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The mayor of a wealthy Southern California city has resigned after admitting she secretly acted as an agent for the Chinese government, according to a federal plea agreement unsealed on Monday. Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang, 58, agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of acting as an illegal foreign agent for the People’s …
And when NYS loses revenue they will need to cut emergency services, social programs, etc. This results in higher crime driving more people to leave. And so it goes. — David (@davidjslawson1) May 9, 2026 WTF?? NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he's hitting the wealthy with MAXIMUM taxes to convince others to stop leaving the …
This photo is from 2022 that I posted on Facebook. Walmart’s been doing this for a very long time. pic.twitter.com/FiYS8nUMX5 — Gary Cochran (@GCochran24171) May 6, 2026
Buyers finally get a breather as the everything bubble in housing starts to leak air. Meanwhile, the home price-to-income ratio is still very, very high. pic.twitter.com/kafzqXrATR — 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙠 (@sortovak) May 6, 2026 The Fed/BLS have a CPI Shelter measurement problem. Rents have been rolling over for years too. pic.twitter.com/81bbHx7RsX — remi (@remi427707) May 6, 2026 …
Arsenal defeated Atlético Madrid this evening to book a place in the UEFA Champions League final. It is the first time Arsenal has reached the final since 2006. The win ends the longest gap between finals for any team in the competition’s history. Fans and players are celebrating the historic achievement. The final opponent will …
Just 25% of U.S. non-homeowners expect to buy within five years, the lowest on record. pic.twitter.com/RpZFcUsxX3 — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) May 4, 2026
The AI-driven data center boom has officially hit the household wallet, and the 267% figure is the smoking gun. This isn’t a national average, it’s a localized shock hitting “data center alleys” across 13 states. While the tech giants are pulling gigawatts to power LLMs, residential users are effectively subsidizing the grid upgrades required to …
Related Last Previous Unit Reference ISM Manufacturing PMI 52.70 52.70 points Apr 2026 Chicago Fed National Activity Index -0.20 0.03 points Mar 2026 Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index -2.30 -0.20 points Apr 2026 Factory Orders MoM 0.00 0.00 percent Feb 2026 Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index 10.00 11.00 points Apr 2026 Manufacturing Production YoY 0.50 1.10 percent …
The total overseas-born hit a record 8.83 million out of 27.6 million people as of mid-2025. India just overtook England as the largest single source country. Australia is now 32% foreign-born and Indians are the largest immigrant group for the first time, overtaking those from England and more than doubling in 10 years, new official …
In the ruins of ancient Nimrud, carved into Neo-Assyrian palace walls nearly 3,000 years ago, supernatural beings called Apkallu hold mysterious rectangular objects with curved handles. Mainstream archaeology calls them ritual buckets for sacred liquid. But the same object appears at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey — dated to 9600 BC. At Olmec sites in Mexico. …
Grant Cardone says a $500,000 house can cost $320,000 in interest before taxes or maintenance “Bank of America is gonna charge you 8% for 10 years. You put 8% on $400,000, that’s 32K a year, times 10 is 320K” “So you need to sell your house for 500K plus 320K to break even, and… pic.twitter.com/mRd3xK6SzC …
🚨 China's Real Estate Market has erased all gains from the last 20 years pic.twitter.com/ZIGemn0dPs — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) April 28, 2026 🇨🇳 Housing prices in China are FALLING! “Houses are for living in, not for speculation.” – Xi Jinping pic.twitter.com/U176Wi1pFt — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 28, 2026
Appeals Court hits ousted leader with prison term for “resisting arrest”… Sentence added to existing life term for December 2024 Authoritarian push… Judge: Yoon deployed security officials “like a private army” to bypass Cabinet… Courtroom drama: Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee also sees sentence increased to 4 years… South Korea’s ex-President Yoon sentenced to …
Gasoline prices in the United States rose on Tuesday to their highest level in four years as peace talks between the United States and Iran appeared at an impasse. The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.18, according to the AAA motor club. The price at the pump has not been that …
via cookingboy “We all remember how the U.S. tech stocks took a dump last year when DeepSeek R1 was released. Looking back we all realized it was a gross over reaction. And the fear that AI tech stack will move away from U.S. companies seems to be unfounded. DeepSeek was trained on Nvidia GPUs and …
AMD wins the chart bubble race- but with a pe ratio of 133 and the nect 16 years of sales priced in – Look out below = PUTS byu/Salt_Yak_3866 insmallstreetbets Directionally you can be right, but if you’re wrong on the timing you might as well be wrong on both.
