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Data center demand is now officially cannibalizing residential power supply Energy grid failure is no longer a tail risk but a baseline operational cost State regulators are forcing a $250 million tax on new data center build-outs Utility companies are choosing to prioritize existing housing over server expansion The dream of infinite AI growth hits …
Health officials report 1,221 total cases of the Bundibugyo virus across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda… The death toll has officially climbed to 264, with 247 suspected deaths and 17 confirmed fatalities in the current surge… Medical teams are struggling to contain the spread in Ituri and North Kivu as cases spill …
WHO director Tedros confirms eight cases of deadly hantavirus as the outbreak goes global… A traveler in Zurich and a flight attendant in Johannesburg among the latest to test positive for the rare strain… The MV Hondius continues its transit to Tenerife with three bodies in cold storage and one passenger in critical condition… Spanish …
Arsenal defeated Atlético Madrid this evening to book a place in the UEFA Champions League final. It is the first time Arsenal has reached the final since 2006. The win ends the longest gap between finals for any team in the competition’s history. Fans and players are celebrating the historic achievement. The final opponent will …
Jon Rahm has come to terms with the DP World Tour resolving his membership status and Ryder Cup eligibility. The deal clears the way for the Spanish star to potentially represent Europe in the upcoming Ryder Cup. Doubt had grown in recent weeks over his future with the tour. The agreement was announced this evening …
A GoFundMe fundraiser for Renee Nicole Good surged past its $50,000 goal, soaring beyond $500,000 by Thursday morning. Good was shot and killed Wednesday morning while participating in a federal immigration enforcement protest after the vehicle she was driving made contact with an ICE agent, who then opened fire. The fundraiser was set up to …
via halturnerradioshow America’s household debt hit $18.59 trillion with a $197 billion Q3 spike this year. Many people are calling this “the elite’s silent war on the middle class.” That’s $136,000 per household and an increase of $1,500. Mortgages, car loans, and credit cards are chaining families while the politicians in DC print trillions for …
“Liquiditists” should make note of the situation in Japan. You cannot print Wealth! This is the exact situation which Keynes avoided to answer: “What happens when you have stimulated the economy over and over and rates reach Zero?” His answer: “In the long run we are all dead”. Fact is… we will now see what …
‘This is it, the day we all dreaded, a milestone in Britain’s descent into collectivism of the most repugnant kind. We have just witnessed a monstrous Budget delivered by the worst Chancellor in living memory, an obscene mix of untruths and delusion, a farrago of bile, envy and nastiness that will vandalise our economy and …
At least 787 flights have been delayed, and 242 canceled as of 9am ET, according to FlightAware. On Thursday, 7,250 flights were delayed and 1,249 were canceled across the country. Thousands of passengers were left stranded in Orlando last night after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced there would be ‘no certified controllers for a …
The elephant in the room isn’t hiding. Nobody trusts fiat money anymore. You can see it everywhere if you stop listening to the TV. Cash allocations for institutional investors are down to 3.8 percent, the lowest in 12 years. That is not random. That is a signal. Everyone is moving, shifting. Stocks at record highs, …
JUST IN 🚨: U.S. M2 Money Supply jumps to a new all-time high of $22.2 Trillion 🤑 pic.twitter.com/tAVX6YZsWm — Barchart (@Barchart) September 23, 2025 Every new dollar weakens the old ones and people feel it every day when groceries cost more, when rent eats paychecks, when savings vanish in silence. This is how empires rot, …
JUST IN: Gold reaches new all-time high of $3,220. pic.twitter.com/Mo2PFP4ipt — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 11, 2025 Say it again You can control the negotiation table but you can not control: – US 10 Yr and US 30 Yr Yield– The Dollar– The Fed– Inflation– China's counter policies– The stock market– Interest Rates– Humans getting triggered– …
U.S. Dollar reaches highest valuation since the 1985 Plaza Accord 🚨🚨 byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
by Martin Armstrong Total global debt has peaked to 326% of global GDP, adding an additional $12 trillion of debt in the last three quarters of 2024, according to the Institute of International Finance. This figure surpasses what we saw amid the pandemic and is expected to continually rise and governments continue to borrow with …
