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Wholesale inflation is climbing faster than economists expected. Producer prices for final demand increased 0.7 percent in February, the largest monthly gain in seven months. Both goods and services contributed to the surge, pushing the overall index above forecasts and signaling that higher costs are moving through the supply chain. Prices excluding food and energy …
The latest U.S. economic data just hit and it is far worse than most people realize. Growth is stalling, inflation refuses to disappear, and traders are now pricing in a Federal Reserve rate cut in September. The economy is slowing faster than anyone expected. The Commerce Department revised the fourth quarter GDP to 0.7 percent …
A central banker's nightmare: inflationary pressure plus job destruction. pic.twitter.com/BQitHdAlXb — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) March 6, 2026 This is royally cooked. No sugarcoating. https://t.co/XLFSVBgjow — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) March 6, 2026 BREAKING: We’ve just got HORRIBLE jobs numbers. We LOST 92,000 Jobs. Analysts expected 50,000 NEW jobs. So as gas prices soar 60 cents in under …
Bull Theory @BullTheoryio 🚨THE $2 TRILLION PRIVATE CREDIT MARKET COULD BE FACING ITS FIRST MAJOR BANKRUPTCY. Blue Owl manages about $273 billion in assets. It is one of the biggest lenders behind the AI data center buildout. When companies like Meta, CoreWeave, or Crusoe need billions to build large data center campuses, they often go …
🇺🇸🇮🇷Iranian President Pezeshkian reaffirmed that Iran will not bow its head in the face of U.S. pressure. “We will not give up in the face of these challenges. We will work to strengthen our country’s standing, and we will do everything we can for our nation. This is what we… pic.twitter.com/RtUdAkjdNW — Visioner (@visionergeo) February …
🇺🇸🇮🇷🛢President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday that the U.S. will increase the economic pressure on Iran, mostly when it comes to oil sales to China. My story on @axioshttps://t.co/YeKCkmhiUR — Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) February 14, 2026 US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister …
Police are today being urged to launch a sex trafficking probe into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor amid claims a woman was flown in on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ and smuggled into Buckingham Palace using the codename ‘Mrs Windsor’. The paedophile’s Boeing 727–100 private jet, which he used to host orgies and traffic girls, landed around 90 times …
Mexico confirms oil shipments to Cuba are currently stopped under US pressure — but President Sheinbaum says Mexico is taking "all diplomatic actions" to resume them "It is very unjust. You cannot strangle a people like this. They don't have fuel for hospitals, for schools." pic.twitter.com/oGZzDjhxOs — COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) February 9, 2026 Russia warned …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Aw5H3OYikw BREAKING: Oregon’s Underwater Volcano Hit Critical Pressure! Eruption Is Imminent! One of the most active and intensely monitored volcanoes on Earth; Axial Seamount is swelling again, its massive summit rising millimeter by millimeter as magma forces its way toward the surface. Axial may be the only volcano on the planet that researchers can actually …
LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein. But the British prime minister’s job is under threat because of the fallout from the late sex offender’s global web of relationships. Friendship with Epstein has already brought down a British royal – Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew – and U.K ambassador to Washington …
Mexico’s security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border. Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch wrote in a social media post …
The Fed is legally required to ignore presidential pressure on rates. BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have opened an inquiry into Fed Chair Powell on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington. Jerome Powell just released his response below: "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting… pic.twitter.com/HaKAPPW2tn — amit (@amitisinvesting) …
This feels like controlled transparency, not truth. They dump a chunk, promise the rest later, and hope the public gets tired before the names that really matter show up. When 300,000 pages exist and only some see daylight, that is not disclosure, that is damage control. The photos are shocking enough to distract, but the …
🇺🇸US PPI came in at 2.6% Expected – 2.7% This means core inflation is cooling down. Chance for Fed to cut interest rates goes up. — Ted (@TedPillows) November 25, 2025 Polymarket now has Fed cutting in December at 86%, big V from 20-% a week ago 👀 pic.twitter.com/pDQkswroxv — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) November 25, 2025
Game Over? byu/lukepepper___ inconspiracy BREAKING: In a 427-1 vote, the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to release the Epstein files. The bill now heads to the Senate. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) November 18, 2025 The House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill directing the Department of Justice to release …
