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US bankruptcies are surging past 2020 pandemic levels, per Business Insider. What's going on? byu/AlphaFlipper inDegenBets In Wake of Trump Tariffs, John Deere Announces Mass Layoffs John Deere has been hit hard by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The farm equipment …
Germany’s Bundesbank is eyeing a shortcut for small and medium-sized banks. Basel capital rules could be scrapped in favor of a single leverage ratio. No risk-weighting. No buffers. Just raw exposure. https://finanz-szene.de/banking/bundesbank-erwaegt-verzicht-auf-basel-anforderungen-fuer-kleinbanken/ The leverage ratio was never meant to stand …
Small businesses in the U.S. are facing big challenges. Health insurance costs keep rising. Premiums for firms with fewer than 50 employees went from $20,236 in 2019 to $25,167 in 2024 (https://www.kff.org/report-section/ehbs-2024-section-1-cost-of-health-insurance/). The average family premium was $7,529 in 2023 …
California just pulled the rug out from under HOAs. What used to be $500 fines a day for something like the wrong door now tops out at $100. Late fees and interest? Dead. Homeowners got a power shot with new …
Small caps are showing signs of old wounds reopening. The Russell 2000 continues to lag the broad market by more than 20 percent since early 2022. Over 40 percent of its constituents now report losses, a ratio not seen since the dot‑com …
Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development finalized a rule package that rural counties are calling a death sentence. The Farm and Forest Modernization Rules take effect in January 2025. The state says it is about preserving farmland. On the …
A small aircraft erupted into flames just seconds after takeoff from London Southend Airport on Sunday afternoon. The plane, identified as a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, was en route to Lelystad in the Netherlands. It barely reached 175 feet …
Heat waves rolled in early in 2025. June is already delivering record highs in many parts of the country. Your HVAC system might be strained, energy bills climbing and comfort slipping away. That’s when smart maintenance and tweaks pay off. …
Is it over? Small cap funds are set for their biggest outflow ever in 2025! pic.twitter.com/XvnJVPucxX — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) May 18, 2025 https://twitter.com/Aureliusltd28/status/1924111482608062617
US executives are getting more concerned about the economy: The share of S&P 500 companies mentioning “recession” during their Q1 2025 earnings calls spiked to 23%, the highest since 2022. This percentage has surpassed levels recorded in all years between …
A 1% annual investment fee will lower your portfolio by ~25.8% over 30 years. A 0.10% annual investment fee will lower it by only ~3% over 30 years. That 22 percentage point difference could cost you hundreds of thousands of …
by Michael When prices go up, our standard of living goes down. That is the way that it works. I have been writing quite a few articles about the shortages that the global trade war is going to cause in the months …
"Small traders are holding one of their most extreme net-long positions in gold futures in over a decade, historically a contrarian signal that has often preceded weaker 13-week forward returns." – @thedailyshot pic.twitter.com/KA4nxcqd3p — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) May 7, 2025 …
City of Toronto’s planning department approved condos as small as 250 sq ft. Who in city hall signed off on these shoebox apartments? 250 sq ft isn’t livable for a single—let alone a couple or family. RIP Condos… you asked for it. pic.twitter.com/q0XcqbBvqA — …
Wow Just a an absolutely horrific take. Small businesses employ over half of the people in this country and there is no plan to support them if we really go through with this trade war. 🤦♂️ https://t.co/R2cqzerGhC — QE Infinity …
by kmmeow1 I personally believe that buying put options on small cap ETFs such as IWM & IJR are going to be more profitable than on SPY & QQQ. Why? Large companies have more ability to navigate the complex supply …
The NASDAQ is getting very overbought now pic.twitter.com/z17pmfybR7 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) May 2, 2025 Small caps stuck from breaking out. Not a broad rally. Market breadth as measured by New New Highs across NYSE & Nasdaq markets has …
Walmart has announced new programs, including “Grow with US” and the 2025 Open Call, to expand support for American-made products and American small businesses, as President Donald J. Trump pursues a policy of supporting American producers through tariffs on foreign …
The Toy Association provided insight into the effects of tariffs on the industry through a survey that asked more than 400 member companies to assess the potential business impact of the 145% tariffs on Chinese toy imports. The report revealed …
SMALL BIZ LOVES THE PAIN—TRUMP TARIFFS GET A THUMBS-UP FROM MAIN STREET A flash poll of 50,000 small business owners shows they’re not flinching. Nearly 70% believe Trump’s tariffs will strengthen the U.S. economy, and 77% say business will grow …
"For all of 2025, [analysts] see profits rising 9.4%, compared with a projection of 12.5% at the beginning of the year."@NKniazhevich pic.twitter.com/bArD2ic1wC — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) April 9, 2025 DELTA CEO: GROWTH HAS ‘LARGELY STALLED’ WITH TRADE UNCERTAINTY || TAKING …
SCOOP: @JDVance and investor group eying next week to announce @tiktok_us deal to prevent April 5 ban of popular app over espionage concerns; announcement likely to include a grace period to put finishing touches on deal designed to keep TikTok …
My personal policy (family of 4 at the time) went from $305 per month, and a $1,500 deductible the year before ACA to $960/m with $6,500. Today, just wife and I, are at $1,600/m with $9,500 out of pocket. Yeah, …
Canada’s small business sector is grappling with a severe crisis as its confidence plummets. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has reported an alarming decline in the Small Business Confidence Index, which dropped to 23.2 in March 2025. This …
Revolving debt, which mostly includes credit card balances, jumped 8.2% in January, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest consumer credit report. Altogether, consumer debt, including student loans, auto loans and credit card debt, now stands at $5 trillion. Higher prices …
Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, The European Union’s new emissions trading system, expected to take effect in 2027, is set to hike prices for home heating and transportation, research firm BloombergNEF says in a new report. The new EU Emissions Trading …
Details: Astronauts in EVA Imaged from the Ground Suni Williams can be seen at the end of the robotic arm, while Butch Wilmore was working next to the Quest airlock platform in the shadow of the station, making him unfortunately …
