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Government overspending has an unintended consequence that rarely gets mentioned: It quietly strips away our options. As debt grows, interest costs crowd out options – leaving fewer ways to meet obligations. This is what happens next… By Peter Reagan It …
Mag 7 cutting buybacks and borrowing while private credit guys talk about heavy drawdowns and yields keep grinding higher is not “AI strength,” it’s stress showing through the paint. Money isn’t cheap anymore, lenders are pulling back, and somehow people …
Stocks surged on Friday as technology stocks recovered following several days of heavy selling in the sector and bitcoin rebounded following a rout that took the popular cryptocurrency down more than 50% at one point. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …
US TREASURY LAYS OUT $125B REFUNDING PLAN The US Treasury will sell $58 billion in 3-year notes, $42 billion in 10-year notes, and $25 billion in 30-year bonds next week as part of a $125 billion refunding through April 2026, …
4% of Democratic voters want to increase military spending. 70% of House Democrats just voted to increase military spending. https://t.co/Js6QDlDulh — Stephen Semler (@stephensemler) January 23, 2026 70% of House Democrats and 89% of House Republicans just voted to push …
Across federal, state, and local governments, the US is spending twice as much taxpayer money on seniors as it is on kids. https://t.co/LOap5tx5Zr pic.twitter.com/RMJem1fjcp — Connor O’Brien (@cojobrien) January 23, 2026
What a joke 🤦♂️ what are we up to now with this being tacked on $39.7 Trillion dollars in debt? pic.twitter.com/ZFD02zz7AP — Paulie1776 ⓋET 🇺🇸 (@SPAULIE76) January 22, 2026 JUST IN – U.S. House passes additional $1,200,000,000,000 trillion spending package …
Harris tried to buy the election by spending 3x of what Trump spent. Democrats have historically outspent Republicans. Zuckerberg invested $400 million in 2020. You are constantly spreading lies. Disgraceful.https://t.co/N9ABRKSc6Y pic.twitter.com/tIoomullG9 — Kevin Schellinger (@k_schellinger) January 20, 2026 I’ll just …
Congress has until January 30th to pass new spending legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Dems are going to try to shut everything down over ICE funding, again. We are approaching a crisis point. We must nuke the …
The U.S. government has been contracting stealth startup Twenty, which is working on AI agents and automated hacking of foreign targets at massive scale.
by Michael The headline of this article is not a misprint. The reason why “affordability” has become the number one issue for U.S. voters is because most of the population is being absolutely crushed by the rising cost of living. …
It's plausible deniability through pretend stupidity. There's no way someone that smart about money didn't know that the covid bank bailout was going to cause rampant inflation. pic.twitter.com/ObOqknbTns — Ilgephelfis 🐸🤡👽🎻🎶 (@ilgephelfis) January 12, 2026 That Powell is forced to …
Tariffs can’t pay for a $1.5 trillion military, farm bailouts, rebate checks, and the debt at the same time. That math only works if the real plan is borrowing first and explaining later. The bill always shows up after the …
The economy might hum along on paper, but real demand and real buying power are trapped at the top. US consumer spending is extremely concentrated among high-income households: Households in the top 20% of the income distribution now reflect ~39% …
A trillion dollars in defense spending… during peace time… while running multi-trillion dollar deficits. 😭… is it any wonder by the bond market is rejecting the lower inflationary print and dovish fed speak… while equity’s are at crazy high valuations… …
by confoundedinterest Nobody wastes money like government, particularly around events like Covid where Federal spending led to housing prices spiking after Covid outbreak in 2020. This made housing unaffordable for most households. This in turn helped kill the mortgage market. …
The AI capex narrative looks far healthier than many assume. — Jordan | AI Investor (@HyperAICapital) December 16, 2025 The Sam Altman interview now reads like a local top. The AI buildout is still early so this pullback looks more …
The Trump administration is quietly authorizing millions of dollars in refugee resettlement funding, including to organizations operating at the center of the illegal immigration crisis. According to Federal Register notices published on September 22, 2025, the Department of Health and …
The world is about to pump massive liquidity into the system: – The US pauses QT, runs record deficits, and is considering $2,000 stimulus checks – China is running the largest deficit in its history – Japan is preparing a …
From the recent earnings of Oracle and Broadcom, two things have become unmistakably clear. For Oracle, debt has surged nearly 50%, while operating cash flow is declining—a troubling combination that markets quickly punished. The stock fell roughly 11% after the …
Americans Spent $2.6 Billion On OnlyFans In 2025 https://t.co/RAWnG6bolY — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 9, 2025 The United States is now the most OnlyFans-obsessed country on the planet, according to a new global rankings study that is almost certain to fuel …
Goldman Sachs says the AI boom now looks like tech stocks did in 1997, several years before the dot-com bubble burst. The bank flagged five warning signs from the late 1990s investors should watch: peak investment spending, falling corporate profits, …
Note: “Weak consumer spending” refers to store expectations before the season started. Consumer spending ended up being high which is why Black Friday set a new record No paywall: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seasonal-hiring-offers-little-reprieve-for-labor-market-woes-110044972.html Plenty of Americans are expected to pour into stores and fill …
by confoundedinterest17 Roll out the barrel! As in Fed money printing. How can the current housing disaster be fixed? One answer is to build more homes (made difficult by local government zoning and building policies). Another is increase household income. But …
42 % drop in home sales is enormous. The Chinese consumer has stopped spending. China is the # 2 largest economy in the world. It’s housing market is the largest asset class in the world. US is already in an …
by Mike Maharrey After barely rising in August, consumer debt grew modestly in September, likely reflecting growing debt stress on American households. The U.S. economy depends on consumers buying stuff. Persistent price inflation forced Americans to blow through their savings …
How can anyone look at these numbers and believe OpenAI has any hope to meet $1.4 trillion in spending commitments? https://t.co/gUcRNs11BI — Ross Hendricks (@Ross__Hendricks) November 10, 2025 Big Tech needs a staggering $1.5 trillion to fund the AI boom. …
And now they want a bailout already… pic.twitter.com/tB6DtpKj74 — Curtis Lemay (@CurtisLemay) November 5, 2025 Securing government backed bailout before they actually need them, you can't make this up. — blake (@blakestonks) November 6, 2025 A top market analyst’s warning …
The economy is booming, if you are the tow truck driver. 00:00 Car Repos Explode to New Highs 07:17 Use Vehicle Sales Just Crashed By 25% 08:58 Real Life Viewer Inflation Story 11:55 Why the Dollar is Worthless Today 17:54 …
Third-quarter earnings are indicating a divided economy With more consumer companies preparing to report third-quarter earnings this week, Wall Street will be watching for signs of a bifurcated or “K-shaped” economy as consumers diverge in their spending behaviors. There have …