Businesses spent years diversifying away from China. Trump’s trade war could destroy those economies

For Tim Hsu, who sells modern lamps and ceiling lights mostly to American customers, US President Donald Trump’s historic tariff announcement has upended his carefully made plans. Last year, the Taiwanese businessman decided to invest in Cambodia to diversify his production base beyond his traditional stronghold of south China. He …

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The depression of 2026 – a serious economics article written 13 years ago

Written 13 years ago.https://t.co/GeBHZEavhF — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 3, 2025 “Almost all economists, financial analysts, journalists, pundits, bloggers, and armchair cynics will scoff at this prediction. But the cycle exists because people don’t believe it. Now that the US economy is recovering from the Depression of 2008, people are wondering …

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Cuba Lost a Quarter of its Population in the Last 4 Years

by Martin Armstrong Cuba is a tragic example of what can happen to a society under a Marxist–Leninist socialist republic—equal in poverty. New reports show that nearly a quarter of Cuba’s population has fled the nation in the past four years alone in search of economic opportunities. Such a mass exodus is …

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Marine Le Pen sentenced to 4 years, proving Vance’s CPAC warning true. Christine Lagarde was convicted of embezzlement but still became ECB chief

🇺🇸🇪🇺 JD VANCE WAS RIGHT: EUROPE CRACKS DOWN ON POLITICAL OPPONENTS Marine Le Pen getting sentenced to 4 years in prison makes JD Vance’s CPAC speech in February sound more like a warning than a hot take. VP Vance: “Germany's entire defense is subsidized by the American… https://t.co/3iAqVHQYY9 pic.twitter.com/S6MMx25Hd7 — …

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Over 50% of Parents Supporting Adult Children, Two-Thirds Plan to Cut Them off in Next 3-4 Years

More than 50% of parents with a child older than 18 are providing them with at least some financial support, according to a recent report by savings.com. Key findings from the report: Half of parents with adult children provide regular financial assistance to their grown offspring. The average support per adult child is $1,474 …

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Consumer inflation expectations soar in March, highest in 32 years. Atlanta Fed slashes Q1 GDP forecast to -2.8%

Summary: The University of Michigan’s final report shows five-year inflation expectations jumped to 4.1% in March, the highest since February 1993. Consumer sentiment plunged 12% from February, reaching its weakest level since November 2022. Two-thirds of respondents expect unemployment to increase over the next year. Major U.S. equity indices dropped …

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Fantastic new interview with Tucker Carlson. Captain Sherry Walker has been a commercial airline pilot for 35 years. She says DEI has so completely undermined safety standards that pilots are sometimes afraid to leave the cockpit for fear of what their co-pilots will do. Aviation security has been put at risk for diversity.

Sherry Walker has been a commercial airline pilot for almost 35 years. She says DEI has so completely undermined safety standards that pilots are sometimes afraid to leave the cockpit for fear of what their co-pilots will do unattended. (0:00) Why Are All These Planes Crashing?… pic.twitter.com/Fl5SNtRlmB — Tucker Carlson …

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Today’s S&P 500 opening gap is the strongest since 10/17/22. 25 years ago, S&P 500 peaked during ‘Dot Com Bubble’; dropped 49% by October 2022

Today is set to be the strongest Monday morning opening gap higher for the S&P 500 $SPY since 10/17/22. pic.twitter.com/2hbTZlOPau — Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) March 24, 2025 25 years ago today, after rallying 14.6% in the prior month, the S&P 500 hit its 'Dot Com Bubble' peak. The index would fall …

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Over 60% of Americans fear job loss, highest since 2008. Fund managers reach second most pessimistic outlook in 31 years

Something has to give. People can only hold on for so long before they start to crumble. It’s a miracle we aren’t in a recession with people feeling this gloomy. Over 60% of Americans are very worried about losing their jobs. Highest since 2008. H/t @porterstansb pic.twitter.com/YMITs3w9Lt — QE Infinity …

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Ontario landlord loses $25k in unpaid rent, forced to sell RRSP to cover mortgage. Four years of tenant battles, three eviction hearings, all appealed.

Landlord vows never to rent again after years of court battles and unpaid rent. 🚨 Ontario landlord trapped in nightmare: $25K lost, tenant boasts ‘"We’ll be in court for years." 🔷 $25,000 in unpaid rent, landlord forced to sell RRSPs to cover mortgage. 🔷 4 years of tenant issues, 3 …

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Is YOUR overall quality of life better than it was 3 years ago?

These graphs are going viral. Is YOUR overall quality of life better than it was 3 years ago? If yes, why? If no, why not? pic.twitter.com/h72tKMIHW4 — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) March 18, 2025 Real retail sales, continues to be an 'enough said…' pic.twitter.com/6ornEftzJQ — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) March 19, 2025

Search for “stocks crash” now in the levels of the Covid crash 5 years ago. March 2020 crash and current drawdown: no consecutive green days.

Search for “stocks crash” now in the levels of the Covid crash 5 years ago. It’s time. pic.twitter.com/iktmI58rHs — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) March 13, 2025 🚨 Heisenberg Observation 🚨$SPX The 2020 March Covid Crash peak to trough, never had consecutive green days. Not one. Until it bottomed. This current drawdown peak …

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Domestic terrorism carries up to 25 years and MORE!

Thanks for sharing Elon. “And let me tell you,” Trump said. “You do it to Tesla, and you do it to any company, we’re going to catch you, and you’re going to go through hell.” For those who want to read more: https://t.co/fRYqmjjzqa — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 11, 2025 The …

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They should have been investigated for years….

ActBLUE has committed massive fraud https://t.co/LcxPMFGE9Q — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 10, 2025 A multi-billion-dollar network of far-left NGOs responsible for helping illegal aliens make it to the US and hotlines exposing ICE raids rely on this firm’s financial infrastructure. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1899075583079809440.html

In the face of staggering global debt and lackluster stock returns, gold has outshined the S&P 500 in six of the past seven years.

Gold is outperforming the S&P 500 in 6 of the last 7 years. Stock market returns are not as impressive as many had hoped. pic.twitter.com/i9Ps6dOd3D — Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) March 5, 2025 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1897817984992694374 Russia Begins Piloting Digital Gold System for International Settlements The pilot program, includes the purchase of …

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Nividia – 16% Last Year’s Revenue Was Selling To China

Authorities in Singapore detained three people on charges of deliberately misrepresenting the final destination of U.S.-manufactured servers. The servers likely contained Nvidia’s highly sought-after chips. Singapore accounted for 18% of Nvidia’s revenue in the fiscal year ended Jan. 28, based on “customer billing location,” but less than 2% of revenue …

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