US consumer confidence is declining:
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell -0.8 points in August, to 89.4, its lowest since January.
This also marks its 2nd-lowest level since April 2025.
This comes as the Expectations Index dropped -5.8 points, to 68.2, its lowest since January.
The decline reflects growing pessimism about future job and income prospects, as well as less optimism about future business conditions.
This report also highlights elevated gasoline prices, broader cost-of-living pressures, and a slowdown in hiring as key factors weighing on American households this month.
Meanwhile, the Present Situation Index rose +6.8 points, to 121.2, its highest since May, after 3 consecutive monthly declines, somewhat offsetting the overall decline in the Consumer Confidence Index.
Americans are worried about the economy.
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell -0.8 points in August, to 89.4, its lowest since January.
This also marks its 2nd-lowest level since April 2025.
This comes as the Expectations Index dropped -5.8 points, to 68.2, its lowest since January.
The decline reflects growing pessimism about future job and income prospects, as well as less optimism about future business conditions.
This report also highlights elevated gasoline prices, broader cost-of-living pressures, and a slowdown in hiring as key factors weighing on American households this month.
Meanwhile, the Present Situation Index rose +6.8 points, to 121.2, its highest since May, after 3 consecutive monthly declines, somewhat offsetting the overall decline in the Consumer Confidence Index.
Americans are worried about the economy.
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In an online world full of photoshop, filters, plastic surgery my beautiful wife stands out the most to me even after having multiple kids. She doesn’t have the same insecurities as 90% of girls on this app posting selfies. Pure unedited love and beauty
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Bad news: Fable nuked my entire dev machine
Claude decided to test a sandbox it was building by running
The sandbox didn't work.
It's all gone
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Claude decided to test a sandbox it was building by running
rm -rf on my home directoryThe sandbox didn't work.
It's all gone
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Google secretly tracked 250 million persons' locations. $62 million settlement. The lawyers got $18.6m in fees, the named plaintiffs got $5k, and the $42m remainder was given to leftist/activist nonprofits. tedfrank objected with AGIowa support. Affirmed, per Judge Clifton
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The sheer scale of the flash flood in Nepal is INSANE!!
And this is from above the clouds
People didn't stand a chance
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And this is from above the clouds
People didn't stand a chance
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23% of people under 35 in France observe Ramadan, meaning they’re Muslim. Only 2% of those over 50 do.
Which means the figure for those under 18 is probably close to 40%.
This is the case across the West, the Muslim population is disproportionately young.
The argument that people shouldn’t be concerned about an Islamic takeover of their country because Muslims are ‘only’ 4 or 6% of the general population is meaningless and doesn’t tell you much about the future, because the Muslim population skews heavily young.
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Which means the figure for those under 18 is probably close to 40%.
This is the case across the West, the Muslim population is disproportionately young.
The argument that people shouldn’t be concerned about an Islamic takeover of their country because Muslims are ‘only’ 4 or 6% of the general population is meaningless and doesn’t tell you much about the future, because the Muslim population skews heavily young.
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When you get Lindsay Clancy fans fired from their jobs, you’ll never work a day in your life!
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump appears to now have been briefed on the meeting yesterday between U.S. and Russian intelligence officials, as CJCS General Dan Caine, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe were seen leaving the White House roughly an hour ago.
Photo credit: PenguinSix
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Photo credit: PenguinSix
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The US has paused all visa appointments worldwide, citing the need to “train” workers on new visa standards
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Meta has agreed to pay $17B in settlement for damages caused to children, along with making sweeping changes to its platform to protect children.
Florida AG Uthmeier says the settlement is “peanuts” compared to the damage done to children, writing:
“We’ll see them at trial.”
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Florida AG Uthmeier says the settlement is “peanuts” compared to the damage done to children, writing:
“We’ll see them at trial.”
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