Why Is This Scumbag Still In America?

US Savings Rate Tumbles Despite Lowest Jobless Claims Data In 57 Years The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits remained near its lowest levels since 1969 last week at just 197k (below the 200k exp)... Continuing jobless claims are also falling back to cyclical lows... Additionally, both income and spending are also trending higher... But overall, the savings rate is tumbling... So, the 'low hire, no fire' economy leaves Americans still spending but higher prices are forcing savings to be drawn down to maintain quality of life. Tyler...

Court Hands Democrats An Ugly Loss In Florida Redistricting Fight A Florida judge handed Democrats a significant setback Tuesday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s redrawn congressional map can remain in place while three state lawsuits work their way through the courts. Leon County Circuit Judge Joshua Hawkes, a DeSantis appointee, denied a request for a preliminary injunction, keeping the Republican-friendly plan intact as Florida's 2026 election machinery shifts into gear. The ruling falls in the middle of the ongoing redistricting war sparked by Texas’s redistricting last year. California responded with its...

Getting More Anxious By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank We have another potentially eventful weekend ahead of us. A three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may ease tensions between the US and Iran somewhat, as Trump wants to avoid that this conflict undermines peace talks with Iran. However, there are still no indications that a new round of talks will be held, as both sides continue to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has continued to shoot at commercial ships that tried to navigate the strait,...