Markets bet big on hot growth despite collapsing earnings outlook, stock surge pushes valuations near record highs, analysts warn of post-COVID slowdown ahead

With the equity market surge yesterday, market based pricing of growth expectations has nearly fully recovered the drop this year, and is just a couple point off highs. pic.twitter.com/UeaOxWYTDC — Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) May 28, 2025 Long dated real yields are at their highs of the post-covid cycle. pic.twitter.com/4D4xVU4WhS — Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) May 28, …

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Tom McClellan calls for college appraisals before approving massive debt loads, pushes audits linking tuition to graduate paychecks…

Student loans should be like mortgages. You cannot get a loan for $1.5 million to buy a house that is only worth $400k. A college degree is an asset, which should be able to be valued. There should be an “appraisal” of the specific university and academic major before loan approval, and perhaps with annual …

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Von der Leyen: World is ‘lining up’ to work with Europe amid Trump’s trade war… Beijing pushes joint economic front, wants open world economy with Europe…

BRUSSELS — Countries are ready to work with reliable trade partners in Europe after United States President Donald Trump’s blanket trade tariffs upended global markets, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told POLITICO. “In a more and more unpredictable global environment, countries are lining up to work with us,” the Commission president said without …

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China pushes AI to run hospitals full control on horizon. Google AI chief sees end of disease future beyond imagination

🇨🇳CHINA’S PLAN: LET AI RUN HEALTHCARE – WHAT COULD GO WRONG? At this year’s China Medical Development Conference, officials made it clear: AI’s not just a tool – it’s the future doctor, researcher, and hospital CEO. The president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences… https://t.co/aCzDDxPWKX pic.twitter.com/1XF8oufAql — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 21, 2025 🇬🇧 …

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Colorado pushes sweeping transgender bill targeting parents and speech. State mandates gender ideology in all schools.

Colorado’s House Bill 25-1312 has pierced through committee like a freight train. Every Democrat signed off. Every Republican pushed back. The lines are no longer blurred. They’re painted in bold. One side says this is about protection. The other calls it coercion dressed up in compassion. This bill doesn’t just speak. It roars into the …

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Many can’t afford their mortgage but deny it, trapped by $3,000 payments, a ticking time bomb.

If your mortgage payment is over $3,000 a month, odds are you can’t actually afford the house. Yeah, you can fake it for a few years: stretch the budget, shift some expenses, maybe dip into savings when things get tight. But the walls close in eventually. The pressure builds. The monthly payment becomes a looming …

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Barclays slashes S&P 500 year-end target to 5900, down from 6600… UBS pushes for investment bank size cap to avoid $25 billion capital reserve increase

BARCLAYS JUST CUT ITS YEAR END TARGET FOR THE S&P 500 DOWN TO 5900 FROM 6600 pic.twitter.com/iUeRyNjouC — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 26, 2025 UBS trying everything to prevent its capital reserve requirement from increasing by up to $25 Billion "UBS Group AG executives have suggested that a permanent limit on the size of its investment …

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Trade administration split: Lutnick pushes for aggressive tariffs, Greer favors formal investigations

TLDR: Trump considers a two-step tariff plan: immediate duties with ongoing trade investigations. Tariffs could fund tax cuts and reinforce “reciprocal” tariffs with legal support. Announcing tariffs on April 2 as “liberation day,” with some exemptions possible. Tariffs could reach 50%, using emergency powers or national security grounds. Administration divided: Lutnick pushes aggressive tariffs, while …

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Elon Musk pushes for 80% federal government cuts; FBI Director Kash Patel to fire 1,000 ATF agents

Elon Musk wants to cut 80% of the federal government according to Howard Lutnick. — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) March 23, 2025 This is huge, I has to ask Grok for more details: *Reports indicate that FBI Director Kash Patel, who is also serving as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives …

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HUD pushes 100% LTV loans for subprime borrowers—housing bubble 2.0 incoming.

HUD is reviving the worst elements of the 2008 housing crash, disguising it as “equitable housing.” 100% LTV loans with 580 credit scores ensure a wave of defaults the moment prices dip. The government isn’t helping buyers—it’s keeping the bubble alive at taxpayer expense. HOLY FUCK, HUD will find first time homebuyer down payment assistance …

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Newton’s third law applies to politics too. When one side pushes too hard on an issue, the other side will react more aggressively.

