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The president will announce the final plan in Davos this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said.
"Wearing an inexpensive Citizen sends a modest, everyman message to constituents and the broader world, one that quickly falls apart when a world leader straps on a watch from the heights of Swiss luxury."
According to ATTOM, rising foreclosures reflect a continued normalization of the housing market after years of historically low levels...
In the fourth quarter of 2025, 27% of vehicle trade-ins involved negative equity of at least $10,000...
A big improvement in housing affordability, but still a long way to go...
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...the no hire, no fire economy continues.
That was the strongest MoM jump in retail sales since July...
...only 15% of US adults had paid for a gym membership in the 12 months prior to the survey...
For most of America, the headlines trumpeting a “strong economy” and “stocks at record highs” land like a cruel joke...
The truth is that most of the country is experiencing very real pain...
“Continued economic momentum helped land 2025 holiday sales near the top of NRF’s forecast, reaffirming that consumers remain on solid footing...”
The majority of debanking cases in the US are a result of government pressure, rather than individual banks’ policies...
Despite this, slightly more people have been able to afford healthy diets, thanks to rising incomes and social protections...
History is remarkably consistent. From the worthless continental to Weimar Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe, the pattern is always the same...
“If enacted, this cap would only drive consumers toward less regulated, more costly alternatives..."

"The market for chunkier sports models from brands like Rolex has been on a roller coaster..."
A Belgian judge was unimpressed by claims that early menopause explained months of extreme domestic abuse that left a 48-year-old man a "burned skeleton"...
...cash is freedom.. Government is not your friend, and CBDCs are not a solution...
...and job cuts plunged in December







































