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Pickleball paddle producer Devi Wei has a message for U.S. shoppers. “Americans will have to pay more,” the Chinese businessman told CNBC at a Beijing trade show last week at the China International Exhibition Center. Because of the recent swings …
Independent petrol stations begin to close instead of charging customers £2 a litre as supermarkets warn supply is 'tight' amidst Iran war https://t.co/N9grFUtPJq — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 28, 2026 Small petrol stations are being forced to close their pumps …
Trump’s military advisors said to him, it’s wartime sir so it’s good to lie all the time to confuse the enemy. And Trump said, I can do that. Remember last Monday: Trump said he was going to get the rest …
Something is breaking, and it is not isolated. It is spreading, layer by layer, system by system, market by market, and now governments are quietly telling people to change how they live. Start with the center of it all, the …
Brits must brace for energy RATIONING as Middle East chaos causes shortages, ex-No10 expert warns https://t.co/wcNsfx6Ee3 — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 16, 2026 Brits were today warned they must brace for energy rationing as the Middle East crisis continues. Former …
Markets are teetering on the edge and the tension is growing by the hour. Michael Hartnett warns that if the S&P 500 falls to roughly 6,600, policymakers may feel forced to act. At the same time, Jerome Powell is expected …
US shale drillers cannot increase production quickly enough to solve an oil supply crisis caused by Donald Trump’s war in Iran, industry bosses have warned, saying a big rise in output would take months to materialise. Scott Sheffield, a veteran …
Macro vulnerability increasing ahead of automation wave. The consumer most exposed to AI displacement already has no financial runway. Before a single layoff announcement, 401k hardship withdrawals are 365% above baseline. Emergency savings at a 15-year low. Credit card delinquency …
🚨TRUMP RAISES GLOBAL TARIFF TO 15% Donald Trump announced he will immediately increase the global tariff rate from 10% to 15%, following what he called a flawed and “anti-American” United States Supreme Court decision. He said the move targets countries …
Not what you want to see if you're a bull$SPY l $QQQ pic.twitter.com/7bsAVheUq0 — Tradable Astronaut (@TradableAstro) February 17, 2026 Wow. pic.twitter.com/Bw2KyivVlE — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) February 18, 2026 🚨 THE WORLD HAS NEVER BEEN THIS UNCERTAIN!!! Global uncertainty …
AI productivity bubble: Early adopters are already burning out. “There will be a wake up call and a reckoning for entire sectors who are adopting AI.” Natasha Bernal. pic.twitter.com/raHUrKMIgp — Ewan Morrison (@MrEwanMorrison) February 17, 2026 The market is EXTREMELY …
https://www.ig.com/en/indices/markets-indices/weekend-us-tech-100-e1 A gap up early next week is good to enter puts imo $SPY. Have a good weekend pic.twitter.com/TchUKASg6U — JLoc (@JohnLoc18) February 6, 2026 We are suppose to get another government shutdown next week 😂 pic.twitter.com/bs3dIsd2RC — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) …
Rubio to warn Venezuela’s acting president she’ll meet same fate as Maduro if she doesn’t comply with US https://t.co/DJKC8yrFF0 — ToI ALERTS (@TOIAlerts) January 28, 2026 palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Secretary of State Marco …
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday expressed concerns over the dangerous possibility of the next deadly mid-air collision happening at Hollywood Burbank Airport. The NTSB chair says its commercial airlines that are sounding the alarm, and …
The tweet of 2026 so far. https://t.co/BfIxOpGfXL — SpaceWeatherNews (@SunWeatherMan) January 21, 2026 Forecasters warn of a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm from Texas to the Carolinas ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting …
🚨🇮🇱🇺🇸ISRAEL AND ARAB STATES TOLD TRUMP TO WAIT ON IRAN STRIKES Not because they oppose regime change, but because they think it's not weak enough yet. Israeli officials reportedly want the U.S. to help protesters destabilize it first through cyber …
Don’t celebrate yet, this boom is built on volatile imports and exports, not sustainable growth. Is the US economy booming? The most recent Atlanta Fed estimate for real US GDP quarterly growth in Q4 2025 is now +5.1%. This is …
The ‘super flu’ is exploding across the US, with some states seeing more cases than ever before. The latest CDC data for the week ending December 20 shows positive flu tests are up 53 percent compared to the week prior. …
If scrolling is addictive, why is the government policing every swipe? New York To Demand Warning Labels On Social Media Platforms New York is requiring warning labels on social media platforms about addictive features in a bid to address a …
Tucker Carlson had some concerns. So he called President Donald Trump. The right-wing podcaster and provocateur wanted to understand why the U.S. was attacking alleged drug smuggling boats off the coast of Venezuela, and he warned against pursuing regime change …
When the Fed cuts rates while $SPY is trading near all-time highs (within 1%), the market usually falls sharply 2–3 months later. That aligns closely with our model’s prediction of a serious correction beginning in February 2026. Every time rate …
HSBC has said that OpenAI is going to have nearly a half trillion in operating losses until 2030, per FT: pic.twitter.com/KQrsGIqFnK — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 4, 2025 “OpenAI may continue to attract significant funding and could ultimately develop products that…revolutionize …
For the record, U.S. stocks peaked in October 2007 and the economy entered recession in December 2007. As of now, the S&P 500 peaked in October. ADP private payroll job creation year to date is at the same level it …
BREAKING 🚨 US OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH SHOCKED TO LEARN OFF-EXCHANGE REPO MARKETS (DARKPOOL REPO LOANS) EXCEEDS $5 TRILLION 😱 That’s over 100% MORE than expected… The report states this could cascade into domino bankruptcies and systemic crisis. Lehman Bros …
Judge Praises Trump Over SNAP Funding, Sets Monday Deadline For Payments https://t.co/7dKVYaFiWB — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 3, 2025 A Rhode Island federal judge praised President Donald Trump’s “quick and definitive response” to a Friday order for facilitating the timely funding …
This week could become a storm of unprecedented volatility, with over 30% of $QQQ components reporting earnings while investors wrestle with record-high margin leverage and frenzied options activity. AI-driven layoffs threaten to ripple across industries in ways rarely seen before, …
The entire economy runs on credit, and when it seizes up, this whole economy goes caput. Banks warning about private credit quality while funding its growth: Wells Fargo: $60B lent to private creditBofA: $33BPNC: $30BJPM: $22BTotal: Nearly $300B Can’t raise …
Independent view:You are correct in what you are saying but did the insurance companies not sell Obama on the ACA in the first place? Seemed like that was a sweetheart deal to insurance companies while the people lost good coverage.I …
The government shutdown is not some background squabble in Washington. It is already bleeding into the country’s infrastructure in ways that feel small today but can rupture into something catastrophic tomorrow. Two Delta jets just clipped each other at LaGuardia, …
All three children of New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips have now been rescued after their father was killed during a shootout with cops. New Zealand Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers revealed Maverick, 10, and Ember, 9, were found safe …