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It’s no surprise that the restaurant industry remains unsafe from the economic turmoil in the US. Rising costs of living have left consumers with less money to dine out, significantly impacting the profitability of the franchises like Olive Garden, Panda Express, and even the NFL’s official pizza provider Little Caesars. These major brands are now …
Can’t plant. Hurricane Helene destroyed top soil, destroyed fields, massive soil reconstruction needed.. March is close to planting season. Prayers for NC and surrounding area Farmers AC
Stocks are getting hit, with bond yields tumbling. The “growth scare” gets louder as the luxury car brand just confirmed it’s heading for the worst, no longer willing to hold out for economic strength everyone talks about yet never happens. The forgot how to grow economy is firmly at risk of remembering traditional recession mechanics.
by confoundedinterest17 Oh we’ve got trouble in (Potomac) river city … with a capital P and that rhymes with D and that stands for DOGE. But can DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency In 2025, $9.2 TRILLION of US debt will either mature or need to be refinanced. The US now holds $36.2 trillion worth of …
To make matters worse, tax complications on the dividend add extra strain due to MSTR’s lack of sufficient operating profits. This is a costly bump in the road for Saylor’s strategy. MSTR’s leverage train hits a bump. Their $100 8% strike pref offering was priced at $80. After apparently tapping out the zero coupon converts …
President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections during his final weeks in the White House. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-02/biden-to-block-more-offshore-oil-drilling-before-trump-arrives
The man suspected of carrying out the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had a checkered marital history punctuated by multiple divorces and financial difficulty, according to court records reviewed by ABC News. The records also show that after his military service, Jabbar worked for two of the nation’s largest professional services firms, …
Bitcoin is starting to breakdown versus gold. If it continues, it'll be the first time it's ever happened as Bitcoin versus gold tries to break above the previous cycle high. In other words, it shouldn't happen, and if it does, Bitcoin has a problem. pic.twitter.com/388oz1aQJu — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) December 22, 2024 Is the cattle ready …
In the week ending December 18th, on Wednesday when the Fed cut rates, panic selling returned. Large-cap funds saw $20.9 billion of outflows, ending a 6-week streak of inflows. Outflows in small-cap, multi-cap and mid-cap funds were $5.4 billion, $3.9 billion and $2.9 billion. pic.twitter.com/q0etlJoGlq — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) December 21, 2024 Many were …
Cambodia’s government estimates the strategic, if contentious, infrastructure project will cost copy.7 billion, nearly 4% of Cambodia’s annual gross domestic product. But months later, China’s financial contribution remains in doubt. Four people directly involved in the investment plans or briefed about them told news Beijing has expressed misgivings about the project and has not made …
Pay attention It most always begins with bellwethers. Both depicting ominous formationsBoth depicting declining money flow. pic.twitter.com/g7u5GABtNR — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 17, 2024 https://twitter.com/SteveEitreim/status/1857794064726331749 💥 BREAKING MicroStrategy just bought another 51,780 #Bitcoin for $4.6 billion. MicroStrategy now owns 331,200 #Bitcoin worth $30 BILLION pic.twitter.com/P4ywozuN6U — Radar 𝘸 Archie🚨 (@RadarHits) November 18, 2024 This …
Google is in trouble. Why? They went woke. No joke. — Darren Marble (@darrenmarble) November 17, 2024
Mark Zaid tells CNN anchor he might be in trouble, at 1:55 mark.pic.twitter.com/1cwOevA0eH — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 13, 2024
I think everyone is in the POOL NOW! I think everyone is in the POOL NOW !!! https://t.co/9fw7M8Pa1y — BILL SIGNORILE THE WAVETIMER (@BILLSIGNORILE) November 12, 2024 🚨 U.S. High Yield Spreads have fallen to their lowest level since the Summer 2007 pic.twitter.com/UQr13GTXvr — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 13, 2024 "4.6% was the level …
Europe lets go first. As predicted. Who's paying attention? https://t.co/SVN9RwU1Y6 pic.twitter.com/kuuOMnx2Ov — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 12, 2024 BREAKING 🚨: Europe European Stocks plunging through their 200D moving average pic.twitter.com/C2IQW8EGkW — Barchart (@Barchart) November 13, 2024
