ECONOMY
Gen Z Demands Cushy Jobs; The Economy Wants Grown-Ups…
While the US labor market defied expectations in September – adding 119,000 jobs according to delayed numbers, the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, the highest level in four years. Normally, this would be the time for most employees to make sure they’re the most valuable asset at a company – especially with layoffs surging and AI slowly […]
When Is It Going To Happen? The Truth Is That It Is Happening Now…
Most Americans are exceedingly focused on the present and spend very little time thinking about the future. And if you are in the minority of the population that is thriving in this “K-shaped economy”, you may be wondering what all of the fuss is about. After all, during the holiday season […]
Algorithmic Pricing and the American Social Credit Score
Algorithmic Pricing and the American Social Credit Score by Greg Reese Read on Substack A quote commonly attributed to Benito Mussolini, “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power,” clearly explains the form of today’s emerging fascist state in America. Last […]
Doug Casey on Trump’s “Tariff Dividend” and the New Fiscal Populism
International Man: Trump is pitching a “tariff dividend” that would take revenue from new import tariffs and recycle it into $2,000 checks for Americans—framed not as welfare, but as a patriotic return on America’s trade strength. What do you make of this? Doug Casey: Frankly, it’s ridiculous. Whenever Trump talks, it’s clear […]
Why do ‘they’ keep silver cheap? And what would happen if the didn’t?
Most honest financial experts know that the dollar as the world’s reserve currency will eventually end (think BRICS, Saudi’s accepting Juan as payment, etc). The only question is when. A decade or even more seems to be what I read most often. After reading this article I’m suspecting that it […]
The Uproar Over 4 Dollar Fries Shows Just How Severely America’s Standard Of Living Has Eroded
Once upon a time potatoes were what the poorest people in society would eat because they were so inexpensive. But now we are being charged an average of $4.19 for a carton of medium fries at McDonald’s. There are many that are very upset about the rapidly rising cost of […]
A Trillion Dollars Goes Poof! The Epic Cryptocurrency Crash That We Are Watching Is A Major Warning Sign For Global Markets
The ride up was a lot of fun for crypto investors, but now many of them are getting wiped out by the ride down. For a long time, people were using borrowed money to make absolutely enormous returns in the cryptocurrency market. Unfortunately, that bubble is bursting and an epic […]
1 in 8 American Students Unable to Understand Basic Math
UC San Diego released a troubling study that found that 1 in 8 college applicants has middle school-level math proficiency. UCSD has been forced to introduce remedial math courses for college students that cover math gaps from elementary through high school. The common denominator has been COVID as scores have […]
The Irresistible Promise of Free Money
“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER. We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion. […]
Foreclosure crisis deepens as Americans struggle under crushing economic burden
The American housing market is showing signs of strain as foreclosure filings continue their steady climb, marking the eighth consecutive month of annual increases. According to the latest data from ATTOM, a leading property analytics firm, 36,766 U.S. properties faced foreclosure filings in October—a 3% rise from September and a […]
