Economy

SpaceX Wipes $50B From Telecom Monopolies in One Morning
Starlink's FCC-approved satellite service has AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile reeling — and free-market competition is doing exactly what it should.
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Markets, inflation, main street.
Dissenter’s Economy desk covers inflation, jobs, the Federal Reserve, tariffs, and trade — with an eye on how Washington policy lands on working families and small business, not just Wall Street headlines.
Economy

Starlink's FCC-approved satellite service has AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile reeling — and free-market competition is doing exactly what it should.
3h ago
Economy
Policy-driven fuel inflation is gutting American air travel—and passengers are stuck with the tab.
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Economy
European central bankers vote to withhold rate guidance while conceding inflation will crush purchasing power — and our Fed is playing the same game.
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After years of selling feature-locked laptops at premium prices, Apple is spinning a basic touchscreen as a breakthrough.
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AI startup Manus hits $4B valuation after Beijing blocked Meta's buyout—proving independent competition beats Big Tech monopoly.
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Wall Street REITs cash in as 7% mortgage rates force working Americans into a rental trap they can't escape.
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Wall Street's herd says buy. One analyst says pipe dream. Both can't be right — and your money's on the line.
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The central bank is eyeing a year-end increase despite cooling inflation—padding Wall Street yields while working families foot the bill.
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The financial press pitches rate-hike profits for the connected class while working families pay the tab.
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Traders who rigged rates touching trillions in loans walk free — judges botched jury instructions.
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Working people aren't choosing smaller cars—they're being priced out of their trucks by record gas.
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Big Tech's fake discounts lock working families into subscription traps while inflation crushes paychecks.
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Central banks worldwide are scrambling to contain the same money-printing hangover. The dirty secret: they never want prices to come down.
2d ago
Economy
A federal lawsuit says McDonald's AI tool let franchisees coordinate prices, sticking working families with the tab.
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Wall Street's AI-fueled bonanza runs straight through Main Street's maxed-out cards.
3d ago
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Wall Street says the economy is fine. Main Street just lost another 89 jobs.
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As inflation devours paychecks, Big Tech and the press push working Americans into debt for junk they don't need.
3d ago
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Wall Street rallies on a slight oil dip, but near-$100 crude and relentless inflation still crush working Americans.
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Google's Pixel 12 specs leak months after the Pixel 11 launch—a timed ritual to make your current phone feel obsolete before it's paid off.
3d ago
Economy
Congress threw billions at Intel. The market just proved it's a subsidized mirage.
4d ago
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Discounted AirTags and AirPods make it cheap to wire your life for corporate and state data grabs.
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At 7.456%, a $300K loan generates over $450K in interest. The Fed's war on inflation is being waged directly on the middle class.
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Economy
The Fed's rate war is savaging the dividend portfolios working Americans rely on for income — and central bankers admit the AI boom is making it worse.
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Economy
Central bankers signal more hikes, and Main Street portfolios absorb the damage
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