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BREAKING: The Democrats are furious after realizing American travelers by-and-large LOVE having ICE assisting TSA lines in airports One woman realized the fake news propaganda was wrong! “I WAS concerned…but they’re not bothering us, so let’s get it done!” 🔥 “I like that they’re here. It’s allowing us to move and get to where we …
Consumer sentiment among young people (18–34) is near an all-time low—worse than during the pandemic, the Great Recession, and even stagflation. This morning's US retail sales data — an overall growth of 0.2% (below the 0.4% consensus forecast) and a "control group" contraction of 0.1% — are consistent with two actionable hypotheses:Greater consumer stress is …
Over f’n cooking oil!!!! pic.twitter.com/ePUCoIcxSr — Israel75 (@IFNY2775) October 14, 2025 So we continue to escalate things instead of finding solutions: pic.twitter.com/4sPEs67KgR — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 14, 2025 BREAKING: China says it will “fight to the end” if US wants a trade war. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) October 14, 2025 Somebody is getting very …
Germany’s ZEW Economic Sentiment Index fell to 34.7 in August from 52.7 in July, missing the forecast of 39.5. This is the third month in a row it has dropped and the biggest one-month fall since 2022. “Germany’s ZEW Economic Sentiment Index fell to 34.7 in August from 52.7 in July, missing the market forecast …
The air hangs thick with an almost palpable tension, a foreboding quiet before the thunder, and make no mistake, some folks are shouting that the storm is already here. Steve Bannon, a man who rarely minces words, just slapped us with a stark declaration: World War III, he argues, has begun. He’s not whispering it …
View post on imgur.com via WSJ: Last week we learned that the economy, far from sliding toward recession as economists had predicted over the past year, has actually picked up steam thanks to indefatigable consumers. Not only has economic output made up all the ground lost during the pandemic, but it is also above where …