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Butt Augmentations Explode – Cardi B’s Butt Implodes

Chart of the Day: Butt Augmentations Explode – Cardi B’s Butt Implodes

Doctors are warning the popular trend of Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBLs) can be deadly – especially when women travel overseas in search of a cheaper procedure.
Was Christmas 2022 Sales A Dud?

Chart of the Day: Was Christmas 2022 Sales A Dud?

According to Mastercard SpendingPulseTM, US retail sales excluding automotive increased 7.6% year-over-year this holiday season, running from Nov 1 through Dec 24.
Consumer Spending

Chart of the Day: Understand the Shape of Today’s and Tomorrow’s Inflation – Services...

In 2022 inflation hit 40-year high. It's starting to abate due to Fed’s higher interest rates, but will it decline permanently and/or plateau out at lower levels.
Armageddon is Nigh?

Chart of the Day: Armageddon is Nigh? Who are the Insane?

Most Americans (58%) reject idea that humanity is in its last days, but 39% – including 47% of Christians – say “yes” when asked if “we are living in end times.”
Are Married Men Lazy with Household Chores

Chart of the Day: Are Married Men Lazy with Household Chores, and a Reason...

Married or partnered heterosexual couples in U.S. divide household chores along traditional lines, with woman in relationship shouldering primary responsibility
Big Tech Stocks Crash

Chart of the Day: Big Tech Stocks Lost Nearly $4 Trillion in Market Value...

In 2020 and 2021, one of the best places for stock investors to have their money was in mega-cap technology stocks. In 2022, it was one of the worst places.
What is the Future of the Patriarchy?

Sunday Thoughts: What is the Future of the Patriarchy?

In America, in a heterosexual two-parent household, the man is still considered the family’s leader – “the patriarchy,” but in real terms, the patriarchy is dead.
Black Marriages

Chart of the Day: The Decline of Black Marriages – Why?

Over the last few decades, marriage has been a declining institution among all Americans, and this decline is even more evident in the Black community.
Living Alone in Old Age

Chart of the Day: The Price of Independence – Living Alone in Old Age

Nearly 26 million Americans 50 or older now live alone. Baby Boomers and Gen Xers make up a bigger share of the population than at any time in the nation’s history.
Child Flu Hospitalizations

Chart of the Day: Child Flu Hospitalizations Fill-Up 75% of Beds – Here We...

Covid-19 and flu hospitalizations are increasing, while respiratory syncytial virus appears to be retreating in some states, the CDC recently reported.

Chart of the Day: Sabotaging Power Plants All Over America – What Is Happening?

Recent attack on NC substations cut power to thousands of people raises concerns about security standards for country’s electric grid and numerous power stations.
Pay Your Taxes

Sunday Thoughts: Who Likes Paying Taxes – What Would Be An Ideal Tax Plan?

It’s not near April 15 but I got a triggering TurboTax email telling me that they are open now to begin to look at our 2023 taxes. Ugh, who likes to pay taxes?