Our deck three minutes ago. pic.twitter.com/KpZDELpN8L — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 7, 2025
This is interesting: The Walmart Recession Signal has jumped to the highest level since the 2020 pandemic. This is a recession indicator measured by Walmart’s stock price, $WMT, divided by the S&P Global Luxury Index of luxury goods stocks. The gauge has almost doubled this year, as $WMT has risen 83%, while the S&P Global …
Yup. So the housing markets just sits here and does nothing. No buyers no sellers because they can’t agree on an affordable price https://t.co/UFEektfCKe — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 12, 2024 Annual income needed to buy a house over last 125 years. pic.twitter.com/RD57b008BQ — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) December 12, 2024
Personally I view Bitcoin as a canary in the coal mine. Hopefully it will start to collapse slightly before stocks in the next major stockmarket crash, which I view as being sooner rather than later. Will large tariffs trigger it? Although I don’t know, that is a financial factor that may help accelerate our next …
Boeing and its machinists’ union have agreed on a new negotiated offer to raise worker pay and potentially end a crippling strike that began almost seven weeks ago with a vote on the new proposal set for Monday. The union urged workers to approve the contract. “In every negotiation and strike, there is a point …
The Canadian economy faces a looming crisis, heavily influenced by staggering household debt levels. As of 2024, Canadian household debt stands at a staggering 174.6% of gross income, significantly higher than the 75% of GDP in the U.S. This means that Canadians are dedicating a far greater portion of their after-tax income to servicing their …
Gold has reached unprecedented levels in multiple currencies, signaling a growing trend in its appeal as a safe-haven asset amid global economic turbulence. As of October 2024, the price of gold has hit new all-time highs in several nations: Japanese Yen: In Japan, gold is now priced at approximately 393,376 JPY per ounce, showing a …
Warren Buffett Indicator hits 199%, the highest level in history, surpassing the Dot Com Bubble and the Global Financial Crisis 🚨 pic.twitter.com/w5qRdLZwPb — Barchart (@Barchart) October 16, 2024 Einhorn says it’s the most expensive stock market since at least 1996 David Einhorn, the hedge-fund star who co-founded Greenlight Capital, isn’t thriving as the bull market …
Smart. They know this is the final rally before the collapse. Start lightening the load on your overweight equity positions. — South Auck (@south_auck) September 26, 2024 JUST IN 🚨: Stock Market hits highest level of Greed since March 13 and is on the verge of Extreme Greed! pic.twitter.com/jFNjcsdArx — Barchart (@Barchart) September 26, 2024 …
The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua — a feared criminal organization that concentrates on sex trafficking, human smuggling and drug dealing — has emerged in New York City amid the surge of migrants in the last two years. I asked my colleague Luis Ferré-Sadurní, who, with Chelsia Rose Marcius, wrote about Tren de Aragua’s arrival …
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Kurt claims that over the last couple of years, his annual property taxes have soared from $895 to almost $8,000 — an increase of around 790% — which he says is like paying almost “$700 a month rent to the state to live in our own house.” The state has an Elderly Homeowner/Renter Tax Credit, …
The economic landscape has been severely impacted by a multitude of financial issues, starting with the credit crisis and credit crunch, which have led to significant credit tightening measures. The federal reserve has been actively monitoring the situation, as highlighted in The Atlantis Report, which sheds light on the stringent bank lending standards and increasing …
NATIONAL DEBT: $34.5 Trillion Yellen: •Need to address the $2 trillion a year deficit •Debt to GDP ratio the highest ever at 122% under Biden •Interest rates are highest in 20 years •Rates still low relative to the previous decades interest on the debt remains manageable ⚠️NATIONAL DEBT: $34.5 Trillion Yellen:•Need to address the $2 …
FL home owners insurance is $1000/mo on average LOL pic.twitter.com/qKyh2EzQUY — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 11, 2024 10 most expensive states for home insurance A couple of coastal states that face hurricanes and flooding damage have the highest home insurance costs, but others that are impacted by wildfires and tornadoes are also among the top 10 for …