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This collapse is just getting started. Kids can’t get jobs and fast food giants scramble as broke Americans pull back hard. Labor Force participation is collapsing at a pace only seen during the 2020 crisis. Participation always drops before the …
Beijing cracks open on producer prices, China PPI surges 1.7 percent mom and ends the deflation run, last domino falls hard into 2026. 1.7 percent mom producer price spike ends the long deflation party, China factories crank costs higher, last …
OMG. It went from 16 percent death tax to 50 percent. In NYC. pic.twitter.com/tFdbq6YEIX — Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) May 6, 2026
Amazon Meta Microsoft Google earnings keep climbing on paper while real cash gets vaporized on AI buildouts. ⚠️ Private Credit woes won’t help this either… https://t.co/jjd0dvp99o — Kap (@AustrianEcon201) May 7, 2026
UBS quietly nuked every rate cut fantasy while the suits still scream everything is fine. https://x.com/sayonarashorts/status/2052106342840815922 Oil at $100 for months quietly wrecks the global economy without ever needing to hit $200. Here’s the reality. Oil doesn’t need to go …
New data shows renters in many major US cities are now spending more than 40 percent of their income on housing. This is well above the recommended 30 percent threshold and is squeezing household budgets hard. In some cities the …
Ukraine burns cash on expensive missiles against cheap Iranian clones flooding the sky. The Europe losing a war of attrition on purpose. 10k a year of drone interceptors when Russia is building 200 Shaheed clones a day is ~13% that …
A new ABC News and Washington Post poll released this evening shows President Trump’s disapproval rating reaching 62 percent. The survey highlights growing frustration with inflation, foreign policy handling and domestic issues. This marks the highest disapproval number recorded for …
TikTok continues to meltdown over the cost of living here. pic.twitter.com/rtNJ91NY7Z — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 4, 2026 The gas prices are disgusting.My gas bill has doubled. We are living in Energy crisis. — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) May 4, 2026 A …
Severe droughts developing throughout the US are causing several states to impose water restrictions, as some American towns fear they will run out of water within weeks. The US Drought Monitor, the nation’s weekly map showing where and how severe …
Newsom is drawing a line in the sand on this one. On Monday, April 27, the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act” officially cleared the signature hurdle to land on the November ballot, and the Governor isn’t hiding his frustration. He’s calling …
The tariff applies to all internal combustion and electric passenger vehicles. Light trucks and SUVs—already at 25% under the “Chicken Tax”—will see additional enforcement of origin rules. Trump announces tariffs on European cars going to 25% next week – claims …
by Michael Americans were not even this stressed about their financial situations during the Great Recession. As you will see below, a brand new Gallup survey has discovered that 55 percent of Americans believe that their finances are getting worse. …
by Michael They aren’t telling you the truth about what is coming. Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens tomorrow, and there is no way that is going to happen, oil production will not return to pre-war levels for years. …
by Michael We might want to listen to what the farmers are telling us, because if they don’t grow our food we do not eat. Coming into this year, we were already facing the worst farming crisis in America in …
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have been deemed illegal by the U.S. supreme court, but that doesn’t mean he’s changing his view on the policy tool — far from it. “The TRADE DEFICIT was down 55%, the biggest drop in …
OFFICE TOWERS PLUNGE UP TO WHOPPING 95% OFF AS A FIRE SALE SWEEPS THE US MARKET The US office market is in freefall. Aging towers are trading at fractions of their former worth as owners finally admit that the post-pandemic …
How to turn a $39,000 Kia into a $57,806 car with a 17% car loan interest rate. This was originally posted on Reddit on March 31st as an Arizona car ($5,000 undercoating lol) It was later picked up by some …
Gas prices in the US have moved up to $3.72/gallon, their highest level since October 2023. The 27% spike over the last month ($2.93/gallon to $3.72/gallon) is the biggest we've seen in the past 30 years. pic.twitter.com/C3HrTiRnH5 — Charlie Bilello …
There are widespread reports on Iran allowing "any country aside from the US and Israel" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. If this is true, China and India alone will be able to restore nearly 7 million barrels of …
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Iraq cut oil out by 6.7 million barrels per day. That’s roughly 33% of their combined output and about 6% of global oil production. The reason is simple: They’re running out of storage. With the …
Green by morning? https://t.co/NqrxcHn0Iw — Acres and Ounces (@RetirementRight) March 8, 2026 The Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 should fully recover their pre-market losses by tomorrow’s close, or by the close of the following day. — The Macro Pulse …
The world is facing a massive surge in prices, and the latest developments suggest that inflation is entering a far more dangerous phase than most people realize. Venezuela’s inflation exploded to 475 percent in 2025, the highest in the world …
The percentage of unemployed Americans with four-year college degrees hit a record in January, at 36.6% of those 25 and older. (Bloomberg News reported in November that those with college degrees “now comprise a record 25% of total unemployment,” which …
“The Congressional Budget Office says to be prepared for Social Security check payments to be reduced in 6 years due to low funds “It’ll be an immediate 7% payment cut in 2032, and then an average 28% benefit drop from …
NEW from Reuters/Ipsos: 🚨Trump's disapproval hits 60% 🚨Trump's immigration approval hits -17%, a second-term LOW 🚨The poll shows support for Trump's handling of immigration has fallen significantly AMONG MEN in recent weeks 🚨Trump's economic approval falls to -23% pic.twitter.com/dZIlx0IB4p — …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Let’s compare Trump’s claim to actual trade numbers. US Balance of Trade Goods Only Through November 2025 Key Trade Deficit Points Last year, the goods trade deficit $1.205 trillion. Through November, the trade deficit …
by Michael I feel quite exasperated right now. Everyone knows that the economic numbers that federal bureaucrats in Washington are feeding us each month are fraudulent. It has been that way for a very long time. The employment numbers are …
10Y moving higher in hot patch of economic data this morning pic.twitter.com/aaJ7AJh615 — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) February 2, 2026 US ISM Manufacturing PMI came in at 52.6% vs 48.5% expected. The US economy has entered the expansion phase. — Ted …
