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President Donald Trump will fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s incompetent, arrogant ass if dumb dumb Powell doesn’t cut rates today. The unemployment rate is high and not solid, you fool.
You can bank on that.
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Tripping on live TV or getting shoved in front of an audience.. These cameras captured the world’s most powerful people off guard and turned them into instant internet legends..
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From calling Mexicans’ rapists to “locker room talk” and “such a nasty woman.” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said and done some outrageous things on the campaign trail. Here’s the 90 most memorable.
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Jerome Powell runs the Federal Reserve, and people like to talk about him. Some cheer, but others throw shade, especially when money and politics mix.
- Critics often point to inflation.
- Powell raised rates to cool prices, and folks who fill their gas tanks say he acted too late.
- Former President Trump blasted him from the Rose Garden, talking about interest-rate moves like they were stalled cars.
- Even with that noise, Powell insists he won’t quit before his term wraps in May 2026.
- Bank watchers are split down the middle.
- Rebecca Patterson, a veteran in finance, argues the Chairman has kept the beats steady and mostly dodged partisan fire.
- Then you hear another voice saying his fixes came slow, almost on snooze, and call it too little, too late.
- By the way, Powell traded Wall Street suits for a Harvard degree in the 1970s.
- He later slept on the executive floor of Carlyle Group, a private equity firm that deals in billions.
- All that schooling and M.B.A. polish makes some wonder if he understands a pizza-delivery wage.
- Jerome Powell has said he never picked economics as a major because the subject struck him as dull and pointless.
- He instead collected a law degree, a choice some critics now wave as evidence that he lacks true economic chops for the Fed’s top job.
- Polls tell a different story, at least for one party.
- Four in ten Republican respondents recently said they trust Powell’s judgment, a figure that noticeably outpaces Democrats and Independents.
- Those warm feelings may spring from the fact that Donald Trump chose Powell, and the Chairman once counted a Republican label as his own, though their public spats later muddied that loyalty.
- The Powell era at the central bank has moved from one headline storm to the next.
- Inflation-watchers praise him for steady hikes, yet others shoot back that his moves feel reactive, like slamming brakes after the car skidded.
- Education critics still mention the law diploma as proof he never sat through pure economics.
- Partisans never tire of noting the GOP roots that colored the initial stamp of approval.
Trump Cranks Up Feud With the Fed, Says Powell Is ‘Playing Politics’
- Donald Trump is loud again and aiming straight at the Federal Reserve.
- He calls Chair Jerome Powell an out-of-control politician who needs an exit ticket, fast.
NPR Rewind: April 17 Piece
- During one of his now-classic rallies, the former president said Powell’s termination can’t come soon enough.
- The quip landed like a hard fastball and grabbed headlines worldwide.
Economists Debate the Face-off, NYT Weighs In
- A round-robin of economists gives the clash a crossword-like treatment in the New York Times Dear Reader.
- Each columnist scribbles a fresh angle, and nobody repeats the other.
CNBC Chimes In with ‘Too Late’ Label
- CNBC posts its own hot take, arguing that Powell may dodge blame most days, yet the Too Late label sticks like old gum.
- Timing, it claims, is still the Chairman’s Achilles heel.
A Boring Major: Powells Own Words
- Flash forward to a debate at Princeton, where Powell recalls ditching economics.
- This is because it felt boring and useless.
- The crowd chuckles.
- Half because they get it and half because they can’t believe the Fed chief is dropping such a line.
Legacy Under the Microscope, Fed Review Looms
Finally, Reuters filed a crisp alert about a coming Fed review that could seal or shatter Powell’s legacy. Inside the central bank, even small details feel larger than life in that paperwork.
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The 2025 Car Market Crash:
Deep Trouble in the U.S. Car Market
U.S. auto sales, both brand-spanking-new and second-hand, have suddenly nose-dived. Rough numbers show dealerships are moving fewer keys every week than they have in years. Rising interest rates, stubborn inflation, and bad economic chatter are squeezing buyers until it hurts. Many smaller finance shops say they may not make it to next month.
