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NFIB small business optimism index rose 0.1 points in April to 95.9, holding below the 52-year average of 98.0. Labor quality emerged as the top problem for owners with a record 34 percent reporting unfilled job openings. Nearly 46 percent of firms trying to hire found few or no qualified applicants in the latest survey. …
By telling struggling voters that he doesn’t even think about their financial stress while he pursues a regime change in Tehran Donald Trump is effectively burying his own base alive. For years he promised that the forgotten man and woman would never be forgotten again but today he made it clear that their ability to …
Guess we don't need the meme anymore. pic.twitter.com/oFWWXKs92l — World Intel Briefing (@StunnedD1) May 6, 2026
President Donald Trump said ‘Tuesday will be power plant day’ and added that the US plans to start bombing electricity infrastructure unless Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz. Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami looks at the dangers of potential attacks. pic.twitter.com/iHUSM0Haye — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 7, 2026 If Donald Trump follows through on …
Acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons has been hospitalized at least twice for stress-related issues as he has carried out President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda — strain that has caused him to struggle to make key decisions for the agency, according to two current and two former administration officials. The hospitalizations …
Rent is due. The electric bill sits on the counter. The grocery receipt from last week still stings. For half of Americans, keeping up with basic monthly bills has become nearly impossible. A nationwide survey of 5,000 Americans from Talker Research reports 52% now struggle to pay bills like rent on time each month, while …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought some disappointing news for the UK from the labour market and we can start with what is already grabbing the headlines. The UK unemployment rate for people aged 16 years and over was estimated at 4.8% in June to August 2025. This is up in the latest quarter and …
You WILL OWN NOTHING, and BE HAPPY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf20qYPoXtE
Cat food is next once they can’t afford this. https://t.co/FIJ7F58ad9 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 21, 2025
Eye-opening chart, no wonder many people in the US are frustrated. Scott Bessent is right, it’s Main Street‘s turn after Wall Street grew wealthy for four decades. pic.twitter.com/hsibzZjcJH — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) June 19, 2025 Heartbreaking reality of working Americans: Woman with full-time job and side gigs still can’t pay $300 electric bill or …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-AbTsUeJes Las Vegas, once the thriving entertainment capital of the world, is now eerily quiet as U.S. tourism collapses in 2025. From the Strip to downtown, once-bustling hotels, casinos, and entertainment venues are experiencing record-low foot traffic, empty rooms, and major financial losses. What was once a billion-dollar-a-day machine is now facing shuttered shows, laid-off …
Another immoral washed up celebrity thinks his political opinion should matter when regular Americans are struggling to feed their families. 🙄 — Carol M. Swain, PhD (@carolmswain) November 4, 2024
Walgreens said on Tuesday it would shut 1,200 stores over the next three years as new CEO Tim Wentworth plots a turnaround at the struggling pharmacy chain operator hit by sluggish consumer spending and low drug reimbursement rates. The company also narrowly beat Wall Street’s lowered estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted profit, and forecast fiscal-year earnings …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QvAdTYMPJI Millions Are Seriously Struggling Now After Credit Crisis Worsens. The U.S. economy is facing a severe credit crisis, as 75 million people have stopped paying their debts, according to a recent report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The report reveals that millions of Americans are struggling to repay their loans, mortgages, credit cards, …
Why Millennials & Gen Z are struggling in today’s economy? byu/Fun_Balance_1809 ineconomicCollapse
Prior to the pandemic, less than 2% of callers were asking for utility assistance, but in the last year that percentage has grown to 8.2%, according to Eden I&R data. Oakland made up 40% of the calls to 211, with Black and Latino individuals and single parents making up the majority of the callers. Female …
by confoundedinterest17 Now you know why Joe Biden has fund raisers in Hollywood and New York where the elites (the top 1%) live. Biden is the President of The Elites, not the middle class. How bad it is? The top 1% now have more household wealth than the entire middle class. Note that the recent …
So, pensions some how ended up with alot of the toxic assets… I wondered how that happened 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ASolJRvQmH — Tuggernuts (@Tuggernuts009) June 16, 2024
A new migrant crisis is brewing in the United States. Unlike the one at the southern border, this one will be all over the country. Evictions are rising rapidly as millions of Americans face soaring rent increases driven by inflation, a shortage of affordable housing, and the end of pandemic relief. Rent prices are now …
It’s pathetic pic.twitter.com/tS2zby1Du1 — One Bad Dude (@OneBadDude_) May 8, 2024
The fast food industry has long been a staple in American culture, offering affordability, and a taste that millions have grown accustomed to. As consumer preferences and market dynamics continue to change, some fast-food chains find themselves in a difficult situation. In 2024, several once-popular chains are struggling with declining sales, changing consumer trends, and …
“We can’t afford car insurance anymore” “We can’t have affordable gas or food and water that isn’t completely poison” “We can’t put criminaIs behind bars” “We can’t solve or even begin to deal with the homelessness crisis” “We can’t close our borders but we can protect other country’s borders with our money” Make it make …
At a time when retirees should be enjoying leisure activities and travel, they’re instead grappling with putting food on the table. According to a new study featured in the Journal of the American Medicine Association (JAMA), food insecurity has greatly increased over the past 20 years for American families with adults over the age of …
And we have more on the Change hack today, with @moetkacik delving into the history of UnitedHealth's monopolization of key pieces of medical infrastructure, & how that by itself badly damaged health care in America:https://t.co/JBKlGE1ZMB — David Dayen (@ddayen) March 11, 2024 Last Thursday, the medical colossus UnitedHealthcare applied for an emergency exemption that would …
Banking rollercoaster: From denial to acknowledgment, uncertainty surrounds likelihood of commercial bank failures. Real estate magnate Barry Sternlicht has sounded the alarm on the challenges facing the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, particularly the office market, labeling it an “existential crisis.” Sternlicht estimates that the $3 trillion asset class is now likely worth around $1.8 …
Seattle introduced a mandatory $5 fee on delivery apps to cover their driver’s living wage and sales were almost cut in half. Now the drivers can’t make rent. pic.twitter.com/gOZmX1vvwX — Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) February 5, 2024
by ByteWanderer Looks like price strength is gone. I know it’s seasonal, but the decline seems sharper around now. I don’t think you should buy puts (unless retail prices crater), but I’m not getting calls until price strength is back. Here is the Full Report
