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US student test scores peaked in 2013 then crashed hard despite massive school screen push, 8th grade math and reading still below pre-pandemic levels

More screens haven't made students smarter byu/normaldudeitsfine inworldinsights “For years, schools were told that more screens meant more modern education: laptops, tablets, digital assignments, one device for every student. The test-score data now makes that story look much less clean. In the U.S., 8th-grade math and reading scores peaked around 2013, started falling before the …

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Stagflationary pressures are building in the US manufacturing sector. Powell: “Energy hasn’t even peaked yet, and we’d want to see the backside of that and progress on tariffs before we even thought about reducing rates”

ISM manufacturing prices paid index spiked to 84.6 points in April, a 4-year high. Over the last 3 months, prices paid have SKYROCKETED over 20 points, marking one of the biggest spikes in history. Meanwhile, the employment index dropped to 46.4 points, the lowest level in 2026. Employment has now been contracting for 15 months …

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US ECONOMY IS HEADING TOWARDS STAGFLATION

Crypto Rover @cryptorover 🚨 BIG WARNING: US ECONOMY IS HEADING TOWARDS STAGFLATION Just now, US PPI and Core PPI data was released. US PPI came in at 2.9% vs. 2.6% expected. US Core PPI came in at 3.6%, its highest level in 11 months. This is a clear sign that US inflation is heating up …

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Los Angeles sees 4 downtown office skyscrapers in distress with billions in defaulted loans, bids expected far below debt balances. Manufacturing & CRE Construction spend peaked over a year ago

“4 distressed office buildings in Los Angeles, California. Brookfield and its lenders (and receivers and special servicers) are peddling four active offerings that total about 4.9M SF of Class A office space in the Financial District, roughly 18% of the total inventory. EY Plaza: Colliers is marketing the $275M, non-preforming note tied to the property …

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Have the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Stock Markets Peaked?

Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, I don’t know and you don’t either. Instead, let’s discuss “What If?” S&P 500 daily chart courtesy of StockCharts.Com, anecdotes by Mish Daily Technically Speaking Other than to say valuations are the most stretched in history, I don’t care to discuss fundamentals. Technically speaking there are four open gaps …

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Housing prices likely peaked. Case-Shiller down 4 months, listings up 25 percent. Mortgage Bankers Association sounds nervous

Houses are everywhere, prices stop climbing, buyers rejoice eventually. Insanity. I don’t see how housing doesn’t struggle going forward. Wait until the boomers die off. There will be no one left that can afford to buy. https://t.co/aNWA55mzBY — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 31, 2025 Among all recent grads living at home, the divide between men …

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Early warning signs that the market rebound has peaked

JNK vs. SPXEarly warning sign that the market rebound has peaked pic.twitter.com/LCtMWAtdE4 — The Maverick of Wall Street (@TheMaverickWS) May 2, 2025 Something is broken that the S&P 500 can rally 90 bps on 19k contracts. Its a fk'n joke pic.twitter.com/9d4gcjdzWt — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) May 2, 2025 Liquidity in the S&P 500 futures …

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Today’s S&P 500 opening gap is the strongest since 10/17/22. 25 years ago, S&P 500 peaked during ‘Dot Com Bubble’; dropped 49% by October 2022

Today is set to be the strongest Monday morning opening gap higher for the S&P 500 $SPY since 10/17/22. pic.twitter.com/2hbTZlOPau — Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) March 24, 2025 25 years ago today, after rallying 14.6% in the prior month, the S&P 500 hit its 'Dot Com Bubble' peak. The index would fall 25% over the next year …

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Has Bitcoin Peaked Vs Gold? Mike McGlone Thinks So (Gold Is Winning!!)

by confoundedinterest17 Mike McGlone has an interesting perspective on Bitcoin versus Gold. Gold $3,000, Bitcoin $70,000? Is there good reason for reversion lower? My bias is leaning that way, especially if the US hashtag#stockmarket reverses some of last year’s almost $12 trillion advance, about 40% of GDP. Bitcoin approaching $150,000 in 2025 might suggest another $12+ trillion …

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New highs – lows peaked the week of the election and are now negative. The election gap that was a bear trap on the way up, will be a bull trap on the way down. Bank reserves drop below $3 trillion, nearing pre-March 2023 banking crisis levels.

The S&P 500 is at the same level today as it was on the day after the election. It has gone nowhere for two months, amid EPIC levels of bull shit. New highs – lows peaked the week of the election and are now negative. The election gap that was a bear trap on the …

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Are stocks overvalued versus bonds? Friday’s market bounce cannot be trusted yet. Q1 2025 peaked for SP500?

⚠️S&P 500 RISK PREMIUM HAS DROPPED TO THE LOWEST SINCE THE DOT-COM BUBBLE BURST⚠️ The difference between the S&P 500 estimated earnings yield (earnings divided by price) and the 10-year Treasury yield fell to the lowest in over 2 decades. Are stocks overvalued versus bonds? pic.twitter.com/OwlMjd45Jo — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) December 23, 2024 Is …

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Prosit! REAL Inflation Rate Under Biden Peaked At 18% In 2022 (Highest Inflation Rate In 50 Years)

by confoundedinterest17 Despite Biden’s rambling that inflation is improving, bear in mind that the inflation rate is at it highest in 50 years. Yes, it has improved from 18% in 2022 to above 10% today. A recent research paper by four noted economists, including Larry Summers, the former Treasury Secretary under Barack Obama and former …

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Former US Treasury Secretary Says US CPI Cost of Living Inflation Peaked in 2022 Actually Above 18% And Above 9% in 2023

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers put out a tweet thread on February 27, 2024 highlighting his participation in a new paper estimating a more accurate Consumer Price Index (CPI) cost of living estimate for the US. What is sure to jolt many is that Summers paper estimates the real cost of living increase peaked in …

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‘Here we see the Dow peaked about a month after Tech stocks in 2021. And next week is a month this time around.’

The only question on the table is can "stocks" rally without the Tech sector. The answer is they didn't last time. Here we see the Dow peaked about a month after Tech stocks in 2021. And next week is a month this time around. pic.twitter.com/27lgnRIIn2 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 11, 2023 The meme stock rally …

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