning yet on this clown market. lol. Ridiculous. WTH is going on. 1999 vibes https://t.co/NjwbDbjYUW — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 8, 2026 Nasdaq 100 $QQQ is now the most overbought since 2017 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/r1CrDWHi3z — Barchart (@Barchart) May 8, 2026 BREAKING: Michael Burry says the market today feels like 'the …
A leaked CIA briefing to the White House concludes that Iran retains significant ballistic missile capabilities, undercutting Donald Trump’s claims that the regime’s stockpile has been wiped out. The regime retains roughly 70 percent of its prewar missile stockpile and 75 percent of its mobile launcher inventory, according to a confidential CIA analysis provided to …
Iran has not yet reached a conclusion on the US proposal and no response has been given to Washington, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Thursday. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605078980 The Hormuz saga continues. The US has proposed a phased reopening of the strait and the lifting of the blockade …
That is a actually a very clever move. Look into the supply chain and explore companies or products upstream, right up to their raw components. That is why oil, gold and so on prices tend to affect everything we use. The key is to widen your view to capture these… pic.twitter.com/7AaerMmPqC — Molecule Trader (@molecule_trader) …
Meanwhile, Corporations are doing better than ever. pic.twitter.com/i34IvXtHqQ — Eric Basmajian (@EPBResearch) May 1, 2026 Trump’s net worth has nearly tripled in his second term, reaching $6.5 billion. His administration is the most brazenly self-enriching in American history. My @Morning_Joe Chart. pic.twitter.com/pLQcU0ySVF — Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) May 1, 2026
Funny thing is he was critical of QE at on point… pic.twitter.com/oad4mD2qSX — jas (@jasminOtt) May 1, 2026 If you think this is ever going to reverse, then you simply do not understand the delusional debt-driven fiat system. Own assets that cannot be debased to protect yourself from the never-ending madness. And have a great …
Iran can likely hold out against U.S. pressure for at least 2 to 3 months. The question is whether America can too. – Trump’s belief that the blockade will trigger an Iranian oil storage crisis is “greatly exaggerated” – Iran has already found workarounds: 52 ships reportedly bypassed the blockade within 72 hours per satellite …
"U.S. officials tell Axios they're concerned about getting drawn into a frozen conflict of no war and no deal. In this scenario, the U.S. keeps its forces in the region for many more months, Hormuz would stay closed and the U.S. blockade would remain." — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 28, 2026 "Hello? Who's this?" "Iran." "What …
Three paths to restored oil flows after Hormuz opening. Best case: 4 months. Base case: 6 months Worst case: 12 months & structural break. You can reopen flows. You can’t restore time.#OilMarkets #Hormuz #EnergyCrisis #Geopolitics pic.twitter.com/LnsMNci8Hy — Art Berman (@aeberman12) April 22, 2026 Meanwhile: It's a deliberate takedown of global energy infrastructure. The real goal …
EU energy commissioner warned this morning that even if the Iran war ended today the energy crisis could last years with jet fuel shortages grounding routes and diesel next in line plus potential catastrophic economic fallout beyond energy. The best case scenario still means years of tight energy supply. PROLONGED ENERGY CRISIS AHEAD, EU WARNS …
This is what you should be looking at. pic.twitter.com/BPr4C3u7Fl — Travis Rothell (@TRothell62855) April 20, 2026 Nearly 40% of Americans said they have less than $500 in cash savings. pic.twitter.com/3ek6LlBGQ3 — DARWIN (@D4RW1NEXE) April 14, 2026 Nearly 40% of Americans have less than $500 in cash savings, survey shows Nearly 40% of Americans said that …
Inflation expectations over the next 12 months plunge from over 5% to under 3.5% according to the Bond Market byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Institutions are loading up on call options at the fastest pace ever recorded 📈🤯👀 pic.twitter.com/y6QmeCNC70 — Barchart (@Barchart) April 17, 2026 IMHO Sec Bessent is reading the tape correctly: core inflation is falling, the …
Official document: https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/finra/2026/34-105226.pdf First, there should be a “regulatory notice” coming which can be as early as next week. Then, some brokers worry that they may lose customers if customers jump to others brokers that implement the new rule immediately after the “regulatory notice”, so there is a limit on the earliest broker use of …
