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TRUMP: THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES, TIME TO AXE SOME DEM PROGRAMS “We’ll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we’re only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you. I guess that makes sense.” Source: @atrupar 🇺🇸 TRUMP: THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES, TIME TO AXE SOME DEM PROGRAMS "We'll be making cuts that will …
The man who marched Britain into Iraq on lies is now being floated to run a war-shattered strip that is not his home and not his right to govern. The White House may like the idea, the UN may smile and Gulf states may nod, but Palestinians see exactly what this is: another foreign overseer …
Sounds like trade talks are going well pic.twitter.com/AngPXpZrla — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 22, 2025 https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/modi-urges-indians-rid-foreign-122233361.html Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public address on Sunday asked citizens to stop using foreign-made products and instead use local ones, pushing for a self-reliant campaign when trade ties with the United States have soured. After U.S. …
A $ 20 billion hit to Nvidia’s bottom line. It’s probably nothin. https://t.co/ga3tZSAvoe — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 17, 2025 https://twitter.com/buccocapital/status/1968320607667536064 The biggest stock in SPX and NDX. Trade war not going well.https://t.co/Cvw3VZhV8Z — Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) September 17, 2025 ‘Dot-Com Bubble 2.0’ could burst at any time With AI mania driving unprecedented investment …
via notayesmanseconomics This week has opened with some sobering news for La Belle France as late on Friday we were told this. Fitch Ratings – Frankfurt am Main – 12 Sep 2025: FitchRatings has downgraded France’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘A+’ from ‘AA-‘. The Outlook is Stable. This is hardly a surprise …
A mortgage buydown is a financing technique where upfront fees (paid by the buyer, seller, or builder) lower the interest rate on a home loan, either temporarily (e.g., 2-1 buydown: 2% reduction year 1, 1% year 2) or permanently via discount points. It reduces initial monthly payments but they may rise later. Often used by …
If the bond vigilantes force the Fed to hike interest rates to attract investment in U.S. T-bills, that could be the tipping point for banks that are teetering on the edge. Unless a liquidity crisis forces them to liquidate assets and turn unrealized losses into realized losses. h/t Boo_Randy_II
Well well well, if it isnt the consequences of the world bootlicking one non-state byu/Excellent_Archer6791 inconspiracy What a “coincidence”. by inconspiracy Pope Leo expressed concern on Tuesday for the consequences of Israel's strikes on Qatar. https://t.co/Iq8ASb7e3n pic.twitter.com/gLIGONVW4D — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) September 9, 2025
In New York City, It’s Class Warfare. If You Own Anything, Mamdani Wants to Take It. “Tenants are a majority, it’s time we had a mayor who acted like it,” says Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race. When Mamdani says it, believe him. If he wins, tenants will be …
BREAKING: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that schooling for doctors will now include NUTRITION – so doctors can teach their patients how to tackle chronic disease via lifestyle, not drugs. AMAZING IDEA. “In the future, doctors won’t just prescribe drugs, they’ll be able to prescribe diets as well.” “Every future physician should master …
I bet we'll hear more about stuff like this … pic.twitter.com/afbeLlMk3X — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) August 22, 2025
Britney is back with another crazy video and sings on this one. Is that dog poo in the background? pic.twitter.com/JpJZrhY9ll — ⚡️🦅PepperJack🇺🇸⚡️ (@mmullins001) August 19, 2025
“If the common shares drop too much we’ll dump on preferreds to pump it back” …so why would anybody want to holdthe preferreds after that? He’s literally screaming it’s a Ponzi scheme. 😂 https://t.co/7TJdsALkpL — Rho Rider (@RhoRider) August 15, 2025
Adoption going well.😅 Wont be long. https://t.co/SbBb5eFwQd — The Great Martis (@great_martis) August 13, 2025 The future of banking😂😅 https://t.co/U7tGUh87Qg — The Great Martis (@great_martis) August 13, 2025
The Fed’s reacting to lagging labor data while ignoring leading inflation signals. Policy misfire incoming. JUST IN 🚨: The odds of a September rate cut have soared to over 94% pic.twitter.com/E8copNJVuO — Barchart (@Barchart) August 12, 2025 Overall US CPI moved up to 2.7% in July, the highest level since February. US Core CPI (excluding …
