Inflation ripping higher while real spending collapses is the exact combination that breaks markets and no amount of AI fairy dust changes that math. SPY has just officially topped?

Keep acting like the consumer is still strong and spending like nothing’s changed… and yeah, it’s going to look fine until it suddenly isn’t. Inflation still hot and people already stretched, that’s the kind of setup where things can roll …

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Major breakthrough in hunt for killer/They have his picture!

Images look better than the cell phone recording of the shooter. Cell phone recording everyone is looking at is here. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1864377267159216128/vid/avc1/640×364/BOcvWKrOlr1DsWwr.mp4 The hunt for the assassin who shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dead in Midtown Manhattan has stretched into its …

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The Big Picture right now

by mark000 Normal Times: Optimist: things are good, outlook is good Pessimist: things are good, outlook is bad, timing unknown Today: Optimist: same as above Pessimist: things appear okay but under the surface many negative developments are occurring which portend …

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