Hardship 401k withdrawals running 15-20% above norms. 44% of Americans now believe they will be WORSE OFF financially in a year.

Yields are more likely to crash in the coming months, not the opposite. pic.twitter.com/QNo5b0NzIb — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 25, 2025 Hardship 401k withdrawals running 15-20% above norms pic.twitter.com/C4VOxqXuNB — Special Situations 🌐 Research Newsletter (Jay) (@SpecialSitsNews) April 25, 2025 This is stunning: 44% of Americans now believe they will …

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Bulls won’t budge… that stubbornness is what makes this market so dangerous. The S&P ended today one year overbought on the breadth oscillator.

Bulls refuse to capitulate, which makes this a very dangerous market. The volume oscillator has been a very accurate indicator for when a rally can be bought for more than just a few days. pic.twitter.com/nUQo9Efvc8 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) April 24, 2025 Trump was just caught in another market manipulating lie. …

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Germany cuts economic growth forecast for this year down to 0%… Stagnation now on the menu

🇩🇪GERMANY SLASHES GROWTH FORECAST – STAGNATION NOW ON THE MENU Germany just tossed its 2025 growth forecast in the trash – now expecting zero growth instead of the already sad 0.3%. That’s 2 years of economic flatlining…and with Trump’s tariffs back in play, Berlin’s staring… https://t.co/hCh8K7x1Mm pic.twitter.com/HPvspVNnGl — Mario Nawfal …

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Economists now see a 45% likelihood of a US recession occurring in the next 12 months, up from 22% at the start of the year

This chart shows the likelihood of a recession in the U.S. within the next 12 months, based on Wall Street Journal surveys of economists from 2023 to 2025. The data points reflect the average response in each survey. In early 2023, the likelihood was around 60%. It gradually declined through …

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UNITED AIRLINES: Company’s outlook is dependent on the macro environment which the Company believes is impossible to predict this year.

I’ve never seen anything like this before. The current economy is so unpredictable that United is providing guidance under two different economic scenarios: One if the economy enters a recession, and one if it doesn’t. Investor Update1 Issue Date: April 15, 2025 This Investor Update provides guidance and certain other …

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Bond markets rattled across continents: Japan 20-year auction flops, German 5-year sale barely fills lowest demand in over a year

Bond shockwave slamming global markets: Japan 20-Yr Bond Sale Draws Weakest Demand Ratio Since Dec 2023 Oversubscription rate for a 5-year German debt sale lowest since March 2023. — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 15, 2025 Japan 30-year bond yields spike signaling shift in global bond stability and risk… Japan’s 30-year bond …

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US consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952- 34% lower than one year ago

Consumer Sentiment continues its slide. Meanwhile, consumers now expecting inflation to top 6.7% pic.twitter.com/8ZaheWURXq — Jack Jernigan (@JackJernigan1) April 11, 2025 Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday, the second-lowest reading on records going …

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Mike Johnson makes ‘blood oath’ to cut $1.5 trillion in spending — Over 10 years, so just $150 billion in deficit reduction per year. Even if we get these cuts, annual deficit will still be $2 trillion.

Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican holdouts on the party’s crucial budget plan in a private meeting Wednesday night that they could oust him from the speakership if he doesn’t follow through with his fiscal promises, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to …

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Elon: Starship will hopefully depart for Mars at the end of next year with Optimus explorer robots

ELON: MARS, WE'RE COMING FOR YOU "Starship will hopefully depart for Mars at the end of next year with Optimus explorer robots!" Optimus would most likely be tasked with scouting the rugged Martian terrain, gathering critical data, and laying the groundwork for future human… https://t.co/yBriJduA0H pic.twitter.com/4rNU78MstL — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) …

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George Santos faces 7 year prison sentence.

Disgraced former Rep. George Santos could face more than seven years in prison if New York prosecutors get their way. Santos, 36, who became just the sixth House member to be expelled from the chamber and the first Republican, pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges in August …

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UK taxpayers foot £7.6 billion welfare bill for migrants in one year, over a million migrants received universal credit

In just one year, over a million migrants in Britain received more than (British Pound) 7.6 billion in welfare, an analysis of government data has found. The Centre for Migration Control (CMC) estimates that around 1,158,000 foreign nationals received universal credit for low income individuals, after collating Department for Work …

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Trump extends Russia sanctions for another year.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending for another year certain sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, according to documents released by the White House on Thursday. Initially imposed in 2014 following Crimea’s reunification with Russia, the measures have been expanded through multiple executive orders and …

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