Putting the National Debt Into Perspective We Can All Understand
By Mike Maharrey U.S. government borrowing and spending never stops. The federal government ran another big deficit in June, as the national debt inches closer…
Economic Collapse
The Weimar Inflation Revisited
Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ZeroHedge) Lots of thinking these days about Rome and its fall. Maybe we should be…
Auto Insider Warns More Americans Falling Behind On Car Payments As Repos Soar 23%
By Tyler Durden The delayed day of reckoning has arrived for millions of Americans who purchased vehicles with absurdly high monthly payments they no longer can afford….
We Haven’t Seen A “Historic Surge” Of Corporate Bankruptcies Like This Since The Great Recession
By Michael Snyder We continue to get numbers that indicate that the U.S. economy is steamrolling in the wrong direction as we approach the most…
The End of Restaurants as We Know Them?
By AIER Since the start of 2024, numerous well-known restaurant chains have announced sizable closures and incrementally more drastic restructuring efforts. TGI Fridays has closed…
Will Debt Sink the American Empire?
By Peter St. Onge “Will Debt Sink the American Empire?” So asks the Wall Street Journal, in an uncharacteristically gloomy article for the bull market’s…
Business Bankruptcies Jump 34% In First Half Of 2024
By Tyler Durden Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Bankruptcy filings by commercial entities grew by more than a third this year as…
The Truth About Venezuela
By Daniela Gonzalez Here comes the rain again. This is not just the title of a popular song. It is a metaphor that implies what…
It Now Takes An Annual Income Of $186,000 A Year For Americans To Feel Financially Secure
By Michael Snyder According to a stunning new survey that was just released, an annual income of at least $186,000 a year is required in…
If The High Cost Of Groceries Makes You Feel Sick, You Are Not Alone
By Michael Snyder If you are really struggling with the high cost of living, I want you to know that you aren’t alone. In recent…
Retiring Wealthy Now Means More Than $3 Million In Many U.S. States
By Tyler Durden The cost of living in American cities has skyrocketed so much that retirees now need more than $3 million to be considered…
Nearly 1-In-3 Americans Earning Over $150,000 Worry About Making Ends Meet: Fed Report
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times Americans in upper-income groups are concerned about their ability to pay bills, with more than 15 percent…
10 Geopolitical / Financial Risks to the Global Economy
By Charles Hugh Smith Perhaps the most apt metaphor to describe the decade ahead is that investors, consumers and taxpayers will all be rafting whitewater…
Odds Are High You’re Going To Need Your Survival Supplies In The Next Few Years
By Brandon Smith In 2020 at the onset of the covid pandemic scare and right before the lockdowns I’ll never forget going on a grocery…