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CNBC POLL — 73 percent of Americans support deploying U.S. Military at southern border. Even 49 percent of democrats want Military to stop Illegals.

A new CNBC poll reveals a striking consensus: 73% of Americans support deploying the U.S. military to the southern border to tackle illegal immigration. The statistic signals widespread frustration over border security and immigration policies. Even within traditionally resistant groups, 49% of Democrats now favor military involvement—an eye-opening shift that underscores growing bipartisan concern. The …

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Egg Prices Jump Nearly 100 Percent Since October: USDA

Americans are spending nearly double on eggs compared to a few weeks ago, as bird flu cases continue to affect supplies, and frozen egg storage volumes remain lower than last year. The price of a dozen eggs has risen from $2.11 in early October to $4.16 at present, an increase of more than 97 percent …

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Rachel Maddow takes $5 million paycut, but still earns $25 million/year for doing one show per week. Major shakeup coming at msnbc, ratings down 40 percent.

Rachel Maddow takes a $5 million pay cut, dropping her salary from $30 million to $25 million. This move follows MSNBC’s 40% ratings plunge post-election. Amid these challenges, MSNBC plans a major lineup shakeup. Maddow will still host her Monday show and produce podcasts and documentaries. “We were so Harris propaganda that when she lost, …

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Core Consumer Prices Rise For 53rd Straight Month, Hit New Record High (Shelter Index Increased 4.9 Percent YoY)

by confoundedinterest17   There is one way out of the inflation trap. And it’s drill, baby, drill! For the 53rd straight month, core consumer prices rose on a MoM basis in October with the YoY pace re-accelerating to +3.33%. The shelter index increased 4.9 percent over the last year, accounting for over 65 percent of the total 12-month increase …

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A “Lockdown Economy” Without The Lockdowns: 48 Percent Of U.S. Small Businesses Couldn’t Even Pay Their Rent Last Month

by Michael When nearly half of all small businesses are struggling so much that they can’t even pay their rent, you have an enormous economic crisis on your hands.  The last time that we witnessed anything like this was during the peak of the COVID pandemic, but here in 2024 we don’t have a major …

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Mortgage Purchase Index Decreased 5 Percent From Previous Week (I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better If Harris Loses)

by confoundedinterest17 I’ll feel a whole lot better … when Kamala Harris is gone. Mortgage applications decreased 6.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 18, 2024. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 6.7 percent …

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Industrial Production Unexpectedly Declines 0.3 Percent With Huge Negative Revisions

by Mike Shedlock Industrial production declined 0.3 percent in September. Negative revisions lopped off another 0.5 percent. The Bloomberg consensus was a decline of 0.1 percent. Factoring in negative and positive revisions the decline was about 0.5 percent. Blame the Hurricanes The Fed blames the hurricanes in its September Industrial Production Report. Industrial production (IP) decreased …

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3 percent of American high school students are Transgender.

3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds A survey by the C.D.C. found high rates of sadness, bullying and suicide attempts among transgender and gender-questioning teenagers. About 3.3 percent of high school students identify as transgender and another 2.2 percent are questioning their gender identity, according to the first nationally …

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A Shocking New Survey Has Discovered That Only 23 Percent Of Independents Think The Economy Is On The Right Track

by Michael Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent to persuade the American people to vote for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.  But ultimately two things are probably going to matter more than anything else.  Millions of Americans will be basing their votes on how they currently feel about the economy and who they …

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Dow loses 600 pts, Nasdaq slides 3 percent.

Stocks tumbled Tuesday as technology names struggled and new economic data rekindled fears around the health of the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 626.15 points, or 1.51%, to end at 40,936.93. The S&P 500 slid 2.12%, closing at 5,528.93. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.26% and settled at 17,136.30. All three indexes notched their …

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Dollar Reserves Have Dropped By 14 Percent Since 2002

by Mike Maharrey Dollar dominance is slowly ebbing as the world looks to diversify away from the greenback. The share of dollars making up global reserves has dropped by 14 percent since the turn of the century, according to data compiled by the Atlantic Council. As of 2002, dollars accounted for 72 percent of global reserves. …

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Japanese stocks rebound 10 percent.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 and the broad-based Topix climbed more than 8%. The Reserve Bank of Australia will release its RBA cash rate later today, with economists expecting the rate to remain steady at 4.35%. Japan stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday after the Nikkei 225 and the Topix dropped over 12% in the previous session. Other …

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Japanese stocks open 5 percent lower.

Asian markets fall after Wall Street sell-off, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading losses. Japanese government bond yields fell, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year JGB falling below the 1% mark and hitting its lowest level since June 20. Japan’s benchmark indexes nosedived as much as 5% on Friday, with most Asia-Pacific markets lower after …

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PCE Inflation comes in at 2.5 percent.

An important gauge for the Federal Reserve showed inflation eased slightly from a year ago in June, helping to open the way for a widely anticipated September interest rate cut. The personal consumption expenditures price index increased 0.1% on the month and was up 2.5% from a year ago, in line with Dow Jones estimates, …

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Trump leads Kamala 40-39 in New Hampshire, dead heat. Kennedy is pulling 21 percent in NH.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a neck-and-neck race in the Granite State, according to a New Hampshire Journal/Praecones Analytica poll released Sunday night. It’s the latest sign that a state Democrats have carried in seven of the past eight presidential elections may be in play this November. The poll …

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CPI-U declined 0.1 percent vs 0.0 expected; less food and energy rose 0.1 percent vs 0.2 expected

Overall CPI-U: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) remained unchanged in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a 0.3% increase in April. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose by 3.3% before seasonal adjustment. Shelter Index: The index for shelter increased by 0.4% in May, marking the fourth …

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25 percent of America skipping meals

via FOX: More than a quarter of Americans have resorted to skipping meals to avoid paying inflated grocery store prices, according to a new survey. According to a study by Qualtrics on behalf of Intuit Credit Karma, 80% of Americans say they have felt a “notable increase” in grocery costs in recent years. More than a quarter of …

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SPLC shitcans 25 percent of staff.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, an IRS designated charity with almost a billion dollars in “reserves,” laid off a quarter of its staff. In a scathing rebuke from the SPLC Union that represents staff with the charity, the organization was slammed for the decision, which they say will have “a catastrophic impact” on the work …

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Nayeb Buekele is 100 percent correct about Trump.

Short highlight from Tucker's interview with Nayeb Bukele in El Salvador. Bukele is 100 percent right about Trump.pic.twitter.com/dfQqzg1SPp — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) June 6, 2024 BUKELE: Why don’t leaders seek God? “They forgot to represent people that elect them.” “There’s a SPIRITUAL war & there’s a physical war. If you win the spiritual war,it’ll …

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Diamond prices keep falling, now down 30 percent.

The demand for diamonds has declined as its allure fades in a key consumer market: China. “Diamonds don’t really fit in anymore despite the strong legacy of De Beers under Anglo,” said independent diamond industry analyst Paul Zimnisky. Diamond prices have fallen 5.7% so far this year, according to Zimnisky’s rough diamond index, declining more …

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America’s young cancer crisis: Colorectal tumors are 500 PERCENT more common in young people and teens in last 20 years

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 missed because routine screening in …

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