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Legendary investor Doug Casey has identified a sector that the market has almost completely forgotten. Oil stocks trade at valuations that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago, yet they come with solid cash flows and attractive yields. With political tensions in the Middle East refusing to cool, this forgotten corner of the …
The intensifying bond market crisis is the final warning that the Federal Reserve has learned absolutely nothing from the disaster of 2022. We are watching Treasury yields surge at the same time that oil is sitting above $100 a barrel which is a recipe for a total currency collapse if the Fed keeps pretending that …
It’s over, too hot $SPY https://t.co/30ZT8RmB2Q — JLoc (@JohnLoc18) March 18, 2026 PPI came in very hot and Israel hit a gas field on Iran causing oil to pump. The two of them are why SPY is selling off pre-market. With this PPI I am even more sure the dots will move up and the …
The US is officially in a debt spiral, the government refuses to stop spending because it can't without causing a massive depression (capitalism). Life feels worse because it IS worse.pic.twitter.com/LDXHs9efGZ — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) November 24, 2025 Government spending has stolen 28.42% of your purchasing power since 2020 https://t.co/zALRP7G1ST pic.twitter.com/87bqJb8564 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) November …
The American economy is not drifting. It is running headfirst into a wall and the passengers are just realizing the brakes are gone. Seventy percent of Americans say the economy is on the wrong track, but that doesn’t capture the full collapse in confidence. It is not just pessimism. It is paralysis. The job market …
Trump vs. Elon Elon is visibly frustrated—used publicly as a symbol to promote DOGE, while behind the scenes, Trump pushes a $4 trillion deficit through a so-called tax bill that completely undermines DOGE’s mission. Trump’s inner circle has never been particularly fond of Elon. But Elon is one of the few people who can’t resist …
Americans Are Still Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow: Concerts, trips and designer handbags are taking priority over saving for a home or rainy day. Ibby Hussain, who works in marketing for a financial communications firm, says the Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment he and his fiancée rent for $3,000 a month would cost a million dollars to …