Here’s where the economy is starting to show ‘K-shaped’ bifurcation
- Americans are increasingly diverging in their spending, with wealthier shoppers flexing their purchasing power while lower-income customers start to pull back.
- Sectors like food, automotives and airlines are signaling a “K-shaped economy.”
Here's where the economy is starting to show 'K-shaped' bifurcation
Americans are increasingly diverging in their spending, with wealthier shoppers flexing their purchasing power while lower-income customers start to pull back.
www.cnbc.com
Ahhhhh Who Knew?
The billionaires love MAGA lemmings who support and enable TDJ policy that reward the upmost 5% .
CPI +0.3% MoM (Exp. +0.4%)
Core CPI +0.2% MoM (Exp. +0.3%)
CPI +3.0% YoY (Exp. +3.1%)
Core CPI +3.0% YoY (Exp. +3.1%)
"Tariff inflation” nowhere to be seen
S&P 500 hits another record high
PMIs: U.S. business activity accelerated: 2nd-fastest pace this year
Inflation-adjusted weekly paychecks fell 4% under Biden but are up more than 1% in first 8 months of Trump's 2nd term. From August 2024 to August 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.1 %
Yet this idiot was all triumphant 10 days ago that he proved something.
He just doesn't ever understand how dumb he sounds.
Core CPI +0.2% MoM (Exp. +0.3%)
CPI +3.0% YoY (Exp. +3.1%)
Core CPI +3.0% YoY (Exp. +3.1%)
"Tariff inflation” nowhere to be seen
S&P 500 hits another record high
PMIs: U.S. business activity accelerated: 2nd-fastest pace this year
Inflation-adjusted weekly paychecks fell 4% under Biden but are up more than 1% in first 8 months of Trump's 2nd term. From August 2024 to August 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 1.1 %
Yet this idiot was all triumphant 10 days ago that he proved something.
He just doesn't ever understand how dumb he sounds.
Trump skyrocketed mean tariff paid by 2,000x and the U.S. economy has barely blinked
Inflation hasn’t gone up.
Gas prices are down.
The stock market is roaring.
The high school educated manual laborer actually thought he was going to go on the Internet and tell people how tariffs worked.
LMAO
Inflation hasn’t gone up.
Gas prices are down.
The stock market is roaring.
The high school educated manual laborer actually thought he was going to go on the Internet and tell people how tariffs worked.
LMAO
Rarely go out for breakfast. I like to cook my own on the griddle. And yes I was out playing yesterday. Played Hickory Stick just outside of Indianapolis. Links style course. Was windy and played tough. Nice course. We had a group of 20 go play.
Seven tech companies now account for more than a third of the value of the S&P 500 and trade at prices 70 times higher than their earnings, on average.
''We’ve been here before. In the late 1990s, investors poured their money into internet-based companies. Telecom firms built out infrastructure — tens of millions of miles of fiber-optic cables — to support the anticipated boom.''
It was a bubble. The profits never materialized, so investors sold off their shares and the companies collapsed. The Nasdaq lost more than three-fourths of its value, and it took 15 years to recover.
Insanity, Pure madness ,tread with caution if you're in the market.
''We’ve been here before. In the late 1990s, investors poured their money into internet-based companies. Telecom firms built out infrastructure — tens of millions of miles of fiber-optic cables — to support the anticipated boom.''
It was a bubble. The profits never materialized, so investors sold off their shares and the companies collapsed. The Nasdaq lost more than three-fourths of its value, and it took 15 years to recover.
Insanity, Pure madness ,tread with caution if you're in the market.
Canada is in the FAFO stage .
Canada Set to Side With China On EVs - The Wire China
Canada is considering dropping 100 percent tariffs on imports of EVs from China, in a potentially major break with the U.S. approach.
www.thewirechina.com
Canada Set to Side With China On EVs
The Ottawa government is considering dropping 100 percent tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs, in a potentially major break with the U.S. approach
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Gotta be fucked in the head to keep fighting this fight
Someone has to be that guy
I guess they're all economic illiterates, genetics
