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Canadians now prioritize jobs and economy over the environment a complete reversal since 2015 2015 →24%2025 →57% And yet Canadians voted for more Liberal government The same people who caused this suffering Soon 100% of 🇨🇦 will say F the environmentpic.twitter.com/ICjBueAXnv — Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) November 29, 2025 10 years the liberals had to do …
The system is quietly trapping everyone while pretending nothing’s wrong. According to the BLM's most recent numbers, private employers are reporting 13,500 job cuts a WEEK. These are PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. NOT GOVERNMENT JOBS. The BLM reports we are seeing the worst job numbers since 2008. If you can HONESTLY justify that, you're a lot of …
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Democrats are in full PANIC MODE now that 92% of Biden orders and documents are null and void, due to illegal autopen usage. Trump is moving full speed ahead ever since the terror attack. 🔥 Biden facing PERJURY charges if he comes out and contradicts himself,… pic.twitter.com/ZB3SOxhJB0 — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November …
Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream. Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade. Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost …
$VIX looks calm, but the rate of change is not. Higher lows, higher closes, and a seven-month high while the market sits a few percent off all-time highs. The tape is tightening, not relaxing. pic.twitter.com/InUuwhFXkH — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) November 27, 2025 can i have the permission to chart vix future? pic.twitter.com/IRJxCWvuCL — …
Compounding inflation is a global crisis: Since January 2021, the UK gas experienced the largest surge in prices among major economies, at +28.2%. The US saw cumulative inflation of +23.8%, followed by the Euro Area at +23.1% and Germany at +21.2%. France’s cumulative inflation reached +15.1%, while Japan recorded +12.4% over the same period. On …
Spitznagel told Reuters (1) in an interview that he expects “an 80% crash” but also noted that he believes it will only happen “after a massive, euphoric, historic blow off rally.” While the stock market might be headed for an unstable future, he believes that a 20% gain for the S&P 500 index is possible …
I don’t think progressive taxes are fair. Tell me how it’s “fair” that a doctor busting 70-hour weeks in California loses almost 50% of their income to taxes, while someone working 35 hrs keeps 82% of their money. Our progressive taxes don’t “protect the rich”, they slam the hardest workers. I don't think progressive taxes …
MORGAN STANLEY: BUY THE DIP NOW FOR 2026 GAINS Michael Wilson says the current stock market pressure is a tactical correction caused by Fed liquidity jitters, NOT fundamental deterioration. 🔸 The damage “under the surface” suggests the correction is nearing its end. 🔸 Wilson remains highly bullish, expecting the Fed to cut rates and forecasting …
Trump’s second term has turned his family’s crypto adventure into something far more dramatic than a simple market wobble. What started as a bold push into digital assets is now colliding with a trillion-dollar crypto drawdown, pulling the family’s net worth from about $7.7 billion in early September to roughly $6.7 billion. A Trump-branded memecoin …
During the bear market of 2007–2009, there were: – 5 rallies of 7%+– 3 rallies of 11%+ This all happened during a 57% drawdown. pic.twitter.com/41x0ZSFzEQ — Dividendology (@dividendology) November 22, 2025 BIGGEST CRASH IN HISTORY STARTING In 2013 I published RICH DADs PROPHECY predicting the biggest crash in history was coming. Unfortunately that crash has …
The Japanese carry trade has gone into reverse so it’s inevitable. Japan is in denial on debt. It's 10-year gov't bond yield is only 1.8% (blue), which looks ok, but that same yield 10-years forward is 4.0% (orange) and 20-years forward is 4.4% (red). The only certainty for Japan is that it'll have either a …
SEC. LUTNICK: THE U.S. GDP WILL HIT 6% “The construction jobs alone, you can’t invest $3 trillion a year without driving our GDP off the charts. You are gonna see fours, you’re gonna see fives, and you’re gonna see 6% GDP growth under this president because the factories are coming home, the tariffs are bringing …
“Here’s what’s going on with the Fed and Wall Street right now and it’s kinda wild when you understand the full picture (save this). The Fed created something called the Standing Repo Facility (SRF) back in 2021 as basically an emergency lending window for banks and dealers. Think of it like this, banks need cash …
US mass layoff warnings are rising at a concerning pace: 39,006 Americans were given advance layoff notice in October, the 2nd-highest since the 2020 pandemic. These notices are issued under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which obligates covered employers to provide at least 60 days of notice before a mass layoff or …
