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A massive explosion has erupted at an industrial refrigeration plant in Pennsylvania injuring three people. The manufacturing facility possibly owned by Johnson Controls, is an industrial conglomerate that makes HVAC and security systems for buildings, Newsweek reported. The calamity took place on Tuesday morning around 7:30 am at the plant located at 100 Cumberland …
https://twitter.com/McDonaghTech/status/1800163553804275890 Macron’s snap decision to dissolve the National Assembly was met with disbelief by his supporters, with several people screaming “Oh no” as he spoke to a crowd in a televised address from his party headquarters in Paris. In contrast, jubilant supporters of the National Rally party celebrated as Macron …
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US outstrips expectations with 272,000 jobs added in May https://t.co/aXJ5Z4ehoT — Financial Times (@FT) June 7, 2024 Probably nothing https://t.co/Arf3av21Aj — The Macro Guy (@SagarSinghSetia) June 7, 2024 You can't make this up: First you say the economy added ~150K-200K jobs a month to a total ~500,000 in a quarter …
by BLOWED UP REAL GOOD I have noticed that retail sales for a lot of corporations are HORRIBLE these days. People are NOT spending money based in the results that I have seen from corporate sales data from a lot of huge corporations. I think this economy is heading for …
Ciclista se arrisca, tenta fazer selfie dos 'sonhos' e acaba sendo 'atropelada' por trem pic.twitter.com/VDS6PRf0EO — Diario do Brasil Notícias (@diariobrasil_n) June 4, 2024 AC
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – Akron police are investigating a mass shooting that happened early Sunday morning in the area of Kelly and 8th Avenues. Officers responded to the area just after midnight after several people called 911 to reports shots fired with multiple victims struck. As officers were heading …
Can someone please explain why people were buying 10 year bonds „yielding“ negative 0,50% just few years ago? pic.twitter.com/yJJjILUylb — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) May 30, 2024 Nominal vs. Real Rates: When you see a bond yield, such as the yield on a 10-year U.S. Treasury bond, that’s typically a …
I think people are going into massive credit card debt. — Robin Flynn (@RobinFlynn2014) May 30, 2024 Jamie thinks stagflation is now unavoidable at this point. Solid read pic.twitter.com/1GxmSzSVkv — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 29, 2024 Article: https://t.co/4D8UiezEoi — E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) May 30, 2024
by Michael If your family was on the verge of starving to death, to what extremes would you be willing to go in order to get food? Some of the things that I am going to share with you in this article may make you cringe. But you need to …
https://twitter.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1794808652676632587 Eight passengers have been taken to hospital after a flight from Doha to Dublin experienced turbulence. Earlier, Dublin Airport said that six passengers and six cabin crew were injured during turbulence on the flight from Qatar to Ireland. The injuries occurred when the plane “experienced turbulence while airborne over …
This is a developing story from Valley View, Texas, where a large, violent tornado has caused widespread devastation along Interstate 35. Emergency crews have declared a mass casualty event at a Shell truck stop gas station, reporting that up to 150 people are trapped inside with a collapsed roof. The …
via Reddit: Just a rant here. Whenever I’m scrolling through non-financial subreddits, especially the car subreddits, I find it amazing that so many people have a very poor grasp of how monetary supply, debt, and inflation works. All I read is about greedy corporations, greedy dealers and misplaced anger. Did …
A powerful tornado tore through Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday, leaving multiple fatalities, at least a dozen injuries, and widespread destruction in its wake. Key points: Tornado destroyed much of Greenfield, a town of about 2,000, located 55 miles southwest of Des Moines Confirmed fatalities, with authorities still determining the total …
200 billion divided by 10 billion comes to 20. So doesn’t that mean each person would get twenty dollars? https://twitter.com/LibertyCappy/status/1792555627241423201 AC
For over 22 million residents, would cause the city to run out of water. That day is approaching fast, and there is no alternative. Some groups of people in the city or some set of essential services will suffer within a few months or even weeks. The reservoirs of the …
Maybe inflation has something to do with housing supply. But what do I know? A recent report highlighted the ongoing debate surrounding the minimum wage in California. The state recently introduced a $20 minimum wage. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/california-s-workers-now-want-30-minimum-wage/ss-BB1mrTtM Sice 2019, U.S. rents have grown 30.4%, while wages have grown 20.2%. Rents have …
Two people were killed and hundreds injured, shops were looted and public buildings torched during a second night of rioting in New Caledonia, authorities said Wednesday, as anger over constitutional reforms from Paris boiled over. What began as pro-independence demonstrations has spiralled into three days of the worst violence seen …
Cmon people, we can get this above 50%! pic.twitter.com/H5QwmlGh1g — Robin Wigglesworth (@RobinWigg) May 15, 2024
Rep. Nadler Omits “the people” From the Second Amendment During a House Judiciary Committee markup hearing earlier today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) offered a textbook example of willful blindness as he deliberately omitted a crucial part of the text of the Second Amendment. Nadler was speaking in opposition to H.R. …
A family says they tried to seek shelter from the approaching storm at the local Walmart but were turned away at the door.
Everybody seems to love Trader Joe’s. Its cozy Hawaiiwan-themed stores and friendly staff make us feel like we’re entering a lovable small business that offers locally-sourced food products. Unlike big grocery warehouses such as Walmart or Costco, Trader Joe’s appeal is linked to the personalized experience it provides its customers. …
by Intelligent-Bee3241 I have noticed a fair amount of recent posts of people being overly confident that a 2008 event can never repeat. Sure it may be less likely but I think we are all overly confident of safeguards. After the 2008 financial crisis, several regulations most notably Dodd Frank …
American college campuses are permeated with corrupted professors who themselves corrupt students. Without a doubt, college professors are the most dangerous people in America. They’re not dangerous because they challenge the status quo or encourage their students to think critically. On the contrary, they are dangerous because they encourage impressionable young college …
Colorectal cancer has more than tripled among teens in over two decades It is no longer just a disease of the elderly population, the researchers said Colorectal cancers have risen by up to six-fold in some young age groups since 2000, research shows. Doctors say the cancers are likely being …
My grandmother told me stories about her picking cotton in the early 1900s before she died.. She told me the more they picked, the more they got paid. I could not imagine how hard it was standing out in the hot sun all day long manually picking cotton! h/t BLOWED …
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) expressed concern on the House floor on Tuesday that Islamic “Sharia law” will soon be “forced upon the American people.” During a bizarre rant, Roy questioned, “How many campaign ads, how many speeches are going to be given by my Republican colleagues between now and November …