Sticker Shock: Why New Cars Seem Out of Reach Interest Rates
Car loan rates have increased, as have summer temperatures in Phoenix. The average monthly payment now hovers around $760, a big chunk of almost any paycheck.
Price Tags:
New vehicle prices keep climbing, almost as if the stickers were updated overnight. For example, the average cost of an electric ride hit $57,734 in May 2025, and many families can’t swing numbers that high.
Negative Equity
Many folks still owe more on their car loans than their cars are worth. Right now, the average gap is about $7,200, and one out of five drivers is staring at a $10,000 difference and wondering how it happened. Increased Cost of Living
Groceries have gotten pricier, and rents keep climbing, leaving anyone trying to upgrade or finance a new ride with slimmer pickings. A new sticker price looks out of reach when the monthly budget shrinks.
Skyrocketing Repossession Rates
Repossession agents are back in force; the 2024 tally tops 1.73 million cars yanked off lots. Interest rates are higher, paychecks lag, and people miss payments much sooner than they’d like to admit. That flood of impounded vehicles tells a story about the everyday money squeeze.
Electric Cars and the Market
Electric cars are catching a lot of buzz, yet the overall picture is mixed. More drivers want a ride that sips electricity instead of gas, but the sticker shock still stops many shoppers. However, pre-owned battery sedans are becoming easier to find because cheaper models keep rolling off assembly lines 10. Teslas still reign in the used lots, but Chevrolets and Fords sneak up behind them.
Forecast for the Future
The road ahead for car buyers doesn’t look perfectly smooth. Analysts guess new-vehicle prices will drift down at least a little since dealers are offering rebates to clear out the back rows. Even if the tags shrink, most shoppers will feel pinched by heavy loan bills and an economy that refuses to steady out.
Car repossessions are climbing again, and the numbers feel shockingly familiar. Roughly 1.7 million automobiles were taken back in early 2025, a level not seen since the Great Recession’s darkest days. Media outlets, from PYMNTS to Bloomberg, have reported the same heartbreaking trend. Folks cannot keep up with their monthly notes.
One lingering question is how a stock market dip could rattle the used-car space. A handful of industry watchers, including analysts at Overstock Vehicles, have tossed that scenario around and are not brushing it off lightly.
Meanwhile, electric vehicles have their drama. The April edition of the Cox Automotive EV Market Monitor shows supply chain glitches easing. However, buyers are still navigating a patchy charger network. Prices have sagged a little, yet the overall mood in the battery-powered corner is cautiously upbeat.
Returning to gas sedans and pickup trucks, new-car sticker shock is expected to ease. CarEdge insiders say that increasing incentives from automakers could lower prices by late 2025. Two Yahoo Finance columnists agree, pointing out bloated dealer markups and rising inventory as the twin forces that will eventually knock prices down.
Cox Automotive has laid out a broader forecast, including the title. The Five for ’25 report suggests the market will not just hang on. It will grow, affordability will increase, and buyer satisfaction will finally come off the sidelines. The whole thing sounds hopeful, maybe even a little optimistic, but after the last few wild years, who isn’t rooting for that story?
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Democrats are spiraling as new footage exposes Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan aiding an undocumented immigrant’s escape from ICE agents on April 18. The video shows Dugan ushering Eduardo Flores-Ruiz through a jury door to dodge arrest, sparking obstruction charges.
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Who has final authority, the President or the Governor? Professor Jessica Levinson joins Dan Abrams to breaks down the legal battle over National Guard deployment, the Insurrection Act, and state sovereignty. It’s a clash of laws, rights, and political power.
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Is New York Attorney General Letitia James guilty of racketeering? Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York is in a whole amount of trouble. Tons of trouble
According to forensic accountant and former white-collar criminal Sam Antar, the evidence is more than damning. This video breaks down how James allegedly committed mortgage fraud across multiple properties for decades, while using the power of her office to conceal and defend those actions.Should the DOJ finally bring RICO charges against Letitia James? Let me know in the comments.
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Americans are giving up on the American Dream of Becoming a Homeowner and living in a storage unit. Watch the attached short informative video clip.