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Higher gas prices are likely coming to the pump after oil prices jump in wake of U.S. strikes in Iran
The jump in oil prices could lead to a jump in prices as soon as Monday, but it won’t be a spike, an analyst said The price of oil surged Sunday after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, which killed its supreme leader. U.S. crude oil initially soared more than 10%, while Brent, the international …
MORE GOVERNMENT, HIGHER PRICES: We Didn’t Just Get Expensive Electricity. We Built a System That Makes It Inevitable.
When one looks inside the electricity system, the experience is less like analyzing an immense machine than being fed into one, resembling the immortal scene in “Modern Times” where Charlie Chaplin’s factory worker is swallowed by the equipment he’s working on. The American electricity market is not guided by an “invisible hand” of supply and …
Global shipping giants suspend operations through Strait of Hormuz. Qatar officially halts LNG production. Europe gas prices surge 50%.
The Strait of Hormuz crisis explained: What it means for global shipping The escalating war in the Middle East has ratcheted up fears of prolonged disruption to global trade via key maritime corridors like the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Container shipping giants have suspended operations through the strategically vital Strait of …
PPI HOT: Core wholesale prices rise much more than expected
The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December and well ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 0.3%. On an all-items basis, headline PPI rose 0.5%, also above the forecast for 0.3% and 0.1 percentage point more than …
Restaurant workers cheer Trump economy. Food prices drop on essentials
🚨 BREAKING: These restaurant workers just INFURIATED the Left by saying how much President Trump's economy is working for them "I just filed my taxes, the money I got back went to my school tuition!" "The $25K tax credit has been a GAME CHANGER, most of our income is tips!"… pic.twitter.com/Z8DA22O6PQ — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) …
AI spending spree triggers global memory crisis. Sony delays PlayStation, Apple warns on margins, laptop prices jump 20%, and DRAM costs explode 170%
Ricardo @Ric_RTP AI companies just BROKE the global supply chain for every piece of technology you own. And the fallout is way worse than anyone predicted… Sony is delaying the next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029. Nintendo is hiking the Switch 2 price mid-cycle. Apple warned investors that iPhone margins are getting crushed. Cisco just …
California gas prices surge 40 cents in just 2 weeks. AAA gas prices in every state nationwide.
California gas prices surge 40 cents in just 2 weeks as impact of refinery closures weighs Valero’s Benicia refinery wind-down and Phillips 66’s Los Angeles closure leave state with just 6 operating refineries Gas prices have surged in California in recent weeks as the state’s supply is constrained due to recent reductions in refining capacity. …
China’s 2008 moment is happening: New home prices in 70 Chinese cities fell -0.4% MoM in January. Year-over-year, prices fell -3.1%
China’s 2008 moment is happening: New home prices in 70 Chinese cities fell -0.4% MoM in January. Year-over-year, prices fell -3.1% byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Factcheck: The claim is accurate based on official data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), released in mid-February 2026 covering January 2026 figures for new home prices across 70 major cities. …
Salaries grew just 27% while home prices grew by over 90%!!! WTF is going on??
This is why… 2005 Median Salary: $44,3262005 Median Home Price: $220,000 2025 Median Salary: $56,2922025: Median Home Price: $420,000 Salaries grew just 27% while home prices grew by over 90%!!! WTF is going on?? https://t.co/o0AmBCMSEA — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) February 16, 2026 U.S HOUSING STARTS (JAN) ACTUAL: 238.0K VS K 282.4K PREVIOUS; …
The Break Is Over. Companies Are Jacking Up Prices Again
Higher tariffs, labor and health-insurance costs have pushed many businesses to raise prices Companies from Levi Strauss LEVI 0.69%increase; green up pointing triangle & Co. to McCormick MKC -0.22%decrease; red down pointing triangle & Co., among others, say they are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial …
Electricity prices hit (another) new all-time high in January… thank you data centers
Electricity prices hit (another) new all-time high in January… thank you data centers pic.twitter.com/QsUcHE2YVf — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) February 14, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, AI data centers contribute to rising U.S. electricity prices by increasing demand. BLS data shows prices hit $0.192/kWh in Jan 2026, a new high. Goldman Sachs notes data centers drive 40% of …
Can’t overstate how little the press cares about grocery prices now that Biden is gone.
Can't overstate how little the press cares about grocery prices now that Biden is gone. https://t.co/62oFn7SZrJ — scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) February 13, 2026 Most Americans still don’t fully understand what happened under Biden… 8% of Nicaragua entered the US in 4 years.8% of the entire country. 7% of Cuba.6% of Haiti.5% of Honduras. pic.twitter.com/SnDIfMUpYh — …
Chinese exporters are actually cutting prices for U.S. importers to remain competitive under the heavy tariff burden.
Chinese exporters are actually cutting prices for U.S. importers to remain competitive under the heavy tariff burden. This is an attempt to "share the pain" of the 45%+ tariffs just to maintain a foothold in the American market. To protect their total global revenue, these same… — Long River Holding (@longriverCM) February 9, 2026 Yes, …
PepsiCo to Slash Prices Up to 15% on Doritos, Cheetos and Other Snacks
They must be losing money since Snap won’t pay for them anymore. 🤣 — Cindy K (@MAGAMAHACindy) February 3, 2026 Demand must be in the toilet. PURCHASE, NY (AP) — PepsiCo is cutting prices on Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes. “For some …
SUPER BOWL ticket prices plummet 30% ahead of game
TICKET PRICES for Super Bowl LX have plummeted by an incredible 30 percent with only a few days to go until the big game. Since the Super Bowl teams were set after Championship Sunday, ticket resale prices have dropped by just under $2000. The New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks on February 8 …
New House Prices have dropped below Existing Homes for the first time in history. 60% of buyers purchased homes below original asking price. Mortgage demand turns negative.
