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This is what the beginning of a fire sale looks like pic.twitter.com/afPw8DYj1D — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) March 25, 2026 42k US home purchases were canceled in February which equates to 13.7% of all homes under contract. That's the highest cancellation percentage for any February on record. pic.twitter.com/QuxiWyB3TE — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) March 25, 2026 Similar …
via Matthew Piepenburg If you are new to gold, or if you are a speculator in gold (or even worse, a levered speculator in gold), you are likely asking yourselves what in the “H. E. double tooth-picks” just happened to gold? It lost over 9% in the futures market in a single session and saw …
.@POTUS is taking decisive steps to promote stability in global energy markets and working to keep prices low as we address the threat and instability posed by the terrorist Iranian regime. To increase the global reach of existing supply, @USTreasury is providing a temporary… — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) March 12, 2026 The Department …
Wall Street sold $8.3 billion of stock last week, which is the second-largest weekly sale ever recorded in U.S. history, according to data from Bank of America. Retail investors stepped in and bought $1.0 billion of stock. That makes five straight weeks of buying from everyday traders. Hedge funds also added exposure. They purchased $1.2 …
Unsold completed homes for sale hit 2009 levels… pic.twitter.com/bhseVBGHRB — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) February 17, 2026 At what % does it become a bubble? pic.twitter.com/2ERA6KJ53M — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) February 17, 2026
This is a serious problem for the Mag 7. Share buybacks always put a floor on how low these stocks could drop. It gave their shares a steady bid every quarter How do their stocks stay valued at $4 trillion without the buybacks? Microsoft is already rolling over💀 https://t.co/dzFek20ChN — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) February 10, …
Has censorship actually started after the TikTok sale? (According to MTG’s claims) byu/i8r8im inconspiracy TikTok bans Emmy Award winning journalist byu/soalone34 inconspiracy
It wasn’t just the depth of market plunges but the interaction of all the troubled dynamics. by David Haggith Trump impales the dollar and rides it down. “This is sell America,” says today’s top headline. “U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets.” The Dow plunged 870 points, at one point …
Lower-income households are getting squeezed by essentials while higher earners keep the discretionary engines running. If the economy is so hot why have these brand new homes been for sale for months and months? In EUGENE pic.twitter.com/YGIwagg8RR — Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) December 24, 2025 Banks. Moment of truth has arrived. pic.twitter.com/NctBiSQvG9 — The Great …
The Department of Homeland Security is working closely with @CommerceGov to facilitate the rollout of President Trump’s Gold Card program. Under this historic initiative, qualified individuals and corporations, who contribute $1 million and $2 million respectively, will receive expedited EB-1 or EB-2 green cards following rigorous vetting. This landmark program fulfills President Trump’s promise to …
Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it’s expanding its strategic review of the business and is open to a sale, sending shares of the company 8% higher in premarket trading. Earlier this year, WBD announced plans to split into two separate entities, a streaming and studios business and a global networks business. It’s also been fielding …
IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) filed a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday covering the potential resale by certain selling stockholders of up to 25,275,276 shares of its common stock. The filing supplements IonQ’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR, which was originally filed on February 26, 2025. According to the statement, the shares …
The $5.7 billion investment will see the US government take a 10% stake in Intel, with the Commerce Department said to be ironing out the details. Intel’s chief financial officer has confirmed the company has received $5.7 billion from the Trump administration as part of a deal that sees the US government taking a 10% …
by confoundedinterest17 The US housing market is a changeling, going from a mega glut during the financial crisis to a tight market, then back to a glut … again. In fact, there are 511,000 new homes for sales in the US, the highest inventory since the financial crisis. Combine all-time high home prices with RELATIVELY …
The Fed’s Reverse Repo Facility balance fell to just $78.1 billion on August 7, 2025. This shows banks are pulling money out of the Fed, holding onto cash instead of lending or investing. “The Fed’s Reverse Repo Facility (RRP) balance dropped to just $78.1 billion on August 7, 2025.” https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRPONTSYD Meanwhile, foreign buyers sold $78 …
Donald Trump’s second term is shaping up to be a financial empire unlike anything seen before. The scale of self-enrichment has expanded far beyond his first presidency, with billions now flowing into Trump-affiliated ventures from foreign governments and private investors. This is not just business as usual. It is a transformation of political power into …
A new report from the Wall Street Journal shows that home sales in the U.S. just collapsed to the lowest level since 2009. This indicates reduced homebuyer demand and increased risk of a housing market correction. CNBC: April active home listings are up 31% YOY. 👀 31% of them had a price reduction. — QE …
by Sea-Rough-5874 Been a while since I bothered looking at AirDna but was surprised by spike in former short term rentals listed for sale. Doing some quick paper napkin math the figure came out to 37% (current inventory is 1.8m according to Redfin). I can’t say their figures are 100% accurate but at least the …
This chart shows the median U.S. homebuyer housing payment on a median-priced home from January 2020 to April 2025, according to Redfin data. It starts at $1,484 in early 2020. It dips slightly to $1,688 by late 2020. Then it rises steadily, hitting $2,404 by mid-2022. It peaks at $2,555 in early 2023, then fluctuates, …
Bond shockwave slamming global markets: Japan 20-Yr Bond Sale Draws Weakest Demand Ratio Since Dec 2023 Oversubscription rate for a 5-year German debt sale lowest since March 2023. — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 15, 2025 Japan 30-year bond yields spike signaling shift in global bond stability and risk… Japan’s 30-year bond yield just spiked to 2.798%, …
MICROSTRATEGY warns of forced Bitcoin sell BELOW cost to cover debt in market downturn! 🚨Saylor's Strategy may be forced to SELL Bitcoin! In a recent SEC 8-K filing, Strategy said a significant decline in Bitcoin's value might require them to sell at a loss to meet financial obligations. These include:🔻$8.22B in debt.🔻$35.1M in annual interest.🔻$146.2M …
by David Haggith It’s “sell America” everywhere in a tectonic-scale economic breakdown. Get out of American stocks, then leap back in. Dump US bonds, then buy hard. Ditch the dollar. Get your gold out of the country. Today morphed into a do-everything-the-opposite-at-the-same-time kind of day. The morning started with loud screams of deleveraging everywhere, but …
Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential TikTok ban On Monday, Chinese users of RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, welcomed “TikTok refugees” to the platform. TikTok users are pushing back against the looming TikTok ban set to potentially go into effect Sunday by downloading a Chinese app called RedNote, which some …
President Joe Biden has decided to officially block Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel, a once-iconic American company whose sale to a foreign buyer he publicly opposed for months, according to two administration officials who were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Barring an unforeseen change of heart, which the officials do …
HOUSTON – 23andMe, the popular at-home genetic testing company, has helped millions of people uncover their family roots and health risks through DNA analysis. However, recent financial troubles have raised concerns for its 15 million customers, especially about what could happen to their sensitive genetic data if the company goes under. Some fear that their …
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A viral TikTok video posted by content creator @moeburqa shows the shopper pulling down ‘holiday prices’ signs to reveal the original price underneath. Both the item’s original retail price and the holiday deal appear to cost exactly the same. In one example from the video, a 10-piece screwdriver set is advertised at $19.97, and the …
There’s something irresistibly creepy about a house with a dark and bloody past. Whether it’s haunted by a tragic event or the scene of an unspeakable crime, these homes have stories that are often far more twisted than their curb appeal would suggest. But what happens when these sinister backstories collide with the cold, hard …
