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OFFICE TOWERS PLUNGE UP TO WHOPPING 95% OFF AS A FIRE SALE SWEEPS THE US MARKET The US office market is in freefall. Aging towers are trading at fractions of their former worth as owners finally admit that the post-pandemic …
U.S. gasoline hits $4 per gallon, highest since 2022, as Iran war drives up fuel prices U.S. gasoline prices have surged above $4 per gallon for the first time in more than three years, as the oil supply shock triggered …
The highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant, which has been reported by at least 23 countries as of February 11, has been detected in nasal swabs collected from four US travelers, clinical samples from five patients, three airplane wastewater samples, and …
The bond market is getting twitchy. Over the past 20 years, when credit spreads blew out but the S&P 500 wasn't even beyond a pullback yet, it was 3-for-3 in bear markets. h/t @sentimentrader pic.twitter.com/xiba9GU3z2 — Jason Goepfert (@jasongoepfert) March …
Iran war live: Israel orders southern Beirut evacuation; Azerbaijan hit by drones Azerbaijan warned it would respond after it said Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people on Thursday morning. “These attacks will not remain unanswered,” the …
If Asia’s biggest energy importers are already scrambling, the global fuel shock may only be getting started. BREAKING: China has just told their largest oil refiners to SUSPEND exports of diesel and gasoline. This is NOT good. — Brian Krassenstein …
Defiant Khamenei loyalist blasts Trump’s ‘delusional fantasies’ as he warns US: ‘We will not negotiate’ A veteran powerbroker loyal to Iran’s slain Supreme Leader has ripped Trump’s ‘delusional fantasies’ and warned the US that he is not willing to negotiate. …
Mexican Resort Towns Burn As Special Forces Kill Jalisco New Generation Cartel Boss "El Mencho" https://t.co/kQcnsbDn37 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 22, 2026 Mexico’s Ministry of Defense announced on X that a military operation targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) …
Retail apocalypse grips the country with more than 8,000 great American stores to close and experts say the bloodbath will only get worse https://t.co/4boBgbX4mr — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) January 18, 2026 Game over may be flashing on the screen …
What Ultra Tight Credit Spreads Are Really Telling You Corporate bond spreads are sitting near their tightest levels since 2007, which on the surface reads as confidence..low defaults, steady growth, plenty of liquidity. Credit markets are basically saying, “We’re comfortable …
Banks seize 367,000 homes as housing pain spreads across US… and it is about to get much worse https://t.co/YWpfrzWOTz — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) January 15, 2026 The past year was difficult for homeowners — but experts warn that 2026 …
New York is reporting the highest number of flu hospitalizations recorded in a single week, the state’s health department said on Friday. During the week ending Dec. 27, 4,546 people were hospitalized with flu, a 24% increase from the 3,666 …
They pulled the Venezuela prison story at the last minute, and everyone saw it anyway. CBS claimed it “needed more reporting,” but the timing makes it look like censorship, not editing. CBS in turmoil as 'spiked' 60 Minutes segment on …
The ideological civil war inside the conservative movement exploded on the AmericaFest stage Friday night when Steve Bannon unloaded on Ben Shapiro, accusing the Daily Wire co-founder of being anti-MAGA, anti-Trump, and aligned with foreign-policy priorities that, in Bannon’s telling, …
This is one of those stories that should not even exist anymore. Measles was eliminated in this country. That was not an opinion. That was the result of decades of boring public health work that nobody noticed because it worked. …
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is encouraging people to consider wearing face masks, among other precautions, as a number of winter viruses are spreading across the country. Health chiefs are particularly concerned about the levels of influenza, flu, after …
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 …
If you do the math. Food bank growth it’s exponential. That means by the end of this decade, nearly all of Canadians will be visiting food bank Complete communist state pic.twitter.com/Lm0rbtUhhK — Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) October 15, 2025 Poverty and …
Everyday costs are exploding. Gas is up 94 percent. Electricity is up 78 percent. Fuel is up 49 percent. Hotels are up 38 percent. Rent and food are up 25 percent. Average earnings have fallen 2.8 percent. Citizens are being …
The Gifford Fire has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Firefighters have only gotten 3% of it under control. More than 1,000 people are working hard to stop the fire in tough, brushy areas. …
by David Haggith Democrats fan the flames and throw gasoline. Republicans bring the torches and tanks to turn up the heat. In the part of my last editorial that was for paying subscribers only, I included some comments on the civil conflict that …
by confoundedinterest17 CC Rider! 30Y MBC Current Coupon (CC) spreads is widening. And metals are along for the ride! Gold and silver are soaring! What about Copper?
Is higher unemployment coming to the US? US consumers' perception of the labor market has weakened to the second-lowest level since 2021. The difference between the share of Americans saying that jobs are plentiful minus those saying they are hard …
A new COVID strain from China, NB.1.8.1, is spreading in the U.S., including NYC, per the CDC. First detected in late March among international travelers, the variant has already caused surging hospitalizations across Asia. China saw ER visits for COVID …
1. The corporate downgrades and defaults are slowly rising. To put the current corporate environment in perspective, we reviewed the United States corporate default since 2020. – Moody’s estimates that credit conditions in 2025 will be challenging enough that the …
Leading health experts have warned that the US is staring down the barrel of another pandemic as bird flu spirals out of control on US farms. So far, the H5N1 outbreak has affected nearly 1,000 dairy cow herds and resulted …
🇺🇸 Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index 6-month outlook for new orders -26. An all-time record low! Chart: @zerohedge pic.twitter.com/wmKOQNUzGZ — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) April 23, 2025 Goldman Sachs, $GS, says to brace for a bigger stock drawdown, wider credit spreads and …
“What’s being proposed: The U.S. Treasury is floating the idea of buying back older debt securities. This is essentially a form of yield curve intervention a tool to inject liquidity, support market function, or steer duration risk away from the …
Is hidden funding crisis unraveling? If Trump’s announcement today of a 90-day tariff pause was truly bullish and risk-on, why did we see 10Y yields spike to 4.50%+, SOFR swap spreads collapse to -40.62, gold rip $107 intraday, junk bond …