“Probably not the best sign for home sales.” 👇🏼 https://t.co/w7rVKqK4AU — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 2, 2026 New House Prices have dropped below Existing Homes for the first time in history 🚨🤯 pic.twitter.com/PGQ9rQlIvi — Barchart (@Barchart) February 2, 2026 Foreclosure rates have continued their double-digit surge across the country, up 21% from last year. …
Grocery prices have tripled. Over 25% of buy now, pay later purchases are now for food. Americans are going broke just to eat.
Grocery prices have absolutely exploded over the past few years, and I’m seeing families struggle in ways that just break my heart. In today’s video, we’re looking at some really eye-opening TikToks that show just how bad this situation has gotten for everyday Americans. I came across this video of someone who pulled up their …
Donald Trump: “I don’t want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up.”
Affordability is a hoax again? Donald Trump: “I don’t want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up.” pic.twitter.com/0fvKLzvoQq — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 29, 2026 The clip is a snippet from President Trump’s remarks on Jan. 27, 2026, discussing housing affordability. Full context: He’s emphasizing maintaining high home values for …
Traders placing record bets on dollar collapse – Bloomberg The greenback’s plunge has been attributed to market turmoil created by US President Donald Trump’s policies Gold & silver prices could skyrocket soon!
Traders placing record bets on dollar collapse – Bloomberg The greenback’s plunge has been attributed to market turmoil created by US President Donald Trump’s policies Traders are betting big that the US dollar will continue to fall amid uncertainty about Washington’s political and economic policies, Bloomberg has reported. The dollar suffered its worst single-day decline …
Blue-collar Americans expect inflation near 7% despite falling rent and gas prices. BlackRock warns bonds no longer a safe hedge. This year will be tough. The dollar collapse is happening right now.
Here is the source of the vibecesson We have outright deflation in rent, gas, eggs and milk vs last year but blue collar workers are expecting the squeeze to continue… inflation expectations are near 7%! They aren’t thinking about 12m changes and saying problem solved. They… pic.twitter.com/i38oCwNB6P — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) January 28, 2026 …
Natural gas prices hit $6 for first time since 2022.
U.S. natural gas prices surged above $6 for the first time since late 2022 on Monday as a huge winter storm swept across the country, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and forcing mass flight cancellations. Natural gas futures for February delivery traded 17.7% higher, or 93 cents, to $6.21 per million British thermal units …
The System Is Starting To Crack – Home Prices Plummet As Silver Hits $100 And Gold Closes In On $5,000
by Michael There are all sorts of signs that the relentless pressure that has been causing an enormous amount of stress on our financial system is starting to break things. Do you remember how bad things got in 2008 and 2009 when home prices fell dramatically? Well, as you will see below, it is beginning …
Florida, Texas and California housing markets cracking. Housing is not correcting through prices. It is choking through volume,
Florida, Texas and California are now firmly at the center of America’s housing crash – accounting for 12 of the 14 major metro areas where home prices are falling. The sharpest drop was recorded in Dallas, TX, where median sale prices slid 7.6 percent from a year earlier. Florida’s once-red-hot housing market is also cracking, …
High home prices are WORSE for an economy… Trump admits he is protecting boomers and will not let housing prices stop rising.
"Rent is throwing money away!" Meanwhile she pays $5,155 a month for a mortgage and $3,241 of it VANISHES into interest and taxes.pic.twitter.com/NZq2A4SX1P — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2026 There is no such thing as home price appreciation outside of inflation. Its a wealth transfer from young to old via interest rates.pic.twitter.com/GrK2AVg8LM — Darth …
Small business blindsided by $30,000 tariff bill as equipment costs jump 25–50% and prices are forced higher
Business owner: I have seen a constant increase of 25-50% in the cost of our equipment because of tariffs. Our most recent project, I received a $30,000 tariff bill. That cost was never forecasted and could have never been anticipated for. For a new small business, that kind of… pic.twitter.com/MaRaZ4qv2X — FactPost (@factpostnews) January 22, …
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: Pain of higher prices coming soon in 2026
As Americans’ wallets start to feel the weight of tariffs, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the bill is soon coming due. “You start to see some of the tariffs creep into some of the prices,” Jassy said in an interview with CNBC at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. “Some sellers are deciding …
Pending home sales just collapsed 9.3% month over month. Worst since 2020. The only thing that matters: More M2=higher stock prices.
BREAKING: US Pending Home Sales collapsed -9.3% month-over-month, missing expectations of -0.3% forecast. This marks the steepest decline since 2020. pic.twitter.com/nz69fmYVmQ — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) January 21, 2026 The only thing that matters: More M2=higher stock prices. Keep printing those trillions. 🧻 https://t.co/8m362hlg4m — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) January 21, 2026
Canadian real estate has entered the second leg of its correction. Prices are down 21.6% from the peak, have fallen for seven straight months, and have just hit a 5-year low.
“December alone accounted for nearly 20% of the entire annual decline. At the same time, sales remain below 2019 levels despite population growth, while new listings are near multi-year highs even in December. That combination usually means prices haven’t finished adjusting yet.” h/t Key_Brief_8138
An Old Receipt Proves That Grocery Prices Have More Than Tripled, And Consumer Bankruptcies Are Soaring
by Michael I knew that I wasn’t imagining things. There are so many times when I am shopping for groceries that I see a product that seems like it has doubled or tripled in price over the years. I am sure that many of you have experienced the exact same thing. Well, now we have confirmation …