The Harvard Endowment’s Biggest Public Investment is Now Bitcoin The endowment dramatically increased its holdings of a spot bitcoin ETF since its previous such report. According to a new SEC filing, the Harvard University endowment’s largest publicly-traded investment is now in the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which is a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) operated …
Affordability crisis rattling mom-and-pop shops… “Surging import costs. Mounting payroll and healthcare expenses. A shortage of affordable loans. And a stressed-out workforce. Small businesses are facing mounting pressure from America’s affordability crisis. Doug Scheffel, owner of a family-run ETM Manufacturing in Massachusetts, laid off about a quarter of his employees in April as the Trump …
AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike unemployment to 10% to 20% in the next one to five years, predicts Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. https://t.co/K53oCApIeF pic.twitter.com/6BgAlQ30pM — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 17, 2025 Anthropic CEO’s Prediction: “AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in 1 to 5 …
US grocery prices have never been more expensive: The average cost of groceries for a family of 4 is now up to a record $1,030/month. This marks a +$280 increase since January 2017, when the average family spent $750 a month. In 2021-2022 alone, grocery costs surged by +$150. To put this differently, a family …
“We’ve essentially reached a deal with Switzerland,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Friday morning. Duties will be reduced to 15%, the Swiss government said in a post on X, adding that further details will be announced at 4 p.m. local time. As part of the deal, Swiss companies have pledged …
The congressional funding bill included a THC cap that effectively bans most hemp products, a move industry leaders say threatens the $28 billion market. More than 300,000 jobs are at risk, with economic impacts expected in states with large hemp sectors, including Kentucky, Texas and Utah, industry experts said. Executives warn the ban could fuel …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, The job cut hit parade line just got 15,000 more members. Verizon Looks to Slash Expenses The Wall Street Journal reports Verizon to Cut About 15,000 Jobs Verizon Communications VZ is planning to cut roughly 15,000 jobs, looking to reduce costs as it contends with increased competition for both wireless …
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by Michael It is starting to look a lot like the Great Recession again. I thought that the pace of layoffs in 2024 was bad, but it has just exploded here in 2025. Vast numbers of good paying jobs are being ruthlessly eliminated, and competition for any decent jobs that are still available has become …
by Michael Do you want the good news or the bad news first? The good news is that 50 percent of food stamp benefits will be paid out during the month of November. The bad news is that a lot of food stamp recipients are still extremely angry. Food stamp protests are already starting to happen, videos …
by Michael After many years of steady economic deterioration, a very dark cloud of economic pessimism hangs over our country. The cost of just about everything has been rising faster than paychecks have been, thousands of stores are closing all over the nation, and large corporations are conducting mass layoffs on a scale that we haven’t seen …
Key reasons cited by respondents include: Soaring tuition costs, which many say are out of reach for average families. Poor job preparation, with skepticism about whether degrees translate into real-world skills. Concerns over free speech and ideological bias, particularly among conservative respondents. Doubts about the return on investment, especially as student debt remains high and …
by Michael Millions of Americans are discovering that at some point the money runs out and the party is over. Vehicles are being repossessed at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis, foreclosure filings are up 18 percent compared to last year, and student loan delinquencies have soared into unprecedented territory. Nobody can deny …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Consumer Sentiment as measured by University of Michigan drops slightly. University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Please consider the Preliminary University of Michigan Sentiment Report for October. Overall, consumers perceive very few changes in the outlook for the economy from last month. Pocketbook issues like high prices and weakening job prospects remain …
by confoundedinterest17 Feelin’ stronger for the most part. Mortgage applications decreased 4.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 3, 2025. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 4.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted …