‘The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow.’ Iranian state TV just named eight major Middle Eastern bridges as potential wartime targets. Regional chokepoints are now on notice.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran FM Araghchi reacts after a major bridge in Iran was destroyed in a U.S. strike. “Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender. It only conveys the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray. Every bridge and… https://t.co/WYuG6RpmYx pic.twitter.com/d1whWCFcWo — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 2, 2026 US …

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Futures deteriorating. Crypto tumbling. Gold is trading at a new record high

Futures deteriorating. Crypto tumbling. Monday looks interesting! pic.twitter.com/FY8mEWCFWa — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 22, 2025 Gold is trading at a new record high, above $3,725. At the same time Bitcoin continues to decline, trading below $113,000, hitting an overnight low just below $112,000. Bitcoin is now down 18.5% priced in gold from its record high …

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HHS Ousts Peter Marks, Sending Vaccine Stocks Tumbling and Biopharma Lamenting Loss of ‘Ally’ at FDA

“Pharma stocks tumbled today after Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for authorizing vaccines, resigned under pressure from his new boss, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “If Peter Marks does not want to get behind restoring science to its golden …

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Housing Starts Are Tumbling as Completions Soar, It’s Very Recessionary

by Mike Shedlock The discrepancy between housing starts and completions is the largest since 1980. Let’s discuss. Data from the Census Department, calculation and chart by Mish The DotCom bust was unrelated to housing. Most recessions impact housing or housing busts lead to recession. The single-family stats aren’t good, but they aren’t as bad. Single …

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DAVID HAGGITH: All major banks rumbling, Fed tightening beyond all expectations, Magnificent-Seven stocks tumbling, fears of Volmageddon 2.0, junk bonds getting junkier, war blowing inflation upward.

BY DAVID HAGGITH Photo by Charlotte Harrison on Unsplash Today’s news is so flooded with stories that show the trends I’ve teen warning about that I can’t even begin to cover them all in the time I have to read through the news, organize it and then write an editorial. So, I’m going to go through them in …

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Tumbling Dice! US Yield Curve Inversion Steepens, Mortgage Rates UP 163% Since 2021, Retailers Offer Deep Black Friday Discounts As US Manufacturing PMI Contracts

by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve reminds me of The Stones’ song “Tumbling Dice.” Why? The Fed can’t tell if inflation is cooling or re-accelerating. Hence, they are just rolling dice. Let’s start with mortgage rates, a critical component of the housing and CRE markets. Mortgage rates remain up 163% since 2021, not great for housing affordability. Despite …

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The Perfect Storm Hits Big Banks: Tumbling Deposits, Rising Unrealized Losses, and Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates

Guest Post by Pam and Russ Martens at Wall Street on Parade.com: On March 30, 2022, two highly troubling events occurred: (1) Fed data showed that unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities at the 25 largest U.S. banks were approaching the levels they had reached during the financial crisis in 2008; and (2) the Fed simply …

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