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Musk was appointed as an unpaid special government employee under DOGE and is still working with the agency remotely Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is starting to transition from his role with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and is no longer working regularly from the White House, according to a report from the …
BNPL: do you love it or hate it? 41% of users missed payments in the past year (LendingTree 2025), and with credit cards at 11.35% delinquency (Fed), it’s a lifeline for some, a nightmare for others. Now BNPL is being reported to credit reports. YIKES! 200K+ of you felt very… — Amanda Goodall (@thejobchick) April …
by Michael Experts are telling us that the supply chain disruptions that we are facing are likely to be more severe than anything that we witnessed during the last pandemic. Anyone that believes that we can easily replace 438 billion dollars of imports from China is just being delusional. There are thousands of products that are made in …
REPORT: AI ChatGPT Saves Woman's Life By Correctly Diagnosing Her When Multiple Doctors Got It Wrong!Doctors Told The Mother Of Two She Had Arthritis & Acid Reflux ChatGPT Told Her It Was Her Thyroid & That Testing Proved & Found Cancer! https://t.co/pVVYkkQyXd — John Basham (@JohnBasham) April 25, 2025 A mother of two credits ChatGPT …
UBS: If we report these swaps we inherited from Credit Suisse, the Financial System will collapse. CFTC: Say no more fam, how does 'Swap Relief with no Expiration' sound? pic.twitter.com/Nk2mopkJWw — M.B. (@741trey) April 16, 2025
Nationally, math and English scores were flat or fell. LAUSD did better in fourth-grade math, a bright spot. Students are reading less for pleasure. Instead of hoped-for improvements from pandemic-era campus closures, math and English test scores of fourth- and eighth-graders largely held steady or declined nationwide — results that were about the same in …
🚨TRUMP GETTING FIRST HEALTH CHECK SINCE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Trump’s doing his first physical exam of his second term, after surviving an attempt on his life last year. He’s almost 79 and says he feels “better than ever,” but people are watching closely. No word yet if Trump… pic.twitter.com/ka7H9UqRSe — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 11, 2025
by Mike Maharrey The Federal Reserve just got the green light to crank up the inflation machine. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated in February and turned downright cool in March. Prices fell month-on-month, driven by much lower energy costs. That cracks the door for the Fed to plausibly cut interest rates again sooner rather …
In the largest single deployment of stealth bombers in U.S. history, the Pentagon has sent six B-2 “Spirit” aircraft to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The long-range bombers, which are uniquely suited to evade Iranian air defenses and can carry America’s most potent bunker busting weapons, flew in from Missouri last week in a …
RH: "For context, in 1978 there were 4.09 million existing home sold when the U.S. had a population of 223 million. Contrast that to 2024 where 4.06 million existing homes sold with a population of 341 million, and it illustrates just how depressed the housing market has been" — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) April 2, 2025 …
This is a huge problem and the Bees are the canary in the coal mine…When we lose the pollinators it is game over. Share the video and stay vigilant
Surely an industry with over 60% subprime loan stackers can’t go wrong (Source: Jan ’25 CFPB Report) byu/-DeBussy- inwallstreetbets https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-research-reveals-heavy-buy-now-pay-later-use-among-borrowers-with-high-credit-balances-and-multiple-pay-in-four-loans/ CFPB report reveals nearly 2/3 of BNPL borrowers are subprime as Klarna moves to DoorDash h/t -DeBussy-
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Used vehicles sold in the United States rose 16 percent from January to February “…this year’s 16% increase is the largest jump seen in recent years.” -Scott Vanner, Economic Analyst “A total of 1.57 million used vehicles were sold at retail—from both franchised and independent dealers—during February, up 6 percent year-over-year. February sales up 6% …
via WSB Media and Investors celebrated a lower CPI reading and sent the stock market futures up by 1.5% before open. As of this writing S&P is up by 0.8%. There is a strong argument that the slower month-on-month CPI increase is due to weak consumer demand. Look at the breakdown of the categories. Airline …
Stocks are getting hit, with bond yields tumbling. The “growth scare” gets louder as the luxury car brand just confirmed it’s heading for the worst, no longer willing to hold out for economic strength everyone talks about yet never happens. The forgot how to grow economy is firmly at risk of remembering traditional recession mechanics.
Joe Biden’s Final Jobs Report is a disaster. Every single month of 2024 was revised down and Philly Fed says that there are at least 800,000 fake jobs still to be removed. 70% of all jobs created were government related under the “Welfare Industrial Complex”. All of this was paid for by your tax dollars. …
There’s been quite a buzz about potential delays in the 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Some sources have suggested that the tariffs, initially set to go into effect on February 1st, might be postponed until March 1st. However, there hasn’t been any official confirmation from the Trump administration. President Trump has reiterated …
Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one. Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not …
WASHINGTON — Federal employees received emails Wednesday warning that they could face repercussions if they do not report on co-workers who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility positions that might have gone unnoticed by government supervisors. “We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise …
December 2024 marks the seventeenth consecutive month of year-over-year rent decline for 0-2 bedroom properties in the 50 largest metropolitan areas of the US. Rents nationally were down by 1.1% from December 2023. The national median asking rent fell to $1,695, dipping below $1,700 for the first time since April 2022. Median rent fell consistently …
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by confoundedinterest17 The latest jobs report was like the Cornell Hurd song, “It’s just the whiskey talking.” Except that this time it’s just the Biden Administration talking … and their jobs reports have been corrected/revised repeatedly. The latest jobs report saw Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 256k and mortgage rates (conforming) rose above 7%. But what happens when …
by confoundedinterest17 Time to take a break from the Gavin Newsom/Karen Bass LA fire fiasco. And refocus on the Biden/Harris employment fiasco. After a year of ‘robust’ job growth private payrolls were subsequently revised by nearly 1 MILLION for April 2023 – March 2024. The most recent data points to additional huge revisions in Q2 …
federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a final report summarizing findings from his investigations into President-elect Trump. Why it matters: It’s a win for Trump, who fought the release of the report on his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election and handling of classified documents. U.S. District Judge …
Chinese automaker BYD Co. (1211.HK, BYDDF) has shattered its 2024 sales targets, delivering 4.27 million electric vehicles — a 41.3% leap from 2023. The company also hit a monthly sales record in December, posting 514,809 units sold. https://finance.yahoo.com/video/chinas-byd-sells-over-500k-150001986.html