The full charges explained: https://t.co/F0nZFvoFbW — Dexerto (@Dexerto) April 15, 2026 🚨BREAKING🚨 South Korea just sentenced Johnny Somali to 6 months in a labor camp!😂 pic.twitter.com/YcsWbyCeHN — David Santa Carla 🦇 (@TheOnlyDSC) April 15, 2026 Johnny Somali has been sentenced to prison with labor in South Korea, putting an end to the streamer’s legal saga …
by Michael Where do we go from here? Peace talks with Iran have totally failed, and there appears to be no hope that the gaps between the demands that the U.S. is making and the demands that Iran is making can be bridged. There are several key issues that both sides are not willing to …
A Record 34% of February Home Sellers Cut Their List Price More than one-third (34.2%) of February home sellers lowered their list price. That’s up from 31.5% a year earlier and represents the highest February share in records dating back to 2012. Fed minutes show willingness to consider interest rate increases Some Federal Reserve officials …
Germany has banned unrestricted travel for its citizens. Since January, all men aged 17 to 45 must obtain permission from the 🇩🇪 Bundeswehr if they intend to leave Germany for more than three months — whether for work, vacation, or long-term travel. The requirement is permanent. The change came into effect almost unnoticed as part …
According to a new poll by financial services company JG Wentworth, conducted in February 2026 and surveying 1,421 U.S. adults, almost half of all personal bankruptcies are due to the cost of living and tariff costs. When asked what contributed most to their bankruptcy, 43.4 percent of respondents cited the cost of living crisis, making …
DDR5 Memory Prices Have Seen a Significant Drop, Up To $100 Per Kit, But the Discounts Are Limited to a Few Vendors The memory industry is experiencing a ‘rollercoaster ride’ lately, following the unveiling of Google’s TurboQuant compression algorithm, which we’ll discuss in a bit. One of the more intriguing signs right now is that …
I am speechless. Trump brought prices down for a yearthen managed to spike it up by 100% in 2 months pic.twitter.com/GxjCvpUbze — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) March 19, 2026 Amid all this turbulence in Hormuz, the Fed kept its dot plot intact, which only underscores the point I have made all week, that Powell is not keen …
🇨🇺 Ships carrying Russian fuel are heading to Cuba Tankers with gas and oil are expected to reach the island on March 23 and April 4, according to shipping data cited by the Financial Times. One vessel transporting gas sails under a Hong Kong flag, while the oil tanker flies a… pic.twitter.com/id8fhDdB1l — Visegrád 24 …
A female pastor in Missouri has been suspended after her ties to Jeffrey Epstein were brought to light. Reverend Stephanie L Remington was placed on leave for 90 days last Thursday by Bishop Robert Farr of the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church. Remington worked as Epstein’s administrative assistant and property manager on Little …
Truflation called it: 2.4% . 35M+ data points. Real-time. No crystal ball.https://t.co/6NsWimzn6e — Truflation (@truflation) March 11, 2026 Feb CPI up 0.3% M/M, 2.4% Y/Y, and core up 0.2% M/M, 2.5% Y/Y; shelter (+3.0% Y/Y) was biggest contributor even w/ rent rising just 0.1% M/M, slowest since Jan '21; disturbingly, natural gas utility price is …
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-03-07/iran-latest *IRAN READY TO CONTINUE WAR FOR FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS: STATE TV — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 7, 2026 h/t dr0id
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) — Maersk announced on Wednesday that it is temporarily suspending most cargo reservations in and out of Iraq as security worries mount throughout the Gulf. The business said that the ban applies to shipments involving many regional nations, including the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/maersk-suspends-iraq-cargo-bookings-amid-regional-security-concerns/ *Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone IRAN …
U.S. Dollar Index DXY jumps to highest level since January byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
The world is changing….. pic.twitter.com/XJbiaxPJRB — 🇺🇸TONY🇺🇸 (@Porkchop__2007) February 27, 2026
Gallup: Most Americans expect inflation and unemployment to worsen as the stock market grows The latest Gallup poll, released Monday, finds that most Americans expect inflation and unemployment to worsen this year, even as the stock market improves. The research firm reported that 62% of adults responding to its questionnaire anticipated higher prices over the …
