This is how consumer slowdowns actually start.

US household debt service is now ~30% of disposable income — the highest since 2008. That means the average American is spending 1 out of every 3 dollars they earn after taxes just to service debt. This is how consumer slowdowns actually start. pic.twitter.com/OXVAKBnqBh — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) January 9, 2026 On Thursday, WalletHub released …

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Mystery cable cuts in the Red Sea shatter internet traffic between Asia and Europe as Microsoft scrambles to reroute data and warns users of widespread service slowdowns

Something ruptured under the surface and the quiet around it feels louder than the break itself. At 05:45 UTC on Saturday, multiple subsea cables were severed in the Red Sea, triggering internet outages across Pakistan, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Microsoft called it a “service degradation,” but the phrase barely hides the scale of …

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Did the S&P 500 $SPY just Double Top? Slowdowns are slow by definition, until they accelerate.

#recession … #StockMarket Bubble edition https://t.co/lHgYelsKfF — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) September 7, 2024 it's happening, eventuallyhttps://t.co/dwq13fXX78 — //Bitcoin 𝕵ack 🐐 (@bitcoinjack) September 7, 2024 Translation: SELL SELL SELL https://t.co/JuHKQDAMHq — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) September 7, 2024 “We are seeing growing signs of concern in loan performance, capital, and earnings across the system and at …

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