The downturn always shows up in households before it shows up in the official numbers. Various sources, including Goldman Sachs Research, suggest that roughly 50K jobs were lost in the most recent payroll data — the largest decline in nearly five years. With official payroll figures delayed due to the ongoing government shutdown, the true …
It feels like the middle class is disappearing in front of us. The numbers don’t look like a slowdown. They look like a system buckling at the core. October’s layoffs hit levels we have not seen in more than two decades. Total household debt has climbed to $18.6 trillion. Homebuilders are practically offering gifts to …
What happens when the “diamond hands” start selling too? https://twitter.com/TruthInTesting/status/1985153759287148836 Insider Bitcoin whale has deposited another $55,280,000 in $BTC today. He keeps on selling every small pump in Bitcoin. pic.twitter.com/WU0Vkzb7Gb — Ted (@TedPillows) November 2, 2025 Bitcoin will plunge if the government shutdown isn’t settled because it’s stopping the flow of dollars throughout the financial …
Belgium is coming under increasing pressure from the EU to allow the use of frozen Russian assets to provide a reparations loan to Ukraine. Source: Financial Times, as reported by European Pravda Details: The FT notes that around €190 billion of Russian sovereign assets held by Euroclear, the central securities depository in Brussels, have been frozen …
The government’s grip on speech isn’t slipping. It’s changing shape. Ted Cruz just threw a wrench into it. His new bill would let people sue federal agencies for censorship without having to prove they were directly harmed. That one change could flip the balance of power. Every time an official calls a social media company …
The new government of Slovakia, led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, has ended military aid for Ukraine. The government said it was still ready to provide humanitarian and other aid. “Our aid to Ukraine is important and makes sense because it is above all in our interest, our interest in the stability and peace in …
Who could have ever seen this coming? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saylor-crypto-imitators-are-now-under-pressure-as-doubts-grow-about-their-business-model-140027268.html Enthusiasm for Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) — and some of its numerous imitators — has been fading, with the stocks for some of those companies tumbling over the past month. Over Sunday night, the total market capitalization of crypto fell by as much as $33 billion, according …
Russia is making a move. A defector says they have a plan to strike Poland before Christmas. It is not meant to start World War III. It is meant to shake NATO, test the alliance, and cause confusion. At the same time, Russia launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine since the war started. They …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJS0ITDbaRI Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and senior Pentagon officials made an unannounced visit to US Marines stationed in the Caribbean as well as to Puerto Rico on Monday. The military build-up to to target Venezuelan cartels allegedly threatening America’s borders by moving their product. Upon a first somewhat dramatic stop and arrival by Osprey …
Dr. Gordon Guyatt did not defend the reviews. He did not dispute them. He stepped aside and pointed to the funder, implying that the source of funding could invalidate the findings. The reviews, published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, reported “weak and uncertain” evidence for youth gender transitions. The methodology was sound, the conclusions carefully drawn, …
The economy may appear strong for the top earners, but for the rest of the country, the pressure is building toward a breaking point. Political movements will grow more extreme as citizens feel ignored and powerless, widening the gap between elites and the struggling majority. The McDonalds CEO just gave a reality check for the …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Pressure is on Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Alito. Trump Moans on Truth Social Trump Truth Social Link: ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT! Today a Highly Partisan Appeals Court incorrectly said that our Tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in …
HOLY CRAP! President Trump has caused NY Governor Kathy Hochul to reverse course, and she is now DEMANDING judges stop releasing dangerous criminals from jail back onto the streets. “Come on judges! I need the judges to step up! I’m surprised at the number of judges…they do not hold someone on bail who, common sense …
Trump is not playing coy. On Wednesday he blasted Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook with a blunt demand: “Resign, now!!!” The trigger? A Bloomberg report of a possible mortgage fraud probe, amplified by his allies. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-calls-fed-governor-cook-131136021.html BREAKING: The US Department of Justice says it has received a criminal investigation referral related to Fed Governor Cook …
Walking just 2,300 daily steps (around 20 minutes) begins lowering major heart risks by 17%. Brisk walking (80+ steps per minute) cuts heart failure risk by 30% and strokes by 24%. Even people with high blood pressure see a 22% reduced heart failure risk per 1,000 extra steps. Consistency matters more than hitting 10,000 steps; …