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Pfizer has signed a deal worth up to $530m with US-based vaccine technology company Novavax. This agreement will see Pfizer hand over $30m upfront for the non-exclusive rights to Novavax’s proprietary Matrix-M vaccine adjuvant, which is designed to boost and prolong the immune response when added to an injectable formulation. Pfizer will be wholly responsible …
"Rent is throwing money away!" Meanwhile she pays $5,155 a month for a mortgage and $3,241 of it VANISHES into interest and taxes.pic.twitter.com/NZq2A4SX1P — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2026 There is no such thing as home price appreciation outside of inflation. Its a wealth transfer from young to old via interest rates.pic.twitter.com/GrK2AVg8LM — Darth …
This American’s mom just died and was going through her paperwork Her mom and dad paid in roughly $1 million combined into social security throughout their lives Her dad died before he could collect, her mom only collected for 4 years at 32k per year They got back $128,000… pic.twitter.com/bTKhmyOoub — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) …
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour generated $2 billion, and she rewarded her staff with $197 million in bonuses—from dancers receiving $750,000 each (five times their annual salary) to truck drivers getting $100,000 each, matching a typical yearly wage. pic.twitter.com/gnfmbGwpjh — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 17, 2025
.@glennbeck I’m tired I’m worn out I’m fed up I’ve had enough I’m tired of exposing corruption; nothing happens and no one goes to jail No one pays for a damn thing anymore.💥Where is Pam? They have made good evil and evil good.Nothing has happened with the biggest scandal… pic.twitter.com/6FI47X5TUg — 🦅 Eagle Wings 🦅 …
Real Estate Property Manager says property taxes are so high in New York City, even after raising rents to $3,200 per month he only nets $500 of profit off each unit “I finished the building, I got the tax bill, $26,000. Here I am 5 years later, it’s $40,000 a building Three families. So I …
It paid quite a lot actually. It also paid to be the son of a president as we learned in the Biden days. by David Haggith I’m sure we all remember how President Biden-his-time used his son Hunter as his agent to scout for deals to be made in foreign, war-torn lands. An exposé in …
Wells Fargo scammed millions of people by opening fake accounts. The Trump Administration just reduced a former Wells Fargo exec's $10 million fine to $0. Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else. pic.twitter.com/CnQ7auJrYb — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) October 24, 2025 OCC drops fine in final …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Goldman has the consumer share at 55 percent by the end of the year. Then what? Goldman Sees US Consumers Paying More Than Half of Trump Tariffs Yahoo!Finance reports Goldman Sees US Consumers Paying More Than Half of Trump Tariffs US consumers will likely shoulder 55% of tariff costs by …
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign isn’t just taking foreign cash—it’s laundering radicalism. $13K from Dubai donors? Including his own mother-in-law? Curtis Sliwa called it: where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Mamdani’s team still hasn’t returned $7K+ in illegal donations—because rules… — CityDeskNYC (@CityDeskNYC) October 13, 2025 Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has taken almost $13,000 in potentially illegal foreign …
Mind blowing that investors still can’t see it. The market keeps getting bid up to unrealistic levels on rumors and empty hype. Greenspan once called this irrational exuberance. It always ends the same way badly. "AI related stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 80% of earnings growth and 90% of capital spending …
Europe is frozen out. Russia just rerouted its natural gas straight to China for 30 years. Berlin is stranded. Brussels miscalculated. 🇷🇺🇨🇳‼️It has been decided: Russia stops supplying gas to Europe – All capacities go to China‼️ September 2, 2025 While Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping exchanged documents in front of the cameras in Beijing, …
A migrant mother in Boston received $30,000 through Governor Maura Healey’s HomeBASE program. She used it in under 10 months. The program was designed to last two years. She’s now asking for more help https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14969147/migrant-mom-complains-taxpayer-housing-handout-massachusetts.html The program requires families to pay 30% of income toward rent. Nadine lost her job. Her boyfriend left. Her share …
The government says housing migrants in hotels is temporary. But people working their asses off live hand to mouth while thousands get rooms with fresh sheets and free meals. Trump said, “They’re putting people in luxury hotels and other people that are working their a—- off are living from hand to mouth.” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rips-luxury-hotels-migrants-american-citizens-living-hand-mouth He added, …
The EU just signed off on a $1.35 trillion trade framework that locks in a 15% tariff on most of its exports to the U.S. In return, Brussels pledged to buy $750 billion of American LNG over 3 years and invest another $600 billion into U.S. industries. Von der Leyen called it “predictability.” Markets called …
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made employer student loan contributions permanently tax-free, with inflation adjustments starting in 2026. This removes the biggest barrier to adoption and is expected to accelerate uptake. Companies like Nvidia, Fidelity, and United Talent already offer monthly reimbursements ranging from $50 to $350, with lifetime caps between $10,200 and $30,000. …
Rates are screaming, but the market still hums along. The bulls are running on fumes, but they are still running. Just reviewing some charts this morning, and this one jumped out at me. The ~20% correction in April was a successful test of the running 36-month moving average which is the 7th test since the …
Appreciate the critical comments. More context was needed for this post. • This policy was proposed to a 35 yr old• Pitched as the best wealth tool• Told they could borrow whenever Not all insurance is bad. This was not remotely suitable. — Ryan Greiser, CFP® (@Greiser) May 11, 2025
DOGE would like former FBI Director James Comey to explain why he authorized a $6 million payment to himself in 2016… According to the DOGE report, Comey justified the payment as a “critical security expenditure” but failed to mention that the security in question was primarily for his personal comfort and convenience. The expenditures included: …
When the United States left the gold standard in 1971 under President Richard Nixon, it marked a fundamental shift in how the U.S. government could manage its finances. Prior to that, the value of the dollar was tied to a specific amount of gold, which acted as a safeguard to prevent unchecked printing of money. …
John Comiskey has exposed yet another glaring example of FHA’s “partial claim” loophole in action. A California property owner with a $913,000 FHA-backed loan is collecting rent while skipping mortgage payments—knowing the FHA will step in to cover the bill. The pattern is clear. The borrower made one payment before stopping altogether. After 10 months, …
Taxpayers are footing the bill for over $600 million in salaries at the Department of Education—money that could have been used to improve schools, help teachers, and boost student outcomes. Instead, it’s lining the pockets of bureaucrats. There’s no reason government salaries should be that high, especially when the results are questionable. Top teacher salaries …
Why didn’t Democrats have anything to say about this? Ohh wait… that’s (D)ifferent pic.twitter.com/uJwxnAhYrE — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 7, 2025
by Chris Black I’m really glad race relations are getting so much better, what with all of this money pouring into the black community. Especially in St. Louis – things are just getting better and better, as we really see the utopia unfolding.
by Chris Black In America, banks can do whatever they want to anyone. Because despite the fact that America is a socialist country where it is impossible to start a small business, it is also an anarcho-capitalist country where large corporations can do whatever they want to you and you have no recourse at all. …