German luxury carmakers just got steamrolled. Trump-era tariffs are still biting. EV demand is soft. China is turning away. Even with a draft trade deal in the works, the earnings bloodbath is already here. Mercedes collapsed first. “Revenue fell 10 % to €33.15 billion ($38.82 billion), and adjusted EBIT dropped 68 % to €1.273 billion ($1.47 billion). Net profit fell nearly 70 % to €957 million …
A gunman opened fire at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, killing four people. The suspect remains at large. “Authorities in western Montana are actively searching for Michael Paul Brown, a U.S. Army veteran, accused of killing four people at The Owl Bar in Anaconda.”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/02/montana-shooting-search-continues “While law enforcement has not received reports of Brown harming …
Adriana Kugler, a Federal Reserve governor, said she will leave the Fed on August 8. Her term was supposed to last until early 2026. Her early exit gives President Trump a chance to pick someone new for the board sooner. “Governor Kugler’s resignation is unexpected and shakes the stability of the Fed board,” said Jim …
I compared the first 2 quarters of 2025 with the first and last 2 quarters of 2024. Y'all, I don't think Trump's economy is doing well. pic.twitter.com/NEZqjQRpoe — Machine Pun Kelly 🇺🇦 (@KellyScaletta) July 31, 2025
Well…..at least he has a firm grasp on his financial goals. Of course, he may be single soon as well. 🤣🤣 https://t.co/QyeSB1Xsas — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) July 25, 2025 Citi States "Bitcoin Will Go Up If More People Buy Bitcoin And Won't If They Don’t" — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) July 25, 2025 How we lookin? …
That didn’t age well. byu/External-Noise-4832 inconspiracy @US_FDA — Getting vaccinated is still the best way to avoid the worst outcomes of #COVID19 for both children and adults. @US_FDA — Today, FDA provided important updates on the risk of myocarditis after receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, noting the risk is higher in young men. On July 3, 2025, …
Peace talks going well. https://t.co/niOqKRJUVu — The Great Martis (@great_martis) June 16, 2025 So much fake news this morning. I’m sharing all of it. You decide https://t.co/69UctR1S2M — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 16, 2025 Israeli military spokesman: We need President Trump to make a decision to help us destroy the Fordow nuclear facility. We dealt …
Jeffrey Sachs on how to save the United States from getting sucked into utterly catastrophic wars with Iran and Russia. AC
The President of Mexico says, "If necessary, we’ll mobilize. We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen. From the U.S. to Mexico."pic.twitter.com/HkxRW2YUot — Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) June 10, 2025 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pushing back against the proposed remittance tax, making it clear that Mexico will not accept new financial barriers …
by Michael The Russians and the Chinese have both been developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles that can cause such immense destruction that they make the nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima look like a child’s toy. The U.S. has been working on a new intercontinental ballistic missile too, but it won’t be ready for quite a …
If anyone tells you that manufacturing in the U.S. is doing well, please show them this chart. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/3DPnB9DFiH — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) May 27, 2025
Trade talks with Japan have apparently broken down as well. Scott Bessent said there are no further trade deals coming until at least July 2025, if at all. https://t.co/mkbsTlcqVw pic.twitter.com/X7TUGjg0w4 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 25, 2025
“Consumer spending is strong” Well, you see, they’re not actually PAYING… — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) May 19, 2025 Nails it: The consumer is tapped out: Like more so than any period in history Anyone got some answers? pic.twitter.com/C53VyxwSxY — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 20, 2025 Consumer sentiment on employment at weakest level since 2008 per …
"CEOs say that just a fraction of AI initiatives are actually delivering the return on investment they expected," per FORTUNE — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 16, 2025 Executives Are Pouring Money Into AI. So Why Are They Saying It’s Not Paying Off? The general fear of being left behind by missing the boat on AI is …
“If the U.S. wishes to resolve issues through negotiation, it must face up to the severe negative impacts of its unilateral tariff measures on itself and the world, acknowledge international economic and trade rules, fairness and justice, and the rational voices of all sectors, demonstrate sincerity in negotiations, correct its wrongdoings, and work with China …