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by confoundedinterest17 Despite falling mortgage rates, analysts expected December’s drop in new home sales to accelerate in January… and accelerate they did… crashing a stunning 17.6% MoM (-2.7% MoM exp) – the biggest MoM drop since July 2013. This huge MoM drop dragged sales down 11.3% YoY – the worst slide in three years. Source: Bloomberg …
🔥🚨BREAKING: Netflix just dropped out the massive bidding war for Warner Discovery resulting in Paramount being awarded Warner Brothers. Netflix co-CEOs Ged Sarandos and Greg Peters released a statement saying the deal was “no longer financially attractive.” pic.twitter.com/HFQQfi6qO4 — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) February 27, 2026 That’s All, Folks: Netflix Walks Away …
Ricardo @Ric_RTP AI companies just BROKE the global supply chain for every piece of technology you own. And the fallout is way worse than anyone predicted… Sony is delaying the next PlayStation to 2028 or 2029. Nintendo is hiking the Switch 2 price mid-cycle. Apple warned investors that iPhone margins are getting crushed. Cisco just …
President Donald Trump went on a bizarre Truth Social posting binge Monday night, as pointed out by many media experts, including Vaughn Sterling, executive producer of “The Source With Kaitlan Collins” on CNN, who wondered “what was going on last night?” CNN political reporter Aaron Blake posted one of the president’s unhinged posts, noting, “Trump last night promoted a post that guaranteed …
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 Fed money printing is the easiest way to increase home prices. Since the Federal government …
Both parties cheat in their own way but this is truly next level. @JoeBiden and @TheDemocrats rigged the jobs data for all of the Biden years. Disgraceful. Build Back Better was Built on Lies. — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) September 9, 2025
⚠️Central banks have been AHEAD of the game: Since October 2022, the gold wealth of developed and emerging market central banks has DOUBLED. DM central banks' gold ownership hit $1.3 TRILLION while EM $800 billion. Poland, China, and India have been the largest buyers. pic.twitter.com/9RNfSBQuws — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) April 29, 2025 Chinese media …
🚨 RETAIL INVETSORS BOUGHT $4.7 BLN IN STOCKS ON THURSDAY, LARGEST LEVEL OVER THE PAST DECADE, JPMORGAN SAYS — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 4, 2025 Firms are going to start blowing up if this continues. This is rapidly turning into a real financial crisis. — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April 4, 2025 "We also talk to …
Scott Bessent on CNBC: “The market and the economy have become hooked, become addicted, to excessive government spending and there’s going to be a detox period.” pic.twitter.com/jvWGeFQNCG — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 16, 2025 You gotta love this guy. Finally we have an adult in the room as Treasury Secretary pic.twitter.com/S3Cfo9iQZo — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March …
by confoundedinterest17 Apparently, the late Hawaiian crooner Don Ho foresaw Biden’s irresponsible spending spree. That is, BIG BUBBLES. Let’s start with the Buffett Indicator (Warren, not Jimmy!). It indicates that the stock market is STRONGLY OVERVALUED. The S&P 500 Mean Reversion Model also shows the stock market to be STRONGLY OVERVALUED. How about the Shiller P/E Ratio? Also …
by Mike Shedlock Four years of open borders and sanctuary policies have brought criminal drug networks, human trafficking, and an epidemic of sexual assault. No, You’re Not Imagining a Migrant Crime Spree City Journal writer Steven Malanga busts the myth that immigrants are less likely to commit a crime. Please consider his report No, You’re Not …
WATCH Jill Biden's Secret Service roughly clear the people so she, Ashley and Hunter could shop while on vacation in Los Olivos, California with local police protection as well. 🤦♀️ Remember how Jill described feeling "POWER" as they clear freeways for her.😠 pic.twitter.com/1TAPPlKbgP — Joni Job (@jj_talking) August 26, 2024 Notice how Jill Biden’s security …
World Central Banks buying gold spree has been the longest since the 1950s and 1960s. As a result, Official world gold reserves reached 1,170 million fine troy ounces, higher than just before US President Richard Nixon broke the US Dollar's link to gold in 1971. Got gold? pic.twitter.com/LR8adyEJrh — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) June 28, …
The Treasury funds its deficits by borrowing more money, leading to a cycle of increasing debt. With interest payments reaching historic highs and set to climb further, concerns over the US Dollar’s stability are mounting. Investment management giant BlackRock issues a warning, advising investors to shift some cash reserves into bonds amid market volatility and …
Beware: private equity firms buying homes could spell America’s perpetual financial downfall. The looming specter of insurmountable debt threatens the dream of homeownership for countless young Americans, ushering in a bleak future. As distressing foreclosure sales like the one in Washington DC illustrate, the erosion of property rights and the unchecked power of corporations loom …
Six stabbed on cruise, sparking mass chaos and emergency response. 🚨#BREAKING: Numerous people have been stabbed and injured in a mass stabbing on a cruise boat 📌#Brooklyn | #Newyork Currently Multiple law enforcement and emergency personnel are currently on the scene after numerous people were stabbed and injured in a mass stabbing on a… pic.twitter.com/ZwtJ5STYf5 …
Despite a surge in corporate buybacks, executives are offloading stock at a pace unseen in over a decade, raising concerns about underlying market sentiment and future prospects. The dwindling percentage of publicly traded firms witnessing net purchases from their executives, plummeting well below historical averages, suggests a departure from the norm in a healthy market …
With 30 major central banks poised to slash rates and over 70 nations heading into elections, the global economy braces for the most coordinated easing since the Great Financial Crisis. More Easy Money Will Plunge Us into Stagflation 30 major central banks are expected to cut rates in the 2H24, a year when more than …
A prominent evangelical advocacy organization plans to significantly ramp up political spending in the 2024 election with one goal in mind: returning Donald Trump to the White House Faith & Freedom, a conservative-leaning organization, intends to spend $62 million registering and turning out evangelical voters, texting and calling supporters, and door-knocking — $10 million more …
Six people were found dead and three injured after a string of homicides and shootings unfolded across two Texas communities on Tuesday before a suspect was taken into custody and charged with capital murder, police said. Four people were killed and two police officers shot in Austin on Tuesday, authorities said. The suspect, who has not been named, …
Question: “Can America afford another war at this time?” Yellen: “I think the answer is absolutely… The American economy is doing extremely well.” pic.twitter.com/wQkaem597d — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 22, 2023 "Get in, loser. We're starting world war 3" 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/vt0pEoPnhd — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) October 22, 2023
by confoundedinterest17 Well, its now August 2023 and US Industrial Production for July increased … to 2007 levels. This comes after the massive spending out of Washington DC and massive Federal Rerserve stimulus. Is that all there is?? US Industrial Production is DOWN -0.23% YoY while up slightly in MoM terms. As I said a …