Month: June 2018

Tech Bulls Concerned If Selling Starts Here

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by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The Trend for the Nasdaq and Semiconductors remains up, as each is near all-time highs and both are reflecting relative strength over the broad markets. Ths 4-pack above looks at some key price points for Tech and Mid-Caps that are in play at this week. The upper left … Read more

Comey and Horowitz – Birds of a Feather

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by LV So it took over a year for the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue its findings regarding the FBI’s handling of its probe into Hillary Clinton’s emails.  When one looks at the results, it is difficult to understand why it took that long.  Many of the facts … Read more

The World’s Most Valuable Brands, in One Chart

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by howmuch Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, once said, “Your brand is what other people say about you when you aren’t in the room.” We might add that if almost everybody is saying great things about you, then you have an extremely valuable brand. This is one way to think about the results our … Read more

Germany’s Migration Chief Sacked Amid Asylum Agency Fraud Scandal – Fall Guy?

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by Thinker The ousted head of Germany’s refugee agency was central to an unfolding asylum application fraud scandal, but firing her won’t fix core “structural problems” in the country’s migration system, a geopolitical analyst has told RT. After serving just 18 months as head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Jutta Cordt … Read more

Horowitz and Wray testify before Senate Judiciary Committee on the IG report Today!

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Examining the Inspector General’s First Report on Justice Department and FBI Actions in Advance of the 2016 Presidential Election Kicks off at 2pm ET. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/examining-the-inspector-generals-first-report-on-justice-department-and-fbi-actions-in-advance-of-the-2016-presidential-election I believe it will be televised live, please correct me if I’m wrong. This should be very interesting.   AC

Angela Merkel Down for the Count?

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by Martin Armstrong There are some saying that Angela Merkel will be overthrown in a matter of weeks and others saying that there is no plot to remove her. Nevertheless, scandal rising in Germany over the refugee crisis keeps brewing behind the curtain. Cyclically, 2018 may be a peak in Merkel’s career despite what people … Read more

Trump Opening Up Obama’s Secret Record, All Of America Deserve To Know

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by Thinker At long last, the American people may FINALLY get some answers with regards to the Obama administration’s infamous g*n trafficking scandal dubbed “Fast and Furious.” As the leftist progressives continue to look for non-existent Russian boogie men under their beds, the Trump administration is promising to release the documents pertaining to the scandal … Read more

Onward to Stock Market Nirvana… Or Not

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Rising wedges tend to lead to declines, so ignore them. At long last, we have reached the Nirvana of consensus: the stock market is heading to new all-time highs. Even the perma-Bear camp seems to have accepted the inevitability of new all-time highs ahead: The FANG stocks are hitting new highs, the Russell … Read more

Is Draghi Really Ending QE?

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by Martin Armstrong Mario Draghi said the euro-area economy is strong enough to overcome increased risk,  and therefore this justifies the European Central Bank’s decision to end bond purchases bringing to an end a decade-long failed experiment. The truth behind this statement is starkly different than being portrayed in the press. Draghi also pledged to keep … Read more

Malaysia Looking to file Lawsuit Against Goldman Sachs?

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by Martin Armstrong May was an important turning point in Southeast Asia. The corruption that has engulfed the previous Malaysian government centered around a sovereign wealth fund involving Goldman Sachs has rocked the entire Malaysian peninsula. The national debt, which was believed to have been $170 billion, appears to be more like $250 billion of 80% … Read more

Too bad, so sad: Comedy Central cancels “The Opposition”

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by DCG Back on September 25, 2017, Comedy Central debuted “The Opposition” with Jordan Klepper.  About the show, from Wikipedia: “The Opposition with Jordan Klepper is an American late-night talk and news satire program that premiered on Comedy Central on September 25, 2017. The show is hosted by comedian Jordan Klepper, a former correspondent on The Daily Show, and satirizes right-wing politics. It airs each Monday through … Read more

Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO

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via medicalxpress: The World Health Organization says some obsessive video gamers may really have an addiction. In its latest revision to a disease classification manual, the U.N. health agency said Monday that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a mental health condition. The statement confirmed the fears of some parents but led critics to warn … Read more

Four in 10 people have deleted social media account in past year

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via CNBC: There is a serious lack of trust in social media such as Facebook and Twitter and consumers expect brands that advertise on such platforms to urgently find solutions, according to research published Monday. Privacy concerns and the circulation of fake news are contributing to people’s distrust of content on social platforms, said the study by public relations … Read more

We’re seeing greatest asset inflation bubble in 20 years, fund manager warns

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Nobody wants to use the ‘B’ word, but a bubble is upon us, a growing number of market watchers are warning. And it could pop sooner than many expect, Centricus Asset Management Fund Manager Ralph Jainz said Monday. Assets like tech equities are becoming increasingly expensive whiletraditionally defensive stocks like healthcare, pharmaceuticals and telecoms are … Read more

Everything is spiking, setting off “inflationary concerns.”

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter When consumer products companies, retailers, oil-and-gas drillers, manufacturers, and other companies complain that shipping goods within the US is confronting them with soaring costs, capacity constraints, and delays, they’re not making this up. Trucking companies and railroads – an infamously cyclical industry that suffered through the “transportation recession” from 2015 through … Read more

Indoctrination Center Refuses to Recognize Valedictorian… So Dad Of 5.3 GPA Student Does Something EXTRAORDINARY

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Some proof being wise in the beginnings of Idiocracy is frowned upon. This kiddo WORKED, not WHINED, his way through school. In a world where everyone gets a participation trophy, something amazing happened on a highway in Wake County, North Carolina, where a father refused to let his son’s amazing accomplishments go unnoticed, for fear they might … Read more