More Signs of a Correction Ahead: But How Soon and How Much

By Harry Dent The broader stock market via the S&P 500 finally broke to new highs in August, while they drifted insignificantly lower on Wednesday. And as Adam O’Dell recently commented, that typically means substantially higher highs ahead… like 13% plus. What does this mean for my great crash forecast? Well, my favored scenario right now, with the … Read more

Chinese Fishermen Wage Hybrid War On Asian Seas

by stockboardasset The U.S. Department of Defense’s annual report to Congress, released in August, details military and security developments of the Chinese armed forces, drew attention to the “People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia” (PAFMM), a weaponized fishing fleet funded by Beijing — a new asset for low-intensity maritime confrontations, and a forward screen for its growing military force … Read more

4 reasons why socialism fails

By Antony P. Mueller via Mises Wire: The new “democratic socialists” want to make their followers believe that one could redistribute wealth and income and socialize a large part of the economy without harming production and productivity. They claim that a comprehensive control of the economy by the government would bring more justice and more prosperity. … Read more

SMILE: DC Airport Surprises Passengers With Facial-Recognition Boarding… Free Internet Kiosks Tracking Movements?

Dulles airport Surprises Passengers with Facial-Recognition Boarding Some international travelers can leave their boarding passes and passports in their pockets when flying out of Dulles International Airport thanks to a new facial recognition boarding technology that went into operation Thursday. The new veriScan system developed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority—with guidance from U.S. Customs … Read more

Retail Investors Can Now Sell Credit Default Swaps Using An ETF

via Zerohedge: Having revolutionized investing for both ordinary retail investors and institutions, and increasingly crowding out traditional asset managers, ETFs have set their sights on yet another market to disrupt and dominate: the trillion-dollar market in credit derivatives. Ten years after the financial crisis, a London-based provider of passive products is testing whether the trading … Read more

US Senator: US And Russian Fleets Could Clash In Syria After False Flag WMD Attack

With US and Russian fleets standing toe-to-toe off the coast of Syria, can President Trump trust the intelligence he’s being given about the war? Harry Reid, the former Senate Majority Leader, suggested that Trump be given “fake” intel briefings. Sen. Chuck Schumer implied that US intelligence agencies might “get back” at Trump “six ways from … Read more

Trump Gets GAMECHANGING Request From Lawmakers That Could END EVERYTHING Tomorrow Morning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwiGfW5glw Cristina Laila for the Gateway Pundit reports, On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers announced they would be officially asking President Trump to issue a declassification order on all Carter Page FISA docs, Bruce Ohr 302’s and other relevant Russia docs. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…

Michael Moore’s ex-wife claims he’s stiffing her of movie profits

by DCG Fat man who rallies against capitalism refusing to pay his fair share of capitalist profits to his ex-wife. Shocker, not. From Page Six: Documentarian Kathleen Glynn is cranking up the Fahrenheit on her fellow filmmaker-ex husband Michael Moore, hauling him to court for allegedly stiffing her on profits from their movie projects. Glynn and the “Fahrenheit 9/11” director split … Read more

This Is the Real Reason Central Banks Are Failing

BY PATRICK WATSON Suppose we asked 100,000 random people to flip a coin until it landed on tails. 50,000 would get tails on the first flip. 25,000 would get tails, then 12,500, and so on. Soon, we would find a few of those 100,000 people had rolled heads 15 times in a row! What skill! No. It … Read more

This Will Be the Mother of All Minsky Moments

BY JOHN MAULDIN We have all had the fun as kids of going to the beach and playing in the sand. Remember taking your plastic bucket and making sandpiles? Slowly pouring the sand into ever bigger piles, until one side of the pile starts to collapse? In his very important book Ubiquity, Why Catastrophes Happen, Mark Buchamane … Read more

The Little Gift From Illegals Nobody Talks About

via GSB/LTD: It may be a very tiny little gift, but just like their spreading presence it’s a pervasive one. While shopping at my local ACE Hardware store yesterday an odd thought hit me: that with the upsurge in illegal immigration over the past couple of years we’ve also witnessed a new line of products on … Read more

Huazhu: A Chinese Growth Stock To Short

via Sven Carlin: Summary Even if HTHT’s stock is already 37% below its 52-week high, there is more room to fall. Its valuation is stretched when compared to its outlook and competition. Both Huazhu and its competition have big growth plans. Expansion within a market with low occupancy rates should improve margins. Red flag: using a … Read more

Hurricane Serious Threat for East Coast… Storm Surge, Destructive Winds, MAJOR Rainfall

Hurricane Florence Rapidly Intensifying, Likely to Hit North or South Carolina Thursday Florence has rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, and appears destined to strengthen even further as it heads towards the Southeast U.S. Coast. Florence is likely to make landfall on Thursday evening or Friday morning on the coast of North Carolina … Read more

MAXINE MELTDOWN: I say impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment!

https://youtu.be/jfS1vPZBYLU Mad Maxine Waters is obsessed with President Trump. The California Congresswoman went after the president while accepting an award from the Stonewall Young Democrats on Saturday in Los Angeles. At one point in the 20-minute speech, she bragged about threatening Trump supporters. Speaking about Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s apology to Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the … Read more