Demand Growth for Oil Consumption Looks Bleak…But Price May Be Another Matter

Authored by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog, Organic demand or population growth alone (absent surging debt) among the consumer base that consumes in excess of 90% of global oil, is collapsing.  I have detailed this previously; The Most Important Economic Charts…Aren’t Economic Charts , Trade Wars Just Beginning…The War Is a Fight Over an Indefinitely Shrinking Pie , and Global Growth in Energy Consumption (& Economic Growth) … Read more

Inflation Day Didn’t Disappoint. “Underlying Inflation” Hottest Since July 2006.

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter After the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index for March this morning, including a hotter-than-expected (or feared) reading for the core Consumer Price Index – more on that in a moment – several other inflation gauges were released, all based on various ways of analyzing the data pile … Read more

Sickly McCain Just Made Final Attempt to Take Out Trump Before He Dies By Blaming Him For BIG Murder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqJPBEmPETY Liberty Belle for the Daily Vine reports, Senator John McCain has made no secret of his disdain for President Trump ever since he was elected over a year ago. It appears that McCain has not let it go that he was not elected president and instead has opted to create as much division as … Read more

Major Sell-offs On High Volume & Rallies On Low Volume Indicate A Market Top, & The Birth Of The Bear. Valuations Have Never Been This High And Not Crashed 50%+

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/984030230359748609 The S&P 500 is likely to have a great 1Q18 pic.twitter.com/gFQj7FJ1ZH — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) April 11, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/984009073225097219 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/983847406872727553 The Libor-OIS spread is still holding near the highest level in almost a decade as Libor keeps rising in part on the outlook for bill issuance. pic.twitter.com/KpcpWmuGSc — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) April 12, 2018 … Read more

The Video the President NEEDS to See NOW!

Just the thought that the psychopathic, narcissistic warmongering “leaders” of these super powers are sitting around deciding the fate of the rest of us, makes me sick to my stomach! But what nauseates me more is that, in spite of all the history that’s available to us on these “smart phones” of ours, COUNTLESS individuals … Read more

David Moadel – De-Dollarization Moving Rapidly Ahead

from Financial Survival Network David Moadel is now the chief researcher for the bond and gold markets at PortfolioWealthGlobal.com, a research group that offers a free investment newsletter. He says that the world is changing rapidly. The US Dollar was once as good as gold. China is now the largest petroleum consumer in the world. They’re attempting to … Read more

Jim Rickards: Is this the moment of truth?

From Jim Rickards, Editor, The Daily Reckoning: One of the most famous passages in American literature occurs in Chapter 13 of Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. It takes place in a café in Pamplona, Spain during the running of the bulls. Bill Gorton, a friend of the protagonist, Jake Barnes, has just arrived from New York. … Read more

In 2007, 50% of internet traffic came from thousands of websites, today, over 50% of internet traffic is divided into just 35 consolidated internet giants

  With the recent interest in the growing powers of Google and Facebook, I started thinking back at the early days of the internet. I remember how often I would go on at least a dozen different websites and forums, each with their unique style and userbase. Anyone could run a website. Today I am … Read more

Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable business model?’

They will cure cancer when it is more profitable to cure it than treat it.   Goldman Sachs analysts attempted to address a touchy subject for biotech companies, especially those involved in the pioneering “gene therapy” treatment: cures could be bad for business in the long run. “Is curing patients a sustainable business model?” analysts … Read more

As England Moves Submarines Armed With Cruise Missiles Within Striking Range Of Syria Theresa May Convenes ‘war Cabinet’

by Geoffrey Grider THERESA MAY WAS POISED LAST NIGHT TO DEFY CALLS FOR A COMMONS VOTE ON MILITARY ACTION IN SYRIA. THE PRIME MINISTER SUMMONED MINISTERS BACK TO LONDON TO SEEK THEIR SUPPORT FOR JOINING AN AMERICAN-LED ATTACK ON THE ASSAD REGIME WITHIN DAYS. EDITOR’S NOTE: British Prime Minister Theresa May is prepared to act with or without the consent … Read more

Diamond And Silk Fire back HARD!

Social media stars say Zuckerberg is turning Facebook into a political playground for Democrats. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for more than 15 … Read more

Where the World’s Ultra Rich Population Lives

by visualcapitalist We’ve recently broken down data on the global population of millionaires by city, and even the residences of the world’s top 50 billionaires. But still, there’s something extremely interesting about dissecting the lifestyles of the ultra rich – particularly in looking at where they live, and also how they tend to migrate when local conditions are … Read more