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President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. pic.twitter.com/C2h6okA6Nd — Gallup (@Gallup) December 1, 2025 Enten cited a recent Gallup poll that saw Trump’s net approval rating sink to -24 percent from -1 percent in January. “We’re talking …
Discover the global ranking of divorce rates across 109 countries. From nations with the lowest divorce rates to those with the highest, this video shows how marriage stability differs around the world. AC
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: "If you look at the percentage of 16 or 18 year olds who are getting their license, that percentage is coming down significantly."$UBER pic.twitter.com/6Kx5PDTGP5 — Fiscal.ai (@fiscal_ai) June 2, 2025 https://twitter.com/macaronicapital/status/1929503777255518406
Any chance this could still be valid? pic.twitter.com/RfsL17Fvm3 — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) May 27, 2025 AI super stock Nvidia reports earnings tomorrow which will set the tone for the entire Tech sector. Analysts are making all manner of predictions based upon linear extrapolation of the AI super bubble. The only thing they don't consider is …
Nearly 17% of all American households with children under the age of 18 are run by a single mom. This means there are over 6 million single moms in the U.S., but that share varies depending on the state, as this map shows. Data for this graphic and article is sourced from the Badger Institute …
by Mike Shedlock Harris is also down 10 PP with Blacks but is up 5 PP with Whites. This has potential House ramifications. Chart Notes 2024 numbers are from a Berkeley IGS Poll, released October 10, 2024. 2020 numbers are from a 2020 CNN exit poll. In addition to the 21 percentage point drop for Harris …
by Michael Do you remember how painful the Great Recession was? 2008 and the years immediately following were definitely a very dark chapter in our history, but a new study has actually found that the percentage of Americans that worry they won’t be able to pay their bills is actually higher today than it was …
Zillow’s mobile app no longer allows you to adjust the interest rate percentage to see what your estimated monthly payment would be if interest rates were lower byu/alltorntogether inREBubble Zillow’s decision to remove the direct adjustment of interest rates from the estimated monthly payment section could be seen as an attempt to prevent potential visitors …
Donald Trump is leading President Biden in six of the seven most competitive states in the 2024 election, propelled by broad voter dissatisfaction with the national economy and deep doubts about Biden’s capabilities and job performance, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds. The poll of the election’s main battlegrounds shows Trump holding leads of …
by confoundedinterest17 President Biden still shuffles around mumbling about Maga Republicans and defending democracy (while gettig his DOJ and affiliates to prosecute his leading Presidential opponent) even though …. consumers continue to struggle. While Biden is in wonderland, American consumers are in hell. Savings as a percentage of GDP is actually NEGATIVE as sticky price …
by confoundedinterest17 “Two-job Joe” should be Biden’s new nickname for his economy wrecking ball known as Bidenomics. The economic disaster known as Bidenomics (code for wealth transfers to the donor class) can be seen in the following chart. Non-elite households are struggling to cope with higher gasoline, food and house prices (rent) under Bidenomics. As …
The 10-year note yield is skyrocketing and now at 4.63%, its highest since June 2007. Since last week’s Fed meeting, the 10-year note yield is up 35 basis points. Since the last Fed rate hike in July, the 10-year note yield is up 60 basis points. Interest rates on just about… pic.twitter.com/7bsPQk30ma — The Kobeissi …
Analysts are repeating the same mistake made during the 2008 Financial Crisis by revising earnings upwards despite a contraction in leading economic indicators, raising major warning signals. The US is experiencing deficit spending near 10% of GDP, reaching levels last seen in 2008, yet the Fed maintains that there is no recession in sight, leading …
by Michael Do you believe in God? If so, you belong to a portion of the population that is steadily shrinking. Yes, a majority of Americans still think that God exists, but the trend is clearly going in one direction. So are we headed down the same road that so many post-Christian nations in western …