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Keep this in mind when you hear, "The consumer is strong." Just because they're spending, doesn't make them strong. — Frank Iozzo (@RetireWithFrank) August 11, 2023 Not something you want to see if federal reserve interest rates have skyrocketed over 6,000% in a year pic.twitter.com/YWDP0lfZtn — Market Radar (@themarketradar) August 10, 2023
Per BofA/Zerohedge, it has never been cheaper to hedge.https://t.co/sVqJwRsKyE Nominal hedges are cheap but from a portfolio performance perspective hedging is VERY expensive in this melt-up. And, it's not their money. Therefore they're the longest since the top. pic.twitter.com/GVOe2QkJo3 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 27, 2023 How do you keep up with a market led by …
"Silent weapons for quiet wars." A 41 page document by NASA explaining exactly what they're doing to the populace. A must watch. pic.twitter.com/IwEHzmd4G6 — Jessica Rojas 🇺🇸💪 (@VoicesUnheard) July 24, 2023 https://t.co/ZFZpjCTYIi — Jessica Rojas 🇺🇸💪 (@VoicesUnheard) July 24, 2023
The dancing TikTok nurses are back except this time it’s for “climate change” Do these people not realize they’re singlehandedly ruining the reputation of the medical industry? Humiliating pic.twitter.com/ApI6LG3TRG — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 24, 2023 These are real climate activists, not those who commit crimes. https://t.co/bZh2JXMptI — Russian Market (@runews) July 24, 2023 Don’t trust …
Lender moves to foreclose on 20-story S.F. office tower owned by WeWork venture The foreclosure lawsuit seeks to force payment of the debt, which now totals $250 million. Shady numbers. Wells Fargo increased their credit loss allowances by $949 million in their commercial loan portfolio per its earnings report. A huge skyscraper here in Baltimore …
by Chris Black Honestly, I read the whole article twice, and I don’t understand what the topic here is. Seriously. Why not indict him for walking a duck on a Tuesday? Basically: he’s getting charged for January 6, over something or other. This is pretty much certain to happen, given that they are announcing it, …
by Chris Black It’s offensive and so on to “accidentally forget to mention” that the “German rapists” were actually Turks. But it’s also super funny to think of a gang of Germans going to Spain and gang-raping girls. 🚨Reveled That Five Men Of Turkish Origin Were Arrested For Gang Raping An 18 yr Old Girl …
by EuphoricTrilby JUST IN: Speaker McCarthy accuses the government of being weaponized against presidential candidate Donald Trump while it protects the Biden family. Is the government weaponized? Felony counts against Trump: 71 with more coming.Felony counts against Biden: 0 Biden family:-… pic.twitter.com/BJLv6WhdPH — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 18, 2023 Trump is about to be indicted …
by Soft-Part4511 It’s all such bullshit Out of one side of their mouth they are super concerned about Climate Doom and we have to give up our Honda Civic, our gas stove and our air conditioner. Unless a favored class of people don’t have an AC, then they need one, paid for by taxes taken …
According to Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel, the U.S. economy appears to be “progressing smoothly, with a resilient consumer impervious to the impact of higher borrowing costs.” These spenders are the “YOLO (you only live once) consumers” who, Siegel believes, are spending the last of their cash reserves on traveling and enjoying the summer. (Bill Gross) …
via politico: “Even if there were surveillance cameras, unless you were waving it around, it may not have been caught” by the cameras, added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity given that it’s an ongoing investigation. “It’s a bit of a thoroughfare. People walk by there all the time.” Yeah sure…. h/t EuphoricTrilby
by Qplus17 Why would Russia be stupid enough to blow up a nuclear plant near their own border, in territory they annexed? I certainly hope that if #Russia is stupid enough to blow the Nuclear power plant in #Zaporizhzhia, every single living Russia solider or Russian piece of equipment in #Ukraine becomes extremely destroyed by …
by BoatSurfer600 via YAHOO: Despite lawmakers’ success in introducing legislation to address the issue, one U.S. farmer raised a red flag that China is still infiltrating “many, many acres” in rural America. “They’re tapping into the American food structure and this country. And we should be looking at that as food security, people,” National Black …
A headline crossed my desk that instantly caught my attention. I opened it in hopes that the leader of the largest asset manager in the world had come to his senses and realized his evil plans of forcing “Environment, Social, and Governance” (ESG) policies and investments were going to destroy capitalism, so he reversed course. My hopes …
https://twitter.com/DataDependant/status/1671140724744519681 Rents collapse 20% in Austin? I thought there was a housing shortage? pic.twitter.com/GQtxMLYqIf — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) June 20, 2023
via beckernews: Hunter Biden is being charged for federal tax violations and a gun charge, according to a breaking news report by NBC on Tuesday morning. “Federal charges have been filed against Hunter Biden in a case involving taxes and gun possession charge, he is expected to plead guilty to the tax charges only,” NBC reported. “He …
Trump’s Defamation Trial Scheduled to Begin as GOP Primary Caucuses Kick Off. A federal judge has scheduled E. Jean Carroll’s remaining defamation trial against former President Donald Trump for a date in January 2024 that coincides roughly with the kickoff of Republican presidential primary caucuses. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said in a Thursday scheduling …
via JOHN RUBINO Two trends are converging to end the era of local bank accounts: Central banks are conspiring to force us out of traditional savings and checking accounts and into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Deposits are now fleeing local and regional banks because an inverted yield curve makes it impossible for those banks …
Donald Trump is the most persecuted president and candidate in American history. Why are they so afraid of him? Here’s why: https://t.co/VdCoJQCfm7 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 8, 2023 — Mark Meadows Flips on Trump, Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in Exchange for Immunity Deal: Report As DOJ Prepares Indictment of Donald J. …