Month: November 2018

If you’re expecting buybacks to rescue the stock market, think again, says strategist

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via Chris Mathhrews  After a tumultuous October, investors are regaining their footing and counting on a safety net for stock values that may prove treacherous. One reason for renewed confidence has been that leading up to earnings releases, public companies face greater restrictions to buying back their own shares, a phenomenon known as a “buyback … Read more

10 reasons NOT to vote next Tuesday

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by Dr. Eowyn From John Philip Sousa IV’s essay on Stars & Stripes Forever: Given that just a 2 or 3 percentage point drop in turnout among Republicans mean Democrats take control of Congress next year, I thought I’d list a few reasons why Republicans might want to consider skipping this election. Here goes … 1. … Read more

California Hit By 39 Earthquakes Within 24 Hours As Scientists Warn Of “Movement Along The San Andreas Fault”

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by Michael Snyder  A series of large earthquakes has rattled California over the last 24 hours, and scientists are telling us that the shaking was the result of “movement along the San Andreas Fault system”.  In recent months there has been an alarming amount of seismic activity all along “the Ring of Fire”, and there have been … Read more

Bill Bonner: A memento mori for the bull market

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From Bill Bonner, Editor, Bill Bonner’s Diary: POITOU, FRANCE – We came back to France to celebrate the Toussaint with friends and family. All Saints’ Day is still an important holiday in France. People go to church in the morning, clean the graves of their relatives in the afternoon, and put pots of chrysanthemums on the sepulchers. We … Read more