Non profit compansation should be capped; especially if that non profit receives government funds.No non profit employee should make more than the President of the US.Profit companies should repay any subsidies when they are profitable; taxpayers before shareholders. — LordRancid (@LordRancidPants) April 26, 2026
Just like the Nasdaq blowoff in early 2000 where every tech index screamed higher right before the crash wiped out years of gains. ⚠️THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE: The Semiconductor Index, $SOX, relative to the S&P 500, rose to an all-time high of 1.39, This means semiconductors are now outperforming the average S&P 500 stock by …
President Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as commander in chief, breaking years of boycotts. His decision has drawn criticism, with hundreds of journalists signing an open letter urging the White House Correspondents’ Association to… pic.twitter.com/Tl8cw29jVN — Paul White Gold Eagle (@PaulGoldEagle) April 25, 2026
They spent years calling tough policing racist and now act shocked when reversing it actually works. Blue city’s staggering 40% violent crime drop a ‘blueprint for other cities,’ law enforcement expert says. Data from the Memphis Police Department shows violent crime is down over 40% so far in 2026 compared to the same period last …
Reporter: “Are you angry at China for sending stuff to Iran?” Trump: “No, we do the same thing, don’t we, with other countries? It’s one of those things.” The most honest sentence about geopolitics in years. Everyone arms their allies. Pretending otherwise is the lie. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2047443888852320332 Factcheck: China isn’t in any active armed conflict. It …
Keep acting like the consumer is still strong and spending like nothing’s changed… and yeah, it’s going to look fine until it suddenly isn’t. Inflation still hot and people already stretched, that’s the kind of setup where things can roll over, but timing is always the tricky part. U.S. inflation picture is the worst in …
Quoted cost of $600 in metal parts per hydrant. Which means the thieves might get as much as $60. The cost to repair will be $6,000. Or possibly $60,000 if there’s a lot of water damage as a result. It’s a lot easier to destroy value than to create it. Thieves destroy nearly 75 Detroit …
They keep pushing the no inflation narrative while the actual numbers on food and fuel quietly scream the other direction. Kevin Warsh, the new Fed Chair, just made it clear why rates are going lower: “AI is going to make almost everything cost less.We’re at the front end of a productivity boom.Economic growth won’t be …
EU energy commissioner warned this morning that even if the Iran war ended today the energy crisis could last years with jet fuel shortages grounding routes and diesel next in line plus potential catastrophic economic fallout beyond energy. The best case scenario still means years of tight energy supply. PROLONGED ENERGY CRISIS AHEAD, EU WARNS …
🔴BREAKING : This 45 years old 🇭🇺 Hungarian PM is the new headache for Trump and Netanyahu. 🔥 🇭🇺Péter Magyar : "I made it clear that Hungary intends to remain a member of the International Criminal Court. I will arrest Netanyahu if he comes to Hungary."🔥 He is new FIREBRAND… pic.twitter.com/kpN6EJVDvl — InfoGram (@_InfoGram_) April …
Insane prices. They were looking north of 2 billion and got nearly double that. BREAKING: The San Diego Padres are nearing a deal to be sold to private-equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife Kwanza Jones at a MLB-record valuation of around $3.9 billion. News with @miriamgottfried.https://t.co/nStdAXFcQ2 — Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) April 17, 2026 The San …
Hahaha imagine thinking the rally is going to continue after OpEx https://t.co/gdiXbNbu6d — Michael Bento (@MichaelPBento) April 17, 2026 What makes the stock market go vertical like this for so long..?? pic.twitter.com/qeHUT1rQM4 — American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) April 17, 2026 The S&P 500 is offering one of the lowest dividend yields in nearly 150 years. …
American troops and equipment reportedly exited via Jordan as Damascus moves to take over the last US-held base. The last remaining US troops in Syria left their base in Hasakah on Thursday, ending a 10-year presence in the country aimed at fighting the Islamic State group, Syrian officials told Middle East Eye. Following the withdrawal …
JUST IN: YouTuber who traveled to North Sentinel Island to give isolated tribe Diet Coke now faces 5 years in prison. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 16, 2026 A YouTuber is facing up to five years behind bars after risking his life being speared by the world’s most isolated tribe while bringing them a can of …