Only 16% of US small businesses plan investment in next 6 months, down 12 points in months, lowest since 2009; 40% of Americans said they have less than $500 in cash savings.

This is what you should be looking at. pic.twitter.com/BPr4C3u7Fl — Travis Rothell (@TRothell62855) April 20, 2026 Nearly 40% of Americans said they have less than $500 in cash savings. pic.twitter.com/3ek6LlBGQ3 — DARWIN (@D4RW1NEXE) April 14, 2026 Nearly 40% of Americans …

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BREAKING: Tehran officially rejects US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire: Foreign Minister Araghchi claims terms for a lasting end to the war are the priority. IG Weekend Wall Street down nearly 200 points

It’s less than 48 hours to Trump’s ultimatum to Iran: open the Strait of Hormuz or the power grid gets destroyed. Iran has rejected every U.S proposal so far, and seems to relish the opportunity to call Trump’s bluff. So …

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A Massive Middle East War Is Now Threatening 20 Million Barrels Of Oil Per Day, Brent Just Hit $89, The Dow Has Already Plunged More Than 1,000 Points, And A Global Economic Shock May Only Be Getting Started

A rapidly escalating war in the Middle East is now colliding with one of the most fragile global economic environments in decades, and the early warning signs of a major financial shock are already beginning to appear. Most people still …

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Shocking loss for Republicans in Texas — 31-point turnaround. Trump won the district by 17 points last year. No way to spin this. Republicans are rattled.

Red wall cracks: Democrat victory signals potential GOP weakness in Trump’s base Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a reliably Republican state Senate district in Texas in Saturday’s special election, continuing a string of surprise victories for Democrats across the U.S. in …

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U.S. bankruptcies explode to 15 year high… We are in a recession in 4 charts… The Fed should hike rates 50 basis points in December.

Comparison: 2020 (COVID crash): ~610 large bankruptcies. 2021: ~400. 2022: ~450. 2023: ~500. 2025 YTD: 655 already. (Reuters) -Large U.S. corporate bankruptcies are on pace to hit their highest level in 15 years, S&P Global data showed on Thursday, underscoring …

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Strip out the headlines. Ignore the stock market charts. Forget the talking points. The American economy is flashing stress signals everywhere you look.

The U.S. economy is showing signs of strain that official headlines aren’t capturing. Despite stock market gains, underlying indicators suggest a slowdown. Labor market indicators are weakening. Initial jobless claims for the week ending June 28, 2025, were 227,980, a …

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Dow gains over 1000 points, Nasdaq up 4%+

U.S. stocks roared back on Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland, raising hopes a trade war won’t push the economy into a recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …

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Dow drops 800 points

Stocks fell again on Monday as President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, raising questions about the central bank’s independence, while traders received little signs of progress on global trade talks. The Dow Jones …

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