California swung nearly 10 points toward the red in a recent election. The state, long a bastion of liberal dominance, has sent a clear message: enough is enough. The catalyst? A controversial law incorporating “gender affirmation” into child custody disputes. Critics argue it goes too far, prioritizing ideology over parental rights. This legislation became a …

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Trump pushes to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, calling it inconvenient and costly.

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump said Friday the Republican Party would try to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, calling it “inconvenient” and “costly.” “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” …

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Outrage As Syrian Asylum Seeker Pushes 91 Year Old Swedish Pensioner Down The Stairs And Steals Her Gold Necklace

“A Syrian asylum seeker is set to be deported from Sweden after a shocking video showed him pushing a 91-year-old woman down a flight of stairs in an attack that is set to reignite the country’s debate over migration. Karam Kanjo, 26, was caught on CCTV assaulting the elderly victim as she made her way …

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Speaker Johnson Pushes Funding Bill With Citizenship Proof Mandate/Update Bill on Verge of Collapse/GOP oppostion

House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in three weeks, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down. Democrats overwhelmingly oppose the measure. Enough Republicans were also coming out against the bill, though …

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Senator Warner of VA pushes bill requiring banks to borrow money from the Fed, what does he know we don’t?

Warner pushes bill requiring banks to test discount window The lawmaker introduced a measure that would reduce stigma tied to the Fed’s short-term lending facility, which has seen a litany of attention from regulators in recent weeks. Dive Brief: Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, introduced legislation Thursday seeking to require banks to engage in periodic test …

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WATCH: Secret Service Agent Violently Pushes Peasants Out of the Way So Jill Biden Can Go on Shopping Spree in California

WATCH Jill Biden's Secret Service roughly clear the people so she, Ashley and Hunter could shop while on vacation in Los Olivos, California with local police protection as well. 🤦‍♀️ Remember how Jill described feeling "POWER" as they clear freeways for her.😠 pic.twitter.com/1TAPPlKbgP — Joni Job (@jj_talking) August 26, 2024 Notice how Jill Biden’s security …

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Oprah proves this convention is a clown show… Slick Willy gets a makeover to boost Heels Up Harris… DNC Day 3 pushes the Deep State’s agenda to install Commiela… Matt Walsh promotes his new film at the DNC.

The Obama’s have a net worth of $70 million. They own 4 luxurious properties: – Washington DC home bought for $8.1M – Martha’s Vineyard home bought for $11.75M – Beachfront home in Hawaii bought for $8.7M – Chicago home bought for $1.65M Getting really tired of… pic.twitter.com/sNwPVfmRSt — 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) August 21, 2024 Oprah Winfrey’s …

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Elon Musk’s support for Trump pushes a corporate customer away from Tesla

European drugstore giant Rossmann announced Tuesday it will no longer buy Tesla’s electric vehicles for its fleet, effective immediately, citing CEO Elon Musk’s pro-Trump political support. Rossmann, based in Germany, said in a statement that its decision was “based on the incompatibility between the statements of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the values ​​that Tesla …

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Adams plans to give NYC bureaucrats $2.1B raise as he pushes program cuts over migrant crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuWuaIoZyPI Adams plans to give NYC bureaucrats $2.1B raise as he pushes program cuts over migrant crisis   Mayor Adams Mayor Eric Adams signed off on a order that will provide more than 100,000 administration officials and other non-union employees with a retroactive pay increase boosting their salaries by 16.2%. ED REED Mayor Eric Adams …

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Elon pushes FSD option on customers at $199 per month.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to employees on Monday informing them they have to show customers how to use “FSD” before completing a delivery in North America. “I know this will slow down the delivery process, but it is nonetheless a hard requirement,” Musk wrote in the email. Tesla is trying to avoid …

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Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal pushes for “fundamental reforms,” advocating a pathway to citizenship for existing undocumented individuals and welcoming more to the U.S.

The assumption is the US will grant citizenship to everyone who chose to enter the country without going through legitimate, established, legal channels (in violation of our laws)… and everyone else who feels like it. This is fundamentally flawed and not in our interests. — River over troubled bridges (@JulietRedbird) January 12, 2024

WaPo Pushes 15-Minute Cities- Out of Cars- Into Climate Lockdowns

CIA mouthpiece, The Washington Post, is promoting 15-Minute cities in the suburbs, which is what the UN and World Economic Forum have promoted for some time. It begins with this cheery message: Cities are in a hurry. Many are declaring themselves 15-minute metros, promising access to housing, shopping, schools, and jobs within a 15-minute-or-so walk, …

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