THE EURO SWAP CASH BASIS HAS JUST WENT NEGATIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME SINCE 1999 WHENEVER THIS GOES NEGATIVE IT MEANS THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING LIQUIDITY ISSUES, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND OVERALL MAJOR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS THIS BUBBLE IS ABOUT TO POP… This is incredible – simultaneously… pic.twitter.com/B3APANZ7fm — fuzzyfacts (@CostcoPM) November 10, 2024 Dow Jones …
The real economy is definitely not in good shape! Almost every time this ratio has crossed below the 4-year moving average, it has signaled either an ongoing recession or an impending one. Will be different now? pic.twitter.com/hu7259T8XN — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) October 23, 2024 Said another way, S&P 500 SP500earnings estimates for 2025 have risen …
Brand new Mark Halperin posted 15 minutes ago — 'Kamala has trouble all over the map. The polling is accurate. Trump is winning.'pic.twitter.com/1aZwbVswEo — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 12, 2024
via notayesmanseconomics: On Friday the President of the ECB Christine Lagarde gave the Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at the IMF. You might reasonably wonder what after her track record? For example her disastrous record loans to Argentina when head of the IMF. Or perhaps be wondering how such a committed climate change warrior could fly …
The Fed’s emergency 50-point rate cut is a clear sign that inflation is here to stay, and your dollar is losing value. Learn why this could be just the beginning of more economic trouble.
2/ Oct 2007: Gold made a new ATH aftr 1.5 years Soon after, the unemployment rate began rising rapidly And economic growth slowed down This ended in the 2008 Financial Crisis pic.twitter.com/Wybfid9wfx — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) September 13, 2024 4/ Today, Gold has once again made a new ATH And Silver has also been moving …
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, RT published a feature analysis on Friday asking, “Has the US finally succeeded in choking off Russia’s biggest trade lifeline?”, which readers are encouraged to read in full to learn more Russia and China’s US-provoked payment problems. In a nutshell, Chinese banks of all sizes have suddenly started complying with …
Semiconductor stocks are leading benchmarks across Asia lower following a drop in US equites after Nvidia Corp. suffered a record-setting $279 billion rout. The US Justice Department sent subpoenas to Nvidia and other companies as it seeks evidence that the chipmaker violated antitrust laws. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-03/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?embedded-checkout=true Nvidia down 2% in premarket trading after plunge that wiped …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMs37wZgmcY In the fast-paced realm of the modern culinary landscape, fast food chains have long been a staple for those seeking quick, convenient, and often indulgent meals. However, the winds of change are blowing through the industry, casting a shadow over some of the once-dominant players.
The everything bubble is about to burst. Worst housing crash in history expected, We’re in a more dangerous bubble and the U.S. economy is destroyed.
Daily $VIX options just hit the highest level since 2018 Volmageddon and yet the house of cards is still standing Do you know what this means? That when things will be “serious” for real $VIX will fly The theoretical $VIX level hit in 1987 was 172.79, that’s the ATH (so far) https://t.co/KrJgjr9gp9 pic.twitter.com/i68O8zHTJQ — JustDario …
Brad Sumrok, aka the ‘Apartment King’, is all tan, smiles, and white teeth as he launches into a typical sales pitch. At one of his glitzy networking events in Dallas, he claims to have ‘created over 600 millionaires’ by coaching everyone from doctors to warehouse workers in how to invest in commercial real estate. Never, …
by confoundedinterest17 This will not end well. We’ve got trouble in (Potomac) River City! Credit card interest rates have skyrocketed to a shocking 21.51%. Moreover, credit card debt has hit record highs1.51%.
Startup companies like Uber Lyft and Airbnb were all founded during the aftermath of the great financial crisis of 2008. And for a long time, these companies had a really good run because their venture capital backers were essentially subsidizing the price of their services making it extremely affordable for people who are already on …
Fast food is now a luxury that it’s typical customers can no longer afford and we know this for a fact because McDonald’s and Starbucks are seeing their quarterly earnings drop substantially even while offering five dollar meal deals to get people back in the store. The recession is here.