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Office CMBS delinquency rate hit 12.3-12.34% in early 2026, new all-time high. This beats previous 2008 GFC peak of around 10.7%. Rate surged from roughly 1.6% in mid-2022, more than 7x increase in under 4 years. Downtown offices suffer most due to hybrid work and high vacancies around 20%. Many loans from low-rate pandemic era …
More U.S. CEOs last year crossed the once-rare pay threshold than in any year since 2021—and nearly a dozen topped $200 million. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/top-paid-ceos-smash-the-200-million-payday/ar-AA26iw0B?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhoverent&cvid=41c17d4ebcff41cc908bfb5ac8f61014&ei=46
Barchart shows Shiller PE now just 3.5 percent from all time record high… Michael Bento warns the longer they prop this up the worse everyone else gets crushed… Finance Lancelot catches CEOs dancing on stage like gates before the 2000 wipeout… Korea Kospi rockets from 2500 to 8500 in one year on just two memory …
Wall Street spins the massive beat narrative, hides the post earnings selloff reality… Retail call buyers get wrecked on volatility crush, Nvidia degens chase the next pop… Adjusted EPS $1.87 Revenue $81.62B, est. $79.19B (+20% QoQ, +85% YoY) Sees Q2 Revenue $91.0B ±2%, est. $87.36B Adjusted Gross Margin 75.0% Sees Q2 Adjusted Gross Margin 74.5%–75.5% …
A black van smashed into security barrier at the White House this morning. The driver was quickly arrested. Via Karli B. Really have to do something about these vans trying to break through barricades at the White House pic.twitter.com/JbazvAJV5c — Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) March 11, 2026 Here is the statement from the DC Metro Police …
The Augmont Bullion report published on December 10 noted that silver reached a new high of $62 (Rs 1,90,000 per kilogram as markets anticipate a Federal Reserve interest rate cut later in the day, as well as firmer signals on policy direction through 2026. So book profit and stay sidelines ahead of the US Fed …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHehSuugS1s In Australia, a meteorite crashed into a new Tesla car that was driving down the road at the time. Channel 10 News reported on this unusual incident. Veterinarian Andrew Melville-Smith and his wife miraculously survived, and experts said this could be the first such case in the world. Representatives of the South Australian Museum …
Looks like gold just put PPI to shame. Gold has beaten producer price inflation by around 600% so far this century. We have also crossed the 'paradigm shift breakout line' as we forecast 6 years ago. pic.twitter.com/4bFoyujuwS — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) August 16, 2025 https://twitter.com/AlessioTMAD/status/1956709412602515634 Tariffs blamed for inflation spike core goods push consumer prices higher. …
GOOGLE $GOOGL IS NOW PROCESSING 634 TRILLION A.I. INFERENCE TOKENS. THIS IS UP AROUND 9X FROM JUST 3 QUARTERS AGO. GOOGLE LEADING THE A.I. REVOLUTION!! pic.twitter.com/fscy0G2TlO — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) June 28, 2025 Google AI inference tokens surge ninefold.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bitcoin%20price Still difficult to understand what’s going to happen to Bitcoin price when the biggest money printer in the world is behind an asset with a strict scarcity? 🤷🏻♂️ https://t.co/WQlVG8FBgZ pic.twitter.com/Tkgs6oqmpc — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) May 22, 2025
Milene Herrera is the annoying bystander who took the video of ICE and demanded to see a warrant. As if she had any jurisdiction or say in the matter at all. ICE should investigate her and see what her immigration status is. Deport all illegals. None get any leniency. pic.twitter.com/lXukCWgLrh — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 …
PALM COAST, Fla. — A Palm Coast family received a shocking surprise Monday afternoon when a large chunk of ice fell from the sky and crashed through the roof of their home. Palm Coast firefighters said the ice pierced the roof, leaving a gaping hole in the residence. The incident occurred around 3:36 p.m., with …
Quarterly Results: Alphabet Inc. announced Q3 2024 financial results. Total Revenue: $88.3 billion, a 15% year-over-year increase. Google Services: Revenue increased 13% to $76.5 billion, driven by: Growth in Google Search and other services. Increased subscriptions and device sales. Strong YouTube ad performance. Google Cloud: Revenue up 35% to $11.4 billion, fueled by: Growth in …
This is the shocking moment a freight train smashed into a stranded vehicle carrying a military howitzer in South Carolina. The crash happened at a railroad crossing near Highway 52 in Goose Creek yesterday afternoon. Debris can be seen flying into the air as the train collides with the 18-wheeled tractor-trailer as it tries to …
A Boeing 767 cargo plane has crashed upon landing in Turkey this morning after its landing gear failed when it came in to land. The flight, operated by American postal service FedEx, took off from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport early this morning and was headed for Istanbul when the pilot realised the landing gear …
Mob of over 100 LOOTERS smashes car through Compton bakery, trashes store after street takeover A mob of over 100 looters purposefully crashed a Kia into a small bakery in Compton, Calif., before they flooded in and ransacked the store during a night of rampage on the streets earlier this week. The thieves had gathered in the area for …
View post on imgur.com View post on imgur.com Pelosi established a precedent for impeachment when we rammed through two bogus impeachments based purely on politics & no evidence. The House GOP has more evidence on Biden than any other impeached president & the Dems want to cry foul on a procedural vote. Cry me a …
by Chris Black Conservatives lose AGAIN. How come right-wingers are such big losers? >but i-i-it’s not woke It has a trans Barbie, a multiracial cast, and is overtly feminist. It’s woke and it’s making bank, get over it. COME ON BARBIE LET’S GO PARTY!